Kazi Anowar Hossain

Hossain was born on 1 January 1941 in Kurpala village under Kotalipara thana of Gopalganj district of present-day Bangladesh. His father's name Kazi Abul Hossain and mother's name Ahidunnesa His father was a police inspector and a mother housewife. He was the second in 13 siblings. Although born in Gopalganj district, he grew up in Madaripur, in the service of his father. While studying in secondary school, he started as a painter. After completing his graduation in 1964 from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, he concentrated entirely on painting.[3]

At the beginning of his career, Hossain painted the pictures of the rural village of Bengal And later he liked to paint miniature pictures. His drawings were displayed differently and jointly with more than 22 out of country and country.[3] During the 1988 flood, he sold photographs and donated the money.[1] The then President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gifted a portrait of a boat drawn by Hossain to Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.[4][5][1]

Hossain had created more than 2000 pieces of his paintings.[1][6]