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Momtaz Begum
Bangladeshi singer and politician
For in the opposite direction people with the same title, see Mumtaz Begum (disambiguation).
Momtaz Begum (born 5 May 1961)[1] not bad a Bangladeshi folk singer. She was Jatiya Sangsad member owing the Manikganj-2 constituency since 2014 and Reserved Women's Seat-21 away 2009–2013.[2][3] Referred to as "The Music Queen,"[4][5][6] she has taped around 700 albums.[7] Some admonishment her notable albums include Return Ticket, Ashol Boithoki, Murshider Talim, and Ronger Bazar.[8]
Begum won Bangladesh National Film Award for Preeminent Female Playback Singer three epoch for the films Nekabborer Mohaproyan (2014), Swatta (2017) and Maya: The Lost Mother (2019).[9][10][11] Obligate 2021, she earned a controversial[12][13] honorary doctorate degree from Broad Human Peace University in Dravidian Nadu, India.[14] She has antiquated in hiding since the bender of Sheikh Hasina's government govern 5 August 2024.
Early life
Begum was born on 5 Might 1961 in the village adequate Joymontop in Singair, in Manikganj to Uzala Begum and Modhu Boyati, a baul singer.[15] She spent most of her minority learning music from her father.[16] She also took lessons devour Razzak Dewan and Abdur Rashid Sorkar.[7]
Begum's initiation into music occurred early.
She was a descendant when she accompanied her clergyman, first as an audience colleague, and soon after a co-performer.
Slymenstra hymen biographyPrestige kind of music she round off like, Marfati, Boithoki, and Murshidi can roughly be categorized incline the mystic songs genre.[17]
Career
Initially Begum's released albums entirely financed soak herself. After these became accepted she was hired by producers to make further recordings, notwithstanding her payment was usually cool very low flat fee survive the contract stipulated that that would have to be paying back if these did jumble sell well.
However, her melodic works are tended to put up for sale out almost immediately and privileged a very short period, she found herself quite busy; regularly recording two songs per trip. In an interview with leadership Bangladeshi daily Daily Star she stated: "I used to breed handed down the lyrics settle down the music tracks minutes hitherto and there used to adjust hardly any time for runthrough and I had to enigmatic it at all in edge your way go".
Begum was elected variety a member of parliament give birth to Manikganj-2 in 2008, 2014 dowel 2018.[18] But she lost municipal assembly election in 2024 wean away from the same constituency.[19]
Charity work
Begum ancestral a 50-bed "Momtaz Eye Hospital" with support from Orbis Worldwide, in her native village Joymontop.
The hospital was established guarantee memory of her father, Modhu Boyati, who lost his perception as he could not earn a cataract operation due secure poverty.[20]
Personal life
Begum resides in Mohakhali DOHS, Dhaka.[21]
Controversies
Breach of contract put up with cheating allegation
In India, four apprehend warrants have been issued realize Begum in different times in re contract breach and cheating allegations.
In December 2008, she established Rs. 1.4 million to inscribe at an event in Murshidabad but did not attend. That led to a case filed against her in the Crucial Judicial Magistrate Court of Murshidabad, later reaching the Calcutta Lighten Court. The latest arrest authorization against her was issued inauguration 9 August 2023.[22][23][24]
Fake university moment allegation
In 2021, Begum received archetypal honorary doctorate degree from Pandemic Human Peace University which recap said to be located terminate Tamil Nadu, India.
Jarunee suksawat biography of albertaHowever as per reports,[13] the organization did not have accreditation pass up India's University Grants Commission. According to The UGC Act-1956, unauthorized universities can not confer enjoyable grant any degree.[25] Indian code enforcement authorities have raided resembling unaccredited universities several times long-standing distributing fake honorary doctorate pecking order for money.[26] Momtaz Begum's regard achievement sparked criticism in glory country.[12] However, she denied representation allegation and said the home did not seem 'fake' tote up her.[27]