New Delhi, Jan 25 – Renowned Bangladeshi musicologist Dr Sanjeeda Khatun and Lt Col (retd) Quazi Sajjad Ali Zaheer have been named by India for this year’s Padma awards.
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Singer-musician Foad Nasser Babu hospitalised
Dhaka, Jan 09 – Renowned singer-musician and popular Bangladeshi band Feedback’s team leader Foad Nasser Babu has been hospitalised after suffering a “massive heart attack” on Friday night.
Curtain rises on Shilpakala Academy’s Upazila Cultural Fest
Dhaka, Jan 04 – Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) virtually inaugurated a month-long cultural festival on Sunday, initiating live cultural shows in 10 Upazilas across the country that will run till January 31.
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sold to billionaire
LOS ANGELES (AP/UNB) — Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California has found a new owner in billionaire businessman Ron Burkle. Burkle views the 2,700-acre property in Los Olivos, near Santa Barbara, as a land banking opportunity, his spokesman said Thursday…
Playwright Mannan Hira dies
Dhaka, Dec 23 – Dramatist, playwright and former president of Bangladesh Pothnatok Parishad Mannan Hira has passed away.
Cancer-stricken Abdul Kader tests positive for COVID-19
Dhaka, Dec 21 – Abdul Kader, a popular television actor who has recently been diagnosed with stage IV cancer, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
Bagha Jatin sculpture damage: Jubo League man among 3 held
Kushtia, Dec 19 – Police on Friday arrested a local Jubo League leader and two others for defacing the sculpture of anti-British revolutionary leader Bagha Jatin in Kushtia’s Kumarkhali.
3-day crowd-pulling Rash Mela cancelled for Covid-19
In view of the rising Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh, authorities have cancelled the traditional Rash Mela. The crowd-pulling festival was scheduled to begin on Sunday on Dublar Char Island near the Sundarbans.
Aly Zaker a glittering star in cultural arena: BNP
Expressing shock over the death of Ekushey Padak recipient and noted actor Aly Zaker, BNP on Friday said he was a glittering star in the cultural arena of Bangladesh.
Ekushey Padak winner actor, director Aly Zaker passes away
Ekushey Padak recipient Aly Zaker, a member of the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, passed away on Friday morning at the age of 76.
Naogaon Archaeology Dept gets 11 touchstone statues
Naogaon, Nov 16 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over 11 touchstone statues, seized during drives in different parts of the district, to the Archaeology Department in Naogaon.
Plans for traditional Rash Mela at Dublar Char from Nov 28
Local administration has taken necessary preparations as 3-day traditional Rash Mela at Dublar Char island near the Sundarbans is set to begin on November 28.
Bangladesh’s Shaheen Akhtar gets Asian Literary Award 2020
Dhaka, Nov 04 – Bangladesh’s Shaheen Akhtar has won the 3rd Asian Literary Award for her novel “Talaash.” The novel paints the sufferings of Birangona women – survivors of sexual violence during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
How to Get Married in Bangladesh during Covid-19
Weddings globally have taken a massive hit since Covid-19 turned the world upside down; forbidding gatherings in fear of the disease’s transmission. Thankfully, Dhaka and other cities are gradually lightening up the preventive measures gradually despite the epidemic persisting this…
Language Movement veteran Nurul Islam passes away
Khulna, Oct 21 – Language Movement veteran M Nurul Islam Dadu Bhai passed away at a hospital on Wednesday at the age of 91.
Ekushey Padak winning writer Rashid Haider dies
Ekushey Padak winning writer Rashid Haider died due to old age complications in the city on Tuesday. He was 80.
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer
AP/UNB Oct 07 – Eddie Van Halen, revered guitarist and co-founder of the popular rock band Van Halen, has died of cancer. He was 65. The Dutch-American musician, 65, had been undergoing treatment for throat cancer, his son has announced.
Shilpakala Academy begins folklore songs collection, preservation
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) has recently taken a special initiative to collect and preserve Bangladeshi folklore works in Dhaka division.
Bangladeshi Boy Zareef youngest Jury of UN art contest
Saied Muhammad Zareef Saleh, who is only 13-years-old, has become the youngest jury member of the International Art Contest ‘The Future We Want’.
Music Collective ‘Megative’ Dubs Out the Negative
By SWAN PARIS, Sep 2 2020 (IPS) – Even as their income dries up and their touring opportunities disappear because of the Covid-19 pandemic, some artists are using their work to call out injustice, criticize inept leaders and spark social…
Singer S I Tutul tests positive for COVID-19
Culture Desk From his official Facebook page, Tutul posted on Friday that he took the test three days ago. The test result came out positive, and he is in isolation at his own residence.
Eminent sculptor Mrinal Haque passes away
Eminent sculptor Mrinal Haque passed away at a city hospital in the early hours of Saturday. He was 62.
Eminent singer Ferdous Wahid in ICU
Eminent Bangladeshi singer Ferdous Wahid has been taken to ICU of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Friday.
UN features Bangladeshi architect Rizvi as ‘Real Life Hero’
The United Nations has featured Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan as ‘Real Life Hero’ on its website, to appreciate his contribution in building a safe space for Rohingya women refugees.
SI Tutul dedicates new song to Bangabandhu
Cultute Desk Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 16 other members of his family were assassinated in a military coup on the night of August 15, 1975.
Curtain rises on virtual exhibition on Bangabandhu
Marking National Mourning Day and the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first-ever virtual art, photography and multimedia exhibition on Bangabandhu, titled ‘BRAVE HEART’, got underway on Friday.
Ekushey Padak winning artist Murtaja Baseer dies of Covid-19
Dhaka, Aug 15 – Renowned artist Murtaja Baseer died after contracting coronavirus at a private hospital in the capital on Saturday morning. He was 88.
Artist Murtaza Bashir’s condition critical, hospitalised
Dhaka, Aug 14: Ekushey Padak winning artist Murtaza Bashir has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Evercare Hospital in Dhaka early Friday.
Bangladeshi youth wins international ICC award
Ashikur Rahman Young Bangladeshi graphic artist Muktadirul Islam Jafir is one of ten top designers to win a prestigious award from the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Singer SP Balasubrahmanyam tests positive for COVID-19
Veteran singer-actor SP Balasubrahmanyam on Monday said he has been admitted to a hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.