Today is the 72nd birthday of internationally renowned Bangladeshi artist Shahabuddin Ahmed.
Born on September 11, 1950, Shahabuddin Ahmed studied at Dhaka Art College (now Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University) before obtaining a scholarship to study at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
His style that uses painterly gestures developed through sweeping brushworks depicts figures in motion.
He served as a commander of a small platoon during the nine-month-long war.
Bangladesh government has honoured the artist with Independence award in 2000.
He was awarded the Chevalier de L’ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight in the Order of Fine Arts and Humanities) by the ministry of culture and communication of France in 2014.
