February 24, 2021, was noted musician Talat Mahmood’s 97th birth anniversary. He was seventeen when his first song was broadcast on All India Radio, Kolkata. He sang, Sab din ek samaan nahin tha, bun jaoon ga kya se kya main, Iska to kuch dhyan nahin tha. He was popular for his velvety voice.

Kona Café is an increasingly popular hangout spot for the youth in the capital. The café has recently started a series of shows, the latest of which will aim to raise funds for 2 year old Nusrat Fabiha and help her fight cancer.

The much-anticipated film, “Operation Sundarban”, directed by Dipankar Dipon, is set to release during the forthcoming Eid-Ul-Azha. The film is based on the success story of the operation by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) forces to make the Sundarbans pirate-free.

Renowned artist, critic, and activist Nisar Hossain’s solo art exhibition “Shat Bochorer Khatiyan” is underway at Gallery Chitrak. It was launched on February 19, and will conclude on March 19, 2021. Gallery Chitrak inaugurated their journey in their new location at Dhanmondi with this exhibition.

India has announced a new national-level film award in memory of renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray. The decision to institute the award was taken at a meeting India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar had with the film fraternity of West Bengal in Kolkata, on Monday.

Foad Nasser Babu, a living legend -- a musician who has seen it all in the last four decades and more where the music industry of Bangladesh is concerned.

French electronic music band Daft Punk have announced they are splitting up, industry title Variety quoted their publicist as saying on Monday, ending a 28-year collaboration that spawned dance hits including “Around the World” and “One More Time.”

Legendary director, producer, lyricist, screenwriter and music director Gazi Mazharul Anwar has composed over thirty thousand songs during his illustrious career. Three of his songs have made it to BBC’s list of twenty best Bangla songs of all times. On the occasion of his 78th birthday, The Daily Star interviews the Ekushay Padak awardee and multiple-time National Film Award at winner his Baridhara residence -- where he shares his journey, experiences, and more.

‘Maa-Maati-Manush-Swadesh-Bhasha-Prokkriti (Mother-Earth-People-Homeland-Language-Nature)’ is a site-specific installation by Bishwajit Goswami near Bakkhali River at Moheshkhali, in association with Brihatta Art Foundation. Artist and professor Bishwajit Goswami envisions to tell an artistic story rooted in a unique environment, creating an atmosphere for cultural and linguistic exchange.

"[Off] Limits", a group exhibition currently underway in "Chobi Mela Shunno" at DrikPath Bhobon, features projects by fourteen South Asian artistes. In a corner of the basement at DrikPath Bhobon, a series of letters are displayed for everyone to read. ‘Letter from an Unborn Child’ by Thotkata, reflects the anguish and pain of an unborn child, as the kid addresses these letters to the readers, shoppers, and authorities related to the Tazreen factory fire in 2012.

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan became parents to their second child, a baby boy, today.

While the world celebrates International Mother Language Day, the special edition of Chobi Mela, in association with their cultural partner Colomboscope, sets a thought-provoking linguistic intervention through ‘Anatomies of Tongues’.

Asia’s most celebrated photography festival, Chobi Mela, concludes today. Exhibitions at the festival will run from 11 am till 8 pm. The ten-day event started on February 12, 2021.

Reality star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage and months of rumors that their relationship had broken down.

The world celebrates linguistic and cultural diversity on International Mother Language Day tomorrow (February 21). With that in mind, The Daily Star brings you a compilation of some notable television shows that will be aired in the country.

Nida Mehboob, Magnum Social Justice Photography grantee and 2019 fellowship awardee, is showcasing her latest work “Shadow Lives” in Chobi Mela’s group exhibition, “[Off] Limits”. She is a photographer and filmmaker based in Lahore, Pakistan. She graduated as a pharmacist before leaving the field and starting photography.

Ever since its inception in 2012, Jog Art Space has been working with artistes and viewers to create a space that allows cultural conversations to bloom. By allowing people to interact and connect, it has blended various art forms into a multidisciplinary street art show. Their collective exhibition, entitled "Cheragi Art Show Bhinno'' is currently underway in "Chobi Mela Shunno”, at DrikPath Bhobon, Panthapath.

Noted architect Bashirul Haq passed away in April 2020. He had designed DrikPath Bhobon, the venue for this year’s “Chobi Mela”. “Wishing Tree”, an exhibition featuring Haq’s seminal works, is being hosted at the festival, in honour of him.

Marking the 47th anniversary of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), a two-day celebration programme began yesterday at all their branches.

Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winning actor passed away around 9 am today morning, at his residence in Puran Dhaka, at the age of 79. The news was confirmed by S A Haque Alik, General Secretary, Bangladesh Directors' Guild.