Background
Her father, Mr. Lutfar Rahman, belonged to former Provincial Civil Service of British India and her mother Begum Mouluda Khatun was also was a vocal artiste taking music lessons from musician Ustaad Kader Baksh.
Her father, Mr. Lutfar Rahman, belonged to former Provincial Civil Service of British India and her mother Begum Mouluda Khatun was also was a vocal artiste taking music lessons from musician Ustaad Kader Baksh.
Fauzia Yasmin took music lessons from the musicians Ustaad Yousuf Khan Qureshi, and Ustaad Mohammad Fazlul Huq. She became a vocal artiste of the then Radio Pakistan in 1960. She took part in National Television programs since 1965.
She used to perform Modern Bangla songs, Nazrul Sangeet, Folk and Rhyme songs along with Urdu Geet and Ghazals.
She was also a playback singer and rendered voice in a number of films.She participated in musical conferences and soirees. She visited a number of countries including Pakistan, England, and Australia, and took part in music programs.
Her popular songs include Aj Putuler Gaye Holud, Mon To Noy Aar Ayna, Ami Nupur Pora Jhorna Dhara and many more. Fauzia Yasmin earned her Master of Arts (Master of Arts) degree in Bangla from the University of Dhaka and joined in teaching profession in T. and T. College, Dhaka, in 1971, until her voluntary retirement in 1999.
She is the second among five sisters.
Her three other sisters Farida Yasmin, Nilufar Yasmin, and Sabina Yasmin are also vocal artists in Bangladesh. Fauzia Yasmin is married to Mr. Mobarak Hossain Khan, a musicologist, musician and a writer, who retired from Government Service as the Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts).