Md Saidul Islam

Md Saidul Islam (Bengali: মোঃ সাইদুল ইসলাম, born February 27, 1991) is one of the artists who made Digital Portrait Painting popular in Bangladesh. He has painted some unique digital portraits of the father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and his daughter Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since 2012. So far he has painted more than 80 portraits.

= Biography = Artist Md Saidul Islam has been drawing portraits of Bangabandhu since 2011. However, his works have been spreading online since 2013 when he started uploading his works to Deviant Art Gallery.

In the title of his paintings, he has mentioned Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as 'The Liberator', 'Architect of Independent Bangladesh', 'The Man Behind The Nation', 'The Legend of Bangladesh', 'Whose greatest strength was the love for his people', 'The Founder of Independent Bangladesh', 'The poet of politics', 'The greatest Bengali of all time', 'The greatest gift to humanity', 'Whose love and affection knew no bounds', 'A symbol of hope and a sign of freedom', 'A man of vitality and vehemence', 'A preacher of socialism and democracy', and 'The saviour of his fellow countryman'.

In 2018, for the first time, he drew a portrait of Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In the title of his paintings, he has mentioned Sheikh Hasina as an ambassador of peace, a visionary leader, a leader with courage and vision, and a beacon of hope. This artist has worked tirelessly to spread Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation of Bangladesh, and his ideology in digital media. In every online and offline campaign of the country's largest political party "Bangladesh Awami League", his works always get a place. It can be said that there are very few people in Bangladesh who have never seen any of his artworks with their own eyes, though they may not know the name of the artist.

= Work = Md Saidul Islam does not charge a fee for his artworks. He always publishes his artworks for free under the Creative Commons license.

= Education =

Md Saidul Islam attended Stamford University Bangladesh from 2008–2012 and received his BSc in Computer Science & Engineering. He then attended the East West University Bangladesh from 2014–2016 and received his MSc in Computer Science and Engineering.

= References =


 * 1) https://www.crunchbase.com/person/md-saidul-islam-93ee
 * 2) https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/md-saidul-islam-s-artworks
 * 3) https://www.artrabbit.com/organisations/md-saidul-islams-artworks
 * 4) https://filmfreeway.com/Md-Saidul-Islam
 * 5) বঙ্গবন্ধু, শেখ হাসিনার ছবি নিয়ে ডিজিটাল আর্ট গ্যালারি
 * 6) Mega Exhibition on Sheikh Hasina starts at Shilpakala Academy
 * 7) Sheikh Mujib as I found him - Illustration: Md Saidul Islam

= External links =


 * 1) https://mdsaidulislam.artstation.com/
 * 2) https://www.deviantart.com/saidulislam
 * 3) https://www.flickr.com/shaabbiir/
 * 4) https://www.pinterest.com/shaabbiir/
 * 5) https://www.stage32.com/MdSaidulIslam