Kamal Lohani ‑ a Bangladeshi journalist – succumbed to Covid-19 on 20 June 2020.
He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh.
He served as the Director General of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011.
Lohani got his first job as journalist in the Daily Millat in 1955. He joined as a secretary at Chhayanaut, a cultural organization, in 1962. He formed a left cultural organization – Kranti in 1967.
In 1960, Lohani married Syeda Dipti Rani (died 2007). She was his fellow political party member. Together they had two daughters and a son.