Bangladesh has a rich tradition
of Art.
Speciniens of ancient terracota and pottery show
remarkable artistry. Modern painting was pioneered
by artists like Zainul Ahedin, Qamrul Hasan. Anwarul
Haque, Shafiuddin Ahnied, Shafiqul Amin, Rashid
Chowdhury and S.M. Sultan. Zainul Ahedin earned
worldwide fame by his stunning sketches of the Bengal
Famine in 1943.
Other famous
artists of Bangladesh are Abdur Razzak, Qayyum Chowdhury,
Murtaza Baseer, Aminul Islam, Debdas Chakraborty,
Kazi Abdul Baset, Syed Jahangir, and Mohammad Kibria
The earliest available specimen of Bengali literature
is about a thousand years old. During the mediaeval
period. Bengali Literature developed considerably
with the patronage of Muslim rulers. Chandi Das, Daulat
Kazi and Alaol are some of the famous poets of the
period. The era of modern Bengali Literature began
in the late nineteenth century Rabindranath Tagore,
the Nobel Laureate is a vital part of Bangalee culture.
Kazi Nazrul Islam, Michael Madhusudan Datta. Sarat
Chandra Chattopadhaya, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaya,
Mir Mosharraf Hossain and Kazi Ahdul Wadud are the
pioneers of modern Bengali Literature. |