PM Hasina opens Shahabuddin’s special arts exhibition in city

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday inaugurated a special arts exhibition titled “A Retrospective 1973-2023” arranged with the selected paintings of Independence Award-winning and internationally-acclaimed artist Shahabuddin Ahmed at the Bangladesh National Museum.

Some 140 selected artworks painted by Shahabuddin Ahmed are being displayed in the month-long solo arts exhibition at Nalini Kanta Bhattasali Gallery of National Museum.

The prime minister opened the retrospective by cutting a ribbon and visited the arts exhibition.

Addressing the inaugural function, the prime minister wished the month-long exhibition a success. “Shahabuddin was a freedom fighter and it seems he is still a freedom fighter as his artworks are reflecting the thought and spirit (of the Liberation War), which inspires me more,” she said.

Bangabandhu’s youngest daughter Sheikh Rehana was present in the inaugural ceremony presided over by State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid.

In the function, the prime minister also unveiled the cover of a book titled “Shahabuddin, A Retrospective 1973-2023.”

President of the Board of Trustees of Bangladesh National Museum Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, Painter Shahabuddin Ahmed, French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy, Cultural Affairs Secretary Khalil Ahmed and Director General of Bangladesh National Museum Md Kamruzzaman spoke on the occasion.

Source: UNB