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Taking a stand against corruption

Cartoon exhibition by TIB

Cultural Correspondent
On the occasion of International AntiCorruption Day (December 9), Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) organised a cartoon competition and exhibition on the theme "fighting corruption." As a part of TIB's Youth Engagement and Support (YES) programme, the objective of the competition and exhibition is to motivate the youth to say no to corruption.
The exhibition held recently at Drik Gallery a|so“provide(^tlie panic ipants with an opportunity to' convey their under-
standing of corruption while demonstrating their artistic skills. The exhibition included cartoons, which have received awards and special mention out of 791 entries to the competition by young cartoonists (in two age groups of 13-18 and 19-35) from all over the country.
According to the judges -- renowned cartoonists Ahsan Habib, Sharier Khan and Shishir Bhattacharjee, this competition and exhibition by TIB have caught on in the country. Two years back, over 300 cartoons were submitted at the first competition by TIB. This year that number reached alnjostflOOsUiis ircenaintv /cod news for aspiring cartoonist^. *
Though a few of the cartoons at this year's exhibition seemed similar to the ones from previous years' arrangements, certain cartoons were inspiring, like Morshedul Quayyum Maraz's (Group B) cartoon that envisions the motherland as an embodiment of Durga, slayer of demons. The goddess form is blindfolded and holding scales like Lady Justice. Instead of the buffalodemon, Mahishashur, the goddess is about to smite the corrupt.
The 1st prize-winning cartoon in Group A (age 13 to 18) by Soma Surovi Jannat shows the masses taking back what rightfully belongs to them from corrupt politicians. Soma is a 1st year student of Drawing and Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University.
The 2nd prize winner in Group A, Syed Nafis Sadique Nabil, has shown the Anticorruption Commission playing whack-a-mole with crooks. Nabil, a student of class VII of Mohammadpur Govt High School, has no institutional background in art.
A.S.M Shahidullah Faruq, a graduate from the Department of Architecture, BUET, won the 1st prize in Group B (age 19 to 35). Faruq's work shows Lilliputians trying to remove "du" from "neeti". Faruq is a product designer at Design and Technology Centre. He is also involved with 'KathpenciT - a studio that focuses on illustration for experimental children's books.
The 2nd prize winner in Group B, Mehedi Haque, graduated in Urban and Regional Planning. He is an assistant editor of the monthly satire and cartoon magazine 'Unmad', and also the editorial cartoonist of the daily New Age. Mehedi's cartoon features a gigantic, bloated corrupt individual bullying a puny figure in rags. A smirking child with a needle behind" him waits for his turn.
The exhibition is on the web as well. Award-winning cartoons and those 'receivingspecial mention cjn be seen at http:/7 www.ti-bangladesh.org.