Shahnaz Rahmatullah

Shahnaz Rahmatullah
শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ
Born
Shahnaz Begum

(1952-01-02)2 January 1952
Died23 March 2019(2019-03-23) (aged 67)
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPlayback singer
Years active1962–2012
FamilyZafar Iqbal (brother)
Anwar Parvez (brother)
Awardsfull list

Shahnaz Rahmatullah (née Begum; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi singer.[1][2][3] Her notable songs are ''Prothom Bangladesh Amar Sesh Bangladesh'', Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha.[4] She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande (1990).[5][6]

  1. ^ শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Citibank pays tribute to Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. 19 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Shahnaz Rahmatullah at 'Bela Obela Sarabela'". Priyo. 2012-09-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ "Shahnaz Rahmatullah honoured". Dhaka Tribune. 21 September 2013.
  5. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ 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.