Culture Desk Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is currently holding a cultural competition in almost all the government and non-government primary schools of the country as part of its recent missions to proliferate cultural practices. As part of the competition a contest…
Cultural Desk On the occasion of Pohela Boishakh, singer and musician Joy Shahriar has released a brand new single named Ami Nei. The music video of the song will be available today on the singer’s Youtube channel and Facebook page.…
Culture Desk Bengal Foundation has arranged a five-day “Boishakh Utshob” in the capital yesterday, with a unique way to raise awareness. Consciousness spreads effectively through songs, poems, and discussions. With that in mind, the festival aims to promote the realisation…
Showtime Desk Padatik Natya Sangsad, a local theatre troupe, has organised a week-long theatre fest titled Syed Badruddin Hossain Theatre Festival. The seventh edition of the festival pays tribute to the troupe’s founder Syed Badruddin Hossain. The festival, featuring a…
Dhaka – Sammilita Sangskritik Jote on Tuesday demanded the arrest of Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s killers by April 11 for bringing them to quick justice, the UNB news agency has reported.
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre will organise an evening of Hindustani classical vocal music titled “Raga Sangeete Dibos Parikrama” by Saraj – Pancham School in Tangail. The event will be held today. The group will sing Dhrupad and Tarana…
Podochinho, a culturally-based student organisation of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, organised a cultural programme at the University’s Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium recently. To mark their annual programme on the campus, they held a cultural programme titled ‘Jodi-17’.
Cultural Correspondent DIRD Group organised a cultural programme on March 25 at the central auditorium of KIB complex, Khamarbari, Dhaka. Engineer Itemad – Ud – Daulah, chairman of DIRD Group delivered the welcome speech of the event in which managing…
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who starred alongside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in 2015 blockbuster ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, says she feels “proud” to be part of the film, which has been chosen for a National Film Award.
AFP, New York – A documentary by a former British medical researcher who claimed a link between vaccines and autism has been withdrawn from the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, event founder and actor Robert De Niro said. “Vaxxed:…
Culture Desk Commemorating the martyrs who were killed on the horrific night of March 25, 1971 in a planned massacre carried out by the Pakistani Army, Padatik Natya Sangsad has arranged a special staging of the troupe’s latest play on…
Culture Desk Ananta Jalil or AJ, is known for making impossibilities a possibility. This time around he has undertaken a fantastic initiative to help bring new, young faces into the Bangladesh film industry. Recently, he was involved in a talent…
The British Council is organising a play titled ‘A Different Romeo and Juliet’ on Mar 28 to mark legendary playwright William Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary.The play will be premiered at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in collaboration with Dhaka Theatre and Graeae…
Some of the world’s most glorious sights can only be experienced if you crane your neck.The ten beautiful ceilings are oe of them.Castello di Sammezzano, Leccio, ItalyThe mesmerising ceiling, vaults and decor of the Peacock Room in this abandoned Italian…
Happy Rain (2015) – Isabelle Antunes’ latest documentary film is based in Bangladesh and was previously screened at the UN COP 21 Conference on Climate Change in Paris in December 2015. The work favors the rise of Bangladesh and shows…
Charlotte’s Book expert dermatologist Dr. Debra Jaliman says yes, which is why she prescribe painkillers to be taken before the procedure. Here is one of her patient’s account of the Thermage CPT treatment she had done in Dr. Jaliman’s office.…
LUCKY DAY is a project by Alexine Chanel including a performance event featuring Sharmili Akther Lucky. The event will take place on Thursday, 17 March at 5 pm in the Nouvelle Vague auditorium of the Alliance Française de Dhaka. The…
Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) organised an event titled ‘Remembering Tagore’. The event featured songs by Iman Chakraborty from India and recitation by Samiul Islam Poluck of Bangladesh. The programme was held on March 12 at IGCC, Gulshan in the…
On the occasion of the International Street Children day on April 12 an album titled “Chotorao Boro Kichu Ho” will be released. Fahmida Nobi is one of the celebrated vocal artistes of the album. Another artiste Papi Mona, the famed…
A solo painting exhibition titled ভঙ্গুরতায় পথচলা-২ (Journey with Wreckage 2) by artist Bipul Shah has begun at Alliance Française de Dhaka, La Galerie. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition took place on Friday, 11 March 2016. There are thirty…
By Scott Huver1 day ago You only thought you knew Marcia Clark. Almost immediately after the then-Los Angeles assistant district attorney was tasked with heading the prosecution of former NFL standout O.J. Simpson for the 1994 murders of his ex-wife…
Dhaka – Although various archaeological remains have been found in the hillocks around the Mainamati-Lalmai range in Comilla, 100 kilometres east of capital Dhaka, the history and the significance of ancient remains of Rupban Mura could not be found due…
Taste of Light and Darkness returns with its second edition featuring artworks by A.S.M. Rashidul Alam, Md. Al-Akhir Sarker,Md. Azmol Hosen, Sayed Fida Hossain, and Sultan Ishtiaque.
The Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after “Fire at Sea”, a harrowing documentary about Europe’s refugee crisis, clinched its Golden Bear top prize from a jury led by Meryl Streep.
By Miriam Wells The Eagles of Death Metal (EODM), the band who were playing at Paris’ Bataclan concert hall when it was attacked by gunmen last November, will return to the French capital to “finish” the show tonight. In interviews…
A viral short film “Ami Ekjon Pagol Bocchi” by director Raihan Rafi has been recently seen all over the social media. The short film got huge response for its wonderful direction, performance and massage for social awareness. The short film…
Dhaka – The four-day Dhaka Art Summit, one of the largest platforms for South Asian art, will be concluded tomorrow at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy here in Dhaka.
A solo painting exhibition titled Cosmic Beauty by artist Bimanesh Biswas has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka.
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today said Bangladesh is blessed with rich art and culture for a long period of time, which should be nurtured for achieving socio-economic development of the country.
An Italian actor is in a coma after he was choked when the hanging scene he was performing went wrong, according to Italian police.Raphael Schumacher, 27, was performing in an experimental production when a member of the audience noticed that…