Eminent archaeologist and historian, Dr. Enamul Haque has been passed away in Dhaka at 85. He became the director of the museum in 1973 and served as director general of National Museum from 1983 to 1991.
He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2020 for his work on Bengal’s Iconography and terracotta art. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2016 and the highest civilian award of Bangladesh Swadhinta Padak in 2020.
