Art & Culture

The 57th anniversary of the birth of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Tareq Masud, who established his own language of storytelling on the silver screen, will be observed today. His blend of patriotism and pragmatism was what constituted the individuality that is reflected in his films. Having been a student of history, having educated himself in the ... Read more

Artisan Anup Nag has a rich family tradition of making ornaments and wind instruments from the conch shells. Anup, born and bred at Shankhari Bazar, home to conch shell artisanship, is displaying his products at the weeklong Craft Fair organised by Bangladesh National Museum at its Nalinikanta Bhattasali Auditorium. The fair will continue till

A Bangladeshi student Sumaiya Mamun has won the third prize at the Churchill Photography Competition 2013 at the University of Cambridge in UK. Sumaiya’s another photograph was selected as one of the top 20 photographs in the competition. The annual photography competition allows the university members to participate in the competition

Bangla Academy celebrated its 58th founding anniversary on Tuesday through a discussion and cultural programme at the Kabi Shamsur Rahman Seminar Hall of the academy. Professor Sirajul Islam, a member of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, presented the keynote paper at the discussion session and two singers rendered songs at the celebrations programme.

Professional rickshaw painter Rafiqul Islam, from Narinda in Dhaka, has put his artworks on display at the Craft Fair in the Nalini Kanata Bhattashali auditorium in Bangladesh National Museum, which will end on Saturday. At one time, he used to earn his bread by painting rickshaw boards at different shops at Narinda. But now, like ... Read more

Seasoned dancer and researcher Lubna Marium represented Bangladesh in the two-day annual general meeting of the World Dance Alliance–Asia Pacific that ended on Sunday in the Taiwanese capital Taipei. Lubna Marium, the vice-president of WDA-AP, presented a scholarly paper on the popular performing art forms of Bangladesh in the conference, jointly hosted by the dance ... Read more

Diverse craftworks by the traditional artisans are on display at the Nalini Kanta Bhattasali Gallery of Bangladesh National Museum in Shahbagh. Thirty nine artisans, who participated at the Setouchi International Art Festival in Japan last July, are displaying their craft works in same number of stalls at the weeklong craft fair organised by the department ... Read more

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy acrobatic team wowed the audience on Monday displaying their skills of balance and acrobatic moves in an open air programme held under the banyan tree at the Suhrawardy Udyan at Shahbagh, which has become popular as Chobir Haat. The show was organised as part of the month-long 10th founding anniversary celebrations programme

Thousands of listeners enjoy classical music Truly it was a ‘festival for all’. Each day over 30 thousand audience enjoyed nightlong presentations of diverse classical music performed by the legendary musicians and vocalists in the sub-continent at the open air programme at the Army Stadium. Leading dancers also displayed spectacular classical dance recitals for the ... Read more

Today is the 92nd birth anniversary of the master artist Patua Quamrul Hassan (1921–1988), who designed the National Flag of the country. One of the pioneers of modern art in Bangladesh, Quamrul Hassan also designed the monograms of Bangladesh government, Bangladesh Bank, Freedom Fighters’ Welfare Trust, Parjatan Corporation and Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Hassan was always involved

Cultural organisation Wrishiz Shilpighoshthi celebrated its 37th founding anniversary on Saturday at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Wrishiz also honoured three eminent personalities – professor emeritus Anisuzzaman in education and culture, ATM Shamsuzzaman in acting, and professor Abul Barkat in economics and social

Bengal Classical Music Fest Diverse music, dance move Dhaka audience  With her rhythmic movements onstage, the Indian bharatnatyam maestro vidushi Alarmel Valli sometimes created image of the wave on the stagnant water and sometimes resembled the resonance of the flattering wings of a beautiful butterfly. Synchronised with the rendition of four poems on different ragas, ... Read more

Theatre activists in the city enthusiastically celebrated the 33rd founding anniversary of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, a common platform of theatre activists, on Friday. The celebration programme began with a colourful procession that travelled from the Natok Sarani (Baily Road) to Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

The eight-day theatre festival organised by Prangonemor ended on Friday through staging of the troupe’s latest production Irsha at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Syed Shamsul Haque’s theatre of absurd Irsha, directed by Ananta Hira, features the inherent jealousy of human beings through the ‘stream of words’ of the three characters- ... Read more

Recitation artiste Kazi Madina was bestowed with the Naren Biswas Award 2013 at a commemorative programme organised to observe the 15th death anniversary of the late linguist professor Naren Biswas on Friday at the Liberation War Museum in Segun Bagicha. Madina received the award for his contributions towards developing recitation as a performing art in ... Read more

Aranyak Natya Dal will premiere its play Swapnapothik featuring the struggles of the millions of apparel workers in the country today at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Written by Haroon Rashid, the play is a creative and conscious response to the numerous tragic accidents that took place at different apparel factories like ... Read more

The evolution of performance art in Bangladesh was presented through an audio-visual display on Wednesday at the art magazine Depart’s office in Manipuri Para in the capital. Freelance artist Palash Bhattacharjee, who is also an assistant graphic designer of the magazine, historicised the evolution of performance art in Bangladesh.

Prangonemor Theatre Fest Shesher Kabita staged  Prangonemor staged Tagore’s Shesher Kabita on the sixth day of the ongoing theatre festival at the Music and Dance Centre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The troupe is celebrating its 10th founding anniversary by organising an eight-day festival featuring all the eight productions of the troupe. The ... Read more

Mass people sometimes feel at a loss when they hear the term ‘classical music’, which is usually rendered in Hindi or Urdu for the ‘elites’ in the sub-continent. But, such perception is not always true as many quality raga-based Bangla songs have been composed, which can entertain even the common people. Leading and promising singers

It is not any portrayal of the beauty of the spring. Basanta Jagaran staged on Monday at Dhaka University, rather addresses a burning issue of the contemporary urban life: children are missing the beauty of adolescent life being the victim of extreme pressure created on them. The extent of the pressure is shown through one ... Read more