Apel Mahmood is a Bangladeshi singer and freedom fighter. He is one of the performers of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 and best known for the song "Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori". He was awarded an Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second highest civilian award, in 2005 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

for his contribution in music.

Early life

Mahmood was born on 22 December 1947 in what is now Daudkandi Upazila,

Comilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to t ...

, Bangladesh, to MA Rahman and Amina Rahman.

Awards

* Ekushey Padak (2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmood, Apel Living people 1947 births Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts 20th-century Bangladeshi male singers 20th-century Bangladeshi singers Comilla Victoria Government College alumni