Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- Internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi artist and printmaker Kalidas Karmakar passed away yesterday, due to a cardiac arrest, at the age of 73. The Ekushey Padak winner received many other awards and accolades for his contribution to the arts. Kalidas' artworks echo symbolic, abstract and semi-abstract imageries and represent the connotations of our glorious Liberation War, various social phenomena and their perceptions, unwanted political unrest and the life sketches of the people of our part of the world. He would often choose the word 'Alluvial' to title many of his solo exhibitions. From Manila to Dhaka, Unity in Diversity: An Art Exposition, was the last exhibition that he participated in.

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