Rock icon Faruq Mahfuz Anam James is coming up with another brand new song soon after releasing "I Love You" during this year's Eid-ul-Fitr. The song is just a month away from its official release, Rubaiyat Tagore Robin, told UNB Wednesday. "The latest track of Guru (James) is yet to be titled and is still a work-in-progress. But we can assure you that it is set to be released within one month and we will officially announce the release date through a press conference." After 12 years, James released his latest track I Love You the night before the Eid-ul-Fitr on the official YouTube channel of Bashundhara Digital. Read: Ayub Bachchu trending top of Twitter Asia The song received mixed reviews from the audiences and critics, but for the diehard fans of James, that could not dampen the excitement. The upcoming track will also be released from Bashundhara Digital, whom the rock legend praised for initiating his return with a brand new single after more than a decade.

Leading singer-musician James and renowned rock band Miles on Thursday withdrew the cases filed against mobile operator Banglalink and its four officials for allegedly breaching copyright laws. The four accused are Erik Aas, chief executive officer of Banglalink Digital Communication Ltd, Nurul Alam, its chief compliance officer, Taimur Rahman, the chief corporate regulatory affairs officer, and Anik dhar, head of VAS. Also read:4 Banglalink officials get bail in case filed by James Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court granted the withdrawal appeal of James and Hamin Ahmed of Miles, according to defendants’ lawyer Md Matiur Rahman. During the hearing, Manam Ahmed of Miles told the court that the case was filed over "misunderstanding" and that they didn't want to pursue it anymore. Four accused were also present in the court during the hearing. On November 10 last year, Faruq Mahfuz Anam alias James appeared before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Emrul Kayesh and filed a case against Banglalink under the country's copyright laws. Also read: James sues Banglalink for “breaching” copyright law Besides, Hamin Ahmed and Manam Ahmed of Miles band filed another case in the court against Banglalink and the officials over the issue. According to the complaint, Banglalink used many songs of James and Miles band in its ringtones, welcome tunes and even advertisements without their permission from 2007-2021, which is a clear violation of Bangladesh's copyright laws.

Quenching the thirst of the die-hard fans who have been waiting for a brand new James song for the past 12 years, the legendary Bangladeshi rockstar is all set to release his new solo titled 'I Love You' on the eve of Eid-Ul-Fitr. “I never thought I would get this much crazy affection and love from my fans and supporters even after all these years, and they made me who I am today. Dedicating this new song to their unbound love and support, I named it 'I Love You' as my tribute to the boundless love I received from my audience and fans,” James recently told reporters at Gulshan Club in the capital. Marking the long-awaited release of his new track after 12 long years, James candidly responded to diversified queries -- from his daily routine to why he did not go for a full-fledged career in Bollywood. “I am a common man who goes to bed by 12am and wakes up at eight in the morning and pursues photography as a hobby and passion. Never have I ever thought to be called ‘Guru’ which my crazy fans call me with love, I do not consider myself having that much wisdom in anything; nor that I ever imagined my music would create such a massive impact,” James said. The frontman of Nagar Baul garnered immense popularity among fans all over the world with his versatile style in psychedelic rock, and also established his legacy as a solo artist and a successful playback singer in both Dhallywood and Bollywood.  In 2006, he made his debut in Bollywood as a playback singer in Anurag Basu's film 'Gangstar', and his journey in Bollywood continued with three other films -- 'Woh Lamhe' (2006), 'Life in a Metro' (2007) and 'Warning' (2013). Read: James sues Banglalink for “breaching” copyright law Answering the heavily surfaced mystery over the years regarding why he did not settle down in Bollywood despite having a huge success in his short run, he said: “It would make me leave my country, which was not my preference nor priority.” Coming back to his latest release, James said that although the long hiatus from creating new music was not pre-planned, he was glad to answer the right call after all these years. “I asked Bashundhara Digital if I could submit a one-liner as a single, and they agreed. This is rare in our industry, and what else an artiste needs more than creative freedom?” The new track is written by James and Bishu Sikder. Eid was unimaginable in the ’90s and later years without new albums by James and other superstars of the Bangladeshi music industry; however, the scenario has been drastically changed as the album culture has been slowly moving into oblivion. “I am in talks with Bashundhara Digital and planning to bring an album if possible, because if you monitor the global scenario you will see that the album culture is returning. Many artistes have been releasing records and albums while also being simultaneously active in the digital landscape, and that makes me think about doing so in the near future,” an optimistic James said at the presser. Talking about photography, James said, “I do it because I love it, and I do not have any plan regarding a photography exhibition in the near future.”  While his collaboration with late poet Shamsur Rahman for the iconic song 'Taaray Taaray Rotiye Debo' was a massive success, James expressed his interest to work with another popular Bangladeshi poet Nirmalendu Goon. The wait is almost over, as the new song is about to hit the YouTube channel on Bashundhara Digital Monday night, making this year’s ‘Chaand Raat’ a bit extra special.

Popular Bangladeshi rock legend James on Thursday has announced the release date of his brand new song, which will be his first new track after 12 years. The song will be released on the 'Chaand Raat,' the night before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, on the official YouTube channel of the newly launched digital media platform Bashundhara Digital. A press conference was arranged on Thursday at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) on Thursday, where James made the announcement and his reasons of returning after 12 years. Read: Bongo to bring another 7 original telefictions this Eid "The new platform, Bashundhara Digital, has provided me the adequate creative freedom which encouraged me to come up with this new song. I am also planning to bring an album in near future, after releasing a couple of new singles soon," James said at the press conference. Robin Thakur, manager of James and his Nagar Baul band, said that the title of the song and details regarding the track will be revealed soon from Bashundhara Digital.  

A Dhaka court on Monday fixed May 26 for hearing on charge framing in two cases filed country’s rock icon James and band Miles against private mobile service operator Banglalink for breaching the copyright law. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge KM Imrul Kayes passed the order following defendant’s lawyer’s petition  to defer the hearing. The accused in the cases are- Erik Aas, chief executive officer of Banglalink Digital Communication ltd, Nurul Alam, chief digital officer Sanjay Vaghasia, its chief compliance officer, Taimur Rahman, chief corporate regulatory affairs officer and Anik dhar, head of VAS. Also read:4 Banglalink officials get bail in case filed by James Earlier on November 10, last year, Faruq Mahfuz Anam alias James appeared before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Emrul Kayesh and lodged the complaint against mobile operator Banglalink under section 71/82/91 over copyright issue. Besides, Hamin Ahmed and Manam Ahmed of Miles band lodged another complaint with the same court against Banglalink over the copyright issue. After the recording of James’ statement, the Magistrate asked five officials of Banglalink to appear before his court on November 30 and explain their role. Mizanur Rahman Mamun, lawyer of James and Miles band, said Banglalink has been using six songs of James along with “Nila Tumi”,”Firiye Dao” by Miles as welcome tune, ring tone, caller tune and in advertisement for the last 14 years without their permission from 2007-2021, violating the copyright law. Also read: James sues Banglalink for “breaching” copyright law The operator was asked verbally first and later was sent legal notice to remove those songs. They were also sent notice through three ministries but as they did not remove them the plaintiff’s appeared before court for justice failing to lodge a complaint with police, said Mizanur Rahman Mamun.

A Dhaka court on Monday granted permanent bail to four officials of mobile operator Banglalink in a case filed by  rock icon James for breaching the copyright law. The four accused are- Erik Aas, chief executive officer of Banglalink Digital Communication ltd, Nurul Alam, its chief compliance officer, Taimur Rahman, chief corporate regulatory affairs officer and Anik dhar, head of VAS. Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the order after the four accused surrendered before it. The court also fixed January 5, 2022 for hearing. Read: James sues Banglalink for “breaching” copyright law On November 30, the same court granted them ad-interim bail till today (Monday). Earlier on November 10, Faruq Mahfuz Anam alias James appeared before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Emrul Kayesh and lodged the complaint against mobile operator Banglalink under section 71/82/91 over copyright issue. After the recording of James’ statement, the Magistrate asked five officials of Banglalink to appear before his court on November 30 and explain their role. Besides, Hamin Ahmed and Manam Ahmed of Miles band lodged another complaint with the same court against Banglalink over the copyright issue. According to the complaint, Banglalink used many songs of rock star James and Miles band at its ringtone, welcome tune, in its advertisement and others without their permission from 2007-2021, which is the violation of the copyright law.

Bangladesh’s rock icon James, popularly known as 'Nagar Baul’ James, lodged a complaint against mobile operator Banglalink for allegedly breaching the copyright law. Faruq Mahfuz Anam alias James appeared before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Emrul Kayesh and lodged the complaint under section 71/82/91 over copyright issue. Read: Rock icon James to headline Brandmyth’s winter concert in city After the recording of James’ statement, the Magistrate asked five officials of Banglalink to appear before his court on November 30 and explain their role, said additional public prosecutor Taposh Kumar Pal.

Transcending the absence period of winter concerts in the city, Brandmyth Communications is organising ‘November Rain’ at the International Convention City, Bashundhara, (ICCB) in Dhaka on November 12, to be headlined by rock legend James. In addition to James and his band Nagarbaul, seven other popular bands -- Artcell, Black, Cryptic Fate, Viking, Plasmic Knock, Savagery and Fuge -- will perform at the mega concert at ICCB's Hall-4. Fuad Ruhanee Khan, one of the organisers, told UNB that this early winter rock concert will help bring back the festivity for the hard rock and heavy metal fans who have waited so long due to the pandemic restrictions. Read: Rockstar James showered with love of fans, co-artists on 57th birthday

Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, popularly called as the 'Nagar Baul James' and 'Guru' by the audiences of rock music in Bangladesh, turned 56 on Friday - and fans showered the rock icon with immense respect and love throughout the nation and social media platforms.