Entertainment Desk Director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s bilingual film Doob – No Bed Of Roses, starring Irrfan Khan and Tisha, will not have its premiere show in Dhaka. The premier show has been shifted to Kolkata instead, which also scraps Irrfan’s…
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Shamsur Rahman recalled
Entertainment Desk The 89th birth anniversary of renowned poet Shamsur Rahman was observed yesterday in a befitting manner across the country. On the occasion, different socio-cultural organizations chalked up elaborate programs, including placing wreaths at his grave at Banani, discussions,…
Digital era of music in Bangladesh
The country in the last decade witnessed a massive change in music listening medium thanks to the emergence of digitized system. Following the disappearance of cassette, sale of the CD (Compact Disc) is on the brink of expiry, as the…
7 plays to be staged in Kolkata
7 plays to be staged in Kolkata Prangonemor’s popular production Ami O Rabindranath will be staged on the inauguration day of six day theater festival in Kolkata. Prangonemor, the leading theater troupe of Bangladesh is organizing a theater festival in…
Bengal foundation music fest concelled for security
The Bengal Foundation cancelled its classical music festival 2017 after it failed to secure Dhaka’s Army Stadium as a venue, organisers have said. The decision was made after ‘taking the security of foreign performers into consideration’, said Bengal Foundation Chairman…
Bulbul Mahalanobish to perform at National Museum tomorrow
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Culture Centre is organising a musical evening by Bulbul Mahalanobish at Kabi Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh, Dhaka at 6.30 pm on October 21. The former Southeast University Chairperson for the Department of Bengali…
“Dhaka Attack” releasing in North America and Middle East
The film is set to release in six theatres of international Cineplex chains Cinemark, Cineplex and Regal in Dallas and New York City in USA and in Toronto, Mississauga, Calgary and Winnipeg in Canada on October 20. The film will…
Bangladesh Abritty Somonnoy Parishad annual council Oct 20
The annual council of Bangladesh Abritty Somonnoy Parishad will be held on Friday at Shilpakala Academy here. Marking the council, a three-day recitation workshop will begin from tomorrow at the same venue, said a release today. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman…
Bangladesh’s baul (mystic) saint Lalon Fakir remembered
The 127th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah, the most prominent figure of country’s baul tradition, will be observed here today amid tight security measures. Marking his death anniversary, different programmes including a three-day fair from October 16 to 18,…
Lalon Shah’s 127th death anniversary Monday
The 127th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah, the most prominent figure of country’s baul tradition, will be observed here today amid tight security measures. Marking his death anniversary, different programmes including a three-day fair from October 16 to 18,…
Amaar Chobi to step on 800th episode today
Culture Desk The eight hundredth episode of ‘Amaar Chobi’ will be aired today on Channel i at 6pm. The film oriented programme has often been dubbed as the private archive for Bangladeshi films. The number eight hundred is a milestone…
Doob promotion on campuses begins
Entertainment Desk The official promotional campaign titled ‘Doob Goes to Campus Campaign’ of film Doob kicked off on Saturday with Notre Dame College. The production house, Jazz Multimedia, revealed this on Friday on its official Facebook page. It said, ‘The…
2nd phase drama therapy held among Rohingya children
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and People’s Theatre Association today jointly organised 2nd phase drama therapy to boost mental health of the Rohingya children who flee from Myanmar and living country’s South East part. Earlier, a troupe consisting of cultural activists visited…
Painting exhibition ‘Mrittika Maya’ opens at AF Dhaka
“Mrittika Maya / Earthen Affection” the second solo painting exhibition of artist Samar Majumder at La Galerie of Alliance Française, Dhaka on Friday.
Celebrating 87th anniversary of Tagore visit to Russia at RCSC
Culture Desk Russian Centre of Science & Culture (RCSC) in Dhaka, in cooperation with the Bangladeshi-Russian Friendship Society, Muktijuddho Academy, the Bangladesh Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) and the Kanthashilon arranged a cultural event to mark the 87th anniversary of…
Tajul Islams weeklong solo tapestry exhibition kicks off in city
A weeklong solo tapestry exhibition of artist Tajul Islam began on October 7 at Gallery Cosmos in the capital’s Mohakhali area. President of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute Farooq Sobhan and Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh Alvaro de Salas jointly inaugurated the exhibition…
Busan film festival ready for action despite turmoil
Organisers of the Busan International Film Festival say they are confident they can cast off the politics that has overshadowed the influential event as its 22nd edition kicks off on Thursday. The annual festival, which has long championed independent Asian…
Bhuban Majhi to be screened in two int’l film fests
Entertainment Desk Since its release on March 1, Bhuban Majhi has continued to enjoy a fair degree of success. The film already received a huge appreciation from the viewers in Europe, USA and Australia after it was screened in different…
Tanzir Tuhin exits Shironamhin
Entertainment Desk Tuhin’s egress from the band, however, prompted a huge outcry in social media platforms immediately Shironamhin front man Tanzir Tuhin stepped away from his troupe. The musician, singer-songwriter, actor and architect made an announcement in this regard on…
Monalisa invited as international judge in Mrs India Worldwide
Entertainment Desk Model and actress Monalisa invited as international judge in Mrs India Worldwide. Though the famed TV actress received the invitation letter to be a judge of honour on August 22, she chose her birthday to disclose the news…
Children’s TV will entertain children, educate parents: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, today said that television was a great medium to acculturate children on Thursday . The minister was speaking as the chief guest at a program marking the launching of Duranta TV – a specialized…
Duronto TV launches today
Culture Desk The first ever child and family based TV channel Duronto TV is going to unveil their logo today. The launching programme will be held at 3pm at the Balcony of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Information Minister Hasanul Haque…
Sporshia files divorce
Actress Orchita Sporshia and director Rafsan Ahsan had a married life together for just two years. Sources state that they applied for divorce this Sunday. This was confirmed by Rafsan himself. He told the press that he officially applied for…
‘CRYPTIC MONOLOGUE’ painting show begins in Capital
Dhaka – The Edward M Kennedy Centre and ARTCON have jointly organized a two-weeklong solo painting exhibition ‘CRYPTIC MONOLOGUE’ by artist JAVED JALIL, from 02 – 15 October 2017 at EMK Center, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
Saba’s first commercial film
Entertainment Desk Primarily known for her work in the television industry of the country, Sohana Saba has previously done films such Aayna, Khelaghor, Chandrogrohon and Brihonnola which were a little different from the trademark commercial films. However, Saba has finally…
Le Méridien Dhaka celebrates International Coffee Day
Le Méridien Dhaka celebrated International Coffee Day for the third time at their signature lobby lounge bar, Latitude 23, on September 30. As an art and cultural inspired brand, the hotel celebrated the day with group discussion followed by various…
‘Mona Lisa nude sketch’ found in France
A charcoal drawing housed in another art collection for more than 150 years may have been a sketch for the Mona Lisa, a French art expert says. The charcoal portrait of a nude woman, known as the Monna Vanna, was…
Beatle Harrison’s sitar auctioned for $62,500
A sitar owned and played by George Harrison has been sold for $62,500 (£46,581) in the United States. The instrument, purchased from a shop on London’s Oxford Street in 1965, was used by Harrison during the recording of the Beatles…
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s birth anniversary today
Culture Desk Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891), a scholar, writer, educationist, humanist pundit, social reformer and philanthropist, was born on September 26 in 1820 in a poor brahman family in a village in Medinipur. His father Thakur Das Bandhyay was a…
S Asian Music Festival ends on a high note
The South Asian Music Festival concluded yesterday at MasterCard Theatres, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The four-day festival featured an array of timeless classical melodies by eminent and emerging vocal and instrumental maestros. Four eminent Bangladeshi exponents — Rezwana Chowdhury…