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“Padma Crying” Artworks on display at Garden Gallery

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:32:03 +0000

A daylong art camp titled ‘Padma Crying’ organised by Gallery Cosmos was held recently on the banks of the River Padma in Manikganj. Sixteen most renowned Bangladeshi artists drew inspiration from the surroundings to depict the state the great river…

Drama festival begins at Natmandal

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:29:20 +0000

The post-graduate students of theatre department of Dhaka University staged Nobel Laureate English playwright Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” on Wednesday evening at Natmondol auditorium.
‘The Homecoming’ translated by Professor Abdus Salim and directed by Ziaul Haque Titas will be staged every…

Konal wins “Channel i Shera Kontho 2009”

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:57:55 +0000

Konal from Dhaka won the Channel i Sherakantha 2009 award. She got Tk eight lakh from Channel i and Tk 25 thousand from Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation. She also got gift hamper from Citicell and Tk three lakh from…

35,000-year-old statue thought to be world’s first nude sculpture

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:49:18 +0000

A 35,000 year-old buxom statuette has been unveiled by scientists as the world’s earliest sculpture of the naked female form.
The sexually explicit figurine was carved out of mammoth ivory and was given huge breasts and private parts along with a…

An offering of music and dance to Tagore

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:34:56 +0000

Cultural programme by VCARE at Sheraton
On the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s 148th birth anniversary, a cultural programme was held at the Ball Room, Hotel Sheraton on May 11. The programme, arranged by VCARE, featured recitation of Tagore’s writings, rendition of…

Going beyond hedonism

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:05:23 +0000

4th National Dance Festival ends with high hopes
Curtains came down on the 4th National Dance Festival on April 29 — marking the International Dance Day — at National Theatre Stage, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Chief guest at the programme —…

Hundred years of Boli Khela

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:56:42 +0000

Boli Khela (or Bali Khela) is a traditional form of wrestling in Bangladesh, particularly popular in the Chittagong area. ‘Boli’ means a powerful person in Bengali, while ‘Khela’ denotes a game. It is particularly played in the Bengali month of…

Ten-day art exhibition begins at Shilpangan

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:47:08 +0000

Artist Golam Faruque’s second solo painting exhibition, ‘Touch the Reality’, began on Friday at the Shilpangan Gallery in Dhanmondi.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Ahmed Al Shourbagy, the deputy chief of Mission, Embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt. And Professor Farida…

Pahela Baishakh celebrated

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:38:39 +0000

The nation in its most colourful festival welcomed Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla year 1416, on Tuesday amid lively pageants leaving behind the gloom of past and pledging to uphold the nation’s cultural heritage.
Thousands of people from…

Celebrating Pahela Baishakh

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:11:48 +0000

Shubha Nababarsha – today is Pahela Baishakha, the first day of Bangla New year 1416. People, across the world who speak Bengali, will celebrate Pahela Baishakh in a festive mood. Besides the Bengalis, people of other ethnic identities also celebrate…