BAMBA live stage

Dhaka · Bangladesh · Representing band music since 1987

The sound of a nation

BAMBA brings together more than fifty musical bands from across Bangladesh, representing their shared interests and strengthening the community that has shaped the country's band music scene for generations.

BAMBA — Bangladesh Musical Bands Association
1987Estabished
50+Member Bands
1Unified Voice

The association

A home for the bands that built a nation's sound

The Bangladesh Musical Bands Association brings together the bands that have shaped Bangladesh's music landscape. We represent their collective interests, strengthen the band music community, document its history and create opportunities for its future.

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Roster

Featured member bands

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Our legacy

Since
1987

Bangladesh's band music community has grown, evolved and made its mark across generations. BAMBA has been part of that journey.

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1

1987 - The beginning

An association is formed around a shared purpose.

2

Building a community

Bands find common ground and collective representation.

3

Growing influence

Band music becomes an enduring part of Bangladesh's musical and cultural landscape.

4

Today - 50+ bands

A larger, diverse community continues under one association.

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Newsroom

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Leadership

The executive committee

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Hamin Ahmed

President

Hamin Ahmed

Hamin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi musician, composer and singer, best known as a leading member of the iconic rock band Miles. With a career spanning several decades, he has played an important role in shaping Bangladesh's modern band music scene and representing its musical community.

Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu

Vice President

Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu

Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu is a veteran Bangladeshi musician, drummer and music producer, best known for his longstanding association with the legendary rock band Warfaze. Over several decades, he has contributed to Bangladesh's rock and metal scene through performance, music production and artist development.

Shakib Chowdhury

General Secretary

Shakib Chowdhury

Shakib Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi musician, advertising creative leader and filmmaker, best known as the vocalist and bassist of Cryptic Fate. A founding member of the pioneering metal band, he has built a multifaceted career spanning music, advertising, creative communication and cinema.

Kazi Asheqeen Shaju

Assistant Secretary

Kazi Asheqeen Shaju

Kazi Asheqeen Shaju is a Bangladeshi musician, entrepreneur and founding member of Artcell, one of the country's leading progressive metal bands. Alongside his musical career, he brings international professional experience, music industry entrepreneurship and leadership in collective rights management and advocacy.

Aly Sumon

Treasurer

Aly Sumon

Aly Sumon is a Bangladeshi singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the frontman of Pentagon. Since forming the band in 1993, he has remained an active presence in Bangladesh's band music scene, contributing to its musical development through songwriting and performance.

Visual archive

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Membership

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