The month-long Jatra Registration Festival formally concluded in Dhaka on Friday (January 23) with a city procession, a closing ceremony at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, and a lifetime achievement ...

Many art forms of the rural areas of Bangladesh are on the verge of extinction. We often talk about the rural artistes in seminars or symposiums, but do we really care for those who put in efforts to ...

A century-old manuscript of traditional jatra pala (folk theatre) has been discovered in Gopalganj, shedding new light on rich folk-cultural heritage in the region. The manuscript belongs to Binapani ...

The devotees got a glimpse of 'jatra pala' (Bengali opera) amidst cacophony at the pandal of Kashi Durgotsav Samiti at Maharaja Chet Singh Fort on Saturday night. Bengali actress Sayantika was the ...

Although this highly traditional medium of entertainment faces threats from modern theatre and other forms of entertainment, the story of this specific journey, and the way it has served the ...

Jatra or travelling theatre, as one knows, is a form where theatre artists travel from village to village and perform to large audiences who would gather together on a field where a temporary wooden ...