鈥楽ongs of Hawkers鈥� enthrals audience
A theatrical performance titled 鈥楽ongs of Hawkers鈥� enthralled an audience on Thursday at Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...
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2024 heatwave in Bangladesh listed among world鈥檚 worst weather events
The heatwave that swept Bangladesh for 37 days extending over April and May has been recognised as one of the significant weather events recorded globally in 2024, the hottest year in the 175 years of observational record of the World Meteorological Organisation...
Mild heatwave sweeps parts of Bangladesh
Mild heatwave is lashing parts of the country and it may continue, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department...
Power demand surges across many parts of Bangladesh amid fresh heatwave
The power demand reached nearly 15,000 megawatts on Sunday as a mild heatwave swept parts of five divisions in the country on the day amid forecast of the hot spell continuing for at least two more days.
Season鈥檚 first heatwave lasts one day
The season鈥檚 first heatwave that began on Thursday ended in 24 hours after a slight fall in the day鈥檚 temperature.
Govt should, rather, go for reconciliation on BSA issue
SYED Jamil Ahmed鈥檚 tendering resignation from his position as the director general of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is something unwarranted in that his appointment to the position in the changed political context after August 5, 2024 was one of the pleasant happenings. It had so been because this was, perhaps, for the first time that the Shilpakala Academy, the...
Munier Chy Nat鈥檒 Theatre Festival ends today
An eight-day theatre festival, organised by the training department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, will end on Friday at National Theatre Hall in Dhaka...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Few titles on Language Movement
Ekushey programmes at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 began with a 10-day theatre festival on the Mukta Mancha stage on the Suhrawardy Udyan premises on Wednesday, with only a few books on the Language Movement...
Dhaka Mahanagar Natya Utsab postponed for cancellation of auditorium
A 14-day theatre festival titled Dhaka Mahanagar Natya Utsab, scheduled to begin at Bangladesh Mahila Samity in Dhaka on Saturday, was postponed for the cancellation of auditorium allocation.
52,500 tonnes of wheat arrive from Argentina
A Liberian flag-ship carrying 52,500 tonnes of wheat from Argentina arrived at the Chattogram port on Wednesday night...
Shahman Moishan wins Study UK Alumni Awards
Shahman Moishan, an associate professor at the department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University, won the Study UK Alumni Awards in the Culture and Creativity category on Tuesday at British Council in Dhaka...
鈥楶akhider Bidhansabha鈥� staged at BSA
The theatre and performance studies department of Dhaka University staged the fifth show of its play titled Pakhider Bidhansabha at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Monday...
Mime show depicts July mass uprising
Renowned mime artist Mir Lokman depicted student-led July mass uprising and contemporary issues in a solo mime show at the experimental theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday...
Bahubachan stages 鈥楢niket Sandhya鈥� at BSA
Theatre troupe Bahubachan staged the 38th show of its production titled Aniket Sandhya at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Monday...
Waterness stages special show
Waterness, an acclaimed dance theatre production directed by Pooja Sengupta, was staged as a special performance by Turongomi at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday...
Theatre Art Unit brings 鈥楤alay鈥� to stage
Theatre Art Unit premiered its production titled Balay at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Friday.
Climate dissonance and real solutions
FOR the last several weeks I keep hearing people commenting, 鈥榃e鈥檙e not getting any winter this year.鈥� Yet when I go out in the mornings 鈥� when it鈥檚 as cold as it gets, which isn鈥檛 very cold 鈥� there are people in sweaters, jackets, mufflers, hats and gloves. Yes, it鈥檚 a smart adaptation technique, as unless people are used to extreme heat they are going to...
BIDA unveils heatmap to attract FDI
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has launched Bangladesh鈥檚 FDI Heatmap, a data-driven framework, to attract the Foreign Direct Investment...
Padatik Natya Sangsad celebrates founding anniv
Theatre troupe Padatik Natya Sangsad celebrated its 47th founding anniversary organising a programme at the National Theatre Hall auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday.
Bibartan Sangskritik Kendra brings 鈥楰ritadas Katha鈥� to stage聽
Cultural troupe Bibartan Sangskritik Kendra premiered its production titled Kritadas Katha at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Khaleda reunites with son Tarique after seven years
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was directly taken to London Clinic after arriving at Heathrow International Airport in the United Kingdom on Wednesday...
Opera stage 鈥楥loset Land鈥� at Narayanganj
Theatre troupe Opera staged its production titled 鈥楥loset Land鈥� at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Narayanganj on Saturday.
Russian court reduces sentences for playwright, director
Director Yevgeniya Berkovich and writer Svetlana Petriychuk were sentenced to six years in prison in July for a play about women marrying jihadists in Syria...
Actomania premieres The Man Outside
Theatre troupe Actomania premiered its maiden production titled The Man Outside at Neelima Ibrahim Auditorium of Mohila Samity in the capital on Wednesday...
Mahashunnaye Cycle depicts social alienation
Theatre troupe Anuswar staged its 11th production titled 鈥楳ahashunnaye Cycle鈥� depicting social alienation at the Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity on Bailey Road in the capital on Monday...
Opera holds Apu Aman Natya Asar
Mirpur-based theatre troupe Opera organised a day-long street theatre festival titled Apu Aman Natya Asar 2024 at the Apu Aman Muktabedi in Mirpur, Dhaka on Friday.
DU theatre festival underway at TSC
The 18th annual central theatre festival organised by the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies of Dhaka University is under way at its TSC auditorium.
JKKNIU brings 鈥楾he Rules of Love鈥� to stage
Theatre and performance studies department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University staged its production titled The Rules of Love at the Zia Haider Lab of the university in Mymensingh on Sunday...
Prachyanat stages 鈥楰hwabnama鈥� at BSA
Theatre troupe Prachyanat staged its production titled Khwabnama at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Thursday.
Desh Natok stages 鈥楴ityapuran鈥檃t BSA
Theatre troupe Desh Natok staged its production titled Nityapuran at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Wednesday...
