A captivating theatre performance based on the popular medieval tragedy of Behula and Lakhindar was staged on Tuesday at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Repertory premiered the experimental theatre production adapting it from the medieval bard Bijay Gupta’s Monasha Mangol.
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Minu to release her 15th album
Alam Ara Minu is a familiar name in the country’s music arena for more than two decades. Her passionate and trained voice has been well-received by music lovers. The singer is currently working on her 15th solo album titled Bondhu hoye jabo. There will be romantic numbers like Haat bariye dako jodi bondhu hoye jabo, ... Read more
Photo show near Rana Plaza today
Photographs featuring the victims of the recent Rana Plaza tragedy will be displayed today at a group exhibition in front of the depressed land on which Rana Plaza building stood once in Savar. Four photo artistes have jointly organised the show to remind the people about the tragic building collapse on April 24 this year ... Read more
Russian film fest begins today
A two-day film festival featuring four Russian fairy tale films has been arranged at the Daffodil International University Auditorium on Tuesday and Wednesday. Cultural department of the embassy of the Russian Federation in Bangladesh arranged the festival jointly with Daffodil International University. On the beginning day, two fairy tale films-The Tale of Tsar Saltan, directed ... Read more
Korean team teach modern method
ART WORKSHOP AT DU Korean team teach modern method The fine arts students of Dhaka University are taking part in a fortnight workshop with the students of Korea National University of Arts at a studio at the faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University. The 11-member Korean team, led by professor Lee Ju Young, is ... Read more
Obscure returns with album Phera
Popular band obscure will release its eighth album after four years of eclipse since the release of its last album in 2009. The comeback album titled Phera featuring 10 songs will be released tomorrow. The featured songs of the album such as Brishti, Jabo choley durey, Jibon, Lukiye jay chand and Ochena manush will follow ... Read more
Elton John to receive first ever Brits Icon award
Brit Awards organisers are to launch a new annual honour to celebrate major figures in music with Sir Elton John announced as the first ever recipient. The ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Your Song’ star is to be given the Brits Icon Award at a show in September which will be broadcast later by ITV. The new ... Read more
Sajal-Shokh as pair in three Eid plays
Four years ago, popular TV actor Sajal and promising TV actress and model Shokh have performed together as a pair firstly in Mahfuz Ahmed directed TV play “Tate-man.” Later they have performed together in many plays. On the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, this pair has performed together in three plays at a time. Directors of ... Read more
Kiran to release Lalon album
Kiran Chandra Roy has already achieved popularity as a baul singer for his distinctive singing style and presentation at live concerts. The Prominent singer is set to release his latest solo album featuring some uncommon Lalon songs. According to the singer the album titled Kon Deshe Taar Jay Re Disha includes eight songs such as ... Read more
Comedy film fest begins at Shilpakala
A 10-day film festival featuring the world’s most renowned comedy films began at the International Digital and Cultural Archive of the Bangladesh Shilapkala Academy on Sunday evening. The festival titled World Best Comedy Film Show has been organsied by the academy to boost the activities of the International Digital and Cultural Archive.10 world famous comedy ... Read more
Raja Himadri goes to Kolkata
Theatre troupe Drishtipaat has gone to Kolkata to stage two shows of its latest production Raja Himadri, an adaptation of Sophocles’ classic Oedipus Rex. ‘Raja Himadri will be staged on July 23 at the Kamarhati Nazrul Mancha in a theatre festival called International Bangla Natyamela, arranged by Prachya. On the following day, the play will ... Read more
Monalisa again in acting
After a break of few months, popular TV actress and model Monalisa again started acting in the small screen. She is performing in a six-episode special serial “Sikandar Box Ekhon Birat Model,” which was directed by Sagor Jahan under the script written by him. In the serial, popular actor Mosharraf Karim has performed in central ... Read more
Paromita Mitra wants to work in Bangladeshi movie
The first US beauty title winning Bangladeshi girl, Paromita Mitra, said she wants to work in Bangladeshi film and television commercials. This came as the ‘Miss Mississippi’ was talking to the press in Dhaka Saturday. Filmmakers Sohanur Rahman Sohan, Belal Ahmed, Golam Rabbani Biplob, Shah Alam Kiron and other media personalities met Paromita and talked ... Read more
Humayun Ahmed was a rare talent
Discussants observe at a commemorative programme Iconic author Humayun Ahmed was analysed as a rare talent by the speakers who attended his first death anniversary programme held on Saturday at the Bengal Shilpalaya at Dhanmondi. Humayun was an author who has been able to keep a nation mesmerised for over 20 years only by his ... Read more
Tagore film week begins
A weeklong film festival featuring films based on Tagore’s writings began on Saturday at the EMK Center in Dhanmondi. The programme jointly organised by EMK Center and International Academy of Film and Media will screen five films and a documentary on Tagore’s biography. Renowned film critic Anupam
Fatema welcomes limited experimentations
The Ekushey Padak winner Nazrul Sangeet singer Fatima Tuz Zohra says that she welcomes experimentations with songs of this genre as long as it does not distort the original composition. In a recent programme aired on a private TV channel Zohra also presented songs using western instruments. ‘I don’t find anything wrong if some experimentation ... Read more
Absurd theatre satirises contemporary society
Teerondaz Natyadal’s latest production Kanthanalite Surjo satirises brutal realities of the contemporary society through an absurd story portraying the sun being stuck into the throat of a man. The troupe premiered its third production on Friday at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The late Indian poet-playwright
Manipuri artistes present classical dance
Manipuri artistes presented classical manipuri dance and traditional kirtan song at the bamboo made auditorium of Manipuri Theatre at the remote village Ghoramara under Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district. The traditional artistes of the community also presented ritualistic songs and dance recitals at the programme on Thursday, which was organised by Dhrumel, a joint venture ... Read more
Chhayanaut remembers Bipul Bhattacharya
Prominent folk singer late Bipul Bhattacharya was recalled at a commemorative programme held at the auditorium of Chhayanaut in Dhanmondi on Friday. The programme comprised of music, film screening and a discussion session on the life and work of Bipul Bhattacharya, who passed away on July 5. Dr. Sarwar Ali, vice-president of Chhayanaut, and Tareq ... Read more
Mandela’s birthday celebrated
Cultural organisation Wrishiz Shilpi Gosthi arranged a discussion and cultural programme on Thursday at Liberation War Museum to celebrate South African leader Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday. Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, communist party leader Munjurul Ahsan Khan, essayist Mafidul Haque, actor Jhuna Chowdhury, Nader Chowdhury and Golam Kuddus spoke on the occasion presided