The organisers said the programme seeks to reaffirm the role of music and culture as powerful tools of protest, resilience, and communal harmony in the face of intolerance.

There are exhibitions you walk into, and there are exhibitions that feel like you are stepping across a threshold into someone else’s world. “Pawmum Parban”, currently underway at Alliance Française de Dhaka, unfolds like the latter; carrying a depth that quietly rearranges how you look at a culture you thought you vaguely knew. I went in expecting an art show and left with the sense that a small group of children from the hills had succeeded in doing something the city often fails at: making us feel something beyond our own noise.

A collective of filmmakers and artists in Dhaka has demanded swift justice

Anuswar Theatre is bringing back its acclaimed production “Mahashunye Cycle” with a fresh run at the Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mohila Samity, a year after its stage debut. The play will be performed seven times over four consecutive days, from December 24 to 27.

Ferdous Wahid is one of the pioneers of pop music in the country. He has gifted audiences countless timeless songs such as “Mamunia”, “Emon Ekta Ma Dena”, and “Age Jodi Jantam”. Beyond music, he has directed dramas and films, and has also earned acclaim as a television presenter.

Pink Floyd have released a brand-new official music video for "Wish You Were Here", marking the ongoing celebrations surrounding the album’s 50th anniversary edition.

The popular magazine show “Ityadi” has filmed its latest episode in Chuadanga, continuing its long-standing tradition of taking the programme beyond studio walls and into different regions of the country.

After its theatrical release in September, the film “Saba”, starring actress Mehazabien Chowdhury, is now streaming on OTT platform Hoichoi.

While mainstream coverage focused on the unexpected outcome, social media buzz took a lighter cultural turn, centring on the striking imagery of DeMoor fighting in bright pink gloves.

This tribute honours those whose creative voices shaped Bangladesh’s cultural landscape.

Nearly every room was vandalised, property was looted, and parts of the building were set on fire. Police and army personnel arrived shortly after the incident, brought the situation under control, and extinguished the flames. Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were also present at the scene.

Legendary Bangladeshi rock band Warfaze has announced the postponement of its much-anticipated “Forty Years Legacy Concert Tour” in Bangladesh, citing the country’s current situation and difficulties in obtaining necessary permissions.

Within the scarred walls of Chhayanaut, the repair of a broken harmonium is more than a maintenance task, it is an act of institutional defiance.

The theatre festival will continue until December 26. Plays will be staged every evening at the main auditorium of the National Theatre Hall of Shilpakala Academy.

The desecration of Chhayanaut, Bangladesh’s preeminent bastion of music and Bengali culture, has prompted an urgent political intervention from one of the nation’s most celebrated musicians, Shayan Chowdhury Arnob.

Three Bangladeshi films—“Delupi”, “Roid” and “Master”—have been selected across three sections of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) this year, marking the first time three local productions have featured together at a major international festival. The festival will be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from January 29 to February 8, 2026.

Crowds began gathering in the National Parliament complex area from Saturday (December 20) morning to attend the janaza of Inquilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. His body was placed at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban around 2:00pm. The presence of hundreds of thousands of people, cutting across party lines, has since become a subject of widespread discussion.

The association said violence of this nature is wholly unacceptable and poses a serious threat to Bangladesh’s cultural and democratic environment.

Noted singer Kanak Chapa has strongly condemned the recent violence and unrest surrounding the death of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, saying those responsible for attacks, vandalism and arson in the country’s art, literature and cultural spheres can never represent his ideals.

The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has announced that all previously scheduled events and exhibitions will resume from December 21, 2025, following the conclusion of the state mourning period.