Nazma Anwar

Nazma Anwar ( – 14 December 2004) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress, and drama activist. She performed in Bengali films including Hajar Bachhor Dhore, Dukhai (1997) Joyjatra (2004), Shonkhonil Karagar (1992), Chittagong: The Last Stopover (2000), Shankhonad (2004) and also in television drama plays including Iblish, Kothao Keu Nei, and Tahara.

Early life Anwar was born in 1941 in Munshiganj District in the-then British India. Her father was a professor of Arabic in the Government Haraganga College.

Career Anwar started her career as a theater activist by joining Dhaka Drama Circle in 1960s. In 1981, she joined in Aranyak Natyadal, a theater group in Bangladesh.

In 2001, she played in the tele drama Kariman Bewa (2001), based on the biography of freedom fighter Taramon Bibi. Ishrat Nishat died on January 19, 2020 from a cardiac arrest at around 11:00 pm at 56 years old.

Works Films Shonkhonil Karagar (1992) Dukhai (1997) Chittagong: The Last Stopover (2000) Joyjatra (2004) Shankhonad (2004) Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005)