Wednesday | 3 June 2026 | Reg No- 06
On a winter rainy day in the year 2003, I with some significant painters had an adda at Shilpangan Gallery at Road 5 in Dhanmondi. The adda was lively and our attention was suddenly grabbed by a man who came
Sadhana Islam is a hard-working, sincere and honest painter by nature. She completed her BFA from Bangladesh Government College of Arts and Crafts (now the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) in 1974. Batik was her subsidiary subject and
Kamal Kabir completed his BFA from Bangladesh Government College of Arts and Crafts (now the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) in 1974. Few months earlierin the same year, his father died and he faced agreat hardship and turmoilafflicting
A few weeks before his death in 2014, I went to Gallery Chitrak in Dhanmondi in the evening for just a hang out, where I came across artists Rafiqun Nabi, Jamal Ahmed, Mohammad Muniruzzaman and Nisar Hossain. After a while,
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 74th solo painting exhibition is now on at EMK Centre,
Society plays a significant role in human life. It has been established with elements of varied social, cultural and political aspects, but not ineluctably. Society is continuously changing in all its spheres. The alterations have been hugely influencing people from
One need hardly say that Hamiduzzaman Khan is one of the pre-eminent modern sculptors in our country and naturally already holds a distinguished position in our sub-continent. He is an earnest sculptor who has carved a path distinctly his own
This year, prominent poet Sikdar Aminul Haq has been posthumously honoured with the prestigious Ekushey Padak 2020. His son Salman Tarik Misha, on behalf of Sikdar Aminul Haq, received the posthumous award from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a ceremony
Dhaka Watercolour Academy, a newly established art promotion organisation is aiming to popularise the watercolour medium among the promising painters of the country. Feted watercolourist Shahanoor Mamun and his wife Zannatun Shahanoor Rinti are the founders of the academy.The couple
