Bangladeshi singer and journalist
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
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
