Rawshan Ara (3 August 1940– 24 June 2010), was a Bangladeshi film actress. Before joining film, She was employed in the doctor's profession. Poet

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was her brother-in-law and Renowned film actress

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was her friend who also classmates of her school life. In 1959, she made her film debut in the movie Matir Pahar.

Early life

Rawshan Ara was born on 3 August, 1940 in

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. She was the younger of two sisters. Her nickname was 'Daisy'. As a child, she moved to

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with her family at the age of 7. She was admitted to Govt. PN Girls School in Rajshahi, followed by family transfer to schools in

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and

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. She returned to Pabna in 1950 and matriculated from

Pabna Government Girls' High School Pabna Government Girls High School () is one of the oldest secondary schools in Pabna District, Bangladesh. The school provides education from class Three to class Ten (SSC). It has two shifts - morning and day. The morning shift starts from 7.30 ...

in 1954. After that she was admitted to

Govt. Edward College, Pabna Govt. Edward College, Pabna is one of the oldest colleges in Bangladesh. History It was established in July 1898 in Pabna. The college was first named as "Pabna Institution" and founded by Gopal Chandra Lahiri, a pioneer of education in norther ...

and passed higher secondary in 1956. Then she was admitted to Mitford Medical College (now

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) in

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ara, Rawshan 1940 births 2010 deaths Bangladeshi film actresses Bengali actresses Actresses in Bengali cinema Bangladeshi physicians People from Pabna District Sir Salimullah Medical College alumni