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Syed Mujtaba Ali’s 40th death anniversary Dr. Syed Mujtaba Ali (1904-1974) was a Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist. Today marks the 40th death anniversary of the versatile litterateur. Ali was born in a prominent family in Sylhet. His father, Syed Sikandar Ali, was a sub-registrar. Ali studied at various educational institutions on account of ... Read more

National Film Award 2012 The late Humayun’s film bags 8 awards The late iconic writer and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed was adjudged the best director and best screenwriter (posthumous) for the National Film Award 2012, which was declared on Thursday through a gazette notification by the information ministry. In fact, Humayun’s last film Ghetu Putra Kamola, ... Read more

The 2nd edition of the Dhaka Art Summit ended on Sunday with the hope of promoting the South Asian artists and art to the international market. In the three-day programme, over 50,000 local and foreign visitors watched artworks of over 200 artists from South Asian countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan ... Read more

Noted poet, journalist Fazal Shahabuddin died on Sunday morning at his residence at Khilgaon in the city after suffering from old age complications. He was 78. The poet is survived by his widow and four children. Shahabuddin’s first Namaz-e-janaza was held after the Asar prayer at the Jatiya Press Club and the second one was held ... Read more

Fans, relatives and peers of noted actor Khaled Khan gathered on his 57th birth anniversary celebrations programme held on Sunday morning at the Bakultala of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University. Khaled Khan Janmobarsiki Udzapan Parisad organised the programme titled Juboraj Jayanti in memory of that great artiste who died on December 20, ... Read more

Songs compose by the Indian and local bauls were presented by the Chhayanaut artistes at its auditorium on Friday. The artistes presented around twenty folk songs composed by Pagla Kanai, Bhoba Pagla, Rakib Shah, Duddu Shah, Fakir Shitalang Shah entertained the audience at the programme. The main attraction of the

The 29th national street theatre festival ended with shows of seven theatre productions on Friday at the central Shaheed Minar. Dhaka based troupes Dhaka Drama, Dhaka Padatik, Udichi, Chandrakala Theatre respectively staged Joy Bangla, Madarika Kheil, Sangram-i Sundar, Bhanga Sangbad; while Narayanganj based Sangsaptak Natyadal and Jessore based Noyapara Natya Goshthi staged

The greatest show of the South Asian art will begin today at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The three-day Dhaka Art Summit will display a ‘panoramic survey’ of over 250 artists from South Asian countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Launched in 2012, the first

The national political turmoil has been presented in four street theatre productions staged on the fourth day of the weeklong national street theatre festival. The political satires had been staged by three Dhaka based troupes and a Barisal based troupe at the Central Shaheed Minar on Tuesday. Desh Natok, Shabda Natyacharcha Kendra and Manas Natyangan respectively ... Read more

The splendour of natural beauties of Bangladesh and the diverse life of the people have been presented by 16 Bangladeshi and 19 Australian photographers in a group exhibition. The five-day photography show titled Open Enquiry is going on at the Drik Gallery in Dhanmondi. Open Enquiry features about

Two foreign poets surprised the teeming number of audience with their poems on Bangladesh at the concluding session of the two-day National Poetry Festival. The veteran Austrian poet Dorothea Muller-Ott’s poem 16th December is on the Victory Day of Bangladesh when the Swedish poet Kristian Carlsson’s series of poems under the title

The 29th edition of the National Street Theatre Festival began on Saturday through staging Dhaka based troupe Opera’s production Kaiballo featuring the negligence towards the martyred freedom fighters and mass graves. A total of 35 awareness generating street theatre productions from district towns of the country will be presented in the weeklong festival at the ... Read more

Patua Quamrul Hassan’s 26th death anniversary will be observed today. A politically conscious and committed artist Hassan died on February 2, 1988 following a cardiac arrest after the completion of the then autocratic ruler Hossaian Muhammad Ershad’s caricature titled Desh Aaj Biswa Behayar Khappore at a programme organised by Jatio Kabita Parishad at Dhaka University. His ... Read more

Chhayanaut artistes brought out a colourful procession on Friday that travelled different roads at Dhanmondi area to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of the cultural organisation that was formed in 1964 to uphold Banglali nationalism in a time when the Pakistani regime tried to infuse Arabic and Urdu culture. The participants of the procession rendered timeless ... Read more

Syed Shamsul Haque’s 79th birth anniversary was celebrated through presentation of the poet-playwright’s plays and poems on Friday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The programme also featured dance recitals and music. Literary magazine Samanya Kichhu in association with Shilpakala Academy organised the programme over

Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman was felicitated for receiving the Padma Bhushan award by the popular cultural organisation Surer Dhara at a programme at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi on Thursday. Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman was declared as one of the recipients of this year’s Padma Bhusan, the third highest civilian award in India, for ... Read more

Young artist Sumon Wahed addresses the disappointment and frustration towards the socio-political happenings in the country at an ongoing exhibition. The exhibition, taking place at the Dhaka Art Centre in Dhanmondi, displays 50 artworks in different mediums created by the artist. One of the most captivating works on display at the exhibition is the mixed ... Read more