Dhaka, April 21 -- Former cultural affairs minister Asduzzaman Noor has urged parents to motivate their children to explore art, culture and history.

"We need to provide them (students) opportunities like this event where people can learn about their talents," he said at the opening of a three-day art exhibition at Zainul Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday.

Eminent cartoonist Prof Rafiqun Nabi, DU Fine Art Faculty Dean Prof Nisar Hossain, UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Sudipto Mukherjee, JICA Country Programme Coordinator Naoki Matsumura and Astrotex Group Director Tahmina Tanji attended the event as special guests.

"I didn't even imagine that it'd be this amazing," Nabi said. "This exhibition ca...