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Sadya Afreen Mallick

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray: A director's gaze

23 April 2023, 10:00 AM
He created two lasting popular characters in Bengali literature—the debonair detective Felu Da and the brilliant scientist Professor Shonku. The brilliance of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Isaac Asimov neatly packed into one creative mind that was Ray's.
23 April 2023, 10:00 AM
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Alauddin Ali and his unforgettable melodies

14 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Initially published on June 15, 2007 It was one of those rare moments when I caught a glimpse of renowned composer Alauddin Ali, oblivious to the world around him, humming a catchy tune he probably just came up with. As I continued working on my songs in Sruti Studio, I occasionally saw him from the other side of the glass window.
14 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Feroza Begum.

The legacy of a legend

3 August 2019, 18:00 PM
It was May 1990. World renowned singer Feroza Begum was on a three-month tour of the United States as part of the first Nazrul Conference in North America. I had the rare privilege of accompanying her on the tour and observing a legendary personality from up close.
3 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Abbasuddin Ahmed

Celebrating Abbasuddin Ahmed's 117th Birth Anniversary / Weaving the tapestry of folk melodies

26 October 2018, 18:00 PM
In the shade of the mighty Himalayas, the Torsha, Dhorla and Kaljani Rivers flow gently across the village of Balrampur in Cooch Behar. It was in this peaceful place that Abbasuddin Ahmed, the doyen of folk songs, was born on October 27, 1901 to Zafar Ahmad, a lawyer and Hiramon Nesa.
26 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Begum Sufia Kamal

107th Birth Anniversary / Begum Sufia Kamal - The lone crusader

19 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Sufia Kamal, (June 20, 1911–November 20, 1999), lived a long and eventful life. She not only witnessed great cataclysms in history but played a major role in empowering women in an oppressive society.
19 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Mangoes

The Forbidden Fruit?

25 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Besides sending a strong message to shady traders, the picture of RAB destroying 40 tonnes of chemically ripened mangoes felt as if the fruit was on the verge of taking the baton of the “forbidden fruit” from the “infamous” apple. Mango lovers fervently hope that this batch would be a drop in the ocean and that the overwhelming proportion of the harvest would instead bring back the smile on our faces.
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Sheikh Luthfur Rahman

Sheikh Luthfur Rahman - An illustrious composer

20 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Born in 1920, in Chhoto Bakal village of Sathkhira District, Luthfur Rahman was the son of Sheikh Abdul Huque, a schoolteacher who was proficient in music. At the age of nine, Rahman developed walking disabilities, resulting from acute typhoid. While studying at a convent and later at a local madrassa, his enthusiasm for music led him to abandon studies.
20 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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TRIBUTE TO OUR LANGUAGE MARTYRS

20 February 2018, 18:00 PM
As blood oozed from the bodies of Rafique, Jabbar, Barkat, Salaam and countless others, the Language Movement
20 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Firoza Begum

The legacy of a legend

It was May 1990. World renowned singer Feroza Begum was on a three-month tour of the United States as part of the first Nazrul Conference in North America. I had the rare privilege of accompanying her on the tour and observing a legendary personality from up close.
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Rabindranath Tagore

KOBIGURU'S KANIKA

Little did 'Onima' know that her life would be transformed forever when she ventured out after a Baishakhi storm in search of luscious green mangoes.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
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A tribute to Sirajul Islam

Veteran actor-director Sirajul Islam who passed on the day before yesterday (March 24) leaves behind a deep imprint in the film
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM
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