June 3, 2025

Artivist Dhaka’s Brushstrokes of Revolution

In the noisy streets of Dhaka; buzzing rickshaws and faded colour vendors, a new way of art expression is evolving trying to portray the dominant social […]
June 3, 2025

Animation: an artistic exploration of expression

Art is a language, it is emotion, and stories without using words. All the different piece has their own meaning, rhythm, and communication ideas which make […]
June 3, 2025

The Singing Robins of The Sundarbans

“You’re new here, aren’t you?” Said Ayesha Banu as she adjusted the throttle of the trawler with her strong, experienced hands, despite being in a wheelchair. […]
June 3, 2025

Artistic Alchemy in Society: An elixir or a toxin?

Cartoonist: Rafiqun Nabi (Ranabi)  Artistic expression has historically been a powerful catalyst for social commentary and transformation in Bangladesh, addressing issues like corruption, poverty, gender inequality, […]
June 3, 2025

Echoes of Art

[ 10 June 2024 ]  “Artistic expressions reveal hidden injustices, reflecting and inspiring changes. In  Bangladesh, each artwork becomes a catalyst for activism, challenging norms and […]
June 3, 2025

Colours of Courage

In the bustling streets of Dhaka, Jalal, a young street artist, wielded his paintbrush with a mission:  to break the stigma surrounding menstruation. His murals, vibrant […]
June 3, 2025

The Story of Shahana: Architectural Activism in Bangladesh

In the heart of Dhaka, a young Architect named Shahana embarked on a mission that went beyond creating beautiful structures. She believed Architecture could be a […]
June 3, 2025

Inspiration, Sentiment, and, Ridicule through the Alley of Bangla Rap

Earlier this year, in April, Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to death by the Iranian government for his rebellious songs criticizing the regime’s activities. This raises a […]
June 2, 2025

“Subodh, are you alive?”

As an average youth of Bangladesh, my life is probably an adequate representative of the rebellious yet vegetative state the youth of Bangladesh are in right […]
June 2, 2025

Chika Mara (Graffiti)

Lexicographically speaking, graffiti came from the word ‘Graffein’ which refers to ‘scratch’. So, graffiti is theoretically ‘a scribble on a wall’. Though to be a proper graffiti, it […]
June 2, 2025

From Stage to Street: Artistic Movements in Bangladeshi Social Commentary

Does the suffering we witness in the world always require the issuance of a writ to come to an end? Think about the young girl taking […]
June 2, 2025

“All art is quite useless,” wrote Oscar Wilde in his novel, “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”

What to notice here is the word “quite,” because even a marvellously talented guy like Wilde couldn’t declare art as something utterly useless. Rather, we can’t […]