Background
Samad was born in Kustia to Shamsun Nahar Rahima Khatun and Samsul Huda.
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Career
She spent her childhood at Jalpaiguri mostly. She took lessons from Ram Gopal, Fazlul Haque Mia, Sanjida Khatun and Ful Mohammad. She entered Chhayanaut at the age of 13.
After coming back from London she learned singing from Shudhin Das.
Samad is a former artiste of the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, the clandestine radio station broadcast to revolutionaries and occupied population during the Bangladesh Liberation War. During the Liberation War in 1971, Samad joined a cultural troupe, named Bangladesh Mukti Shangrami Shilpi Shangstha.
They used to travel to refugee camps and different areas in Mukta Anchal, perform patriotic songs, arrange puppet shows and stage dramas to inspire the freedom fighters and people with the spirit of war. She completed her studies and moved to England in 1974.
In 1995, Samad was featured in the documentary film Muktir Gaan Directed by Tareque Masud and Catherine Masud.
Achievements
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Ekushey Padak (2016) Bangladesh Mohila Poroshod award, 2009 Ninth North America Nazrul conference award, 2004 Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury award, 2002 Shetubondhon award, Dhaka, 2001 Amra Surjomukhi award, Dhaka, 2000 National Press club award, Dhaka, 2000 Poush Mela award, Dhaka, 2000 Bangladesh Deputy High Commission award, 1999 Bangladesh Human rights foundation award, 1998 Rotary club of Shamooly award, 1997 Dilip Kumar Ray sotoborsho award, 1997.
Awards
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Ekushey Padak (2016) Bangladesh Mohila Poroshod award, 2009 Ninth North America Nazrul conference award, 2004 Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury award, 2002 Shetubondhon award, Dhaka, 2001 Amra Surjomukhi award, Dhaka, 2000 National Press club award, Dhaka, 2000 Poush Mela award, Dhaka, 2000 Bangladesh Deputy High Commission award, 1999 Bangladesh Human rights foundation award, 1998 Rotary club of Shamooly award, 1997 Dilip Kumar Ray sotoborsho award, 1997 Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.Ekushey Padak (2016) Bangladesh Mohila Poroshod award, 2009 Ninth North America Nazrul conference award, 2004 Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury award, 2002 Shetubondhon award, Dhaka, 2001 Amra Surjomukhi award, Dhaka, 2000 National Press club award, Dhaka, 2000 Poush Mela award, Dhaka, 2000 Bangladesh Deputy High Commission award, 1999 Bangladesh Human rights foundation award, 1998 Rotary club of Shamooly award, 1997 Dilip Kumar Ray sotoborsho award, 1997 Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.