200 percussionists honor Nazrul's rhythmic compositions at Shilpakala
7 September 2026
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Theatre Charonik brings ‘Kaljatra’ to Shilpakala next week
6 September 2026
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‘Kali O Kalam’ awards honour four young writers
5 September 2026
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Mustafa Monwar’s legacy lives on as BotTala celebrates children’s theatre festival
4 September 2026
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Nazrul’s traditional Leto Gaan staged at Shilpakala Academy
4 September 2026
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‘Untold Story’: A window into the emotions and memories of women artists
4 September 2026
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‘Molotov Man’: The photograph that outlived a revolution
3 September 2026
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Kabir-Lalon music festival to tour eight divisions
3 September 2026
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A night in honour of the incomparable ‘Shilpi Bhai’
2 September 2026
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Bangladeshi and German poets come together for evening of peace and empathy
2 September 2026
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'Mulluke Cholo' dedicated to tea labourers
Recently, a theatrical performance by tea garden workers at the Deondi tea garden in the Chunarughat Upazila of Habiganj,
21 May 2018
‘Sonai Madhab’ flies to China
Theatre troupe Loko Natyadal will stage their much-acclaimed production Sonai Madhab at Road and Belt Henan Art Festival 2018 in Henan, China. The festival began on May 14 and will continue till May 20. The troupe will stage two shows of the production on May 17 and 18 respectively.
15 May 2018
A promising debut
Hridmancho will be staging their first production drama titled Rudhir Rangini. The play is written and directed by Shubhashish Sinha and
14 May 2018
The Lower Depths
Watching a play is always an ephemeral experience. As a spectator you would not be disappointed with the performances of third year students from the Theater and Performance Studies Department of Dhaka University.
10 May 2018
Eugene O' Neill's classic staged at Shilpakala
With an aim to construct analytical plays while maintaining the artistic value, Shabdaboli started their journey back in 1978.
7 May 2018
Palakar returns with “Ujane Mrityu”
With the aim of popularising studio theater practice and interactive implementation of theater in creating social consciousness, Palakar started their journey in 2002. Their thirteenth production , Ujane Mrityu was staged in the Studio Theater Hall in National Shilpokola Academy, yesterday.
3 May 2018
Indian classical theatre festival in Dhaka
A five-day Indian classical theatre festival, featuring five classic Sanskrit plays by five troupes from India, will begin on May 10 at
30 April 2018
Aranyak chalks two-day programmes marking May Day
Aranyak Natya Dal, one of the leading theatre troupes of the country, has been observing International Workers' Day (also referred to as May Day, May 1) every year since 1982, with the philosophy 'theatre is not just entertainment; a sharp weapon in the class struggle'. This year will be no different, with the troupe set to hold two-day programmes to mark the occasion.
29 April 2018
Turongomi to participate in Philippine int'l dance fest
Bangladeshi dance troupe Turongomi has been invited at Dance Xchange: Philippine International Dance Festival 2018 from April 26-30, 2018, according to a press release.
24 April 2018
“Oprakritik Prakriti” to stage in Dhaka
Habiganj-based theatre troupe Desh Natya Goshthi are bringing their latest production, “Oprakritik Prakriti” to the Dhaka stage later this week, after successful stagings in their locality.
21 April 2018
“Hasonjaner Raja” to premiere tomorrow
Prangonemor, one of the leading theatre troupes of the country, is bringing to stage a play about mystic poet and zamindar Hason Raja. Titled “Hasonjaner Raja”, the play has been written by eminent writer Shakur Majid and directed by Ananta Hira.
18 April 2018
“Ekti Obastob Golpo” staged in Natore
A reception was held for the family members of Babu Sankar Gobinda Chowdhury, who was awarded the Independence award 2018 (posthumous) for his contribution to the Liberation War. The play features the flaws in the social system. K Mondal, a convict to be executed for murdering his wife, does not die, rather loses consciousness. To revive him for the execution, the jailer and other attendants re-enact the incident for which Mondal has been sentenced to death.
18 April 2018
Nagorik Natya Sampradaya celebrating Golden Jubilee
Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, one of the top theatre troupes of the country, is celebrating their 50th founding anniversary, and four and a half decades of exhibiting plays for a fee, through elaborate programmes starting today.
12 April 2018
'Circus Circus' staged at RU Auditorium
Popular theatre troupe Prachyanat's much-talked about play “Circus Circus” was staged at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium of Rajshahi
10 April 2018
“Sampan Naiya” and “Putulnatya” staged at RU
Two plays, “Sampan Naiya” and “Putulnatya”, were staged at Rajshahi University (RU) auditorium last week. Two troupes, Chattogram-based Uttaradhikar and Bangladesh Putul Natya Gobeshona O Unnayan Kendra respectively staged the plays on the third day of the week-long 'Bangladesh-India alliance theatre Festival-2018' at Rajshahi University campus.
6 April 2018
Green University organises Shakespeare Festival
A two-day Shakespeare Fest 2018 was organised by the English Club under the department of English of Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) recently.
5 April 2018
“Lal Jomin” at 150
Shunyan Repertory Theatre's maiden production “Lal Jomin” is set to reach the landmark of 150 stagings tomorrow, as it tours the Moulvibazar district.
4 April 2018
Sunnydale students stage Balmiki Pratibha
As the red curtain rises, you find yourself in Ratnakar's forest densely filled with trees wildly entangled by creeping plants. You would panic at the look of the terrifying robbers of scary getup. Only by close observation do you realize that the robbers were little children, because they are section one students of Sunnydale School who performed “Balmiki Pratibha”, the first dance drama written by Rabindranath Tagore. The show took place on April 2 at the main auditorium of the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
3 April 2018
“A Different Romeo and Juliet” to be screened at districts
British Council Dhaka, in partnership with Dhaka Theatre has filmed the play “A Different Romeo and Juliet” which was performed by a
29 March 2018
Inter-School Drama Festival held at Scholastica
A two-day Inter-school Drama Festival concluded on March 24 at Scholastica Uttara Senior Section. The festival was held at the school's STM Hall where well- known schools and college from Dhaka city participated, according to a press release.
27 March 2018