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One of the oldest and richest archeological sites Bangladeshis can take pride in is the Somapura Mohavihara in Noagaon. The 8th century Buddhist monastery and learning centre is regarded as one of the ancient universities, and has duly been recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. The historically and archeologically

If the emergence of artists like Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan and S.M. Sultan is identified as roots of the modern art movement in Bangladesh; it can then be said that the tree has grown much taller. The outward progression of Bangladeshi art scene, which was created with a big bang by works like Zainul Abedin’s ... Read more

The Ekushey Padak winning singer Bashir Ahmed died on Saturday night at his Mohammadpur residence. He was 74. One of the most popular singers of the country Ahmed, who dominated the music industry in the 60s and 70s, was eventually buried on Sunday at Tajmahal Road graveyard. ‘I will never see his like.

Sometimes, people have to choose between love and survival. Life, in its harshest reality, can bring one to the tormenting crossroads, where one is forced to choose between the love towards mother land, and the security of your loved ones in an unfamiliar territory. No matter how much we want to deny it, we cannot ... Read more

Dhaka wore a festive look on Monday to celebrate the beginning of Bangla year 1421. All across capital, millions came out on the streets in spite of the scorching heat and flooded Baishakhi fairs to rejoice the first day of the new year. Pahela Baishakh has been one of the biggest celebrations of the country ... Read more

A burnt face in a photograph, so disfigured that it is barely recognisable, will make your hair stand at the first glance. The deformed eyes would flood your mind with questions- ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of the misfortune. It would not have been possible to identify that this is a face of a female had she ... Read more

Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether In celebration of panchabhuta In Hindu mythology, the nature of the universe is explained with five elements, known as panchabhuta. These are earth, water, fire, air and the void or ether. References to these primal and primordial five elements are repeatedly present in different Upanishads (collection of Vedic texts). Among ... Read more

The SAARC Artist Camp has been serving as a platform for artists from all the SAARC nations for showcasing their talent since 2011. The event which takes place every year will be hosted for the first time in Bangladesh from April 9 to 11. Nilachal, one of the scenic tourist attractions of Bangladesh, has been ... Read more

A perceptive, acute and creative mind is often stirred by different borders and perimetres of its surrounding and inner realities that it faces. The ‘borders’ are not to be taken as literal ones like those between countries or physical territories, but they are those that mark differences of any sort. As one colour borders off ... Read more

Nirendranath Chakrabarty On boons and benefits of poetry ‘Most people around us do not even realise that poetry can give us something substantial’, said veteran Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakrabarty, in a lecture, at Bengla Shilpalaya Café on Saturday. The 90 year old poet, who was born in 1924 in Faridpur of the then undivided Bengal, ... Read more

The history of the filmdom of the country has been explored in a documentary film titled Swarup Sondhan which was premiered at the National Art Gallery Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The screening was a part of the three-day National Film Day programme, organised by the academy. Directed jointly by Muhammad Sajjad Hossain

Different organisations chalk up elaborate programmes For the third consecutive year, Bangladesh Film Development Corporation is celebrating National Film Day amid much fanfare and festivity today. BFDC has chalked out a day-long colourful programme to celebrate the day at the organisation’s premises. Information minister Hasanul Haque Inu will inaugurate the day-long programme in the morning.

The more cultural diversity in a country flourishes, the weaker its extremist forces become. Practice of art and culture is precisely the weapon to fend off the sway of extremist and fundamentalist tendency. With such belief and motto, Bangladesh Sangeet Sangathan Samannay Parishad and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy jointly organised a three-day music festival at the ... Read more

Indian singer and folk researcher Subhendu Maity, who is quite famous as a singer of folk and people’s songs, performed in a solo show at Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday. The show was originally scheduled to be held at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum, but was transferred to ... Read more

The haunting myth of Oedipus has driven men and women into frenzy for more than 3000 years. A popular story for theatre since the ancient time, the story of Oedipus is still no less suitable for a theatre production even at this era. Sophocles (497 BC- 406 BC) was one of the major playwrights to ... Read more

The second Sahitya Sammilon and Jibanananda Mela 2014, organised by Jatiya Kobita Parishad Barisal unit, will end today in Barishal. The three-day fair began on Friday. Dr. Hayat Mahmud, noted academician, inaugurated the fair by paying tribute to the late poet. Shohidul Alam, deputy commissioner of Barisal, was present as the chief guest at the ... Read more

Different cultural organisations and institutes observed the 44th Independence and National Day of the country on Wednesday amid much vibrancy and festivity. The special programmes, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh Liberation War Museum, Sammilito Sangskritik Jote and others, consisted of music concerts, theatre shows,

The fifth biennale of Bangladesh Documentary Festival will begin today at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum. Bangladesh Documentary Council has been organising the festival since 2004 with a view to promoting documentary making in the country. The five-day festival titled Documenting Bangladesh 5, will screen a total of 32 documentaries, all of which

War Of Independence An inexhaustible well for theatre activists The war of independence, with all its glory and loss, courage and suffering, has been an inexhaustible well of stories for the theatre practitioners of the country, say theatre activists. No other historical event has provided local theatre practitioners with such a treasure to exploit for ... Read more