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 ...

Actress Papiya Adhikari will be seen in one of these shows. The actress, who has been a part of many Bengali films and hit ‘Jatra Pala’, will essay a meaty role in the upcoming show ‘Dutta and Bouma’.

Flashes of light, deafening music, a flourish of drums and then, silence. Next, half a dozen men and women enter with candles in hand. They punch the air even as the sound boxes begin to play the ...

A very old Bengali tradition is theatre, which can also be called "jatra pala" in Bangla. Out of all the places in Dhaka city -- this is what attracts people the most. Shilpakala Academy often has ...