Society for Promotion of Bangladesh Art (SPBA), in collaboration with Bank Sohar International, Oman, recently hosted a week long exhibition of seven Bangladeshi artists in the Omani capital city Muscat. The main objective of the exhibition was to showcase to the people of Oman the art culture of Bangladesh.
The Exhibition titled ‘Abstracts and Reality’ was inaugurated by Sheikh Saad al Saadi, Minister of Sports and Mohammed Alardhi, Chairman of Bank Sohar International. Also present were Maqbool Ali Sultan, Advisor to the Sultan of Oman and the Bangladesh Ambassador to Oman Golam Sarwar. The exhibition was curated by Elthem B. Kabir, Founder Chairman of the SPBA.
Extraordinary works by Monirul Islam, Mohammed Eunus, Kanak Chanpa, Mohammed Iqbal, Tajuddin Ahmed, Jahangir Hossain and Maksuda Iqbal Nipa were on display at the Bait Muzna Gallery in Muscat, the most respected Gallery in Oman.  
The first exhibition of its kind in Oman, art enthusiast in Oman were mesmerised by the Bangladeshi artworks. The exhibition was attended by a large number of art enthusiasts, eminent businessmen, diplomats, media and art critics.

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