Culture Desk A team of country’s puppeteers have left for Thailand to take part in the Thailand Harmony World Puppet Festival 2017. The festival will kick start today and continue till February 26 in Kanchanaburi Province of Thailand. Tomorrow the…
Category: Art & culture
Third instalment of graphic novel Mujib launched
A ceremony to launch the third instalment of a graphic novel series depicting the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, ‘Mujib-3’, was held Sunday as part of the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. The Centre for Research and Information (CRI), research…
Star children who could be future superstars in Bollywood
Entertainment Desk Let’s move on from the year of break-ups and look towards the bright, bright future shall we? As we head towards a new year, here’s the…
Bangladeshi film festival in Kolkata
Entertainment Desk A four day long film festival of Bangladeshi films will begin in Kolkata from February 21. The festival will be inaugurated by veteran film director Goutam Ghose. Bangladeshi filmmakers Morshedul Islam and Munira Morshed Chowdhury will also attend…
Legendary Japanese film Tora-san on TV
Entertainment Desk The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, the Japan Foundation and the International Television Channel Ltd. are pleased to announce that an all-time Japanese box-office hit Tora-san’s Many Splendored Love will be aired on NTV at 8:45 am on…
Development should consider indigenous cultures: Pope Francis
Rome, 15 February – In a private meeting with indigenous peoples’ representatives, Pope Francis stressed the need to reconcile development, both social and cultural, with the protection of indigenous peoples and their territories, “especially when planning economic activities that may…
An Evening of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music in city
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Culture Centre oraganised ‘An Evening of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music’ by eminent classical vocalist of Bangladesh Anil Kumar Saha, at Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka on February 11. Anil Kumar Saha made a soulful…
Lyricist Rafiquzzaman felicitated
Culture Desk Veteran lyricist Mohammad Rafiquzzaman turned 75 on February 11. To observe his birthday Nibedon an organistation for music arranged a felicitation porgramme on February 12 at the Music and Dance Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital.…
RU celebrates Pahela Falgun
Rajshahi – Pahela Falgun has been celebrated amid much enthusiasm in Rajshahi University (RU). Celebrating the day a colorful rally was brought out on the campus. The procession started from Teacher and Student Cultural Center (TSCC) of the university and…
Govt announces names of dignitaries for Ekushey Padak
The government yesterday announced names of 17 eminent citizens for awarding prestigious Ekushey Padak for 2017 for their outstanding contribution in their respective fields. The awardees are – Professor Dr Sharifa Khatun for Language Movement, Shushama Das, Julhas Uddin Ahmed,…
Michael Jackson’s daughter takes to Grammys stage
Los Angeles, Feb 13 (AP/UNB) — Paris Jackson took to the stage at the Grammys, introducing a performance at Staples Center eight years after attending her father’s memorial service at the arena.
Magazine ‘Panchforon’ to be aired on Valentine’s Day
Cultural Desk Innovative and out-of-the-box contents are the reasons why magazine ‘Panchforon’ is liked by the viewers for about a decade now. Fagun Audio Vision’s brainchild magazine show ‘Panchforon’ focusing on special occasions only, will now take on the Valentine’s…
Flowers on high demand ahead of Falgun – Spring
Benapole, Feb 11 – Flower farmers of Jhikargacha in Jessore district, one of the largest flower markets of the country, expect to sell flowers worth over Tk 20 crore ahead of Pahela Falgun, Valentine’s Day and International Mother Language Day.
Chekhov Studio performs in city
Cultural Correspondent Chekhov Studio, the theatre troupe attached to the Museum-estate of Anton Chekhov, is set to stage Chekhov’s plays at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on February 9 and 10 on invitation from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The…
Asif, Fahmida Nabi sings together for the first time
Culture Desk Asif Akbar and Fahmida Nabi have sung together for a song for the first time in history. The song “Omon Kore Takiyo Naa Bhalobasha Hoye Jabe” will be released on February 14. Recording of the song in currently…
Bangladeshi short film in Cannes
Culture Desk Daag, a Bangladeshi short film will become the first short to be selected for screening in the Cannes Film Festival. The film will be shown in the upcoming 70th edition of the annual festival between May 17…
Tarik Anam’s second book on drama comes today
Culture Desk Tarik Anam Khan will publish his second book in the ongoing book fair. The book named “Natak Samagra” is expected to be launched today. This will be his second book. His first book “Konjus” was released in 1985.…
‘Prothom Partho’ to be staged in New Delhi on Tuesday
Dhaka – ‘Prothom Partho’, a Bangladeshi Stage play, is going to be staged at the International Theatre Festival of India, the ’19th Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2017′ on Tuesday at Abhimancha auditorium in New Delhi.The 21 day festival was organized by…
Haider Hussain, Ayub Bachchu perform at fund raising concert
Cultural Desk A fund raising concert has been arranged for underprivileged children at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) recently. Different cultural organizations including film starts and singers performed in the programme. Haider Hussain and Ayub Bachchu performed at a fund…
Swatta gets censor board clearance
Entertainment Desk Much waited film Swatta of director Hashibur Reza Kallol had achieved the censor board clearance. Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam of Indian will play the main roles. The film was completed in December last year, and this mid-January,…
Bangladesh Liberation War portrayed in Malayalam movie
Entertainment Desk To mark the 68th Republic Day celebrations, Malayalam superstar Mohanlal unveiled the first look of the poster of his upcoming patriotic film, 1971: Beyond Borders. The action-packed poster shows Mohanlal engaging the enemy forces on the frontline. “The…
Tahsan-Nadiya star in ‘Durbin’
Cultural Desk Youth director Vicky Zahid is coming with another short film after a couple of hit ones. The director, who already has films like ‘Maya’, ‘Moments’ and ‘Deyal’ in his directorial book, has written the story and script of…
Dhaka International Poets Summit hits floors on Feb 3
Cultural Correspondent The Dhaka International Poets Summit 2017 will be held on February 3 at 6pm at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital. Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Rashed Khan Menon will be present…
Traditional ‘Pitha Utsab’ ends in Narail
Narail Correspondent A two-day “Cake Festival-2017”, popularly known as “Pitha Utsab,” a traditional fair in winter season was concluded on Amada Adarsha College premises under Lohagora upazila of the district last night. Amada Adarsha College organised the festival to keep…
Sanjay Leela Bhansali attacked
While the shooting of the Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh starrer Padmavati was on in full swing at the Jaigarh Fort in Rajasthan, a mob of protestors barged in and vandalised the set. What comes in as a…
The Great Wall at Star Cineplex
Entertainment Desk The Matt Damon starrer, The Great Wall was released in Bangladesh yesterday, January 27 and is now available for movie enthusiasts at Bashundhara City’s Star Cineplex. Interestingly, the film is yet to be released in its country of…
Int’l Lit Conf begins at Bangla Academy Feb 2
Dhaka – Three-day long ‘International Literature Conference’ will begin on the Bangla Academy Premises on February 2.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference along with the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair on February 1, said Bangla Academy Director General…
Redowan Rony brings back couple for making drama
Culture Desk Agnila-Azad the couple who made news while performing in a memorial music video for singer Lucky Akhand last year have come together again. This new video will be released on satellite channels on January 27. This new video…
When Shilpa Shetty touched Jackie Chan’s feet
Actress Shilpa Shetty says she is an ardent fan of international action star Jackie Chan and touched his feet out of respect. “I am not here as Shilpa Shetty the actor or Yoga enthusiast. I am here as an ardent…
London-Bengali Film Festival begins in April
Cultural Correspondent London-Bengali Film Festival” will be held for the second time on April 13. The four day long festival will be organised by British-Bangladeshi filmmaker Munsur Ali and Bangladeshi actress Ruhee. Films can be submitted until the end of…