Hamiduzzaman Khan

Eminent sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan 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 organized a retrospective exhibition titled "Hamiduzzaman Khan: 1964–2017." He received the Ekushey Padak in 2006 and a fellowship from Bangla Academy in 2023.