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Nadira Begum (died 6 November 2023) was a Bangladeshi folk singer. She was awarded Shilpakala Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2015. She was notable for songs like Kolo Kolo Cholo Cholo Nodi Kore Tolmolo.

Life and career

Nadira Begum was born to A.K.M. Abdul Aziz, a classical and folk singer. She was enlisted as a radio artiste in 1960s.

Begum served as the president of the Bhawaiya Academy.

Begum died in Dhaka on 6 November 2023. She was buried in Joypurhat District.

References

1. ^ "Nadira Begum: Popularising and preserving bhawaiya songs". The Daily Star. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
2. "Seven get Shilpakala Padak 2015". New Age. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
3. ^ "Eminent folk singer Nadira Begum no more". The Daily Star. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

External links

• Nadira Begum at IMDb

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