With two of Bangladesh's most influential rock bands debuting new line-ups, “Overload Festival” is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated rock concerts of the year.

In addition to lending his vocals to the track, Sanjoy wrote the lyrics and composed and produced the music. He noted that work on the project had been underway for the past two months and that both he and Nora had planned to release the song during the World Cup period.

To bring together the sounds of modern urban life, technology and creativity, the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is organising an event titled "Notun Shobdo: Electronic Music Workshop and Stage Performance”.

According to the organisers, all necessary preparations for the event had been completed and the required approvals from the relevant authorities had been secured.

People are digging up everything — live concert footage, the short films he turned his music videos into, grainy rehearsal clips — and it’s all circulating across social media. Some of them weren’t even born when he died.

Artcell is scheduled to perform at the X Force Presents Overload Festival on July 10 at the Hall of Fame, BCFICC, alongside prominent bands including Aurthohin and Cryptic Fate. As the band prepares for a new chapter, Artcell says it is excited to welcome Bakhtiar and return to the stage while preserving the legacy it has built over more than two decades.

Popular Bangladeshi singer Balam is set to perform in Sweden for the first time as part of a special concert marking more than three decades in music.

The song plays during several segments of the video, including a section in which Anwar discusses the Rohingya crisis and ongoing diplomatic efforts involving ASEAN, Bangladesh, and Malaysia to engage Myanmar on the issue.

Artistes perform during the second and final day of the World Music Day festival at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on June 22. The two-day celebration featured performances spanning folk, contemporary, instrumental, and international musical traditions. Among those in attendance on the closing day were Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Emran Saleh Prince, Zakir Hossain Rokan, Cultural Affairs Secretary Kaniz Moula, and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Director General Sheikh Rezauddin Ahmed.

The programme will be chaired by Cultural Affairs Secretary Kaniz Mowla. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Director General and poet Sheikh Rezauddin Ahmed will deliver the welcome address.

As the FIFA World Cup unfolds across the United States, Mexico and Canada, football fever has spread around the globe, including Bangladesh. With the tournament's knockout stage set to begin in the coming days, music producer and composer Fuad Almuqtadir has unveiled a new song celebrating the spirit of the beautiful game.

Celebrated model and dancer Sadia Islam Mou has added a new dimension to her artistic career by performing poetry in a music video for the first time.

Goethe-Institut Bangladesh hosted a cosy evening on June 20 commemorating the Bard of Bengal, polymath Rabindranath Tagore’s enduring connection with Germany. Titled “From the Memory Lane”, the programme navigates Tagore’s visits that have strengthened the bond between Germany and the undivided Bengal of British India.

American pop star Ariana Grande has extended support to children and families affected by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza through an emergency grant provided via her newly launched charitable foundation, "Brighter Days Ahead".

The evening will feature some of Runa Laila’s timeless classics alongside Bengal Symphony’s live renditions of several recent hits popularised through “Coke Studio Bangla”.

The timeless poem “Kandari Hushiar” completed its centenary on May 22, just days after Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 127th birth anniversary. Marking both milestones, Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Songstha (BNSS) organised “Nazrul Jayanti 1433”, an immersive cultural programme at the auditorium of Chhayanaut Sanskriti Bhaban.

In the post, the band wrote that Soumik Islam and Saif Irfan, two important members of their journey, would no longer be part of the current line-up.

Released on Thursday, the new version transforms the classic rock track into a moving reflection on grief, solidarity and resistance.

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has outlined a range of proposed initiatives for the year-long observance, including a large-scale Nazrul Fair, an international conference of Nazrul scholars, nationwide competitions based on the poet’s works, and the publication of a commemorative volume featuring selected writings.

The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is set to organise a two-day music festival in Dhaka to celebrate World Music Day.