Dhaka, June 19 -- A sketch drawn by Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin in 1970 in Cairo, Egypt sold recently for Tk 20 lakh at an online auction. It was sold to the chairman of the Summit Group Muhammed Aziz Khan. The starting bid amount was Tk 8 lakh. The auction was held on the Facebook page named Cholo Shobai. The money will be distributed among the artisans and needy in society hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh.

Zainul drew the 8.5 x 4.5 inch sketch in 1970 when he visited Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan at the invitation from Arab League to witness the plight of Palestinian refugees. The work, dated 11/5/70, portrays a horse drawn buckboard wagon transporting people. Besides, he created paintings and sketches depicting everyd...