Artist Kibria's birth anniversary programme today

Bengal Foundation will hold a programme celebrating the 80th birthday of noted artist Mohammad Kibria at Bengal Shilpalaya at Dhanmondi in the city at 5:00pm today, says a press release.
Born on January 1 in 1929 in Birbhum, West Bengal, Mohammad Kibria graduated from Kolkata Government Art Institute in 1950 and later pursued higher studies in fine arts in Japan.
He is a recipient of Ekushey Award, Independence Award and many other awards from home and abroad. Dhaka University selected him as a professor emeritus in 2008.