Nashid Kamal | |
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নাশিদ কামাল | |
Born | 19 March 1958 London, England |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | PhD (medical demography) |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka Carleton University London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Occupation(s) | Singer, writer and professor of demography |
Known for | Being a Nazrul exponent |
Notable work | The Glass Bangles, The Return of Laili |
Spouse(s) | Hossain Md Musa (19??-19?? Divorced), Anis Waiz (1993-2002 till his death) |
Children | Armeen Musa, Aashna Musa |
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Relatives | Abbas Uddin Ahmed (grand father) Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (uncle) Ferdausi Rahman (aunt) |
Awards | Nazrul Award (2009), Nazrul Padak (2014) |
Nashid Kamal (born 19 March 1958) is a Bangladeshi vocalist, writer and professor of demography.[1] She is the eldest granddaughter of Bengali folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed. Kamal is widely regarded as a Nazrul exponent.[2][3] For her contributions to Nazrul's works, she has received awards including the Nazrul Award from the Nazrul Academy in 2009 and Nazrul Padak from the Nazrul Institute in 2014.[4][5]