The International Weavers Festival (IWF), a first of its kind event, is hosted in Bangladesh by TS Events to celebrate and promote the weaving arts of our country.

Among the millions of people who had gathered to listen to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic 7th March speech was a young Dr Enamul Haq, now a legend in Bangladesh’s television and theatre industries.

‘Apon Adhar’, written by Shafiqur Rahman Shantanu and directed by Dipu Hazra, will be broadcast today at 9 pm on Maasranga

Set in a single room occupied by many women, Devi is the story of perseverance. The film opens with a few women who seemingly belong to different worlds but are all stuck in the same room – but why? The story unravels in the next 13 minutes, as we get to know the trauma that they have suffered.

Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) hosted a discussion with Laurent Gaudé, an acclaimed French novelist and playwright on March 4 at Auditorium Nouvelle Vague, AFD, Dhanmondi. Shishir Bhattacharja, Director, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, moderated the event.

The second edition of Voice of Humanity and Hope (VOHH) Foto Fest, an international photography event, began at Shilpakala Academy in Chattogram on March 4, 2020.

The grand finale of the reality game show, Singer Family and Fun organised by Singer Bangladesh, will be held on March 07. The finale will air on NTV at 8:55 pm.

For many of us, movies act as a perfect escape from a tightly packed schedule throughout the week. Bearing that in mind, let us look at a couple of Bangla films that are releasing in March.

Bangladesh Bands Gen Next is a project aimed to promote young and upcoming bands by providing them with a unique platform to express their talents. The programme has selected 26 young bands from Chattogram for its first run.

Promising artist Ruhul Amin Tarek’s first solo exhibition, Time & Reality, opens at Galleri Kaya in Uttara, today. Atiqul Islam, Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation, will inaugurate the show.

Sharmin Lucky is a renowned television presenter, elocutionist and voiceover artiste. She has been hosting The Daily Star’s Unsung Women Nation Builders Awards for the past three years.

As afternoon turned to evening in my chat with Shonar Bangla Circus, it was evident that they had put their heart and soul into their debut album,‘Hyena Express’.

Popular streaming platform Hoichoi’s original web series, Ekattor, will release on March 26. The first look and official trailer of the series were unveiled during a press conference at The Daily Star Centre today.

Prominent singers Shusmita Anis, Elita Karim, Kona and Priyanka Gope have lent their voices in the song penned by Mahmud Khurshid.

The closing ceremony of NSU’s International Short Film Festival 2020, organised by the NSU Cine and Drama Club, took place at

Fashion for Life 2020 was arranged for the 5th time in Chattogram city’s CRB Shirish Tola area for the underprivileged and street children.

Popular television and theatre actor Maznun Mizan is currently busy with several projects. The actor is working on a number of television series along with some special television plays.

Eminent photographer Nasir Ali Mamun’s creative pursuit centers on the human portrait.

The launching ceremony of Maleka Khan’s book, Jamdani: Bangladesher Bisshonondito Oitijjo, took place at Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) recently.

The second edition of the group painting exhibition, Guru-Shishya-Shishya-Guru (Preceptor-Disciple: Disciple-Preceptor), was inaugurated at Zainul Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka (DU), recently. The exhibition is organised by Oriental Painting Studio Bangladesh.