Ree, also founder member of SPBA, in his address appreciated the efforts of the Society for promotion of Bangladesh art to the world. He said its recent publication of the book on Bangladesh art has given a different perspective of this country. The society will continue with this excellent effort, he hoped.

Elthem Kabir, chairman of SPBA, said that without support of GrameenPhone the art society would not have been able to achieve the present success.

Artists Hashem Khan, Rafiqun Nabi, Kalidas Karmakar, Nasreen Begum, Fareeda Zaman Rokeya Sultana, Selina Choudhury Milli, Fareha Zeba, Tajuddin Ahmed, Iftekar Ahmed, Chandrashekhar Dey, Naima Huq and members of the Board of Governors of the art society attended the lunch.