A large congregation of artists, curators and scholars came together at the recently concluded Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) 2020.

The Tauquir Ahmed directorial ‘Fagun Haway’ will be aired on Channel i today at 3 pm. The film features Nusrat Imrose Tisha and Siam Ahmed in the lead roles.

Imphal Talkies and the Howlers, a folk-rock band from Manipur, India, perform in Habiganj and Sylhet during their three-day tour in Bangladesh, which concluded recently.

Renowned painter Syed Iqbal is a self-taught artist who has been living and working in Canada since 2002. Being an avid writer as well, the artist began his writing career with Kushol Ar Mrityu Buro (1978), a book for children published under the banner of Shishu Academy.

Celebrating the arrival of Falgun, 1426, Chhayanaut arranged a colourful and joyous programme to greet Rituraj Boshonto, at their premises, recently.

The music video for Kamal Ahmed and Prianka Biswas’s duet, Shudhu Bhalobasha, was published by Laser Vision in their official

Parampara, a slightly different exhibition, opened at Gallery Chitrak on February 15. While it is still a regular display of photographs and paintings, what makes it unique is the tribute it pays, as well as the lives of the two generations of artists it celebrates.

This year, the Dhaka Art Summit collaborated with around 30 artist collectives from home and abroad. One of them was Ruangrupa, a group of artists and creators from Jakarta, showcasing numerous interesting concepts.

“In our lives, we go through many hardships. However, a fleeting moment of joy is able to trump all of them, and make you happy,” said Taposh Barua, a former student of journalism, who had his first book release at the Ekushey Boi Mela.

National Film Award winning actor-director Shahiduzzaman Selim is a prominent artiste in the theatre, television and films.

A two-day dance festival, held at Mymensingh Zila Shilpakala Academy auditorium, concluded recently.

Imagine Radio released a special thematic mini audio series, Oshomapto Kothopokothon, in celebration of Valentine’s Day.

Anupam Debashis Roy is known for being someone who “tells it like it is”. The writer and political activist’s release in this year’s Ekushey Boi Mela,

Filmfare Awards 2020 was a star-studded event with the presence of celebrities such as Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Ayushmann Khurrana and others. This year, the event took place in Assam.

With the motto, Manush drishtihin bolei ondho noy, manush muloto proggahin bolei ondho, (People are blind not because they are unable to see with their eyes, but because they do not have the knowledge to visualise life from within), Sporsho Foundation has been working tirelessly to provide quality education to visually impaired children with their braille books.

Marking their 40th founding anniversary, Jahangirnagar Theatre staged their 37th production, ‘Khoabnama’, at the Jahangirnagar University campus yesterday.

The 9th edition of Kibria International Print Fair, which began on February 13, concluded yesterday at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka (DU). Kibria International Print Fair Organising Committee and Kibria Printmaking Studio jointly organised the fair as a tribute to the abstract art master and eminent printmaker Mohammad Kibria.

Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music, hosted a musical soiree titled, Bhalobashar Akhore Lekha Boshonter Gaan, featuring songs about romance and spring-- the season of love. Sponsored by Dhaka Bank Limited, the event was held yesterday at A S Mahmud Hall of The Daily Star Centre.

Commemorating the Ekushey Padak winning classical musician Pandit Barin Mazumder on his 99th birth anniversary, the Government

Children from Scholastica School’s junior campus presenting an adorable performance on their Annual Sports Day, which took place