Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad’s son Eric Ershad presented Tagore’s songs from his second Tagore music album Alo mar Alo that was launched on Tuesday at the Muktijudhha Smriti Auditorium of Institute of Diploma Engineers in Kakrail. Ekushey Padak winning Tagore singer Kaderi Kibria was present at the album launching ceremony
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Jalshiri organises cultural fest at JU
Jahangirnagar University based cultural organisation Jalshiri has organised a four-day cultural festival marking its 11th founding anniversary on the campus on Sunday. The cultural festival was inaugurated by the JU vice-chancellor Professor Anwar Hossain as the chief guest followed by a colorful procession on the campus.
Channel i turns 15
The country’s first satellite TV station Channel i began its journey on October 1, 1998, from a small building in Siddheshwari, Dhaka. With the theme “Hridoye Bangladesh”, the channel turned 15 yesterday. The stage has grown bigger for the TV station, with the channel moving to larger premises in Tejgaon. At a press conference on ... Read more
Shahabuddin portrays valiant freedom fighters
The internationally acclaimed artist Shahabuddin Ahmed is known to depict the zeal and vigor of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in his paintings. Keeping the theme consistent, Shahabuddin Ahmed has created an exuberant freedom fighter holding a spreading national flag on his back in an oil painting titled Bijoy Ullas. Indicated by
Photo show features Kabori’s life
The golden moments in seasoned actor Kabori Sarwar’s life is on display at a photography. exhibition at the Nalini Bhattasali Auditorium of National Museum, Shahbag in the capital. The splendid career of four decades as a film actor and as a politician associated with the ruling party Awami League, as well as her personal moments ... Read more
Tales of Bangladesh entertains audience at BSA
Tales of Bangladesh, a production by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Puppet Team entertained the audience at the Studio Theatre Hall of the academy on Monday. The production participated at the World Puppet Carnival in Indonesia last month and won the Best Folk Puppet Musical Award. The production was also nominated for the ‘Best
Six-day int’l theatre fest ends
Jessore, the town that bears the pride of culture, meets the thirst of the people through a six-day international drama festival that ended at Shilpakala Academy, Jessore on Friday. The festival – that was jointly organised by the theatre groups Bibartan Jessore, Tirjak Chittagong, and Drishtipat Dhaka – concluded with the staging of the translation ... Read more
SD Burman’s birth anniv today
Today is the 107th anniversary of birth of the legendary singer and composer Sachin Dev Burman (October 1, 1906 to October 31, 1975). Born in Comilla to Rajkumari Nirmala Devi, princess of Manipur and Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman, son of Maharaja Ishanachandra Manikya Dev Burman, Raja of Tripura; SD Burman started working as a radio singer ... Read more
Goutam holds solo show after 16 years
After sixteen long years Artist Goutam Chakraborty makes a comeback since he displayed his last show in Dhaka in 1997. His ongoing solo titled I am at the Galleri Kaya in Uttara, owned by the artist himself, features 67 artworks including 27 oil paintings, 6 charcoal works, 15 watercolour works, 10 drawings and 10 serigraph ... Read more
A review of world theatre fest
In celebration of its 30th founding anniversary, theatre troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday organised a 13-day theatre festival that began on September 18 and ended on Monday simultaneously at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Chhayanaut Auditorium. In total, the festival had performances by 36 theatre troupes from Bangladesh and India. Beside 30 local
Udhao: reality haunts
Director Amit Ashraf’s debutant film Udhao has been screened in a number of prestigious international film festivals like Logan Film Festival, Canada International Film Festival, Goteborg International Film Festival and Portugal Underground Film Festival. The film has brought home seven international awards and grants. A press show, also the
Nrityanchal plans dance preservation programmes
Popular dance organisation Nrityanchal has taken up a project to preserve the folk dance forms of the country. In this connection a weeklong-day folk dance workshop on traditional raibeshi dance, conducted by Dr Tarun Prodhan, began on Sunday at the Shilpakla Academy. In a seminar held on Saturday the troupe members presented details of the ... Read more
Rabirashmi celebrates founding anniversary
Rabirashmi, the dedicated organisation in practicing Tagore’s songs, celebrated its 15th founding anniversary at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of the Central Public Library on Saturday. The programme titled Biswaye Tai Jagey Amar Gaan began with the presentation of the national anthem. Subsequently, the leaders of the troupe, namely Mahadev Ghosh,
Mohakal Theatre Fest ends today
The thirteen-day theatre festival, arranged by theatre troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday, will end today. Two local troupes and an Indian troupe will stage plays at three different venues. Theatre troupe Dhaka Theatre will stage Dhaboman at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Udichi will stage Half Akhrai at the Experimental Theatre Hall
SM Solaiman remembered on his birthday
The late thespian SM Solaiman’s 60th birth year anniversary was celebrated through a colourful programme on Friday at the Shilpakaka Academy. The premises of the National Theatre Hall of the academy was decorated with installations and dedicated places for different troupes, which paid respect to one of the most prominent theatre activists in the neo-theatre ... Read more
Evergreen Tagore songs presented
The leading singers presented evergreen Tagore songs at a programme organised Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangsad. Promising singers also entertained a houseful audience rendering inspirational Tagore songs such as Aguner poroshmoni and Akash bhora surja tara in chorus. The noted recitation artistes
Short films made by children screened
Three short films made by child filmmakers were screened at a programme at the Abul Karim Sahitto Bisharod Hall of Shishu Academy on Friday. Films screened at the programme—Amader Matiur, Papi Naamer Chheleti and Atut Swapna Kahini- are the outcome of a child filmmaking workshop conducted by the academy, said a press release. Information minister ... Read more
Autumn celebrated through music, dance
Temperatures around the world might have started to cool down after the heat of the long summer. But the world event calendar of festivals is just starting to heat up with celebrations of autumn.The season autumn is celebrated all over the world for the unique beauty it brings along and more importantly for its relevance ... Read more
Young learners present classical music
Classical music students under different music teachers and from different schools have demonstrated their skills in classical music at a two-day classical music festival at the Biswa Sahitto Kendra in Bangla Motor, on Wednesday and Thursday. Young classical artistes below sixteen years performed at the festival organised by Suddho Sangeet Prasar Goshthi to inspire the young ... Read more
4 plays to be staged today
Mohakal Theatre Festival 4 plays to be staged today Four plays will be staged at the 13-day Mahakal Natya Sampradaya theatre festival today, on the 11th day of the festival. Prangonemor will stage Irsha at the National Theatre Hall while Loko Natya Dal (Banani) will stage Sonai Madhob at the Experimental Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala ... Read more