Renowned artist Jamal Uddin Ahmed emphasises the need for spontaneity as an important aspect of art. The artist received the Ekushey Padak this year, for his outstanding contribution to fine arts. He is also famous for his artwork series on pigeons, horses,

The World Masters Committee (WMC), a non-profit international cultural organisation based in Seoul, Republic of Korea, has recently selected internationally renowned artist Monirul Islam, dancer Munmun Ahmed and singer Fahmida Nabi as the World Masters 2019 form

“I’m still amazed, I’ve been a lucky girl who got to play beautiful roles,” added the 83 year old actor. Julie began her career as a child in London’s West End before she made it to New York’s Broadway, and rose to stardom with musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot.

Television director Mejbaur Rahman Sumon is set to start shooting for his first film, Hawa, from the first week of October. Sumon received the Meril Prothom Alo Critic Award for the tele-fiction, Dokhiner Janalata Khola, Alo Ashe-Alo Firey Jay, in 2006. After that, he

A discussion, marking the 73rd death anniversary of renowned Bengali writer, Promoth Chowdhury, was held in Pabna on Monday. The speakers demanded the establishment of a museum at Haripur, in honour of the writer. Promoth Chowdhury was the pride of Pabna. His

The special episode will be hosted by renowned actor and director Afzal Hossain, and is scheduled to be broadcast today at 12:30 pm. During the show, Sabina Yasmin will discuss various interesting moments from her illustrious musical career.

Bridging the gaps between borders, Indo-Bangla artists came together with their group art exhibition Symphony. Inaugurated on September 2, the five-day long exhibition is underway at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD).

Children’s series ‘Tiritiri Tokka’, will be broadcast on Duronto TV at 1:30 pm and 8:30 pm today. Directed by Shahadat Hossain Shujon,

Made in Bangladesh will feature in the Debate section of the festival where films by François Ozon, Alex Gibney, Terrence Malick, Scott Z Burns, Ciro Guerra and other notable filmmakers will be screened as well.

Shajghor.com hosted Framing Your Moments, a photography exhibition at Drik Gallery, which concluded recently.

Sadek Ahmed’s second solo exhibition, Red vs Green, tells tales of the rural regions of Bangladesh and the Old Town of Dhaka.

Television and film actor Jyotika Jyoti’s first film in Kolkata, Rajlokkhi O Srikanto, will be released on September 20 this year. The film is directed by national award-winning director Pradipta Bhattacharya. The plot is based on Sharat Chandra Chattyapadhya’s classic novel Srikanta, which is also partially an auto-biography. Jyoti will be seen as Rajlokkhi, and the role of Srikanta will be played by Ritwick Chakroborty.

Fakhrul Arefeen Khan, the director of the upcoming film Gondi, hosted a star studded evening titled ‘Gondi Shondha’, recently at a convention centre in the capital. Many renowned artistes from the entertainment industry, including the likes of Morshedul Islam, Tariq Anam Khan, Neema Rahman, Masum Reza, Aparna Ghosh, Maznun Mizan and Pintu Ghosh, graced the occasion with their presence.

Abid Sarker Shohag and Sardar Zahidul Islam’s documentary film project, Songs of Sunflower, has won the Best Bangladeshi Project Award and Best Pitch Award at Dhaka DocLab 2019.

An art talk, featuring fine art photographer and cameraman Rakib Ahmed was held at 3rd Space in Dhanmondi, recently. In the age of digital manipulations, Ahmed continues to use the age-old practice of Wet Collodion in his work to produce images. Wet Collodion is an early photography technique that involves the use of chemicals, solutions and coating a glass plate with the mixture to develop photographs quickly. The event was hosted by Arafat Ahmed Ali.

The 11th death anniversary of Professor Zia Hyder, an icon of modern theater in Bangladesh, will be observed today at his ancestral hometown in Pabna today. Two schools, both named Zia Hyder Progoti Biddaloy, were built there in his honour.

Artist Azmeer Hossain loves to experiment with technicality and compositional patterns in his works. He spent his childhood at the bank of the Buriganga, Dhaka, and lived in Coney Island, New York, in his youth, for his higher education. Visiting the Buriganga, the Hudson, the beaches of Coney Island and a plethora of places for outdoor projects has hugely inspired him. Many of his paintings are based on landscapes, cityscapes and mindscapes.

Prominent cultural organisation Chhayanaut organised a musical soiree to pay homage to our National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, in observance of his 43rd death anniversary.

Mustafa Monwar’s contribution in fine arts has been unparalleled since decades. Starting from his puppeteering during the Liberation war, his creativity extends to almost all forms of art, including painting, performance, and sculpting. He is a producer, TV and radio programme director, among other things. Currently, he is the Chairman of Bangladesh Shishu Academy, and a professor of the Department of Drawing and Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.

‘Bhalobashar Alo Adhar’ will be broadcast on Deepto TV at 9 pm. Directed by Golam Sohrab Dodul, it features Sushama Sarker, Shahed