The launching ceremony for a book titled “A Historical Perception of Traditional Musical Instruments for Younger Generation” was recently held at the seminar room of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).

Marking 116th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) arranged a two-day celebration programme.

Renowned American dance company Spectrum Dance Theater will culminate their month-long residency in Bangladesh in collaboration with renowned dance school Shadhona, with a live performance “Looking Forward to the Past” – an intercultural dance production, at Bangladesh Shishu Academy on May 28 at 7 pm.

Nazrul's birth anniversary is an occasion to marvel at the creative genius of the famous litterateur, composer and vocal supporter of the underdog.

In celebration of the 116th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Channel i hosted a daylong “AB Bank- Channel i Nazrul Mela” at its premises on May 25.

French auteur Jacques Audiard's “Dheepan”, an intimately observed, mostly Tamil-language drama about a makeshift family of Sri Lankan refugees in Paris, was the unexpected winner of the Palme d'Or at the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night.

His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the title, 'Rebel Poet'. Accomplishing a large number of much-admired works throughout his life, Kazi Nazrul Islam is more than a rebel.

Moidul Islam is a noted Nazrul Sangeet artiste. Starting from the early 1980s till date, he has been singing Nazrul songs.

Darirampur in Trishal of Mymensingh, the place gripped with Nazrul's memories, is ready to celebrate the 116th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, through three-day national level programmes.

Tapan Mahmud, Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya, Ferdous Ara, Nasima Shaheen, Adity Mohsin, Tanveer Alam Shawjeeb and artistes of Nrityanchal.

The director of the Cannes Film Festival has apologised after a controversy blew up over women being denied access to the red carpet for not wearing high heels.

Legendary singer Feroza Begum, who passed away on September 9, 2014, has been posthumously nominated for Banga Bibhushan Award, conferred by West Bengal State Government of India.

To enable art lovers to better understand classical dance, Bengal Foundation arranged the fifth episode of their regular series of lecture and demonstration programmes at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct in The Daily Star centre on May 17.

Bangladesh Sangeet Sangathan Samannay Parishad (BSSSP) held a musical programme at the Music and Dance Centre Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on May 15.

Bengal Foundation is presenting the fifth episode of the monthly series, “Understanding Dance”, with this month's demonstration based on Rabindra Nrityadhara or Tagorean Dance.

A documentary on noted Indian actor, elocutionist and poet Soumitra Chatterjee was screened at the Dhaka Club on Wednesday. Masud

“Monpura”, when it came out in 2009, became a revelation for the Bangladesh film industry.

The Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday with “Standing Tall”, a French drama about a judge (Catherine Deneuve) who tries to counsel a troubled teenager.

Marking the death anniversary of noted composer, music director and singer Abdul Ahad, a programme was held at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on May 12.

Artistes of Mymensingh Nazrul Academy celebrated the birth of Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore at Mymensingh Shilpakala Academy auditorium on Friday.