Print exhibition pays tribute to Language Movement martyrs

Artistes are displaying prints to pay tribute to Bangla language and Language Movement martyrs in an exhibition ongoing at Safiuddin Shilpalay in Dhanmondi.
The ten-day group art exhibition is displaying 38 artworks by 30 eminent and young artists.
The artworks were selected out of a pool of more than 60 artworks that were submitted to the exhibition, which began on

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Jamal look for more success

Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club promised to retain their squad that gave phenomenal success domestically and internationally as the club eye more glory during the forthcoming season. In addition to winning the domestic league title, Jamal also qualified for the AFC Cup play-offs which earned them plaudits from many corners

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Battle of Plassey in paintings

New York based Bangladeshi experimental artist Firoz Mahmud’s solo art exhibition titled Dismal Cry of Heritage is going on at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Art at Dhanmondi.
Most of the 31 artworks on display at the 10-day exhibition feature the historic Battle of Plassey, which is considered a turning point in the history of the subcontinent

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Bipasha Hayat’s solo painting exhibition begins today

Popular TV actress Bipasha Hayat’s 10-day solo painting exhibition titled ‘The Journey Within’ will begin today at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in the city’s Dhanmondi area.
Bipasha’s father noted TV actor and director Abul Hayat will inaugurate the exhibition as chief guest, while renowned artist Rafiqun Nabi and art critic Dr Syed Manzoorul Islam will

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Drik celebrates 22 years

Drik Picture Agency organised a discussion programme to mark its 22nd anniversary on September 24 at the rooftop of its office building in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. A photo exhibition highlighting the organisation’s motto — to always ask hard questions — was opened after the discussion. Managing director of Drik, Dr. Shahidul Alam, and filmmaker-editor Catherine Masud spoke on the

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Bimanesh Chandra’s watercolour exhibition at Bengal Gallery

Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi has organised a solo watercolour exhibition titled “Rural Nature” featuring the works of Bimanesh Chandra Biswas.
At the exhibition, most of his artworks have been done in watercolour where he captures the simplicity of rural Bengal and its varied aspects. The painter finds tranquillity and harmony in nature that helps him to evoke the splendour of the Bengal landscape on

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Abir Abdullah’s photo exhibition opens today

Noted photographer Abir Abdullah’s three-day photo exhibition, titled “Plight of the Waterlogged People”, begins today at Drik Gallery, Dhanmondi in Dhaka.
Abdullah has been efficiently capturing the social, political and economic impacts of the rivers through his black and white as well as colour photographs.
In recent times, Abdullah was assigned by Oxfam’s project, Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

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Double delight from Pizza Hut

To celebrate the Eid, the world’s favourite pizza restaurant, Pizza Hut, has introduced a double stuffed crust “Cheesy-sausage Crust” pizza from yesterday.
This special pizza will be available with peoples’ favourite versions of pizza including Chicken Classic, Pollo Heaven, Spanish Delight, Chicken Italia, Spicy Chicken, Florence Chicken, Rustica, and Latin Spicy Hot, says a press release.
For the last eight years, the Pizza Hut has served 6 lakh customers with great food and wonderful dine-in experience. Besides

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Life thru the lens

A group photography exhibition titled Reunion of Life organised by Envisio, the media and photography club of Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Jahangirnagar University, is being held at Drik Gallery of Dhanmondi in the city.
Dr Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana, director of the Institute of Business Administration, Jahangirnagar University, inaugurated the event on 22 July.
A total of 28 participants,

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Bengal Tigers, in Indigenous Avatar

Nazir Hossain’s solo exhibition at Bengal Shilpalaya
A weeklong solo painting exhibition, titled “Pater Gaan Banglar Bagh”, is on at Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhanmondi, in the capital. Director General of Bangla Academy, Professor Shamsuzzaman Khan, inaugurated the exhibition on July 5. The exhibition features 62 works of self-taught artist Nazir Hossain.
Craft researcher and artist Shekhar Saha was a special guest at the opening. Director of Bengal Gallery,

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Stop new commercial works in Dhanmondi

High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government not to allow any further commercial operation and institution within the city’s Dhanmondi residential area for the next six months.
In response to a writ petition, the court also directed the government to submit a report within four weeks on what steps they took to remove illegal commercial institutions from

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