Projecting a culturally rich Bangladesh to a global audience

Born: 05 Nov 1932

( 1932 - 2005 )
1932    Born on November 5 at Digar Mahiskhali, Shariatpur, Bangladesh. Youngest among four brothers and two sisters. Father : Sadar Ali Amin, Mother: Rizia Begum
1947    Passed matriculation from Faridpur High School
1949    Passed Intermediate in Science (I. Sc.) from Rajendra College, Faridpur, and was placed in the Second Division
1949    Moved from Faridpur to Dhaka. Gained admission into the Govt. Institute of Arts
1954    Graduated in Fine Art and was placed in the First Class
1954-55 Served as Artist-cum-Museum Curator, Malaria Research Institute, Dhaka
1955-56    Received Fulbright Scholarship for post-grad­uate studies in Fine Arts at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
1956-57 Received International Scholarship and Research Assistantship in Fine Arts at the State University Iowa
1957    Attended Drawing Workshop organized by Professor James Leachey, Art Students League, New York
1957    Obtained Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Degree (with thesis) from the State University of Iowa. Worked under Professor Mauricio Lasansky and Humbert Albrizio
1957    Returned to Dhaka via Europe after comple­ting study in the US
1958    Appointed Teacher, Government Institute of Arts, Dhaka
1961    Married Mustari Begum (daughter of Zahedur Rahim and a niece of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin)
1962    Birth of first son, Asif Ahmed Anu
1963    Established Sculpture Department in the East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts (former Government Institute of Arts)
1964    Birth of second son, Arif Ahmed Tonu
1964    Death of mother
1966    Birth of daughter, Rumana Shumi
1972    Death of father
1983-85 Principal of East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts. Later, Director in­charge,  Institute of Fine Arts (after it became an institute under the University of Dhaka)
1989    Death of second son Arif Ahmed Tonu
1991    Appointed Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
1993    Retired as Professor
1993-98 Reappointed as Professor on 5-year arrangement under new rules of the University of Dhaka
1998    Full retirement from the University.
1998-02 Part time teacher, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
2002-03 Visit to the USA
2005    Appointed supernumerary Teacher, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
2005    23 October, died of heart failure at Jessore where he had gone to conduct a workshop. Later buried at Banani Graveyard, on his son Tonu's grave

Exhibitions

During his 50 year career as an artist, Abdur Razzaque had eight one-man shows and participated in over 75 group shows at home and abroad. These include 15 National Exhibitions held since 1975 and 10 International Asian Biennales held since 1981, organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, and 26 Annual Grand Shows of Reputed Artists held at the Saju Art Gallery in Dhaka since 1977
Solos

1952    Bennington, USA (40 works)
1967    Teheran, Iran, Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey (CENTO Cultural Programme, 38 works)
1978     Dhaka, Retrospective One-man Show, organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Sculpture, painting, graphics, and drawing, 100 works)
1994    Dhaka, La Gallery (35 works)
1995    Dhaka 40 Years, Exhibition of Paintings by Abdur Razzaque, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka (85 works)
2003    Dhaka, Gallery Chitrak (70 works)

Major Group Shows

(including 2-man, 3-man and other group, national and international shows)
1951    1st exhibition of Dacca Art Group, Lytton Hall, Dhaka University
1954    All Pakistan Art Exhibition, Burdwan House, Dhaka
1955    Iowa Art Department, Iowa City, USA
1956     21 st National Show (of USA and Canada), Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, USA (as a Member or the Iowa Print Group)
1957    Mobile show with American artists, USA
1958    Show by Three Contemporary Artists (Aminul Islam, Abdur Razzaque and Rashid Chowdhury), British Council, Dhaka
1960    3rd National Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi
1962    School of Painting, German Cultural Institute, Dhaka
1964    Two-man show (Abdur Razzaque and Kazi Abdul Baset), Gallery of Contemporary Art, Islamabad, Pakistan
1964    Exhibition of Pakistan Art, New York World Fair
1964    National Art Exhibition, Lahore, Pakistan
1965    16 Artists' Exhibition, East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1966    5th Tehran Biennale, Iran
1968    7th anniversary exhibition of the Society of Contemporary Art, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1969    8th anniversary exhibition of the Society of Contemporary Art Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1970    Kalbaishakhi art exhibition, East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1970    Nabanna art exhibition organized by Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1970    Expo `70, Japan, Tokyo
1972    Art Show at Asian Fair, New Delhi, India
1973    Contemporary Art from Bangladesh, Calcutta, New Delhi and Bombay, India
1975    3rd Triennale, New Delhi, India
1975    Life in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1975-2002  1 st-15th National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1976    Sculpture in Bangladesh- 1st National Exhibition of Sculpture, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1977    Touring exhibition of art from Bangladesh, West Germany, Poland, Yugoslavia
1977-2002 26 Grand Shows of Reputed Bangladeshi and Foreign Artists,  Saju Art Gallery
1978    4th Triennale, New Delhi, India
1978    Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, Collectors' Exhibiton, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1980    Contemporary Asian Art show, Fukuoka, Japan
1981    The Sixth Festival of Asian Art, Hong Kong
1981-2001 l st-10th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh
1982    5th Triennale, New Delhi, India
1983    2nd National Sculpture Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1983    Renowned Artists' Art Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka
1984    Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangshad Nababarsha Charukala Pradarshani  1391, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1985     2nd (Bangla) New Year's Art Exhibition 1392, Dhaka
1985-94 Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, (1985) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; (1988) Fukuoka, Japan; (1989) Beijing, Tanjin, China; (1990) Harare, Zimbabwe; (1990) Brussels, Belgium; (1994) Germany
1990    The Art of Bangladesh, New Delhi and Calcutta, India
1992    Commitment Art and Environment exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1993    Group Sculpture Show, Alliance Francaise
1995    Cultural Exchange Programme Art Exhibition, Delhi and Calcutta, India
1996    Indian Embassy exhibition Arpan, Dhaka  
2000    Gallery Chitrak Inauguration Show, Dhaka
2000    Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangshad 1st National Biennale, Bangladesh National Museum
2001    Rythm of Line- Exhibition of Drawings by Fourteen Artists, Gallery Chitrak, Dhaka
2001    Cityscap,  Shilparag Gallery, Dhaka
2003    Sunderbans: Beauty in Silence,  Gallery Chitrak, Dhaka

Honours and Awards

1960    Award in Graphic Medium, All Pakistan National Show
1985     Mymensingh Sahitya Sangshad Honour for Painting and Sculpture 1984-85
1989    Ekushe Padak (highest national award) for contribution in Fine Arts, Govt of Bangladesh
1989     Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangshad Award commemorating Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin's 74th birth anniversary
1990    Greater Faridpur District Honour for Painting and Sculpture
1993&99Member, Jury Committee, 6th and 9th Asian Biennale, Dhaka

Commissions

1956    30 ft x 5 ft mural at the International House, Iowa City, USA
1972    10 ft sculpture, Shaheen, for Bangladesh Air Force, Dhaka
1972    42 ft (18 ft figure) war memorial sculpture, Freedom Fighter, for Bangladesh Army, Joydevpur, Dhaka
    32 ft (12 ft figure) sculpture, Anushilan, for Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet
    3 ft sculpture, Freedom Fighter, for Rajshahi University Museum, Rajshahi
1996    18 ft x 13 ft mural (mixed media) wood and metal, for Bangladesh Bank, Rajshahi

Collections

Art Council, Karachi, Pakistan Council, Lahore; National Collection of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy; Bangladesh National Museum; Bengal Foundation; Asiatic Society of Bangladesh; Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts; Banga Bhaban; Different Bangladesh embassies and other private Collections at home and abroad
Memberships and other Professional Involvement

1962-83    Part-time teacher in Architecture Department, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka
    In-charge of decoration, gallery display etc. in the 2nd SAF Games, Dhaka, 1985, and 6th SAF Games, 1989, Dhaka
1995    Conducted first Sculpture Workshop organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
    Edited several books on art published by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Bangla Academy
    Member, Advisory Board, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
    Member, Board of Trustees, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka
    Member, Board of Trustees, Bangladesh Folk Art and Crafts Foundation, Sonargaon
    Member, Academic Council, Bangladesh Open University
    Served as member of the  Syllabus Committee, Examination Committee and Selection Committee for Fine Arts in different universities
    Member, Museum Committee, Bangladesh Shishu Academy, Dhaka
    Life Member, Bangladesh Itihash Parishad
    Member, Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangshad

Visits

1955-57    Various art centers, museums and art galleries and places of interest in USA, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy
1967    Visited Teheran, Ankara and Istanbul under CENTO Cultural Programme
1975    Visited Calcutta, Elephanta, Bombay, Ajanta, Ellora, and other places of India, USSR (Lelingrad, Moscow, Tiblish, Taskent, Samarkhand) as cultural delegate
1989    Visited Beijing and Tiensin, China, as a cultural delegate Also visited Hong Kong and Bangkok
2002-03    Visited USA

Publications/Lectures

1955    Introducing the Art of Pakistan, lecture delivered at the International Fulbright Students Conference in Bennington
1956    Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis, Manual for a Contemporary Print Workshop in the Far East, at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
1957    শিল্পকলা : এচিং প্রক্রিয়ার বিভিন্ন পর্যায়, সমকাল (সিকান্দর আবু জাফর সম্পাদিত), প্রথম বর্ষ তৃতীয় সংখ্যা, কার্তিক ১৩৬৪
1959    লোকশিল্প : পূর্ব পাকিস্তানের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে, লোকশিল্প প্রদর্শনী স্যুভেনির, শিল্প ও সংস্কৃতি পরিষদ, সেপ্টেম্বর  ১৯৫৯
1973    পিকাসোর শ্রেষ্ঠতম প্রদর্শনী, গণসাহিত্য, প্রথম বর্ষ, ১০ম সংখ্যা, ১৩৮০ (মে-জুন ১৭৭৩)
1979    বাংলাদেশের ভাস্কর্যশিল্প শিল্পকলা (বাংলাদেশ শিল্পকলা একাডেমীর ষান্মাসিক পত্রিকা) ২য় বর্ষ ১ম সংখ্যা, গ্রীষ্ম ১৩৮৫
1984    January : Lecture delivered at the American Graphics Show, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka
1986    7-8 April : Report on the Status of Bangladesh Art, paper read at a seminar, 3rd Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh
1987    September : Sculpture: Varied Style and Form, Bangladesh Quarterly, Vol. 7 No. 3, (Autumn)
Selected Publications on Abdur Razzaque

1974    Abdur Razzaque, by Borhanuddin Khan Jahangir, in Contemporary Painting: Bangladesh, published by Bangla Academy, Dhaka
1978    Abdur Razzaque, Contemporary Art series of Bangladesh- 10, edited by M. Asafuddowla, introduction by Nazrul Islam, published by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1993    Abdur Razzaque, by Nazrul Islam, in 9 Modern Artists in Bangladesh, edited by Subir Choudhury, published by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1995     ঢাকা ৪০ বছর : শিল্পী আবদুর রাজ্জাকের চিত্রকলা, ঢাকা স্মৃতি, সম্পাদক হাশেম খান, প্রকাশক ঢাকা নগর যাদুঘর
1995    আবদুর রাজ্জাক : একজন আধুনিক শিল্পী, সমকালীন শিল্প ও শিল্পী, নজরুল ইসলাম, প্রকাশক বাংলাদেশ শিল্পকলা একাডেমী, ঢাকা।
2003    Abdur Razzaque/ আবদুর রাজ্জাক, by Nazrul Islam, in Art of Bangladesh Series-7, published by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

1932    Born on November 5 at Digar Mahiskhali, Shariatpur, Bangladesh. Youngest among four brothers and two sisters. Father : Sadar Ali Amin, Mother: Rizia Begum
1947    Passed matriculation from Faridpur High School
1949    Passed Intermediate in Science (I. Sc.) from Rajendra College, Faridpur, and was placed in the Second Division
1949    Moved from Faridpur to Dhaka. Gained admission into the Govt. Institute of Arts
1954    Graduated in Fine Art and was placed in the First Class
1954-55 Served as Artist-cum-Museum Curator, Malaria Research Institute, Dhaka
1955-56    Received Fulbright Scholarship for post-grad­uate studies in Fine Arts at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
1956-57 Received International Scholarship and Research Assistantship in Fine Arts at the State University Iowa
1957    Attended Drawing Workshop organized by Professor James Leachey, Art Students League, New York
1957    Obtained Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Degree (with thesis) from the State University of Iowa. Worked under Professor Mauricio Lasansky and Humbert Albrizio
1957    Returned to Dhaka via Europe after comple­ting study in the US
1958    Appointed Teacher, Government Institute of Arts, Dhaka
1961    Married Mustari Begum (daughter of Zahedur Rahim and a niece of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin)
1962    Birth of first son, Asif Ahmed Anu
1963    Established Sculpture Department in the East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts (former Government Institute of Arts)
1964    Birth of second son, Arif Ahmed Tonu
1964    Death of mother
1966    Birth of daughter, Rumana Shumi
1972    Death of father
1983-85 Principal of East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts. Later, Director in­charge,  Institute of Fine Arts (after it became an institute under the University of Dhaka)
1989    Death of second son Arif Ahmed Tonu
1991    Appointed Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
1993    Retired as Professor
1993-98 Reappointed as Professor on 5-year arrangement under new rules of the University of Dhaka
1998    Full retirement from the University.
1998-02 Part time teacher, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
2002-03 Visit to the USA
2005    Appointed supernumerary Teacher, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
2005    23 October, died of heart failure at Jessore where he had gone to conduct a workshop. Later buried at Banani Graveyard, on his son Tonu's grave

Exhibitions

During his 50 year career as an artist, Abdur Razzaque had eight one-man shows and participated in over 75 group shows at home and abroad. These include 15 National Exhibitions held since 1975 and 10 International Asian Biennales held since 1981, organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, and 26 Annual Grand Shows of Reputed Artists held at the Saju Art Gallery in Dhaka since 1977
Solos

1952    Bennington, USA (40 works)
1967    Teheran, Iran, Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey (CENTO Cultural Programme, 38 works)
1978     Dhaka, Retrospective One-man Show, organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Sculpture, painting, graphics, and drawing, 100 works)
1994    Dhaka, La Gallery (35 works)
1995    Dhaka 40 Years, Exhibition of Paintings by Abdur Razzaque, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka (85 works)
2003    Dhaka, Gallery Chitrak (70 works)

Major Group Shows

(including 2-man, 3-man and other group, national and international shows)
1951    1st exhibition of Dacca Art Group, Lytton Hall, Dhaka University
1954    All Pakistan Art Exhibition, Burdwan House, Dhaka
1955    Iowa Art Department, Iowa City, USA
1956     21 st National Show (of USA and Canada), Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, USA (as a Member or the Iowa Print Group)
1957    Mobile show with American artists, USA
1958    Show by Three Contemporary Artists (Aminul Islam, Abdur Razzaque and Rashid Chowdhury), British Council, Dhaka
1960    3rd National Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi
1962    School of Painting, German Cultural Institute, Dhaka
1964    Two-man show (Abdur Razzaque and Kazi Abdul Baset), Gallery of Contemporary Art, Islamabad, Pakistan
1964    Exhibition of Pakistan Art, New York World Fair
1964    National Art Exhibition, Lahore, Pakistan
1965    16 Artists' Exhibition, East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1966    5th Tehran Biennale, Iran
1968    7th anniversary exhibition of the Society of Contemporary Art, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1969    8th anniversary exhibition of the Society of Contemporary Art Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1970    Kalbaishakhi art exhibition, East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1970    Nabanna art exhibition organized by Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1970    Expo `70, Japan, Tokyo
1972    Art Show at Asian Fair, New Delhi, India
1973    Contemporary Art from Bangladesh, Calcutta, New Delhi and Bombay, India
1975    3rd Triennale, New Delhi, India
1975    Life in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1975-2002  1 st-15th National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1976    Sculpture in Bangladesh- 1st National Exhibition of Sculpture, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1977    Touring exhibition of art from Bangladesh, West Germany, Poland, Yugoslavia
1977-2002 26 Grand Shows of Reputed Bangladeshi and Foreign Artists,  Saju Art Gallery
1978    4th Triennale, New Delhi, India
1978    Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, Collectors' Exhibiton, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1980    Contemporary Asian Art show, Fukuoka, Japan
1981    The Sixth Festival of Asian Art, Hong Kong
1981-2001 l st-10th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh
1982    5th Triennale, New Delhi, India
1983    2nd National Sculpture Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1983    Renowned Artists' Art Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka
1984    Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangshad Nababarsha Charukala Pradarshani  1391, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1985     2nd (Bangla) New Year's Art Exhibition 1392, Dhaka
1985-94 Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, (1985) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; (1988) Fukuoka, Japan; (1989) Beijing, Tanjin, China; (1990) Harare, Zimbabwe; (1990) Brussels, Belgium; (1994) Germany
1990    The Art of Bangladesh, New Delhi and Calcutta, India
1992    Commitment Art and Environment exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1993    Group Sculpture Show, Alliance Francaise
1995    Cultural Exchange Programme Art Exhibition, Delhi and Calcutta, India
1996    Indian Embassy exhibition Arpan, Dhaka  
2000    Gallery Chitrak Inauguration Show, Dhaka
2000    Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangshad 1st National Biennale, Bangladesh National Museum
2001    Rythm of Line- Exhibition of Drawings by Fourteen Artists, Gallery Chitrak, Dhaka
2001    Cityscap,  Shilparag Gallery, Dhaka
2003    Sunderbans: Beauty in Silence,  Gallery Chitrak, Dhaka

Honours and Awards

1960    Award in Graphic Medium, All Pakistan National Show
1985     Mymensingh Sahitya Sangshad Honour for Painting and Sculpture 1984-85
1989    Ekushe Padak (highest national award) for contribution in Fine Arts, Govt of Bangladesh
1989     Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangshad Award commemorating Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin's 74th birth anniversary
1990    Greater Faridpur District Honour for Painting and Sculpture
1993&99Member, Jury Committee, 6th and 9th Asian Biennale, Dhaka

Commissions

1956    30 ft x 5 ft mural at the International House, Iowa City, USA
1972    10 ft sculpture, Shaheen, for Bangladesh Air Force, Dhaka
1972    42 ft (18 ft figure) war memorial sculpture, Freedom Fighter, for Bangladesh Army, Joydevpur, Dhaka
    32 ft (12 ft figure) sculpture, Anushilan, for Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet
    3 ft sculpture, Freedom Fighter, for Rajshahi University Museum, Rajshahi
1996    18 ft x 13 ft mural (mixed media) wood and metal, for Bangladesh Bank, Rajshahi

Collections

Art Council, Karachi, Pakistan Council, Lahore; National Collection of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy; Bangladesh National Museum; Bengal Foundation; Asiatic Society of Bangladesh; Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts; Banga Bhaban; Different Bangladesh embassies and other private Collections at home and abroad
Memberships and other Professional Involvement

1962-83    Part-time teacher in Architecture Department, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka
    In-charge of decoration, gallery display etc. in the 2nd SAF Games, Dhaka, 1985, and 6th SAF Games, 1989, Dhaka
1995    Conducted first Sculpture Workshop organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
    Edited several books on art published by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Bangla Academy
    Member, Advisory Board, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
    Member, Board of Trustees, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka
    Member, Board of Trustees, Bangladesh Folk Art and Crafts Foundation, Sonargaon
    Member, Academic Council, Bangladesh Open University
    Served as member of the  Syllabus Committee, Examination Committee and Selection Committee for Fine Arts in different universities
    Member, Museum Committee, Bangladesh Shishu Academy, Dhaka
    Life Member, Bangladesh Itihash Parishad
    Member, Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangshad

Visits

1955-57    Various art centers, museums and art galleries and places of interest in USA, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy
1967    Visited Teheran, Ankara and Istanbul under CENTO Cultural Programme
1975    Visited Calcutta, Elephanta, Bombay, Ajanta, Ellora, and other places of India, USSR (Lelingrad, Moscow, Tiblish, Taskent, Samarkhand) as cultural delegate
1989    Visited Beijing and Tiensin, China, as a cultural delegate Also visited Hong Kong and Bangkok
2002-03    Visited USA

Publications/Lectures

1955    Introducing the Art of Pakistan, lecture delivered at the International Fulbright Students Conference in Bennington
1956    Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis, Manual for a Contemporary Print Workshop in the Far East, at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
1957    শিল্পকলা : এচিং প্রক্রিয়ার বিভিন্ন পর্যায়, সমকাল (সিকান্দর আবু জাফর সম্পাদিত), প্রথম বর্ষ তৃতীয় সংখ্যা, কার্তিক ১৩৬৪
1959    লোকশিল্প : পূর্ব পাকিস্তানের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে, লোকশিল্প প্রদর্শনী স্যুভেনির, শিল্প ও সংস্কৃতি পরিষদ, সেপ্টেম্বর  ১৯৫৯
1973    পিকাসোর শ্রেষ্ঠতম প্রদর্শনী, গণসাহিত্য, প্রথম বর্ষ, ১০ম সংখ্যা, ১৩৮০ (মে-জুন ১৭৭৩)
1979    বাংলাদেশের ভাস্কর্যশিল্প শিল্পকলা (বাংলাদেশ শিল্পকলা একাডেমীর ষান্মাসিক পত্রিকা) ২য় বর্ষ ১ম সংখ্যা, গ্রীষ্ম ১৩৮৫
1984    January : Lecture delivered at the American Graphics Show, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka
1986    7-8 April : Report on the Status of Bangladesh Art, paper read at a seminar, 3rd Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh
1987    September : Sculpture: Varied Style and Form, Bangladesh Quarterly, Vol. 7 No. 3, (Autumn)
Selected Publications on Abdur Razzaque

1974    Abdur Razzaque, by Borhanuddin Khan Jahangir, in Contemporary Painting: Bangladesh, published by Bangla Academy, Dhaka
1978    Abdur Razzaque, Contemporary Art series of Bangladesh- 10, edited by M. Asafuddowla, introduction by Nazrul Islam, published by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1993    Abdur Razzaque, by Nazrul Islam, in 9 Modern Artists in Bangladesh, edited by Subir Choudhury, published by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1995     ঢাকা ৪০ বছর : শিল্পী আবদুর রাজ্জাকের চিত্রকলা, ঢাকা স্মৃতি, সম্পাদক হাশেম খান, প্রকাশক ঢাকা নগর যাদুঘর
1995    আবদুর রাজ্জাক : একজন আধুনিক শিল্পী, সমকালীন শিল্প ও শিল্পী, নজরুল ইসলাম, প্রকাশক বাংলাদেশ শিল্পকলা একাডেমী, ঢাকা।
2003    Abdur Razzaque/ Ave`yi iv¾vK, by Nazrul Islam, in Art of Bangladesh Series-7, published by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.