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The gang culture has suddenly become the hot topic in Bangladeshi films, featuring young stylish men working as the dependable cohort of social Godfathers. Of course, the young men are always good at heart, never disrespecting women, always finding time to play with children and hardly touching alcohol. They may well be saints working for the ... Read more

Jatra pala titled Devi Sultana, demonbstrating the need of harmonic co-existence of all religions, was staged at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday evening. Jatra troupe Joyjatra staged the pala. Devi Sultana, which has been written by Bhoirob Nath Gangopadhyay and directed by Habib Sarwar, reveals the story

A seven-day theatre festival featuring plays directed by thespian Ataur Rahman ended though a collage presentation of the plays in which Rahman acted. The festival ended at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. The academy and Manchasarathi Ataur Rahman Karma Udjapon Parisad jointly organised the festival in celebrating

Among the court jesters of the eighteenth century India, Gopal Bhar’s name and fame surpasses all other. Gopal Bhar was a court jester of Raja Krishnachandra (1719-1783) of Nadia, and the time saw the emergence of court jester as a profession. But there is however an abiding contention as to the existence of an original, ... Read more

Fête De La Musique Abaji and bauls enchant audience Internationally renowned French-Lebanese singer, song writer and multi-instrumentalist Abaji, along with some Bangladeshi traditional baul musicians have enchanted the audience at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka on Saturday evening. This year’s Fête de la Musique, which is globally observed as the World Music Day, was ... Read more

Renowned filmmaker of the country Tanvir Mokammel’s popularity has spilled over the country’s border quite a long time ago. Mokammel is a known name, as a distinguished filmmaker, in the filmdom neighbouring Kolkata, as his films and documentaries have been screened several times in different film festivals there. Mokammel’s five films have recently been invited and ... Read more

Iconic figure of feminism and nationalist movements in Bangladesh, late noted poet Sufia Kamal was remembered on her 103rd birth anniversary at a cultural programme at the auditorium of Chhayanaut on Friday. The event featured presentation of songs and dance that resonated with the theme of monsoon. The programme began with vocal presentation of raga ... Read more

Late novelist Akhteruzzaman Elias, in his acclaimed essay ‘Sangskritir Bhanga Setu’ (Broken Bridge of Culture), elucidated what happens when we forget our roots, when the link between tradition and modernism gets infringed. Modernism, to be of any benefit and fruitfulness, must connect itself to what has gone before, to what sustains the life-line of common people. ... Read more

Popular theatre troupe Sanglap Group Theatre celebrated its 36th founding anniversary and staged one of its well-known plays Badnam to mark the occasion at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday evening. Sanglap Group Theatre’s Badnam is an adaptation of a short story of Tagore with the same title. Directed and

Bunan Theatre demonstrated their support for the children of sex workers through staging of its popular production Nakshi Kanthar Maath at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Friday evening. All funds accumulated through ticket selling of the show will be used by the troupe to purchase books and clothes for 35 children of ... Read more

Theatre personality Ataur Rahman was felicitated on his 73rd birthday at a programme at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. A seven-day theatre festival titled Manchosarothi Ataur Rahman Natto Utsab 2014, featuring the plays directed by the thespian was inaugurated at the programme that is jointly organised by

The first impression one is likely to get at the 19th Young Artist Art Exhibition 2014 is the amazing diversity of mediums, styles and categories of artworks on display. More than 200 artworks by 150 young artists have been selected for display in the 19th edition of the biennial young artist art exhibition. The exhibition, ... Read more

Munsur Ali’s Shongram has been officially selected for the 5th London Indian Film Festival (LIFF). The red carpet world premiere of the film will take place on July 14 in London. The film will be screened at The O2 in London. Besides, the film will have a special screening at London’s Leicester Square on July ... Read more

Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore’s Shey will be staged at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at 6:30pm tomorrow. Shey is the 30th production of popular theatre troupe Padatik Natya Sangsad. Tomorrow’s staging will be their 14th show of the play. The play has been adapted and directed by Debashish Ghosh from Tagore’s collection ... Read more

There is no other relationship like one that exists between a father and a son. According to the needs of a son, a father has to play many roles in their relationship. Sometimes, he has to take the toddler on his back to give him a make believe ride on the back of a horse, ... Read more