| Native Name: | শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Name: | Shahnaz Begum |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Occupation: | Playback singer |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Family: | Zafar Iqbal (brother) Anwar Parvez (brother) |
| Years Active: | 1962–2012 |
| Awards: | full list |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Shahnaz Rahmatullah (; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer.[1] [2] [3] Her notable songs are Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha.[4] She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande (1990).[5] [6]
Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1952 as Shahnaz Begum in Dhaka to M Fazlul Haq and Asiya Haq.[7] Actor Zafar Iqbal and music director Anwar Parvez were Rahmatullah's brothers.[8] She got trained by ghazal maestro Mehedi Hassan, Ustad Phul Mohammad, Ustad Munir Hossain and Altaf Mahmud.
Rahmatullah was married to Maj (retd) Abul Bashar Rahmatullah.[9]
Rahmatullah debuted in singing at the age of 11, as a playback singer for the film Notun Sur (1963).[10] She first performed on television in 1964. She sang in Bangladeshi and Pakistani films.[11] She mostly sang modern (Adhunik Gaan) and patriotic songs. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she sang patriotic songs such as Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhe and Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan.[12] [13] She released an album with Samina Chowdhury called Megh Roddur on which she sang six songs composed by Shafiq Tuhin.[14] She released four albums in total.
Four of Rahmatullah's songs were selected in a BBC survey of 20 greatest Bangla songs of all times.
Rahmatullah died on 23 March 2019 of a heart attack at her residence in Baridhara, aged 67.[15]
Pakistani journalist, Hamid Mir said, "Shahnaz Begum passed away in Bangladesh on March 23 when many Pakistanis were listening to her famous song Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhay on Pakistan day."
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) | |
| 1966 | Bhawal Sanyasi | "Sokhi Amar Elo Mrigayay" | Satya Saha | Zia Haider | Anjuman Ara Begum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daak Babu | "Holud Baato, Mehndi Baato" | Ali Hossain | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | chorus | ||
| 1968 | Balyobondu | "Pakhir Kakoli Theme Gelo" | Anwaruddin Khan | Amjad Hossain | solo | |
| Saat Bhai Champa | "O Saat Bhai Champa Jaago Re" | Amir Ali | Khan Ataur Rahman | solo | ||
| 1969 | Agantuk | "Ami Je Kebol Bolei Choli" | Azad Rahman | Dr. Abu Haider Sajedur Rahman | Mahmudun Nabi | |
| "Olira Gun Gun Gunguniye" | solo | |||||
| Mukti | "Tumi Asbe Ei Logone" | Karim Shahbuddin | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | ||
| Naginir Prem | "Bondhur Poth Cheye" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam Lal | solo | ||
| Patalpurir Rajkonya | "Aji Patalpurite Uthal Pathal Uthechhe" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam Lal | chorus | ||
| Shaheed Titumir (Urdu) | "Laaye Hain Husn Ka" | Mansur Ahmed | Fayyaz Hashmi | Sabina Yasmin | ||
| 1970 | Anka Banka | "Anuraage Gaane Gaane" | Altaf Mahmud | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
| Bablu | "Amar Chhotto Bhaiti" | Karim Shahabuddin | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | ||
| Binimoy | "Dekha Nei, Dekha Holo" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | ||
| Ekoi Ange Eto Roop | "Jibone Rong Chirodin Robe Na" | Ali Hossain | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | solo | ||
| Koto Je Minoti | "Ami Gaanke Bhalobeschhi" | Anwar Parvez | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | ||
| "Amar Koto Gaan Chhilo Je" | ||||||
| "Tumi Saat Sagorer Opar Hote" | Abdul Jabbar | |||||
| Modhu Milon | "Adhare Alo Hoye" | Bashir Ahmed | Syed Shamsul Haque, Masud Karim, Shahidul Islam | Bashir Ahmed | ||
| Nupur | "Laaj Laage Mor Sokhi" | Karim Shahabuddin | S. M. Hedayet | Sabina Yasmin | ||
| Peech Dhala Poth | "Phooler Kaane Bhromor Ese" | Robin Ghosh | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | solo | ||
| Rong Bodlay | "O Pakhi Re" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | ||
| 1972 | Anowara | "Allahumma Salli Aala Muhammad" | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Abdul Latif | solo | |
| Bahram Badshah | "Hay Hay Mori Joubon Jaala Re" | Gazi Mazharul Anwar, M A Kashem, Osman Khan | solo | |||
| Ehsaas (Urdu) | "Ruk Jao, Abhi Mat Jao" | Robin Ghosh | Ahmad Rushdi | |||
| 1973 | Abar Tora Manush Ho | "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" | Khan Ataur Rahman | Khan Ataur Rahman | solo | |
| 1975 | Aponjon | "Slamalekum, Keno Eto Deri Holo?" | Ali Hossain | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Khurshid Alam | |
| 1977 | Kuasha | "Bondhu Amay Rekho Shudhu" | Azad Rahman | Gazi Mazharul Anwar, Jebunnisa Jamal, Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury | Mahmudun Nabi | |
| 1980 | Ghuddi | "Ghum Ghum Chokhe" | Lucky Akhand | Kausar Ahmed Chaudhury | solo | |
| 1983 | Sakkhi | "Parina Bhule Jete" | Alauddin Ali | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
| 1990 | Chhutir Phande | "Sagorer Soikote" | Anwar Parvez | Shahidul Haque Khan | solo | |
| 1995 | Rowspan=3 | Muktir Songram | "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 1) | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Uttam Akash | solo |
| "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 2) | ||||||
| "Phooler Kane Bhromor Ese" |
| Year | Album | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) | |
| N/A | Single | "Sagorer Teer Theke" | Anwar Parvez | solo |
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| Year | Show | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) | |
| N/A | Single | "Mayadore Bnadha Poira" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam | Abdul Alim | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Bangladesh Television | "Prothom Bangladesh Amar Shesh Bangladesh" | Alauddin Ali | Moniruzzaman Monir | solo | |
| N/A | Anandamela [17] | "Je Chhilo Drishtir Simanay" | Alauddin Ali | Nazrul Islam Babu | solo |