Ferdousi Mazumder
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Ferdousi Mazumder (born June 18, 1938) is a Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i actress. She successfully appeared in the country’s theatre and television for nearly forty years and is awarded with the highest honor Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...

 for her attribution to the Bengali culture.

Ferdousi Mazumder was born on June 18, 1943. She secured her MA in both Bengali and Arabic from Dhaka University. She started her professional carrier in Azimpur Agrani Balika Bidyalay. Mazumder also worked in Willes Little Flower School
Willes Little Flower School
Willes Little Flower School and College is one of the first English medium school in Dhaka, Bangladesh and was established in 1956 by philanthropist Josephine Willes.Current Principal: Lt...

 for many years. Ferdousi Mazumder started her drama carrier through his brother Munier Chowdhury
Munier Chowdhury
Munier Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident.-Education:...

, who himself was a famous playwright and novelist. She first acted in the drama omuk. Ferdousi Mazumder also acted at the very first drama of Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television , also known by the acronym BTV, is the state-owned Television network in Bangladesh. It started broadcasting as Pakistan Television in what was then East Pakistan on 25 December 1964. It was renamed Bangladesh Television after the independence in 1971. Broadcasts in full...

. For over forty years of her acting carrier, she played many famous roles in both theatre and in television. Her character in the theatrical dramas like Akhon Dusshomoy, Payer Aoaz Paoa Jay, Kokilara, Aka, Ekhono Kritodash, Macbeth and Meraj Fakirer Ma were famous. She also performed in one of the most popular teledrama “Shongshoptok” where she character Hurmoti.

Ferdousi Mazumder was awarded Ekushey Padak for her achievement and contribution to the Bangla drama. Her husband Ramendu Mazumder and only daughter Tropa Mazumder are also famous actors on both television and in theatre. Her brother Munier Chowdhury was a renowned intellectual (murdered by Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...

 during Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....

). Another of his brother, Kabir Chowdhury, is a professor and notable intellectual. She teaches Class V and VIII Bangla at Sunbeams School, Ashulia, Dhaka. She is a veteran and is considered one of the most gifted ones too.
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