The 5th edition of Dhaka Art Summit (DAS), known as South Asia’s biggest art and painting biennale exhibition, was inaugurated at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Friday. State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid inaugurated the nine-day event. Convening a critical mass of artists, thinkers and participants, the summit invokes its audience to reconsider histories, movement, borders and other fault lines through the lenses of art. The Dhaka Art Summit has provided an opportunity as a place of harmony by putting both international and Bangladeshi artists and their artworks on display under one roof, side by side. For building a global platform, I thank the organisers of this summit. Supporting local artist-led organisations through its platform, Samdani Artist Led Initiatives Forum and Grant Programme. The foundation aims at developing the art scene of Bangladesh. Working collaboratively with Kathryn Weir (Cosmopolis, Centre Pompidou Paris), Artspace (Sydney), Gudskul (Jakarta), a public learning space established by Ruangrupa, Serrum and Grafis Huru Hara (Jakarta), Para Site (Hong Kong), RAW Material Company (Dakar) and Alserkal (Dubai), the Samdani Art Foundation expands this platform at DAS 2020.