Art & Culture

A weeklong film festival featuring films based on Tagore’s writings began on Saturday at the EMK Center in Dhanmondi. The programme jointly organised by EMK Center and International Academy of Film and Media will screen five films and a documentary on Tagore’s biography. Renowned film critic Anupam

Teerondaz Natyadal’s latest production Kanthanalite Surjo satirises brutal realities of the contemporary society through an absurd story portraying the sun being stuck into the throat of a man. The troupe premiered its third production on Friday at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The late Indian poet-playwright

Manipuri artistes presented classical manipuri dance and traditional kirtan song at the bamboo made auditorium of Manipuri Theatre at the remote village Ghoramara under Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district. The traditional artistes of the community also presented ritualistic songs and dance recitals at the programme on Thursday, which was organised by Dhrumel, a joint venture ... Read more

Prominent folk singer late Bipul Bhattacharya was recalled at a commemorative programme held at the auditorium of Chhayanaut in Dhanmondi on Friday. The programme comprised of music, film screening and a discussion session on the life and work of Bipul Bhattacharya, who passed away on July 5. Dr. Sarwar Ali, vice-president of Chhayanaut, and Tareq ... Read more

Cultural organisation Wrishiz Shilpi Gosthi arranged a discussion and cultural programme on Thursday at Liberation War Museum to celebrate South African leader Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday. Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, communist party leader Munjurul Ahsan Khan, essayist Mafidul Haque, actor Jhuna Chowdhury, Nader Chowdhury and Golam Kuddus spoke on the occasion presided

The Athena Gallery of Fine Arts in the capital is currently housing a group exhibition titled Finding A Voice showcasing paintings done by 16 aspiring artists. The 25 day exhibition is an outcome of a workshop for emerging artists conducted by the gallery in March this year. The show comprises of 50 paintings mostly done ... Read more

RESEARCH ON HUMAYUN’S NOVELS Bangla Academy fails to keep pledge Observing Humayun Ahmed’s first death anniversary Today is the first anniversary of the death of Humayun Ahmed, the country’s most influential writer after the war of independence. He has written more than 200 fictions and non-fictions. His writing helped Bangladeshi readers to shift their focus ... Read more

As a playwright Humayun Ahmed introduced a new trend in teleplays and TV series by creating realistic narratives, practical characters and witty dialogues in the early 1980s. Humayun’s teleplays and series such as Ei Sab Din Ratri, Kothao Keo Nei, Ayomoy, Bahubrihi, Esho Nipo Bon-e and Janoni aired during the 80s on the state run ... Read more

ICONIC writer Humayun Ahmed emerged as a filmmaker in 1994 through his national award winning film Aguner Paroshmoni, based on the guerrilla operations during the war of independence in 1971. He won the national film award once again for his second film Sraban Megher Din released in 1999. Subsequently  Humayun Ahmed made

Hundreds of Humayun Ahmed’s fans will pay respect to the iconic writer and playwright by placing wreaths and flowers on the author’s grave on the first anniversary of his death today. A marble plaque with an epitaph, two lines from a Tagore’s song, Charana dharite diyo go amare, niyo na niyo na saraye, will be ... Read more

Galleri Kaya in Uttara has organised a big exhibition titled Glimpses marking the 10th founding anniversary of the gallery. The show displays 39 selected paintings of the artists who exhibited their works in Galleri Kaya over the past one decade. Galleri Kaya, one of the leading art galleries in Bangladesh, over the last 10 years ... Read more

Legendary film actor Bulbul Ahmed was analysed as an artiste and a person at a commemorative programme at the seminar hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. Cultural organisation Swapnalok arranged the programme to mark the actor’s third death anniversary that was on Sunday. The seminar was attended by

MOUNT ELBRUS EXPEDITION Photo show features Bangladeshi mountaineers’ trip Three Bangladeshi mountaineers—Musa Ibrahim, Niaz Morshed Patwari and Sifat Fahmida Nawshin, conquered Mount Elbrus in Russia on July 26. Some magnificent images of their expedition are on display at a photography exhibition at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The show displays ... Read more

Students of the faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University have organised an exhibition for raising funds to save the life of peer Syed Fida Hossain. Fida, an MFA student of the department of drawing and painting, is suffering from fatal disease called familial colonic polyposis for the last few years.Doctors said that at least ... Read more

A group exhibition by six artists at Shilpangan Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi depicts various contemporary socio-political issues. The 10-day show titled Whistle features 34 artworks in different mediums including printmaking etching, terracotta, pastel, acrylic and oil on canvas by the participants-Anika Marium Ahmed, Tapan Haldar, Fatima Munni, Umma Shohag, Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury and ... Read more

The 124th death anniversary of mystic poet Pagla Kanai was observed in a befitting manner at Pagla Kanai complex at village Berbari in Jhenaidah on Friday. The death anniversary of the poet is observed on 28 of the Bengali month Ashar. Pagla Kanai Smriti Sangrakkhan Sangshad organised the programme that continued till midnight. After honouring

Artists of a society and particular times are under pressure to reflect the happenings and varied aspects of the society in their contemporary time on their canvasses. An exhibition of prints titled Under Pressure is on display at the Bengal Art Lounge in Gulshan area of the capital. A number of 61 artworks by 26 ... Read more

The National Museum has launched a month-long special exhibition at the Nalini Kanta Bhattasali Gallery on Monday. The exhibition is a part of the museum’s ongoing programme to mark its 100th founding anniversary. The exhibition displaying a selection of 223 artifacts and about 30 paintings from four major curatorial sections

Noted artist Biren Shome’s retrospective featuring selective works done by the artist in his long artistic career spanning over four decades is going on at the Dhaka Art Center in Dhanmondi. The untitled show displays 52 prints created at different times since 1969 to 2013 applying various methods such as etching, relief process and collagraph.

Famous singer Chandana Majumdar has recorded the vital song of the film Phelani, which is based on the tragic death of an innocent girl on the border with India. Chandan’s song titled Aj amar koto rong dhong sukh sokhigo belongs to the traditional marriage genre, though the film features how brutally Phelani was killed by ... Read more