Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- 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.

His cremation took place at Baredeswari Kali Temple in the city's Sabujbagh area around 2pm, said Sourav Chowdhury, executive art director of Gallery Cosmos.

Earlier, people from all walks of life paid tributes to the Ekushey Padak-winning artist, painter and printmaker at Dhaka University and Central Shaheed Minar.

His body was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar around 11am where thousands of people, including artists Hamiduzzaman Khan, Hashem Khan, Monirul Islam, Rokeya Sultana, Farida Zaman and Shahed Quazi, Vice-chancell...