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Mohakal Theatre Fest Tagore’s plays to be staged today On the fifth day of the ongoing theatre festival, organised by Mohakal Natya Sampraday, Tagore’s two plays and an adapted play from Tagore’s writings will be staged at three different venues today. Nagorik Natya Sampradaya will stage Tagore’s classic Raktakorobi at the National Theatre Hall while ... Read more

An exploration of art in different mediums and colours can be enjoyed at a solo painting exhibition of the artist Mastapha Khalid Palash taking place at the Athena Gallery of Fine Arts at Badda in the capital. The artist has projected his passion through different modes and mediums like pen, marker, pastel, oil and acrylic ... Read more

Mohakal Theatre Fest Two classics and a contemporary play to be staged today Two classics and a contemporary play will be staged today at three different venues as part of the theatre festival arranged by theatre troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday. Padatik Natya Sangsad will stage Shakespearean classic tragedy Macbeth at the National Theatre Hall of ... Read more

Veteran singer of the country Shahnaz Rahmatullah will get an honourary award from City Bank NA for her contribution to music and culture at a tributary programme at the Radisson Water Garden Hotel today. Shanaz Rahmatullah has been one of the most popular singers of the country since the 1950s. Recently, the singer has given ... Read more

Mahakal Theatre Fest Three local troupes to stage adaptations of foreign plays  Three local troupes will stage plays which are adaptations of foreign dramas, today on the third day of the ongoing Festival of World Theatre, arranged by Mohakal Natya Sampradaya. Nagarik Natyangon Ensemble will stage Jugolbandi at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala ... Read more

A Bangladeshi puppet production titled Tales of Bangladesh has won the Best Folk Puppet Musical Award at a puppet carnival held at Jakarta in Indonesia. Tales of Bangladesh, a production by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy puppet team, was also nominated for the ‘Best Scenery Award’ at the Wayang World Puppet Carnival 2013, which continued from September ... Read more

Seasoned actor SM Mohsin is playing an important character in Murad Parvez’s government grant winning film Brihonolla for which, he says, he is not appearing much on teleplays these days. SM Mohsin received appreciation and awards acting in diverse characters in teleplays. ‘I like Television because it made me popular among people. Film, on the ... Read more

The clay art organisation Bengal Terracotta has organised a nine-day exhibition where terracotta art works and clay potteries created by the traditional clay artisans are on display at the Drik Gallery of Fine Arts at Dhanmondi in the capital. The exhibition, with a goal to revive the lost glory of clay arts, is showcasing 44 ... Read more

Street music is gaining popularity among the youths of the port city, Chittagong. The music platform titled Cheragi 1Hour Open Street Music and Café, initiated by the local music buffs, takes place every other Friday for duration of one hour, near an intersection in Chittagong drawing a huge public response. A large gathering was seen at ... Read more

Festival Of World Theatre Local, Indian troupes stage plays today The thirteen-day long theatre festival featuring world theatre will begin today at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Arranged by Mohakal Natya Sampraday, the festival is commencing from today with the staging of two plays. The local troupe Nagarik Natyangan will stage Pushi Biral O Ekjon Prokrito Manush ... Read more

The second edition of Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival ended on Monday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in an ordinary manner. The six-day festival staged 18 plays by 17 local theatre troupes and one by an Indian theatre troupe. The local troupe Dhaka Theatre staged Binodini as a replacement to the scheduled Indian troupe Rittik which could not ... Read more

Musicians and copyright experts blamed the leading production houses for piracy in a discussion programme; accusing them for the continuous struggles within the industry. The discussants at the programme, referring to valid documents, accused that the producers’ organisation World Entertainment, responsible to control piracy, is actually involved with

The distinctive natural beauty of small but geographically diverse country Bangladesh has been portrayed artistically in Sohag Parvez’s ongoing fifth solo exhibition at the Dhaka Art Centre. Done mostly in watercolour and pen, the 25 displayed artworks of the show titled Banglar Rup, depicts the beauties of nature like plain land, rivers, upland, mountains and ... Read more

The second Ganga Jamuna Theatre Festival in Bangladesh will end today through the staging of three plays at the three theatre halls of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The Kolkata based troupe Anik will stage Protik at the National Theatre Hall, Shobdo Natyacharcha Kendra will stage Tritio Ekjon at the Experimental Theatre Hall and Natyadhara will

A soothing ambience overwhelmed the audience as soon as Mita Haq, in her unique melodious style, started presenting an evergreen Tagore song Tumi ki keboli chhobi on Thursday at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre. The melody and unique lyric of the song in Mita’s soulful voice modulation, indeed, created such a spell on the listeners ... Read more

Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Fest Two local, an Indian troupe will stage plays today Two local and one Indian theatre troupe will stage plays at the three venues of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today as part of the ongoing Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival. Indian troupe Rittik will stage Diba Ratrir Kabya at the National Theatre Hall, local troupe Mohakal ... Read more