Aly Zaker
Birthday special / ‘Upon hearing about theatre, Aly Zaker said, I'm passionate about music’
Aly Zaker's journey in the world of performing arts began with a fateful encounter with Mamunur Rashid. Their professional partnership kicked off in 1971 at Swadhin Bangla Betar, where they both embarked on their creative endeavours.
Love Letters: A tale of unrequited passion
“Love Letters” remains a haunting tale of unrequited love and missed opportunities, melancholy, loneliness, and desolation. In its oblique and unaffected way, the play illustrates the universal truth that so much of life, if not all, is a solitary journey, a letter we write only to ourselves.
A whimsical review of ‘Ontorey Bahirey Chitrangada’
Sara named her version “Ontorey Bahirey Chitrangada” and it is currently being staged at the Nilima Ibrahim Mahila Samity auditorium.
Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob 2023 underway
Theatre festival “Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob” has kicked off in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today, at 6:30 pm To celebrate the essence theatre itself and pay respect to one of the greatest Bangladeshi thespians, Aly Zaker, Nagorik Natya Sampradaya organised the first "Notuner Utshob" with seven plays in 2019. This year, it had been renamed after Aly Zaker.
Aly Zaker will remain in our hearts forever: Sara Zaker
An illustrious figure in the world of acting, Sara Zaker has been a trailblazer in both the theatre stage and on television. One of the prominent figures of the ‘Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’, Sara Zaker received the Ekushey Padak for her contributions to the field of acting.
‘Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob 2023’ coming next week
Celebrating the essence of Bangladeshi theatre itself, eminent thespian and television persona Aly Zaker and his theatre troupe Nagorik Natya Sampradaya organised the first “Notuner Utshob”, with seven theatre plays back in 2019. Now, paying respect to the late artiste, this year’s festival has been titled “Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob 2023”.
#Events / Ongkur: Farhana Satu’s photography exhibition opens at the Asiatic Centre, Banani
If you had magical powers, what would you want to be? This question is likely to come up quite often in conversations with children. However, it takes on a new dimension when asked to children diagnosed with cancer. What does a little person struggling with such big problems dream of? This was the question that photographer Farhana Satu posed to her subjects, from which was born her latest exhibition, Ongkur.
A search for the Shakespearean semiotics in Bangladesh
This writing celebrates how Bangladesh has practised a ‘disturbingly relevant’ legacy of William Shakespeare through a testimonial of Aly Zaker, a phenomenal figure in the cultural arena of the country.
Aly Zaker no more
Ekushey Padak-winning stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker has passed away.
‘Upon hearing about theatre, Aly Zaker said, I'm passionate about music’
Aly Zaker's journey in the world of performing arts began with a fateful encounter with Mamunur Rashid. Their professional partnership kicked off in 1971 at Swadhin Bangla Betar, where they both embarked on their creative endeavours.
Love Letters: A tale of unrequited passion
“Love Letters” remains a haunting tale of unrequited love and missed opportunities, melancholy, loneliness, and desolation. In its oblique and unaffected way, the play illustrates the universal truth that so much of life, if not all, is a solitary journey, a letter we write only to ourselves.
A whimsical review of ‘Ontorey Bahirey Chitrangada’
Sara named her version “Ontorey Bahirey Chitrangada” and it is currently being staged at the Nilima Ibrahim Mahila Samity auditorium.
Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob 2023 underway
Theatre festival “Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob” has kicked off in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today, at 6:30 pm To celebrate the essence theatre itself and pay respect to one of the greatest Bangladeshi thespians, Aly Zaker, Nagorik Natya Sampradaya organised the first "Notuner Utshob" with seven plays in 2019. This year, it had been renamed after Aly Zaker.
Aly Zaker will remain in our hearts forever: Sara Zaker
An illustrious figure in the world of acting, Sara Zaker has been a trailblazer in both the theatre stage and on television. One of the prominent figures of the ‘Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’, Sara Zaker received the Ekushey Padak for her contributions to the field of acting.
‘Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob 2023’ coming next week
Celebrating the essence of Bangladeshi theatre itself, eminent thespian and television persona Aly Zaker and his theatre troupe Nagorik Natya Sampradaya organised the first “Notuner Utshob”, with seven theatre plays back in 2019. Now, paying respect to the late artiste, this year’s festival has been titled “Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob 2023”.
Ongkur: Farhana Satu’s photography exhibition opens at the Asiatic Centre, Banani
If you had magical powers, what would you want to be? This question is likely to come up quite often in conversations with children. However, it takes on a new dimension when asked to children diagnosed with cancer. What does a little person struggling with such big problems dream of? This was the question that photographer Farhana Satu posed to her subjects, from which was born her latest exhibition, Ongkur.
A search for the Shakespearean semiotics in Bangladesh
This writing celebrates how Bangladesh has practised a ‘disturbingly relevant’ legacy of William Shakespeare through a testimonial of Aly Zaker, a phenomenal figure in the cultural arena of the country.
Aly Zaker no more
Ekushey Padak-winning stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker has passed away.
BIRTHDAY BLAST
Aly Zaker, a stalwart of Bangladeshi theatre and TV and his son, Iresh Zaker, who has made a name for himself with his acting skills in recent years, both celebrate their birthdays today.
