Arts-&-Culture
Art exhibition ‘Symphony’ begins in city Monday
Dhaka, Aug 31 (UNB) – A six-day art exhibition titled ‘Symphony’ will begin at La Galerieof Alliance Française de Dhaka on Monday.
'Sheikh Saadi' staged in Dhaka
Dhaka, August 28 (UNB) – Drama troupe Chandrakala Theatre’s new production ‘Sheikh Saadi’ began its journey on stage in the capital on Thursday.
Ethiopian fossil reveals face for ancestor of famed 'Lucy'
New York, Aug 29 (AP/UNB) — A fossil from Ethiopia is letting scientists look millions of years into our evolutionary history — and they see a face peering back.
Thousands drenched in red in Spain's 'Tomatina' battle
Bunol, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — More than 20,000 people are pelting each other with ripe tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" street battle in a town in eastern Spain that has become a major tourist attraction.
‘Mujib Maane Mukti’ scheduled to be staged across country
Dhaka, Aug 28 (UNB) – Marking the National Mourning Day and 44th death anniversary of Father of the Nation, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) is organising drama shows of Loko Natyadal’s play ‘Mujib Maane Mukti’ across the country from Aug 28-31.
3rd edition of Dhaka DocLab underway
Dhaka, 26th August (UNB) - Dhaka DocLab, an international documentary co-production project market in Bangladesh which also serves workshops for South Asian filmmakers, inaugurated its 3rd edition on Monday, August 26 at the Liberation War Museum, Agargaon in the capital.
Unmad pay tribute to the crazy world of MAD
Dhaka, 25th August (UNB) – World famous American humor magazine MAD has decided to not be sold anymore on newsstands by this year, instead relying on reprinting classic contents from its nearly 67-year history.
Terracotta makes a color comeback
Dhaka, Aug 21 (AP/UNB) - There was a time not that long ago when designers were tearing out anything terracotta-colored, whether it was tile, painted walls or upholstered furniture. A darling hue of the '80s, the brownish orange — evocative of terracotta earthenware — was considered dowdy and done.
2nd Episode of ‘Bangabandhu Memorial Lecture’ series held at BSA
Dhaka, Aug 20 (UNB) – Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) took the initiative to discuss the life and works of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through a lecture series titled Bangabandhu Memorial Lecture and the 2nd episode of this interactive lecture series was held at BSA’s National Theatre Hall on Tuesday.
Poet Shamsur Rahman’s 13th Death Anniversary observed
Dhaka, August 17th (UNB) - The 13th death anniversary of country’s legendary poet Shamsur Rahman was observed on Saturday.