Shab-e-Barat – the night of emancipation

Shab-e-Barat – Muslim religious rite is celebrated either on the fourteenth or fifteenth night of Shaban, the eighth month of the Muslim calendar year. Shab-e-Barat is a note to Muslim for preparation of Holy Ramadan which usually starts after the fifteenth days of Shab-e-Barat. In the sub-continent, Shab-e-Barat is observed as the night of good fortune.

In Arabic language, Shab-e-Barat is known as ‘Lialatul Barat’ that means ‘the night of emancipation’ and in Persian language Shab-e-Barat means ‘the night of destiny’.

Muslim usually believes that on the night of Shab-e-Barat, Allah writes the destinies of all for the coming year by taking into account the deeds committed by them in the past. Devotee prays to Almighty Allah for the forgiveness of the misdeed committed and in preparation for Holy Ramadan as well. The night of Shab-e-Barat also commemorates the entry of Prophet Muhammad [sws] into the holy city of Mecca.

Muslim celebrates the night with due solemnly offer prayers whole night at home or at mosque and seeks forgiveness for the misdeed and emancipation. Devotees visit graveyards to pray for the eternal peace to the souls of the deceased.

Skies light up on the night with colorful fire works. Houses, streets, Mosques are also illuminated with lamps and candles. Especial sweets are prepared known as Halwa and distributed amongst relatives, friends and poor people. Shab-e-Barat is in general observed in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Spring Art Festival

Venue: Art & Soul Gallery
Date: March 3 to 13
Time: 11am to 8pm

African Film Festival ’06

Organizer: Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies
Venue: Alamgir Kabir Film Centre 62 Science Laboratory Rd, Dhanmondi
Date: February 27
Film: Tilai (by Idrissa Ouedrago, Burkina Faso) at 4:00 pm
Money Order (by Ousamne Sembene, Senegal) at 6:00 pm
Date: February 28
Fiim: Abouna, My Father (by Mehmet Haroun, Chad) at 4:00 pm
Battle for Algiers (by Gillo Pontecorvo, Algeria / Italy) at 6:00 pm

Exhibition

Title: A Dew Drop
Artist: Nasima Khanam Queenie
Venue: Shilpangan Gallery
Date: Januray 03-10, 2006

Title: A look through the crow's eyes
Organizer: Bengal Foundation
Venue: Gallery of Word's n Pages,
Cafe Imsomnia
125, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka
Date: December 25, 2005 to Januray 27, 2006

Organizer: Galleri Kaya
Venue: Galleri Kaya
House 20, Road 16
Sector –4, Uttara, Dhaka

Artist: Fifty reputed artists like Qayyum Chowdhury, Nitun Kundo, Rafiqun Nabi and others.

Time: May 28 to June 28, 2004

 

Exhibition
Title: TOKAI
Artist: Rafiqun Nabi
Venue: Gallery Chitrak
Time: May 28, 2004 – June 15, 2004, 10am – 9pm

The exhibition celebrates the silver jubilee of the famous cartoon character.
Professor Mustafa Nurul Islam, Artist Hashem Khan and Qayyum Chowdhury and editor of Shatahik 2000 Mr. Shahadat Chowdhury will be present at the inauguration ceremony on May 28 at 6pm.

Anniversary Celebration
3-day celebration of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s birth anniversary at the national level.

Cultural Functions

Venue: Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Nazrul Institute.

Exhibition of Nazrul
Venue: Bangladesh National Museum
Time: May 26 – May 28, 2000

Photography Exhibition

Title: Artonad (Shout & Cry)

Photographer: Monju

Organizer: Bhuiyan Computers
Venue: Zainul Gallery, Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka University.
Time: May 22 – May 27 from 3pm to 8pm.
 

Asian Art Exhibition Opens The 11th Biennial Asian Art Exhibition begins in Dhaka on Thursday, the 14th January 2004. Prime Minister Khaleda Zia inaugurates the 17-days exhibition at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium. Total 44 countries from Asia, Africa and the Pacific region are participating in the Exhibition. The participating countries includes Algeria, Australia, Bahrain Bhutan, China Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippine, Qatar, Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra, Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UAE, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe. A total of 633 Artworks of 375 artists of the participation countries will be put on display at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium, National Museum and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy during the exhibition.

Dhaka Int’l Film Festival

The 8th Dhaka Intentional Film Festival titled “Good Films, Enlightened Viewers and Healthy Society” begins on 14th January 2004 in the city. 132 films of 25 countries including Bangladeshi film will be screened at Public Library auditorium, National Museum auditorium, Russian Cultural Center, German Cultural Center auditorium and also in some cinema halls – Balaka, Binaka Lion and Ovisher from January 15.

The inaugural ceremony of the film festival was held at Balaka movie house at 4 pm. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Riaz Rahman was present in the ceremony as the chief guest while Information Secretary Nazmul Alam Siddique was present as special guest.

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