Bringing together the madness!

The legendary band Feedback is getting ready to mesmerise the crowd with a mind blowing performance! Over cups of tea, plenty of stories from the 70s through 90s, and of course catching up with old members, the band has been practising at Music Planet, a practice pad and a music school, for many days.
29 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Government grants given to eight films

For the year 2018-2019, Government grants are given to six films and two documentaries.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Nrityanchal to celebrate INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY TODAY

Renowned dance company Nrityanchal is going to celebrate International Dance Day today at the Chitrashala Plaza (2nd floor) of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at 7 pm. 300 students of Nrityanchal Performing Arts Academy will participate in the performance.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

ATM Shamsuzzaman HOSPITALISED

Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman was hospitalised on Friday and underwent surgery on Saturday. He is currently under a 72-hour observation. SA Haque Alik, the general secretary of Directors’ Guild, confirmed the news.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Gearing up for ‘4 Decades of Feedback’

Feedback’s legacy and impact on Bangladeshi music cannot be understated, as they were the heart of band music in the 80’s and 90’s, while still going strong to this day.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Widening the repertoire of Kathak

Skilled in the discipline of Kathak, renowned dance exponent and television personality Munmun Ahmed has many prestigious awards to her credit, including the National Award by Shishu Academy for Kathak Dance (1980), UNESCO Cultural Award (2000) NHK Japan Award (2000), BACHSAS Award for Best Dancer (2001), Television Audience Award for Best Dancer (2003), and Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Dancer (2006), among others.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Subir Nandi to be taken to Singapore tomorrow

Ailing singer Subir Nandi will be flown to Singapore for treatment tomorrow under direct orders from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
28 April 2019, 12:28 PM

Monica Jahan Bose’s WRAPture project

Bangladeshi-American artist and activist Monica Jahan Bose created sixty sarees for WRAPture, a large-scale outdoor project, working with 150 individuals in two countries over the course of five months.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

“Respect all dance forms equally”

Celebrated dancer and choreographer, Tamanna Rahman has been making waves in the Bangladeshi dance industry for decades. Starting her Manipuri dance journey under the guidance of Shanti Bala Sinha in Dhaka,
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2018

The 21st edition of the Meril Prothom Alo Awards was held recently at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. Members of the film fraternity as well as Television were awarded at the event.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

BACHSAS awards to be broadcast today

Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity (BACHSAS) golden jubilee and the BACHSAS awards 2014-18 will be broadcast live on Channel i at 3:05 pm.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

A helping hand for Taoshik

Taoshik Ahmed, a topper in his class at the Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, had started his career as a young professional at BRAC. In 2018, he was diagnosed with chronic lung cancer, following which he was treated with ten high-budget chemotherapy in India and China and was able to avoid immediate life risk. However, the fight is not over for Taoshik. He now requires immunotherapy to further combat cancer. Around Tk. 60 lakh is required for the treatment, which is quite impossible for his family to arrange on their own.
27 April 2019, 12:11 PM

‘Testimony of a Thread’ screened at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh

It has been six years since the horrific Rana Plaza disaster shook the nation to its core. The tragic incident, regarded as the deadliest garment factory accident in history which claimed over a thousand lives and left many more injured, was indeed a wakeup call for many.
27 April 2019, 12:06 PM

Kanai Chakraborty’s book launched

A book by theatre activist Kanai Chakraborty titled, Anander Mukti Chai O Anyanya Natok, was launched at a programme held at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy recently.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

A Hero in dance

Renowned dance artiste and dance director, Anisul Islam Hero has an extremely tight schedule ahead, after recently coming back from
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Digonto: An exhibition by three women

Digonto, a group exhibition by three women, concluded recently at Drik Gallery. The three artists, Enakshi Saha Ray, Habiba Ashraf
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Jatra Utshab 2019 concludes today

Theatre and Film Studies Department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) organised a three-day festival, Jatra Utshab 2019, at the Experimental Theatre Hall of BSA, which concludes today.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Film stars on stage

​With the steady decline in the number of active movie theatres over the years, the number of films being produced also took a nosedive over the years.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Reaching a MILESTONE

Renowned TV actor Azam Khan has recently reached a milestone in his career. He completed his 100th single episode TV fiction as an actor.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

4 DECADES OF FEEDBACK

“It has been 40 years, and we are still well and alive. We are still playing music.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM