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Dhaka Live

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Author / Source : dhakalive reporter

Radio Talk Show on sexual harassment and eve-teasing

To celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2010, Relief International, a US-based international non-government organisation, in collaboration with the We Can End Violence Against Women Movement in Bangladesh and Radio Foorti, are hosting a radio talk show on sexual harassment and eve-teasing at 11 am on November 25. The show will be aired across 20 districts in Bangladesh. Tahmina Huq, deputy programme manager of Women's Rights and Gender Equality Sector of Action Aid Bangladesh and Saikh Imtiaz, Associate Professor of the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Dhaka, will be the guest speakers at the event. The sessions will be moderated by Jinat Ara Haque, National Coordinator of WE CAN SECRETARIAT, WE CAN Alliance to End Domestic Violence in Bangladesh. The radio talk show is part of a two-year-long programme titled “Transparency for Human Rights in Bangladesh,” funded by the European Commission and implemented in Bangladesh by Relief International. The project intends to utilise media and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to advocate for human rights in 20 districts of Bangladesh.  The programme uses innovative approaches, such as radio talk shows, an online website, SMS notifications and other ICT, to generate awareness about human rights issues in Bangladesh.l

Where: Radio Foorti 88.0 MHz
When: 11 am -11:30 am

Hip-hop Fest -Album Edition

On November 26, NexGen Entertainment Inc. (NGe Inc.) will present a hip-hop music fiesta at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCC) for hip-hop and rap music fans in Dhaka.
This concert has been organised to launch two albums -- T.O.D. Desi Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop 101 (The Mix Album) -- both to be released by NGe Inc. and Fahim Music.
There are a few added attractions as well. Special performances by Project Freestylerz (hip-hop dancing) and stand-up comedian Mr. Poet who will make you laugh. l

Where: Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCC), Road 7, Dhanmondi
When: 3 – 10 pm

Dipambita – A cumulative effort

On Friday, November 26, The Gallery will host ‘Dipambita                 ,’ an exhibition of water-colours by Sayeeda Kamal, handicrafts by Prokritee, a group of talented artisans from the villages of Bangladesh, and a range of fashion-fabrics by Milita Chowdhury and Swallow. It will be inaugurated by advocate Sultana Kamal, executive director of Ain-O-Shalish Kendro at 4 pm. This exhibition will be open daily till December 20.

Akku Chowdhury, owner of The Gallery, stated that Suraiya Chowdhury helped to organise the exhibition and singer Arnob will perform at the ceremony. l


Where: The Gallery, House 7b, Road 13, Gulshan 1
When: 10am – 8pm

Tribute to Natyaguru Nurul Momen

November 25 marks the 102nd birth anniversary of theatre personality Natyaguru Nurul Momen (1908-1990). On the occasion, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Aurony Mohona International Foundation (AMIF) of Dhaka, have jointly organised weeklong commemorative programmes, starting from November 22 at the National Theatre Hall of the Shilpakala Academy, featuring discussions on Momen’s life and works, documentaries, his play ‘Nemesis’ and a photography exhibition.
National professor Kabir Chowdhury, BSA director general Kamal Lohani, novelist Razia Mahbub, Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed, cultural personality Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, Sayed Hasan Imam and AMIF president Dr. Mahmud N Momen will speak about this pioneer satirist. Critics from home and abroad, including Malcolm Muggeridge, Mohitlal Mojumdar, Sajani Kanto Das and Ashutosh Bhattacharya, have hailed Nurul Momen as the “father of modern Bangla drama.” His acclaimed single-character play “Nemesis” is considered to be world-class.
Nurul Momen's contribution to popularising satire in Bangladeshi theatre is incomparable. He was born into an aristocratic family of Alphadanga, then part of Jessore (now part of Faridpur) on November 25, 1906. In the early 1920s, Nurul Momen, as a Dhaka University student, stepped into the world of theatre and became a trailblazer among Bengali Muslims. In the '30s and early '40s, his plays “Rupantor” (Transformation) and “Nemesis” took the theatre circuit by storm. His plays and personal essays in English and Bangla remain unmatched. He was also a renowned broadcaster on BBC, for both local radio and television.
From the '40s, he was a teacher at the Department of Law at Dhaka University. Among his students was Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In 1971, after Bangladesh’s independence, Momen formed a drama academy of which he was the chairman and Zainul Abedin, the secretary.
Momen wrote the first law book in Bengali for Bangladesh. He received the Bangla Academy award in 1961, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1967 (which he renounced in 1971) and the Ekushey Padak in 1977. The Tenashinas Award, given by theatre and TV artistes, was conferred on him in 1989.
He breathed his last on February 16, 1990. l

GOING ON tODAY

Robinhood, Akash Choya Bhalobasha, Made in Bangladesh, Wolfman

A slew of entertaining and edge-of-the-seat Hollywood blockbusters at Star Cineplex. Have you booked your seat for the big screen experience?

who:        Star Cineplex
where:    Bashundhara City,                     Panthopath
when:    10:50 am – 7:30 pm

Narnia, Sabar Upore Tumi

where:    Balaka Cineworld,                     New Market
when:    10:50 am – 7:30 pm
Stop violence against women

who:        BAMBA
where:    Army Stadium (After Dhaka                 Gate and near Cantonment)
when:    1-10 pm
Who are the heroes of Russian Fatherland

who0:    Russian Universities Alumni                 Association
where:     Russian Centre of Science and                 Culture, Road 7, Dhanmondi
when:    4pm