Artistes are displaying prints to pay tribute to Bangla language and Language Movement martyrs in an exhibition ongoing at Safiuddin Shilpalay in Dhanmondi. The ten-day group art exhibition is displaying 38 artworks by 30 eminent and young artists. The artworks were selected out of a pool of more than 60 artworks that were submitted to ... Read more
Art & Culture
Prachyanat launches website on their 25th founding anniversary
Prominent theatre troupe Prachyanat celebrated their 25th founding anniversary yesterday. On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, their website (www.prachyanat.com) was launched as a part of their year-long silver jubilee celebrations. Noted actors Zahid Hasan, Azad Abdul Kalam, and Shatabdi Wadud, along with avid theatre activist and renowned
‘Amar Bhashar Chalachchitra 1428’ kicks off at TSC
The 20th edition of ‘Amar Bhashar Chalachchitra 1428’, organised by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), starts today. The will take place at the TSC premises of Dhaka University and will end on February 26. The largest festival of Bangla language films will commence on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, with the screening of Satyajit Ray’s “Agantuk”. ... Read more
Eminent poet Quazi Rosy passes away
Ekushey Padak-winning poet and former lawmaker Quazi Rosy dies in a hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on early Sunday. She was 73. She breathed her last at about 2:30am, said her daughter Sumi Sikandar. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of the noted poet. Quazi Rosy was admitted to ... Read more
Jibanananda Das’s birth anniv Thursday
Today is the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Jibanananda Das. Different organisations will pay tribute to the poet organising special programmes. Jatiya Kabita Parishad Barishal will organise a programme at Jibananda Auditorium in Barishal city. Jibanananda Das was born on February 17, 1899 in Barishal. He belonged to the group of poets who tried to
Ekushey Book Fair begins today
Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2022 begins on Bangla Academy premises and at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka at 3:00pm today. Bangla Academy organises the fair every year commemorating the historic Language Movement of 1952 and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the movement. The fair is scheduled to continue till February
Solo exhibition ‘Onneshon’ underway at EMK centre
Artiste Suborna Morsheada’s solo exhibition “Onneshon” is underway at Capital’s EMK Centre, featuring 31 artworks which was inaugurated on Saturday (15 January) on EMK Centre’s premises. The inaugural ceremony was graced by Professor Jamal Ahmed (Faculty of Fine Art), along with special guests Professor Anisuzzaman (Graphics department), Asif Uddin Ahmed and Tawhida Shiropa, acting
Fakir Lalon Shah’s death anniv today
Today is the 131st anniversary of death of legendary mystic bard Fakir Lalon Shah, who had secured a unique position in the history of traditional music for his humanitarian songs, blending philosophies of different devotional traditions such as Sahajia Buddhism, Sahajia Vaishnavism, Sufism and others. Lalon died on the first day of the Bangla month ... Read more
Salman Shah’s 25th death anniv today
Today is the 25th anniversary of the death of Dhallywood actor Salman Shah, who won the hearts of millions of film lovers across the country with his acting in films Keyamat Theke Keyamat, Sujan Sakhi, Ananda Osru and others. Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association will observe the actor’s death anniversary organising a programme at Bangladesh Film ... Read more
Remembering Zahir Raihan, the legend
Today is the 86th anniversary of birth of renowned filmmaker, writer and freedom fighter Zahir Raihan. Zahir Raihan was born at Majupur village in Feni on August 19, 1935. Zahir Raihan, who made immense contribution towards shaping Bangla films, made his silver-screen debut as a director in the film Kokhono Asheni in 1961. He also ... Read more
Ramendu Majumdar- Milestones mere alibi for this remarkable man
Anshuman Bhowmick I was born two days after the passing away of Rabindranath Tagore. That was the 24th day of Sravan in the year 1348 of Bengali calendar, or 9th August, 1941, in Christian calendar,” reads the first two lines of Ramendu Majumdar’s autobiography, the English translation of which is slated for release this month. ... Read more
Rabirag bids adieu to monsoon
Rabirag bade farewell to monsoon on the penultimate day of the season organising a vibrant programme at Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library in the capital on Friday. The show, Barshamangol, comprising Tagore’s monsoon songs and dance recitals based on same genres of songs, was a nice treat for Tagore lovers in a rainy ... Read more
Tareque, Mishuk remembered
Celebrated filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier were remembered through a commemorative event marking their fourth death anniversary at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday. Both Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, along with three others, died in a road accident on August 13, 2011.
Jalaler Galpo invited to Indian film fest in Australia
Director Abu Shahed Emon’s Jalaler Galpo has been invited to the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne-2015 beginning today, adding to the growing list of recognitions for the feature-length film. The festival is mainly an event for the Indian films but it also includes a section for South Asian films under which jalalar Galpo has been ... Read more
Tareque Masud’s death anniversary today
Several cultural organizations will observe today the fourth death anniversary of Tareque Masud, one of the pioneers of the new wave of filmmaking in Bangladesh in the 1990s, who died this day in 2011 in a road accident along with his four colleagues including the renowned cinematographer Mishuk Munier. Masud’s feature-length film Runway and short Narosundor ... Read more
Peers mourn death of Farida Yasmin
Singers and musicians have mourned the passing of Farida Yasmin who died on Saturday at the age of 75. Prominent singer Ferdausi Rahman, whose collaboration with Farida goes back decades, said, ‘Farida was a year junior to me in college but we were contemporary in our music careers. Anjumand Ara, Farida and I were the ... Read more
Autistic children show creative potential
A group of autistic children are displaying their paintings at a group art exhibition at Drik Gallery, driving home the message that their neurobehavioral disorder is in no way a barrier to their creativity. Ninety children from 10 special schools have joined hands for the show, showcasing 120 pieces under the title of Emerged From ... Read more
Photo show depicts impacts of climate change
Photographer Abir Abdullah has documented the impacts of climate change on the people through his photographs that were put on display at the Bay’s Bellavista in Banani. The 10-day exhibition, titled Knee Deep, features images of flood situations and the affected people. It is part of a six-month project organised by art organisation Longitude Latitude which ... Read more
Partha Pratim Majumder acts in French film
Internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi pantomime artiste Partha Pratim Majumder is acting in a French film titled Open in the Night featuring crisis of a popular theatre company. He will play role of the accountant of the theatre company while internationally acclaimed French actress and model Audrey Tautou, who achieved international recognition for her lead role in
Classical musicians struggle to survive
Classical musicians are straining to keep their heads above water because of insufficient working opportunities, with the shows on stage, television and radio mostly dominated by the practitioners of more popular and contemporary genres of music. Winter is the season when they get most of their calls for performance, while the rest of the year ... Read more