Sumaiya Kabir

In spite of a pandemic looming over us, noted poet and painter Shamset Tabrejee was inspired to create a series of new paintings, which are currently being exhibited at Dwip Gallery in Lalmatia, Dhaka.

Photographer Nasif Imtiaz’s name comes up amidst those whose art transcends borders and makes us Bangladeshis proud. His photographs bring forth a face of society that not all of us might have the heart to process, but one that will always be worth discussions.

Bhumijo is a social enterprise that focuses on environmentally and economically viable innovations, and is known for incorporating architectural design and urban planning in their project that ensures gender sensitive sanitation services around Dhaka.

Four years ago, the journey of a 29-year-old Tajul Islam Likhon and his Dream Van became the talk of the town. Likhon started his van with an investment of only BDT 30,000.

GARBAGEMAN, a youth-led and tech-based recycling company, was founded in Bangladesh in 2018.

Rain has a way of taking us on an overwhelming rollercoaster ride of emotions.

The Pashe Achi initiative began its journey on March 22, 2020. What started as an idea of two friends to supply essential food items to only about 50 people has now turned into a whole team of volunteers helping over 6,000 families in distress, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Alokito Hridoy Foundation (AHF), has been working towards making Bangladesh’s current education system more holistic, through a model where children learn by playing, problem solving and inquiring.

Parampara, a slightly different exhibition, opened at Gallery Chitrak on February 15. While it is still a regular display of photographs and paintings, what makes it unique is the tribute it pays, as well as the lives of the two generations of artists it celebrates.

Ashiqur Rahman Rean, iflix’s Country Head by day and passionate street photographer by night, hosted his first solo exhibition, Forever Dhaka, which concluded yesterday.

Helal Shah’s solo painting exhibition, Ankora, is currently underway at EMK Center in Dhanmondi.

With members as interesting as their team’s name, Three and a Half Men, the Banglalink Ennovators 3.0 contestants, successfully made their spot as the second runners up, with their idea of creating an app that tracks product authenticity in the food market.

If you have ever somehow wondered about what Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper would look like as a rickshaw painting, you can now have your curiosity satisfied if you visit Britto Art Space, located at Dhaka’s Green Road.

Slowly gaining more and more popularity as the cultural hub of Dhanmondi, 3rd Space hosted an insightful art talk recently, where youngsters spent a wonderful weekend afternoon brainstorming how art makes us human, with Najib Tareque.

Dhanmondi’s 3rd Space has recently been gaining a lot of popularity as a hub for young music and art lovers. December 28 was no different, when people of all ages gathered for tea and a discussion with the famous artist, A F M Moniruzzaman (Shipu). The two-hour art talk was titled, Art of Life.

Last Friday’s wintry afternoon saw a large audience cosy up for an insightful discussion with Ismail Ferdous at the Imagine Productions headquarters in Niketan. With numerous accolades to his name, Ismail Ferdous is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer at National Geographic, who currently resides in New York.