Apel Mahmood

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Apel Mahmood
আপেল মাহমুদ
Born
Abu Sattar Mohammad Shah Zaman

(1947-12-22) 22 December 1947 (age 76)
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationSinger
Known forSinger of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra
Awards Ekushey Padak (2005)

Apel Mahmood (born 22 December 1947) is a Bangladeshi singer and freedom fighter. [1] He is one of the performers of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 and best known for the song "Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori". [2] [3] He was awarded an 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

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References

  1. "I will live in my songs: Apel Mahmood". New Age. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. "The Songs of Liberation". BBC Asian Network - Asian Network Reports. 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. UNB. 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. Retrieved 2024-11-27.