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
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Praner Majhe Ay
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
Hero – The Superstar: Get high before watching
Landmark movie, turning around the clichéd format of local films, maintaining an international standard – before the release of Hero, we heard a lot of things said about it. All good of course; though if you decide to watch it, then you are recommended to have a few shots of Vodka first. In a sane ... Read more
Different socio-cultural organisations to observe Tagore’s death anniv
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
Shakila Zafar to present her hit numbers
Noted singer Shakila Zafar will take the stage at a solo concert at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan 1 in the capital at 6:30pm tomorrow. Shakila Zafar is one of Bangladesh’s most prominent singers of contemporary and traditional songs. Born in Karachi, her musical career commenced as a classical vocal music artiste. Shakila Zafar’s ... Read more
Ananta Jalil film reigns Dhaka box office
Eid holidays rarely translate as a relaxing, carefree time for movie stars in this part of the world. To the movie stars, the window of Eid holidays presents one of the biggest business opportunities, and good business in filmdom means war at the box office. It was well anticipated from before that this Eid was ... Read more
24 bands rock the capital
Jamuna-Bamba Eid Concert 24 bands rock the capital Celebration of Eid days may often seem uneventful in Dhaka due to lack of entertainment facilities, outside spending time with friends and family. The major recreation that is on the table for Dhaka dwellers is simply to go to different cafes and restaurants to hang out, to ... Read more
Nimrat Kaur bags role in US series Homeland
Nimrat Kaur, who rose to fame with The Lunchbox last year, has now bagged a role in American TV series Homeland, reports India Today. Bobby Jasoos actor Ali Fazal was also approached for a role in Homeland, but due to clash of dates he had to let go of the offer. And now, Nimrat is ... Read more
Mohajoner Nao to visit Kolkata
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.
Actress falls for her fan
What kept Tarin occupied this Eid Tarin is one of those few actresses who have been in the limelight for the major part of her life. Beginning in 1982 as a child artiste in Humayun Ahmed’s Aie Shob Din Ratri, Tarin has gradually proved herself to be a talented actress, singer and model. While carving ... Read more
Richi delighted with anchoring, cooking
Noted actress Richi Solaiman has passed a busy Eid-ul-Fitr festival as she anchored several television shows and also acted in a number of teleplays. The talented actress will be seen today in a single episode teleplay titled Sundorer Kache at 11:00pm on GTV. The teleplay revolves around a couple that does not have any love ... Read more
Jalil, Shakib head to head for Box Office dominance
It seems the filmdom of the country, known as Dhallywood, is acute with the rivalry of two ‘superstars’- MA Jalil Ananta and Shakib Khan. Both the actors dominated last year’s Eid-ul-Fitr. Jalil’s Nishshartha Bhalobasa (What is Love) and Shakib’s Purna Doirgha Prem Kahini did remarkably good business, and, by doing so, made the contemporary actors ... Read more
Eid entertainment for children
The television channels have chalked out special programmes for children for Eid-holidays. Though the programme schedule is dominated mainly by drama series, films, musical programmes and talkshows, channels have arranged few programmes such as magic show, puppet show, magazine show and plays for children. One of the most talked about children’s programme on Eid is the ... Read more
Hundred-fifty music albums released for Eid
Almost half of the total number of music albums released a year comes during the Eid-ul-Fitr. Even though the music industry is in its waning phase with little turn-outs, producers find Eid-ul-Fitr to be a propitious time to release their best ones. The good news is this year, the music release scenario for Eid is nothing ... Read more
‘I will be seen less on television’
Bidya Sinha Mim on her career plan Over the last few years, Bidya Sinha Mim has been a popular face on both small and silver screen. The Lux-Channel i title winner Mim started her career with acting for television and gained massive popularity within a very short span of time. Eventually Mim came to earn a ... Read more
Ibsen’s characters come together in Opekkhaman
Leading theatre troupe Nagarik Natyasampraday will stage one of its acclaimed productions Opekkhaman (At Threshold) today evening, after iftar at Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The play was originally prepared in 2009 for Ibsen festival. Written by eminent poet-playwright Syed Shamsul Haque and directed by thespian Ataur Rahman, the play reinterprets two seminal ... Read more
‘I am more interested in music than acting’
Tahsan up close and personal Popular singer and actor Tahsan is currently occupied with completing his upcoming works for Eid. The artiste has released his sixth solo musical album this Eid. His new album titled Uddesho Nei has hit the market on Thursday. It features 11 songs including Ke Tumi, Shesher Gaan, Uddesho Nei, Koto Dur, ... Read more
Suchitra’s songs on NTV’s special Eid programme
Popular private television channel NTV will air a special Eid programme featuring the classic songs that had been lip synced by legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen in her different films. The programme titled Amar Gaaner Nimantroney will be aired on the channel at 5:30pm on third day of Eid. Noted singers Kona, Nirjhar, Priyanka Gope,
Honeymoon awaiting release on Eid
Much talked about romantic film Honeymoon will be released during upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival in movie theatres across the country. Directed by Shafiuddin Shafi, Honeymoon is an action romantic film starring Bappi, Mahi, Syed Hasan Imam and Ahmed Sharif. The film has been produced by Jazz Multimedia. Director Shafi said, ‘The film has
Sajal on Eid works and plans
Actor Sajal will be seen in several teleplays on different television channels during upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival. The actor shared about his Eid projects and celebrations in an interview with New Age. ‘I can’t say the exact number of teleplays that I have acted in for this Eid but all the directors I have acted with ... Read more