Arts-&-Culture
The Traveller’s Song: Kanak Chanpa Chakma’s vision finds expression at Edge Gallery
Renowned indigenous artist Kanak Chanpa Chakma’s 17th solo art exhibition, “The Traveller’s Song” is currently drawing visitors to the Edge Gallery in Gulshan.
Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii is writing memoir, due in 2021
Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, the Senate's first Asian-American woman and only current immigrant, is working on a memoir.
China to host 4th Maritime Silk Road Int'l Arts Festival
The fourth Maritime Silk Road International Arts Festival will be held in Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province, from Nov. 22 to 27.
Zontians attend ‘No World for Women’ programme at DLF
Zontians, including centennial celebration committee of Zonta International and Zonta Club presidents, attended a programme titled ‘No World for Women’ at Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) on Friday at Bangla Academy.
‘Preema Donna – An Infinite Journey’ unveiled at Dhaka Lit Fest
‘Preema Donna – An Infinite Journey’, a book by prominent Bangladeshi visual artist Nazia Andaleeb Preema, was unveiled at the Dhaka Lit Fest on Friday.
DLF 2019: Shashi Tharoor reflects on Bangabandhu’s leadership
As part of the Dhaka Lit Fest 2019, a discussion on Friday commemorated the works of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his role as a phenomenal leader of postcolonial era.
DLF 2019: Connecting through the power of literature
Fast emerging as a counterpart to February’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the Dhaka Literature Festival draws book lovers in the later part of the year , with its notably more international participation.
Avishek Sarker, Rafiquzzaman win Gemcon Award
Kolkata-based writer Avishek Sarker and Bangladeshi poet Rafiquzzaman Rony won the Gemcon Young Literature Award 2019 and Gemcon Young Poetry Award 2019 respectively at Dhaka Lit Fest.
French classical guitar maestro enthralls audience at BSA
Dhaka, Nov 6 (UNB) - Thibault Cauvin, the only guitarist in the world to win 13 international first prizes and known as “the champion of classical guitar”, performed at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s National Theatre Hall on Tuesday.
Legendary music artist Dr Bhupen Hazarika remembered on 8th death anniversary
Dhaka, Nov 5 (UNB) - Renowned Assamese-Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet and film-maker Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s 8th death anniversary was observed on Tuesday. On the occasion, a three-day commemorative cultural fest titled "Mora Jatri Eki Taronir" began on Tuesday evening at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA)’s National Music and Dance auditorium.