Momtaz Begum
Momtaz Begum (born 5 May 1961) is a Bangladeshi folk singer. She was Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-2 constituency since 2014 and Reserved Women's Seat-21 during 2009–2013. Referred to as "The Music Queen," she has recorded around 700 albums. Some of her notable albums include Return Ticket, Ashol Boithoki, Murshider Talim, and Ronger Bazar.
Begum won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times for the films Nekabborer Mohaproyan (2014), Swatta (2017) and Maya: The Lost Mother (2019). In 2021, she earned a controversial honorary doctorate degree from Global Human Peace University in Tamil Nadu, India.
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