Eight-day theatre festival opens at Shilpakala Academy
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Artworks and ancient relics showcased at Ctg cultural festival

Hatkhola Foundation organised a three-day long festival, titled “Chattogram Cultural Festival and Book Fair”, showcasing artworks and ancient relics.
3 September 2023, 14:35 PM

Classical maestro Ustad Sunil Dhar celebrated in Mymensingh

Ustad Sunil Kumar Dhar Smriti Parishad organised the programme titled, “Surer Shekhar”, at Mymensingh Zilla Shilpakala Academy auditorium
3 September 2023, 05:45 AM

Man Ray: Celebrating a 20th-century artistic luminary

Arguably one of his most iconic lens-based artworks is "Le Violon d’Ingres" (1924), which sold at auction last year for a staggering USD 12.4 million, making it the most expensive photograph ever sold.
27 August 2023, 11:00 AM

Sultan at Birth Centenary committee: Honouring SM Sultan’s century of artistry

SM Sultan's life and art were inseparable from the cultural fabric of Bangladesh. He was not only an artist but also a cultural icon, earning the prestigious Ekushey Padak in 1982 and the Independence Day Award in 1993.
26 August 2023, 03:00 AM

Bangladeshi artist Firoz Mahmud joins US artist residency programme as juror

Hailing from New York, Bangladeshi artist Firoz Mahmud's journey has been marked by recognition and exhibitions around the globe.
25 August 2023, 12:30 PM

Ashish Khondker’s ‘The School for Wives’ to stage at BSA

Ashish Khondker has taken on the task of translating this classic French play into Bengali. His adaptation promises to retain the essence and humour of the original while making it accessible to a broader audience.
25 August 2023, 11:16 AM

British photographer Normski celebrates 50 years of hip hop

"To me, hip hop is a voice for those who never had a voice. It’s a way for the rest of the world to find out about those people that are not getting a fair ride in life," he said.
24 August 2023, 12:32 PM

Anuswar theatre troupe's 'Harmachis Cleopatra' underway

Dhaka's theater enthusiasts are in for a treat as the theater troupe Anuswar takes center stage with their latest production, "'Harmachis Cleopatra".
24 August 2023, 12:05 PM

Bangladesh Police theatre to stage 'Avishopto August’ from today

The play's storyline revolves around the tragic assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the fateful day of August 15, 1975.
23 August 2023, 03:30 AM

Colors of Freedom: Bangladeshi art exhibition to illuminate New York City

Bangladesh’s art is such a media, which can be compared to any country’s top line art, shared speakers during a news conference held today in the capital’s Intercontinental Hotel on the eve of the art exhibition titled “Colours of Freedom”.
22 August 2023, 14:16 PM

Pijush Bandyopadhyay, Syed Jamil Ahmed to receive ‘Selim Al Deen Padak'

Dhaka Theatre joins this celebration by bestowing the esteemed 'Seilm Al Deen Padak' upon the illustrious actor Pijush Bandyopadhyay and the eminent theatre personality Syed Jamil Ahmed. 
17 August 2023, 05:51 AM

40 enthusiasts gearing up to stage a unique dance recital

The forty dancers are the second batch of Arthy Ahmed’s adult beginners dance course and workshops. Now, after undergoing the three-month long course and five workshops, they are opting to stage a grand dance recital titled “Riturongo”.
16 August 2023, 13:58 PM

Bangladeshi artist’s painting going to the moon

Currently based in Toronto, Canada, Sumaiya had majored in Fine Arts from SMUCT, Dhaka, along with a degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia.
13 August 2023, 06:46 AM

Swapnadal celebrates 22 years with spectacular 'Chitrangada' play

On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of theatre troupe Swapnadal, the troupe has organised dual exhibitions of their most popular production, "Chitrangada" directed by Zahid Repon.
10 August 2023, 11:27 AM

5 Bangladeshi artists' works exhibited in the US

Yesterday, Morshed Mishu announced on his Facebook that he and 4 Bangladeshi artists' artworks were exhibited in Cambridge, Boston, USA under the title “Electric Bangladesh; Fossil Free Future”
10 August 2023, 05:02 AM

101 years of SM Sultan

Even after being acclaimed and acknowledged all over the world, including India, Pakistan, the USA, Britain, and Europe, SM Sultan’s artworks before the 1950s remain a mystery as most of these could not be traced due to his nomadic nature.
10 August 2023, 03:00 AM

‘Dhaka Diorama’ exhibits artistry by 26 leading Bangladeshi artists

The four-day event, held at the Edge Gallery on Gulshan North Avenue, features a collection of paintings and sculptures by 26 of the country’s leading veterans and emerging artists from Bangladesh’s art industry. Rumana Chowdhury, the editor and publisher of MW Bangladesh, is the curator of the event.
7 August 2023, 10:55 AM

Art exhibition ‘Illusion & Reality’ begins at Abinta Gallery

The opening ceremony of the exhibition was presided over by Nilu Rowshon Murshed –Bangladeshi art collector and chairperson of Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts.
6 August 2023, 13:04 PM

The forever debt to Rabindranath Tagore

From children’s books to internationally applauded films, from lyrical ballads to Netflix series, wherever we put our senses, they are filled with the legacy of the “Bard of Bengal”, Rabindranath Tagore. Do we ever ask ourselves what we would do without him? Do we wonder how the entire culture of the Indian subcontinent is wrapped around his existence?
6 August 2023, 09:40 AM

Tauquir Ahmed’s ‘Tirthojatri’ is a stellar theatrical comeback

The play, “Tirthojatri” is adapted from popular writer Humayun Kabir’s philosophical fiction “Tirthojatri Tinjon Tarkik.” The play is co-written by the fiction's original author, and Tauquir himself.
5 August 2023, 05:46 AM