Rahija Khanam Jhunu

Rahija Khanam Jhunu (21 June 1943 – 26 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi dancer.

[1][2] She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1990 by the government of Bangladesh.

[3] Jhunu got admitted at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) in 1956.

[2] She performed in dance-drama "Chirokaler Bondhutto" at a program in honor of the then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai who was visiting.

[2] Jhunu's notable students include Lubna Marium, Zinat Barkatullah, Shamim Ara Nipa, Sohel Rahman, Shaju Ahmed and Sadia Islam Mou.