The quake left people across the country panicked, and many shared their frightening experiences on social media. Celebrities from the entertainment industry were among them.

Under the banner “Aesthetic films, thoughtful audiences, enlightened society,” this edition will screen 250 films from 75 countries, including 67 from Bangladesh.

Chhayanaut general secretary Laisa Ahmed Lisa said in a release that the night will feature songs by five traditional lyricists, including Lalon Sain and Manmohan Dutta.

Rajshahi University is set to host the fourth edition of the “Kothashahityik Hasan Azizul Haque Theatre Festival”, beginning on Friday and continuing until Tuesday. The five-day event is being organised to mark the 44th founding anniversary of the university-based theatre troupe Somokal Natyochokro.

Actor and director Ziaul Hoque Polash, known for his work on screen and his social initiatives, is set to launch breastfeeding corners at five key locations in Chattogram through his voluntary organisation, Dakbaksho Foundation. The initiative aims to support mothers with young children who often struggle to find safe and private spaces to breastfeed while outside the home.

Fatima Bosch of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe 2025, winning the title at a finale overshadowed by weeks of controversy. The 25-year-old humanitarian emerged as a crowd favourite after she was publicly berated by a Thai pageant director during a pre-pageant meeting, prompting several contestants to stage a walkout.

There was a time when Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed found herself facing one of the most challenging phases of her life. In the middle of that chaos, theatre entered her world — offering a rare sense of hope and peace just when she needed it most.

Abu Shahed Emon’s “A Foolish Man” has been selected for the highly competitive APN+ECG Track of the 2025 Asian Producers Network (APN) at the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF)—one of Asia’s most respected platforms for emerging cinematic voices.

Fans of “Friends” can finally watch the conclusion of its short-lived spinoff “Joey”, as the final eight unaired episodes have been released nearly 20 years after the series was cancelled.

Music artistes Bappa Mazumder and Shomnur Monir Konal are set to perform at this year’s “Utsho Sandhya”, a charity concert organised to support underprivileged children.

The central Paris museum—often compared to Madame Tussauds in London—already features figures of Charles, now King Charles III, and Queen Elizabeth II. Diana, however, had long been absent despite her enduring association with the city where she died in a car crash in August 1997.

In the quiet corners of Alliance Française, a small cluster of canvases invites viewers into a Dhaka that no longer exists — or perhaps one that exists only in memory. In “City of Memories”, Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed turns the familiar chaos of our own Old Dhaka into intimate, abstract landscapes, painted to recall the magic of the city.

Actor Richi Solaiman, long celebrated for her work on television, is set to make her silver-screen debut after nearly three decades in the industry. She will star opposite Imtiaz Barshon in “Robi in Dhaka”, a film that explores the frustrations of Gen Z and their search for emotional recovery.

Madhuri Dixit is set to return to the small screen with the JioHotstar thriller series “Mrs Deshpande”, a remake of the French show “La Mante”. The actor stunned fans on Wednesday by releasing a tense 20-second teaser that hints at one of her darkest roles yet.

The inclusion of this prize brings the total number of live-televised awards to 24 on March 15, when the 98th Academy Awards will take place. While the casting honour is new to the main broadcast, the Academy has also laid groundwork for a stunt design award, set to debut at the 100th Oscars in 2028.

The invitation marks a significant moment for Bangladeshi theatre scholarship, placing a local academic voice at one of the region’s most influential platforms for performance research, collaboration and pedagogy.

As a child in art school, I was known to my painting teacher as the student obsessed with landscapes. I might not have bloomed into a remarkable landscape artist, but fast forward to 2025 – after work, I dragged my exhausted self to Dwip Gallery in Lalmatia just to witness the landscape art exhibition they are currently hosting.

For India’s creator ecosystem, this marks a notable shift — a test case for whether viewers are willing to pay directly for premium content outside established OTT platforms.

Alamgir describes the play as a reflection on the uneven burdens that societies place on their most vulnerable members.

A state-initiated documentary paying tribute to celebrated author and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed has been released under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, marking a significant step in an ongoing effort to formally recognise Bangladesh’s artistic legends. Directed by “Debi” filmmaker Anam Biswas, the 25-minute documentary revisits Humayun’s life, legacy and enduring influence across literature, television and cinema.