বাংলা 
English 
Through her songs the harsh realities of oppressed and deprived women come to life. She is a renowned folk singer, and there is a social mingling all around her. She holds up the hardship, oppression and exploitation that ordinary poor women face in their day-to-day lives.
Sufia Kamali (of the present Rajbari district) was born in Ramediya village of greater Faridpur. She grew up in a poor Hindu family. Her father was Khokon Halder and her mother Tulu Halder.
She was mad about singing from childhood. As a young girl, she tried to stand on her own feet without the help of her patrons. At the age of 14 she began singing at village fairs and fell in love with a wandering sadhu. She married only Sudhir Halder, three years after the Liberation War.
The style and rhythm of her songs are different from those of other artists. The beat of the dhol with their songs is truly incomparable. She first took talim from the renowned Faridpur ustad Halim Boyati and Aynal Boyati.
Mustafa Monowar, a former DG of the Shilpakala Academy, named her "Kangalini Sufia", and thereafter the name became famous throughout the country.
Kangalini Sufia is an enlisted artist of Bangladesh Betar and BTV. Her songs are also aired on various private channels. Besides, she has performed in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Qatar, Italy, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, China and India. She usually performs with Baul Jahangir, Baul Manderer Fakir, Puspa (Sufia's sister), Chumki Kangalini (Sufia's granddaughter) and a team of five members including Bilkis Banu.
Sufia's second husband, Baul Sekom, works with a dotara player, and lives in London.
Sufia has become most popular for the songs: "Nobody should go near a woman", "Born in a woman's lap I bore the burden of sorrow", "Parting from my friend", "Untold words", "O beloved of my soul" and "On which path does Nitai go to Ganj".
Many songs have been released from Laser Vision, Soundtech, Sangeeta and Conecord Studio. She has also sung in some films: "Dardi Shotru", "Agun" and "Raj Singhashan".
Both Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia were very fond of Kangalini Sufia.
Kangalini Sufia says,
I am overwhelmed seeing my crazy fans and those who create the opportunity for my songs to be sung.
