Thirty-five year old Sreedhar Das works as cobbler in Mymensingh city. Every year, on the occasion of puja celebrations, this young dhak (a percussive instrument) artiste plays the instrument at Puja mandaps, especially during Durga Puja.

Festivals are the best time to wear one’s finest outfit, as it reflects the colourful clebrations all over the country.

“I will spend Durga Puja in my home town, as always”, said National Award Winning actor Chanchal Chowdhury, with quite an excited demeanour over the phone.

Today is the tenth day of Durga Puja, also known as Bijoya Dashami, which marks the Visarjan (immersion in water) of the idol of Goddess Durga, with grand celebrations and processions.

Every year, millions of people, irrespective of race and religion, get together to celebrate the joyous occasion of Durga Puja.

Jarwa House and ICE Today recently organised Best in the Wedding Industry Awards 2019, an award ceremony that promotes the wedding industry of Bangladesh.

Gonoshilpi, the leading cultural organisation of Pabna, staged a musical show paying tribute to five leading composers of Bangla (known as the Poncho-Kobi) at the Bonomali institute in Pabna recently.

Australian actor Megan Mitchell is set to star in internationally acclaimed director Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s forthcoming feature film, No Land’s Man, alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Prominent film and television actor Aparna Ghosh is celebrating Durga Puja at her hometown, Chattogram, as she does every year.

Celebrated singer and composer Bappa Mazumder has captured the hearts of millions, both as a solo artiste and with his band, Dalchhut. He looks back on his fond memories of Durga Puja in a candid chat with The Daily Star.

Ameen Badal’s solo Ghazal soiree was held at Poet Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on October 4. Jahangirnagar University Graduates Club arranged the programme, in which the artiste rendered several famous ghazals like Kayse Sakoon Paoon Tujhe Dekhneko Baad, Gunchay Shakh Laga Haye, Dil Mein Ek Laherchhi Uthi Haye Abhi and Kabhi Aah Lab Pe Machal Gayi.

The Beatles’ Abbey Road has returned to the top of the British album charts, decades after its first release.

Bogura Youth Choir, a renowned socio-cultural organization in the northern districts, observed 43 years of establishment recently.

Ekushey Padak awardee Ramendu Majumdar has been working in the field of theatre as an actor, producer and director for five decades. On the occasion of Durga Puja, he shares his childhood memories of the festival with The Daily Star.

​Iti, Tomari Dhaka, Bangladesh’s first anthology film, is set to release in November this year. It was recently approved by the Film Censor Board of Bangladesh.

‘Bhalobashar Alo Adhar’, directed by Golam Sohrab Dodul, will be broadcast today at 9 pm on Deepto TV. It features Sushama Sarker, Shahed Sharif Khan, Saiful Jarnal, Shampa Reza and Aruna Biswas, among others.

Marking Durga Puja 2019, singers Sandipan Das and Debolina Sur have recorded a duet, Eshechhe Ma Durga. Under the banner of Agniveena, the song has been published as a music video.

Duronto Television will broadcast special programmes to celebrate Durga Puja from today till October 8.

Bappy Chowdhury has carved a place for himself in the film industry within a short span of time. Since his debut in 2012 with Bhalobasar Rong, the actor has shown promise with his performances in films like Daag Hridoye (2019) and Sultana Bibiana (2017). The actor chats with The Daily Star about his Durga Puja plans this year.

Ushering in the season of autumn, the country’s leading cultural institute, Chhayanaut, held their Sharat Utshab 2019 at Bakultola, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, yesterday.