A day in Vancouver with Arts and Flowers

My husband and I were planning to take a trip to Vancouver for some time. Vancouver offers so much to see and to do, so our itinerary for the trip was long.
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM

LOUD AND VIBRANT

It is an unique genre in the art world, a distinctive niche of its own. Meanwhile, it may be deemed as "the common man's art", if you will.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

The Big Apple's Love for Art

Famous journalist and writer Tom Wolfe once said, “One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years”.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Finding Meaning in the Mundane

An alley of Old Dhaka; an ordinary rickshaw ride; children playing in the rain; and the little joys and every day celebrations that
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Kamrangirchar boy drowns in Buriganga

A two-year-old boy drowned in the river Buriganga in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar yesterday.
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Prudential Eye Awards 2016

The third edition of the Prudential Eye Awards 2016 was held in Singapore last month as part of Singapore Art Week. With an eye to
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM

S Asian art extravaganza kicks off in capital

Dhaka takes its turn to become a hub of art, as the third edition of Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) set off yesterday, in the month of our glorious Language
5 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Paris in Pellicle

From January 22, La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) has been exhibiting prominent photographer/ cinematographer
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM

An Alluvial Soul

Besides presenting Bangladesh's history and archaeological heritages throughout the year, this month Bangladesh National Museum has set to tell the nation's story in a different way.
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Nine drug peddlers jailed

A mobile court in separate drives yesterday sentenced nine people to different jail terms for keeping illegal drugs in the town.
8 December 2015, 18:00 PM

The splendour of watercolour

Bangladesh predominantly boasts a culture based on the extensive network of waterways that run across the country.
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM

AN EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION

Edward Morgan Forster, popularly known as E.M. Forster, an English novelist, short story writer and essayist, used the phrase “Only
26 November 2015, 18:00 PM

What we left behind

They named their exhibition Anamnesis, a Greek term that means to look back. Like the name, Iskinder Mirza, one of the artists featured at the...
15 October 2015, 18:00 PM

5 commit suicide in 2 districts

Five people allegedly committed suicide in Jessore and Tangail districts on Monday.
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Art that speaks to the times

The Venice Biennale is widely accepted as “the art world's greatest show”. I had the privilege to attend the opening week, with the theme Enwezor chose for its central exhibition, “All the world's futures”, reflecting his own preoccupation with “the state of things” - in a world where war and destruction has not only not spared art, but our cultural heritage is under attack in a very targeted sense.
25 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Experiencing art

To appreciate art, all that one requires, is a keen pair of eyes. Of course the earnest student does his/her 'bookish' study but everything boils down to one thing – having an eye for the details.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi among 9 traffickers held in Thailand

A Bangladeshi national is said to be among nine traffickers held by Thailand police in view of the worldwide alarm over human trafficking.
21 May 2015, 09:10 AM

FINDING YOUR VOICE

Voiceless Bangladesh (VB) is a project initiated by Naima Alam, lecturer, Media Studies and Journalism Department in ULAB (University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh), to teach her students Public Relations in a rather unique way, working with social issues.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM

CONTEMPORARY VIBES

Amidst the depths of darkness, comes the light of hope. When in despair, uncertainty and hopelessness, we are at times thrown into a sea of positivity.
9 March 2015, 18:00 PM