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          Born in Barishal, Papia Sarwar was a student of the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka.

        1. Born in Barishal, Papia Sarwar was a student of the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka.
        2. In , Papia Sarwar founded Geetosudha, a renowned music school in the capital, where she served as its director.
        3. Papia Sarwar came from a culturally engaged family who were art and music enthusiasts.
        4. Papia Sarwar, one of the celebrated singers in our country, passed away on Thursday morning at 8am in a private hospital in Dhaka.
        5. Papia Sarwar was the first Bangladeshi to learn the Rabindra Sangeet at Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, post-independence.

          6. Papia Sarwar came from a culturally engaged family who were art and music enthusiasts....

          Papia Sarwar

          Bangladeshi singer (1952–2024)

          Musical artist

          Papia Sarwar (née Rahman; 21 November 1952 – 11 December 2024) was a Bangladeshi singer.

          She was an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, the songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. She earned the Rabindra Award from the Bangla Academy in 2013, the Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2015 and the Ekushey Padak in 2021.[1][2][3]

          Sarwar's notable songs include "Nai Telephone Nai Re Peon Nai Re Telegram".[4]

          Early life and education

          Papia Sarwar was born in Barisal to Sayed Bazlur Rahman and Fatema Rahman on 21 November 1952.[5] Papia was the fifth of their eight children.

          She took music lessons from Atiqul Islam, Waheedul Haq, Sanjida Khatun and Zahidur Rahim at Chhayanaut in 1966 and later at Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts.[6][7] She was a student of the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka.

          In 1973, she received a scholarship from the