The Dhaka Times Desk Renowned musician Shahnaz Rahmatullah is no more with us (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun). He breathed his last at his home on Saturday at 12:30 pm in Baridhara of the capital due to cardiac arrest.
He was buried at Banani Military Cemetery after prayers at Park Mosque in Baridhara. He was 67 years old at the time of his death. She is survived by her husband, one son and one daughter at the time of death. Her husband Major (retd) Abul Bashar Rahmat Ullah is a businessman. Daughter Nahid Rahmat Ullah lives in London and son AKM Saif Rahmat Ullah has done MBA from a university in USA and now lives in Canada.
Born in 1952, this musician is the sister of popular film hero Zafar Iqbal and eminent composer Anwar Parvez. He was also close to the family of Shaheed Altaf Mahmud in the Liberation War. As a result, artist Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah entered the world of music at an early age.
This musician Shahnaz Rahmatullah nickname is Shaheen. Who started singing on the inspiration of his mother. Another eminent lyricist of the country close to his family is Gazi Mazharul Anwar. Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah was equally featured in film, television and gramophone records in the sixties due to her somewhat exceptional voice.
He started singing at the age of 10. The voice of this artist who started as a playhouse was quite mature from the beginning. He became a disciple of the ghazal emperor Mehdi Hasan. But how did Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah get huge popularity at a very young age? Many may have such questions.
In fact, he always had a classical work with music. His tone of voice was customary. This is what brought him popularity. Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah sang the song 'Jai Bangla-Banglar Jai' at the moment of victory in the Liberation War.
Along with this song, 3 songs sung by Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah were included in the list of best 20 Bengali songs of all time as voted by the audience of BBC.
Television personality Mustafa Kamal Syed started working as a producer at the beginning of Pakistan Television's Dhaka center in the 60s. Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah won the hearts of countless people by singing many classic songs on his show.
Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1992. In 1990, Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah won the National Film Award for singing in the movie 'Chhutir Phande'. Moreover, in 2016, Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah was given a lifetime honor in the organization of 'Channel Eye Music Award', and in 2013, Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah was given a distinguished reception from City Bank. Shahnaz Rahmat Ullah has received numerous awards and honors for singing.
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