Students of theatre and performance studies department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University presented an impressive performance of Bishad Sindhu on Saturday at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Adapted from Mir Mosharraf Hossain’ novel and directed by Syed Mamun Reza, head and assistant professor of theatre and performance studies department, the play ... Read more
Entertainment
Vikings returns after 12 years
Once popular rock band Vikings is back with a new album after a respite of 12 long years. The album contains six songs that the band has recently composed and performed for an upcoming film Run Out. The album, which is also titled Run Out, was launched at a programme at a restaurant in the ... Read more
Humayun Ahmed’s 2nd death anniversary today
The second death anniversary of noted writer, playwright, director and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed will be observed today. Private television channel Channel i has chalked out a day-long programme to mark the day. Besides, a Qurankhwani will be held at Nuhas Palli of Pirujali village in Gazipur where he was laid to rest, family sources said. ... Read more
Chirkut to release 3rd album
After casting a magical spell with Jadur Shohor last year, popular band Chirkut is putting in long sessions of making music, as they aim for their next release at the end of this year. ‘We have fixed Laal-e Laal as a tentative title of the album, we may change in case we get a better ... Read more
Prachyanat stages Kinu Kaharer Thetar
Prachyanat, one of the popular theatre troupes, staged its acclaimed play Kinu Kaharer Thetar at Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. The play, which is the 15th production of Prachyanat, was staged as its regular show. Written by Manoj Mitra and directed by
Awaiting return of native with heavy heart
Subir Chowdhury, a director of Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, who devoted his life in patronising art, is no more. The great art connoisseur and artist drew his last breath on June 30 at Sydney in Australia. The artist, along with a 10-member group, went to Australia on March 16 to arrange exhibitions on behalf ... Read more
BRAC University Cultural Club celebrates 12th anniversary
Since its inception in spring 2002, BRAC University Cultural Club has been nurturing the cultural traits of BRACU students. The members of this club successfully participated in events like MUSICon and South Asian University Festival bringing the club both national and international acclaim. Last week, the club celebrated its 12th founding anniversary. The event mainly comprised ... Read more
SRK conferred with top French civilian award
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been conferred with top French civilian award – Knight of the Legion of Honor, reports Hindustan Times. Visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented the prestigious award to the 48-year-old actor at a programme for his outstanding contribution to cultural diversity across the world. ‘I feel very humbled and ... Read more
Tenashinash Award
Ramendu Majumdar, Masud Ali Khan conferred with lifetime achievement award Seasoned actors Ramendu Majumdar and Masud Ali Khan received Life Time Achievement Awards at the Tenashinash Awards at the Manirul Islam Auditorium of Bangladesh Television on Friday. Television Natya Shilpy o Nattyokar Sansad (Tenashinath) bestowed the awards to the artistes for their long standing contributions ... Read more
Literary arena mourns Abul Hossain
Eminent Bengali poet Abul Hossain died on Sunday at about 10:30pm in the capital’s Square Hospital. He was 92 and was suffering from old-age complications. One of the most aged poets Abul Hossain was a parent figure to many in the contemporary literature arena in Bangladesh. Hossain, an Ekushey Padak winner, has had an unwavering ... Read more
TV serial on lives of apparel workers
One of the major contributors to the country’s economy is the apparel sector where millions toil hard from dawn to dusk. The cogs and wheels of this sector are kept running by millions of hands, majority of which are women. But these working hands and their lives hardly get noticed. Society seems to be soullessly ... Read more
Nasir Ali Mamun displays works by famous artists
In the country’s portrait photography arena, the name Nasir Ali Mamun comes as a pioneer. His camera, in the last four decades, has captured some wonderful portraits of famous men/women of the country and abroad. He is also noted for his portrait-photographs of common people, which capture the underlying reality beneath surface appearances. However, Mamun is ... Read more
Monipuri cultural show entertains audience
Participating artistes of a dance training project titled Dhrumel, have put up an attractive cultural show, featuring different forms of traditional Monipuri dance. The event was jointly organised by Monipuri community organisations, Sadhana and the Monipuri Theatre at Madhabpur Monipuri Lalitakala Academy auditorium at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar on Friday night. The cultural show marked ... Read more
In search of purpose of life
It is said that a person without aim is like a boat without radar. A film titled Aim in Life deals with the dilemma of a young man in the modern era, trying to determine his purpose of life. The Bangla film, which has been directed by National Award winner filmmaker Fakhrul Arefin Khan, portrays ... Read more
2nd issue of Six Seasons Review launched
The second issue of Six Seasons Review, an English language literary periodical published by Bengal Foundation, was launched at a programme at Bengal Art Lounge on Friday. The event featured readings from poets and writers whose works have been published in the issue. Among this issue’s writers and poets, Seema Amin and Samia Ahmed recited ... Read more
A carnival of music at Alliance Française de Dhaka
Fête De La Musique 2014 A carnival of music at Alliance Française de Dhaka The students of École de Musique, Alliance Française de Dhaka created a pleasing ambience on Friday at its La Galerie with songs and instrumental numbers. Alliance Française de Dhaka, supported by the Embassy of France in Bangladesh, celebrated Fête de la Musique ... Read more
Nagarik premieres Naamgotrohin
Late Pakistani writer Sadat Hasan Manto is not a familiar name to the Dhaka audience, nor are his scathing stories widely known to the locals here. Noted theatre troupe Nagarik Natya Sampraday, for its recent production, selected three of Manto’s short stories to acquaint local audience with works of the writer. Kolkata-based thespian Usha Ganguly ... Read more
Eksho Bosta Chal visits Netrakona, Kishoreganj
Eksho Bosta Chal, a joint theatre production by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and the embassy of Japan in Dhaka, was staged yesterday at Netrakona District Shilpakala Academy. The play will see another staging at Kishoreganj District Shilpakala Academy today.The play is an adaptation of a famous Japanese play by Yuzo Yamamoto and has been translated in Bangla ... Read more
Transformers 4 release in Bangladesh today
The fourth installation of popular science fiction action film Transformers, which is titled Transformers: Age of Extinction will hit the screen of the country today at Star Cineplex of Basundhara City. The release of the film in USA is also scheduled today. The film was premiered for invited guests yesterday evening. Star Cineplex has previously arranged to ... Read more
Death anniversary of Bande Ali Miah goes unnoticed
The death anniversary of one of the major poets of the 19th century Bangla literature, Bande Ali Miah, who hails from the present Pabna district of the country, goes almost unnoticed. Today is the 35th death anniversary of Poet Bande Ali Miah. Born on January 17 in 1906 in the village Narayanpur of Pabna district, ... Read more