In March 2021, beloved Aurthohin frontman Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon, popularly known as Bassbaba Sumon, was at the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in Bangkok.  He described his sufferings and painful journey, through an inspirational post on Facebook.

The nearly two-hour-long special felt like being splashed in the face with a potion that induces nostalgia.

National Award winning actor Chanchal Chowdhury was thoroughly impressed with Mir Sabbir’s debut directorial film, “Raat Jaaga Phool”.

Rashid Polash directorial “Moyurakkhi” will feature popular Dhallywood actress Bobby and debutant Shirin Shela. Khairul Basar was supposed to play a pivotal role, according to reports. However, actor Sudip Biswas Deep has officially signed the role.

Prince Mahmud‘s new song, “Anagoto”, featuring Tanzir Tuhin, was released under the banner of G Series, on New Year’s Eve. The number has been written by Samuel Haque, and Sajid Sarker has done the music arrangement of the track.

Superstar Shakib Khan is currently in the USA, planning his upcoming projects. However, rumours about his permanent stay there surfaced in the last few weeks after the actor departed from Dhaka in November.

Noted actress Falguni Hamid and eminent theatre personality M Hamid were hospitalised after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

There are a good number of films that await release.

MD Nazrul Islam’s “Chiranjib Mujib”, and Mir Sabbir’s debut directorial “Raat Jaga Phool” released theatrically on December 31.

I wish to see a world, where we could rejoice together on different occasions. Being an actor, I also hope that I get to play characters that help me grow, and refine my craft.

“Black Widow” was one of the most pirated movies of 2021.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan recently revealed that “Tiger 3” would release by December 2022, and teased the possibility of him and Shah Rukh Khan teaming up for another project.

In a sneak peek of the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” special airing January 1,  Emma Watson — who played Hermione Granger in the movies — recalled her crush on Felton, who played villain Draco Malfoy, and how he made her heart skip a beat for the first time.

Renowned lyricist Russell O'neil was found dead at his residence at midnight on December 31. 

On the occasion of 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence, renowned singers from Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and new generation singers have come together for the song “Amar Bangladesh.”

Celebrated film star Shabnur has been admitted to a hospital in Sydney, after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

The 5th installment of the Global Youth Film Festival concluded in Natore on December 28. With the slogan ‘Let's Cinema!’ the three-day event was initiated by Youth Film Association Cinema Bangladesh. Natore Film Club is the local organiser of the event.

A video on Facebook shows an old man trying to guide pedestrians on a busy street to cross the road using a foot over bridge. He is also offering a prize for this, in the form of tickets to the film “Raat Jaga Phool”, to those who are listening to his plea. Mir Sabbir himself, in disguise as an old man, promoted his debut directorial “Raat Jaga Phool” in this way, recently.

Noted actress Meryl Streep opened up about how she temporarily forgot how to act while portraying the U.S. president at a political rally for writer-director Adam McKay’s comedy “Don’t Look Up”.

Based on Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s stories that spawned an incredibly popular gaming franchise, Netflix’s “The Witcher” recently released its much-anticipated second season.