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Filmmaker Belal Ahmed’s demise is indeed a great loss to the country’s film industry as he was one of the very few filmmakers who used to make films with good tastes even in the era when Dhallywood was producing cheap commercial films on a large scale. Belal Ahmed never preferred to be known as an ... Read more

Abdur Rahman Boyati, the legendary baul, not only had millions spellbound with his extraordinary music at home, but his reputation had crossed national boundaries in his living days. To this date, the legend stands to be the only Bangladeshi musician to have ever gotten an invitation from the US president to perform at the White ... Read more

Ikebana, the art of arranging flowers, has been an inherent part of Japanese culture. But the art has surpassed national boundary and has been avidly practiced in many countries. Bangladesh is not an exception in this regard. In fact, there is local organisation called Ikebana Association which works to promote this art. As part of ... Read more

The 65th birth anniversary celebration of late iconic playwright and thespian Selim Al Deen will begin today at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy with a show of the playwright’s noted play Hargaj. Theatre troupe Swapnadal will stage the play as the beginning of its five-day celebration, which will take place at Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka and in ... Read more

Peers recall late filmmaker on 3rd death anniv Tareque Masud was a free man in the truest sense of the term. ‘He was free from all sorts of narrowness and prejudices and we can see the reflection of his freedom in his films,’ said Zakir Hossain Raju in his speech at a commemorative programme organised ... Read more

Even though her exhibition is titled Monochrome, artist Lubna Habib has used multiple colours on her canvasses, and she has used them rather copiously to highlight a wide range of themes. The exhibition, which is going on at the Bronia Café in Gulshan 1, displays 47 acrylic and oil paintings by the artist. Lubna has ... Read more

Today is acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud’s 3rd death anniversary. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB) has chalked out a discussion session at the Music and Dance Centre of the academy today to mark the day. The discussion session titled Tareque Masud-er Prasongikota: Bangladesh-er Chalachitra o Chalachitra Charcha

The people became mesmerised with the beautiful rendering of some Lalon songs by noted singer Farida Parveen at a solo concert at the Music and Dance Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday evening. Farida Parveen presented songs of the legendary bard for two and half hours at the programme, which was organised by Lalon ... Read more

Bishwabhara Pran National minority people in frames Life of ethnic minority people always stirs great curiosity among the urban people. They thrill us with their challenging lifestyle and at the same time also charm us with the simplicity of their being. Three photographers have travelled to the remotest parts of Bangladesh to capture glimpses of ... Read more

The 91st birth anniversary of master artist SM Sultan will be observed in befitting manner today at Narail. SM Sultan Foundation and the district administration have chalked out daylong programmes to mark the birth anniversary of the celebrated painter. Besides, SM Sultan Bengal Art College in Narail, Jessore Sultan Art College, educational institutions and various ... Read more

Reunion of artists for group exhibition ‘Ay, ar ektibar ayree sakha, praner majhe ay, Mora sukher dukher kotha kobo, pran jurabe tay’ (Come once more, my friend, come into my heart Together we’ll share pains and pleasures to heal the heart.) Nothing can be happier than getting together with friends who have not seen one ... Read more

In the course of mankind, some rare individuals reach such heights that it is difficult to put befitting adjectives before their names. Rabindranath Tagore is such a name. Even after 73 years since his death, the maestro remains as bright as the North Star in all forms of artwork that he has touched during his ... Read more

Mohajoner Nao, an acclaimed production of theatre troupe Subachan Natya Sangsad, will be staged in Kolkata on Monday as part of a four-day cultural festival. Organised jointly by Kolkata-based popular folk-fusion band Dohar and Lopamudra Productions, the festival, titled Root Music Festival, began on August 1.