| Ferdousi Mazumder ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার |
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| Born | June 6, 1938 |
| Education | MA (Bangla and Arabic) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | actor |
| Spouse | Ramendu Mazumder |
| Children | Tropa Mazumder |
| Relatives | Munier Chowdhury (brother) Kabir Chowdhury (brother) |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Ferdousi Mazumder (Bengali: ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার) (born June 18, 1938) is a Bangladeshi actress. She appeared in the country’s theatre and television for nearly forty years and is awarded with the highest honor Ekushey Padak for her attribution to the Bengali culture.
Ferdousi was born on June 18, 1943. She earner her MA in both Bengali and Arabic from Dhaka University. She started her professional carrier in Azimpur Agrani Balika Bidyalay. Ferdousi also worked in Willes Little Flower School for many years. Ferdousi started her drama carrier through his brother, Munier Chowdhury, a playwright and novelist. She first acted in the drama Omuk. Ferdousi also acted at the very first televised drama of Bangladesh Television. For over forty years of her acting carrier, she played many roles in both theatre and in television. She acted in theatrical dramas like Akhon Dusshomoy, Payer Aoaz Paoa Jay, Kokilara, Aka, Ekhono Kritodash, Macbeth, Meraj Fakirer Ma, etc.. She also performed in teledrama Shongshoptok where she characterized Hurmoti.
Ferdousi Mazumder was awarded Ekushey Padak for her achievement and contribution to the Bangla drama. Her husband Ramendu Mazumder and only daughter Tropa Mazumder are also famous actors on both television and theatre. Her brother Munier Chowdhury was an intellectual (murdered by Pakistan Army during Bangladesh Liberation War). Another of his brother, Kabir Chowdhury, was a professor and intellectual.[1] She teaches Class V and VIII Bangla at Sunbeams School, Ashulia, Dhaka. She is a veteran.