The concerned people of the country’s film industry hope for a better year to get rid of the ongoing slumped trade in the mainstream industry. Introduction of the digital film screening in the cinemas across the country that showed hope in the past year would create a boon in this year in terms of producing ... Read more
Entertainment
New Year dreams
Adda with up and coming singers Some emerging singers had their exposure through the talent hunts — “Close Up 1” and “Shera Konthho”, while others established themselves after years of training. Each of them has individual solo albums in the market, while stage shows are a part of their regular routine. Jhilik claimed the top ... Read more
Look Forward
Stars of 2012 Look Forward Top names of big and small screens in 2012 talk about ups, downs and what’s next Redoan Rony, Director The film industry right now needs a lot of improvement and development, but I believe it has started. It is not an overnight process, and the changes are coming gradually, but ... Read more
Comics, Cosplay, and Collectibles
First Dhaka Comicon wraps up Dhaka’s pop culture following is not big, but it is not new either. Starting from teenagers to veteran entrepreneurs, there are collectors and ardent followers of movies, comics and video games spread across the capital. Samdani Art Foundation made a wonderful initiative to bring all of them under one roof, ... Read more
The TV scene this year
The year is nearing its end, leaving a trail of eventful times in retrospective. The television media saw many ups and downs and here is a recap of 2012: Tying the knot: Popular model-actress Monalisa got married on 12.12.2012. Stars like actor Siddiq, actress Nisa, and model-actor Sayeed Babu also chose the same date to ... Read more
Bodhon celebrates silver jubilee in Chittagong
Bodhon Abritti Parishad, a renowned poetry society association of the port city recently celebrated its silver jubilee under the theme “Andhar bhenge alor bunon” (Escape from darkness to the world of light). Marking the special occasion, it organised a four-day festival which started at District Shilpakala Academy premises featuring discussions, performances of solo and group ... Read more
Chandrabindoo rocks Port City
Hundreds of music fans of Chittagong city thronged Foy’s Lake last Saturday evening; the occasion was a concert featuring popular Kolkata-based band Chandrabindoo. Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in association with Channel i and State Bank of India in Bangladesh organised the music event, titled “An evening of Rock music”. The band, which
Rokeya and Sakhawat Memorial School — One Hundred Years After
Iqbal Bahar Choudhury Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was a social reformer, educationist, prolific writer and campaigner for human rights and gender equality in British India. She was a writer without boundaries. Her words spoke to the world as a whole and often talked passionately on issues that are only now being recognised as vitally important. ... Read more
Pita: a saga on war of independence
Digital movie ‘Pita’, directed by Masud Akhondo, features genocides done by the Pakistani army and its local collaborators during the war of independence in 1971. A press show of Pita was screened on Saturday at Balaka Cineworld. The movie, however, will be premiered on December 14. Masud Akhondo’s movie
Aly Zaker compares present with past
Eid TV Plays Aly Zaker compares present with past Seasoned television actor Aly Zaker, on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Azha, has acted in a drama where he has played a role of a father who faces some archetypical psychological problem in his old age and finds that he has gradually turned unimportant in his son’s life. ... Read more
Runa, Bannya to perform in Australia
Eminent singers Runa Laila and Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya will perform at a Probash Parboni Bangoutsab which began on Friday at New South Wales University campus at Sydney in Australia. Internationally acclaimed singer Runa Laila will perform at the concluding ceremony of the festival tomorrow while eminent Tagore singer Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya will
Yash Chopra: The King of Romance bows out
Indian filmmaker Yash Chopra, also known as the “King of Romance” passed away on October 21, leaving a void in Bollywood which will be difficult to fill. Be it bold films on themes like illegitimacy “(Dhool ka Phool”), polygamous relationships (“Daag”), adultery (“Silisila”), or out and out romantic films ( “Dil to Pagal Hai”, “Veer-Zaara”, ... Read more
Subir Nandi passes busy Eid schedule
The music lovers of the country got the opportunity to enjoy celebrated singer Subir Nandi’s evergreen songs on Eid’s special musical programmes aired on different channels on Eid days. The acclaimed singer presented hi popular numbers including Amr e duti chokh pathor to noy, Hajar moner kachhey proshno rekhey, Ami brister kachh theke kandtey shikhechhi
Bishwajit prefers recorded TV programmes
Popular singer Kumar Bishwajit did not appear in any phono-live concert aired on different private TV channels during the Eid special programmes. He, however, presented songs in the recorded Eid magazine programmes. The singer said that for his oversees concerts he could not perform in the live concerts. ‘I wanted to participate at the Eid ... Read more
Autumn welcomed through music, dance
Cultural organisation Chhayanaut Sangskritik Kendra welcomed the month of autumn by arranging a colourful programme at the early morning of Friday held at the Bakultala of Faculty of Fine Art of Dhaka University. The programme featured Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore’s timeless songs synchronised with dance recitals upholding the beauty of autumn. The students and
Narigan highlights the ignored women
History focuses on the heroes, their triumphs and victories, yet it does not highlight the people behind these specters of brilliance especially the women who supported them and in the end shared in their glories and downfalls. The play Narigan, by eminent poet-playwright Syed Shamsul Haque and directed by theatre personality Ataur Rahman, depicts the ... Read more
Sajal’s action packed schedule
The last Eid saw over 30 dramas and tele-films featuring actor Sajal being aired on different channels. The popular actor is also likely to pile up a similar number this Eid. Compared to his contemporaries, Sajal’s Eid schedules are more action packed. The busy actor explained, “Since I don’t work on serials throughout the year, ... Read more
Pritilata’s bronze sculpture to be installed in port city
A new bronze sculpture of Pritilata Waddedar, an associate of Master-da Surja Sen and the first Bengali woman to embrace martyrdom for freedom from British colonial rule, will be installed in front of Pahartali Railway School, adjacent to the then European Club, in the port city. As a tribute to her martyrdom in 1932, the ... Read more
Norwegian folk dance presented
Norwegian dancers Ulf Arne Johanssen and Margit Myher moved the Dhaka audience through the colourful by folk dance recitals. Thirsty local dancers also performed with the Norwegian duo at the programme on Sunday at the Sawkat Osman auditorium of the Central Public Library on Sunday, which was basically an output of a five-day workshop on ... Read more
Hotel Transylvania tops US film chart
The animated 3D film Hotel Transylvania has set a new high for a September debut at the US and Canadian box office, bringing in $43m (£26.6m), according to studio estimates, reports BBC. Science-fiction thriller Looper opened in second place with $21.2m (£13m). It was followed by last week’s tied chart-topper, End of Watch which took ... Read more