A Diego Rivera painting set a record Wednesday night for the highest price paid at auction for a Latin American artwork, fetching $9.76 million and taking the honor away from his partner Frida Kahlo.
Category: Art & culture
Salman Khan dodges media with early-morning court appearance
Salman Khan dodges media with early-morning court appearance Indian movie star Salman Khan managed to avoid the spotlight when he returned to court on Monday (May 7) over his five-year jail sentence for killing endangered wildlife.
Shafin busy with solo project
Entertainment Desk Following his disputes with some members of Miles, Shafin Ahmed is now busy with his solo projects.He has recently released a solo romantic song titled ‘Phire Aye’, penned down by Bappy Khan and composed by the singer.
Madhuri says doing Marathi film was on bucket list
Madhuri Dixit is ready to make her debut in Marathi cinema, which is also her mother tongue. Her first Marathi film, Bucket List, is ready to release on May 25, 2018. Going by the framework of the film, Madhuri’s character…
Kuntal Barai’s solo painting show opens at AF Dhaka
Dhaka, May 4 – A solo art exhibition by Kuntal Barai titled ‘Displaced in Dhaka’ has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka on Friday, 4 May.
Bollywood greats Bachchan, Kapoor reunite after 27 years
Two of Bollywood’s greatest stars, Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor, will share a screen together for the first time in almost three decades when comedy “102 Not Out” is released Friday. The movie, directed by Umesh Shukla, sees Bachchan play…
Solo Art show of Kutal Barat at AFD begins Friday
Dhaka, 02 May – The inaugural ceremony of the solo art exhibition by Kutal Barat titled ‘Displaced in Dhaka. will be held on Friday, 4 May 2018 at 5.30pm at AFD.
Soumitra and Ishita in Eid telefilm
Culture Desk Soumitra Chatterjee is a rare commodity when it comes to Bangladeshi films or TV productions. However, this larger than life Kolkata film star will share the small screen this Eid with Notun Kuri famed actor Rumana Rashid Ishita.
French museum finds over half of its art collection fake
A French museum dedicated to painter Étienne Terrus has discovered paintings it thought were by him were fakes.
How Europe gets Roma culture wrong
There are several different social groups known as Roma which share common historical and cultural elements, formerly called Gypsies, Tzigane, Zingari, Gitanes, Zigeuner, Bohemians and Gitanos. According to the prevailing approach, based mainly on linguistic – rather than historical –…
Poramon 2 to premiere in Cannes
Culture Desk Poramon 2 has been selected for the Marche du Film section in the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. The film will have its premiere at Cannes. On May 13 the film will be screened before international film critics, producers.…
The growing popularity of dance: Minu Haque
Dhaka, April 28 – On the eve of International Dance Day today, Ekushey Padak recipient dancer and choreographer Minu Haque urged the media to showcase dance as a prominent performing art of Bangladesh.
Buddha Purnima celebrated across Bangladesh
DHAKA, April 29 – The Buddhists today celebrated Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the community, amid festivity and religious fervor across the country.
Rangpur Book Fair ends
A nine-day Rangpur Book Fair-2018 ended here on the Public Library ground on Saturday night.
Bhuban Majhi’ to get its theatrical release in India
Entertainment Desk “Bhuban Majhi,” funded by the Bangladesh government and directed by Fakhrul Arefeen Khan, is set to get its commercial release in Kolkata. The film received its censor certificate in India on April 20.
Enjoying the spring as the temperature rises
–Monowara Begum Moni from Stuttgart After work “enjoy the sunshine”. it is for many “off to outside”, as here at the Stuttgart Schloss Platz, the main downtown of South West Germany.
Fuad to take part in Wind of Change
Cultural Correspondent Fuad-al-Muqtadir is the engineer behind a big number of successful young vocalists in the country. Bred in USA the talented musician spent some time in the country in the last decade and brought about rapid change in the…
Rajkumar Hirani is all praise for Ranbir
Entertainment Desk Ranbir Kapoor is all set to impress the audience with his performance in Sanjay Dutt’s biopic. It is being said the Ranbir has left no threads loose in acing his act in the film. The actor’s look in…
Solo art exhibition of Nazir Hossain opens at AFD
Dhaka, April 24 – A solo pattachitra exhibition titled “Boishakh in the Land of Tiger (Bagh-er Deshe Baishakh)” by patua Nazir Hossain has begun at Galerie Zoom, AFD on Tuesday. Mostafizur Rahman Fizar, Minister of Primary and Mass Education, People’s…
Stolen Ethiopia artifacts exhibition revives controversy
LONDON – A new exhibition that opened April 5 at London’s famous Victoria and Albert museum of ancient treasures looted from Ethiopia has revived debate about where such artifacts should reside, highlighting the tensions in putting Western imperialism in Africa and…
Varun Dhawan’s 31st birthday plans revealed
Year 2017 turned out to be great for Varun Dhawan with huge hits like Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Judwaa 2. 2018 has just started and Varun has already won hearts with his latest release October. Currently, Varun has started shooting…
Batighar stages unknown stories of rebels in British India
Culture Desk Batighar has brought about a new theatrical look into the movement against British Imperial domination. The drama was staged yesterday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital.
Tabu in Hollywood film again Tabu
Tabu’s start to her Hollywood career can make any actor, who aspires to be in the Western film industry, jealous. Her first film, The Namesake (2006), directed by Mira Nair, opened to positive reviews, and was lauded by almost every…
New committee of Television Nattokar Shongho announced
Entertainment Desk A new 21 member committee of Television Nattokar Shongho was formed on Friday at the association’s bi-annual meeting at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
ADB launches photo contest on clean energy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today launched a photo contest on Instagram to showcase how clean energy is being applied and used to the benefit of developing Asia and the Pacific. The online photo contest, which will be held using…
Shafin Ahmed brings up new song
Culture Desk Shafin Ahmed has returned with his own single. The new song titled “Fire Aiy” has been released as a lyrical video on YouTube marking the Bangla new year 1425. The song has been published by CD Choice. This…
Whose passion is played : Mamun Rahman
Mamun Rahman is one of the more popular television actors of this generation. With a hectic schedule dedicated to both modeling and acting, Mamun gives more of time to acting compared to anything else, which has helped him towards his…
First teaser trailer of Debi released
Cultural Correspondent The first teaser trailer of Debi based on the phenomenal character Misir Ali has been released. The trailer which though does not have a single shot at Misir Ali has set the internet ablaze. On April 15 it…
This is my first Naboborsho in Kolkata: Jaya Ahsan
Entertainment Desk Actress Jaya Ahsan is popular in both Kolkata and Bangladesh with her traditional Bengali look and a knack for the diverse role. This year, this actress, who is turning into a producer by making Devi-based on Humayun Ahmed’s…
A musical tribute to Folk Poet Jasimuddin
Dhaka, Apr 16 – On the occasion of Bangla New Year 1425, two young singers, Monirul Islam and Farhadur Islam Bony, have paid tribute to Polli Kobi (rustic poet) Jasimuddin by singing a song of the legendary poet.