Kamal Lohani (85)

Kamal Lohani was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He served as the Director General of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011. Lohani got his first job as journalist in the Daily Millat in 1955. He joined as a secretary at Chhayanaut, a cultural organization, in 1962. He formed a left cultural organization – Kranti in 1967. He died of the coronavirus on June 20, 2020.