Bazlur Rahman Badal

Bangladeshi dancer

Bazlur Rahman Badal (1921/1922 – 19 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi dancer. He was awarded Shilpakala Padak in 2014[1] and Independence Day Award in 2017.[2] He was known for his dances inspired from the poem Bidrohi of Kazi Nazrul Islam.[3]

Badal died on 19 August 2018 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh of pneumonia complicated from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the age of 95.[4]

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  1. "Shilpakala Padak 2014 conferred". The Daily Star. February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. "Independence Award 2017 announced". The Daily Star. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  3. Novera Deepita (March 4, 2004). "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy honours seven performers". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  4. "Bazlur Rahman Badal passes away". The Daily Star. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-19.