Apel Mahmood Explained

Apel Mahmood
Native Name:	আপেল মাহমুদ
Birth Name:	Abu Sattar Mohammad Shah Zaman
Birth Date:	1947 12, df=y
Birth Place:	Daudkandi, Comilla
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Occupation:	Singer
Awards:	Ekushey Padak (2005)

Apel Mahmood (born 22 December 1947) is a Bangladeshi singer and freedom fighter.^[1] He is one of the performers of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 and best known for the song "Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori".^{[2] [3]} He was awarded an Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second highest civilian award, in 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution in music.^[4]

Early life

Mahmood was born on 22 December 1947 in what is now meghna Upazila, Comilla District, Bangladesh, to MA Rahman and Amina Rahman.

Awards

• Ekushey Padak (2005)

Notes and References

1. News: I will live in my songs: Apel Mahmood . New Age . 23 January 2019.
2. Web site: The Songs of Liberation . 5 December 2011 . BBC Asian Network - Asian Network Reports . 23 January 2019.
3. News: Songs that won the war . Dhaka Tribune . 25 March 2017 . 23 January 2019.
4. News: 14 to get Ekushey Padak . The Daily Star . UNB . 23 January 2019 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104029/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/02/18/d50218011817.htm . dead .