Eminent Nazrul singers Yasmin Mushtari and Yakub Ali Khan launched their solo albums featuring timeless Nazrul songs at a programme on Thursday at the Chhayanaut auditorium. Veteran Nazrul exponent Professor Rafiqul Islam unveiled the covers of the albums ‘Mohua Boney’ and ‘Shuktara.’ Mohua Boney contains a total of 10 Nazrul songs by
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Ranbir to become Kishore Kumar
Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor will play the role of Kishore Kumar in director Anurag Basu’s biopic on the legendary singer-actor. “Ranbir, UTV and I, all three of us are committed to make this film. Ranbir is busy, he is doing two films in between. After ‘Barfi’, Ranbir and I will come together again for this ... Read more
UK-based Channel 4 airs Tareque’s Runway
The UK based popular broadcast media Channel 4 broadcasted internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud’s last film Runway on Thursday at 6:30am Bangladeshi local time. Before the broadcast, the TV channel also aired an interview of Teraque’s widow Catherine Masud. Earlier on Saturday, Channel 4
Subarna Mostafa calls the shots
Subarna Mostafa is busy shooting for the comedy, “Bibaho Bibhrat”, scheduled to air during the upcoming Eid Ul Azha. Shaju Khadem acts opposite her in the play directed by Muntasir Bipon. Subarna has just finished shooting for another play, “Biraler Golaye Ghonta Badhibe Ke” directed by Milon. This is also slotted for the Eid. Here ... Read more
Arindom honours Ferdousi Majumdar
Arindom, a theatre troupe in the port city, honoured noted actress Ferdousi Majumdar with the Sadrul Pasha Award on the occasion of its 39th anniversary on Sunday evening at the open stage of the local Shilpakala Academy. A musical soiree was also held on the occasion. The musical soiree began with four songs rendered by Shreoshi ... Read more
Jyoti in Tanvir Mokammel’s Jibon Dhuli
Lux Anandadhara Photogenic 2004 Jyotika Jyoti is excited about her role in “Jibon Dhuli”. She dons the role of the wife of a ‘dhuli’ (drummer). Shatabdi Wadud plays the role of the ‘dhuli’ in the film. The film is being directed by Tanvir Mokammel. The shooting is due to start next month in Savar. Jyoti has ... Read more
Musical homage to Abdul Alim
Programme at Shilpakala Academy A musical programme with a short discussion, highlighting the accomplishments and contribution of the legendary singer Abdul Alim, was held at national Music and Dance Centre auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on September 17. Titled “Alok Shikha Joluk Pran-e”, the event was arranged by University Cultural Foundation. At the programme, the ... Read more
Actor Dilip Chakrobarty dies
Theatre and small screen actor Dilip Chakrobarty died on Monday at his residence. He was 44. He left behind a sister, who at present lives in Kolkata, India. Chakrobarty who used to live alone at an apartment at Farmgate in the city was found dead at his bedroom, said a press release. His postmortem examination
Ghetuputra Kamola selected for Oscars
Ghetuptra Kamola, the latest film of author-cum-filmmaker Humayun Ahmed, who died recently, will represent Bangladesh in the forthcoming 85th edition of Oscars in the foreign language category. It is the second submission of Humayun’s film in the Oscars after his Shyamal Chhaya sent in in 2005. Recently released movie
Essence of tradition takes to tranquility
The houseful audience got the essence of the traditional mystic songs and the raw flavour of the soil in the splendid performance of veteran baul singer Chandrabati Roy Burman on Saturday at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The octogenarian singer Chandrabati Roy Burman, a torchbearer of the baul music genre of
A man of many hues
Syed Mujtaba Ali’s 108th birth anniversary Dr. Syed Mujtaba Ali (1904-1974) was a Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist. September 13 marked the 108th birth anniversary of the versatile litterateur. Ali was born in a prominent family in Sylhet. His father, Syed Sikandar Ali, was a sub-registrar. Ali studied at various educational institutions on account ... Read more
Traditional boat race held on Chitra River
Communal harmony was reflected at the traditional boat race held on the Chitra River on Saturday, which was organised in memory of Danbir Fazel Ahmed and Hindu community’s Bishakarma puja festival at Peroli village under Kalia upazila in Narail. Ten boats comprising each of 50 rowers from different places of Gopalganj, Magura, Jessore, Khulna
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s 118th birth anniversary
A renowned figure and a celebrated name amongst the Bengali literary arena, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay was a critically acclaimed Bengali novelist and writer. He was born in 1894 in Kalyani, Muratipur village in Nadia, Pachim Bangla. He is mainly known for his autobiographical novel “Pather Panchali”, which got incorporated into “Apu Trilogy” films by Satyajit Ray. ... Read more
Silverlight shines
Forming bands nowadays in this country is far from being a ‘big deal’. One only needs a good drummer who is able enough to play some basic beats, a guitarist to play a couple of accurate chords and a good vocalist who sings in tune and voila! A new band is formed to join the ... Read more
Shah Abdul Karim’s third death anniv today
Today is the third death anniversary of the legendary baul musician Shah Abdul Karim (February 15, 1916 – September 12, 2009). One of the most influential baul composers from the greater Sylhet region Shah Abdul Karim was born and brought up in the village of Ujan Dhol, in Derai Upazila of Sunamganj. He lived there ... Read more
Leading singers present diverse Nazrul songs
Diversity in Nazrul’s creation had been presented in the rendition of some timeless Nazrul songs by the leading singers of the music genre on Monday at the Sawkat Osman Auditorium of the Central Public Library. Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha organised the programme titled ‘Jaha Chai Jeno Joy Kore Pai’ marking 36th death anniversary of the ... Read more
Miles leaves Dhaka today for US tour
Popular band Miles left Dhaka for its month-long official tour in the US. The band will perform several concerts in different cities in the US tour on Tuesday. It will be the Miles’ second tour in the US 16 years after since its first official visit in the US as a first Bangladeshi band in ... Read more
VEET Channeli Top Model 2012
After creating waves in its first season, “VEET Channel i Top Model” is once again coming to rock Bangladeshi TV. In this regard, a press conference was arranged at Channel i centre on September 10. Reazul Chowdhury, managing director, Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Ltd; Faridur Reza Sagor, managing director, Impress Telefilm Ltd; Adil Hossain Nobel, one
Lucky Enam felicitation theatre fest ends
5 cultural organistions honoured The six-day Lucky Enam felicitation theatre festival ended on Sunday with staging of National Reparatory Theatre’s latest production Bideho, directed by Lucky Enam. Five prominent cultural organisations of the country were also honoured for their outstanding contributions towards the cultural arena of the country on the concluding day ceremony at the National Theatre ... Read more
Sridevi’s film gets ‘Gala’ premiere at Toronto festival
Sridevi’s English Vinglish will be premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Gala Section. It’s one of the 18 movies specially selected by the festival organisers. R Balki, who’s producing the film with Eros International, said, ‘It’s the most prestigious section in which the best films of the world are showcased. It does feel great ... Read more