The National Museum has launched a month-long special exhibition at the Nalini Kanta Bhattasali Gallery on Monday. The exhibition is a part of the museum’s ongoing programme to mark its 100th founding anniversary. The exhibition displaying a selection of 223 artifacts and about 30 paintings from four major curatorial sections
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Asad returns to silver screen
Seasoned artist Raisul Islam Asad has returned to the silver screen after a three year hiatus. Recently, he has completed shooting for a role in Gazi Rakayet’s feature film Mrittika Maya. Asad’s last appearance on silver screen was in Kolkata-based director Goutam Ghosh’s acclaimed film Moner Manush (2010), where Asad enacted the significant role of ... Read more
Chirkut set to perform live in Norway
Popular musical band Chirkut is going to perform live in concerts in six cities of Norway. Organised by Norway-based musical organisation ‘Rikskonsertene Norway,’ the first concert is scheduled to be held on September 30 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Following that, the band will perform in five more cities—Bergen, Molde, Trondheim, Lafoten
Biren Shome’s retrospective continues at DAC
Noted artist Biren Shome’s retrospective featuring selective works done by the artist in his long artistic career spanning over four decades is going on at the Dhaka Art Center in Dhanmondi. The untitled show displays 52 prints created at different times since 1969 to 2013 applying various methods such as etching, relief process and collagraph.
Chandana sings for Phelani
Famous singer Chandana Majumdar has recorded the vital song of the film Phelani, which is based on the tragic death of an innocent girl on the border with India. Chandan’s song titled Aj amar koto rong dhong sukh sokhigo belongs to the traditional marriage genre, though the film features how brutally Phelani was killed by ... Read more
National Art Biennale ends tomorrow
The 20th National Art Biennale going on at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will end tomorrow. What is most noticeable in this year’s exhibition is that most of the awarded artworks in particular and other entries on display in general showcased contemporary social issues. The works on display address
Ethnic cultural archive launched
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy launched its ethnic cultural archive through a colouful programme on Monday at the Music and Dance Center of the academy. State minister for Social Welfare ministry Promod Mankin as chief guest launched the archive which will preserve documents and elements representing heritages of different ethnic minority groups
Film Club Award 2012 announced
Sohanur Rahman Sohan’s film Se Amar Mon Kerechhe was declared the best film of 2012 at the Ifad Film Club Award 2012 on Sunday at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas were named the best actors in 2012. Seasoned actors Razzaq and Shanam got lifetime achievement awards. FI Manik was given ... Read more
Kuddus Boyati enthralls audience with folk songs
Abdul Kuddus Boyati enthralled the audience presenting different types of traditional songs in his signature style at a solo musical programme on Saturday at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan. His high pitched voice modulation, brilliant skill of expressing the emotion of the lyrics through gesture and movement and wonderful ability of enacting roles ... Read more
Contemporary film trend analysed
Speakers at a seminar on the contemporary film industry in Bangladesh called for taking a holistic measure for the improvement of each and every sector of the industry for its revival. Film researcher Fahmidul Hoque in his keynote paper evaluated the industry and analysed the contemporary trend in the seminar titled Samakalin bangladesher chalachitra: probanatar ... Read more
Rabirag celebrates monsoon
Rabirag artistes welcomed monsoon presenting evergreen songs of Rabindranath Tagore on the season at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of the Central Public Library on Saturday. Dance troupe Nrityanchal also presented a few colourful dance recitals with Tagore songs at the programme titled Barshamangal. The show began with a chorus
Group show presents contemporary issues
A group exhibition by six artists at Shilpangan Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi depicts various contemporary socio-political issues through art. The 10-day show titled Whistle features 34 artworks in different mediums including printmaking etching, terracotta, pastel, acrylic and oil on canvas by the participants-Anika Marium Ahmed, Tapan Haldar,
Narrating simple story in artistic way
Newly formed theatre troupe Arshinagar staged the premiere show of its debut production Se Ratey Purnima Chhilo on Friday at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Following the concept developed by Selim Al Deen, which is based on the traditional narratives and rejects the western concept of dramatic conflict, Al Deen’s student Reza ... Read more
Shakila Zafar moves audience
Popular singer Shakila Zafar entertained the audience at India Gandhi Cultural Center in Gulshan on Friday presenting an array of famous songs. She began her performance with a popular song Rimjhim brishty. The romantic number Tumi misti korey dusto bolo charmed the audience who gathered on that evening to enjoy the performance of their favourite ... Read more
Debut song released by Tahsan and the Sufis
Popular musician Tahsan formed his new band Tahsan and the Sufis last year. First song of its first album had been released on its official fan page on social network, Facebook, on June 30, vocalist of the band Tahsan informed. ‘Five songs of the album are already complete and we are working on four other ... Read more
Film fest features contemporary films
A number of 21 local and contemporary films are being screened in a seven-day festival at the National Art Plaza auditorium at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. BSA and Moviyana Film Society have jointly organised the festival titled Somokalin Desiyo Chalachitra Utsab. The festival was inaugurated on
Sohrab-Rustam staged at Natmandal
Students of Theatre department of Dhaka University have been staging famous jatra pala Sohrab-Rustam for the last three days since Monday at Natmandal. The production is being staged to celebrate the 92th Dhaka University Day and to commemorate prominent playwright Sayeed Ahmed. The pala has been written by
Nihshartho Bhalobasha premiered
MA Jalil Ananta’s big budget film Nihshartho Bhalobasha was premiered on Sunday at the Star Cineplex of Bashundhara Garden City in the capital. The film is scheduled to be released nation-wide during the upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr festival. Earlier, the film was scheduled to be released in the local cinemas on the Pahela Baishakh, the first day ... Read more
Peers mourn for Mita Noor
The television arena of the country was awestruck when the news of sudden demise of noted actor Mita Noor broke on Monday morning. Friends and colleagues of the deceased actor shared their woes with New Age. ‘I really don’t what sadness she bore in her mind; however, her death is absolutely shocking,’ said veteran
Ajit Roy’s 75th birth anniv celebrated
Prominent singer composer Ajit Roy’s 75th birth anniversary was on June 29. A Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra singfer and composer Ajit Roy was also an accomplished Tagore singer. Abbhudoy Sangeet Academy, a music institute founded by Roy, arranged a programme comprising a discussion and cultural presentation on Saturday at Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh