Bishawjit Saha, founder of publishing house Muktadhara Inc in the US, has denied allegations of stealing artwork composed by famed writer Humayun Ahmed before his death, insisting that he has returned them to the author's family. “I have no connection with the exhibition of Humayun Ahmed’s artwork or its theft,” Saha said in a statement. Ruma sent 20 paintings to Humayun Ahmed’s mother Ayesha Fayez’s residence in Mirpur in February 2013, but four more paintings remain unaccounted for, Shaon said in the petition. On Mar 31, Palash announced an exhibition of Humayun Ahmed's artwork, which included the missing ones, on his Facebook page.”Denying the allegations of theft, Saha said that Humayun 'gifted' the four paintings to some people. All information and data about Humayun Ahmed’s artwork are mentioned in the book ‘Humayun Ahmeder Shesh Dinguli’ published by Bangla Academy, Saha said in his statement.

Source: bd News24 July 02, 2021 09:22 UTC