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	\|name=Rahija Khanam Jhunu		\|name=Rahija Khanam Jhunu
	~~\|nationality=Bangladeshi~~
	\|occupation=Dancer		\|occupation=Dancer
	\|birth_date={{birth date\|1943\|06\|21\|df=y}}		\|birth_date={{birth date\|1943\|06\|21\|df=y}}
	\|birth_place=[[Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India~~]] (now [[Bangladesh]])~~		\|birth_place=[[Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], British India
	\|death_date={{death date and age\|2017\|11\|26\|1943\|06\|21\|df=y}}		\|death_date={{death date and age\|2017\|11\|26\|1943\|06\|21\|df=y}}
	\|death_place=[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh		\|death_place=[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
	}}		}}

	'''Rahija Khanam Jhunu''' (21 June 1943 – 26 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi dancer.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/102983/Dance-festival-at-Shilpakala-Academy\|title=Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy\|work=Prothom Alo\|access-date=2017-11-27\|date=2016-04-28}}</ref><ref name=pass>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/eminent-dancer-rahija-khanam-jhunu-passes-away-1497271\|title=Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away\|date=2017-11-28\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2017-11-27\|language=en}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1990 by the [[~~Government~~ of Bangladesh]].<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news\|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/\|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ\|publisher=Government of Bangladesh\|language=bn\|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list\|access-date=23 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''Rahija Khanam Jhunu''' (21 June 1943 – 26 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi dancer.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/102983/Dance-festival-at-Shilpakala-Academy \|title=Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy \|work=Prothom Alo \|access-date=2017-11-27 \|date=2016-04-28}}</ref><ref name=pass>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/eminent-dancer-rahija-khanam-jhunu-passes-away-1497271 \|title=Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away \|date=2017-11-28 \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=2017-11-27 \|language=en}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1990 by the [[government of Bangladesh]].<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news \|url=http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/ \|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ \|publisher=Government of Bangladesh \|language=bn \|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list \|access-date=23 August 2017}}</ref>

	==Education and career==		==Education and career==
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	* ''[[Nakshi Kanthar Math]]''		* ''[[Nakshi Kanthar Math]]''
	* ''Chirokaler Bondhutto''		* ''Chirokaler Bondhutto''
	* ''Surjomukhi Nodi''		* ''Surjomukhi Nodi''
	* ''Uttoroner Deshe''		* ''Uttoroner Deshe''
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	[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]		[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
	[[Category:Bangladeshi choreographers]]		[[Category:Bangladeshi choreographers]]
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{{Short description|Bangladeshi dancer}}
{{infobox person
|name=Rahija Khanam Jhunu
|nationality=Bangladeshi
|occupation=Dancer
|birth_date={{birth date|1943|06|21|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now [[Bangladesh]])
|death_date={{death date and age|2017|11|26|1943|06|21|df=y}}
|death_place=[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
}}

'''Rahija Khanam Jhunu''' (21 June 1943 – 26 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi dancer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/102983/Dance-festival-at-Shilpakala-Academy|title=Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy|work=Prothom Alo|access-date=2017-11-27|date=2016-04-28}}</ref><ref name=pass>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/eminent-dancer-rahija-khanam-jhunu-passes-away-1497271|title=Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away|date=2017-11-28|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-11-27|language=en}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1990 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list|access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>

==Education and career==

Jhunu got admitted at the [[Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts]] (BAFA) in 1956.<ref name=pass/> She performed in dance-drama ''"Chirokaler Bondhutto"'' at a program in honor of the then Chinese Premier [[Zhou Enlai]] who was visiting. She joined BAFA as an instructor in 1960 and became its principal in 1998.<ref name=pass/>

Jhunu's notable students include Lubna Marium, Zinat Barkatullah, [[Shamim Ara Nipa]], Sohel Rahman, Shaju Ahmed and [[Sadia Islam Mou]].<ref name=pass/>

==Works==

;Dance drama
* ''[[Nakshi Kanthar Math]]''
* ''Chirokaler Bondhutto''
* ''Surjomukhi Nodi''
* ''Uttoroner Deshe''
* ''Hajar Tarer Beena''
* ''The Malady''
;Books
* ''Nrityoshilpo''
* ''Nrityer Ruprekha''<ref name=pass/>

==References==
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[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:2017 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Manikganj District]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi female dancers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi choreographers]]