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Kazi Salauddin Ahmed’s ‘Organic City’

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Built by the Mughals from fifteenth century onwards, Old Dhaka developed as the provincial centre of commerce for the Eastern Bengal. In spite of the British colonisation, this ‘nature’ remained essentially...

Channel i celebrates 17th anniversary

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Country’s one of the leading private satellite channels, Channel i celebrated its 17th anniversary on the first day of October. To mark the day in a befitting manner, the TV channel...

Sushmita Sen enthrals Dhaka audience

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen enthralled Dhaka audience with her fabulous presence at Tresemme Fashion Show at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city’s Sher-e-Banglanagar area recently. To...

Prangane Mor’s ‘Shesher Kobita’

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Popular theatre troupe Prangane Mor will stage its latest production — an adaptation of the classic Tagore novel Shesher Kobita — today at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...

Understanding dance with Sharmila Banerjee

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Bengal Foundation presented chapter six of the monthly series “Understanding Dance with Sharmila Banerjee, Folk and Tribal Dance (Part I)” recently at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct in the city’s Karwan...

Banner of Victory

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :To mark the 66th birth A solo painting exhibition titled Banner of Victory by artist Leeton Bhuiya is going on at the La Galerie of the Alliance Française de Dhaka in...

Bipasha Hayat’s ‘Realms of Memory’

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Bipasha Hayat is one of successful TV, theatre and film actresses of the country. In May 2009, she has donated some of her sketches for the charity-painting exhibition for Acid victims....

Swapnadal’s Chitrangada

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Country’s one of the most vibrant theatre troupes Swapnadal staged the 38th show of its much-acclaimed production titled Chitrangada at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the...

Colliding collages

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :We are steaming through a ruthless wave of time. The familiar face of our country seems unknown now. From the pastoral to the urban, the whole territory is changing rapidly. Industrialisation...

EID shopping

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Eid is knocking at the door. The shopping spree has reached its peak in the capital as the city dwellers were flocking to shopping malls everyday, as the festival of Eid...

Tringsha Shatabdee

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Popular theatre troupe of present time Swapnadal staged a special show of its anti-war production ‘Tringsha Shatabdee’ at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city’s Segunbagicha area...