Apel Mahmood

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Apel Mahmood
আপেল মাহমুদ
Born
Abu Sattar Mohammad Shah Zaman

(1947-12-22) 22 December 1947 (age 77)
Daudkandi, Comilla
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationSinger
Known forSinger of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra
Awards Ekushey Padak (2005)

Apel Mahmood (born 22 December 1947) is a Bangladeshi singer and fighter. [1] He is one of the performers of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Independence War of Bangladesh in 1971 and best known for the song "Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori". [2] [3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second highest civilian award, in 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution in music. [4]

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Early life

Mahmood was born on 22 December 1947 in what is now Meghna Upazila, Comilla District, Bangladesh, to MA Rahman and Amina Rahman.[ citation needed ]

Career

Mahmood was the deputy director general of programme at Bangladesh Betar. [5] He was the vice-president of Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha, the cultural wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "I will live in my songs: Apel Mahmood". New Age (Bangladesh) . Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Songs of Liberation". BBC News . 5 December 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Songs that won the war". Dhaka Tribune . 25 March 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "14 to get Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . United News of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "State media still in control of officials backed by 4-party". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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