Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) organised a seminar on the life and works of Pallikabi Jasimuddin at its Kabi Sufia Kamal auditorium recently. Professor Soumitra Sekhar of the Department of Bangla, University of Dhaka, presented the keynote at the seminar while the poet's son Khurshid Anwar Jasimuddin and noted poet Habibullah Siraji attended the seminar as discussants. Professor Emeritus Rafiqul Islam presided over the seminar.

The Bangabandhu Cultural Festival, organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, came to a close on Friday amid much fanfare and enthusiasm. The 11-day festival, that featured a bevy of cultural activities, was held

“Sisimpur”, the Bangladeshi version of the globally-beloved children's puppet show “Sesame Street”, just debuted on Bangladeshi radio for the first time, through a partnership with MetLife Foundation. The show is titled “Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Families” and will air on ABC Radio FM 89.2 (who are the broadcast partner for the partnership) and will air at 11am on Fridays with a repeat broadcast at 11am on Saturdays, according to a press release.

As a tribute to cultural luminary and Tagore exponent Waheedul Haque, reputed cultural organization Kanthashilon has arranged a two-day (March 16-17) festival titled 'Waheedul Haq Memorial Festival-2018', marking the iconic figure's 85th birth anniversary. The festival is being held at the Shawkat Osman Memorial auditorium of Central Public Library, Shahbagh in the capital.

As singers belted out inspirational songs, the three-day 37th Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan was inaugurated at Nilphamari high school grounds in the district town on March 9.

All-out preparations have been taken in the little northern district town Nilphamari as three-day Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan is due to commence from today amid enthusiasm.

Marking International Women's Day (March 8), Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) regularly organises a gamut of programmes. This year to pay tribute to great women, BSA in association with artists of the University Of Development Alternative (UODA) has organised a group art exhibition titled “Madhabilata” at Gallery No. 1 of National Art Gallery of

The number of women on the directing front in Bangladesh's entertainment industry has always been scarce, but television director Chayanika Chowdhury has remained staunchly active throughout her career.

A group art exhibition titled “Shohor Nama” was inaugurated at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct on March 2. The exhibition

As the dim lights brightened and the door slid open, the remaining 19 contestants marched into the Super Chef kitchen with the anticipation of the second week of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef 2018.

Not many people may know this, but bungalows, found today all over the world and a ubiquitous symbol of a tasteful, luxurious life,

Leading rock bands Artcell, Cryptic Fate, Nemesis, Arbovirus, Shunno, Lalon, Chirkutt and Powersurge will take the stage this year for the concert, which music lovers can attend free of cost. Online registration for the concert began yesterday on ticket.youngbangla.org.

Little school goers of different primary schools of Dinajpur celebrated the International Mother Language Day singing the songs of Ekushey, poem recitation and dances marking the historic day.

Marking Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day, Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala (art gallery) in Mymensingh organised a handwriting competition for schoolchildren at its premises on Wednesday.

Bangladesh Shilpakla Academy (BSA) arranged a programme to celebrate the International Mother language Day at Central Shaheed Minar on February 21.

The Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal observed the “Immortal Shaheed Day (Amar Ekushey)” and the “International Mother

The seventh Kibria International Print Fair 2018 that began on February 15, concluded yesterday at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine

Founded 27 years ago with a pledge to commit to journalism without fear or favour, The Daily Star is celebrating its anniversary

An exceptional competition of singing the National Anthem among the students was held at the Ishwardi upazila nirbahi office in Pabna

Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring in the Bangla seasonal was welcomed in Barisal with spontaneous enthusiasm on Tuesday.