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Shamim Sikder was born on 22 October, 1952 in Bogura District, East Bangla, Dominion of Pakistan, is a Bangladeshi sculptor (1953–2023). Discover Shamim Sikder's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
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| Occupation |
Sculptor, Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka |
| Age |
70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
22 October, 1953 |
| Birthday |
22 October |
| Birthplace |
Bogura District, East Bangla, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Date of death |
21 March, 2023 |
| Died Place |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality |
Bangladesh
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Shamim Sikder Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Shamim Sikder's Husband?
Her husband is Zakaria Chowdhury (m. 1975-2021)
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Husband |
Zakaria Chowdhury (m. 1975-2021) |
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Shamim Sikder Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shamim Sikder worth at the age of 70 years old? Shamim Sikder’s income source is mostly from being a successful Sculptor. She is from Bangladesh. We have estimated Shamim Sikder's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Sculptor |
Shamim Sikder Social Network
Timeline
Shamim Sikder (22 October 1952 – 21 March 2023) was a Bangladeshi sculptor.
Shamim Sikder was born on 22 October 1952 in Bogura District, East Bangla Province (Now Bangladesh).
Her father was Abdur Razzaq Sikder who belonged to an eminent Bengali Muslim zamindar family in Chaygaon, Assam.
Her older brother Siraj Sikder was a Bangladeshi revolutionary politician.
Sikder enrolled at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 15.
In 1974, she built a sculpture at Dhaka Central Jail to commemorate the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
In 1976, she moved to the Sir John Cass School of Art in London at the age of 23 (currently the School of Art, Architecture and Design (London Metropolitan University)).
Her works have been exhibited in both Bangladesh and abroad, most notably at the Commonwealth Institute in 1976 in London, United Kingdom.
Chowdhury was instrumental in forming the Haor Development Board by president Ziaur Rahman in 1977.
He was also the publisher of The Manobkantha. She had two children with him, a son and daughter who currently reside in London.
Sikder served as a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka between 1980–2001.
Sikder served as a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka between 1980–2001.
Other notable works include Shoparjito Shadhinota, at the Dhaka University Teacher-Student Centre in 1990 which commemorates the Bangladesh Liberation War.
She was allegedly the subject of Ahmed Sofa's novel Ardhek Nari Ardhek Ishvari (Half Women Half Goddess, 1995).
Sikder was also a character in Humayan Ahmed's last novel Deyal in which he chronicles the socio-political crisis in the aftermath of the war of independence of Bangladesh.
In 2022 she returned to Bangladesh with the hopes of preserving her works including reconstructing Zainul Abedin's sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.
Sikder died on 21 March 2023, at the age of 70 in Dhaka.
She is survived by a son and daughter that live in London, United Kingdom.
In 1999 she inaugurated Swadhinata Sangram at Dhaka University's Fuller Road area.
The sculpture depicts pivotal events in Bangladesh's history including the Bengali language movement, the Six point movement, 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Operation Searchlight, Independence Day, and Victory Day.
The sculpture is made with the faces of 16 martyrs who were killed in each movement.
In addition, she has sculpted over a hundred works around the triangular road surrounding the sculpture, which include busts of eminent personalities such as Rabindranath Tagore, and Kazi Nazrul Islam, and portraits of Yasser Arafat, AK Fazlul Haque, and Maulana Bhasani.
She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh.
In 2000 she was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to the arts.
She was married to Zakaria Chowdhury a Bengali language movement activist and a Member of Parliament from Habiganj-2.
After her retirement in 2001, she moved to London, United Kingdom where she continued sculpting.
