Background
She is the daughter of folk singer Abbas Uddin.
She is the daughter of folk singer Abbas Uddin.
Rahman participated as a children artiste in radio programs. In 1955 she first sang for the radio as an adult artiste. The first released movie where she sang as a playback singer was Ehtesham"s Ei Desh Tomar Amar under the music direction of Khan Ataur Rahman in 1959, followed by "Asia" in 1960.
One of the music directors of the movie "Asia" was her father Abbas Uddin.
In 1964, her song was broadcast on the newly established Pakistan Television in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Her children"s program "Esho Gaan Shikhi" was a program to teach children about music on Bangladesh Television, and the program has been running for 44 years.
NTV (Bangladesh) has been airing a program of her songs presented by contemporary artistes.