Actor Tawsif Mahbub is set to appear in filmmaker Vicky Zahed’s upcoming web series “Pranbhomra”, alongside actress Sreyashee Sreya. The series will mark Sreya’s debut in OTT content and is being produced for streaming platform iScreen.

The production draws on Sophocles’ “Antigone”, Selim Al Deen’s “Chaka”, Munier Chowdhury’s “Kabor”, Rabindranath Tagore’s poem “Sonar Tari” and different dramatic works based on the Manasamangal tradition, alongside readings from historical documents and multimedia elements.

The post became vacant after the one-year contractual tenure of poet and writer Sheikh Rezauddin Ahmed, popularly known as Rezauddin Stalin, expired.

Bangladesh also features in the nominations through Al Jazeera English’s current affairs programme “Al Jazeera Investigates: Hasina: 36 Days in July”, which is nominated in the Current Affairs category.

Dhaka’s much-anticipated concert lineup for this weekend has been disrupted, with three major international shows facing postponement or rescheduling amid security concerns and delays in obtaining the necessary approvals.

Shoaib, who is skilled in playing several musical instruments, has worked on the music of critically and commercially acclaimed films including “Hawa”, “Swapnajaal” and “Roid”. He is also one of the sound designers on the acclaimed web series “Dui Shaw”. Several songs featuring his vocals have also won appreciation from listeners.

“Hothat Brishti” made a strong impact on audiences when it premiered on Channel i on Eid-ul-Azha in 1998, following its theatrical release. Twenty-eight years later, “Abar Hothat Brishti” revisits the story and its familiar atmosphere with a new generation of actors.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has cancelled its sixth edition, originally scheduled to take place from December 3 to 12, with organisers announcing that the event will return in the final quarter of 2027.

Suman himself will not attend the event.

The Bangladesh Mime Federation also organised a discussion at the Experimental Theatre Hall, followed by mime performances by Shaon Mime Academy, The Mummers, Muk-balaka, Rangan Mime Academy, Mime Face, Silent Theatre and Pantomime Movement.

Independent filmmakers often face greater challenges in getting their films released than in making them. To address this issue, a new platform titled “Cine Totem” is set to begin regular screenings of independent films in Dhaka.

Country singer Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has made Billboard history, becoming the longest-running No 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by a single song.

Chanchal Chowdhury has called on people from the cultural community and the wider public to support Rifat’s treatment.

Popular singers Rupankar Bagchi and Joy Shahriar have released a joint album titled “Gaaner Pothe Dekha”, featuring eight songs composed by Shahriar.

Printmaking is one of the most complicated forms of traditional art. A seemingly simple process of drawing reaches a whole new level of technical complexity, allowing the same piece of art to be reproduced accurately. Describing the art of printmaking, American artist Kiki Smith once compared it to a mystery that one must learn to rein in. Since its independence, Bangladesh has seen its fair share of talented printmakers emerge over the decades.

The upcoming Bangladeshi OTT project “Mission DDLJ (Dhrubo-Diya’s Love Journey)” serves as a direct, affectionate tribute to Shah Rukh Khan, “DDLJ”, and the enduring nostalgia of 90s romance.

Despite his illness, Rifat hopes to return to acting and writing poetry. His well-wishers have urged his colleagues, friends and members of the arts and literary communities to support him and pray for his recovery.

For nearly a decade, production companies have largely moved away from releasing solo audio albums, marking the decline of an era that once dominated the music industry.

Towfiqur Rahman, via his art, shows that delicate plants, animals, and humans can also survive nature and man-made chaos with their strength and instincts.

Based on the diary of Anne Frank, the play was first staged by Mad Theatre in 2021 as the theatre group’s third production.