Rajshahi, Feb 13 – A two-day ‘Basanta Baran’ programme has started at the Fine Arts faculty of Rajshahi University. Member of Parliament from Rajshahi-1 Omor Faruk Chowdhury inaugurated the programme at the ‘Muktomonch’ of the faculty.
Category: Art & culture
‘Shonibar Bikel’ to compete in Int’l Film Festival
Culture Desk Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s unreleased film ‘Shonibar Bikel’ is going to participate in the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema 2020 has begun in Paris from February 11 to February 18. The film will have its competition under…
Death anniversary of poet Heyat Mamud on Feb 18
Cultural Correspondent Day-long programmes have been taken to observe the death anniversary of the spiritual poet of the Middle Ages Heyat Mamud at his birthplace village Jharbishla in Pirganj upazila of the district on February 18 .
Anna Sui rolls out B-movie gothic glam at NY Fashion Week
Anna Sui doesn’t love scary movies, but she adores illusion, especially glamorous illusion.
Academy Museum to open in December
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open to the public on December 14 this year, veteran Hollywood actor Tom Hanks announced during the Oscar ceremony in the Dolby Theatre.
Laura Dern, Brad Pitt win first acting Oscars
Brad Pitt and Laura Dern won their first acting Oscars on Sunday, and South Korean movie “Parasite” got off to what could be a historic night at the Academy Awards ceremony.
Putul, Shanu’s novels hit ‘Ekushey Book Fair’
Entertainment Desk Audience-admired actress Shanarei Devi Shanu and Close Up 1-famed popular singer Putul are involved in writing, alongside their respective professions.
‘Gondi’ releases in 12 cinemas
Culture Desk Most anticipated film of the year ‘Gondi’ has been released across the country yesterday. The film is directed by Fakhrul Arefeen Khan, who is popular for his previous film ‘Bhuban Majhi’. ‘Gondi’ has been produced by Gorai Films.
Dhaka Art Summit 2020 opens at Shilpakala Academy
Dhaka, Feb 7 – The 5th edition of Dhaka Art Summit (DAS), known as South Asia’s biggest art and painting biennale exhibition, was inaugurated at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Friday.
3-day Freedom Music Fest kicks off at Liberation War Museum
The first-ever fundraising concert for establishing the permanent fund of the Liberation War Museum, Agargaon in the capital kicked off on Thursday.
‘Freedom Musicfest’ starts today
Culture Desk With the promise to collect a permanent fund for the Liberation War Museum, a three day-long music fest titled ‘Freedom Musicfest’ is going to start from today at the Mukta Mancha and the Central Auditorium of The Liberation…
Dhaka Art Summit’s 5th edition starts Friday
South Asia’s biggest art and painting biennale exhibition, Dhaka Art Summit (DAS)’s 5th edition will begin at National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Friday (February 7).
Shwapnil Shojib, Tamanna Pramie to launch music video
Culture Desk Two popular singers of the time, Tamanna Pramie and Shwapnil Shojib, are going to release a single music video featuring a tribute to the legendary singer Sachin Dev Burman. The video will be streaming live from February 8…
Remembering Zahir Raihan at Shilpakala Academy
Culture Desk Late eminent filmmaker-freedom fighter Zahir Raihan was not only a prominent filmmaker but also a major novelist who depicted sufferings of the marginalised in society, said speakers at a programme which was held at International Digital Cultural Archive…
Metal scraps get a new lease of life in art
It was a cold and lazy Sunday afternoon. But inside sculptor Gopal Namjoshi’s studio in Medawas, a small village in Gurugram, work was going on in full swing. Standing atop a 10 feet high make-shift podium, Namjoshi was assiduously welding…
Rituparna in 2 BD films
Entertainment Desk Rituparna Sengupta has two Bangladeshi films in the pipeline – ‘Gangchil’ and ‘Jam’. In ‘Gangchil’, the Tollywood diva will share the screen with Ferdous who was supposed to be the made lead opposite her in Nirmal Chakraborty’s ‘Datta’,…
Jatiya Kabita Utsab begins today
The 34th national poetry festival (Jatiya Kabita Utsab) begins today on the central library premises of the Dhaka University in the capital.
PM to inaugurate Ekushey Book Fair Sunday
Dhaka, Feb 1 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, a yearly event of booklovers and publishers, on Sunday.
Author Mary Higgins Clark, ‘Queen of Suspense,’ dead at 92
Mary Higgins Clark, the tireless and long-reigning “Queen of Suspense” whose tales of women beating the odds made her one of the world’s most popular writers, died Friday at age 92.
Jovan, Farin now in ‘Cholo Na Harai’
No one can predict how a blind love could take anybody to anywhere at any time. Recently, such an incident has taken place in life of the popular characters in mini screen– actor Farhan Ahmed Jovan and actress Tasnia Farin.
Tauquir Ahmed wins award in Rajasthan Int’l Film Festival
Culture Desk Bangladeshi actor-director Tauquir Ahmed has recently won the best director award for his latest film ‘Fagun Haway’ (In spring Breeze) at Rajasthan International Film Festival 2020 (RIFF) in Jaipur city of Rajesthan, India. The festival took place from…
Diversity of Australia’s cultures celebrated in Dhaka
Australian High Commission in Dhaka has celebrated the diversity of Australia’s people and cultures, including Australia’s indigenous people, one of the oldest continuous cultures in the world.
Shotting of Ityadi in Tetulia
Culture Desk Over the last couple of years, popular variety show ‘Ityadi’ has been under the camera at different historic places. The latest episode of the show was shot recently in the historically significant northern most corner of the country—…
India-Bangladesh art exhibition attracts huge visitors
Culture Desk The India-Bangladesh arts exhibition have attracted huge visitors at the India Habitat Centre as the art lovers of all ages gathered at the venue to have a glimpse of the art works of theprominent artists of the two…
Michael Madhusudan’s 196th birth anniversary today
Culture Desk The 196th birth anniversary of legendary Bengali poet and father of Bengali sonnet Michael Madhusudan Dutt will be observed today with pomp and grandeur.
PM asks BD mission to help Andrew Kishore
Culture Desk Prime minister Sheikh Hasina asked the Bangladesh High Commission in Singapore to extend full support for the treatment of ailing playback singer Andrew Kishore recently .
18th Dhaka Int’l Film Festival ends
Culture Desk Iranian director Reza Mirkarimi’s feature film ‘Castle of Dreams’ won the Best Film Award in the Asian Film Competition segment at the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival, which ended on Sunday at the Main Auditorium of Bangladesh National…
3-day film festival in Bagerhat ends today
A three-day film festival will end in the district on Monday evening.
Photographs tell untold story: Visitors
Visitors at a two-day solo photography exhibition at Shilpakala Academy yesterday said each photograph portrays separate untold story, attracting people of all strata.
Chirkutt to celebrate 18 year journey
Culture Desk Chirkutt, one of the leading fusion bands of Bangladesh, has reached the milestone of 18 year journey this year.