Short Biography:
Dr. Md. Ziaur Rahman (Sayeem Rana) is an award-winning researcher, music director, and performer. Especially, he has been a Fulbright scholar and has received an academic education in Japanese and Korean music. His areas of special interest include musicology, film music, mass (people's) music; ethnic culture with musical instruments, music ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Mass music of Bangladesh : Subject and tune variation | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2009 |
| Masters | Islamic Studies | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1997 |
| Bachelor | Islamic Studies | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1996 |
| H.S.C | Humanities | Jessore Board (Kushtia Gov't College) | Bangladesh | 1993 |
| S.S.C | Science | Jessore Board (Kushtia High School) | Bangladesh | 1991 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | Department of Music | University of Dhaka | 29, Oct 2022 | Currently Working |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Music | University of Dhaka | 28, Mar 2017 | 29-10-2022 |
| Lecturer | Department of Music | University of Dhaka | 12, Feb 2015 | 27-08-2026 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Music and education | Korean and Japanese music and its tradition, Film music and its technology, Western music theory and Notation system, Research methodology of music, Music Education, Ethnomusicology and ethnic cultural studies, folklore and traditional music of Bangladesh, Music history of Bengali ancient and medieval music, Tunal texture of Charyageeti, Srikrishnakirtana and Baul song, Music Composition and Digital Recording system, Music for Opera, Ballad and Ballet etc.
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Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Ph.D. | মণিপুরী রাসলীলায় সংগীত ও নৃত্যাভিনয়ের ধ্রুপদী রূপ (The Classical forms of Music and Dance-Acting in Manipuri Raaslila) | Dr. Sayeem Rana | Dr. Dips sarker | Jyoti Sinha | Anthropological Journey with Music and Dance |
Current Year |
| Ph.D. | বাউল গানের ভাব রুপায়নে রাগের ব্যবহার (The Use of Ragas in the Manifestation of Mood of Baul Music) | Dr. Sayeem Rana | Mohammad Shoeb | Comparative Method among Folk and Classical Music |
Current Year | |
| M.Phil | বাংলাদেশের দক্ষিণাঞ্চলের ঐতিহ্যবাহী নৃত্যাঙ্গিক ও তার সংগীতানুষঙ্গ (Traditional Dance Forms and their Musical Accompaniments in the Southern Region of Bangladesh) | Dr. Sayeem Rana | Rifah Tasnia Tishan | Music and Dance in Folk |
Current Year | |
| M.Phil | Contemporary Music Education and the Usefulness of Rabindranath's Thoughts in Education System (সমকালীন সংগীতশিক্ষা ও রবীন্দ্র শিক্ষাচিন্তার উপযোগ) | Dr. Md Ziaur Rahman (Sayeem Rana) | Shampa Madhu | Current Year | ||
| Masters | তিতাস নদী তীরবর্তী জনপদের গীত: নারীর জীবন ও সংগ্রাম | Dr. Sayeem Rana | রুবাইয়াৎ মাশরেকী তৃষা | Folk songs |
2026 | |
| Masters | মতুয়া সম্প্রদায়ের বৈঠকী সংগীত: একটি সমীক্ষণ (The baithaki Songs of Maria Community: An analytical Study) | Dr. Sayeem Rana | মায়েশা সুলতানা উর্বী | Folk song and tradition |
2026 | |
| Masters | Digital Audio Workstation (DAWs) and the Resheping Bangladeshi Folk-Pop Soundscape: A Technical and Autoethnographic Analysis | Dr. Sayeem Rana | Oyan Hossain Rashed | DAW and Music Technology |
2026 | |
| Masters | Designing and Developing a Digital Filter Using Matrix Laboratory | Dr. Md. Ziaur Rahman (Sayeem Rana) | Avijit Kundu | Music and Digital Technology |
2024 | |
| Masters | Designing and Developing a Digital Filter Using Matrix Laboratory | Dr. Md. Ziaur Rahman (Sayeem Rana) | Avijit Kundu | Music and Digital Technology |
2024 | |
| Masters | নুরুলদীনের সারাজীবন কাব্যনাট্যে সুরপ্রয়োগ ও বিশ্লেষণ (Applications and Analysis of Melodies in Nuruldiner Sharajibon : A poetic Drama) | Dr. Sayeem Rana | নুসরাত জাহান | Musical Drama |
2023 | |
| Masters | Impact of Streaming Platforms on the Bangladeshi Music Industry : A Study on User Behaviour, Revenue, and Market Competition | Dr. Sayeem Rana | Rayhan Rahman | Music Industry and Marketing |
2023 | |
| Masters | মানসিক স্বাস্থ্যের উপর সংগীতের প্রভাব : কোভিড ১৯ এ স্নায়ুচাপ নিয়ন্ত্রনে এর প্রভাব মার্চ -ডিসেম্বর ২০২০ | Dr. Sayeem Rana | মাহবুবা ইসলাম | 2022 | ||
| Masters | বাংলাদেশের আদিবাসী বাদ্যযন্ত্র : সংস্কার ও সংরক্ষণ | Dr. Sayeem Rana | দেবলীনা দাশ দোলা | 2022 | ||
| Masters | Music listening habit of young population in Bangladesh | Dr. Sayeem Rana | Jonaki Jahan Jyoty | Music and Social Media |
2022 | |
| Masters | বাংলাদেশের সঙ্গীতে ভার্চুয়াল বাদ্যের ব্যবহার | Dr. Sayeem Rana | Primoy Reza | Music Technology |
2022 | |
| Masters | নাটোরের বারসিয়া গানের গীতশৈলী | Dr. Sayeem Rana | মো: রেজওয়ানুল হক পিয়াল | 2022 | ||
| Masters | তরুণ সমাজের শ্রবণরুচিবোধ: প্রসঙ্গ রবীন্দ্রসংগীত | Dr. Sayeem Rana | অর্ণিতা দাস | Sonic Culture in Younger Generation |
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| Masters | শাস্ত্রীয় সংগীতে মিথলজি অনুসন্ধান: সাম্প্রতিক প্রবণতা (Exploring Mythology in Classical Music:Recent Trends) | Dr. Sayeem Rana | শামসাদ মাহমুদ নিদ্রিতা | Mythology and Music |
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| Masters | Mediating Ancient Music : Mass Media and the Reconstruction of Sound Culture | Dr. Sayeem Rana | Farina Mrinmoyee Priotee | Mass Media and Sound Culture |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Traditional Music of Japan | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunka Cho) Government of Japan | Japan Government | 01-06-2026 | 31-03-2006 | Joetsu University of Education, Japan |
| Korean Traditional Music | Cultural Pertnership Innitiative (CPI) | Korean Government | 01-07-2015 | 30-11-2026 | National Gugak Centre, Seoul, South Korea |
| Traditional Musical Instruments for Younger Generation | Exposition of Folklore Instrument and Musical History to the Youth | Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Art BITA & Concert Norway | 12-07-2012 | 01-01-2014 | Funded by Royal Norwegian Embassy, supported by Concert Norway |
Invited Talk
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Member | International Society for Music Education (ISME) | 2025-2026 | |
| 2 | Executive Member of South-East Asia | Music Education and Social Inclusion MESI, Study Group of International council for traditions of music and Dance ICTMD | 2018 | |
| 3 | Member and liaison officer | International council for traditions of music and Dance ICTMD. A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO | From 2015 |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Sayeem Rana
সংগীতালোকের পথে [On the Path of Music and Light].
Dhaka: KathaProkash, ISBN : 978-984-3906-74-8, 2026 .
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Sayeem Rana
মৌমাছিগুলো উড়ে গেছে ভোরে Bees have Flown in the Morning (Poem).
DHAKA: PALALIK SHAURAV, 2021 .
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| 3 |
Sayeem Rana
অনুধাবনের কাল Time of Realization (Poem).
DHAKA: PANKOURI, 2021 .
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| 4 |
Sayeem Rana
সংগীতের প্রয়োগ ও সীমা (Application and Limitation of Music).
Dhaka: Samhati Prokashan, ISBN : 978-984-8882-76-4, 2018 .
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Sayeem Rana
চলচ্চিত্রসংগীত ও শব্দযোগের ভাষা (Film Music and Language of Sound Contact).
Dhaka: Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute BCTI, Dhaka, ISBN : 978-984-34-2735-9, 2017 .
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Sayeem Rana
A Historical perception of Traditional Musical Instruments for Younger Generation.
Chittagong, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institute of Theater Art BITA, 2013 .
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Sayeem Rana
রবীন্দ্রনাথ : সংগীত ভাবনা (Tagore : Thoughts on Music).
Dhaka: Murdhonno, ISBN : 978-984-504-044-0, 2011 .
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Sayeem Rana
বাংলাদেশের গণসংগীত : বিষয় ও সুরবৈচিত্র্য (Mass Music of Bangladesh: Subject and Tune Variation).
Dhaka: Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ISBN : 984-07-4790-8, 2009 .
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Sayeem Rana
কামারশালার ধ্বনি (কবিতা) Reverberation from Smithy (Poem).
Dhaka: Myth Publication, 2004 .
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| Book Section | |
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Sayeem Rana "জন্মশতবর্ষে সুচিত্রা মিত্র : দহন ও ঋজুতার অভিযাত্রিক."
একুশের প্রবন্ধ ২০২৪, বাংলা একাডেমি. মোহাম্মদ আজম (সম্পা.) Dhaka: Bangla Academy, Dhaka, 2025 (105-113) 389 .
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Sayeem Rana "জন্মশতবর্ষে শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি : উস্তাদ আলি আকবর খাঁর সংগীতিক অভিযাত্রা."
একুশের প্রবন্ধ ২০২৩, বাংলা একাডেমি. মুহম্মদ নূরুল হুদা (সম্পা.) Dhaka: Bangla Academy, Dhaka, 2023 65-74 (421) .
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Sayeem Rana "সংগীত ও কবিতায় একুশের চেতনা."
একুশের প্রবন্ধ ২০২২, বাংলা একাডেমি. মুহম্মদ নূরুল হুদা (সম্পা.) Dhaka: Bangla Academy, Dhaka, 2023 304-315 (415) .
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Sayeem Rana "মাধুকরির গান Songs of Beggar."
ভিক্ষুকের গান : জীবন ও জীবিকার সুরলিপি, Sheraj Salekeen Ed., ISBN : 9789845100991. Sayeem Rana Dhaka: Kathaprokash, 2021 71-100 .
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Sayeem Rana "Staff Notation."
বাউলসঙ্গীত স্বরলিপি Notation of Baul Songs : action plan for the safeguarding of Baul songs. Sayeem Rana Dhaka: National Academy of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Associated by UNESCO, ISBN : 978-984-33-1923-4, 2010 402 .
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Sayeem Rana "জারিগান Jarigaan (PP-70-77). পটগান Potgaan (PP 105-113), আধুনিক গান Modern Song (PP 172-177), দেশ মাটি মানুষের গান Songs of Country, Land and Human (190-219)."
পরিবেশনা শিল্পকলা Performing Art, Edited by Dr. Israfil Shaheen. Dr. Israfil Shaheen (Ed.) Dhaka: Bangladesh Asiatic Society, 5 Old Secretariat Road, Neemtali, Dhaka 1000, 2007 70-77 / 105-113 / 172-177 / 190-219 .
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| Journal Article | |
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Sayeem Rana : শতবর্ষে নজরুলের অগ্নি-বীণা : কবিতায় সাংগীতিকতা Nazrul's Agni-Veena in Centenary: Musicality in the Poem,
Shaitya Patrika, Department of Bangla , vol.3 , no.58 Department of Bangla, Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka , pp.69-82 , 2023
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Sayeem Rana : আধুনিকতা ও গাজী মাজহারুল আনোয়ারের গীতশৈলী (Modernism and the Lyrics of Gazi Majharul Anwar,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , vol.16 , no.19 Bangladesh Film Archive , pp.114-121 , 2023
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Sayeem Rana : সংগীত বিষয়ে বঙ্গবন্ধুর দর্শন ও বক্তব্য Philosophy and Speech of Bangabandhu in Musical Context,
Bangladesh Chinema and Televisoin Institute Journal (Bangabandhu Isshue), Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan (Ed.) , vol.10 , no.6 Bangladesh Chinema and Televisoin Institute BCTI , pp.41-61 , 2021
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Sayeem Rana : সিনেমার ধ্বনি-চিত্রায়ন : কল্পরাজ্যের বিষ্ময় ও তত্ত্বীয় বাস্তবতা The sound imagery of Cinema: The wonders of fantasy and the reality of the theoretical aspect,
Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute Journal BCTI, Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan (Ed.) , vol.2 , no.9 Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute BCTI, Dhaka, ISSN : 2415-6639 , pp.11-24 , 2019
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Sayeem Rana : Baul Song and Its Philosophy,
ICH Courier, Seong-Yong Park and Weonmo Park (Ed.) , vol.34 ichcap International Information and Networking Centre for intangible cultural heritage in Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO, South Korea, ISSN : 2092-7959 , pp.20-21 , 2018
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Sayeem Rana : চর্যার সুরের উৎস-সন্ধান (Seeking the source of Charya tune),
Shahitya Patrika, Biswajit Ghosh (Ed.) , vol.3 , no.54 Department of Bangla, University of Dhaka, ISSN : 0558-1583 , pp.322-334 , 2017
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Sayeem Rana : বাংলার লোকক্রীড়ায় বাদ্য (Music instruments in the folk games in Bengal),
Shahitya Patrika, ISSN : 0558-1583, Department of Bangla , vol.3 , no.52 Department of Bangla, Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka, Dhaka , pp.135-146 , 2015
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Sayeem Rana : লালনগীতির যুগোত্তীর্ণতা ও স্বরলিপি প্রসঙ্গ Beyond the epoch of Lalan songs and its context of notation system,
Bangla Academy Patrika, Bangla Academy , vol.3-4 , no.56 Bangla Academy Patrika, Bangla Academy, Dhaka , pp.97-103 , 2012
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Sayeem Rana : জাতীয়তা, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ও রবীন্দ্রসংগীত (Nationality, Freedom War and Tagore's Songs),
Sahitya Patrika , vol.49 , no.3 (2012) Department of Bangla, Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka , pp.135-146 , 2012
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Sayeem Rana : উনিশ শতকের বাংলা গান ও খ্রিষ্ট-ধর্মগীত (Bengali Songs of Nineteenth Century and Christian Chant Music ),
সাহিত্য পত্রিকা (Journal of Literature) , vol.49 , no.2 Department of Bangla, Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka , pp.131-140 , 2012
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Sayeem Rana : রবীন্দ্রনাথের গীতি-নৃত্যনাট্য : আধুনিক সংগীতের সূচনা (Dance Drama of Tagore : Preface of Modern song),
Shahityo Patrika , vol.48 , no.3 (2011) Department of Bangla, Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka , pp.171-180 , 2011
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Sayeem Rana : বাংলার বাদ্যযন্ত্র : শ্রেণীবিভাগ, গবেষণা-পদ্ধতি ও দোতারা (Musical Instruments of Bengal: Classification, Research method and Dotaara),
Bangla Academy Patrika , vol.2 , no.52 Bangla Academy , pp.293-313 , 2008
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| Conference Proceedings | |
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Sayeem Rana "Early Childhood Music Education in Bangladesh : Academic Responses, Structural Barriers and Cultural Challenges."
37th International Society for Music Education World Conference (ISME 2026), Arranged by International Society for Music Education ISME
Palais des Congres de Montreal, Montreal, Canada: 2026
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Sayeem Rana "Ethnographic Account of Rohingya Refugee Music: Tonal Hybridity in Creative Method."
ICTMD Study groups 2026 Joint Symposium, Chiang Mai, Thailand 02-08 July 2026
Chiang Mai, Thailand: 2026
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Sayeem Rana "EXAMINING THE PERFORMANCE OF BHAWAIYA SONG : THE SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE OF IDIOSYNCRATIC TUNE, LYRICS AND LIVES."
48th ICTMD World Conference 2025, New Zealand, 17:00-18:30 session-ie10, Location: 10, 9th January, 09-15, 2025
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand: 2025
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Sayeem Rana "The Reality of Practicing Performing Arts Among Ethnic Communities Living in Chittagong Hill Tracts Area: Context Post 1997 Peace Accord."
12th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Music and Minorities with a Joint day with the ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance
University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka: 2023
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Sayeem Rana "Charya: Seeking the Source Amongst Bengali Ancestral Minorities."
SOUNDS OF MINORITIES IN NATIONAL CONTEXTS : INTERNATIONAL MULTI-DISCLIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM, "Music and Minority : Study group of Interational Council for Traditions of Music and Dance ICTMD
Lubliana, Slovenia: 2018
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Sayeem Rana "MUSIC EDUCATION FOR SMALL-ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN BANGLADESH: CONTRADICTORY ENVIRONMENT WITH INHERITED PEDANTRY AND GOVERNMENT POLICY IN MULTICULTURAL PERIPHERY."
The Joint Symposium of The ICTM Study Groups on Applied Ethnomusicology (6th) and Music, Education and Social Inclusion (2nd) Central Conservatory of Music CCOM, 7-10 JULY 2018
Central Conservatory of Music CCOM, Beijing, China: 2018
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Sayeem Rana "বাংলাদেশের সংগীতে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ."
Forty Years of Bangladesh Liberation War, Arranged by Institute of Bangladesh Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Rajshahi: 2011
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| National | Deans Award 2022 | 2022 | Bangladesh | Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| International | Sprouting Seed Internatioal Short Film Festival 2020 | 2020 | India | Best Music Director Award (2nd Prize) for the Film "OH SHOHAGI" https://www.facebook.com/share/1E8ZKojVZ5/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=176916470790471 |
| National | Best Music Director | 2016 | Bangladesh | National Film Award 2014 for Music Direction on the film ‘Nakabbarer Mahaprayan’. |
| International | Silver Award | 2015 | South Korea | Arirang Singing Contest at Seoul in South Korea 2015 |
| National | Prothom All Best Book Award 1416 | 2011 | Bangladesh | Best Book Awarded 2010 by Daily Prothom Alo, for Mass music of Bangladesh: subject and tune variation, Published by Bangla Academy, Dhaka 2009. |
Dr. Md. Ziaur Rahman (Sayeem Rana)
Associate Professor
Department of Music
Faculty of Arts
Email: sayeemrana.dmusic@du.ac.bd
Phone: +88-01534567751