Aga Khan Award
Photo exhibition on architectures of 2 Bangladeshis
Marina Tabassum shows Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor the photos of Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, designed by her, at Edge Gallery in Dhaka's Gulshan-2 yesterday, of which project was selected for Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Nineteen snaps of such structures, including of another Bangladeshi Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury's Friendship Centre, were displayed at the ceremony held by Aga Khan Development Network and the cultural affairs ministry to honour the two, who will be awarded on November 5 and 6 in the UAE. Photo: Star
The pictures of architectures, designed by two Bangladeshis and recently selected for Aga Khan Award for Architecture, were displayed at Edge Gallery in Dhaka's Gulshan-2 yesterday.
Dhaka's Bait Ur Rouf Mosque of Marina Tabassum and Gaibandha's Friendship Centre of Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury were shown among 19 pictures of selected establishments there.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. “I always wanted to manifest it through my work,” Tabassum told the programme held by Aga Khan Development Network and the cultural affairs ministry to honour the two.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor said, “It is probably a record that two architects from one country have won the award.”
The award will be given on November 5 and 6 in Dubai and Al-Ain, UAE.
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