Dhaka, April 25 -- The 20th solo exhibition by Arham ul Huq Chowdhury, titled 'Decorated Deeds: Bangla Calligraphy on Antique Documents', is currently ongoing at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (AFD) in the capital's Dhanmondi.

The latest exhibition of Arham's, 'Decorated Deeds', marks his 20th solo show and celebrates 30 years of his association with Alliance Francaise de Dhaka. Opened on the day of Pahela Baishakh (April 14), the first day of Bangla New Year - this special series features 31 Bangla calligraphy artworks rendered on rare antique documents, some dating back to the East India Company and colonial periods.

In this unique body of work, Arham overlays ancient Bangla idioms and proverbs onto vintage papers, symbolical...