Is Subodh Bangladesh’s first cross-border graffiti icon?

The mysterious figure from Dhaka’s walls has appeared in Sikkim, raising new questions about how far Bangladesh’s language of dissent can travel
5 July 2026

Mysterious graffiti appears in India’s Sikkim. Did Subodh cross the border?

Posted by an account using the name HOBEKI? days after India resumed tourist visa services for Bangladeshis, the work turns a barbed-wire hammock into a meditation on borders, movement and strained bilateral ties
2 July 2026

Exhibition featuring Tagore’s paintings underway at Shilpakala

Organised by the academy’s Fine Arts Department, the exhibition features reproductions of Tagore’s paintings as well as artworks reflecting his literary and philosophical legacy. It will remain open to visitors until May 23, daily from 11am to 8:00pm.
11 May 2026

Nasir Ali Mamun’s 66th solo exhibition to open at AFD

Titled “Photoseum: Life of Poetree”, the exhibition will be held at La Galerie and continue until April 16. It brings together an extensive collection of black-and-white portraits dedicated to Shamsur Rahman (1929–2006) and Al Mahmud (1936–2019).
2 April 2026

Mirzapur Shahi Mosque: A testament to Mughal architecture

Local folklore suggests that a person named Sheikh Malek Uddin Akheruzzaman constructed the mosque
31 March 2025

HSBC to unveil Hashem Khan's artwork album on Saturday

With HSBC’s association with the album publication, this event aims to preserve the cultural heritage of Bangladesh and encourage artistic expression.
7 June 2024

Apes of the East

These Hoolock gibbons, locally known as "Ulluk", were spotted brachiating through the trees of Lawachhara National Park in Sylhet. Native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar and Southwest China, these lesser apes are diurnal, arboreal, and their method of locomotion is known as brachiation -- meaning they use their arms to swing from tree to tree
18 August 2023

Snapshots of history—Golam Mustafa meets Manzoor Alam Beg

Modhurimay Alap (Swapno ‘71, 2023) transcribes two days of conversations with the late Golam Mustafa, first Director of Photography of Bangladesh Television.
3 June 2023

Panihar Public Library: A heritage in ruins

A library containing more than 7702 periodicals, encyclopedias and books on literature, religion, poetry, science and economics—all wasting away from neglect.
10 November 2022

What students can expect from a major in Architecture

Architecture is a lot more than just drawing buildings and designing interiors.
20 October 2022

Experiencing architecture around us

Architecture exists all around us, effecting our daily lives.
20 October 2022

Van Gogh's self portrait found underneath one of his paintings Art

A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist’s paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday.
14 July 2022

Architect Rafiq Azam wins Robert Mathew Life Time Achievement Award

Bangladeshi Architect Rafiq Azam has won the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) Robert Mathew Life Time Achievement Award for 2022.
4 July 2022

15 years of iPhone: Evolution in photography

This week marks 15 years since the iPhone first went on sale and ushered in a new era: the age of the smartphone.
28 June 2022

Man disguised as old woman throws cake at Mona Lisa

A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.
30 May 2022

Shahidul Alam, Munem Wasif, Tanzim Wahab appointed curators of Bienniale für aktuelle Fotografie 2024

Renowned photographers Shahidul Alam, Munem Wasif, and Tanzim Wahab have been named curators of the Bienniale für aktuelle Fotografie 2024.
25 May 2022

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe painting sells for $195 mn in auction

Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” sold for a cool $195 million on Monday, making the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction.
10 May 2022

Bangladeshi nature photographer Firoz wins UK’s RHS Award

Asker Ibne Firoz, a passionate nature and lifestyle photographer has won UK’s 5th edition of the “Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) Photographic Competition 2022” award in the creative category.
1 April 2022

Moududul Alam’s exhibition ‘Hridoye Amar Bangladesh’ underway

In celebration of the Independence Day of Bangladesh, renowned photographer Moududul Alam’s exhibition, “Hridoye Amar Bangladesh” is currently underway at Safiuddin Shilpalay, Dhanmondi.  Moududul Alam is also the founder of Chattogram Photographic Society.
26 March 2022

Rainbow Paints announces winners of ‘Rong a Tomar Bijoy’

Rainbow Paints, a popular paint brand of RFL Group, honoured the winners of the art competition, “Rainbow Rong a Tomar Bijoy”. R N Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, handed over the prizes to the nine winners at a restaurant in the capital's Badda area on Saturday.
17 March 2022