Minu Haque () is a Bangladeshi dancer and choreographer. She specialises in

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(BAFA) in 1967. She completed her matriculation in 1968 from Motijheel Girl's High School. During the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, Haque served as a nurse in

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, Agartala (Field Sector 2), India. In 1977, she completed her master's in Psychology at the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. She is associated with the Bangladesh Dance Artist Association. She founded an Odissi dance school called Pallavi Dance Center in 1997. She is serving as the President of the Bangladesh Nrittya Shilpi Shongstha.

Personal life

Haque is married to Shahudul Haque. Together they have two sons. Actress

Shimul Yousuf Shimul Yousuf (born 24 March 1957) is a Bangladeshi actress, director and singer. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the second most important award for civilians in Bangladesh in 2023. Early life Yousuf was born in Dhaka on 24 March 1957 and is ...

is Haque's sister. Her another sister, Sarah Mahmud, was married to music composer

Altaf Mahmud Altaf Mahmud ( bn, আলতাফ মাহমুদ; 23 December 1933 – September 1971) was a musician, cultural activist, and martyred freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was also a language activist of the Language Movement ...

Awards

* Ekushey Padak (2018)

References

Living people Bangladeshi female dancers Bangladeshi dancers Odissi exponents University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi choreographers Bangladeshi women choreographers Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Year of birth missing (living people) {{Bangladesh-bio-stub