The festival will open with Indian film “Pinky Beauty Parlour”, and feature a total of 24 feature-length and short films. India and Sri Lanka have the highest representation at the competition with five filsm each; Nepal has four entries; Bhutan, Afghanistan and Pakistan each have two titles at the festival while Maldives has one.

An exhibition featuring the works of the late Peruvian photographer Eugene Courret began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on 17 November.

Tributes pour in for Malcolm Young, co-founder of the Australian rock band AC/DC, after he passed away aged 64.

On the opening day of the ongoing Dhaka Lit Fest, theatre troupe BotTala premiered their new production, “Bonyotherium”, based on Sukumar Roy's story “Heshoram Hushiarer Diary”, at the Nazrul Mancha of Bangla Academy.

Citibank Bangladesh organised its annual event “Gaan-e Gaan-e Gunijon Shongbordhona” to celebrate the lifetime contributions of renowned singer Ferdous Wahid. The programme was held at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden on November 17.

Star Melodies, The Daily Star's regular initiative to promote Bangla music, will present a special musical soiree highlighting songs sung by renowned singer Abdul Jabbar, as well as those lip-synced by Nayak Raj Razzak in his films – today at 6pm at The Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct, The Daily Star Centre.

Tiger Shroff, who is currently busy preparing for “Baaghi 2” opposite Disha Patani, will soon be marching towards Karan Johar's “Student of the Year 2”.

For many years, BTV was the only broadcaster in the country, the sole entertainment outlet for generations with its memorable programmes and dramas. The television network is about to break out of its own mold soon, by airing its first megaseries.

Warner Bros. has unveiled the first photo and title for the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” sequel: “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.”

Art gallery ARTcon in association with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) has arranged a two-week long solo art exhibition titled “Jungle of Humanity” by artist Mahbub Zamal Shamim at Gallery-2 of BSA's National Art Gallery.

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