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Bratachari Bangladesh organised a discussion, followed by a cultural programme on the occasion of the 127th birth anniversary of Gurusaday Dutta, pioneer of the bratachari movement at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, in Segun Bagicha on Saturday.
   Novelist Selina Hossain, Professor Shoumitra Shekhar of Dhaka University and Bratachari Bangladesh secretary general, Enamul Latif were present as the discussants at the function while the organisation’s president and language activist, Emdad Hossain presided over the programme.
   The programme began with the song Bangla Aamar Durnibar by the young artistes of the organisation, Kendriya Kochikachar Mela. They also sang Aamara Bangali, Chal Kodal Chalai and Manush ho.
   In the discussion, Selina Hossain said, ‘Gurusaday mentioned the peasant’s as gentlemen. People of this generation should learn more about him and we should remember him for his ideal thinking.’
   Enamul Latif, highlighted Dutta’s life and works and described the five bratas – knowledge, hard work, truth, joy and unity – of the bratachari movement.
   ‘The bratachari movement was also spread to Europe, but we have little research on the movement,’ added Enamul Latif.
   Language activist Emdad Hossain said, ‘Gurusaday is a man of our land. He hailed from Sylhet. We should always remember this great man with pride. Poet Rabindranath Tagore was influenced by his philosophy.’
   In the next session, Jesmine Munna recited a poem titled ‘Banshiwala’ of Rabindranath Tagore.
   Shadhona, a centre for advancement of South Asian music and dance presented the ‘Raybeshe dance’, that was directed by Lubna Marium. This special kind of martial art dance form was presented by the lathials of the zamindars of the country. The performers captivated the audience.
   Later, the traditional lathi khela by Chan Mia and his troupe from Manikganj also delighted the audience. Chan Mia along with his seven members performed different types of lathi khela.

Born Norma Jean Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California to a single mother — Gladys Baker struggling with mental illness and a travelling salesman who would not claim her, Marilyn Monroe was baptised Norma Jean Baker.
   She later dominated the world of movie stars and become the most famous woman of the 20th century.
   Traded in and out of orphanages and foster homes, Monroe’s early childhood was defined by emotional neglect and sexual abuse at the age of eight.
   As many other film stars from the studio system era in Hollywood would report, movie-going cultivated in Monroe a driving desire to join the privileged, shining faces, and outsized personalities of the silver screen.
   More than a 1950s sex goddess, Monroe personified Hollywood glamour, but always felt unfulfilled as an actress.
   ‘My illusions didn’t have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!’ she is quoted to have said.
   Brief roles in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (1950) led to stardom in many films, notably, The Seven Year Itch (1955) and Some Like It Hot (1959). She never won, nor was nominated for an Oscar.
   She married the baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and later the playwright Arthur Miller, who wrote her last film, The Misfits (1960). After she had divorced Arthur Miller, she was madly in love with John F Kennedy, a love that ‘probably’ cost her life.
   In 1962, at age 36, and after completing only 29 films, Marilyn Monroe died in the bedroom of her Brentwood, California, home from an overdose of barbiturates, leaving a legacy as one of the most recognizable movie stars and powerful cultural images in film history.
   Candle in the Wind, a song with music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, could be listened up once again on her birthday.

Raisul Arafat Reyad of Motijheel Government High School was adjudged the best debtor of the National School Debate Festival on Confliction of Red and Green.
   Nahid Bin Khalid of the same school held the second place while Maisa Samiha Semonti of Rajshahi Government Girls School took the third place.
   The three-day festival was jointly organised by Saint Gregory’s High School and the Eastern Bank Limited last week at the SGHS premises.
   In another debate on ‘Global peace is not possible without the harmonization of the oriental culture and western technology’, Gerald group of the St. Gregory’s took the first place while Motijheel Model School-3 became runners-up.
   Former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury inaugurated the meet while law minister barrister Shafiq Ahmed was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the festival.
   Former IGP and former advisor to the caretaker government, ASM Shahjahan was present as special guest at the concluding function. The EBL’s marketing department head Nazim A Chowdhury was also present on the occasion.
   A large number of debaters from the different parts of the country participated at the debate festival that dealt with different socio-political issues at home and abroad.

The top ten heroes and top ten heroines of talent hunt Fair & Lovely Super Hero and Super Heroine met the media at the Fantasy Kingdom on Saturday.
   Film director Sohanur Rahman Sohan, film producer and director Gazi Mazharul Anwar, the Film Producer Association’s president Sharif Uddin Khan Dipu and general secretary Shah Alam Kiron, the Market Access Group’s general manager Sarwar Anam, talent hunt contest director Tanveer Khan and actors Amzad Hossain and Moushumi also attended the briefing.
   The competition, organised by the Film Development Corporation, Market Access Group and NTV with the sponsorship of the Unilever Bangladesh Ltd., began on August 3, 2008 with an audition in Chittagong.
   According to the organisers, around 32,000 participants from across the country took part in the competition.
   The judges of the competition have selected Aymon Ibne Alauddin, Mustafizur Nur Imran, Mehedi, Sadik Mohammad Simon, Asif Uddin Imroz, Sakawat Hossain Sagor, Shohan Khan, Niloy Alamgir, Mohammad Hanif Asad and Sajid Hasan Rohel as the top ten heroes.
   Ayesa Sultana Shampa, Farzana Kakon, Samsun Nahar Jerin, Rabeya Khatun Shuvra, Jannatul Nabila Bashory, Ishita, Faria Mahbub Piasa, Sanjida Mahbub Ovi, Lamia Siddiki Mimo and Merry Prema Gomez were adjudged the top ten heroines.

Chhayanaut arranged a soiree of Nazrul’s songs on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the birth of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on the premises of the organisation at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Saturday.
   Chhayanaut singers sang Nazrul’s songs on monsoon. Bijan Chandra Mistri sang Ajhor dharay barsha jhore, Anindita Chowdhury sang Barsha oi elo barsha and Sajiya Hossain sang Rum jhum badal aji.

Actress Angelina Jolie was taken to hospital on Friday after suffering a head injury while on set for her latest film, movie bosses have said.
   The 33-year-old was shooting an action sequence for upcoming thriller Salt in New York when she suffered ‘a minor bump to the head’.
   Columbia Pictures spokesman Steve Elzer said Jolie was taken to a local hospital as a ‘precautionary measure’.
   He added she was back on set later that day and production had resumed.
   Salt sees Jolie star as a CIA officer who goes on the run after being accused of being a Russian sleeper spy.
   It had been reported last year that the role had been initially earmarked for Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, and that the script and title were reworked after Jolie became involved in the film.

Exhibitions
   18th National Art Exhibition
   Organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
   Time: from 11:00am to 7:00pm (Friday 3:00pm to 8:00pm)
   Date: From May 25 to June 7
   Venue: National Art gallery
   Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
   Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
   
   Solo Painting Exhibition
   Pathos
   By Ranjit Das
   Time: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
   Date: May 28 to June 10
   Venue: Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts
   House no 275/F, Road no 27 (old),
   Dhanmondi, Dhaka
   
   A painting exhibition
   By Ujala
   Time: 10:00am to 8:00pm
   Date: May 29 to June 5
   Venue: Gallery Chitrak
   House no 21, Road no 4
   Dhanmondi, Dhaka
   
   Group exhibition
   Appointment 2009
   Time: 12:00am to 8:00pm
   Date: May 28 to June 12
   Venue: Shilpangan
   House no 26, Road no 3
   Dhanmondi, Dhaka
   
   Solo Art Show
   Regaining the Unconscious
   By Mustafa Zaman
   Time: 9:00am to 12:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:00pm
   Date: May 29 to May June 11
   Venue: Alliance Francaise
   26 Mirpur Road
   Dhanmondi,
   Dhaka
   Cultural programme
   By Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
   Time: 7:30pm
   Venue: National Theatre Hall
   Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
   Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
   Theatre
   Half Akhrai
   By Udichi Shilpigoshthi
   Time: 7:00pm
   Venue: Experimental Theatre Hall
   Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
   Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
   Musical soiree
   Organised by Swadhin Bangla Cultural Academy
   Time: 3:00pm
   Venue: Shaukat Osman Memorial Auditorium
   Central Public Library, Shahbagh
   Dhaka
   Films
   Cinema at Star Cineplex
   Monpura
   Forbidden Kingdom
   Rambo 4
   Basundhara City Shopping Mall
   Panthapath, Dhaka