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On viewing the sixty Korean photographs on display at the National Museum, visitors will catch a glimpse of the wide cross-section of the country; its traditional fetes, various cuisines, splendid terraces; one can almost smell the fragrance of various floras and hear the melody of Korean music.
   This exhibition is a part of the Korean Cultural Festival 2005, jointly organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, the Bangladesh-Korea Friendship Association and the Bangladesh-Korea Cultural Friendship Association. The organisers also arranged a four day Korean Film Festival from October 5 and a Korean Speech Contest on October 9.
   The viewers will see the images of a folk festival in the Gochangeupseong Fortress in the Jeollabuk-do province; re-enactment of Queen Myeongseong’s wedding in the Unhyeongung Palace in Seoul; the making of traditional baskets; an ancestral ceremony in a rural area and prayers in the Hwaeomsa Temple in the Jeollanam-do province.
   The images of the wedding procession on the Seobdari Bridge in Gangwon-do province and the wedding ceremony in a village in Seoul show the spectacular costumes of the Koreans and their deep-rooted traditions.
   The viewers will also see the images of the traditional fan dance, activities of the folk entertainers, the Dangsanji Festival in the Jeollabuk-do province and the farmers’ dance in a village in Gyeonggi-do province.
   Beauty through the seasonal changes has also come out in the exhibition and the viewers will enjoy the summer views at the Buseoksa Temple in Gyeongsengbuk-do province, fall at the Seonunsa Temple in Jeollabuk-do province, winter at the Mountain Fortress in Gyeongji-do province and the snow on Mount Deogyusan.
   Besides the exciting views of sunsets and sunrise over hilltops, the organisers have displayed top views of Donggsang River in Gangwon-do province, terrace at Jeollanam-do province, the panoramic views of several islands and the serenity of wood made pavillions.
   Through this exhibition, the viewers will get a clear understanding of the diversity and depth of elements, sounds, pictures, themes and forms that are present in the versatile Korean culture.
   Beauty of Korea is being held at the Nalinikanta Bhattashali Exhibition Hall at the Bangladesh National Museum in Shahbagh. It will remain open from 10:00am to 3:00pm till October 12.

The BBC and ITN have scooped the prizes for best radio and TV reporting at an international journalism awards ceremony in France.
   A jury of reporters at the Prix Bayeux-Calvados awards gave the radio prize to the BBC for its coverage of the rape of women in Darfur, in Sudan.
   Ishbel Matheson and Dan McMillan were the reporters on the BBC story.
   ITN won the TV prize for its coverage of the Beslan school massacre in Russia in 2004.
   Julian Manyon, Sasha Lonakin, Artem Drabkin and Patrick O’Ryan-Roeder were the ITN journalists who covered the story.
   A story on the recruitment of children forced to commit atrocities by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda won the print prize for Vincent Hugeux of France’s L’Express news magazine.
   The top award for news photographs went to the Associated Press’ Jim MacMillan for a series of pictures of US soldiers fighting insurgents in the Iraqi city of Najaf.
   The awards, held in Bayeux, were launched in 1994 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the landing of allied troops on nearby Normandy beaches.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, made in 1974, has topped a poll of the greatest horror films of all time.
   The gory classic topped a poll by movie magazine Total Film.
   Made for just $140,000 US dollars, it is based on the exploits of real-life serial killer Ed Gein and stars Gunnar Hansen as the axe-wielding Leatherface.
   ‘The only thing more terrifying than the opening 50 minutes of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the last 30’, the magazine said.
   The movie was refused a certificate for many years for its depiction of violence and was one of the original crop of films termed a ‘video nasty’.
   Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, was second in the list while third was 1970s Italian shocker Suspiria, followed by Dawn of the Dead and The Shining.
   Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho is at number six, ahead of cut British classic horror The Wicker Man.
   The 1970s proved the best era for horror - six of the top 10 films came from that decade.
   Total Film said, ‘Some are terrifying, some are horrifying, some are just plain gross. But all make up the greatest horror movies of all time’.

Distinguished debate organiser, Hassan Ahamed Chowdhury Kiron, has been awarded with Best Educational Programme award by the Bangladesh Chalachitra Sangbadik Samity in its 33rd Bachsas Award 2004 held at Hotel Sonargaon recently.
   Film star Shabnoor handed over the award to Kiron who has been working for more than a decade to establish debate and making it popular among the public. He has directed various debate programmes, which have been aired on ATN Bangla. These include a humorous debate on Valentines’ Day, Barowari debate, parliamentary debate, electoral debate and debate on awareness.

Channel-i will air Sampurna Rangeen at 9:35 tonight. The drama is scripted and directed by Ferdous Hassan.
   Different roles are played by Bulbul Ahmed, Dilara Zaman, Jahid Hassan, Joya Masud, Litu Anam, Dipa Khandakar, Shahed Sharif, Rumana, Arunab
   Anjan, Farjana Chhabi, Sumaiya Shimu and others.

The ‘New York Post’ brands this action-thriller as pure ‘killer entertainment.’ And in the world of professional killers, the only retirement is in a body bag.
   Robert Rath (Stallone, Spy Kids 3-D, Shade) is a master hitman. But he wants out of the game. One last hit job later, he falls for quirky surveillance expert Electra (Moore, The Forgotten, Laws Of Attraction). But someone is determined not to let him live out the rest of his life in peace.
   HBO
   9:30pm
   Starring
   Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore