Nilufar Yasmin

For the Bangladeshi Olympic athlete, see Nilufar Yasmin (athlete).

Nilufar Yasmin
Born(1948-02-13)13 February 1948
Kolkata, West Bengal, Dominion of India
Died10 March 2003(2003-03-10) (aged 55)
EducationSociology (Master's)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupation(s)Singer, Lecturer
Spouse
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(m. 1968; died 1997)​
ChildrenKhan Asifur Rahman Agun
Relatives
AwardsEkushey Padak

Nilufar Yasmin (13 February 1948 – 10 March 2003)[1] was a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet, Rajanikanta Geeti, Dwijendra Geeti and Atul Prasdi genre.[2][3][4] She was the fourth of five Yasmin sisters of Bangladesh music. Her siblings are Farida Yasmin, Fauzia Yasmin, Nazma Yasmin, and Sabina Yasmin.[5] She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh.[6] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the film Shuvoda (1986).[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bangla kirtan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "'Path-er Sheshey': Down memory lane with Nilufar Yasmin". The Daily Star. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "A Tale of Two Women". The Daily Star. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Remembering Nilufar Yasmin". New Age. 25 February 2005. Archived from the original on 24 April 2005.
  5. ^ "Documentary on Nilufar Yasmin". The Daily Star. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.