The traditional jatra pala,Rupban, featuring the ancient elements of the art form, was staged at Mymensingh Town Hall, recently.

There have been a lot of great actors, or Nayaks as we say in Bangla, but only one Nayak Raj – Nayak Raj Razzak. The multiple-time National Award winner acted in more than 300 Urdu and Bangla films throughout his career.

Fulki, a cultural and educational institution of the port city, has organised a three-day children-youth cultural festival, which begins today.

Slowly gaining more and more popularity as the cultural hub of Dhanmondi, 3rd Space hosted an insightful art talk recently, where youngsters spent a wonderful weekend afternoon brainstorming how art makes us human, with Najib Tareque.

A lecture by Gaudiya Nritya exponent Rachel Priyanka Perris will be held at Wolfson Lecture Theatre (SWLT), Paul Webley Wing, SAOS University of London, today. The free and open for all event is being hosted by the SOAS Indian Dance Society.

With the slogan, ‘Future in Frames’, this year’s International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh will take place from January 24 to 31 at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium in Central Public Library.

​Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music, will host a special evening, titled Tondrahara Raater Gaan, featuring evergreen nostalgic, romantic songs.

Niyamul Mukta’s Kathbirali, starring Sporshia, was released in 18 cinema halls inside and outside Dhaka, on January 17.

For the past few years, the Art Fest, alternatively known as Charukola Utshab, has been organised at a location outside Dhaka,

The music video for the song, ‘Phuler Naame Naam’, by Momtaz Begum, MP, was released at a press conference held at Zahur Hossain Chowdhury Hall of National Press Club (NPC)

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Cultural organisation Surer Vela in Moulvibazar hosted a solo musical soiree titled, An Evening of Rabindra Sangeet, at M Saifur Rahman Auditorium, Moulvibazar, recently. The evening featured performances by eminent Tagore singer Shreya Guhathakurta from India and renowned singer Nurul Islam.

Pragata Naoha is one of the most promising young musicians in Dhaka. Her recently released track, Kaalo won much accolade.

Actor-director Ishrat Nishat passed away this Sunday, due to a cardiac arrest, at the age of 56. Ishrat was a renowned theatre personality, who was dedicated towards her craft for many years. From Bailey Road theatre street to Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, she gave us many significant performances across different venues in the country.

Hill Artists’ Group organised a three-day long exhibition of artists from Chittagong Hill Tracts at Gallery 27 in Dhanmondi. Titled The Reflection of the Hill, it is the ninth group art exhibition organised by the group.

Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden are set to headline Citadel, Anthony and Joe Russo’s upcoming thriller series for Amazon Studios.

An international symposium exploring themes from the Homelands exhibition took place at Clore Learning Studio, Kettle’s Yard in

The impeccable footwork and storytelling of the dancers of Nrityanchal and Guru Shishya Parampara, along with the masters Shibli Mohammad and Shamim Ara Nipa, captivated the audience at ICCR Scholar’s Evening: Colours of Kathak.

A group print exhibition, Deconstruction for Change, opened recently at Gallery Chitrak in Dhanmondi.

Heartthrob film and television star Ferdous recently launched the new Nokia 2.3 phone at the Dhaka International Trade Fair. The actor claims to have been a huge fan of Nokia phones since a long time.