Fauzia Yasmin
Born in 1942 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Ms. Fauzia Yasmin (also known as Fauzia Khan) was a vocal artists of the then East Pakistan during the 1960s. Her father, Mr. Lutfar Rahman, belonged to former Provincial Civil Service of British India and her mother Begum Mouluda Khatun was also was a vocal artiste taking music lessons from musician Ustaad Kader Baksh. [citation needed]
Musical career
Fauzia Yasmin took music lessons from the musicians Ustaad Yousuf Khan Qureshi, and Ustaad Mohammad Fazlul Huq. She became a vocal artiste of the then Radio Pakistan in 1960. She took part in National Television programs since 1965. She used to perform Modern Bengali songs, Nazrul Sangeet, Folk and Rhyme songs along with Urdu Geet and Ghazals. She was also a playback singer and rendered voice in a number of films. [citation needed]She participated in musical conferences and soirees. She visited a number of countries including Pakistan, England, and Australia, and took part in music programs. [citation needed]
She, along with her husband Mobarak Hossain Khan, is currently involved in planning, and research of a popular TV musical program on NTV (Bangladesh), Bajo ebong Bajao, which features sangat (co-performance) of Raag based Nazrul Sangeet with Sitar, Sarod, and other classical instruments.[1]
Award and recognition
Fauzia Yasmin won Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy[2] (National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts of Bangladesh) in their annual 'Gunijon Shambardhana' in 2006 and Alakta Literary Council Award (1987). [citation needed]
Academic career
Fauzia Yasmin took her degree in Master of Arts (M.A.) in Bangla from the University of Dhaka and joined in teaching profession in T. and T. College, Dhaka, in 1971, until her voluntary retirement in 1999.[citation needed]
Family background
She is the second amongst five sisters. Her three other sisters Farida Yasmin, Nilufar Yasmin, and Sabina Yasmin are also vocal artists in Bangladesh.
Fauzia Yasmin is married to Mr. Mobarak Hossain Khan, a musicologist, musician and a writer, who retired from Government Service as the Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts). She is the mother of one daughter, Reenat Fauzia and two sons. [citation needed]