Exhibition

March 18-April 7

Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts holds a solo exhibition of abstract art by Mahmudul Haque, one of the major exponents of the trend in contemporary times.The exhibition will run through April 7 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. everyday.

April 5-10

'Earthen', an institute of three artists Debashis, Swapan and Shahadat, holds a Terracotta Art Exhibition at the Zainul Gallery of the Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka University. The inaugural ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. and the show will be opened by M. Anwarul Kabir Talukder, State Minister for Finance and Planning.

Artist Abdus Satter and Philippe Nicaise, Alliance Francaise Director, will also attend the ceremony. The show continues up to April 10 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

April 4-8

Artlinks organises a solo of digital painting by New Yorkbased artist Masud Ul Alam. The exhibition remains open from 3 to 8 p.m.

April 4-15

Shilpangan holds a special 12-day painting show of reputed painter Ranjit Das. The exhibition starts at the Shilpangan Gallery at 5.30 p.m. the inaugural occasion will be attended by Enayetullah Khan, Mohiuddin Khalid and artist Samarjit Ropy Chowdhury. The show remains open from 10 am to 8 p.m.

Book Fair

April 2-15

'Shrabon'--a literary publishing house, holds an amazing book fair at its stall at the Aziz Super Market, to protest the ongoing US-led war against Iraq. The fair features a huge collection of books written to condemn war over the time. The fair also presents T-shirts, stickers, and posters--all inscribed with war-condemning slogans. The book fair is open until April 15.