Yasmin Mushtari is one of the leading Nazrul Sangeet and Ragashrayee singers of the subcontinent. She also performs Bangla and Urdu ghazals.

Born on September 8, Yasmin Mushtari hails from a noble, literary and culturally rich family. Her father, Talim Hossain, was a prominent poet and journalist and the founder of the Bangladesh Nazrul Academy. Her mother, Ratnagarbha Begum Mafruh Chowdhury, was a renowned journalist, poet and writer. Yasmin Mushtari grew up in this cultural environment. Her parents have laid the foundation for the artist’s music since childhood. The artist’s elder sister, Shabnam Mushtari, is a legend in the world of Nazrul Sangeet in this country and 2nd sister Parveen Mushtari is another shining star in the music world of this country. One of the two brothers, Shahriar Chowdhury, is a statistician working as a consultant based in the United States of America. The other brother, Captain (Retd.) Hasnain Chowdhury, served in Biman Bangladesh Airlines all his professional life.

Yasmin Mushtari began her musical education at the age of 10 with the famous Ustad Phul Mohammad Khan. After that, she took lessons from the legendary Nazrul Sangeet artists Sohrab Hossain and Sudhin Das. She completed a 6-year course on music at Nazrul Academy with great success. She received Nazrul Academy’s highest honor Sur Saki (Gold Medal) later. She also had the opportunity to get directions and advice from the great Nazrul Sangeet empress Firoza Begum and Sheikh Lutfar Rahman.

At the age of twelve, she started performing regularly on Bangladesh Television and Betar and gained widespread fame. Yasmin Mushtari has received many recognitions and honors for her music. Notable among these are – BTV’s Nutan Kuri Champion, 3 times Channel I’s Best Nazrul Sangeet Artist, ‘Nazrul Award’ from Churulia, West Bengal, the poet’s birthplace, the National Nazrul Medal of Bangladesh, and many other recognitions and honors received from home and abroad. She has impressed countless listeners with her music. She has a special reputation as a versatile singer.

From a very young age, she was deeply inspired by the music of Ghazal Emperor Ustad Mehdi Hasan. Yasmin Mushtari used to follow and practice his songs regularly. When Ustad Mehdi Hasan visited Bangladesh in 1986 at the invitation of SAARC he came to know about Yasmin Mushtari from the people who were in contact with him. Out of curiosity, he expressed interest in listening to Yasmin Mushtari’s songs and was fascinated by her rendition of his ghazals. He was so pleased with Yasmin that he invited her to perform his ghazals on the same stage that he performed. He was amazed to hear Yasmin singing on stage and praised her style of singing his ghazals with such perfection. Later, Ustad Mehdi Hasan voluntarily accepted her as his disciple and spent a few days to give her tips & directions to sing the Ghazals even better. Mehdi Hasan her the title of his ‘Gayebi Sagared’.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, she participated in virtual concerts and performed seasonal Nazrul Sangeet on Bangladesh Television, which proves that she is active and relevant even through modern technology.

Growing up in a cultural environment, Yasmin Mushtari is still the life and inspiration of Nazrul Sangeet. Her husband, Mushtaq Ahmed, has always supported her in her work.

In her personal life, Yasmin Mushtari, the proud mother of one son and one daughter, lives in Dhaka.

Best Musician Award (Notable Awards):

◽ Notun Kuri Padak (BTV),

◽ Song of the Month Padak-2000 (BTV),

◽ Citycell-Channel I Music Award-2006 (Channel I),

◽ Gunijan Honorary Padak-2006 (Kotha Lalit Kala Academy),

◽ Gunijan Honorary Padak-2006 (Kajer Joon Yaad-Kajol),

◽ Cadet College Club Padak-2011,

◽ Poet Mahbubul Alam Chowdhury Honorary Padak-1212 (Swapnokuri),

◽ Haji Mohammad Mohsin Honorary Padak-2013,

◽ S.M. Sultan Gunijan Honorary Padak-2013 (S.M. Sultan Lalit Kala Academy),

◽ Nazrul Academy Honorary Padak-2013 (Nazrul Academy, Bangladesh),

◽ Bengal Classical Music Festival-2014 Award (Bengal Foundation),

◽ Special Honorary Award-2014 (Natya Sabha),

◽ Nazrul Award-2014 (Nazrul Academy, West Bengal),

◽ Special Honorary Award-2015 (Bangladesh Cultural Unity Alliance),

◽ Lifetime Honorary Award-2015 (Udiyaman Bangladesh),

◽ Symphony-Channel I Music Award-2016 (Channel I),

◽ Mother’s Day Honorary Award-2016 (Shekar, Jessore),

◽ Star Award-2017,

◽ National Social Service Day Honorary Award-2017 (Social Service Office, Government of Bangladesh),

◽ Nazrul Adda Award-2019 (Flute),

◽ Oikya-Channel I Music Award-2020 (Channel I),

◽ Nazrul Award-2021 (Kabi Nazrul Institute),

◽ Saptoshur Award-2023 (Saptoshur),

◽ Nazrul Sangeet Gold Award-2024 (Choyon Sahitya Club),

◽ Nazrul Award-2025 (Performing Art Center),

◽ Nazrul Puraskar (Nazrul Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha, Chittagong),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Eastwest Int. School and College),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Orca Old Friends),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Pidim),

◽ Basudha Dhakdhol Special Honorary Award (Basudha Builders),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Bangla Olympiad, Inter. Hope School),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Orca Old Friends),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Inter. Nazrul Research Center, Kolkata),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Central Kachikanth Asar),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Nazrul Janmjayanti Udjawan Parishad, Chittagong),

◽ Kazi Nazrul Islam Birth Centenary Special Honorary Award (Nazrul Academy, West Bengal),

◽ Nazrul Sangeet Sammelan Special Honorary Award (Darshan, Chuadanga),

◽ Special Honorary Award (Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner, Kolkata).

Song Album (Single):

◽ Shei Mithe Sure (Nazrul Sangeet),

◽ Ramjaner Oi Rojar Sheshe (Nazrul Sangeet),

◽ Mahua Boney (Nazrul Sangeet),

◽ Ranga Otithi (Nazrul Sangeet),

◽ Sediner Ek Bikele (Modern Song),

◽ Praner Melay (Nazrul Sangeet),

◽ Modhuhashini (Nazrul Sangeet).

Yasmin Mushtari has so far sung more than 105 Nazrul and original songs. She has released a total of 11 solo albums of songs. She has also released several joint song albums. So far, she has performed in more than 30 live events outside the country in the United States, India, Pakistan, and Australia. She has won more than 145 awards as the best musician.