Firoza Begum is a Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i singer who started her career in 1960s. She is one of the pioneer Nazrul Sangeet

Complete Works of Kazi Nazrul Islam

Nazrul Geeti or Nazrul Sangeet, literally "music of Nazrul," refer to the works of Kazi Nazrul Islam, a Bengali poet and national poet of Bangladesh and active revolutionary during the Indian Independence Movement. Nazrul Sangeet incorporate revolutionary notions as well as more spiritual,...

 singers in Bangladesh who popularized the genre in the whole South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

. She was the recipient of the 2000 Sheltech Award.

She was married to Kamal Das Gupta who was a renowned singer, composer and lyricist in Bangladesh as well as South Asia. Her son Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed

Shafin Ahmed

Shafin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter. He is one of the founder members of Band Miles. He is also a well known singer in west Bengal India.-Biography:...

 are also famous singers of the country as well as founder members of a leading musical group named Miles

Miles (band)

Miles is a popular rock band from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest bands in Bangladesh, forming as early as 1978.Miles currently consists of Hamin Ahmed on lead guitar, Shafin Ahmed on Bass, Manam Ahmed on keyboard, Iqbal Asif Jewel on guitar, and Syed Ziaur Rahman Turjo on drums...

in Bangladesh.