Culture Desk The third edition of National Dance Drama Festival began on December 19 at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The five-day festival has been jointly organised by Bangladesh Dance Artistes Association and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The festival…
Entertainment Desk Joya Ahsan has gained the top honor of an Indian award ceremony. She was judged Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards on Tuesday for her work in the Indian-Bangla film, ‘Bishorjan’. Indian filmmaker Ashwini Iyer Tiwari gave…
Entertainment Desk Popular Dhallywood actress Mahiya Mahi is currently flying through the roof. After a tremendous success of her film ‘Dhaka Attack’, this lustrous actress is spending a busy time with couple of projects. Many of the projects are set…
Dhaka 19 Dec – A solo art exhibition titled ‘Code of Conduct’ by Mohammad Hasanur Rahman (Riaz) begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Tuesday.
Actor Sanjay Dutt on Sunday began the shoot of his new film ‘Torbaaz’ in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Culture Desk Channel i is all set to usher in the 46th Victory Day of Bangladesh today with elaborate programmes at its premises, titled “Deshbondhu Group-Channel i Bijoy Mela ’17”. The programmes, beginning at 10:30am, will feature inspirational patriotic songs,…
Savar – Marking the Victory Day, Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities, on Saturday, paid homage to the martyred liberation war heroes, by placing a floral wreath at the National Memorial in Savar.
Mymensingh – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) celebrated Victory Day in a befitting manner on 16 December.
Savar – The 7th national debate championship will begin on Friday at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus. Marking the 13th founding anniversary, Jahangirnagar University Debate Organisation (JUDO), the central debate organisation of the university, is going to arrange the event.
Entertainment Desk Senior actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has defended Shahriar Nazim Joy’s popular celebrity roasting show ‘Sense of Humor’ after Dhallywood actor and producer Omar Sani criticized it for being disrespectful. Shamsuzzaman defended the show by appearing in one of its…
Culture Desk Dhaka University’s 12th annual drama festival began on December 12. Theatre and performance studies department of the university organised the festival. DU vice-chancellor professor Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the event while cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor attended the function as…
Entertainment Desk Popular film actor Nusraat Faria is known best for her big screen performances, but the movie star began her showbiz career as a TV presenter for the Rtv programme “Thik Bolechen Toh.” Faria went onto become a popular…
Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of social reforms by thepowerful crown prince that are shaking up the ultra-conservative kingdom.
“Dangal” actress Zaira Wasim has said she was molested on flight by a middle-aged man, drawing strong reactions by women rights activists and politicians. The airline apologised and Mumbai Police registered an FIR.The National Award winning Kashmiri actress complained about…
Entertainment Desk Rock band Obscure has recently released their 12th album, titled “Stop Genocide.”
A 10-day solo art exhibition titled ‘PEACE’ by artist Proshanta Karmakar Buddha will begin in the city’s Mohakhali area on Friday. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition, organised by Gallery Cosmos, will be held at 5:30 pm at Gallery Cosmos,…
Culture Desk Four famed Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra singers rendered Liberation War songs, which were immensely popular during the 1971, at a musical soiree which was held recently at Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city.…
Entertainment Desk Indira Gandhi Culture Centre is organizing an evening of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music by Ms. Meghodeepa Gangopadhaya from Kolkata at Chhayanaut Auditorium Dhaka at 6 PM on 8 December, 2017. Born in a musical family of Kolkata, Ms.…
Sylhet’s traditional art of ‘Shital Pati’ weaving has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO.The recognition was given on Wednesday at UNESCO’s 12 ICH Committee session at Jeju in South Korea.This…
West Bengal actor Paoli Dam is finally set to tie the knot with her long time boyfriend and businessman, Arjun Dev, on Monday. The “Moner Manush” actor’s mehedi ceremony was held at her Lake Garden home on Saturday. The couple’s…
Entertainment Desk Tauquir Ahmed’s most anticipated film ‘Haldaa’ was released on December 1 in 89 theater halls across the country. Now the film is going to be released in 20 cinema halls in different cities abroad. The distributor of the…
Entertainment Desk One of the top class model and actress in Bangladeshi TV & Film media Jaya Ahsan has signed up for yet another Bangla film in Kolkata.Jaya Ahsan is playing the role of Jibanananda’s wife Labonno Das in the…
The 62nd founding anniversary of Bangla Academy will be celebrated tomorrow in a befitting manner and festivity. Marking the anniversary, Bangla Academy has chalked out elaborate programmes, said a release here today. The programmes will begin at 10 am through…
Culture Desk Popular band Obscure’s new album is releasing today. The album titled ‘Stop Genocide’ will feature eight songs including Stop Genocide, Hoito Tomay, Krishnakali, Suchitra Sen, Boro Ekaki and Tumi Thik Chole Esho. The album will be released digitally…
It took a year of searching and nearly 1,000 candidates, but the Walt Disney Studios has found its Mulan. The studio says Wednesday that Chinese actress Liu Yifei will play the warrior in the live-action epic from director Niki Caro.…
A solo painting exhibition titled ‘Pinjirmukto’ (The Uncaged) by artist Zahangir Alom will be opened at Alliance Française, Dhaka at its La Galerie. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition will be held on Friday,1 December 2017 at 6pm.
Entertainment Desk Seasoned actor Aly Zaker received Naren Biswas Padak this year for his contributions to the theater arena in the country. The award was handed over at a program — in memory of the late Bakshilpacharya (elocutionist) of Kanthoshilon…
Culture Desk Nabanna is a Bengali harvest celebration usually celebrated with food and dance and music in the country. It is a festival of food; many local preparations of Bengali cuisine like pitha are cooked and offered. To celebrate the…
Entertainment Desk West Bengal’s famous singer, music composer Nachiketa Chakraborty has sung to the lyrics and composition of Joy Shahriar on November 15, at Music Room studio in Kolkata’s Park Street. Nachiketa said about the project: “I liked Joy’s work…
Entertainment Desk ‘Sarangshe Tumi’ is one among six other films from Bangladesh that have also participated at the festival. “Sarangshe Tumi,” a musical film based on famous singer and musician Kumar Bishwajit’s song, is set to be screened at the…