Hamidur Rahman (artist)
Appearance
Hamidur Rahman | |
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হামিদুর রহমান | |
![]() A painting by Rahman. | |
Born | 1928 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Died | 19 November 1988 | (aged 59–60)
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Awards | Ekushey Padak 1980 |
Hamidur Rahman (1928 – 19 November 1988) was a Bangladeshi artist and sculptor. He is best known as the architect of the Shaheed Minar, a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh,[2] established to commemorate the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952.

Gallery
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oil painting (c. 1980) by Hamidur Rahman
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A mural painted by Novera and Rahman
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Original plan and model of Shaheed Minar, 1956
Death
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Hamidur Rahman died on 19 November 1988, in Montreal, Canada.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sayeed Ahmed: A cultural icon". The Daily Star. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Rahman, Hamidur". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 11 February 2025.