Mohammad Abdur Rahim

Mohammad Abdur Rahim
Born : 1974, Tootpara, Khulna

Fathar's Name : Mohammad Abdur Rashid

Education : M.M ( Kamil Hadith )1994, Master of Arts ( Islamic Studies ) 2005.

Co-curricular Activities : Khulna Shishu Academy, Art Class on Friday 1982-1990, Art & Painting workshop 6th months, 16th Art History and Art Appreciation Course 2003, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Calligraphy learnt from Ustad Shahidullah F. Bari ( Thuluth, Naskh, Muhakkak, Raihani, Dewani and Kufi) and Ustadah Mahbube Pur Rahimi Mashadi Irani ( Nasta'lik ). One day Calligraphy Workshop of Ustad Ali Farasati in 2005 in National Museum in Dhaka. Iran- Bangladesh Calligraphy Workshop 2004 in Iranian Cultural Centre in Dhaka. Trainer and Demonstrator of Calligraphy Workshop at Asiatic Society Bangladesh with Calligraphy Exhibition of Artist Aminul Islam Amin, 2008.

Group Exhibition : Group Exhibition Academy Students, Khulna 1986; Calligraphy Exhibition, Chittagong 2001; International Conference on Calligraphy of the Islamic World, Tehran, Iran 2002; Calligraphy Exhibition organized by Shahitto Sanaskriti Kendra and Calligraphy Society Bangladesh in Dhaka 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008; National Art Exhibition 2005 organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy; 7th International Arabic Calligraphy Competition in the name of Hashim Mohammad Al Baghdadi 2007 organized by IRICA Istanbul, Turkey; Bangladesh-Iran calligraphy Exhibition 2008, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka.

Collection : Saudi Arabia, India, Arab Emirates and Bangladesh.

Notable deeds : Author of Islamic Art Book " Islami Calligraphy" ( 2002 published in Bangla); "Islamic Calligraphy Nashkhilipi" (2005 published in Bangla); "Islamic Calligraphy Naskhilipi, Sulus, Dewanilipi" (2004 published in Bangla); A Practical Handbook of Thuluth Calligraphy(2008 published in Bangla) and published more than hundreds Articles of Calligraphy subjects in national daily news papers and magazines. A major Calligraphy works on Marble, Tiles, Wood, Brass and Calligraphy mural in Mosques and religious architectures of Dhaka, Chittagong, Hobigonj, Munshigonj. Calligraphy Documentary showed by Islamic TV 2008.

Editor : Calligraph-Art ( The first News Magazine on Calligraphy Art in Bangladesh)

Founder Secretary : Calligraphy Society Bangladesh.

Teacher : Calligraphy Course of Calligraphy Society Bangladesh.

Present Position : Sub-Editor, Daily Sangram, 423, Elephant Road, Moghbazar, Dhaka- 1217.

Phone : Pabx- 9346448, 8318128, 8015094 (ext- 215)

Mobile ; 88 01819676027, 88 01552344601

e-mail : rahimcalligraphy05@gmail.com; rahimcalligraphybd@gmail.com; rahimcalligraphybd@yahoo.com; calligraphy.bd@gmail.com .

Website : http://rahimcalligraphybd.wordpress.com/ ; http://www.rahimcalligraphybd.blogspot.com/ ; http://bdcalligraphy.blogspot.com/