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Event: Monirul Islam’s solo exhibition from today

Staff Reporter

A two-week long solo exhibition titled 'Living Colours and Dancing Lines' featuring artworks of the eminent expatriate artist Monirul Islam will be started at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi in the city today.

Justice Habibur Rahman, former chief adviser of the Caretaker Government, is expected to inaugurate the show as chief guest at 6:00pm. Eminent artist Professor Emeritus Mohammad Kibria and Arturo Perez Martinez, Ambassador of Spain in Bangladesh, will be also present as special guests on the occasion.

This was disclosed at a press conference at the Bengal Café in the city yesterday. Luva Nahid Choudhury, Director General of Bengal Foundation, artist Monirul Islam, among others, were present at the conference.

A total of 104 artworks of Monirul Islam are on display at the show. The exhibition will end on December 6. The gallery remains open from 12:00 noon to 8:00pm, said the organisers.

TV Watch: Sharmin Lucky in Aynar Samne today

Sijil Mirza moderates fashion and beauty related
show Aynar Samne today

Entertainment Desk

Popular TV personality and presenter Sharmin Lucky will be present as today's guest at the popular fashion and beauty related show 'Aynar Samne.' The 203-episode of this show will be aired on ATN Bangla at 5:10pm on Monday.

Rumana Afroze has directed the programme, while Sijil Mirza has moderated the show.

The main theme of this episode is 'Star Make-up.' Sharmin Lucky will be present as guest and will discuss in this regard. She will also reply over telephone to the viewers.

Event: Bangladeshi cultural team off to Vietnam

Entertainment Report

A 21-member Bang-ladesh cultural troupe left for Vietnam on Friday. Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam led the cultural team. Other members of the team are the following:

Folk artistes Fakir Alamgir, artiste Abida Sultana, Tagore artiste Mita Haque, dance director Kabirul Islam Ratan, dance artistes Shamima Akhter Jahan, Abdur Rashid Swapan, Farhana Chowdhury, Shahrima Bari Sinthi, Tanjuma Islam Miti, Shahidul Islam Babu, Tapos Dev, Ataur Rahman Mohan, Ranbir Saha and Md Amit Hossain, instrumental artistes Jalal Ahmed, Sunil Chandra Das, Debendranath Chaterjee, Zahid Hossain and MD Manik.

TV Serial: tv airs Brishtir jonno tonight

Aupi Karim in drama serial Brishtir Jonno

Entertainment Report

Ntv airs drama serial 'Brishtir jonno' at 9:45pm. Pantha Shahriar has scripted and Amlan Biswas has directed the drama serial. Aupi Karim, Abul Hayat, Ferdousi Majumder, Tropa Majumder, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Shams Sumon, Shatabdi Wadud, Intekhab Dinar, Raunak Hasan, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Brishtir jonno:

Brishti is a simple-minded person in the Dhaka city. Only job can help her to solve many problems in her family. Because her family depends on her. The story of the drama serial based on the struggle of a family for surviving in the city.

TV Show: 2nd episode of Women in Politics tonight

Entertainment Report

The second episode of weekly talk show 'Women in Politics' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 6:20pm today. The talk show is based on human rights and social issues. A total of 13 episodes will be aired every Monday on ATN Bangla from now. The United Network Ltd (UNL), a communication and consulting company, has produced the television series sponsored by the CIDA and DANIDA. SM Shamim Reza of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University has moderated the episodes, while Sabina Bari Lucky has moderated the programme. Salma Khan, Chairperson of the Women for Women, Nazrul Islam Khan, Joint Secretary General of BNP and Mahmudur Rahman Munna, Organising Secretary of Awami League will be present as guests at tonight's discussants.

Panna receives Swapnalok Swarnakalam

Entertainment Report

Artiste Golam Nabi Panna has received 'Swapnalok Swarnakamal Award' for his contribution in music. He received the award at a function organized by Swapnalok Abritti Mancha at the TSC Auditorium of Dhaka University recently. Executive Editor of daily Ittefaq Syed Toshrraf Ali was present as chief guest at the function. Lyricist MR Monju, poet Kazi Abu Jafar Siddiqui, among others, were present on the occasion. Recitation artistes Momin Mehedi and Farzana Shanta have directed the show.

A song titled 'Sromojibider Gaan' composed and tuned by Panna is being aired on ETV, Channel 1, My TV and Falgoon Music. Actor Humayun Kaberi has directed the song poetry. Panna has been performing in BTV, Bangladesh Betar, ATN Bangla and various programmes as lyricist, musician, vocalist, painter and actor.

Drama: Central Mental Hospital on Channel i tonight

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Central Mental Haspatal' to be aired on Channel i at 9:35pm on Monday. Tokon Thakur has scripted and directed the drama serial.

Shahir Huda Rumi, Kushum Sikder, Arman Parvez Murad, Kochi Khondaker, Nusrat Yasmin Tisha, Nafisa Zahan, Saju Khadem, Sultana Rebu, Mishu Sabbir, Alvi, Sohel Khan, Tanjika, Nafa, Rakhi, Naim, astrologer Kawsar Ahmed Chowdhury and Editor of cartoon magazine Ahsan Habib, among others, performed in the drama serial.

Hollywood: Mila Kunis booked for Denzel Washington thriller

Mila Kunis

Agency, Los Angeles

“That '70s Show" veteran Mila Kunis, fresh from her breakout feature role in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall,' has joined the cast of the Denzel Washington action thriller 'The Book of Eli.'

In the title role, Washington plays a lone hero who must fight his way across the wasteland of a near-future America to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the future of humanity. Kunis plays a woman named Solara, at first enlisted to betray Eli, she ultimately joins him in his quest.

Albert and Allen Hughes are directing the project for Warner Bros. and financier Alcon Entertainment. Principal photography begins in February in New Mexico. Kunis most recently starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in 'Max Payne.'