Art & Culture

The three-day film festival featuring films of ‘golden age’ drew huge audience at the auditorium of National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. In order to celebrate 30 decades of the founding of Bangladesh Film Archive, the organisation has jointly arranged the festival with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The festival, which was inaugurated by noted playwright ... Read more

Recently demised noted singer Bashir Ahmed was remembered through award giving ceremony, discussion and presentation of the singer’s popular songs at a programme at the Music and Dance Centre auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday. Bashir Ahmed, who dominated the music industry in the 60s and 70s and is considered as one of the ... Read more

Registration for the 35th film appreciation course is now open for those who are interested in filmmaking. The two-month course titled Film Appreciation Course, which has been organised by Bangladesh Film Institute, will begin on May 22. Noted filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel will conduct the course. The course will teach students

Through most of his coveted works, national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam heralds an indomitable spirit that inspires people to fight against all forms of oppression. This unflinching, rebellious spirit of Nazrul was hailed by speakers as the poet was commemorated on the second day of the Fourth International Nazrul Convention. The event that has been ... Read more

Originally published in 1910, Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali has risen to a cult status and continues to be one of the most well known works of Bengali literature. A documentary film featuring Gitanjali will be premiered tomorrow at the auditorium of the National Museum at 6:30pm. The documentary titled Timeless Gitanjali has been directed by Dr. ... Read more

Baishakh, with all its tempestuous beauty, never fails to spark the creative imagination of artists in this part of the world. That Bangladesh, as a nation deeply rejoices the seasonal diversities, further stimulates creative minds. Roop Ronger Baishakh, a group art exhibition that kicked off on May 3 at Bronia Café & Gallery in Gulshan ... Read more

Week-long European Film Festival kicked off at Star Cineplex of Bashundhara City in the capital on Tuesday evening. European Union and Star Cineplex have jointly organised the second edition of the festival like they did in the previous year. The festival features 12 films from 12 different countries of the European Union. The festival began ... Read more

Music directors-composers Sheikh Sadi Khan and Ali Hossain were all praise for the recently demised singer Bashir Ahmed at a remembrance programme at Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday. Singer Bashir Ahmed died on April 19 after a notable career spanning over five decades in the music industry. Both Sheikh Sadi ... Read more

William Shakespeare’s popular comedy Taming of the Shrew is a well-known and widely-staged play across the world in its original form and language as well as in other local forms and translations. In Bangladesh, the play is staged mostly in its pleasing translation that was done by iconic theatre personality Munier Chowdhury with the title- ... Read more

Dahlia Ahmed’s commendable recitation of classic Tagore poems and melodious performance of Tagore songs by Indian artiste Nayan Mukherjee entertained the audience at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre at Gulshan in the capital on Friday. It turned out to be a Tagore extravaganza as the melody of Tagore’s songs was followed up with captivating lines

Evergreen Tagore songs once again entertained a packed audience at a programme at Chhayanaut on Thursday evening. Even the gloomy and humid weather could not thin down the crowd on the evening who took a nostalgic trip with the Tagore songs that never get old. The event was arranged by Chhayanaut to celebrate the legend’s ... Read more

Today is the 153rd birth anniversary of one of Bengali literature’s brightest stars, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Different cultural organisations have chalked out an array of programmes at different venues to celebrate the timeless works of the Nobel Laureate poet, author, playwright, lyricist, musician and artist to mark the occasion. A five-day National Rabindra Sangeet Festival

Theatre School Praktani staged three consecutive shows of its recent production Pratham Partha on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The first two shows were staged at Natmandol of Dhaka University, while the last show was held at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Pratham Partha, written by eminent poet-playwright-writer Buddhadeva Bose, is based on the ... Read more

Every region of the world has its own distinct form of expression in language, in fine arts or whatsoever it is. Paintings that come out of a Japanese painter are reasonably different from those of a German painter, as they are located in different realities, different sensibilities. One common difference used

Songs of legendary folk bards like Fakir Lalon Shah, Hason Raja, Radha Raman and Shah Abdul Karim are quite popular to the urban audience as these songs are presented every now and then by different artistes on radio, television or live stage shows. But there many other commendable bards, born in this region, who created ... Read more

Soothing, comforting and enthralling was Friday evening for a packed audience at Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy; as noted local and Indian maestros of classical music created an ambiance of jubilation with their musical brilliance. Music Alliance World Wide, in association with BSA, arranged the programme titled ‘Notes and Tunes in Baishakh’

There are dances for every occasion and emotion, which is why it has the potential to serve as a means of expression for all who embrace it. In the moments when our longest yearnings materialise, we often start dancing even without being aware of it. Dance gives us strength, courage, inspiration and perseverance to carry ... Read more

Graceful, refined movement and postures, synchronisation with music and coordination of the dancers left the audience fascinated at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, on Monday evening. The International Dance Day was vividly celebrated with chorus recitals featuring folk, classical, modern, fusion and other styles of dances. The show was organised by

‘With its singular force to eliminate social and ethnic distinctions, leaving but the movement of bodies in their essence, of human beings returning to their pure expression, unique and shared, dance can unite all’. So writes French choreographer and dancer Mourad Merzouki as International Dance Day 2014 message. Today is the day to celebrate

The five-day photography exhibition titled 1134 Lives not Numbers featuring Rana Plaza catastrophe ended with a musical programme at Pathsala premises at Panthopath in the capital on Saturday. Organised by Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, the exhibition featured images by 19 photographers showcasing the aftermath of the horrific accident and paying homage to