The Goethe-Institut Bangladesh and Drik Picture Library inaugurated an international travelling exhibition at the Drik Gallery in Dhaka's Panthapath Friday to showcase the violence of gender constructions, and patriarchal forms of aggression on more vulnerable bodies. Curated by Vidisha Fadescha, "Let no one mistake us for the fruit of violence" is part of the Goethe-Institut's ongoing M3: Man, Male and Masculinity regional Project which includes Bangladesh and five other institutes in India. Read BSA commemorates August 21 massacre with visual art show

The exhibition of Bangladesh Press Photo Contest 2022, organized by Drik Picture Library, is going on at Drik Gallery in the capital. The exhibition, inaugurated on Friday, will be open to the public every day from 3pm to 8pm until March 2. Read:Traveling art exhibition 'Heroes of Our Time' begins in city

The High Court on Monday cleared the way for the police to continue investigation against renowned photographer Shahidul Alam in a case filed in 2018 under the Information and Technology (ICT) Act. The HC bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order after rejecting a writ challenging the legality of going ahead with the investigation into the case lodged under section 57 of the ICT Act. In the case Shahidul Alam, founder of Drik Gallery and Pathsala, has been accused of spreading lies and provocative statements on social media during the 2018 student movement for road safety. Former Attorney General AF Hasna Arif and Barrister Sara Hossain stood for Shahidul while Attorney general AM Amin Uddin and Deputy Attorney General Tushar Kanti Roy represented the state. Also read: CPJ names Shahidul Alam among four for Int’l Press Freedom Awards 2020 The probe was stayed for three months by the High Court on March 14, 2019 following a petition from the internationally known photographer. This was later upheld by the Appellate Division. In the petition Shahidul said that the case was lodged to harass him. He also challenged the legality of the case and sought court’s order to stay all proceedings relating to it. Shahidul was picked up from his Dhanmondi residence by detectives on August 5, 2018 after he gave online interviews to international media and went live on Facebook in support of the students who took to the streets of Dhaka demanding safety on roads. Also read: Probe into Shahidul case to remain halted A case was filed against him with Ramna Police Station the following day for 'spreading propaganda' through Facebook. The High Court granted him bail on November 15, 2018 and he was released from jail on five days later on November 20.