Artist Samarjit Roy Choudhury dies

Renowned artist Samarjit Roy Choudhury has passed away.

He died at a hospital in the capital on Sunday.

Professor Nisar Hosen, Dean of Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University (DU), confirmed the matter to Jago News.  

Chowdhury was born in 1937 in Comilla District. In 1960 he graduated in Graphic Design from the Government Art Institute (later Faculty of Fine Art, Dhaka University). There he was guided by Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan and others.

He joined the faculty of Dhaka University and worked for 43 years and retired as Professor in 2003. Then he served as Dean of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts of the Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology until 2010. 

In 2014, he was appointed as as supernumerary professor at the DU. He was also awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014.