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PRESERVING THE PURITY OF NAZRUL SANGEET

Khairul Anam Shakil, besides being immensely popular as a Nazrul Sangeet artiste and educator, has been known as a preserving voice of the art for a long time.
13 December 2018

An Inspector Calls captivates the audience

Last Tuesday, an adaptation of English dramatist J B Priestley's play, An Inspector Calls, directed by Naila Azad, was staged at Bangladesh Mahila Samiti.
13 December 2018

Pori Moni becomes 'Preeti' today on Bioscope Originals

Mega-star Pori Moni's newest web film, 'Preeti', will be available on Bioscope Originals today. The actor will don the role of a crime
12 December 2018

'FLIPSIDE. MADE IN BANGLADESH' under way at Drik Gallery

Drik, in partnership with Goethe Institut Dhaka, organised 'Flipside. Made in Bangladesh', a photography exhibition by German artist Sabrina Asche.
12 December 2018

Triple-treat with SUMAIYA SHIMU

For two decades, Sumaiya Shimu has been charming audiences with her irresistible smile. Even though her presence on television has become somewhat sporadic, she will grace television screens with two special tele-fictions. She elaborates about them in this interview.
12 December 2018

Zainul Utshab merges with FFA's turning 70

The Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), popularly known as Charukala, of University of Dhaka (DU) is celebrating its 70th founding anniversary this year. The leading art educational institution of the country was founded on November 15, 1948, by Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin. The institution has so far contributed much to the thriving art scene of the country and the world at large.
12 December 2018

Patrick Brown's 'EXODUS' at AFD

Internationally acclaimed photographer Patrick Brown's solo photography exhibition titled, EXODUS, began at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) on December 10. UNICEF Bangladesh and AFD are jointly organising the exhibition.
11 December 2018

Jonmobhumi- The Birth Land to be released on December 14

Writer and filmmaker Proshoon Rahman is set to release his new film, Jonmobhumi - The Birth Land, on December 14, two days before the victory day of Bangladesh. The film will primarily be released only at multiplex theaters in the capital.
11 December 2018

Star Melodies showcases spirited songs of freedom

During the Liberation War of 1971, the konthojoddha, who were the artistes of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, a clandestine radio station during the resistance, kept up the morale of the freedom fighters with their spirited performance of patriotic songs, poems and satirical plays.
11 December 2018

Renaissance teams up with Duronto for new music video

Having started their journey in 1985, Renaissance is one of the most popular acts in Bangladesh. The pioneering band has recently
11 December 2018

Human Rights Short Film Festival 2018

Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), in association with The United Nations in Bangladesh, organised a two-day long Human Rights
11 December 2018

DILIP KUMAR Turns 96!

Dev Anand once told Dilip Kumar " Lala, tu saw saal jiyega"(Lala, [family name] you will reach the centennial mark!). Dilip Kumar turns 96 today. He was born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan to Ayesha Begum and Lala Ghulam Sarwar Ali Khan in a Muslim Hindko-speaking Awan family in Kissa Qhawni Bazar, Peshawar, in 1922.
10 December 2018

Tisha in 'Bobaa Rohossho'

Popular actor Nusrat Imrose Tisha is currently preparing for a Tollywood film with Abhishek Bagchi's Bobaa Rohossho. She will start
10 December 2018

Shadman Shahid's 'No Quarter' awarded

Bangladesh's promising young photographer Shadman Shahid recently won 'The Emerging Photographer Fund 2018' award by the prestigious Burn Magazine making his room in a list of 11 photographers chosen from all over the globe.
10 December 2018

STAR MELODIES to present 'Songs of Freedom' today

The people of our country fought for liberation and freedom not only with strategies, guns and grenades, but also with poetry, words of inspiration and powerful melodies.
10 December 2018

Bringing 'Mujib' to Japan

The Japanese version of the graphic novel, Mujib, on the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was launched at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, last month.
10 December 2018

Galleri Kaya held 'The Palace Art Trip' in Sylhet

A four-day workshop titled, The Palace Art Trip was organised by Galleri Kaya at the Palace Resort in Habiganj, Sylhet yesterday.
9 December 2018

Nazia Jabeen's 'Sporsho' awarded

Sporsho, founded by Nazia Jabeen, is the first organisation in Bangladesh to publish Braille books for visually impaired children. The founder of Sporsho and writer, Nazia Jabeen, was recently awarded for her outstanding contribution to the field of social welfare.
9 December 2018

'Bhalobashar Bangladesh' campaign ends

A campaign titled, Bhalobashar Bangladesh, was organised by Chabial, Aamrai Bangladesh and Greenbee Communications, in association with Square Toiletries Ltd and Mediacom Limited, to celebrate 47 years of Bangladesh's victory.
9 December 2018

Bengal's contemporary exhibition in New Delhi

Titled as (Dis)Place, an exhibition of contemporary art was inaugurated on December 7 at Korean Cultural Center, New Delhi, India. Director of the center, Kim Kum-pyoung, inaugurated the exhibition. Vidya Shivadas, director of FICA was also present at the event.
9 December 2018