For many of us, movies act as a perfect escape from a tightly packed schedule throughout the week. Bearing that in mind, let us look at a couple of Bangla films that are releasing in March.

Bangladesh Bands Gen Next is a project aimed to promote young and upcoming bands by providing them with a unique platform to express their talents. The programme has selected 26 young bands from Chattogram for its first run.

Promising artist Ruhul Amin Tarek’s first solo exhibition, Time & Reality, opens at Galleri Kaya in Uttara, today. Atiqul Islam, Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation, will inaugurate the show.

Sharmin Lucky is a renowned television presenter, elocutionist and voiceover artiste. She has been hosting The Daily Star’s Unsung Women Nation Builders Awards for the past three years.

As afternoon turned to evening in my chat with Shonar Bangla Circus, it was evident that they had put their heart and soul into their debut album,‘Hyena Express’.

Popular streaming platform Hoichoi’s original web series, Ekattor, will release on March 26. The first look and official trailer of the series were unveiled during a press conference at The Daily Star Centre today.

Prominent singers Shusmita Anis, Elita Karim, Kona and Priyanka Gope have lent their voices in the song penned by Mahmud Khurshid.

The closing ceremony of NSU’s International Short Film Festival 2020, organised by the NSU Cine and Drama Club, took place at

Fashion for Life 2020 was arranged for the 5th time in Chattogram city’s CRB Shirish Tola area for the underprivileged and street children.

Popular television and theatre actor Maznun Mizan is currently busy with several projects. The actor is working on a number of television series along with some special television plays.

Eminent photographer Nasir Ali Mamun’s creative pursuit centers on the human portrait.

The launching ceremony of Maleka Khan’s book, Jamdani: Bangladesher Bisshonondito Oitijjo, took place at Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) recently.

The second edition of the group painting exhibition, Guru-Shishya-Shishya-Guru (Preceptor-Disciple: Disciple-Preceptor), was inaugurated at Zainul Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka (DU), recently. The exhibition is organised by Oriental Painting Studio Bangladesh.

Journey of Shantiniketan, the first solo exhibition of Bangladeshi sculptor Gaurab Das, concludes today at the South Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata.

Celebrated actor Pori Moni is set to star in 1971 Shei Shob Din, a film based on the Liberation War of Bangladesh, written and directed by Hridi Haq.

A film on Bangabandhu’s life, commemorating his 100th birth anniversary, is in the making, as a joint venture by Bangladesh and India. Eminent director Shyam Benegal is directing the film. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), published a list of fifty actors, who have been primarily selected for the project.

A film on Bangabandhu’s life -- a Bangladesh-India joint venture -- commemorating his 100th birth anniversary, is in the making. Eminent Indian director Shyam Benegal is directing the film. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) published a list of 50 actors, who have been primarily selected for the project.

To inspire women of all walks of life, artiste Shusmita Anis is launching the song Egiye Jaowa Nari to salute women who are overcoming their struggles and fighting for their basic rights every day.

As the last scene of the play, Let Me Out, drew to a close at Selim Al Deen Muktamancha in Jahangirnagar University (JU) on March 1, the whole crowd was left emotional.

With an objective to promote reading, Gulshan Society hosted their first book fair in Gulshan Lake Park, throughout the last weekend of February.