Art & Culture

Cultural Correspondent A three-day Lalon Memorial Festival concludes at Lalon’s Shrine in Chheuriya in Kushtia today, March 22. Introduced by Lalon Shah himself, the festival is held every year to celebrate Dol Purnima. The memorial festival began on Wednesday, March 20 . Lalon Academy, the representatives (Khadem) at Lalon shrine, in collaboration with the Ministry […]

Cultural Correspondent A Bangladeshi publishing house Anyaprokash Publications Limited and Indian book publisher Patra Bharati have jointly launched “Boishako” (book bridge) to facilitate exchange of literary books between the two countries. Under the joint initiative, Anyaprokash Publications Limited will publish books by Indian writers in Bangladesh and Patra Bharati will reciprocate by publishing books of […]

Cultural Correspondent Bangladeshi theatre troupe Methopath and Indian theatre troupe Sahajpath Theatre premiered a joint-venture play Jalkumari at Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. Written and directed by Bangladeshi playwright-director Debashish Ghosh, the play is based on folk ballads and depicts that the fate of women in patriarchal society that has not […]

Cultural Correspondent Artistes celebrated International Women’s Day presenting songs and dances at a programme held at Chhayanut Auditorium in Dhanmondi on Sunday. The programme was jointly organised by Hello I Am (HIA), Rights Here Rights Now (RHRN) and Unite For Body Rights (UBR) marking International Women’s Day, which is observed on March 8 across the […]

Cultural Correspondent Theatre troupe Prangonemor is touring eight districts of the country with four of its acclaimed plays. The troupe will stage Irsha, Condemned Cell, Hasonjaner Raja and Aurangzeb in Dhaka, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Cumilla, Rangpur, Sirajganj, Madaripur and Joypurhat. The troupe staged Irsha on Tuesday at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Written by […]

Cultural Correspondent The three-day 38th national convention of Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan Parishad (JRSSP) ended with an award and certificate distribution ceremony on Sunday at the open field of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The organisation honoured Shylet-based octogenarian Dhamail singer Sushama Das with Rabindra Padak at the closing ceremony. The concluding day’s programme began with JRSSP […]

Cultural Correspondent A five-day group art exhibition featuring works by upcoming women artists concluded at the art gallery of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra in the capital on Tuesday. The exhibition titled ‘Jolkonya’ has been organised by five women artists marking International Women’s Day, which is observed on March 8 across the world every year. A total […]

Tropa Majumder honoured Cultural Correspondent Theatre troupe Swapnadal staged its acclaimed monodrama Helen Keller on Saturday at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy marking the International Women’s Day. The troupe also honoured renowned actor-director Tropa Majumder with International Women’s Day Honorary Award. Tropa Majumder received the award for her contribution to the theatre scene […]

Cultural Correspondent Marking the International Women’s Day, Singer Humaira Bashir’s new digital album titled ‘Anubhutir Shiray Shiray’ was launched at a programme held at the studio 2 of ATN Bangla on Saturday. The album features four songs, among which three songs Anubhutir shiray shiray, Tukro obhimaan and Osru mishti lagey have been recorded by Humaria […]

Cultural Desk Artistes entertained the audience presenting songs and dances at a day-long Phalgun Utsab held at Islamic University in Kushtia on Saturday. Cultural organisation Sangeet Shongho arranged the programme at the university’s central monument at around 11:00am. Sangeet Shongho artistes rendered a diverse genre of songs including Tagore, Nazrul, Lalon and rock. Besides, artistes […]