Year of coronavirus pandemic: When the stars fell out of the sky
GB Today Even if it were to end today, merely 207 days into the calendar, the year 2020 has probably…
Art and Culture
Event titled ‘Famous Russian Scientists and their Discoveries’ organized virtually
The Russian Center for Science and Culture (RCSC), Dhaka and Bangladesh Astronomical Association (BAA) jointly organized a virtual…
Masan painting
Masan painting is one of the primordial art. The origin of the art form covers the parts of…
TV, virtual pogrammes marking Humayun Ahmed’s death anniv today
Marking the 8th death anniversary of celebrated playwright, writer and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed, different television channels are set…
Poet Al Mahmud’s 84th birth anniversary observed
Saturday marked the 84th birth anniversary of eminent Bangladeshi poet Al Mahmud, known as one of the greatest…
BSA initiates ‘Art Against Corona’ art camp
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) launched an art camp on Wednesday, as part of its ‘Art Against Corona’ venture.…
Cultural arena mourns Andrew Kishore’s departure
UNB: Long-known as the ‘King of Playback’ in the Bangladeshi music industry legendary singer Andrew Kishore passed away…
Celebrating 100 years of Satyajit Ray
For any Bong, especially if you have grown up in India’s Kolkata, all conversations about Satyajit Ray are…
Begum Int’l Sufi Festival, 2020 begins Friday
UNB: A month-long international Sufi festival, organised by Begum Restaurant and Gallery, will begin on Friday. The festival…
BSA’s ‘Art Against Corona’ features live musical performances
During the COVID-19 pandemic, country’s leading music artistes enthralled audience through their live musical performances at a virtual…
Applications for ‘Begum Rokeya Padak-2020’ invited
The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has invited applications for the ‘Rokeya Padak-2020’. Bangladeshi women who have…
Online watercolour exhibition ‘Touches of Color’ begins
International Watercolor Society (IWS) Bangladesh has organised its 1st National Online Watercolor Exhibition 2020 ‘Touches of Color’. The…
Miniature Art Project DOOB begins Today
A nine-day online Miniature Art Project DOOB (Immersion) begins Today. Young Bangladeshi artist Azizee Fawmi Khan is the…
109th birth anniversary of Sufia Kamal tomorrow
The 109th birth anniversary of poet Sufia Kamal will be observed tomorrow virtually in the wake of novel…
Bangladesh Art Week virtual charity auction to be held Friday
Following the resounding success of a nine-day long (March 6-14) art exhibition titled “Ora Egaro Jon”, Bangladesh Art…
In numbers: the visitors, ticket sales and fundraising revenue UK national museums can expect as they reopen
We do the sums as the culture sector plans to get back to business UK national museums are…
Museum world rallies behind curator investigated for tweets on how to damage bronze statues
UK arts professionals express support for Madeline Odent, whose comments on corrosive substances prompted a backlash on Twitter…
Fugitive art dealer Inigo Philbrick found on Pacific Island, charged with $20m fraud scheme
London and Miami-based Philbrick, on the run since October, was arrested by FBI on Vanuatu on Thursday Fugitive…
Budget: Govt allocates Tk 579cr for cultural affairs
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday proposed allocating Tk 579.26 crore for the cultural affairs ministry in…
Disney eyes July restart for California theme parks
Disneyland in California announced plans Wednesday to reopen next month — but at “significantly limited” capacity, and with…