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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

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