Today is the 75th birth anniversary of Ekushey Padak winner late painter and printmaking artist Kalidas Karmakar.

Dhaka, Oct 29 (UNB) – Mentioning that Kalidas Karmakar was not only a great printmaker and prolific artist in Bangladesh, but also a great admirer, preacher and well-wisher of modern arts, speakers at a memorial meeting here on Tuesday said he will live forever through his majestic creations.

Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – Internationally acclaimed artist, painter and printmaker Kalidas Karmakar, who passed away on Friday, was cremated here on Monday following the last respects paid by people from all walks of life.

Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNB) – Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday expressed deep shock at the death of Ekushey Padak-winning artist Kalidas Karmakar saying  he will keep inspiring the new generation of artists.

Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNB) - Arguably the country’s greatest contemporary artist, Kalidas Karmakar, who tragically passed away Friday following a heart attack after falling badly in the bathroom of his Eskaton flat in the capital, was a true original - an iconoclast who till the end, never stopped pushing at the boundaries of his discipline, always looking to find new forms of expression for his vision, never afraid to experiment or to go out on a limb. 

Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday mourned the death of internationally acclaimed Ekushey Padak winning artist Kalidas Karmakar.

Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) – Ekushey Padak winning artist Kalidas Karmakar, a painter and printmaker of international repute, passed away on Friday afternoon. He was 73.