Rather than treating the novel simply as an adventure story, the production seeks to explore its enduring ideas about following one’s aspirations, recognising one’s purpose and confronting the uncertainties that accompany such a journey.

Screenwriter and film critic Sadia Khalid Reeti launched her debut pocket book, “ReetiBakya”, alongside a live script performance at Alliance Française de Dhaka on August 19.

Nartanam Dance Academy is set to stage its first production, “Onneshon”, on August 21, at the Dr Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity on Bailey Road.

Under the theme “Solo Together”, the two artists come together in a shared artistic dialogue while retaining their distinct artistic languages and approaches.

More than a cultural programme, ‘Mayer Jonno - Together We Can’ seeks to turn art into an act of solidarity, bringing people together to support a family in need while celebrating inclusion, Bengali culture and the healing power of collective compassion.

A lone traveler arrives in a strange country, guided only by a letter from an old friend to meet him after decades. The state has no name; it is neither here nor there. An ominousness hangs over every scene as the traveler navigates this unfamiliar land.

The university honoured him at a programme held at its auditorium on Sunday. The programme brought together discussions, cultural performances and an interactive session with students. 

Rather than looking elsewhere for a theatrical identity, Selim Al Deen turned to Bengal’s own cultural memory. Folk traditions, regional speech, history and oral storytelling became the raw materials of a dramatic language distinctly his own.

“Bridging Horizons: A Visual Dialogue of Nature, Heritage and Innovation”, a Singapore-Bangladesh painting exhibition, opened at Alliance Française de Dhaka in Dhanmondi on Friday (August 14), bringing together established and emerging artistic voices from both countries.

The programmes, beginning today and continuing through August 21, bring together several generations of theatre practitioners around the work and legacy of one of the most influential figures in modern Bangladeshi theatre. Deen was born on August 18, 1949, and died in 2008.

Directed by Mohsina Akter, Spardha: Independent Theatre Collective’s production of “Tobuo Jege Uthi” depicts the experience of womanhood and the struggle of women in the maw of patriarchy.

On August 13, Bengal Shilpalay inaugurated ‘The Quiet Within’, a solo exhibition by Bangladeshi cinematographer and artist Rashed Zaman, the contents of which are a mediation between painting and photography.

A 15-day photography exhibition documenting the participation of Bangladeshi activists in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition opened at DrikPath Bhobon in the capital's Panthapath on Friday.

“Tobuo Jege Uthi” examines women’s everyday realities within structures shaped by gender, identity, power and patriarchy.

Nearly a year into his tenure, Stalin says much of the disorder has been addressed through tolerance, discipline and greater engagement. But his account of a functioning and increasingly accessible institution raises a larger question: has Shilpakala’s internal culture actually changed, or has its structural dependence on political and bureaucratic authority simply acquired a different face?

Marking the 103rd birth anniversary of the legendary Bangladeshi painter, Charuputhi organised a special children's art exhibition titled “Tomar Chokhe Shilpi SM Sultan” (SM Sultan Through Your Eyes) at Safiuddin Shilpalay in Dhanmondi.

The play unfolds inside a closed-door auditorium that gradually transforms into a symbolic courtroom. As two lawyers argue their cases, fragments of history, echoes of memory and contemporary realities converge to reveal an extraordinary story rooted in the lives of ordinary people.

Written by Chandrabati, “Molua” is one of the best-known ballads of “Maimansingha Gitika”, the landmark collection of folk narratives from the greater Mymensingh region. The production explores love, dignity, social inequality and the resilience of women through the story of its titular protagonist.

As a cultural icon, his contribution to stage theatre has been immense. Even at the age of 86, he continues to perform on stage in the productions “Love Letters” and “Meraj Fakirer Ma”.

More than a century after Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain imagined a feminist utopia in “Sultana’s Dream”, HerStory Foundation is returning to Ladyland with a question: what might that imagined society look like today?