Art & Culture

An eight-day group art exhibition by seven young artists titled ‘Speculative’ is drawing attention of the viewers at Zainul Gallery of the faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University. The exhibition, which was inaugurated on July 7 by Abul Barok Albi, professor of the Print Making department of the faculty, will remain open to all ... Read more

Nagarik Natya Sampraday’s much acclaimed production “Rakto Karobi” will be staged in the Egyptian capital Cairo this October, says a press release. The Tagore play, directed by veteran theatre personality Ataur Rahman (general secretary of Nagarik Natya Sampraday), is the government selection to participate in the International Experimental Theatre Festival to be

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and the theatre group called Theatre are jointly going to arrange an eight-day theatre festival in commemoration of the playwright Abdullah Al Mamun on his anniversary of birth at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segun Bagicha. The Abdullah Al Mamun birth festival will commence on July 10 ... Read more

Satellite channel ntv turns six today. To mark the occasion, several special programmes will be aired on the channel through out the day. Here are the highlights of some of the programmes: A musical programme “Shurer Akash Ekhon” will be aired this morning at 8:45pm. The musical will feature contemporary young singers Balam, Nancy and ... Read more

A three-day photography exhibition titled ‘Rupashi Bangla Photo Exhibition’ on the natural beauty of Bangladesh will begin today at the Nepal Art Council Babarmohal in Kathmandu in Nepal. One hundred photographs taken by the members of Bangladesh Photo Journalists’ Association (BPJA) will be displayed at the exhibition organised by the Nepal Forum of Photo Journalists, ... Read more

One hundred photographs taken by the members of Bangladesh Photo Journalists’ Association (BPJA) will be displayed at the exhibition organised by the Nepal Forum of Photo Journalists, the BPJA informed the media at a press conference at its office in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to the Association, they will take part in the three-day photography ... Read more

The ‘Mango, Silk and Gambhira Festival 2009’ ended on June 21 at Green Plaza, in Rajshahi City, according to a press release. The three-day festival was sponsored by Banglalink. A.H.M Khairuzzaman Liton, Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation was the chief guest at the programme. Also present as special guests were Md. Nowsher Ali, police commissioner, ... Read more

The octogenarian Aynal Boyati is a very popular name in the locality for his distinctive presentation of ‘Bichar Gaan,’ a special kind of folk song. This sub-genre of ‘Murshidi’ or ‘Bhab Gaan’ usually has religious and spiritual themes and is sung by two competing groups of ‘Boyati.’ The subjects usually encompass the relationships between guru ... Read more

The opening show of the play ‘Sitar Agni-porikkha’ was presented at the Experimental Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city on Friday. The monodrama ‘Sitar Agni-porikkha’ was written by Saymon Zakaria and was directed by Abdul Halim Pramanik Shomrat. ‘Ramayana’ by Valmiki is the most popular epic in the Indian subcontinent. It ... Read more

A solo painting exhibition titled ‘Ochin Pakhi’ by Afrozaa Jamil is being held at Bay’s Galleria of Radius Centre in the city’s Gulshan area. The exhibition has begun on May 15. Parliament member and prominent actor Asaduzzaman Noor inaugurated the exhibition. Noted artists Ferdousi Priobhashini and Hashem Khan were also present on the opening day. ... Read more

Anjan’s exhibition at National Museum Much has been written on the glorious past of Bengali (particularly Dhaka and surrounding regions) handloom. Locally produced cotton and advanced skills of ‘taanti’ (weavers) attained worldwide acclaim in the form of ‘Muslin’ during the Mughal era. But where does Bangladeshi handloom stand now? Once known as the “Manchester of ... Read more

Chan Mia, head of the ‘Chan Mia Lathikhela Dal’, performed recently at a programme on the occasion of the 127th anniversary of birth of Gurusaday Dutta at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. He talks to our correspondent about the different aspects of the troupe. New Age: For how many years has your troupe been performing? Chan Mia: ... Read more

The 110th birth anniversary of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be celebrated across the country today. The government, foreign embassies, education institutions, socio-cultural organisations and TV channels have chalked out various programmes to mark the occasion. The president Zillur Rahman will inaugurate the national poet’s birth anniversary programme at the Osmani Memorial Hall ... Read more

Celebrating thirty years in the music scene, noted singer Shalika Zafar delighted the audiences by performing in a solo musical programme. Amra Surjomukhi, a cultural organisation, arranged the programme at the auditorium of the Bangladesh National Museum on Saturday evening. Eminent cultural personality Syed Hasan Imam inaugurated the programme while journalist Rahat Khan was present ... Read more

Photo exhibition on thalassaemia at Zainul Gallery Images at the exhibition, titled “Ballads of the Agonised Souls,” are quite expressive with smiling faces of children, but a strange silence pervades on the whole. The photographs explore the lives — little joys and agonies — of thalassaemia patients in our country. Thalassaemia is an inherited blood ... Read more

A 35,000 year-old buxom statuette has been unveiled by scientists as the world’s earliest sculpture of the naked female form. The sexually explicit figurine was carved out of mammoth ivory and was given huge breasts and private parts along with a bloated belly and thighs that by today’s standards “could be seen as bordering on ... Read more

The maiden show of the play Neeler Pala was held Wednesday evening at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city’s Segun Bagicha area. Theatre group Nagarik Natyangan Ensemble staged the show of their new production. Theatre personality Abul Quasem has directed the play, scripted by Chittaranjan Ghosh, the noted

A one-day group cartoon exhibiton titled ‘Unmad Desh TV Cartoon Exhibition’ was held at Sufi Stone Gallary in Magbazar on Wednesday. Eminent cartoonist and also editor of the cartoon magazine Unmad, Ahsan Habib, and eminent cultural personality Syed Hasan Imam jointly inaugurated the show. Syed Hasan Imam said, ‘cartoon is an integrated part of our ... Read more

Cultural programme by VCARE at Sheraton On the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s 148th birth anniversary, a cultural programme was held at the Ball Room, Hotel Sheraton on May 11. The programme, arranged by VCARE, featured recitation of Tagore’s writings, rendition of Rabindra Sangeet, and staging of the Tagore dance-drama “Shyama.” Manzur-Ur-Rahman, former senior vice-president of ... Read more

Chhayanat Celebrates To commemorate the 148th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Chhayanat arranged a cultural programme at its main auditorium on May 8. The programme featured a rendition of Tagore songs and recitation from the poet laureate’s writings. The programme commenced with a group rendition of “Bajao tumi kobi.” Tamanna Tithi recited excerpts from Tagore’s ... Read more