Nashid Kamal
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| Native name | নাশিদ কামাল |
| Born | 19 March London, UK |
| Residence | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Ph.D. in Medical Demography |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University, Carleton University, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Occupation | Singer, writer and professor of demography |
| Known for | Being a Nazrul exponent |
| Notable work | The Glass Bangles, The Return of Laili |
| Spouse(s) | Anis Waiz (died 2002) |
| Children | Armeen Musa, Aashna Musa |
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| Relatives | Abbas Uddin Ahmed (grand father), Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (uncle), Ferdausi Rahman (aunt) |
| Awards | Nazrul Award (2009), Nazrul Padak (2014) |
Nashid Kamal (Bengali: নাশিদ কামাল; born 19 March), is a Bangladeshi vocalist, writer and professor of demography. She is the eldest granddaughter of Bengali folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed. Kamal is widely regarded as a Nazrul exponent. For her contributions to Nazrul's works, she has received awards including the Nazrul Award from the Nazrul Academy in 2009 and Nazrul Padak from the Nazrul Institute in 2014.
Kamal, the eldest of three children, was born in London, UK to parents Mustafa Kamal and Husne Ara Kamal. Her father was a judge and served as the Chief Justice of Bangladesh. Her mother was a poet, philanthropist and professor. She was the Chairman of the Department of Social Welfare at Dhaka University before she took her retirement. She has two sisters, Naeela Sattar and Nazeefa K. Monem. Her uncle, Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, is a Bangladeshi musicologist and aunt, Ferdausi Rahman, is a popular Bangladeshi playback singer . At the age of two, Nashid Kamal moved with her parents to Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan), her mother country, to live permanently.
Kamal started singing at a young age. On 25 December 1964, she appeared on Pakistan Television (PTV), East Pakistan Centre, which is now Bangladesh Television (BTV) as a child singer on its inauguration day. Apart from studying, She started learning music from various notable gurus including Ustad P.C. Gomes, Ustad Akther Shadmani, Ustad Quader Zameeree and Pandit Jasraj Besides learning music and singing, she became a debater and television presenter. Kamal was awarded with the Best Speaker prize in 1976, when she participated in the first ever TV Debate Competition in Bangladesh called Torko Jukti Torko.
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