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{{Infobox person
| name = Kazi Anower Hossain
| image = Kazi Anowar Hossain (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hossain at his home in 1985
| birth_date = {{birth_date|1941|01|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death_date and age|2007|02|08|1941|01|14|df=y}}
| death_place =
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]
| occupation = Painters
| years_active = 1965–2007
| website= {{URL|kazianowar.com}}
| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]]
}}
'''Kazi Anowar Hossain''' (14 January 1941 – 8 February 2007)<ref name=madaripur>{{Cite web|url=http://www.madaripur.gov.bd/site/page/8c0bb789-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/কাজী-আনোয়ার-হোসেন-|script-title=bn:কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন – মাদারীপুর জেলা – মাদারীপুর জেলা|publisher=madaripur.gov.bd}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi painter who was known for his classical portrayal of rural Bengal.<ref name=madaripur/> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2016 posthumously by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/16-named-ekushey-padak-351484|title=16 named for Ekushey Padak|date=2016-02-10|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>

== Early life==
Although born in [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.kalerkantho.com/online/country-news/2016/02/07/322126|script-title=bn:কাল চিত্রশিল্পী কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেনের নবম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী – কালের কণ্ঠ|work=Kaler Kantho |language=bn}}</ref>

== Career==
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.<ref name="auto"/> During [[Floods in Bangladesh#Historic floods|the 1988 flood]], he sold photographs and donated the money.<ref name=madaripur/> The President [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] gifted a portrait of a boat drawn by Hossain to Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bhorer-dak.com/2016/02/14/39474.php|script-title=bn:মরণোত্তর একুশেপদক পাচ্ছেন চিত্রশিল্পী কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন|work=bhorer-dak.com |language=bn |access-date=2018-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125135725/http://bhorer-dak.com/2016/02/14/39474.php|archive-date=2018-01-25|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=pita>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/161370/নিভৃতচারী-শিল্পী--ছবি-এঁকে-দৃষ্টি-কাড়েন-জাতির-পিতার/|script-title=bn:নিভৃতচারী শিল্পী- ছবি এঁকে দৃষ্টি কাড়েন জাতির পিতার|work=Janakantha |language=bn}}</ref><ref name=madaripur/>

Hossain created more than 2000 paintings.<ref name=madaripur/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.jugantor.com/news-archive/death-anniversary/2016/02/08/9992/কাজী-আনোয়ার-হোসেন|script-title=bn:কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন – মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী|work=Jugantor|date=2016-02-08 |language=bn |access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>

== References==
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[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Gopalganj District, Bangladesh]]
[[Category:University of Dhaka Faculty of Fine Arts alumni]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi painters]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]

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