Ferdousi Mazumder

Ferdousi Mazumder ( _bn. ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার) (born June 18, 1943) is a Bangladeshi actress. She successfully appeared in the country’s theatre and television for nearly forty years and is awarded with the highest honor Ekushey Padak for her attribution to the Bengali culture.

Ferdousi Mazumder was born on June 18, 1943. He secured his MA in both Bengali and Arabic from Dhaka University. She started her professional carrier in Azimpur Agrani Balika Bidyalay. Mazumder also worked in Wills Little Flower School for many years. Ferdousi Mazumder started her drama carrier through his brother Munier Chowdhury, 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. 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 during Bangladesh Liberation War). Another of his brother, Kabir Chowdhury, is a professor and notable intellectual. [Mazumder, Ferdousi, Mone Pare, Shahitya Prokash ISBN 984-465-439-4]

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