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,
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Trying to make sense out of nonsense
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
Space & Decor at Kaya
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
An European treat to Dhaka audience
A ten-day European film festival jointly organised by Alliance Française and Jahir Raihan Film Society begins today at the auditorium of Alliance Française in Dhanmondi. The organisers will screen twenty films from 20 countries of Europe at the festival. The countries include France, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Italy. Two films ... Read more
Review: ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’
Matthew McConaughey’s latest romantic comedy hauls out all the clichés and dumb dialogue for a predictable end. Just in case you can’t get enough of the romantic comedy oeuvre of Matthew McConaughey, Mark Waters’s “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” is here to remind you that, yes, some films of his are even worse than “Failure to ... Read more
Amitabh Not Happy With Patti
Amitabh Bachchan has apparently slammed the crew and unit of his lastest film, Teen Patti through his blog. The Bollywood star has been in London filming alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, but apparently wasn’t happy with the way the shooting was conducted. He was also reportedly shocked to see the unprepared unit in the last shooting ... Read more
Screening of Oscar titled movies in city
All of this year’s Oscar awarded movies are hitting at the screens from today in the city, as the Alamgir Kabir Film Centre organises a film festival to host the movies at its auditorium in the Science Laboratory Road. The screening will be held at 6:00pm. The organisers will screen today, the biggest blockbuster of ... Read more
Going beyond hedonism
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
Hundred years of Boli Khela
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
Rokeya Prachi turns director
Talented actor Rokeya Prachi recently made her debut as a director. Her maiden directorial venture was a TV play that was aired on Rtv as an Independence Day special. The play was challenging for Prachi, as the central character was a ‘razakar’ (Pakistani collaborator during the Liberation War). “Many have worked on the subject (Liberation ... Read more
Lalita: New drama serial on Ekushey TV
New drama serial “Lalita” begins tonight on Ekushey TV at 9:30pm. Based on a story by Abdus Salam, the serial is scripted and directed by Jewel Mahmud. A production of Ekushey TV, the serial’s cast includes Sumaiya Shimu, Joyonto Chattopadhyay, Anisur Rahman Milon, Bannya Mirza, Elora Gauhar, Pran Roy, Joyraj and Misha Saudagar. The serial ... Read more
TV serial Lucky Thirteen on Banglavision
TV serial “Lucky Thirteen” will be aired tonight on Banglavision at 8:15pm. Written by Shafayet Mansur Rana, the serial is directed by Redwan Roni. The plot centres on a young man who wants to free himself from the chains imposed on him by his family. Subsequently, one day, he takes some money, leaves home and ... Read more
Shohel Khan: The actor with panache
Actor Shohel Khan has won the hearts of thousands for his superb performance as a Razakar (Bengali collaborator of the Pakistani army during our Liberation War) in a movie. The film in question “Amon Deshti Kothau Khu(n)je Pabey Nako Tumi,” has been directed by the popular Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. It is the sequel to an ... Read more
Photos of dance artistes on display
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
Lyrical Lines at Alliance Française
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
Ten-day art exhibition begins at Shilpangan
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
Baishakhi programmes on television channels
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
Bibi takes Kolkata by storm
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
Banna Mirza: Beauty, grace and reflective demeanour
Syeda Shamin Mortada Our small screen is a kaleidoscope that presents various colours of life. Today, the television has become a powerful and effective medium that consists of a galaxy of dazzling stars. Many celebrities over the years have contributed to their respective fields and gained popularity as an acknowledgement for their dedication. One of ... Read more
Old is gold– A need to preserve Indian films
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