Eminent sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan passed away on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka.
He had been admitted to the hospital last week after being diagnosed with pneumonia and dengue. Initially placed in the intensive care unit (ICU), he was later put on life support. Doctors removed life support and declared him dead today.
Hamiduzzaman was born on March 16, 1946, in the village of Sahasram in Kishoreganj. From 1970 to 2012, he taught in the Sculpture Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka. He was widely acclaimed for his innovative sculptural works that explored form, themes, and experimentation.
In 1976, inspired by the Liberation War, he created the sculpture ‘In Remembrance of ’71’. In 1988, he installed ‘Steps’ at the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seoul, South Korea — a work that earned him international recognition. On canvas, he depicted landscapes and the human form in abstract styles using watercolour and acrylic.
Among his notable sculptures are ‘Attack’ at Sylhet Cantonment, ‘Bird Family’ at Bangabhaban, ‘Sangshaptak’ at Jahangirnagar University, and ‘Dove of Peace’ at the Dhaka University Teacher-Student Centre.
In 2017, the Bangladesh National Museum organised a retrospective exhibition titled Hamiduzzaman Khan: 1964–2017. He received the Ekushey Padak in 2006 and a fellowship from Bangla Academy in 2023.
Summit Group, the country’s largest power producer, built a major sculpture park in Koddar, Gazipur, showcasing a collection of his works. Throughout his career, Hamiduzzaman’s artworks were exhibited and installed in Bangladesh, India, South Korea, Bulgaria, and the United States.