Ushering in a new dawn in the horizon of Bangladeshi theatre, renowned theatre troupe Nagarik Natya Sampradaya’s weeklong theatre festival concluded yesterday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). The unique festival featured staging of seven new plays on stage under the theme Notuner Utshab 2019: Aye Natoker Ongone at the National Theatre Hall of BSA. The festival, held in association with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, was inaugurated on November 29 with a befitting opening ceremony.

The fifth day of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’s Notuner Utshab 2019 featured ‘Khoabnama’, written by Akhtaruzzaman Elias and directed by Kazi Taufiqul Islam Emon.

The award giving ceremony of National Film Awards- 2017 and 2018 will be held on December 8 at Hall of Fame, Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC). During this event, the announced winners will receive awards from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

In memory of legendary art maestro S M Sultan, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) hosted a two-day event, SM Sultan Utshab, at SM Sultan Smriti Shangrahayashala, Sishu Shworgo, and Zilla Shilpakala Academy in Narail, recently.

Fearless, a play scripted by Ruma Modok and directed by Samiun Jahan Dola, was staged on December 3. It was held at Rabindra Shorobor, marking International Day of Disabled Persons 2019.

The Miss Universe organisation has just announced that the global vote for this year’s competition is now open. Viewers can now vote for Miss Universe Bangladesh candidate Shirin Ahmed Shela (contestant number 8) to enter the Top 20. The voting lines are open till 10:59 am (Bangladesh time), December 7.

Love, for the soil and the soul, is a muse for renowned artist, Dr Farida Zaman. Having taken tutelage from legendary artist K G Subramanyan, she has travelled around numerous idyllic places of Bangladesh, soulfully depicting them in paintings with diverse themes.

Seng Kut Snem, the festival celebrated by the Khasi indigenous community to welcome a new year, was held recently at Magurchhara Punjee, Kamalgonj, Moulvibazar.

A jazz music concert by Lisbeth Quartett (NYC/Berlin) was held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital, recently. Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with BSA, organised the concert for the local audience.

‘Arup Roton’, a play directed by Saidur Rahman Lipon, was staged on the fourth day of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’s ‘Notuner Utshab 2019’.

‘Akashey Phuitese Phul-Letokahon’, a play directed by Dr Roton Siddique and Hridi Huq, was staged on the third day of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’s ‘Notuner Utshab 2019’.

A Thousand Shades by Teresa is the first solo exhibition by Farhana Islam Teresa, a contemporary artist.

Bangladesh’s first anthology film, Iti, Tomari Dhaka, produced by Impress Telefilm, is set to be included in the library of Netflix.

Renowned actor, artist and writer Bipasha Hayat has been named the Goodwill Ambassador for Save the Children in Bangladesh (SCiBD).

Prior to the art camp, a boat journey was facilitated as a part of the camp’s activities on November 30. Following the tour, a cultural programme and an art exhibition was organised at the Sheikh Moni Smriti Milonyaton of Zilla Shilpakala Academy Tungipara.

National Nazrul Shommelon concluded at Zilla Shilpakala Academy Netrakona, recently. The three-day programme, organised by Nazrul Institute in collaboration with Netrakona district administration, included rendition of Nazrul songs, recitation from his poems and dance performances on popular songs of the bard.

‘Radha Romon’, directed by Shamim Shagor, was on display on the second day of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’s ‘Notuner Utshab 2019’.

In celebration of eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer Adity Mohsin’s illustrious twenty-year career in music, a programme, titiled Arun Alor Anjali, will be held on December 6 at the Krishibid Institution Auditorium, in Dhaka.

Rubaiyat Hossain’s feature film Made in Bangladesh, won the Interfedi Award at Torino Film Festival, Italy. The film was awarded for effectively representing the conditions of women working in the textile industry in an economically marginalised area.

The first trailer of acclaimed filmmaker Atanu Ghosh’s upcoming feature film, Robibaar, starring Jaya Ahsan and Prosenjit Chatterjee, was released recently.