Kazi Abul Kasem, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kazi Abul Kasem

Bangladeshi writer and artist

Date of Birth: 07-May-1913

Place of Birth: Jhenaidah District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 19-Jul-2004

Profession: songwriter, lyricist, painter

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kazi Abul Kasem, (pronunciation ; 7 May 1913 – 7 August 2003) pseudonym Dopiaza, was a Bengali polymath, pathfinder creative professional who is known as the very first Muslim cartoonist in the Indian subcontinent.
Painting and drawing cartoons for many different renowned magazines from 1937 to 1980, Kasem have played different roles in his region from using arts to influence political movement to paint masterpieces for the national museum. Kasem was awarded for painting best cover art for children's publication by Bangla Academy, he was awarded for promoting child literature twice in a row by National Book Council of Bangladesh.
Many of his assorted line drawings and illustrations were used in school's national textbook.