The spirit of the war of independence in 1971 and contribution of the founding president of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman have been highlighted in an ongoing group art show at the Gallery Jolrong in Banani.
The 20-day art exhibition titled Muktijuddho o Bangabandhu features the works of 60 artists including senior artists like Shahabuddin Ahmed and Hamiduzzan Khan along with promising artists.
Both the war and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are presented in the displayed works at the exhibition. For example, a painting by artist Abdus Shakoor Shah portrays some mysterious looking faces. The faces stand for those millions of people, who were brutally killed during the genocide committed by the Pakistani army. Another work by Amirul Momenin Chowdhury, titled Bangladesh- 1971, shows the misery of a helpless woman who was captivated and raped by the Pakistani force during the war. Yet the title is suggestive of the ground realities that existed in Bangladesh, 1971.
Another work on display shows Sheikh Mujibur Rahman standing tall as the leader of the masses. A painting by Zakia Khan Chandana portrays Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is fighting from his grave to re-establish the rights of the people of Bangladesh.
The exhibition was inaugurated by minister of foreign affairs Dr Dipu Moni on May 19.
The exhibition will continue till 10 June.
Source: New Age
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