Anwar Hossain | |
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Born | 1948 (age 68–69) Dhaka, East Pakistan, Dominion of Pakistan |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
Occupation | Cinematographer, photographer |
Anwar Hossain (born 1948) is a Bangladeshi photographer and cinematographer.
Hossain was born in Old Dhaka in 1948. He earned his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Armanitola Government High School in 1965. Two years later he graduated from Notre Dame College, Dhaka. He graduated in architecture from BUET and received higher degree in film from Pune University.
He has written a number of books on photography. His photography captured the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Hossain has won more than 60 international awards in photography. He was the cinematographer of the film Shyamol Chhaya directed by Humayun Ahmed. Hossain has also filmed 15 fictions and 30 documentary films.