Nancy wins award for first time

Popular singer Nazmun Munir Nancy for the first time won the National Film Award as the best playback singer for giving voice to the song Dui dikei basobas in the film Prajapati. Recently, the government announced the names of the... Full story

Jatra festival ends

A scene from jatra pala Swamir Chita Jolchhe staged at the Experimental Theatre Hall on Tuesday. — Ali Hossain Mintu

Only one troupe staged jatrapla on the concluding day of the four-day Jatra festival organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Piyash Jatra Unit from Kishorejong presented their production Swamir Chita Jolchhe on Tuesday at the Experimental... Full story

Local dancers learn Indian martial art

Students in practise at the dance workshop. — Snigdha Zaman

The second phase of the workshop on the South Indian martial art called kalaripayattu will begin today at the Chittagong Shilpakala Academy. Earlier, a four-day workshop continued from Saturday to Tuesday at the rehearsal room of the... Full story

Budding film directors learn storytelling

Nancy Trites Botkin conducts workshop on sory telling at the festival.

The schoolchildren interested to be film directors in future learnt the technique of storytelling from a Canadian filmmaker Nancy Trites Botkin in a daylong workshop on Monday at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium in the National Museum. The budding filmmakers... Full story

National Museum displays heirlooms

A display of the exhibition at Muneum. — Ali Hossain Mintu

Bangladesh National Museum is displaying heirlooms donated by Jahanara Khatun at the Nalini Kanta Bhattashali Auditorium as part of the eight-month celebrations marking its centennial anniversary. A rare Muslin saree, very attractive ceramics... Full story

AROUND THE TOWN

Exhibition Bound to the Soil Solo art exhibition by Farida Zaman Bengal Shilpalaya Dhanmondi Date: January 13 to 26 Time: 12:00pm to 8:00pm... Full story