On August 17, the Bangladeshi art world pauses in reverence to celebrate and reflect upon the birthdays of two towering figures of our modern art history—Monirul Islam, who turns 82 today, and the late Murtaja Baseer, who would have been 93. Albeit belonging to different generations, both artists carried the flag of Bangladeshi modernism beyond our borders, inscribing their names on the international stage while remaining deeply rooted in their homeland.
How does a nation remember its artists? “What Novera is doing now will take us a long time to understand,” said legendary artist Zainul Abedin, decades ago. On Thursday (February 27) evening, as audiences watched the stories of Novera Ahmed and Monirul Islam unfold on the screen at Alliance Française de Dhaka, the weight of those words became clear.
Bangladesh’s art is such a media, which can be compared to any country’s top line art, shared speakers during a news conference held today in the capital’s Intercontinental Hotel on the eve of the art exhibition titled “Colours of Freedom”.
The four-day event, held at the Edge Gallery on Gulshan North Avenue, features a collection of paintings and sculptures by 26 of the country’s leading veterans and emerging artists from Bangladesh’s art industry. Rumana Chowdhury, the editor and publisher of MW Bangladesh, is the curator of the event.
“Monir–A Portrait of an Artist” is a window into the life of legendary Bangladeshi artist, Monirul Islam.
Internationally-renowned Bangladeshi artist Monirul Islam was honoured with “Gunijon Shongbordhona” at his hometown Chandpur on Saturday. Chandpur Press Club conferred him the ovation marking the initiation of the 2018 executive committee of the press club. At the event, the organisers also honoured Zainal Abedin Majumder, who was bestowed with CIP award twice for exporting leather goods to international market.
The charge sheet in the block raid at Dhaka’s Kalyanpur, where nine “militants” were killed after a gun battle on July 26 last year, will be submitted soon, Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit Chief Monirul Islam says.
Today marks the 73rd birth anniversary of internationally acclaimed artist Monirul Islam - one who believes that art, aesthetics and emotions are the basics of human existence.
Four people, three of whom suspected militants, were killed in three separate “gunfights” between “their cohorts” and law enforcers in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Brahmanbaria yesterday.
On August 17, the Bangladeshi art world pauses in reverence to celebrate and reflect upon the birthdays of two towering figures of our modern art history—Monirul Islam, who turns 82 today, and the late Murtaja Baseer, who would have been 93. Albeit belonging to different generations, both artists carried the flag of Bangladeshi modernism beyond our borders, inscribing their names on the international stage while remaining deeply rooted in their homeland.
How does a nation remember its artists? “What Novera is doing now will take us a long time to understand,” said legendary artist Zainul Abedin, decades ago. On Thursday (February 27) evening, as audiences watched the stories of Novera Ahmed and Monirul Islam unfold on the screen at Alliance Française de Dhaka, the weight of those words became clear.
Bangladesh’s art is such a media, which can be compared to any country’s top line art, shared speakers during a news conference held today in the capital’s Intercontinental Hotel on the eve of the art exhibition titled “Colours of Freedom”.
The four-day event, held at the Edge Gallery on Gulshan North Avenue, features a collection of paintings and sculptures by 26 of the country’s leading veterans and emerging artists from Bangladesh’s art industry. Rumana Chowdhury, the editor and publisher of MW Bangladesh, is the curator of the event.
“Monir–A Portrait of an Artist” is a window into the life of legendary Bangladeshi artist, Monirul Islam.
Internationally-renowned Bangladeshi artist Monirul Islam was honoured with “Gunijon Shongbordhona” at his hometown Chandpur on Saturday. Chandpur Press Club conferred him the ovation marking the initiation of the 2018 executive committee of the press club. At the event, the organisers also honoured Zainal Abedin Majumder, who was bestowed with CIP award twice for exporting leather goods to international market.
The charge sheet in the block raid at Dhaka’s Kalyanpur, where nine “militants” were killed after a gun battle on July 26 last year, will be submitted soon, Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit Chief Monirul Islam says.
Today marks the 73rd birth anniversary of internationally acclaimed artist Monirul Islam - one who believes that art, aesthetics and emotions are the basics of human existence.
Four people, three of whom suspected militants, were killed in three separate “gunfights” between “their cohorts” and law enforcers in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Brahmanbaria yesterday.
Police have claimed that journalist Shafik Rehman disclosed names of three people involved in the alleged plot to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Rehman came up with the names when he was interrogated during his remand, a DMP official said.
