To mark the International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9, 2020, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) organised the 15th edition of ‘Anti-Corruption Cartoon Competition and Exhibition 2020’ recently. The theme for this year’s competition was, “Coronavirus Mokabelay Durniti” (Corruption in dealing with coronavirus).

“No Man’s Sky”, a story crafted by Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK) playwright Bulbul Hasan and director Syeda Saima Ahmed, depicts coming of age in this most unprecedented time of Covid-19. Aired on November 20 as part of Season of Bangla Drama 2020 festival, the play was greeted with great level of audience appreciation.

Popular Bangladeshi actor Pori Moni has been included in Forbes Asia magazine’s ‘100 Digital Stars’ list. The list consists of the most influential celebrities on social media and the digital space, who are “as famous online as they are on stage and screen”, as per the prestigious magazine.

Celebrated actor Arifin Shuvoo is currently shooting for the Zee5 original, “Contract”, directed by Tanim Noor and Krishnendu Chattopadhyay with Parthe Sarkar as an associate director.

Directed by Atanu Ghosh, the critically acclaimed film, “Robibaar” (On a Sunday), recently won two awards at the Madrid International Film Festival 2020.

Jessore’s Monihar is one of the most popular movie theatres in the country. The place is known for releasing films simultaneously with the theatres in Dhaka. It has a long-standing legacy of its own. Today marks Monihar’s 37th anniversary.

A film on Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s life -- a Bangladesh-India joint venture commemorating his 100th birth anniversary, is in the making. The shooting for this much anticipated film was scheduled to start in March this year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the shoot is now scheduled to start in January next year.

Dhaka International Guitar Festival 2020 will commence from tomorrow online. The event partners are Calcutta International Classical Guitar Festival, Cooperacion Espanola, Instituto Cervantes, Tonebase, Embassy of Portugal, Embajada De Espana En India and Johannes Moller.

The recent surge in the number of rape cases has outraged the nation, as activists around the country continue to protest against such heinous crimes. In light of these events, a mass rally to raise awareness on violence against women and the prevention of rape was arranged recently at the premises of Noakhali’s Shilpakala Academy by Jaago Bangladesh and several other central organisations, including Noakhali Rural Development Society (NRDS).

While the government has recently announced a welfare fund for film artistes, no such initiative is being taken for television artistes in this regard.

National Award winning director and renowned actor Tauquir Ahmed is set to start the production of his new feature film. Although the mahurat is soon to be arranged, the name of the film is yet to be finalised.

Circus Police is a well-known name to music lovers in the country, with songs such as ‘Mohini Romoni’ and ‘Ratrir Prohori’ making a mark in the rock music scene. The band, however, had a stop-and-start career, trifling any momentum that they could gather in between their promising hits. Consisting of Zulyad Islam Qazi, Efaz Rahman Khan, Tanjib Chowdhury and Zaki Adnan, the band is now looking forward to a new start off the back of their fresh slate of releases. The Daily Star talks to the young musicians on their recent releases, and plans for the future.

Renowned singer Mainul Ahsan Noble is set for his playback debut in Bangladesh with the film, “Mukhosh”. Directed by Iftekhar Shuvo, the singer will lend his voice to the title track of the anticipated film. Director Iftekhar Shuvo confirmed the news to The Daily Star.

It is not a surprise that BBC one’ss top crime drama ‘Peaky Blinders’, created by Steven Knight, is going to see a further seasons, alongside a possible full length Film. After the epic cliffhanger in the finale of Season 5, fans are eagerly waiting for their dose of the Shelby gang.

Russian born Bangladeshi dancer, choreographer, model and actor Ridy Sheikh first earned the spotlight for her participation in international dance shows like “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dance Plus”.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the release of new films has been on hold for quite some time. However, shooting of numerous upcoming films kicked off in full swing. Logistics for production shoots are complicated to begin with, a

Aly Zaker, my Galileo, made his final exit in the early hours of November 27, 2020, bringing about a nationwide realisation of loss and shock.

Aly Zaker, known in his intimate circle as “Chhotlu” left us for eternity on November 27, 2020. He was 76.

Renowned actor Zahid Hossain Shovon made his name in theatre, television and film over the years.

Eminent actor and Member of Parliament Asaduzzaman Noor has tested positive for Covid-19. His daughter, Shuprova Tasneem, confirmed the news to The Daily Star.