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The 10th calligraphy exhibition began at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city on Sunday.

A 16-day exhibition features calligraphy art works made by 38 eminent and promising artists of the country.

Islamic Arts Organisation president Syed Mahmudul Hasan inaugurated the show jointly organised by the Shilpakala Academy and the Sahitya Sanskriti Kendra.

Director General of Shilpakala Academy Bhuyan Shafiqul Islam chaired the inaugural function.

Among others President of Sahitya Sanskriti Kendra Saifullah Mansur, artist Abdus Sattar, founding principal of Chittagong Art College Sabih-Ul-Alam and art critic Mohammad Ashraful Islam also spoke on the occasion. About the exhibition Abdus Sattar said, "The art-works at the show have featured flowers, natural sceneries, human faces alongside letters of different languages." The participating artists at the show are Abdus Sattar, Enayet Hossain, Sabih-Ul-Alam, AHM Bashir Ullah, Ahmed Nawaz, Mir Md Rezaul Karim, Rasa, Forej Ali, Ibrahim Mondol, Jahangir Hossain, Shahidullah F Bari, Aminul Islam Amin, MH Moniruzzaman, Mahbub Murshid, Nasir Uddin Ahmed Khan, Md Amirul Haque, Bashir Misbah, Mohammad Abdur Rahim, Ferdous Ara Ahmed, Mahmud Mustafa Al-Maruf, Eshaque Ahmed, Ferdousy Begum, Sharmila Quader, Zamel Hamidi, Md Abdullah, Morshadul Alom, Masum Billah, Md Kamal Ahmed, Azizur Rahman Talukder, Hasnain, Md Ataur Rahman, Jakir Hossain Jewel, Md Toowfiqur Rahman Tuhan, Baschu Dhor Pall, Md Mahfuzur Rahman Shimul, HM Abdullah Al-Mamun, Nahid Rokhsana, Ataullah, Mohammad Mohiuddin and Abu Darda.

The exhibition will remain open from 11:00am to 7:00pm on working days while it remains open from 3:00pm to 8:00pm on Fridays till June 30.