Art & Culture

The 65th birth anniversary celebration of late iconic playwright and thespian Selim Al Deen will begin today at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy with a show of the playwright’s noted play Hargaj. Theatre troupe Swapnadal will stage the play as the beginning of its five-day celebration, which will take place at Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka and in ... Read more

Peers recall late filmmaker on 3rd death anniv Tareque Masud was a free man in the truest sense of the term. ‘He was free from all sorts of narrowness and prejudices and we can see the reflection of his freedom in his films,’ said Zakir Hossain Raju in his speech at a commemorative programme organised ... Read more

Even though her exhibition is titled Monochrome, artist Lubna Habib has used multiple colours on her canvasses, and she has used them rather copiously to highlight a wide range of themes. The exhibition, which is going on at the Bronia Café in Gulshan 1, displays 47 acrylic and oil paintings by the artist. Lubna has ... Read more

Today is acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud’s 3rd death anniversary. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB) has chalked out a discussion session at the Music and Dance Centre of the academy today to mark the day. The discussion session titled Tareque Masud-er Prasongikota: Bangladesh-er Chalachitra o Chalachitra Charcha

The people became mesmerised with the beautiful rendering of some Lalon songs by noted singer Farida Parveen at a solo concert at the Music and Dance Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday evening. Farida Parveen presented songs of the legendary bard for two and half hours at the programme, which was organised by Lalon ... Read more

Bishwabhara Pran National minority people in frames Life of ethnic minority people always stirs great curiosity among the urban people. They thrill us with their challenging lifestyle and at the same time also charm us with the simplicity of their being. Three photographers have travelled to the remotest parts of Bangladesh to capture glimpses of ... Read more

The 91st birth anniversary of master artist SM Sultan will be observed in befitting manner today at Narail. SM Sultan Foundation and the district administration have chalked out daylong programmes to mark the birth anniversary of the celebrated painter. Besides, SM Sultan Bengal Art College in Narail, Jessore Sultan Art College, educational institutions and various ... Read more

Reunion of artists for group exhibition ‘Ay, ar ektibar ayree sakha, praner majhe ay, Mora sukher dukher kotha kobo, pran jurabe tay’ (Come once more, my friend, come into my heart Together we’ll share pains and pleasures to heal the heart.) Nothing can be happier than getting together with friends who have not seen one ... Read more

In the course of mankind, some rare individuals reach such heights that it is difficult to put befitting adjectives before their names. Rabindranath Tagore is such a name. Even after 73 years since his death, the maestro remains as bright as the North Star in all forms of artwork that he has touched during his ... Read more

Mohajoner Nao, an acclaimed production of theatre troupe Subachan Natya Sangsad, will be staged in Kolkata on Monday as part of a four-day cultural festival. Organised jointly by Kolkata-based popular folk-fusion band Dohar and Lopamudra Productions, the festival, titled Root Music Festival, began on August 1.

The television channels have chalked out special programmes for children for Eid-holidays. Though the programme schedule is dominated mainly by drama series, films, musical programmes and talkshows, channels have arranged few programmes such as magic show, puppet show, magazine show and plays for children. One of the most talked about children’s programme on Eid is the ... Read more

Leading theatre troupe Nagarik Natyasampraday will stage one of its acclaimed productions Opekkhaman (At Threshold) today evening, after iftar at Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The play was originally prepared in 2009 for Ibsen festival. Written by eminent poet-playwright Syed Shamsul Haque and directed by thespian Ataur Rahman, the play reinterprets two seminal ... Read more

Students of theatre and performance studies department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University presented an impressive performance of Bishad Sindhu on Saturday at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Adapted from Mir Mosharraf Hossain’ novel and directed by Syed Mamun Reza, head and assistant professor of theatre and performance studies department, the play ... Read more

The second death anniversary of noted writer, playwright, director and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed will be observed today. Private television channel Channel i has chalked out a day-long programme to mark the day. Besides, a Qurankhwani will be held at Nuhas Palli of Pirujali village in Gazipur where he was laid to rest, family sources said. ... Read more

Prachyanat, one of the popular theatre troupes, staged its acclaimed play Kinu Kaharer Thetar at Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. The play, which is the 15th production of Prachyanat, was staged as its regular show. Written by Manoj Mitra and directed by

Subir Chowdhury, a director of Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, who devoted his life in patronising art, is no more. The great art connoisseur and artist drew his last breath on June 30 at Sydney in Australia. The artist, along with a 10-member group, went to Australia on March 16 to arrange exhibitions on behalf ... Read more

Since its inception in spring 2002, BRAC University Cultural Club has been nurturing the cultural traits of BRACU students. The members of this club successfully participated in events like MUSICon and South Asian University Festival bringing the club both national and international acclaim. Last week, the club celebrated its 12th founding anniversary. The event mainly comprised ... Read more

Ramendu Majumdar, Masud Ali Khan conferred with lifetime achievement award Seasoned actors Ramendu Majumdar and Masud Ali Khan received Life Time Achievement Awards at the Tenashinash Awards at the Manirul Islam Auditorium of Bangladesh Television on Friday. Television Natya Shilpy o Nattyokar Sansad (Tenashinath) bestowed the awards to the artistes for their long standing contributions ... Read more

Eminent Bengali poet Abul Hossain died on Sunday at about 10:30pm in the capital’s Square Hospital. He was 92 and was suffering from old-age complications. One of the most aged poets Abul Hossain was a parent figure to many in the contemporary literature arena in Bangladesh. Hossain, an Ekushey Padak winner, has had an unwavering ... Read more

In the country’s portrait photography arena, the name Nasir Ali Mamun comes as a pioneer. His camera, in the last four decades, has captured some wonderful portraits of famous men/women of the country and abroad. He is also noted for his portrait-photographs of common people, which capture the underlying reality beneath surface appearances. However, Mamun is ... Read more