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Ist Int'l Children's Film Festival begins on January 28
Shawkat Ali Khan
Dhaka will host the Ist International Children's Film Festival, beginning in January.
The Children's Film Society Bangladesh will organise the festival with the slogan Future in Frames.
The festival will kick off on January 28 and will continue till February 3, said the organisers at a briefing at the National Press Club on Wednesday.
About 150 films -- feature, short, animation and documentary -- from 25 countries will be screened at the festival.
Chief adviser to the caretaker government, Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to inaugurate the festival.
A two-member advisory committee led by Mostafa Monwar has been formed to make the festival a success.
Md Zafar Iqbal, Morshedul Islam, Munira Morshed, among others, attended the press conference.
During the festival, we will screen all the films for the children made in Bangladesh. Besides, films from Germany, Russia, Iran and India will be screened under special arrangement, said Morshedul Islam.
The main attraction of the festival would be children's participation from across the country.
We held an essay writing competition titled Amar Dekha Priya Chalachitra to select one hundred children, said the organisers.
'We have invited all the children with their guardians to enjoy the films based on the children, said Morshed adding we have a plan to hold such festival in next year.
Besides, a seminar on children's film will be held at the Seminar Hall of the Public Library on February 2.
'It is encouraging that this is for the first time a film festival for the children is going to be held in Dhaka. Usually, we do not organise any programme for the children. The initiative will definitely inspire the children, said Zafar Iqbal.
The main venues of the festival will be Shaukat Osman Auditorium and Seminar Hall of the Central Public Library, Goethe-Institut, Iranian Cultural Centre and Russian Culture Centre.
Four shows will be held everyday, beginning at 11:00am.
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Kanjush to be staged today
Cultural Correspondent
Theatre group Loko Natyadal (Banani) will hold the 500th show of Kanjush, one of the most popular plays in the country, at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at Segunbagicha at 6:00pm tomorrow.
Chairman of Regulatory Reforms Commission, Dr Akbar Ali Khan, will inaugurate the show as chief guest while the director general of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Qamrul Hasan, adviser of Loko Natyadal, Professor Manzoorul Islam, and theatre activist, Tariq Anam Khan, will be present as special guests.
The play, which is adapted from Molier's 'The Miser' by Tariq Anam Khan, will be directed by Kamrun Nur Chowdhury.
The organisers will arrange a reception for the crew, who have been involved with the play. They will also put still photographs and paper cuttings on display.
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TSC plans cultural shows for 2008
Cultural Correspondent
The Teacher-Student Centre of the Dhaka University will hold a number of cultural programmes in the current year.
'We will hold 13 cultural programmes in the year to make the atmosphere of the university lively as there is no significant cultural activities in the university over the years,' said the adviser of TSC, Professor AHM Mostafizur Rahman, at a briefing on Thursday.
He said, 'No cultural activities by the Dhaka University Central Student Union for long prompted us to undertake the programmes,'
The programme will feature spring and Boishakhi festival, modern song performances by the university teachers, officers, and popular artistes, observance of World Music Day and Friendship Day and many more, he told journalists. 'Besides, we have a plan to release 50 CDs.'
The vice-chancellor of the university, Professor SMA Faiz, will inaugurate this year's programme this evening.
Members of the Dhaka University cultural team will perform in the programme featuring dance and music.
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O United Nations
Reviewed by Takir Hossain
'O United Nations' is definitely a collection of three prosaic poetry that would give the readers a real taste of modern (that is, Modernist) poetry. 'O United Nations' is a prosaic poetic focus on the past, present and future of the United Nations. After a close perusal of Sinha M.A. Sayeed works, it is much uncomplicated to trace the exact shadow of the poet's mind, it is quite clear that he is a Modernist in a complete sense. His poetic style is undoubtedly very distinct, individualised and enlightening. In the book, Sayeed has tried to concentrate on the present and past images of the United Nations. He narrates a vision what should be image of the United Nations to us. The United Nations (UN) is an international organisation whose confirmed aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. The affirmed aims of the United Nations are to uphold international peace and security, to safeguard human rights, to give a mechanism for international law, and to promote social and economic progress, improve living standards, world health, education, the health of animals, refugee and fight diseases. It provides the opportunity for countries to balance global interdependence and national interests when addressing international problems.
The book of Sinha M. A. Sayeed has three parts, where Part-1 relates the beginning stage of the United Nations and its preliminary activities in worldwide. It started working with some certain commitments and duties. It's first aimed to save the world in any perilous situation. Our dream is to see a world where all children go to school, where all children can go to sleep well fed, where all children are healthy, where no children are infected by HIV, nobody is going to hit any children - where children can play, sing and run free. One remarkable stanza of Part-1, where readers can find his gratefulness to the United Nations
O United Nations-
A place of harmony and symphony
Of debates and speeches
Of logic and emotion
Of cooperation and determination
Of peaceful reconciliation and resolution------
Accept my heartiest greetings.
Sayeed is very strong, honest and truthful in his thinking process. He writes which he believes and he is very frustrated on present scenario of the world. Sayeed depicts the true picture in front of us of the United Nations in Part-2. We have lots of allegations and indictment against the UN and its recent activities. Last years, the UN's participation to humanity and rights are very unconstructive and unconcerned. Sayeed utters one canto of Part-2
O United Nations-----
Allegations against you
Are not less strong, less voiced;
Disregard, dismay and frustrations
Are not unexpressed, unsounded either.
Sinha M. A. Sayeed is a dreamy and visionary. He wants to see a world where are free from war, famine, crime, drug trafficking abusing and unlawful activities. In the book, he expresses the feeling of the community whose are deprived from their fundamental rights. The book is a mirror of disadvantaged people in the world. In Part-3 of the book, Sayeed presences himself in a novel way where the UN will come to us in a new-fangled appearance. At the stage, The UN will have no allegations and not arise to question of its neutrality. The UN will run of its own knowledge, power and wisdom. So, Sayeed approaches to the present UN secretary Ban Ki-moon in the way---
O Ban Ki-moon---------
It is a challenge to you
To run this august organization
Not being subservient to the will of any power and position
Please bear in mind for all the time
What you told the reporters on 1 January 2007
The day of your entrance into the towering landmark building
Housing UN headquarters on New York's East River.
O United Nations
A prosaic poetic focus on the past, present and future of the United Nations
By Sinha M.A. Sayeed
Published by Bangladesh Political Science Association (BPSA)
Pages-52
Price-10 US$ Tk 500
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Bajimat on Channel-i
Cultural Correspondent
Channel-i will air an entertainment show titled Bajimat which will be aired live at 11:30pm from next Friday.
On the occasion, a press conference was held at its office on Tuesday. Managing director of the Impress Telefilm Limited, Faridur Reza Sagar, spoke on the subject, among others.
'The channel is being telecast all over the world. Viewers from across the world want to participate at different programmes aired by the channel, said Sagar.
'We will air the event live considering the request of the viewers as they can participate at the show, he said adding Radio Today will also air the programme.
The event will be hosted by Farzana Brownia.
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Nrityanchal Dance Festival begins Jan 25
Cultural Correspondent
A four-day dance festival, organised by the dance group Nrityanchal will begin from January 25 at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at Segunbagicha in the city.
The organisers, at a press conference on Wednesday, said that the programmes would start everyday at 6:30pm. Mohammad Jahangir, Shibli Mohammad and Shamim Ara Nipa of Nrityanchal were present at the briefing.
They said that they would arrange a reception for veteran dance gurus Kartik Singh of Sylhet and Kunjalal Sarkar of Rangpur on the inaugural day of the festival.
A multimedia dance musical titled 'Tin Kanyar Dan', directed by Shamim Ara Nipa, will be staged on the day. The dance performance will present three mythical and legendary women 'Dhroupadi', 'Behula' and 'Sakhina'.
'Bhanusingher Padabali', directed Samina Hussain Prema and produced by the dance group Bhabna will be staged on the second day of the festival.
On the third day, Sukalyan and Entourage of Kilkata will present the dance drama 'Parijayi' and other contemporary dance numbers, which will be directed by Sukalyan Bhattacharya. The organisers will also arrange a soiree of the classical instrument Esraj, to be played by AFM Ekram Hossain.
On the concluding day, January 28, Nrityanchal will present the folk dance drama 'Mahuya', choreographed by Shamim Ara Nipa. Shibli Mohammad and Nipa will perform in the dance drama.
According to the organisers, around 200 students of the Nrityanchal will take part in the performances in the festival.
Tickets will be available at Sagar Publishers on Bailey Road, Pathak Samabesh at the Aziz Super Market in Shahbagh, Nrityanchal School in Manik Mia Avenue and VIP Studio at Gulshan-2.
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DVD of drama 420 released
Cultural Correspondent
Fahim Music has released the DVD of the drama serial titled 420 by Mostafa Sarwar Farooki recently. Five episodes of the serial are released in the disc.
Anisul Haque unveiled the cover of the DVD as chief guest while Munir Hossain, proprietor of Fahim Music attended the function.
Among the actors of the serial, Mosharraf Karim, Nusrat Imroz Tisha, Marzuk Russell, and Nafiza Jahan were present at the launching ceremony and shared their experience with the audience.
They said that they have enjoyed their respective roles in the play highly.
'I have tried to present the incidents which I have seen in my surroundings, said the director of the play.
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Ivy's show begins Jan 19
Cultural Correspondent
Gallery Shilpangan in the city will host a 15-day solo exhibition titled Brave World of Sculpture by Ivy Zaman. The show will begin on January 15 and will continue till February 2. Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of BRAC will inaugurate the show at 4:30pm as chief guest while Pak Sun-Bum, ambassador of Republic of Korea will be present as special guest. Artist Rafiqun Nabi will preside over the inaugural session. The show will remain open from 12:00pm to 8:00pm everyday.
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