Sadya Afreen Mallick

Sadya Afreen Mallick is a Bangladeshi singer and journalist. She is an exponent of Nazrul Geeti.[1] She is editor of the Arts and Entertainment section of The Daily Star.[2]

Sadya Afreen Mallick
সাদিয়া আফরীন মল্লিক
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Singer, journalist
Parent

Background and career

Mallick was born to Syed Moqsud Ali and Nurun Nahar Faizannesa, both professors of the University of Dhaka.[3][4] She was a child artiste to perform live when Bangladesh Television was launched 1964. She was one of the early women entrepreneurs in block printing.[4] Mallick accompanied singer Firoza Begum as a performer on a three-month tour of the US in 1990. Begum had also directed Mallick's Nazrul Sangeet album at HMV, India in 1992.[4]

Awards
  • Chhayanaut Gold Medal (1974)
  • Anandadhara Gold Medal (1986)
  • Nazrul Award (2015)[5]

References
  1. "Nazrul on moving canvas". The Daily Star. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  2. "She caused a flutter in young hearts". The Daily Star. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  3. "Fyzennessa deserves Rokeya Padak". The Daily Star. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. "Through the eyes of Sadya Afreen Mallick". The Daily Star. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. Mustafa, Aporajita (26 August 2016). "Nazrul Award 2015 winner Sadya Afreen Mallick". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 August 2016.


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