Nashid Kamal
Nashid Kamal | |
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নাশিদ কামাল | |
| Born | 19 March 1958 London, England |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | PhD (medical demography) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Carleton University London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, writer and professor of demography |
| Known for | Being a Nazrul exponent |
| Notable work | The Glass Bangles, The Return of Laili |
| Spouse(s) | Hossain Md Musa (19??-19?? Divorced), Anis Waiz (1993-2002 till his death) |
| Children | Armeen Musa, Aashna Musa |
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| Relatives | Abbas Uddin Ahmed (grand father) Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (uncle) Ferdausi Rahman (aunt) |
| Awards | Nazrul Award (2009), Nazrul Padak (2014) |
Nashid Kamal (born 19 March 1958) is a Bangladeshi vocalist, writer and professor of demography. She is the eldest granddaughter of Bengali folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed. Kamal is widely regarded as a Nazrul exponent. For her contributions to Nazrul's works, she has received awards including the Nazrul Award from the Nazrul Academy in 2009 and Nazrul Padak from the Nazrul Institute in 2014.