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Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival Nrityanchal stages Rai-Krishna Padabali Radha’s grief over Krishna’s absence and her wistful longing for his return in the dance drama Rai-Krishna Padabali touched the hearts of the audience at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday evening. The viewers were also enchanted by the performances of over 40 dancers; especially ... Read more

Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Fest Overflowing crowds at Chupkotha’s production Reality often perturbs one’s mind to the level where he/she requires reconsidering the meaning of fundamentals like family and friendship. He/she may find the commonly constructed definition of those two terms do not work in real life as expected. For old people in particular, reality may turn ... Read more

A splendid Nouka Baich (boat race) was held in Chitra river of Narail on Saturday as part of the three-day SM Sultan Mela. National Rowing Federation, S M Sultan Foundation and private mobile phone operator Banglalink jointly organised the fair to celebrate the master painter’s 91st birth anniversary. The main attraction of the fair,

Ganga-Jamuna theatre festival, which is considered by many as one of the most awaited theatre festivals for the last three years in the capital, kicked off on Monday amid pomp and colour. The opening day drew a large number of theatre activists and even greater number of audience at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. It is to be ... Read more

Qayuum Chowdhury, Ahmed Imtiaz receive Altaf Mahmud Padak Shaheed Altaf Mahmud Foundation arranged a commemorative programme on Saturday at the Liberation War Museum to observe the 43rd disappearance day of Altaf Mahmud. The programme featured recalling Mahmud by his friends and family members and conferring of Altaf Mahmud Padak. Eminent artist Qayyum Chowdhury and lyricist-composer-freedom

Shadhona, a cultural organisation, has been working tirelessly for the last decade to promote and develop the dance scene in Bangladesh, both in the urban and the indigenous arenas. Last week’s busy schedule of Shadhona was just a continuation of their noble mission. The week started with Bharatanatyam and Kathak workshops, which were run by ... Read more

Children’s Painting Workshop At Shilpakala Children, parents want extension Children and parents want extension and continuation of the year-long children’s painting workshop that commenced on January 3 this year and is scheduled to end in December. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy organised the workshop as part of a year long celebration programme of the birth centenary of ... Read more

The muharat of noted film director Animesh Aich’s next film Zed was held on Thursday at a hotel in the capital. Aich has also written the story and screenplay of the film, which is a production of Impress Telefilms. It was informed at the programme that Tarik Anam Khan, Faruk Ahmed, Bhabna, Alan Shuvro and ... Read more

Poet Asad Chowdhury tells New Age Today is Bhadra 12 on Bangla calendar, the 38th death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, who holds a permanent place in Bangla literature. Noted contemporary poet Asad Chowdhury talked to New Age about how Nazrul inspired him as a poet. As a token of respect and love ... Read more

Noted filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel is set to make a documentary film on the Dhaleshwari River. The film titled Dhaleshwari-er Kotha will not only focus on the river but also on the lives of people living on the banks of Dhaleshwari. The film aims to show that Dhaleshwari River is still in good condition comparing to ... Read more

Shreya Guhathakurta, who is well known to Indian audiences for her expertise with Tagore songs, collaborated with another singer who is noted for the same genre – UK based singer Nurul Islam to enchant the local audiences in Moulvibazar on Friday night. Arunadaya, a Moulvibazar based cultural organisation consisting of young activists organised the show ... Read more

The third Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival is going to begin on September 1 at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The festival has been regularly organised by Kolkata-based Anik Theatre in Bangladesh since 2012. The festival organising committee maintains the goal of consolidating cultural harmony and facilitating cultural confluence between the cultural activists of Bangladesh

The beauty of art is in finding beauty in the minutest details of things we observe. From small ants to enormous elephants, where there is life, there is beauty. Therefore, life is to be rejoiced, to be adored and also to be venerated. And the diversities of lives, no matter how great or trivial, are ... Read more

The department of Drama and Dramatics of Jahangirnagar University arranged a two-day programme to mark the 65th birth anniversary of noted late playwright Selim Al Deen. Muntasir Fantasy, a well known play of Deen was staged on Monday and Kobi by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay was staged on Tuesday at the Zahir Raihan auditorium on the JU ... Read more

Acid attack survivors model for a cause Five Indian acid attack survivors boldly posed before the camera recently to shed light on their plight and to help fulfill their dreams, reports HuffPost. They may not bear the features of typical models, but their beauty is undeniable. In a country where victims of such attacks do ... Read more

Artist reminds people of catastrophes in apparel sector It is easier and comfortable if one can forget the sad things that happen to oneself or to one’s community and country. Most of us, in fact learn to forget quite comfortably. The forgetting part is usually made easy by our hectic routine life. But for an artist, ... Read more