Funny yet thought provoking caricatures depicting the predicaments created by corruption are on display at an exhibition at the Zainul Gallery at the faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University. The exhibition, inaugurated on December 09, has been organised by Transparency International Bangladesh as an observance of International Anti-Corruption Day. The exhibition is an
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Traditional songs and recitations on 3rd day
Festival At Liberation War Museum Traditional songs and recitations on 3rd day The significant role of traditional musicians at the war of independence was characterized through the presentations of the traditional songs composed during the war. The 3rd day of the ongoing weeklong victory celebration programme was celebrated through the rendition of traditional songs, patriotic ... Read more
Television wins Jury award in Australia
Mustafa Sarwar Farooki’s feature film Television bags Jury Grand Award at the Asia-Pacific Screen Award at Sydney in Australia. The award was handed over to the actor of film Tisha and the screenplay writer Anisul Haque at a ceremony that took place at the City Hall on Thursday. Noted Sri-Lankan actor Malani Fanseka handed over ... Read more
Salahuddin preserves heritage of Old Dhaka
The Old Dhaka is gradually losing its heritage at the increasing aggression of commercialisation and unplanned urbanisation for which the signature lifestyle of the locals are also changing drastically. This theme has been revealed artistically in artist Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed’s solo show at the Institute of Asian Creative in Gulshan. An inhabitant of the locality
Hasan Imam-Prova together
Popular TV actress Prova has performed in many TV plays in role of legendary actor Hasan Imam’s daughter. While asking them which was their best work together they said Salauddin Lavlu directed play ‘Phera.’ But they are now also satisfied to perform in play ‘Je Karon-e Motinuddin Dhakai Eshechhilo,’ directed by Tuhin Abonto, which script ... Read more
Shitesh continues a lost art form
Once a busy film banner painter Shitesh Kumar Sur, 55, now occasionally paints portraits in his spare time at his fast food shop. After the introduction of the digitally made banners, Shitesh had to leave the profession to earn for his family like many artisans did. Since then, the passionate artisan paints film banners and ... Read more
Rafiqun Nabi displays artworks of five decades
Eminent artist Rafiqun Nabi is displaying a glimpse of his kaleidoscopic journey of over five decades in art in his retrospective show at the Bengal Shilplaya in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The show, Quest for Reality, features 120 selected artworks in different mediums done since 1960s by the artist. The gallery has organised the retrospective show to ... Read more
Ektara maker struggles to survive
Shariful Islam, from Kushtia, makes traditional string instruments such as ektara and dotara since he was a teenager. He sells his products in fairs and at the outlets near the Lalon’s shrine in Chheuria, Kushtia from where singers and music lovers buy the one-string and two-string instruments widely used in traditional music genres. While attending ... Read more
BSA organises Nabanno fest
A beautiful rural ambience was created within the bustling city to celebrate the traditional harvest festival, known as Nabanno, on Saturday at the open space of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Colourful display of various pithas and sweets in makeshift stalls and traditional songs performed in the cultural show at the festival attracted hundreds of enthusiastic audience, ... Read more
Jamdani weaver Enamul hopes for better future
The traditional jamdani saree weaver Enamul Haque observes that the inscription of the jamdani saree on the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list will create new opportunities for hundreds of craftspeople like him. He believes that the news will grow interest among the Bengalis living at home and abroad about the
Tareque Masud short film award conferred
Young filmmaker Gazi Quamrul Islam was conferred with the Tareque Masud Short Film Award for his short film Oblivious Moments on the concluding day of the two-day Tareque Masud Festival at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. Ashfique Rizwan and Srabonto Habib earned the special citation awards respectively for their short
Joler Gaan performs at IGCC
Joler Gaan entertained a full-hall audience presenting the band’s popular numbers on Saturday at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre auditorium in Gulshan. The band began the show with the song Sua jao. The band also played popular numbers from its sole album Atal Joler Gaan such as Jhora pata, Bakul phul and Dure thaka megh and ... Read more
Ananya Chatterjee wants to perform in Dhaka movie
Popular heroine of Kolkata film industry Ananya Chatterjee has shown her keen interest to perform in Dhaka’s movie. She told this the New Nation yesterday over mobile phone. While talking in this regard Ananya Chatterjee said, “I have heared many stories of Dhaka’s movies. I have also seen few movies like ‘Lalon,’ ‘Monpura,’ etc. I ... Read more
Mamia Mahbub starts her film career
Khulna’s another heroine started her debut in Dhaka film industry. Her name is Mamia Mahbub. Not only Mamia had interest to establish herself in the film industry but also her parents always wanted to see their daughter to perform in the big screen. Director Masud Azad has extended his hands to fulfil Mamia’s dream. Mamia ... Read more
Mim-Naim’s ‘Protyaborton’
Promising play director Evan Rehan has started to make a new play titled ‘Protyaborton’ from Saturday to cast popular TV actor and model Naim and Lux superstar Bidya Sinha Saha Mim. Mahbub Bappi has written story of the play. While talking about the play its director Even Rehan said, “There are many stories of TV ... Read more
Prometheus Bound premiered
Theatre troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday premiered its latest production Prometheus on Friday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Though the play has once been staged at a theatre festival, yesterday it was the formal premiere of the play as the troupe’s 30th production. The play is an adaptation
Dhuli talks about his rhythm instrument
Since his boyhood Sib Nath Sibu, from Tangail, plays Bangla Dhol, a traditional rhythm instrument having a distinctive sound effect. Following the family tradition, Sibu started playing the instrument from his childhood at different rituals and ceremonies in the temples. Subsequently, he became a recognised instrumentalist through playing the instrument on state-run TVchannel Bangladesh
Paintings portray oppression on women
The agony and struggles of women in this man-dominated society has been portrayed in the paintings by artist Nurun Nahar Supti in her solo art exhibition at the Galerie Zoom of Alliance Française de Dhaka. Twenty two acrylic-on-canvas paintings are on display at the two-week exhibition titled ‘Woman in Gossamer’ which illustrates women bound by ... Read more
Tareq Masud’s birth anniv today
The 57th anniversary of the birth of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Tareq Masud, who established his own language of storytelling on the silver screen, will be observed today. His blend of patriotism and pragmatism was what constituted the individuality that is reflected in his films. Having been a student of history, having educated himself in the ... Read more
Making craft with conch
Artisan Anup Nag has a rich family tradition of making ornaments and wind instruments from the conch shells. Anup, born and bred at Shankhari Bazar, home to conch shell artisanship, is displaying his products at the weeklong Craft Fair organised by Bangladesh National Museum at its Nalinikanta Bhattasali Auditorium. The fair will continue till