Madiha Athar Khan

For the past few years, the Art Fest, alternatively known as Charukola Utshab, has been organised at a location outside Dhaka,

Whiny Women, a group art exhibition that aimed to create a space for women’s expressions, was held on January 4 and 5 at Dhaka Gallery, Banani.

Ata Mohammad Adnan’s solo photography exhibition, Beyond the Borders, was held at O’Play recently.

Begum Restaurant & Gallery is hosting a month long exhibition, titled Fana Fillah by artist Ayreen Khan, at its premises. The exhibition was inaugurated recently by a musical performance that featured Arnob, among others.

Nasreen Sultana, the founder of Project Tiktaalik, is a cartoonist and an educationalist. She began her journey in the arts as an illustrator for the renowned magazine, Unmad, while she was a student at University of Dhaka (DU).

A group art exhibition, Praccher Prachin Dhara/ The Ancient Lineage of the East, opened at Gallery Cosmos, recently.

Artist Mohammad Mohiuddin Ahamed graduated with a BFA in painting and drawing from National University and an MFA in painting from University of Alternative Development. Impressions of Surroundings -5, his ninth solo exhibition, is currently taking place at Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD). Alongside being a professional artist, he is a school teacher. He is also passionate about music and writing.

Md Rafiqul Islam’s second solo print exhibition, Transformation, opened recently at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD).

A group exhibition titled, Jolokabbo 2 - Musings in Watercolour, opened on Wednesday at Edge Gallery in Dhaka. 26 artists are participating in the event, which features watercolour paintings.

An event titled, ‘Poetry for Peace” was organised jointly by World Poetry Festival and Kathak, a Bangladeshi Poetry Initiative, recently. It was held at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro. The general theme of the event was presenting a united stand against the recurring acts of violence across the globe. The event saw 35 Bangladeshi poets and two Mexican poets come together and perform their pieces.

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.

An exhibition titled, Reverie, concluded at Drik Gallery on August 20. The exhibition solely focused on empowering young artists and opening doors to those who would typically not get the platforms to showcase their work.

Bagher Deshe (Country of Tigers), a solo folk art exhibition by artist Tiger Nazir Hossain is currently taking place at EMK Center in Dhanmondi, in celebration of International Tiger Day, which was established in 2010 at St Petersberg Tiger Summit. The exhibition

When they began searching for an extra-curricular school for their children, Mehvish Raja and Sazia Afrin, two women who are sisters-in-law, were inspired to open one on their own.

Digonto, a group exhibition by three women, concluded recently at Drik Gallery. The three artists, Enakshi Saha Ray, Habiba Ashraf

Ghartera Edition 0: Junkyard is a group art exhibition that comments on the way we think about art. It initiates dialogue, and challenges preconceived notions of the art world in a bid to bring us further away from the image of art being preserved in a glass box,

Ned Vizzini, the author of It’s Kind of a Funny Story, committed suicide, losing his battle with clinical depression, in 2013. He would have been 38 years old today.

Us Women II, an exhibition held at EMK Center in commemoration of International Women's Day, celebrates the ways in which the

An exhibition titled, Jolkonna - Naiads the Water Nymphs was inaugurated at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro on International Women's Day.

As a part of Chobi Mela X, Vanessa Winship's solo photography exhibition, She Dances on Jackson, is currently taking place at Allaince Francáise de Dhaka (AFD). The series features landscapes of rural and urban American cities and suburbs and portraits of their inhabitants, all of which are shot on film and printed in black and white.