First Bangladeshi cartoonist was Kazi Abul Kashem who started to draw cartoons in a magazine named "shawgat" in 1930s.

In 1971s liberation war Quamrul Hassans cartoon "ei janowarder hotta korte hobe" influenced the freedom fighters deeply.

Nowadays Bangladesh has a big number of newspapers where cartoon is a very popular section.

BANCARAS established in January 2011 by organizing a cartoon exhibition, however its official work was started earlier by a gathering of some junior cartoonist at Unmad office presided by the Editor of Unmad Ahsan Habib (cartoonist) in June 2010.

At National Press Club compound a three-day exhibition was a big success with thousand of viewers.