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
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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
Folk orchestra enthralls audience at BSA
An orchestral demonstration of the rich treasure of traditional music of our country enticed hundreds of audience at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The presentation was part of the ongoing six-day South Asian handicrafts exhibition titled SAARC Handicraft Village. Not many audience noticed as
Acharya Sailajaranjan Majumdar remembered at Shilpakala
The close companion of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, Acharya Sailajaranjan Majumdar (1901-1976), who had a huge contribution in popularizing Tagore’s songs was remembered at a programme held at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The academy and Chayanika jointly organised the programme titled Rabir Kironey Sailajaranjan to celebrate Majumdar’s
Pancho Nari Akkhyan staged
Theatre Fest In Barisal Pancho Nari Akkhyan staged The popular theatre troupe Dhaka Theatre staged its current production Pancho Nari Akkhyan at the Ashwini Kumar Hall in Barisal on Tuesday. The production was staged on the fifth day of the week-long theatre festival organised by Shabdaboli Group Theatre that ended on Thursday. The festival was ... Read more
Raibeshi dance captivates audience at BSA
A spectacular performance of traditional raibeshi dance entertained a huge crowd on Tuesday evening at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Dance troupe Bhabna presented one of the most popular traditional dance forms of the Bengal known as raibeshi nritya as part of the ongoing six-day South Asian handicrafts exhibition titled SAARC Handicraft ... Read more
Asif Azim makes entry into Bigg Boss 7
After girls like Veena Malik, Claudia, Sunny Leone and Pamela Anderson, it is now Bangladeshi model Asif Azim entered Bigg Boss house. Azim a famous ramp model who hails from Dhaka-Bangladesh has created waves on Indian and international ramp scene. Azim entered in the most controversial reality show on Wednesday, reports India Today. In an ... Read more
Mohakal Theatre Festival Tagore phase ends today The Tagore retrospective of the ongoing theatre festival organised by Mohakal Natya Sampraday will end today with the staging of two plays based on his works. A contemporary play will also be staged on the ninth day festival today. The 13-day festival titled Biswanatoker Yuth Utsab features world ... Read more
Tokens of lives, history of South Asia on display
Tokens of everyday lives and history of people of different South Asian countries are on display at the Liberation War Museum in a six-day exhibition titled Lived Stories, Everyday Lives. The show, a part of the Archives South Asia project of the Kathmandu-based Hri Institute of Southasian Research and Exchange, has been organised in Dhaka ... Read more
Kuddus Bayati performs at Shilpakala
Folk singer Kuddus Bayati and his troupe entertained a huge crowd on Monday evening at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy presenting some evergreen traditional songs of the Northeast region of the country. The programme was a part of the ongoing five-day fair featuring handicrafts of the four countries of SAARC. Bayati’s high ... Read more
Joy busy in teleplays
Shahriar Nazim Joy will be seen in a drama serial Joiboti Koinna today on RTV. The talented artiste is enacting a mason in the play, which is aired at 9:05pm on every Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. ‘In this play, I have played a role of a mason who is a kind hearted man but gets ... Read more
An Indian, two local troupes to stage Tagore plays today
Mahakal Theatre Festival An Indian, two local troupes to stage Tagore plays today So far six Tagore plays have been staged in the ongoing theatre festival arranged by theatre troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday. Today it is a Tagore day too. Three more Tagore plays will be staged at three different venues. Two original Tagore plays ... Read more
Art show depicts border killing
The group art exhibition titled Death Cry at the Border protesting the border killings ended on Sunday at Chhobir Haat, a venue opposite to the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University. Both local and Indian artists condemned killings on the Bangladesh-India borders by the security forces through their artistic endeavours. The exhibition featured arts
Suman’s Felani Khatun: a protest against injustice
The popular Indian singer and song-writer Kabir Suman has expressed his deep condemnation on the verdict of Felani murder by the Indian Border Security Force through his latest song titled Felani Khatun, which is posted on the singer’s personal website. The song talks about how Felani lay dead hanging on the barbed-wire at the borders ... Read more
A Sangpala to be staged today
Mahakal Theatre Fest A Sangpala to be staged today A traditioNal troupe from Tangail will stage a Shangpala at the Chhayanaut Auditorium today on the 7th day of the ongoing 13-day world theatre festival organised by Mahakal Natya Sampradaya marking its 30th founding anniversary. There will be no show at the other two venues of the ... Read more