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Ferdausi Rahman

Ferdausi Rahman is a Bangladeshi playback singer. She sang some popular film songs for Pakistani films also in the 1960s especially working with the music composer Robin Ghosh in film Chakori released in 1967. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1995 by the government of Bangladesh. She also got the 2015 Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement. She remains the only female to receive the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director, for the film Megher Onek Rong (1976).

Early life
Ferdausi Begum was born to folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed. She had two elder brothers, Justice Mustafa Kamal (d. 2015) and singer Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (d. 2025). Her nieces, Nashid Kamal, Samira Abbasi and Sharmini Abbasi, are also singers as is her grand niece Armeen Musa. ==Career==
Career
Rahman participated as a child artiste in radio programmes. In 1955, she first sang for the radio as an adult artiste. NTV has been airing a program of her songs presented by contemporary artistes. ==Awards and honors==
Awards and honors
• Lahore Cine Journalist Awards (1963) • President's Pride of Performance Award (1965) by the President of PakistanBangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director (1976) • Ekushey Padak (1977) • Independence Day Award (1995) • Nasiruddin Gold Medal • A crest as part of the Gunijon Shongbordhona programme (2009) • Lifetime Achievement Award 2008 at the Meril Prothom Alo Awards. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Rahman was married to Rezaur Rahman, an engineer and industrialist, from 1966 until his death in 2024. They had two sons, Rubaiyat Rahman and Razin Rahman. ==Film songs==
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