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Nilufar Yasmin
Bangladeshi singer

Nilufar Yasmin

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Bangladeshi singer
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Female
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54 years
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Biography

Nilufar Yasmin (February 13, 1948 – 2003) was a Bangladeshi singer. She was the fourth of five 'Yasmin' sisters of Bangladesh music. The four others are: Farida Yasmin, Fauzia Yasmin, Nazma Yasmin, and Sabina Yasmin.

Life and education

She was born on February 13, 1948 at 130/A Park Street, Kolkata. Her father, Lutfar Rahman, was a former Provincial Civil servant of British India and her mother Begum Mouluda Khatun from Murshidabad was a vocal artist who took music lessons from musician Ustaad Kader Baksh. Nilufar passed HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) in 1965. Then she entered and graduated from Dhaka University in Social Science. There she met what happened to be her future husband, Khan Ataur Rahman. They married in 1968. She died of cancer in 2003. She left behind her only son Khan Anisur Rahman (Agun) who is also a singer.

Career

Nilufar Yasmin sang classical, Nazrul Sangeet, and Kirtan., Atulprasad, Dwijendralal and Rajanikanta, even Puratoni, Tappa, and Thungri.

Awards and achievements

She received Ekushey Padak (posthumously), in 2004 She received BaChSaS (Bangladesh Cholochchitro Sangbadik Society) and National Film Award for her song "Eto Shukh Shoibo Kemon Kore" in the movie Shuvoda. She also received another BaChSaS award in 1975 for her playback in the movie Shujon Shokhi.

The Library of the Natyokala Department in Dhaka University is named as ‘Nilufar Yasmin Memorial Library’ in 2006.

Discography

Pother Sheshe

Bangladesher Hridoy Hote

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