Three-day typography show ‘Bornomala’ ends

A three-day Calligraphy and Typography exhibition ‘Bornomala’ has ended on Sunday at the Liberation War Museum in Agargaon, Dhaka. This was another innovative endeavor by Krayonmag, a distinctive publishing and social storytelling platform in Bangladesh. This three-day exhibition was inaugurated on May 11.

Out of deep concern for all the lost alphabets of the world, KrayonMag wishes to preserve the Bangladeshi alphabet out of respect. The ‘Bornomala’ exhibition has been organised to display the script of different languages of Bangladesh (Bangla, the language of tribal communities) in the form of calligraphy, typography and lettering.

Selina Hussain, author, writer, and novelist, Salma Adil MJF, Founder (Salma Adil Foundation), CFO (Top of Mind), UNDP Project Officer Rebecca Sultana, and Poet Gulshan-e-Yasmeen, who is a lifelong member of Bangla Academy and chairman and founder of Children and women vision foundation, attended the inaugural celebration.

Selina Hossain said, “We fought for our language and it is our responsibility to protect and preserve this language. The Bangla alphabet should not be lost due to lack of preservation. And KrayonMag should keep up this effort in the future days as well.”

Various artists from Bangladesh and India participated in the exhibition. Among the participants are Arup Baul, Jannatul Ferdous, Shubhra Dhar, Abdul Baten Sarkar, Manowar Hussain Shah, Md Morsalin bin Kashem, Obaidullah Omar, Upal Roy Chowdhury, Mehnaz Tabassum and many others.