The television channels of the country have chalked out special programmes in order to celebrate the 114th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The list of programmes consists of plays and telefilms; shows featuring music, dance and recitation; talk shows and magazine programmes. Private TV chanell ETV will
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Cultural organisations to celebrate Nazrul birth anniversary
Cultural organisations will celebrate the 144th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam through an array of colourful programmes at different venues in the capital today. The programmes will feature music, dance and recitations of poems composed by the poet. The Cultural Affairs Ministry has organised a daylong programme scheduled to be inaugurated by ... Read more
Abbasi gets lifetime achievement award
Eminent singer, writer and researcher Mustafa Zaman Abbasi has been honoured with lifetime achievement award. The award will be conferred tomorrow at the Nazrul Mela to be held at the Channel-i premises at Tejgaon, marking the 114th birth anniversary of the national poet as informed by the organisers at a press conference held on Thursday ... Read more
Bangladesh to participate in Venice Art Biennale
Eight local artists will be taking part in the 55th edition of the Venice Art Biennale to be held at Venice in Italy in next June. Bangladesh pavilion in the world’s oldest and one of the largest art expo will feature artworks by Lala Rukh Selim, Uttom Kumar Karmokar, Dhali Al Mamoon, Yeasmin Jahan Nupur, ... Read more
Bangla Academy celebrates Nazrul’s birth anniversary
Bangla Academy organised a programme at its Syed Waliullah Seminar Room on Wednesday marking the 114th birth anniversary of our National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, which actually falls on May 25. Director general of the academy professor Shamsuzzaman Khan delivered the welcome address while professor Shantanu Kaisar presented his speech titled ‘Nazrul: Jibon O Shahityer
Ustad Kamruzzaman Moni remembered
Dance troupe Kathak Nritya Sampradaya organised a classical music and dance programme marking the 86th birth anniversary of late tabla maestro of the country Ustad Kamruzzaman Moni at Chhayanaut Auditorium on Wednesday. Disciples of the late Ustad, a number of dance troupes and young, emerging talented classical musicians
Northern studio theatre fest begins today
Northern Theatre, a Northern University based theatre troupe, has organised an eight-day studio theatre festival, which will begin today at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The festival will feature eight plays including Kinu Kaharer Theatre by Pracchyanaut, Che-er Cycle by Bangla Theatre, Chitrangada by Swapnadal, Dur Ghotona by BUET Drama
Saleh Ahmed laments not acting
The Independence Award winning actor Saleh Ahmed is staying home for the past three years following a brain stroke. Recently his condition has improved a little but the once regular small screen actor is not yet fit enough for outdoor shooting. Ahmed, who has been entertaining the audience for two decades and got several recognitions, ... Read more
Putul Kathon staged
Popular theatre troupe Aranyak Natya Dal staged its latest production Putul Kathon at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. Putul Kathon, written by Mishu Milon and directed by Abu Hashim Masuduzzaman, depicts the hideous sides of religious fundamentalism through the story of a puppeteer who struggles
Artist Shafiuddin Ahmed evaluated
Shafiuddin Ahmed was one such artist whose contribution is becoming increasingly acknowledged and appreciated after he passed away, observed the discussants at a commemorative programme on Monday evening at Bengal Shilpalaya in Dhanmondi. The programme was organised by Bengal Foundation to mark the first death anniversary of the
Nazmul experiments with oriental art
The nature with its beauty and grandeur has been captured by Mohammad Nazmul Haque Bappy in his paintings currently displayed at Gallery Chitrak at Dhanmondi. The artist has used oriental art style for his 50 exhibited paintings, most of which depict soothing natural scenes and flowers. A few reveal beauty of women, the great wall ... Read more
BSA organises acrobatics workshop
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has arranged a workshop on acrobatics for children aged from five to 15 who will perform at a show on 25th May at National Art Center of BSA. Two trainers from Bangladesh Shilpakala Circus and Acrobatic Team, Rina Akhtar Putul and Shahana Akhtar are conducting the workshop with children who have been ... Read more
European film festival begins
Two films screened on the opening day The two-week European Film Festival began with screening of two films on Sunday at the Star Cineplex of Bashundhara Garden City market in the capital. Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu inaugurated the festival as the chief guest. Each of the films will be
Ban Manush staged
Prachyanaut staged its latest production Ban Manush, a translation of contemporary American playwright Eugene O’ Neill’s The Hairy Ape, on Saturday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Earlier, Prachyanaut School of Acting and Design had staged the same play in Bangla with the original
Film festival to welcome first years
Dhaka University Film Society, in association with Edward M Kennedy Center, has arranged a four-day film festival which began at TSC auditorium on Sunday. Titled Film for Freshers, the festival is solely intended to welcome the first year students of Dhaka University through introducing them to a number of famous movies across
Safiuddin Ahmed’s 1st death anniversary today
Today is the first death anniversary of painter Painter Safiuddin Ahmed (1922-2012), one of the pioneers of modern art movement in Bangladesh. Bengal Foundation has organised a commemoration programme marking the occasion. Eminent artists and art critics of the country will hold a discussion on life and works of Safiuddin Ahmed.
BSA’s nat’l Tagore contest ends
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has organised a national level contest in various categories for children and young adults on Friday to celebrate Rabindranath Tagore’s 152nd birth anniversary. This was followed by a discussion session and an award giving ceremony on Saturday at the National Music and Dance Center Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, where the winners
Rafiqun Nabi receives Hamidur Rahman Award
Renowned artist Rafiqun Nabi received Hamidur Rahman Award 2013 on Saturday at the Bengal Foundation. Family members of the late Hamidur Rahman, the designer of the Central Shaheed Minar, introduced the award in 2007 in memory of the great artist. Each year an eminent artist of the country is honoured with this prestigious award. The ... Read more
Recitation programme highlights Tagore
Sharabritta organised a recitation programme on Saturday at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library to mark Tagore’s 152nd birth anniversary. The programme titled Songee Rabindranath, featured recitation of selected verses from Tagore’s Raktokarobi and three lyrical dramas by Birendranath Bandyopaddhay, a contemporary Indian playwright.
Salauddin Ahmed renders timeless Nazrul songs
Noted singer Salauddin Ahmed presented a few timeless songs of Nazrul in his solo musical programme at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre at Gulshan. The show began with a Nazrul song titled Gogone sogono chomokichhe damini. Ahmed’s stentorian voice modulation of the song based on raga mallar was accurate to convey the flavour of monsoon ... Read more