Minam Haq

Members of Alor Ishkool recently held the ninth instalment of their poetry recitation programme, Ebari Prothom Tumi, at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro.

Since his teenage days, Mohammed Abdullah, also known as ABD, developed an interest in music.

Sadya Afreen Mallick, Chief, Culture Initiatives, The Daily Star, conceptualised the musical tribute, titled, Tomar Shomadhi Phule Phule Dhaka. She also hosted the special event, as part of Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music. The musical soiree was held at The Daily Star Centre yesterday.

Born in 1946, Khurshid Alam is one of the most prominent artistes to have ever graced the Bangladeshi music industry. His melodious prowess began to win the hearts of the masses from the early sixties.

Bangla Academy organised a programme on the 43rd death anniversary of our National Poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam at the Kobi Shamsur Rahman Seminar Hall. Early in the morning, Bangla Academy placed floral bouquets at his tomb, and later in the evening, the programme commenced.

The presence of hip hop culture in the Bangladeshi music industry was not as prevalent even a decade ago. However, the scene has changed drastically over the years. Asiful Islam Sohan, who goes by the alias Black Zang (BZ), is one of the prominent artistes in the game. One day while playing around with Bangla words, he realised that he could write rhymes in his mother tongue. Ever since then, he has been honing his craft.

Long before he garnered popularity as one of the pioneers of Bangla rap, Towfique Ahmed was introduced to the art of poetry and music by his father from a very young age.

Making his television debut early in 1999, Adnan Faruque Hillol later took acting as a profession and pursued it for more than a decade.