Ashley Shoptorshi Samaddar

With a vision to reinstate the lost colours of the city, three individuals, Dibarah Mahboob, Juneyna Frances Kabir and Shehzad Chowdhury, came together a few months ago to paint murals on Dhaka streets.

Pathshala, a South Asian media institute, started their journey in 1998, aiming to provide a platform to young enthusiasts who are interested to pursue a career in media.

Network for Ensuring Adolescents Reproductive Health, Right and Services (NEARS) has been working to create awareness on adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights and services (ASRHR), since 2004. It is a platform to foster rights and services to adolescents by providing them with information on SRHR, and help boost their self-confidence by raising awareness on sexual rights, irrespective of gender, caste, social status, and race.

Shariful Islam, born in Nakhalpara, Dhaka, started his journey as a traveller in 2008, with his first bicycle tour from Teknaf to Tetulia.

Announcing the inaugural ceremony of the Notuner Utshab 2019, a press conference, hosted by the organisers Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, was held at the Conference Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), yesterday. The event was presided by former Minister of Cultural Affairs, Asaduzzaman Noor, MP.

The final day of the fifth Dhaka International Folk Fest (DIFF) 2019 featured two Bangladeshi artistes-- Malek Kawal and Chandana Majumdar.

Famous dancer Samina Husain Prema has been entertaining the audience at both home and abroad for years.

Brick Lane narrates the story of Nazneen, a young Bangladeshi girl who marries and migrates to Brick Lane in London.

The event was coordinated by renowned dancer Shibli Mohammad. The dance routines were conceptualised and choreographed by noted dancer and dance director Shamim Ara Nipa.

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Radio Asia Conference concluded with the gala of ABU Radio Song Festival yesterday. The event, organised by Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar, in collaboration with ABU, was held at the ball room of InterContinental Dhaka.

In remembrance of renowned artist and Ekushey Padak awardee Kalidas Karmakar, a programme was organised at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), recently. It was supported by Bangladesh Charu Shilpi Sangshad (BCSS).

Tiny ponds with pink, yellow, blue, red and purple lilies are a common sight for visitors of Rakibul Hasan’s water garden. An accountant by profession, Rakibul has been pursuing his passion of water gardening since 2014.

The 8th Ganga-Jamuna Cultural Festival was inaugurated at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), recently. A hundred and twenty-one organisations from India and Bangladesh are currently entertaining art loves at the fiesta.

Puja Cherry enamoured the audience with her performance in blockbuster hits like Dohon, Noorjahan and Poramon 2. The diva’s year began with her impressive performance in Bidula Bhattacharjee’s Prem Amar 2, a sequel to the 2009 hit Prem Amar.

Today marks the celebration of Shashthi, the sixth day of Naavraatri. After Maa Durga’s arrival is celebrated in Mahalaya, the goddess first encounters her devotees on Maha Shashthi. Welcoming the goddess, four rituals,

The 21st Annual Bonsai Exhibition, organised by Bangladesh Bonsai Society, opened yesterday at the Women’s Voluntary Association (WVA) Auditorium in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) has selected 3 films for the category, International Feature Film, at the 92th Annual Academy Awards, this year.

The five-day festival, titled Syed Mohidul Islam Smaran Utshab 2019, organised by Batikrom Natya Goshthi, concluded with the play Girgiti on Wednesday. The play was performed by Gronthik Natya Goshthi at National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).

As plastic bags and other inorganic wastes pile up and continue to harm our natural environment, the Lal Sabuj Society (LSS) intends to keep Barishal clean with their initiative, ‘Save Green Movement’.

Bridging the gaps between borders, Indo-Bangla artists came together with their group art exhibition Symphony. Inaugurated on September 2, the five-day long exhibition is underway at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD).