Hamidur Rahman (artist)

Hamidur Rahman
Born 1928
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Died November 19, 1988(1988-11-19)
Occupation Artist
Hamidur Rahman's best known work, Shaheed Minar, or the Martyr's monument, located near Dhaka Medical College.

Hamidur Rahman (Bengali: হামিদুর রহমান; 1928 - 19 November 1988) was a Bangladeshi artist and sculptor. He is best known as the architect of the Shaheed Minar Bengali (শহীদ মিনার Shohid Minar), a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh,[1] established to commemorate the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952.

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  1. ↑ Islam, Syed Manzoorul (2012). "Rahman, Hamidur". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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