Works by eight prominent names from the Bengali contemporary art scene, and by South African Gavin Rain and Venice-born Gianfranco Meggiato, makes the Bangladesh Pavilion a truly international space.

Taslima Nasrin faces Hindu extremism and Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh and India. After publication of her book Lajja, Taslima Nasreen earned the ire of Islamic fundamentalists. Her book was banned in her country and a Fatwa was issued against her.

Shumon Ahmed uses photography to record a new history whilst rewriting its past. His multiple pictures of Bangladesh show the angst, isolation and sprawl of the modern metropolis in a manner fitting of Woody Allen’s cinematic images of New York City.

The tumultuous modern history of Bangladesh has meant that its film industry has been hindered in its attempts at development. However several notable ‘Dhallywood’ films have appeared in recent decades which seek to interpret Bangladeshi history.

Drik in Dhaka is a multimedia organisation that made challenging social inequality and customer service its driving force. Credibility of information and powerful images are parts of its program.

La Galerie is one of the most renowned art exhibition centres in the country, with three spaces in Dhaka. Every year, more than 20 exhibitions are organized with young as well as old artists.

The gallery seeks innovation in all concepts and forms of art, and is devoted to exhibiting and discussing the work of important new and established artists working in the medium.

Formally inaugurated on 17 November 1983, the museum is one of the largest in South Asia. It is devoted to archaeology, classical, decorative and contemporary and world civilization.

It's a palace turned into a museum, in Tajhat, Rangpur. An imposing staircase in the center, paved with imported white marble, leads directly above the portico to the upper storey.

Varendra Museum is a museum, research center and popular visitor attraction located at the heart of Rajshahi town and maintained by Rajshahi University in Bangladesh.

The museum is named after the pioneer of Bangladeshi modern art movement, Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala, who used art to express his views on a range of subjects, from rural Bengal to the Liberation War.

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