36th death anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Marking the 36th death anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, the pioneer of modern art, a discussion was held at the premises of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala (art gallery) at Shaheeb Quarter Park area of the town this afternoon. Dr. K Zaman, journalist Ziauddin Ahmed, Professor Md. Safin Omar ... Read more
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Muktadhara presented
Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore’s timeless play Muktadhara was staged by Chittagong based troupe Ganayan Natyasampraday at the Experimental Theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. Set against the backdrop of an imaginary village full of natural resources named Shivatari, Tagore’s symbolic play features sufferings of the poor people of the village after installing
Shah Rukh Khan Still Reveling In IPL Success
Shah Rukh Khan is living it up at the moment. Following his teams’ victory at the Indian Premier League, the celebrations just haven’t stopped for King Khan. With a crowd of about 70,000 cheering for them, KKR took a victory parade from South Kolkata’s Hazra Crossing to Eden Gardens. The chief minister of West Bengal, ... Read more
Raj Kapoor’s ‘Awaara’ added to Time’s 100 greatest films
Time magazine has included Raj Kapoor’s 1951 classic Awaara among 20 new entries added to its All-Time 100 list of the greatest films made since 1923, the beginning of the prestigious US periodical. Rethinking the movie masterpieces, Time critic Richard Corliss describes Raj Kapoor as “the great star-auteur of India’s postcolonial golden age of movies ... Read more
Zia’s 30 mins movie ‘Converted’
First Bangladeshi campus-based, 30-minute length movie “Converted” is going to be made with the direction and script written by Ziaul Zia. This movie will be screened at 20 universities in the country. The story of the movie is about an old town boy named John, who converted him self to Junnurain for his love and ... Read more
Nancy, Kishore together for first time
For the first time, Close-up 1 artiste Kishore and popular singer Nancy sang together for a movie. The song is tuned and directed by Kishore. The song is recorded for the movie ‘Nirshartho Bhalobasha’, which is directed by actor and director Ananta. Kishore recorded the song at his own studio in the city’s Mogbazar area recently. ... Read more
Monalisa at present
Monalisa is popularly known as a model. For this reason, her appearance in television commercials rather than TV plays. Recently she has agreed to work in a TVC of product of Botanic Aroma. Promising film actor and model Emon will perform against her in the TVC. Shooting of the TVC will take place on June ... Read more
Hollywood films snubbed by Cannes
Amour, Michael Haneke’s tearjerker about an elderly French couple spending the last stages of life, scooped the biggest award of the night, Palme d’Or (best picture), at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. The Austrian auteur now becomes one of the few that has won the top honour for more than once. This marks his second win after ... Read more
Feroza Begum honoured in Kolkata
Living legend of Nazrul Sangeet Feroza Begum was honoured by the Paschimbanga government, India with the Nazrul Sammanana Award-2012 on Friday on the 113th birth anniversary of the National Poet of Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam. Chief minister of Paschimbanga Mamata Banerjee handed over a crest and token money to the veteran Bangladeshi singer at a cultural ... Read more
Nazrul’s creativity under spotlight
Chhayanaut’s celebration concludes on high note As part of the two daylong celebrations marking the birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, artistes of Chhayanaut paid their homage to the National poet on the concluding day (May 26) of the programme at the main auditorium of Chhayanaut. Chhayanaut artistes welcomed the packed audience with the rendition ... Read more
Indo-Bangla Nazrul celebrations end
The two-day Nazrul celebration programme jointly organised by Bangladesh and India marking the 113th birth anniversary of the National Poet of Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam, ended on Saturday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Leading artistes from India and Bangladesh performed at the programme that also marks the 90th
Young photographers demonstrate talent
Young photographers present country’s scenic pictures, impact of climatic change and cityscapes by in a group photography exhibition at the Drik Gallery, Dhaka. The exhibition titled ‘10:10 Photofest 2012’ exhibits photographs in three categories: Natural Wonders of Our Country, Climatic Disaster or Climate Refugee in Bangladesh and The Urban Jungle. The exhibition displaying 90 photographs also ... Read more
Singer Imran has what it takes
Imran came into the spotlight by claiming the first runner-up podium in the first ever ‘Channel i Shera Konthho’ in 2008. In the ranks of 80,000 contestants, Imran climbed the ladder with his singing talents and won Taka 7 lakh and the love of thousands as the first runner-up. His success in the competition ensured ... Read more
300 singers to face Hridoy Khan in June
With the initiative taken by the promising popular singer Hridoy Khan, a private mobile operator company took a programme in which from March to April promising singers of different parts of the country sent their rendered vocals in voice record system. This track was composed by Hridoy Khan for his third solo album titled “Hridoy ... Read more
Urmila to work with Naim for first time
For the first time, Lux Channel-i superstar Urmila is going to work with promising model Naim in a television drama titled ‘Shomporko Nobayon’. The drama is scripted by Shafiqur Rahman and directed by Ziauddin Alam. The drama is sponsored by Lux. The shooting of the drama will kick off today and will continue till next ... Read more
Leading artistes move audience at Shilpakala
Indo-Bangla Joint Nazrul Celebration Leading artistes move audience at Shilpakala A houseful audience at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy enjoyed the performances of leading Indian and local artistes, on Friday evening, organised as part of the two-day Indo-Bangla Nazrul celebration, marking the 113th birth anniversary of the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The ... Read more
NSSP organises 2-day Nazrul anniv programme
Nazrul Sangeet Shilpee Parishad’s two-day Nazrul’s 113th birth anniversary celebration began on Saturday morning at the Central Public Library. This is for the fourth consecutive time that the organisation arranged programme to celebrate Nazrul anniversary. The event was inaugurated by seasoned ‘Nazrul Sangeet’ artist Sohrab Hossain. General secretary of
Chhayanaut celebrates Nazrul anniv
Chhayanaut’s two-day Nazrul celebration programme began on Friday at it auditorium through presentation of Nazrul songs and discussion. The inauguration programme began with welcome speech delivered by Chayanaut secretary general Khairul Anam Shakil marking the National Poet’s 113th birth anniversary. Subsequently Chhayanut
Nazrul Mela attracts huge crowd
A colourful daylong Nazrul fair, organised by Channel-i, in celebrating the 113rd birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam drew huge crowd at the Channel-i premises in the capital on Friday. Veteran Nazrul singers Feroza Begum, Sohrab Hossain, Sudhin Das, and Nazrul researcher Professor Rafiqul Islam inaugurated the event. The fair was vibrant with
Nazrul’s tryst with Bengali theatre
Celebrating 113th Birth Anniversary of the National Poet Nazrul’s tryst with Bengali theatre Draped in his favourite ‘gerua’ khaddar panjabi, a bright yellow silk turban wrapped around his head and a row of beads around his neck, Nazrul was often seen frequenting the theatre where he was constantly sought-after by the directors. Apart from writing ... Read more