Popular small screen actors Shahed Sharif Khan and Prova will share screen space as a couple in single episode television play “Commission”. Written by Ahsan Habib and directed by Khairul Papon, the plot is about a choreographer who deceives his students by taking commissions. One day he realises that he should not take commissions from ... Read more
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Abul Hayat in never-seen-before avatar
Veteran actor Abul Hayat takes on a never-seen-before avatar for single-episode television play “Portrait”. Scripted by Urmi Mostafa and directed by Golam Sohrab Dodul, the play casts Abul Hayat as an artist alongside his daughter Bipasha Hayat who will be seen as a corporate employee. The character played Abul Hayat paints all night long which ... Read more
Iresh-Siddique- Babor in “Proshno”
Iresh Zaker, Siddique and Babor have paired up for Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi’s Eid telefilm “Proshno”. Written and directed by Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi, the story surrounds Iresh Zaker and two robber kingpins. As Iresh arrives in Dhaka from abroad, Babor abducts him and robs him of all his belongings. About working in the telefilm Iresh said, ... Read more
Art show explores influence of folklore
Artists Afzalur Rahim and Samina Nafies are displaying their experimental artworks at an exhibition at the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro art gallery in Dhaka. The exhibition, simply titled Exhibition, is a tribute to folk art and features works including paintings, terracotta pieces, hand-woven textiles and an installation – all inspired by folklore and motifs. Samina Nafies ... Read more
Bangladeshi prints amazing: Ajit Seal
Ajit Seal, a noted Indian artist and also graphic arts teacher at the Visva Bharati University, said he was surprised to see the superior quality of the works of Bangladeshi printmakers. Ajit came to Bangladesh on a three-day visit to conduct a demonstration of plate lithography printmaking during an exhibition at the National Art Gallery ... Read more
Mahfuz-Moutushi in “Like & Comments”
Popular actor-director Mahfuz Ahmed pairs up with actress Moutushi Biswas for the first time in single episode television play “Like & Comments”. Written and directed by Masud Sezan, the play is currently being shot in different locations in the capital. The plot zeroes in on a virtual relationship that develops on Facebook. Mahzuf said, “This ... Read more
Aparna on a roll
National Film Award winning actress Aparna will be seen in special single episode television play “Master Planner”. Written by Syed Zia and directed by Habib Shakil, shooting for the play wrapped up recently at different locations in the capital’s Uttara. The story of the play revolves around Aparna and packs many twists and turns. Aparna ... Read more
Exhibition shows calligraphic art at Shilpakala
A group of 36 calligraphers are demonstrating their skill in the art of decorative handwriting at a group show at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The show, titled Calligraphy Painting Exhibition, has been jointly organised by Bangladesh Calligraphy Artists Guild and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Among the 140 calligraphic pieces on display, about ... Read more
Ashraf Shishir’s Gariwala wins 8 international prizes
Director Ashraf Shishir’s debut film Gariwala has won eight international awards after having been screened at 37 film festivals in 16 countries. The latest feather in his cap was the Best Film Award that he won at the 7th Picnic Film Festival in Spain recently. In an interview with New Age, the director talked about ... Read more
Joya & Ferdous in Annondomela
BTV’s Annondomela is almost a tradition when it comes to specials aired during Eid. The show is being planned and presented by Abed Khan. This Eid’s Annondomela will feature a special segment featuring the glamorous Joya Ahsan and handsome Ferdous. The feature will be a music video which will reflect our long film industry heritage ... Read more
Jamdani exhibition shows art of weaving
A point-of-sale display of jamdani saris and other hand-woven products is under way at the Bangladesh National Museum at the capital’s Shahbag area. The ten-day exhibition, organised jointly by the museum and Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, features a total of 38 stalls set up by traditional weavers from the Rupganj of Narayanganj district. ... Read more
Exhibition displays kites from 14 Asian countries
Kites of diverse colours and forms from different Asian countries are being displayed at the National Art Plaza of Bangladeshi Shilpakala Academy. Titled Asian Kite Exhibition, the show features 150 kites of 14 Asian countries where kite flying is a popular game. The countries are Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Sri ... Read more
One Woman Many Roles: Aupee Karim
She maintains that her first priority has always been teaching and architecture. But she is a dancer too. And she has danced between many roles: from being a teacher to an architect and from a dancer to an actor. Just like the wide array of roles she has played as an actor, in her real ... Read more
Porimoni busy with films, modeling
It has been only a year or so since she stepped into the glittering world of cinema, but Porimoni has already made her presence felt. With 17 film projects in her kitty – either in production, or pre-production, or awaiting release – she is on a roll, moving from one set to another. The ‘Dhallywood’s pretty ... Read more
Japanese TV airs Simon’s docu on apparel industry
Director Kamar Ahmad Simon’s documentary film featuring plight of the apparel workers of the country was screened on the famous Japanese television channel NHK on Monday. The documentary titled Ekti Sutar Jobanbondi narrates inside-out story of the apparel industry of the country through conversations of four individuals directly involved with it. The documentary was made with the ... Read more
Innovative play depicts deviation from glorious past
The deviation from the spirit of 1971 and 1952 has been presented in an experimental production titled Swadeshi Naksha, staged on Wednesday at Dhaka University’s Natmandol. The play was staged by theatre and performance studies department, marking the 94th Dhaka University Day. Directed by a teacher of the department, Rahmat Ali, Swadeshi Naksha incorporates different traditional performing art ... Read more
Govt boosts efforts to protect archaeological sites
Amid criticism of distorting a portion of the historic Lalbagh Fort by the department of archaeology, the government has taken an initiative to demarcate archaeological sites in the country in a bid to protect those from encroachment. The government will also control development work in the buffer zones of these sites, cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman ... Read more
Masud Pathik to make more films on poems
After winning critical acclaim for Nekabbarer Mohaproyan, a film based on a same-titled poem by Niramlendu Goon, director Masud Pathik is now working on two more films inspired by works of art. The films are respectively Maya (The Lost Mother), which draws its inspiration from Kamal Chowdhury’s poem Juddha Shishu (War Child) and artist Shahabuddin ... Read more
Mahi confident about Agnee 2
Mahiya Mahi is confident about the sequel of her hit film Agnee which is going to hit cinemas during this Eid-ul-Fitr. Titled Agnee 2, the woman-centric action thriller, produced jointly by Jazz Multimedia and SK Movies (Kolkata), is the most anticipated film of the Eid season and has already garnered attention from the general filmgoers. ... Read more
Binodini to be staged in US
Dhaka Theatre is going to stage a special show of its acclaimed monodrama Binodini at the upcoming North American Bengali Conference in Houston, Texas, USA. The three-day conference, an annual event held in the North American states, will kick off on July 10 and feature social gatherings, class reunions, film screenings, literary readings and performances ... Read more