Art exhibition on contemporary from Bangladesh was held at the Headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels from 3 to 10 April 2008. Modern art in Bangladesh is in step with the global trend while still drawing from our millennia old creative traditions. The vibrancy of this collection of 61 paintings from 31 renowned artists provides an excellent metaphor for the rich and varied relations which Bangladesh and the European Union enjoy. There is great scope to enhance cultural exchanges, which undoubtedly promote understanding and warmth in international relations.
The participating artists were Qayyum Chowdhury, Murtaja Baseer, Syed Jahangir, Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, Hashem Khan, Rafiqun Nabi, Monirul Islam, Mahmudul Haque, Kalidas Karmakar, Shahid Kabir, Abdus Shakoor Shah, Monsur Ul Karim, Nazlee Laila Mansur, Farida Zaman, Mohammad Eunus, Ranjit Das, Nasreen Begum, Rokeya Sultana, Dilara Begum Jolly, Dhali Al Mamoon, Khalid Mahmood Mithu, Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Sheikh Afzal, Shishir Bhattacharjee, Iffat Ara Dewan, Rafi Haque, Ahmed Nazir, Mahbubur Rahman, Tayeba Begum Lipi, Laila Sharmeen, Shambhu Acharya

Date: 03.04.2008 – 10.04.2008
Venue: Berlaymont Building, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium