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	'''Jiras Art Gallery''' was the fifth ] established in ], ], after ], Gallery East Pakistan Arts Council Gallery (now ]), Art Ensemble (at Dhanmondi) and Desh Gallery (at Indira Road).<ref name=refnum01>{{cite book \|last=Aktar \|first=Bayazid \|year=2012 \|chapter=Art Gallery \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Art_Gallery \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|editor2-last=Jamal \|editor2-first=Ahmed A. \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name=refnum02>{{cite news \|last=Hossain \|first=Md. Takir \|title=Dhaka Galleries \|url=http://www.theindependent-bd.com/printversion.php?nid=27057 \|location=Dhaka \|newspaper=The Independent \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928155712/http://www.theindependent-bd.com/printversion.php?nid=27057 \|archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref>

	Founded by journalist and entrepreneur Aftabuddin Ahmed and M. M. Yacoob in ], the gallery was the third established by non-government initiative.<ref name=refnum01/><ref name=refnum02/> By 1970, when the gallery was established, only the government galleries founded earlier were still surviving. It was the first art gallery to practice commerce in art in Bangladesh. <!-- (hidden text) and later on, artist yacoob has opened up another branch in Gulshan 2 as Yeart Gallery which is still running successfully.{{Fact\|date=December 2007}} -->
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	The gallery was situated in ], ], in the shopping arcade of PG hospital building from the year 1970 till 2002.
	Due to its close location to the Charukola Institute, now the Art faculty of ], it became a hub for artists, art enthusiasts and students. It provided opportunities for young as well as the mature artists to sell their works. In fact, it was the artists ] and ] who encouraged Aftabuddin Ahmed to take this risk and provide a venue for painters to showcase their paintings and audiences to immerse in the world of art under one roof.

	From the gallery's very beginning, it has been dedicated to the promotion of Bangladeshi artists, providing quality and original art to established and emerging collectors, catering to special events in support of fine art and organizations that are cautious towards social and environmental issues.
	Housing the works of many of the 20th century master painters such as ], ], ], ], ], Abdul Hai, ] and many more.
	Besides paintings Jiras Art Gallery also had a diverse collection of sculptures, wood and clay artifacts created by our local artisans, ceramic vases and jute and leather accessories, decorative items and so much more.

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