Samarjit Roy Chowdhury
Samarjit Roy Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi painter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 by the Government of Bangladesh.Education
Chowdhury was born in 1937 in Comilla District. In 1960 he graduated in Graphic Design from the Government Art Institute. There he was guided by Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan and others.
Chowdhury 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. As of 2014, he has been serving as supernumerary professor at the University of Dhaka.Awards
