Noted folk singer Nadira Begum buried in Joypurhat

Entertainment Report :
Renowned folk and Baul artiste Nadira Begum has passed away. She died on Monday night at 9:00pm while under medical care at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. The artiste’s body was taken to the village home in Jaipurhat for burial on Tuesday.
At 2:00pm at Ramdeo Bazla Government High School grounds in Joypurhat, her body was buried in the family cemetery
with the state dignity.

Nadira Begum, famous for the song ‘Kolo Kolo Chholo Chholo Nodi Kore Tolomolo’, was the daughter of renowned lyricist and composer A K M Abdul Aziz.

She was listed as a music artist on the radio in 1960, and was the recipient of the Shilpakala Padak.

In addition to her musical career, she has served as the President of the Baul Academy for an extended period.