Daniel Rhodes was an American artist, known as a ceramic artist, muralist, sculptor, author and educator. During his 25 years (1947–1973) on the faculty at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, in Alfred, New York, he built an international reputation as a potter, sculptor and authority on studio pottery.
Will Ryman is an American artist known for his large-scale sculptures and public art projects.
Mrinal Haque was a Bangladeshi sculptor. Appointed by the Government of Bangladesh, best known for having created murals on the city streets of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Walton is a conglomerate based in Gazipur, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1977 by S.M Nazrul Islam and operates in consumer electronics, home appliance, mobile phone, automobiles, and retail. The group's flagship company is Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC.
Summit Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include communication, trading, energy and power, shipping.
Ailene Fields is an American sculptor and stone carving teacher known for her skills in stone, bronze and acrylic. Her subjects often call upon mythology and fairy tales for inspiration.
The electronics industry in Bangladesh is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country with great potential. Popular Bangladeshi electronics brands include Walton Electronics, Singer Bangladesh, Jamuna Electronics, Vision Electronics. Local companies such as Fair Group, Butterfly Group, Electra, Rangs Group, Electro Mart, and Transcom Group manufacture and assembles Electronics Home Appliances in collaboration with foreign brands such as Samsung, Whirlpool, LG, Sony, Gree, Konka, and Sharp.
Gazipur City Corporation established in 2013, is one of the city corporations of Bangladesh. Gazipur City Corporation's total area is 329.23 square kilometers with approximately has the population of 2,674,697 people in the city corporation area. As of 2018, Gazipur City Corporation had 1.1 million voters.
Hamiduzzaman Khan is a Bangladeshi artist and sculptor. He is well known as a sculptor for his theme and form oriented sculptures, in particular sculptures on the theme of Bangladesh War of Liberation and birds. Following the introduction of modernity in sculpture in Bangladesh in the 1950s by Novera Ahmed, Khan was instrumental in the popularization of sculpture in the country through his distinctive form of modernity. Influenced by Alberto Giacometti and Henry Moore, his works manifest expressionism, minimalism, and a constant exploration of purity of material. He worked on both figurative as well as abstract genres.
Muhammed Aziz Khan is a Bangladeshi industrialist, founder and chairman of the Summit Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh, whose power projects generate nearly 20% of Bangladesh's electricity. Khan has led Summit Group from starting as Bangladesh's first private sector power producer to a diversified group with investments across power, energy trading, port, telecommunications, hospitality and real estate. He is the 42nd richest person in Singapore.
James Culleton is a Canadian contemporary multimedia artist and designer based in Saint Boniface, a city ward of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He specializes in blind-contour drawing and sculpture, and his work has been exhibited across Canada and into the United States.
Jan Kaláb is a Czech visual artist, whose art features vibrantly colored, abstract designs of organic shapes in various formats, including paintings, sculptures, installations, and street murals. Having started as a graffiti artist, Kaláb's artwork has appeared in Albin Polasek Museum, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, the MAXXI National Museum of 21st-Century Arts (Rome), and the Czech Radio. His art has been reviewed in art news media including Novinky.cz, Lidové noviny, Creative Boom, Aktuálně.cz, and iDNES.cz.
Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City (BHTC) is a business park in Kaliakair of Gazipur District, Bangladesh. Originally called Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park, after the municipality in which it is located, it was renamed in June 2016 to honor the founding father of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Many companies have invested in this sector.
Bharat-Bangladesh Maitri Udyan in Chottakhola was one of the base camps of Bangladeshi Freedom Fighters from where they launched guerrilla warfare against the Pakistani army in Chittagong, Comilla and greater Noakhali.
Rajosik Bihar is a sculpture of a horse-drawn carriage made by Mrinal Haque. It is situated in front of the Sheraton Hotel at the junction of Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue and Mintu Road in Dhaka city's Paribagh. It was erected on the theme of the regal tour of Dhaka city with the families of Nawabs and Zamindars. The sculpture was unveiled on 19 January 2008, as part of the beautification project to mark the 400th anniversary of the city of Dhaka, led by city corporation.
Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City Railway Station is a B class railway station in Bangladesh located on the western side of Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Kaliakair Upazila of Gazipur District. The station was inaugurated on 1 November 2018. It is regarded as a ghost station now.
Tagore Sculpture Controversy was an incident in the campus area of Dhaka University, Bangladesh. On 14 February 2023, a temporary sculpture of Rabindranath Tagore was installed there by some student to make people aware of various issues in the country. But the university authority silently removed it and later showed the reason of installing without taking prior permission. Later, the broken pieces of the sculpture were found in a shed near the campus, drawing criticism from the authority.
Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park or in short Shahabuddin Park, is a urban park located in the Gulshan 2 area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2008 the lake was named Shahabuddin Ahmed lake, around which the park was founded in 2020 on a 9.45 acres (3.82 ha) of land. The park was named Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park after the former chief justice and president of Bangladesh, Shahabuddin Ahmed. The park houses a small gym, a bookstore, a prayer room and a cafe. The park was a part of the Green Dhaka campeign, in which the main pond was cleaned and various trees were planted; this renovation cost €500,000–2,000,000.
BD Clean is a youth organization working to establish Bangladesh as a clean country. Every Friday, the organization selects a specific place in the country to clean it and inform the people around it about the benefits of a clean Bangladesh by creating awareness among them and encouraging them to throw the garbage in a specific place i.e. dustbin instead of littering everywhere.
Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park or in short Fazle Rabbi Park, is a urban park located in the Gulshan-1, Niketan area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Formerly it was called Gulshan South Park. The park was named Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park after the renowned cardiologist and martyred intellectual in the liberation war of Bangladesh, Mohammed Fazle Rabbee.
