Art & Culture

To celebrate Rabindranath Tagore’s 148th birth anniversary, the ministry for cultural affairs organised a cultural programme at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Silpakala Academy on Friday. The entire programme was comprised of solo and group musical performances, dances and recitations based on Tagore’s works. Noted singers of Tagore music, recitation and dance artistes from ... Read more

The Bangladesh Embassy in South Korea and Korean Foundation are jointly organising an exhibition of eleven Bangladeshi painters at the Korea Foundation Cultural Centre. The exhibition will display around 100 paintings by eleven renowned Bangladeshi artists. The participating painters are Mohammad Kibria, Rafiquan Nabi, Mahmudul Haque, Kalidas Karmakar,

Installation by two up and coming artists at Drik Opening the door to the gallery on the second floor of Drik (in Dhanmondi), a gargantuan human form — made of 5,000 shoe soles — stretched across the whole floor baffles and awes one. Big labels with words “abstraction,” “power,” “policy,” “decency,” “ethics” etc make one ... Read more

A dual art exhibition titled ‘Space & Decor’ by Bishwajit Paul and Raton Sarker is being held at Gallery Kaya in Uttara. The exhibition was inaugurated on May 1 and will remain open from 11:00am to 8:00pm till May 12. Fifty-seven artworks including seven sculptures are being displayed at the gallery. Fifty artworks are made ... Read more

4th National Dance Festival ends with high hopes Curtains came down on the 4th National Dance Festival on April 29 — marking the International Dance Day — at National Theatre Stage, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Chief guest at the programme — organised by Bangladesh Nritya Shilpi Sangstha (BNSS) — was Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid. ... Read more

Boli Khela (or Bali Khela) is a traditional form of wrestling in Bangladesh, particularly popular in the Chittagong area. ‘Boli’ means a powerful person in Bengali, while ‘Khela’ denotes a game. It is particularly played in the Bengali month of ‘Chaitra’ (March-April) of the Bengali calendar. This is one of the most anticipated events of ... Read more

As a part of the 4th national dance festival, the Centre for Dance Research is arranging a weeklong photography exhibition by displaying 49 photographs of the noted dance artistes of the country over the years. The exhibition is being held on the premises of Jatiya Chitrashala Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segun Bagicha and ... Read more

A fourteen-day solo painting exhibition by Rashed Kamal Russel titled ‘Lyrical Lines’ is being held at the ‘La Galerie’ of Alliance Française in the city’s Dhanmondi area. A total of 25 works of the artist are on display in the exhibition. Among the paintings, ‘Shakher Korat’, ‘Fall in Rose’, ‘Fall in Rose-1’, ‘Cattle and Nature-1’, ... Read more

Artist Golam Faruque’s second solo painting exhibition, ‘Touch the Reality’, began on Friday at the Shilpangan Gallery in Dhanmondi. The exhibition was inaugurated by Ahmed Al Shourbagy, the deputy chief of Mission, Embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt. And Professor Farida Zaman, the chairperson of the Department of Drawing and Painting in the Faculty of ... Read more

Cultural Correspondent As in the previous years, the satellite television channels will celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the Bangla New Year by telecasting special dramas, films, tele-films, magazine, dance and music programmes upholding the spirit of the New Year. Channel-i Channel-I, as in the previous years, will telecast Baishakhi celebration programme live, to be presented by Chhayanaut ... Read more

The first day of Kolkata Fashion Week (April 2), clearly belonged to Bangladeshi model-turned-designer of international fame, Bibi Russell, who showcased the rich Bengali heritage of textiles — her ‘gamcha’ and natural fibre collection. The designer displayed 41 of her creations made from khadi, cotton, silk, jute yarn fabrics, indigenous fabrics, natural fabrics and ‘jamdani.’ ... Read more

Mrinal Sen and others have a complaint Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi Veteran Bengali director Mrinal Sen is looking for funds. Not to make new films but to preserve some of his works made years ago. The master print three of Sen’s political films Padatik, Interview and Kolkata Ekattor, set against the backdrop of street protests, ... Read more

Sheikh Arif Bulbon Sadia Afrin Pinky won the beauty contest ‘Style Icon 2008.’ Rezwana Chowdhury Jhinuk became the 1st runner-up, while Maliha Mostaq secured the 2nd runner-up position. Kumkum Laila got ‘Miss Smile’ award, Tania Rauf got Best Intelligence’ award, Smarani Jannat Naynna received ‘Best Catwalk’ award and

Nivedita Raitz von Frentz Coinciding with the city’s 400th birthday, and in an attempt to leave no stone of Old Dhaka unturned, intrepid architects, Homaira Zaman and Taimur Islam conduct heritage walks to arouse interest and awareness among locals and

Nadia Sarwat On the occasion of International Women’s Day, documentary film “Stories of Change” was screened at Star Cineplex, Bashundhara City Mall. The 55-minute documentary directed by Kamar Ahmed Simon is an artistic documentation of the success stories of five valiant women, who, braving all obstacles, have made significant achievements. The event also marked the ... Read more

Sadya Afreen Mallick “To date, I don’t know what horrified me more. The fact that this was too close to reality or that during the shoot, I could sometimes sense the presence of the faceless Romena,”–Babita “Even after 37 years, it still unnerves me when I think of the role I played in a movie ... Read more

Ramendu Majumdar receives Ekushey Padak ‘09 Jamil Mahmud International Theatre Institute (ITI), worldwide President and renowned cultural personality Ramendu Majumdar is among the 13, who received ‘Ekushey Padak’ this year. Majumdar, a seasoned theatre activist, received the

Berlin International Film Festival Milk of Sorrow takes top nod Shaheen Dill-Riaz, Berlin With the applauses of 1600 guests and the announcement of award-winners, the Berlin International Film Festival 2009 (also known as Berlinale) closed the ten-day-long celebration of world cinema on February 14. The international jury of Berlin Film Festival has surprised the audience ... Read more

Takir Hossain Babul Mahmood is a talented young artist who has been working on the theme, freedom movement of Bangladesh and its different aspects, over the last decade. “Ekushey Smaraney” and “Birangana” — two such series by him — delve into memorable events that forged our nation. “Ekushey Smaraney” is a series of watercolours. The ... Read more

Moment of decision Khudey Gaan Raaj ‘08 at finishing line Cultural Correspondent The grand finale of “Meridian Channel i Khudey Gaan Raaj’08”, will be held tonight at National Women’s Sports Complex, Dhanmondi. Channel i will air the programme live from 7:50 pm. The announcement was made at a press conference held at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel ... Read more