Artistes of Bangladesh Udichi Silpagoshthi entertained a houseful audience on Wednesday at the Music and Dance Centre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy presenting works of three maestros of Bangla literature. In the cultural programme styled Hey Sathi Ajke Sopner Din Gona artistes presented songs and poems composed by Rabindranath Tagore,
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Shahadat to play architect in film
Theatre actor Shahadat Hossain has been cast in a major role in Rubaiyat Hossain’s new film Under Construction. This is Shahadat’s debut work in the country’s film arena. ‘Film is a large platform where an actor can put his/her dreams into action. I am happy to get an opportunity to work in a film’, said ... Read more
Er Beshi Bhalobasa Jay Na hits cinemas today
Zakir Hossain Raju’s romantic film Er Beshi Bhalobasa Jay Na will be released today simultaneously at 82 cinemas across the country. The producer of the film Er Beshi Bhalobasa Jay Na Kibria Films expects huge profit through the digital film depicts a conventional Dhallywood chemistry: love between a rich young woman and a poor man’. ... Read more
Welfare state a far cry
Al Deen’s Chaka gives artistic expression of reality Found only in the theories, books and dictionaries, the ‘Welfare State’ does not exist in reality. This fact has been explored artistically in Selim Al Deen’s play Chaka. It’s not a political play or any rough theatre criticising the concept of a repressive state as done by ... Read more
Symphony of colour presented in paintings
Artist Rahima Afroz has played with an array of colours on her canvases displayed in a solo painting exhibition titled Symphony of Colour at Dhaka Art Center, Dhanmondi in the capital. Afroz has depicted the freshness and vibrancy of nature through 33 abstract and semi abstract paintings, mostly in mixed media on canvas and a ... Read more
Rabindra Parishad holds programme on Gitanjali
Rabindra Parishad Bangladesh arranged a programme on Sunday at Russian Science and Cultural auditorium to celebrate the centenary of Tagore’s winning of Nobel prize. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win the prestigious accoldate in 1913. The programme was Ppresided by professor Syed Muhammad Shahed, former director general of
Nazrul becoming occasional
Observing Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 37th Death Anniversary Nazrul becoming occasional Experts blame authorities concerned Nazrul experts accuse both government and private organisations in the country for making the creations of the national poet occasional and to be performed on programmes marking the birth and death anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam. They also blame these organisations ... Read more
No move to take Nazrul onto international stage
Experts tell New Age The poetry of Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) is the golden treasure of Bangla literature. The nation has honoured him by conferring the status of the national poet and several other state honours such as Ekushey Padak. It’s true that many centres of learning and culture in India and Bangladesh have been ... Read more
Nazrul in films
It might not be common knowledge that Kazi Nazrul Islam was the first Bengali Muslim film director in the sub-continent. He jointly directed Dhrubo, released in 1934 with Satyendra Nath Dey. In the film based on Girish Chandra Ghosh’s story Bhakta Dhruva, Nazrul acted in the role of Narada, composed songs, set them to music ... Read more
Tagore’s Europe visit presented
Cultural Show At Chhayanaut Tagore’s Europe visit presented The Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore’s visit in the European countries and the impact of those visits in his literary works had been presented through a cultural show held on Saturday at the Chhayanaut auditorium in Dhanmondi. The production titled ‘Arup Tomar Bani-Tagore in Europe’ directed by ... Read more
Theatre fest on women issues ends
Mukti and Prakrito Purangona staged on last day The first ever theatre festival on women issues organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ended on Saturday with staging of Mukti and Prakrito Purangona. The six-day festival titled Nari Jagoroner Natya Ayojon featured 12 plays on women issues. Women theatre practitioners had significant contributions in these plays as ... Read more
Chandana charms audience at IGCC
Eminent folk singer Chandana Majumdar moved the houseful audience by presenting some evergreen traditional numbers on Saturday at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan. The melody of her high-pitched voice modulation could successfully transport the underlying love for God in the devotional songs composed by legendary bards like Fakir Lalon Shah, Radharamon,
Drama serial on 1971 begins
A thirty-episode drama serial featuring the stories of the hot-blooded days of the war of independence in 1971 will be aired two days a week on Channel-i. The serial titled 1971 Seisob Dingulo, scripted and directed by Hridi Huq, from her father, the Ekushey Padak winning thespian Dr Enamul Huq’s novel Seisob Dingulo, will be ... Read more
Chhayanaut presents Tagore songs
Chhayanaut artistes gave a wonederful presentation of some evergreen Tagore numbers that moved the audience on Friday at the Chhayanaut auditorium. Chhayanaut organised the programme as a belated observance of the death anniversary of the Nobel laureate poet. The organisation could not observe the day in due time because of the month of Ramadan. The ... Read more
Binodini, Narigon staged
Theatre Fest On Women Issues Binodini, Narigon staged The fifth day of the ongoing theatre festival on women issues featured two historical plays; one was based on the pioneering theatre character Binodini Dasi, while the other is on the historical Plassey event at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Friday. Noted theatre troupe Dhaka Theatre staged its ... Read more
Shilpakala puppet team to visit Indonesia
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s puppet team is scheduled to perform in the Indonesia International Puppet Festival this September. A total of 85 puppet teams from 50 countries will participate in the festival, which will be held from September 01 to 08 at Bali and Jakarta in Indonesia. From Bangladesh a 10 member team,
Ustad Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury’s solo album launched
Musical soiree held at Gulshan Club Ustad Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury’s eponymous third solo album was launched on August 23 at Gulshan Club, in the capital. Under the label of G-Series, BRAC Bank has sponsored the album. Zeeshan Kingshuk Huq, Head of Communication’s Service Quality of BRAC Bank; Ustad Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury; Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing ... Read more
Artists reveal automated subjectivity
The life of contemporary human beings is greatly influenced by automations. This influence has been depicted by two artists—Mustafa Zaman and Rafiqul Shuvo who came together in a duet art exhibition. The 12-day art show titled Automated Subjectivity is currently being held at the Bengal Art Lounge at Gulshan 1 in the capital. Fifty three ... Read more
Nadia on the upcoming Dhaka Art Summit
Nadia Samdani is the founder-director of the Dhaka Art Summit and the co- founder and president of Samdani Art Foundation. She is an avid art collector and well-known for her art philanthropy. She was the architect of the 1st edition of the very well received Dhaka Art Summit (2012). She is an articulate observer of ... Read more
Q & A Ferdousi Rahman
Ferdousi Rahman, a singer of repute, stepped into the world of music as a young girl of six. She has been a major figure in the cultural scenario for over six decades. The Daily Star met up with the eminent singer. Excerpts: What’s your nickname? “Mirna”–it’s a Russian name. What keeps you going?