Bijori Barkatullah is a Bangladeshi television

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Early life

Barkatullah graduated from the Department of History at the

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Career

Barkatullah acted her first

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, ''Shukher Chharpotro'', directed by her father Mohammad Barkatullah in 1988. She got her breakthrough by her performance in the drama serial Kothao Keu Nei. Later she acted in ''Megh Kalo'' with

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, directed by Abdus Sattar. She acted in a play based on the movie '' Jibon Theke Neya'' by

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. Bijori is also engaged in

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dancing Dance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or ...

Personal life

Bijori is the daughter of Mohammad Barkatullah and Zeenat Barkatullah. Mohammad was a dance artist who later turned into a television producer. Zeenat was also a dance artist who won Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy award in 2008. Bijori's sister Kajori Barkatullah is a producer and a host. Barkatullah married Intekhab Dinar, another Bangladeshi actor, on April 14, 2013. She was previously married to

Shawkat Ali Emon Shouquat Ali Imon (also known as Saimon; born 1971) is a Bangladeshi music composer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013) and Best Music Composer for ' (2022). He also won ...

, a music director, from 1995 until 2012. They have a daughter – Urbana Shawkat.

Works

;Television * ''Chharpotro'' * ''Oh Boy'' * '' Kothao Keu Nei'' * ''Megh Kalo'' * ''Batighar'' * ''Autri'' * ''Corporate'' * ''Mukh o Mukhorata'' * ''Kachhakachhi'' ;Film * ''

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'' (2017) - Special Appearance ;Web Series * '' Karagar'' (2022) * '' Jodi Ami Beche Firi'' (2022) - Shahnaz

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