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Cosmos Foundation Award at Dhaka DocLab
The 5th edition of Dhaka DocLab, an international documentary production project in Bangladesh, concluded with an online award-distribution ceremony on September 27, crowning ‘Devi’, produced by Subina Shrestha of Nepal, with the Best South Asian Project Award.
Cosmos Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cosmos Group, sponsored the Best South Asian Project Award.
“We’re very happy to support Dhaka DocLab since its inception. This is going to be a powerful platform to initiate positive changes in our community and in our country,” said Enayetullah Khan, Chairman of the Cosmos Foundation.
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Choose the Right Curtains for Your Home: The Ultimate Guide
Choosing curtains can be a daunting aspect of home décor. The right curtains can create harmony among the furniture and decorative pieces fashioning a home that is welcoming and tranquil. On the other hand, selecting the wrong ones can completely break the entire look of the house. With the multifarious options available, this seemingly simple task can get quite overwhelming. So let’s take a look at these 4 basic steps of picking out the appropriate drapes for your home.
How to find the perfect curtains for your adorable home
Setting an intention
The first and most important step of figuring out the perfect curtains is to determine the intention behind it. People use curtains for privacy, for décor or to simply to control the amount of sunlight they want to let inside the house.
For instance, a bedroom requires all three. So while choosing curtains for the bedroom it is necessary to pick something that serves all three purposes of maintaining seclusion, exuding a sense of calm and blocking out sunlight when needed. Contrarily, for the living room, one might want a sense of vibrancy. In that case, selecting sheer fabric with bright colors might also be a desirable option.
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Some people opt for the same curtains all over the house. This calls in the need for handpicking a type of curtain that does not clash with the intention of each room and also resonates with the décor of the entire home.
Choosing a style of décor
The next facet to consider is to determine one’s personal taste of style. Styles can vary from traditional, bohemian, industrial and modern to minimalistic. Depending on the décor chosen for the furniture and decorative ornaments, the apt curtains can be figured out by assessing the following factors.
a. Color
The color of the curtains reveals the purpose and taste of the owner. Traditional style of décor demands darker and regal colors like wine red, royal blue or deep purple. Whereas minimalistic décor calls for lighter shades like pastel blue, pink, yellow and white.
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Each color has a definitive purpose to serve. To pick the right color for the curtains, it is imperative to think about the intention and style of the room. For bedrooms, choosing colors like turquoise, light blue, light green or light shades of purple can be suited as they can emanate a sense of tranquility. For living rooms, colors like red, orange or yellow can complement or match the energy of the room.
Colors can also be figured out based on the desired amount of sunlight in a room. To block out sunlight, darker colors are preferred and to allow the maximum amount of sunlight, lighter shades are preferable.
Another factor to consider while selecting a color is the size of the rooms. For smaller rooms, lighter colors would be appropriate as they would create the illusion of a bigger room. Using darker colors in smaller spaces can make the room look congested.
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Finally, while choosing colors, looking at the colors of the furniture or the trinkets around is a good idea. Colors that complement or contrast with existing colors of the room can be a go to for picking out curtains.
Cosmos Foundation Award at Dhaka DocLab
The 5th edition of Dhaka DocLab, an international documentary production project in Bangladesh, concluded with an online award-distribution ceremony on September 27, crowning ‘Devi’, produced by Subina Shrestha of Nepal, with the Best South Asian Project Award.
Cosmos Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cosmos Group, sponsored the Best South Asian Project Award.
“We’re very happy to support Dhaka DocLab since its inception. This is going to be a powerful platform to initiate positive changes in our community and in our country,” said Enayetullah Khan, Chairman of the Cosmos Foundation.
Read: ‘An Insignia of a Forced Winter’ wins Best Project at Dhaka DocLab-2020
‘Hariprabha Takeda: an unsung traveller of Bengal’ screened at LWM
Narrating the extraordinary tales of Bengali voyager Hariprabha Takeda, also revered as the 'first Bengali modern woman of Dhaka', a travel documentary titled "Hariprabha Takeda: an unsung traveller of Bengal" was screened on Saturday, 5 pm at the Liberation War Museum (LWM), Agargaon in the capital.
Produced by traveller and documentary filmmaker Eliza Binte Elahi, the Rashik Barikdar directed documentary’s inaugural screening was joined by Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki as the chief guest.
LWM trustee Mofidul Hoque and Dhaka University’s Department of History Bangabandhu Chair Professor Muntasir Mamun were also present at the inaugural screening as the special guests.
Praising Eliza Binte Elahi’s effort behind producing the captivating story of the first Bengali modern woman of Dhaka, guests and audiences lauded the documentary film after its inaugural screening at the LWM auditorium.
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“On behalf of our Embassy and all the Japanese people, I wholeheartedly thank Eliza for initiating the documentary, which must have faced difficulties in the making under this Covid situation. You have dealt with the subject which goes beyond the border for Bangladesh, so this is a cultural story regarding the cultural exchange between Japan and Bangladesh. I was really stunned while watching this documentary," ambassador Naoki said at the event.
"I learned about the story of Hariprabha Takeda three months ago, when I attended the Cosmos Foundation’s virtual dialogue on "Bangladesh-Japan Relations: Prognosis for the Future" from renowned Bangladesh scholar Monzurul Huq, who really emphasized the significance of Hariprabha’s story, and the history of Japan and Bangladesh; the friendship and partnership between the two countries, and the people to people exchange. She was a really courageous woman, a pioneer who overcame the difficulties of her time. Though there are cultural similarities between Japan and Bangladesh (rice culture, fish eating culture etc) which might have helped her to get familiarized herself in Japan, nonetheless, her story is truly fascinating,” Naoki said at the event.
Jaya Ahsan, the Sensational Actress, is on the List of 'Pranobik Bondhu'
Jaya Ahsan, popular on both big and small screens, is going to be recognized for her love of animals. Her social media fans are already aware of her love for pets. The caring attitude of the actress towards the anchored animals has been coming to light in recent years. For these kinds of benevolent activities outside of her acting, she is going to win the ‘Pranobik Bondhu’ Award. Let's get to know about actress Jaya Ahsan and her endless love for animals.
Journey of Jaya Ahsan in the film industry
Joya Ahsan has become a sensational star of two Bengals, which is certainly a huge achievement in her long acting career. She made her big-screen debut in 2004 with ‘Bachelor’ of Mostafa Sarwar Farooqi. Later, she became very popular in the film industry through ‘Guerrilla’ and ‘Chorabali’ movies. She started her career in mainstream cinema by starring in the commercially successful film ‘Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini’-1 and 2.
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After starting with the film ‘Aborto’ in 2013, Jaya continued to be a regular performer in Indian movies. The movie ‘Debi’ based on the story of the late Humayun Ahmed, the greatest filmmaker in Bangladesh, was released in 2018 from ‘C te Cinema’, her own production house. Not to mention, continuous success in different films has made the actress busier than ever before. Still, Joya gets out of time from her busy schedule to shower kindness to animals.
Jaya Ahsan as an animal lover
Jaya went on a four-day Sylhet tour with her mother and sister in 2018. This tour was originally courtesy of Cleopatra; Jaya's pet dog, who she calls Patra. She had to leave Patra for a month to stay in Kolkata for a movie shoot. That’s why she had this trip to spend some quality time with Patra.
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Moreover, Jaya regularly fed almost 30 street dogs in the Magbazar and Eskaton Garden areas. During the CoronaVirus epidemic, the actress joined the animal rights movement. This movement began with the Dhaka South City Corporation to protest the moving of 30,000 stray dogs out of the city.
Mahakal stages Nasir Uddin Yousuff’s play ‘Ghum Nei’ at Mohila Samity
The 1971 Liberation War-based play 'Ghum Nei,' written by legendary theatre personality Nasir Uddin Yousuff and directed by John Martin, was staged on Sunday at Bangladesh Mohila Samity, Bailey Road in the capital after eight long years.
Ramendu Majumdar, the Ekushey Padak winning cultural personality and Honorary President of International Theater Institute (ITI, inaugurated the re-staging of the play at 6:30 pm on Sunday at Bangladesh Mohila Samity’s Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium.
Nasir Uddin Yousuff, Md Jakerul Abedin, and Dr Md Tajul Islam were among the guests of honor at the event, which was presided over by Advocate Afzal Hossain, Organizing Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League and former President of Mahakal Natya Sampradaya.
World's Largest Holy Quran to be Embellished in 200 Kg Gold
Since the dawn of civilization, faith and sense of life have always inspired the human kind around the world to bring out creativity and innovations. By virtue of extraordinary effort, some arts and culture have been immortalized throughout the ages. For instance, a new history is going to be made by creating the largest Holy Quran on earth. The over-the-top project has already started with a big team based in Karachi in Pakistan. Let's get to learn about the details of this wonderful handicraft.
The project of the gold-encrusted world's largest Holy Quran
Quran is the prime religious text of Islam, the world's second-largest religion. The religion has more than 1.9 billion followers covering about 24.9 percent of the world's total population known as Muslims. It is believed by Muslims that the Holy Quran is the revelation from Allah (God). This religious scripture is also honored as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. For centuries, the worshipers have crafted the holy Quran in diverse sizes and forms using versatile materials.
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In this legacy, Shahid Rassam, a renowned Pakistani sculptor and painter, has taken up the task of creating the world's largest holy Quran. Another specialty of this project is that the letters of the Holy Quran will be made of gold on a high-quality aluminum canvas. About two thousand kg of aluminum will be used for five-hundred-and-fifty pages and about 200 kg gold for eighty thousand characters. One-hundred-and-fifty letters will be placed on each page of this huge Holy Quran, which is 6.5 feet long and 8.5 feet wide excluding the frame.
Shahid Rassam's team has been working for five years to complete this great handicraft work by 2025. Shahid Rassam is bearing the cost of the entire project. However, his friends are also helping him to accomplish this great task.
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This is the first time in the history of Islam, more than 1400 years old, that such a huge gold-encrusted Holy Quran is going to be built.
Artist Mahfuzur Rahman's paintings to be displayed at UAE art event
Mahfuzur Rahman, a Bangladeshi artist and creative impressionist, has been recognized in the UAE after two of his paintings were chosen to be displayed at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) art event, which will open on September 27 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
Under the banner of MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region’s famous art magazine Magzoid, the two paintings of Mahfuzur titled “Dealer of the Pain” and “Red Grains” were selected for the eighteenth edition of this globally renowned exhibition.
Organized by the Emirates Falconers’ Club under the theme "Sustainability and Heritage... A Reborn Aspiration," the exhibition is being organized to mark the UAE’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, which will glorify the first five decades in the history of UAE and lay the ground for even a brighter future, where continuous successes go hand in hand with creativity in every field, according to the organizers.
Sharing his joy regarding the matter, Mahfuzur Rahman told UNB that this is indeed a prestigious achievement for him as a Bangladeshi artist in the global art community.
'Beautifully Me': Nabela Noor's book will teach you self-love
Bangladeshi-American activist-entrepreneur Nabela Noor’s debut children's book 'Beautifully Me' treads a path many authors have already delved into -- fat shaming.
But what makes her book stand out is the portrayal of the importance of self-love against "the society's shallow beauty standards" -- it has already created a buzz on social media.
Published on September 14, Noor's book, in fact, showcases a heartwarming story that follows Zubi, a joyful Bangladeshi-American teenager on her own self-love journey.
“Excited about her first day of school, Zubi sees her mother frowning in the mirror and talking about being 'too big', she starts to worry about her own body and how she looks.
'Vistula 1st Polish Film-Festival Bangladesh 2021' begins online
With the slogan "Stride towards versatility," the maiden edition of the "Vistula 1st Polish Film Festival" virtually started Wednesday for the Bangladeshi audience.
The five-day festival has been organised by WSPIERAM Foundation in association with the International Academy of Film and Media (IAFM) and supported by the Polish Film Institute.
The inauguration of the festival was officially announced at 7pm on the IAFM's official Facebook page.
The festival will showcase 10 contemporary Polish films including, features, shorts, and documentaries by noted filmmakers.
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Also, there will be masterclasses, lecture sessions, and cine-talks about Polish cinemas by internationally acclaimed film intellectuals at the five-day festival, according to the organisers.
A masterclass titled "Cinematography: Women Behind the Camera" by Polish female cinematographer Weronika Bilska will be held during the academic session, and a lecture titled "Introduction to Polish Cinema" by Professor Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, an Indian writer, teacher, critic, and theorist.
From September 22 to 26, movie enthusiasts can watch free online screenings of the films at Mojeekino.