The 81st birth anniversary of versatile Bengali poet Syed Shamsul Haque will be observed today. To mark the day, Jatiya Kabita Parishad will stage discussion, reminiscence and poem recitation at Poet Shamsur Rahman auditorium of Bangla Academy at 11 am…
The Alexandrov Russian Army Song and Dance Ensemble lost 64 members, and all but 3 of its choir singers, in the crash. Moscow, Russia – A Russian military plane that crashed on Sunday in the Black Sea on its way…
A 10-day group art exhibition titled ‘Rhythm on Canvas’ kicked off Sunday at the Gallery Twenty One in the city. ARTBEAT, a group of four artists, organized the exhibition, Shama Shaiom, an artist, told BSS here today. Prof Mustafizul Haque…
Culture Desk Penguin Random House recently launched “EroText” by renowned Delhi based poet Sudeep Sen (author of celebrated coffee table book “Postcards from Bangladesh”). On the occasion of the publication, Sudeep Sen also read out poems in English and Bengali.…
French screen legend Michele Morgan, who starred in some 70 movies and took home the best actress prize at the first-ever Cannes film festival, died on Tuesday, aged 96, her family said. An icon of glamour, Morgan was remembered for…
Cultural Desk Badrul Anam Saud’s upcoming film, “Gohin Baluchor”, was launched in the presence of the press and select guests on December 17 at the capital’s Palm View restaurant. The film will feature some new and fresh faces in the…
Cultural Desk On the occasion of the 45th Victory Day poetry recitations were arranged at the Natok Sarani of Bangladesh Mahilla Samity Auditorium. Farzana Karim the sole performer of the evening did not only recite poems written by herself but…
Entertainment Desk Russian drama Family Offline and Bangladeshi documentary Jhalmaliya – The Sacred Water – were named the best films in the international competition section at the International Short and Independent Film Festival ( ISIFF) awards, which concluded the 14th…
Entertainment Desk The film Laal Sabujer Sur which sets to get world TV premiere today( Victory Day). Written by Faridur Reza Sagor, produced by Impress Telefilm and made with the assistance of the national film making grant. The film will…
Culture Desk Popular singers Bappa Mazumdar and Dinat Jahan Munni will now sing to the words of poet Shahid Rahman. The song has been composed by Uday Bandyopadhyay of India. This song titled “Bijoy Bolte Sholoi Dicember, Bijoy Maane Unissho…
Entertainment Desk Marking the completion of 43 years of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and the Republic of Korea, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Dhaka will be organising a musical concert titled, “Charm of Korea VIII.” The two-day…
Nominations for the Golden Globes will be unveiled Monday with critics expecting musical “La La Land” to lead the pack ahead of “Moonlight,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Lion.” In a departure from last year’s awards calendar, the announcements come…
Dhaka – A solo photography exhibition titled Save The River Buriganga by photographer Fojit Sheikh Babu has opened at Galerie Zoom, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Saturday, 10 December 2016. Prof. Anisuzzaman,…
Dhaka – A musical program was held on Friday, 9 December 2016 at Alliance Française, Dhaka performed by the folk band Joler Gaan on the occasion of closing ceremony of the exhibition titled An Untimely Story by artist Monjurul Shibly.…
Culture Desk Director Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s debut film Live from Dhaka has bagged two awards at the recently concluded Singapore International Film Festival. Saad won the Best Director award while the film’s protagonist, Mostafa Monwar, won the Best Performance award.…
Culture Desk A musical programme fused with tunes of Ghazals was held on December 3 at Alliance Fran�aise de Dhaka. It was performed by Ivy Benarjee and Manzurul Islam Khan. Abul Kalam Azad, Managing Director, Bangladesh Songbad Sangstha graced the…
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Culture Centre organised an evening of Sufi music by ICCR troupe led by the Roohani Sisters from India on November 29 at 6 pm at IGCC Dhanmondi and on November 30 at the Gulshan Club, Dhaka.…
Entertainment Desk For the third consecutive year, Channel i organised the annual Band Fest. The youth is the target audience for this occasion. The opening ceremony started on Thursday. Ayub Bachchu, the leading man of the band LRB, Ashraful Haq,…
Dhaka – Alliance Française, Dhaka will organise a musical program titled “ Geet and Ghazal Evening” to be performed by Ivy Benarjee and Manzurul Islam Khan on Saturday, 3 December 2016 at 6 pm in it’s courtyard.
Rap superstar Drake has dominated Spotify for the second straight year, ending 2016 as the most streamed artist and with both the most heard album and song. The world’s leading streaming service, releasing figures Thursday for the past one-year period,…
Dhaka – The traditional procession brings out on Pohela Boishakh – the first day of the Bangla New year – has got recognition of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,…
The biennial art extravaganza for the artists of Asia and the Pacific regions is set to go on tomorrow in the capital city, marking the beginning of the Month of Victory. The 17th Asian Art Biennial Bangladesh, which is going…
Wakilur Rahman was born in Bangladesh in 1961. He obtained his BFA from Dhaka Art College (presently Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) in 1981.
The 17th Asian Art Biennial Bangladesh is set to begin on December 1 in the capital where selected artworks of the artists from 154 countries, including Bangladesh, will be put on display for a month. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul…
Entertainment Desk Rubaiyat Hossain’s critically acclaimed feature film ‘Under Construction’ will be showcased in the Five Flavours Film Festival to be held from November 16 to 23 in Warsaw, Poland. The film will be presented in the competition section New…
Culture Desk The ninth edition of Chobi Mela, the international festival of photography, will begin on February 3, 2017 with participation of 27 artists and 10 fellows from 16 countries of the world. The festival will feature 31 exhibitions four…
Asghar Farhadi stepped out into the biting winter Tehran air clutching his Oscar, taken aback by the huge crowd waiting at the airport to crown him Iran’s next national hero. Cinema in the Islamic republic had been winning critical plaudits…
Dhaka – In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of André Malraux’s passing, under the patronage of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh and the Embassy of France in Dhaka, Alliance Française and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy are organizing a…
A month-long international group art exhibition of 28 artists will be held at Gallery Cosmos in the city from November 27 to December 26. The art exhibition titled “Cosmos International Art Exhibition-2016 is set to inaugurate 6pm at a function…
Los Angeles (AP/UNB) – An animatronic doll from Disneyland’s It’s a Small World ride and an original “stretching portrait” from the park’s Haunted Mansion attraction were the top-grossing items at a recent auction of Disney memorabilia in Los Angeles.