Initially published on June 15, 2007

Renowned musical couple Labik Kamal Gaurob and Nobonita Chowdhury have released Bondhu Doyamoy, a heartfelt cover of Radharaman Datta's original piece. Published by G-Series, the song was arranged by Gaurob himself, while the video was directed by Manju Ahmed. The heartfelt tribute, complete with contributions from Buno and AZM Rafsan, was appreciated by the audience this Eid.

National Award winning composer and music director Alauddin Ali passed away at the capital's Universal Medical College Hospital at 5:50 pm today. He was 68 years old at the time of passing, and was kept on life support as his condition deteriorated.

Each year, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated across the globe to acknowledge and honour the ethnicity, traditions and cultures of indigenous groups. In our country, indigenous groups have diverse and rich cultural traditions that are part and parcel of Bangladesh’s culture.

Today marks the 79th birthday of renowned thespian and Ekushey Padak Awardee, Ramendu Majumdar. He is one of the founders of the troupe, Theatre, formed in 1972. He has been the President of International Theatre Institute (ITI) twice. Currently, he is the Honorary President of ITI. Unfortunately, the artiste tested positive for COVID-19 recently, and is staying at home in isolation. He talks about his plans for his birthday and more in a conversation with The Daily Star.

This August marks Kishore Kumar’s 91st birth anniversary. He was born on August 4, 1929.

To showcase the talent of the artistic minds of our generation involving a noble objective of raising a fund to help the frontliners and those people who are in the Coronavirus pandemic, Government Science College Photography Club (GSCPC) is hosting an online contest titled, GSCPC presents Fundraiser Photography Competition.

Liberation War Museum, in collaboration with Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Japan, arranged an online exhibition commemorating Hiroshima Day. The exhibition, titled, From disaster to a New Future, was inaugurated by H E Ito Naoki, Ambassador of Japan in Bangladesh. 75 years ago, on August 6, an atomic bomb was dropped in the city of Hiroshima and then three days later, in Nagasaki. The Liberation War Museum has been celebrating this day for the last few years to honour the victims of this tragedy.

National Award winning music director and composer Alauddin Ali has been put on life support at the capital's Universal Medical College Hospital.

To combat various professional problems plaguing music composers and directors, Music Composers’ Association of Bangladesh officially announced its proceedings on August 4 at a press conference.

Solaiman Khoka has been a writer, producer and actor at Bangladesh Betar since 1972. He has written and produced numerous radio programmes over the years, and acted in several shows as well.

Most 90’s children would fondly remember the character of Baker Bhai from Kothao Keu Nei (1992). The man who played an integral role in bringing this legendary character to our TV screens, Mohammad Barkatullah, is no more among us.

Sharmila Banerjee first came across Amala Shankar when her family visited Kolkata in 1969. Her cousin Bhaswati Ghosh, a student of Uday Shankar India Culture Centre at the time, took her to the academy, where she discovered the magic of dance as a means of communication.

Copyright protection and the proper disbursement of royalties have been issues that artistes in all fields of entertainment have wanted to resolve for decades. In recent years, due to relentless campaigns from various musical and film organisations, the process of obtaining copyright was imminently becoming normalised by artistes.

The song, Jitbo Mora (We Shall Win), presented by UNDP, hopes to inspire the masses to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prominent sculptor and artist Sameena M Karim's fourth solo online art exhibition has started in Artitude, the foremost online art gallery based in Bangladesh.

The online art exhibition, Bekar Idea, featuring 43 artworks by 23 young and emerging artists is currently underway. It is organised by King Kortobbyo, in collaboration with EMK Center. Established in 2018, the main purpose of the King Kortobbyo is to create works of art on contemporary issues. People can check out the exhibition from King Kortobbyo’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

Abdus Sattar, a renowned name in the film industry of Bangladesh, passed away at the age of 72 on August 4. In 2012, he suffered from a severe brain stroke and later, became paralyzed. He has been combatting several major health problems for a long time. He breathed his last on his way to Green Life Medical College & Hospital.

To combat various professional problems plaguing music composers and directors, Music Composers’ Association of Bangladesh officially announced its proceedings yesterday at a press conference. Renowned composer Sheikh Sadi Khan will act as the convener of the association, whereas Naquib Khan, Anisur Rahman Tonu, Farid Ahmed, Foad Naser Babu, Shawquat Ali Emon, Bappa Mazumder, Partha Mazumder, Partha Barua, S I Tutul and Ripon Khan are the members of the committee. Senior music directors Ali Hossain, Alam Khan and Mohammad Shahenwaz, among other noted musicians, are advisors to the association.

Anirban Bhattacharya starrer film Detective will witness a direct-to-digital release on Hoichoi on August 14. Originally slated for a full-fledged theatrical release, the SVF produced film will now be exclusively available on the platform from its release date. Directed by Joydeep Mukherjee, the film is based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore. “We are excited that the film is getting a digital release, and it will become the first Bengali feature to get a World Premiere on Hoichoi", said Mahendra Soni, Co-Founder and Director, SVF. The film also features Ishaa Saha, Shaheb Bhattacharjee and Trina Saha.