title: Sadya Afreen Mallick
text: # Sadya Afreen Mallick
  
  Sadya Afreen Mallick is a Bangladeshi singer and journalist. She is an exponent of Nazrul Geeti. She is editor of the Arts and Entertainment section of The Daily Star.
  
  ## Background and career
  
  Mallick was born to Syed Moqsud Ali and Nurun Nahar Faizannesa, both professors of the University of Dhaka. She was a child artiste to perform live when Bangladesh Television was launched 1964. She was one of the early women entrepreneurs in block printing. Mallick accompanied singer Firoza Begum as a performer on a three-month tour of the US in 1990. Begum had also directed Mallick's Nazrul Sangeet album at HMV, India in 1992.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Chhayanaut Gold Medal (1974)
  * Anandadhara Gold Medal (1986)
  * Nazrul Award (2015)
  