'''Rajib Ashraf''' (December 17, 1982 - September 1, 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/210991/lyricist-rajib-ashraf-dies|title=Lyricist Rajib Ashraf dies|date=May 20, 2024|website=www.newagebd.net}}</ref>) was a Bangladeshi writer, lyricist, filmmaker and actor.
==Career== Ashraf was best known for his collaboration with musician Arnob. Ashraf wrote "Hok Kolorob", the title track of Arnob's second studio album,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/hok-kolorob-lyricist-rajib-ashraf-passes-away-693158|title='Hok Kolorob' lyricist, Rajib Ashraf, passes away|date=2 September 2023|website=The Business Standard}}</ref> and they co-wrote the songs 'Prokrito Jol', 'Naam Chilo Na', 'Ghum', 'Dhushor Megh', 'Rod Boleche Hobe', 'Prtoddhoni', 'Ekta Meye' and others.<ref name=":0"/> He wrote lyrics for Airtel telefilms,<ref name=":1"/> as well as jingles for Banglalink, Mojo and others.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/music/ke7g84vvv9|title='Hok Kolorob' famed lyricist Rajib Ashraf no more|date=September 1, 2023|website=Prothomalo}}</ref>
Ashraf was also an actor, appearing in plays and television shows.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/music/news/rajib-ashraf-wordsmiths-journey-and-legacy-3411441|title=Rajib Ashraf: A wordsmith’s journey and legacy|first=Dowel|last=Biswas|date=September 5, 2023|website=The Daily Star}}</ref> As a filmmaker he made Mirror Game (2016), Bahattor Ghonta (2011) and IceCream (2016).<ref name=":2"/>
== Death == Ashraf died on September 1, 2023, at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after a severe asthma attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/lifestyle/hok-kolorob-famed-lyricist-rajib-ashraf-passes-away|title='Hok Kolorob'-famed lyricist Rajib Ashraf passes away|website=The Financial Express}}</ref>
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