Thursday | 4 June 2026 | Reg No- 06
The artist's 88th birth anniversary todayI distinctly remember my introduction to Aminul Islam at his Gulbagh house in the city. The house was beautiful in its architectural patterns. His studio was spacious and people from every stratum came over to
Aminur Rahman is one of the significant poets of the 80s in our country. The poet has tried to connect the poetry to the intellect, rather than immersing it wholly in feelings and sensations. Utterly a romantic poet, his poems
Eminent artist Murtaja Baseer has been admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Apollo Hospital in the city with severe respiratory problems. The artist was suffering from heart and lung complications. His condition is now stable and he is
Abdur Razzaque is regarded as one of the greatest sculptors of our country. He was the first person to take up sculpture in the independent country from the centre point of Joydevpur. A versatile individual in arts, he was not
I met Kalidas Karmakar (affectionately known as Kali da) for the last time at a dinner in International Club, Gulshan. On that occasion, he showed me some of his recent paintings on his mobile. The paintings were vibrant but looked
Noted printmaker cum painter Kalidas Karmakar passed away on October 18 at his Eskaton residence in the city. He was 75. Born on January 10, 1946, in Faridpur, Kalidas completed his graduation from the Government College of Fine Arts and
For having a close attachment with seasoned artist Ranjit Das, I visited his house many times to observe his novel and refreshing artworks. At the same time, I eagerly received hospitalities from his wife, Tandra Das, who is also an
Renowned Bangladeshi expatriate painter Khurshid Alam Saleem draws inspiration from nature and its various manifestations. He has been living in New York for over two and a half decades. His 70th solo painting exhibition was recently held at Taizhou City
In May I was invited to a month-long residency programme for writers in Stromstad, Sweden. The programme named AIR Litteratur Vstra Gtaland has been arranged by an organisation called, Kultur i Vst since Fall 2015 as its regional residency programme.
Biplob Kumar Das was one of the pioneer students of Narayanganj Charukala Institute. He was born and raised on the bank of the Shitalakkhya River. It is very natural that as a painter Das is greatly influenced by his surrounding
