Popular singer of recent times, Joy Shahriar, launched his fourth studio album titled Lapatta at Teachers-Students Center (TSC) of Dhaka University (DU) recently. Aajob Karkhana, in Association with Aajob Records & Dhaka University Band Society (DUBS), organised the event.

The album titled Smrityr Uddeshshe was released in 1998 by Kamal Das Gupta and Pranab Roy, with 10 modern songs sung by Shusmita Anis.

It was an aesthetically designed musical soiree that HSBC, Bangladesh hosted at the Grand Ballroom of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, on July 26. The monsoon-filled evening turned to be a confluence of melody and rhythm, that is evocative of many regards.

‘Life Partner Dot Com’ will be broadcast on ATN Bangla at 11 pm today. Directed by Saeed Tareque, the all-new tele-fiction will star ATM

The film, ‘Bibaho Obhijaan’, was released yesterday in 53 theatres across Bangladesh, including Star Cineplex and Blockbuster Cinemas in Dhaka. The film stars Nusraat Faria, Ankush, Rudranil Ghosh, Sohini Sarkar, Anirban Bhattacharya and Priyanka Sarkar.

Eminent Indian musician Kumar Sanu along with Bangladeshi songstress Porshi, recently collaborated for a song titled, Moner Gohiney. Shree Pritam from West Bengal was behind the tune and music arrangement of the song.

Prominent artist Rafique Siddiqui passed away at Uttara, Dhaka on Thursday night. He was an Associate Professor and Director, Planning and Development at Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, Uttara, Dhaka since 2006.

New York-based Bangladeshi artist Khurshid Alam Saleem’s solo exhibition, Speed of Color, opens today at the contemporary art gallery,

Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity (BACHSAS) held their elections yesterday in a festive manner at BFDC (Bangladesh Film Development Corporation). Hundreds of members made their way to the voting centre, despite their busy schedules.

Rutger Hauer, the renowned humanoid android from the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner, passed away recently at his Dutch home. The announcement was made on Hauer’s non-profit HIV/AIDS charity, the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association’s website.

North South University Cine and Drama Club (NSUCDC) staged Shokuntola, written by the great poet Kalidas, at the university auditorium recently.

Kalo Megher Bhela will be released today at Star Cineplex and Blockbuster Cinema, Jamuna Future Park. Written by renowned poet Nirmalendu Goon, the children’s film was made with the help of a government grant.

Recently, Patra Bharati, a publication house in Kolkata and Onno Prokash, a book publisher in Dhaka, signed an agreement, according to which books of renowned Bangladeshi writers such as Humayun Ahmed, Imdadul Haque Milon and Selina Hossain and popular Indian authors such as Sunil Gangopadhyay and Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay among others, will be available to bookworms in both the Bengals.

Ahnaf Khan Anik, a promising guitarist, is a part of Leemonade, Bangla Five and The Armeen Musa Band. Bangla Five released their debut album, Confusion, this year, while Leemonade and The Armeen Musa Band are known for their excellent musicianship. Anik takes out a minute for us to answer some quick-fire questions.

The High Commission of India, Dhaka, will host The Malhar Festival, an Indian classical music event, today and tomorrow, at the Main Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at 6:30 pm.

This year’s The Lion King is Disney’s latest effort in its quest to remake many of its animated classics. I was able to catch the film in a theatre at Bangkok, on the day of its premiere.

After presenting the audience with enticing films like Poramon 2 and Dohon, director Raihan Rafi is set to begin shooting for his latest venture, Poran, from August 1.

The #metoo movement has been quite a revelation, with women finding courage to expose their harassers through the power of social media. A lot of debate had also sparked regarding well-known people in the society.

Comedy Hour, directed by Syed Tareque, will be broadcast today at 11 pm on ATN Bangla.

The tele-fiction, ‘Taar Baba Godfather’, starring Rawnak Hasan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha and Mamunur Rashid among others, will be televised on SA TV at 9 pm tomorrow. It is written and directed by Sumon Anowar.