This year’s festival is part of a broader effort by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs to celebrate major religious and cultural occasions.

Alongside their performance, the troupe will also take part in a series of workshops designed to foster cultural exchange, dialogue, and collaboration among emerging Asian artists, creating opportunities for new creative connections.

The story draws from the Sufi philosopher’s reflections on death, his burial wishes made at the request of Konya’s ruler, Muinuddin Shah Parwana, and the epitaphs written to mourn him.

For the first time, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is hosting the two-day “Sharadiya Cultural Festival 2025,” which begins today (September 30) and will continue through Wednesday (October 1).

Theatre troupe Charanik presents its fifth production, “Ishwar Tumi Kothay”, written and directed by Jewel Kabir. The one-hour-ten-minute performance, featuring Safia Khandakar Rekha in a stark single-actor role, opens at 7pm on September 26. Organisers note the play has already been staged 14 times at other venues.

The performances that follow will include Shyama Sangeet, devotional songs, patriotic numbers, and contemporary songs. Solo performers scheduled to appear include Anima Rai, Deblina Sur Dola, Rituraj and Sinthi Saha.

Two years on, Part II continues that spirit. This edition places nine artists in the spotlight, while the original eighteen remain as the symbolic “+ONE” — etched into memory, time, and artistic discourse. Their earlier contributions highlight that exhibitions are not isolated events but part of an ongoing conversation across years, works, and audiences.

“Last Suffer” weaves together Anton Chekhov’s ageing character Vasili Svetlovidoff and moments from the life of French playwright and performer Molière.

Actor-director Sanjoy Sarkar Muktonil, leader of the theatre troupe Batighar, has received this year’s “SM Solaiman Pranodona 2025”, an award established by the Theatre Art Unit to recognize young talents in Bangladeshi theatre.

The Jagannath Hall Union organised a cultural programme to celebrate Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion that marks the arrival of Goddess Durga. Titled “Anandamoyir Agomomone”, the event was held at the Prayer Hall of Jagannath Hall, University of Dhaka. This was the second time such a programme took place, the first having been held shortly after the July Uprising last year.

Solaiman (1953–2001) is widely regarded as a central figure in Bangladesh’s modern theatre movement. Over a career cut short at 48, he wrote, adapted and directed roughly thirty plays and helped institutionalise a blend of folk, musical and political theatre that questioned authoritarianism, social orthodoxy and communal intolerance.

Dhaka’s theatre troupe Anuswar recently brought a fresh dose of satire to the stage with “Buddhijibir Bashay Shoytan”, a seriocomedy directed by veteran theatre activist, playwright, and actor Mohammad Bari.

The appointment was confirmed through a notification issued today, undersigned by Abu Saleh Md Mahfuzul Alam, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration.

“Macbeth” is based on William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, restructured by Juana Sobnom and presented in the Bangladeshi mime tradition.

Running until 27 September 2025 at Kala Kendra, this exhibition is more than a collection of artworks. It is a journey into the subconscious of a nation, seen through the eyes of an artist who has never stopped drawing lines of humour, protest, and wonder. Shishir Bhattacharjee reminds us that a single line, drawn with conviction, can carry both the weight of history and the lightness of dreams.

He was given the additional charge as Director General (DG) through an official order on Sunday (September 14) , nearly six months after the last interim head assumed office.

Charuneedam Theatre, the Dhaka troupe that began its journey in 2007, celebrates its 18th anniversary with an ambitious triple bill: the company will stage the 100th performances of three plays — “Arshola”, “Nana Ronger Din” and “Sharater Megh” — on Monday evening at the Experimental Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Audiences can see all three productions on a single ticket when the curtain rises at 7pm.

The Friday Theatre School at Alliance Française de Dhaka is set to present its annual production “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”, featuring performances by its workshop students under the direction of Ashish Khondker.

Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts has organised an international group exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, showcasing the richness of Bangladeshi art. Titled “Colours of Bangladesh”, the event is being held from September 9 to 21 at SOL Gallery, 420 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria.

Acclaimed theatre director and founder of Dhaka University’s Department of Theatre and Music, Syed Jamil Ahmed, established Spardha Independent Collective with just five members in September 2018. Among them is the notable Mohsina Akhter. A direct student of Syed Jamil Ahmed, she is simultaneously a director, performer, and costume designer. This May, she made her big-screen debut with the release of “Jaya aar Sharmin”. However, she prefers not to differentiate between mediums of storytelling. As she explains, “People who know how to swim can swim in any body of water.”