The festival was originally scheduled to take place last month to mark the 127th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam but was postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.

The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy welcomed the monsoon season with a special cultural programme titled ‘Borshay Nazrul’, featuring an evening of Nazrul Sangeet and dance performances inspired by the National Poet’s timeless works on rain and the changing seasons.

Through workshops, vinyl sets, live performances, and audio-reactive visuals, the event pushed electronic music beyond its niche into a broader cultural conversation.

To bring together the sounds of modern urban life, technology and creativity, the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is organising an event titled "Notun Shobdo: Electronic Music Workshop and Stage Performance”.

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s Fine Arts Department organised a commemorative discussion on Shilpaguru Safiuddin Ahmed, one of the pioneering figures of modern Bangladeshi art and printmaking, marking his 104th birth anniversary at the Milanayatan of the National Art Gallery in Dhaka on Tuesday (June 23).

A seven-day art exhibition titled “Odhikarer Shongram”, translated as “The Struggle for Rights”, opened at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on June 19, presenting a visual account of Bangladesh’s long political and democratic struggles, from the 1952 Language Movement to the 2024 July Mass Uprising.

Artistes perform during the second and final day of the World Music Day festival at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on June 22. The two-day celebration featured performances spanning folk, contemporary, instrumental, and international musical traditions. Among those in attendance on the closing day were Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Emran Saleh Prince, Zakir Hossain Rokan, Cultural Affairs Secretary Kaniz Moula, and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Director General Sheikh Rezauddin Ahmed.

The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is set to organise a two-day music festival in Dhaka to celebrate World Music Day.

The documentary “Ektarar Imam”, based on the life and legacy of mystic bard Ukil Munshi, was screened at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy yesterday, marking the 141st anniversary of his birth.

The event will feature performances by contemporary artistes, who will present some of Syed Abdul Hadi’s most popular and enduring songs. In addition, various aspects of his long and illustrious musical journey will be highlighted.

The festival continues with performances from a wider lineup of troupes over two days and remains open to all audiences.

At sixty, Tauquir Ahmed stands at a point where a life in the arts begins to take on its full shape. Today (April 19), at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, colleagues gathered to take stock of a career that has moved steadily across theatre, television, and film.

A commemorative event honouring National Film Award-winning actor Shams Sumon turned into an emotional gathering as colleagues came together to remember the late artiste on Thursday (April 9) evening at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital.

The 44th Jatiya Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan will be held on April 10 and 11 at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Organised by Jatiya Rabindra Sangeet Sammilan Parishad. The organisers announced at a press briefing in Dhaka.

To mark Eid-ul-Fitr, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has taken an initiative to organise a special cultural programme titled “Chand Raat Eid Anondo Utshob”. The event will be held today (March 20) at 6:30pm at the academy’s open-air Nandan Mancha in Segunbagicha.

The finale opens today (Wednesday), January 21, at 6:30 pm at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Shilpakala Academy. Urmi Opera from Mohammadpur, Magura, will stage “Premer Shomadhi Tire”. The play is written by Nirmal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Shamim Khandakar.

A special programme will be held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today (December 31) to mark the birth anniversary of renowned Lalon singer Farida Parveen.

The programme sought to highlight the values of peace, harmony and humanity associated with Christmas through a range of musical performances, including carol songs and kirtan.

The theatre festival will continue until December 26. Plays will be staged every evening at the main auditorium of the National Theatre Hall of Shilpakala Academy.

The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has announced that all previously scheduled events and exhibitions will resume from December 21, 2025, following the conclusion of the state mourning period.