Murtaja Baseer
August 17, 1932 –August 15, 2020
Painter, Cartoonist
Lived 87 years
- Born in
- Dhaka
Murtaja Baseer (17 August 1932 – 15 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi painter and artist known for his abstract realism themed works. He was also a poet, author, researcher, numismatist, and filmmaker. Baseer was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second highest civilian honor, in 1980, and the Independence Award, Bangladesh's highest state award, in 2019.
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