Hasina Mumtaz
Hasina Hossain Mumtaz was a Bangladeshi singer. She received Shilpakala Padak awarded by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in 2019 for her contribution to vocal music.
Biography
Hasina Mumtaz was born on 10 March 1945. Hasina's mother Bibi Zulfa Khatun Chaudhurani. She was a student of Geography Department of University of Dhaka and was involved in various cultural activities.Mumtaz's husband, Rafiqul Islam Khan, was the managing director of National Bank.
The couple's only son, Shibli Rubaiyat-ul-Islam, is the former Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration of University of Dhaka and the Chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).
Mumtaz gained popularity as a singer from the 1960s.
Mumtaz gave inspiration through music during the 1969 mass uprising and liberation war.