Khalid Hassan Milu

As a young boy, he saw his father, Modasser Ali Mia, involved in music and was inspired by him, which led to his own music career. He started his career by using his father's harmonium. He had a band called Spartan in Khulna before moving to Dhaka. He was trained by Robin Das, Souresh Das and a few other people. He debuted his music career with the album Ogo Priyo Bandhobi in 1980. ==Early life==

Milu grew up with 4 brothers and 2 sisters. He was the youngest among his brothers. All of his brothers are deceased. He has been reported to have been related to actor Zayed Khan and Sheikh Anne Rahman. Although it's known that Khalid Hasan Milu birthday was April 6, his son Pritom has said on his then-girlfriend Shahtaj Monira Hashem's show Weblife With Shahtaj on Bangla Vision that Milu was a Gemini. ==Personal Life==

Milu married Fatema Hasan Palash (née Fatema Parvin Palash) on February 17, 1986. Together, the couple have two sons, Protic Hasan (born January 12, 1987) who is a singer and Pritom Hasan (born January 27, 1993), who is a singer, music composer, actor and model. Protic currently resides in New York with his wife Moushumi Tasfik and his daughter Pritika Hasan (b. 2023). Although Protic and Pritom are both musicians, Milu never taught his sons anything music-related. Milu wanted his sons to grow up, and then teach them music after they finished their education. But after Milu's death, Protic started his music career in 2005 at 18 years old. Milu performed his last song, "Jiboner Ei Anondomoy Din," on the magazine television show Ityadi with then-17-year-old Protic, which was aired in November 2004. It has been rumoured that Milu had an affair with a fight attendant named Ismat Ara Tara. It has been reported that Milu married Ismat Ara Tara and abandoned his first wife, Fatema Hasan Polash, and his sons, Protic and Pritom. He was reported to live with his second wife Ismat Ara Tara at an apartment at Hope Tower and that he went back to his first wife after becoming sick. Whether this information is true or not has never been confirmed by his family members. Both of Milu's son have said in multiple interviews that their father was very loving towards them growing up. They have never claimed that Milu abandoned them or their mother. ==Illness and death==

Milu was ill from 2000 to 2005. He suffered from a brain hemorrhage in 2001 and reportedly visited Thailand twice and Singapore twice for treatment. Protic has said in an interview that since Milu suffered from a brain hemorrhage, he sometimes had a hard time remembering his past and dealt with confusion, including not being able to remember his wife for a short period of time. Milu was paralyzed on one side so he was told he had to walk a lot. His family found out much later that he had liver cirrhosis for a while and walking a lot damaged his liver. It has been reported on some YouTube videos that Milu was hit on the head with a long, heavy spoon at a drummer's house during an argument which caused him to have a brain hemorrhage. Milu did not lose consciousness but he was in a lot of pain. Although his relatives helped his family while he was sick, they weren't able to afford any treatment for Milu. Pritom has said in an interview that Milu didn't receive revenue for the work he did when he needed it. If Milu received revenue, he could've gotten treatment with those funds. But instead, they had to go for charity. He went to Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand for treatment on May 19, 2004 with the help of Hanif Sanket, James, Baby Naznin, Izaz Khan Swapon, Andrew Kishore, Fakir Alamgir as well as other artists who raised funds for him. He came back to Bangladesh on May 25, 2004, after his treatment. On March 23, 2005, he was admitted to Monowara Hospital. He died from liver cirrhosis on March 29, 2005, at 12:10 am. Right after Milu's death, Protic Hasan recorded a cover version of the song "Je Prem Sorgo Theke Ese", which was originally sung by Milu and Kanak Chapa. ==Discography==

;Solo albums • Ogo Priyo Bandhobi (1980) • Protishodh Nio • Neela • Shesh Bhalobasha • Ayna • Manush • Praner Cheye Priyo ==References==