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Sadya Afreen Mallick

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Sadya Afreen Mallick
সাদিয়া আফরীন মল্লিক
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Singer, journalist
MotherNurun Nahar Faizannesa

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]

Background and career

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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

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

References

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  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. ^ a b c "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.