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Chobi Mela Shunno
PHOTO: MONON MUNTAKA Maisha Islam Monamee Maisha Islam Monamee Chobi Mela Shunno , currently underway at DrikPath Bhobon, celebrated Solidarity Day on February 15. A panel discussion featuring female journalists and photojournalists was held on that day. Moderated by Saydia Gulrukh, the discussion featured Joyeeta Roy, staff journalist at
Bangladesh Protidin, Sabina Yasmine, staff photojournalist at
Prothom Alo, Sadia Marium, member of the Kaali collective and Zyma Islam, staff reporter at
The Daily Star.
The media industry in Bangladesh is largely male dominated. In Bangladesh, Sayeda Khanum and Selina Parvin have paved the way for female journalists by inspiring numerous young women to pursue the profession.
The muses of artist and curator Zihan Karim
PHOTO: COURTESY OF ZIHAN KARIM Monorom Polok Monorom Polok
Chattogram-based visual artist Zihan Karim has curated a show at Chobi Mela for the second time. This year, the festival welcomes an energetic ensemble of South Asian artists to explore how they are dealing with these uncertain times.
Titled Chobi Mela Shunno , the event is being held from February 12 to 21 at the newly opened DrikPath Bhobon. Located at Panthapath, the building is designed by noted architect Bashirul Haq.
Karim curated a re-reading with 14 artists from various disciplines, who have come together to form the Chobi Mela Fellows section with Bodh /Intellection . It is an ensemble of multidisciplinary artists who interpret and add to Jibanananda Das s poem of the same name.
‘Chobi Mela Shunno’ kicks off
Shahidul Alam (4-L), along with other guests, at the opening day. PHOTO: SHEIKH MEHEDI MORSHED Arts & Entertainment Desk Arts & Entertainment Desk
Organised by Drik Picture Library Ltd and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, the 2021 edition of Chobi Mela , begins today. Titled Chobi Mela Shunno , the festival started with an inaugural rally at DrikPath Bhobon in the afternoon. At the end of the rally, celebrated photographer Shahidul Alam, along with other curators inaugurated the festival with an introductory discussion on the exhibitions. As a Bangladeshi, I feel proud that in the field of photography, we are the pioneers and the rest of the world follows us, shares Shahidul Alam, Founder, Chobi Mela. When a group of people start working on something new, others are inspired to do the same.
‘Chobi Mela Shunno (0)’ begins from February 12
PHOTO: SHEIKH MEHEDI MORSHED Arts & Entertainment Desk Arts & Entertainment Desk
Celebrating their tenth anniversary, Chobi Mela will kick off their special edition this year from February 12. A press conference to announce the special edition, Chobi Mela Shunno (0) , organised keeping the ongoing pandemic in mind, was held at DrikPath Bhobon in the capital today.
Celebrated photojournalist, Drik-Pathshala trustee and Chief Advisor of Chobi Mela Shahidul Alam, Festival Director Tanzim Wahab, Curators ASM Rezaur Rahman and Sarker Protick, photographer Taslima Akhter Lima and guest curator Najmun Nahar Keya were present at the event.
Raising essential questions about its own purpose, the festival plans to reinvent itself this year by employing more digital content and multidisciplinary practices, integrating physical and virtual arrangements.