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A two-week exhibition featuring works of 36 noted artists began at the Shilpangan gallery in Dhaka on Thursday.
   A total of 50 creations of the artists are on display at the show that will continue till January 8, said the organisers.
   Indian deputy high commissioner Mukta D Tumar inaugurated the show as chief guest.
   Durjoy Rahman Joy and Nisar Hossain also attended the ceremony as guests with Rabiul Hussain in the chair.
   Print making is an art of creating sensitive forms with exquisite lines and detailing, said the speakers.
   Prints also give the opportunity to have multiple impressions, they said.
   The participating artists are Shafiuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Kibria, Murtaza Basheer, Rafiqun Nabi, Monirul Islam, Mahmudul Haque, Abul Bark Alvi, Shahid Kabir, Mizanur Rahim, Abdus Sattar, Kalidas Karmakar, Rokeya Sultana, Ranjit Das, Ahmed Nazir, Wakilur Rahman, Saidul Haque Juise, Fareha Zeba, Muslim Mia, Goutam Chakraborty, Rafi Haque, Selina Chowdhury Mili, Mokhlesur Rahman, Amirul Mohamin Chowdhury, Laila Sharmeen, Rashid Amin, Abdus Sobahan Hira, Anisuzzaman Anis, Proshanta Karmakar Buddha, Abdus Salam, Joya Shahrin Huq, Fokrul Alam, Nagar Bashi Barmon, Roosevelt BD Rozario, Razwanur Rahman, Shantwana Shahrin and Rokonuzzaman.

Disney confirmed Wednesday that it would not be involved in the third film of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ fantasy series, dealing a blow to the franchise based on C.S. Lewis’s classic books.
   A spokeswoman for Disney confirmed in an email that the company had chosen not to exercise an option to co-produce and co-finance the next ‘Narnia’ film with producers Walden Media.
   The Hollywood Reporter cited ‘budgetary and logistical reasons’ for Disney’s decision, which leaves the third film ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ facing an uncertain future.
   The film was due to start filming early next year with a release date tentatively set for 2010.
   The two previous films in the series ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and ‘Prince Caspian’ have grossed more than 1.1 billion dollars worldwide since the first film was released in 2005.
   The Hollywood Reporter said the decision reflected a cooling of interest by movie studios in adapting children’s fantasy novels, following the success of the ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ films.

Performances of the traditional lathikhela, martial bamboo stick dance of Bangladesh, will be held today at 11:00am at the compound of the Faculty of Fine Art of Dhaka University.
   Shadhona, a centre for advancement of South Asian music and dance will arrange the programme. It will be open for all.