Arts-&-Culture
Exhibition showcasing obscure artists at Gallery 27
Obscure Artists of Bangladesh, a new platform of young, emerging artists kicked off a three-day national art exhibition Thursday at Gallery 27 in Dhanmondi – the name of the gallery derives from its location on the old Road no.27 (now no.16).
Philip Pullman's latest book is adventure for an anxious age
The line between fantasy and reality is blurry in the world of Philip Pullman. Which, he thinks, is how it should be.
Mamunur Rashid receives lifetime honour
Legendary theatre personality and Ekushey Padak winner playwright, director and actor Mamunur Rashid received lifetime achievement award at the concluding ceremony of ‘Bottola Rangamela 2019’.
PRAN Chinigura rice ‘Nabanna Utsab’ begins Thursday
A three-day ‘PRAN Chinigura Rice Nabanna Utsab’ will kick off at Rabindra Sarobar in the capital on Thursday.
Five-day workshop on GIS begins at Noazesh Knowledge Centre
A five-day training workshop hosted by Noazesh Knowledge Centre (NKC) of WildTeam on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) kicked off at its office at Cosmos Centre in the city’s Malibagh area on Tuesday.
The workshop is being facilitated by Alice Hughes and Nasir Uddin from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences. It will end on November 30, said a press release.
Poet-architect Rabiul Husain passes away
Ekushey Award winning poet and architect Rabiul Husain passed away at a hospital in the city early Tuesday. He was 76.
Fauzia Khan's two documentaries screened at Goethe
Two documentary films of independent documentary filmmaker, film editor and educator Fauzia Khan were screened at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Sunday.
Music legend Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away
Renowned Bangladeshi musicologist, classical musician and writer Mobarak Hossain Khan (81) breathed his last on Sunday at his residence in West Rampura in the capital.
Bangladesh is grateful to Humayun Rasheed Chowdhury: Planning Minister
Planning minister MA Mannan said during an event at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Saturday that "The daughters of Bangabandhu became utterly helpless abroad when the great leader was killed, as the aftermath of 15 August was scary- and Humayun Rasheed Chowdhury, country’s renowned and respected diplomat, was the first one to protect them with care. He sheltered and saved Bangabandhu’s daughters, and Bangladesh is incredibly grateful to the late speaker of the parliament.”
Inspector general recommended firing of Lincoln Museum head
Illinois' inspector general recommended firing the director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum because a copy of the Gettysburg Address was loaned last year to an upstart museum operated by political pundit Glenn Beck.