The monsoon was welcomed presenting songs and poems glorifying the season on the first day of the Ashar on Saturday. Artistes in special attires in group and solo performed in the day-long programmes organised by Satyen Sen Shilpi Gosthi at Dhaka University. The morning session took place at Hakim Chattar where solo artistes and leading ... Read more
Art & Culture
Maljora Gaan, jatra pala presented
Two popular indigenous art forms-maaljora gaan and jatra pala- were presented by the traditional artistes on the concluding day of the two-day programme organised by Chhayanaut at its auditorium on Friday. The festival titled Desh Ghorer Gaan was organised marking the late cultural personality and journalist
Puppet show entertains children
Many children with their parents enjoyed puppet shows presented by internationally acclaimed puppeteer artist Mustafa Monwar on Friday at the National Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The moral teachings delivered through the artistically rich traditional puppet show performances gave
Amina Sundori staged on 2nd day
A traditional pala based experimental theatre production Amina Sundori was staged by Theatre Art Unit on the second day of Nattyateertha’s theatre festival Ponchadosher Ponchadin on Friday at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Through the simple narrative of a woman named Amina, the play features the fact that women have no respect
Cultural heritage of different regions presented
Traditional folk music of different regions across the country drew huge audience on the opening of the two-day folk music festival in the Chhayanaut auditorium on Thursday afternoon. The festival titled Desh Ghorer Gaan has been organised by Chhayanaut as a belated celebration of its founder Wahidul Haque’s birth anniversary, which falls on March 16.
Ponchadosher Ponchadin begins with Majhrater Manushera
Theatre troupe Nattyateertha has arranged an atypical five-day theatre festival where three guest troupes and the host troupe will stage 50th shows of five plays. On Thursday afternoon, amid much colour and enthusiasm, the festival was inaugurated by Ramendu Majumdar, president of worldwide International Teatre Institute, at the premise of National
Songs of three music maestros presented
Legendary music directors of Bangla songs Khan Ataur Rahman, Subal Das and Debu Bhattachariya were remembered through a musical programme organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday at its National Music and Dance Centre. A discussion session was also held on the life and works of the legends at the same venue prior to the ... Read more
Samar Das, Dhir Ali Miah remembered
Young singers presented popular songs composed by two great musicians- Samar Das (1929-2001) and Dhir Ali Miah (1925-1984) as part of the programme series titled Bishishto Jonder Sarone [remembering the great musicians]. A large audience attended the programme on Wednesday at Music and Dance Centre.
Cultural activists mourn Ajit Pandey’s death
The cultural activists in Bangladesh mourn at the death of a leading people’s song singer of the sub-continent Ajit Pandey, who died on Thursday at the age of 74 at his residence in Kolkata, India. In expressing his grief, cultural personality Kamal Lohani observed that Ajit Pandey was in one hand an artiste and on ... Read more
Shahidul’s search for Kalpana
Every ordinary but inanimate object bearing the memories of Kalpana Chakma appears as a witness of the terrifying abduction moment of the rights activist on the early hours of June 12, 1996, in internationally acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam’s innovative installation titled Searching for Kalpana Chakma, which is on display at Drik Gallery in Dhanmondi.
Songs by Mumtaz Ali, Kanai Lal presented
Singer Rumu Khan paid her tribute as an artiste and a daughter to music composer and singer, the late Mumtaz Ali Khan that touched the hearts of many at the commemorative programme organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at its Music and Dance Center. There was a touch of melancholy in the singer’s melodious voice as ... Read more
Badal Rahman remembered
Filmmaker Badal Rahman’s third death anniversary was jointly observed by Moviyana Film Society and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy through a film screening and discussion on Tuesday at the conference room of the academy. Rahman, till his death, remained proactive in the arena of film and culture. He was the president of Federation of
Popular singers present songs of folk maestros
Legendary traditional singers Abbas Uddin Ahmed and Abdul Alim were remembered through a musical sprogramme organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday at its National Music and Dance Centre. A discussion session was also held on the life and works of the two legends at the same venue prior to the
Fund-raising exhibition for Rana Plaza victims continues
Gallery Chitrak has organised a group exhibition to raise funds to help the Rana Plaza victims and their families. Titled Human Being for Humanity, the exhibition showcases 41 paintings, drawings and sketches by 40 renowned artists of the country like late Safiuddin Ahmed, Qayyum Chowdhury, Murtaja Baseer, Hashem Khan, Rafiqun Nabi, Syed Jahangir,
IUB observes Nazrul’s birth anniv
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a programme on Tuesday to celebrate the 114th Birth Anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, permanent campus at Bashundhara. The programme entitled Nazrul Prohor was jointly organised by the Kazi Nazrul Islam-Abbasuddin Ahmed Research and Study Centre, Art Club and Division of Students Affairs (DoSA) of the university.
Leading singers present Kamal Dasgupta’s songs
The legendary singer-composer Kamal Dasgupta was remembered through a musical show organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday at National Music and Dance Center. The programme shed light on the life and works of the legendry musician and transported the audience to the yesteryear Bangla melodies as celebrated singers like Iffat Ara Dewan, Shoma Rani ... Read more
Badal Rahman’s death anniv today
Moviana Film Society and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has jointly organised a programme to mark noted filmmaker Badal Rahman’s third death anniversary today. Badal Rahman (1949-1980) was the director of the first full-length feature film for children in Bangladesh, Emil-er Goenda Bahini (1980). Till his demise, he was the president of the Federation
Saga of nature illustrated
The bounty and elegance of nature have been presented through paintings by artist Warior Rahman Sami. A total number of 36 paintings, mostly done in watercolour, are on display at the young artist’s debut solo exhibition titled The Great Saga of Nature at the Shilpangan Gallery in Dhanmondi. Eye-soothing natural scenes,
Five artists unite through Awakening show
A print exhibition titled Awakening has created a path to unite five printmakers—Rokeya Sultana, Ahmed Nazir, Rafi Haq, Rashid Amin and Mustafa Zaman, who had formed a group called The Dhaka Printmakers roughly 21 years ago. The 12-day exhibition displaying 45 prints is currently being held at Bengal Shilpalaya Gallery in Dhanmondi. Noted printmaker Rokeya ... Read more
Actor Sirajul Islam Montu dies
Once popular comic actor Sirajul Islam Montu, famous for his appearance in the TV shows of 1980s Jodi Kichhu Money Na Koren, died at the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Saturday night. He was 75. He was admitted to the hospital on Friday following a brain stroke, her elder daughter said.