page_title: Shahnaz Rahmatullah
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Shahnaz Rahmatullah / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Shahnaz Rahmatullah with her brother Zafar Iqbal
context_page_description: Shahnaz Rahmatullah was a Bangladeshi singer. Her notable songs are Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha. She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande.
context_section_description: Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1952 as Shahnaz Begum in Dhaka to M Fazlul Haq and Asiya Haq. Actor Zafar Iqbal and music director Anwar Parvez were Rahmatullah's brothers. She got trained by ghazal maestro Mehedi Hassan, Ustad Phul Mohammad, Ustad Munir Hossain and Altaf Mahmud.
  Rahmatullah was married to Maj (retd) Abul Bashar Rahmatullah.
caption: Rahmatullah with her brother Zafar Iqbal in the 1960s.
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