Jyotsna Biswas

{{Short description|Bangladeshi actor}}

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|name=Jyotsna Biswas

|occupation=Actress

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|awards=Ekushey Padak

|spouse=Amalendu Biswas

|children=Aruna Biswas

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Jyotsna Biswas is a Bangladeshi stage actress specialized in jatra pala genre.{{cite news|date=July 1, 2006|accessdate=February 25, 2016|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/2006/07/01/d607011401148.htm|title=Jyotsna Biswas : Jatra queen's endeavour for the welfare of artistes|author=Ershad Kamol|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701053607/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/2006/07/01/d607011401148.htm|url-status=dead}} She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh.{{cite news|date=February 14, 2011|title=13 named for Ekushey Padak |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2011/02/14/13-named-for-ekushey-padak |newspaper=bdnews24.com|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}

Personal life

Biswas was married to stage actor Amalendu Biswas, also an Ekushey Padak winning jatra actor. Together they have a daughter, Aruna Biswas{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/05/28/d605281402117.htm|title=Aruna Biswas : Changing tracks|date=May 28, 2006|accessdate=March 17, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star|archive-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402143108/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/05/28/d605281402117.htm|url-status=dead}} who is an actress and television drama director.

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