Anupam Debashis Roy is known for being someone who “tells it like it is”. The writer and political activist’s release in this year’s Ekushey Boi Mela,

Filmfare Awards 2020 was a star-studded event with the presence of celebrities such as Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Ayushmann Khurrana and others. This year, the event took place in Assam.

With the motto, Manush drishtihin bolei ondho noy, manush muloto proggahin bolei ondho, (People are blind not because they are unable to see with their eyes, but because they do not have the knowledge to visualise life from within), Sporsho Foundation has been working tirelessly to provide quality education to visually impaired children with their braille books.

Marking their 40th founding anniversary, Jahangirnagar Theatre staged their 37th production, ‘Khoabnama’, at the Jahangirnagar University campus yesterday.

The 9th edition of Kibria International Print Fair, which began on February 13, concluded yesterday at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka (DU). Kibria International Print Fair Organising Committee and Kibria Printmaking Studio jointly organised the fair as a tribute to the abstract art master and eminent printmaker Mohammad Kibria.

Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music, hosted a musical soiree titled, Bhalobashar Akhore Lekha Boshonter Gaan, featuring songs about romance and spring-- the season of love. Sponsored by Dhaka Bank Limited, the event was held yesterday at A S Mahmud Hall of The Daily Star Centre.

Commemorating the Ekushey Padak winning classical musician Pandit Barin Mazumder on his 99th birth anniversary, the Government

Children from Scholastica School’s junior campus presenting an adorable performance on their Annual Sports Day, which took place

Even though Bakhtiar Hossain is best known as the vocalist of ace rock band, Bay of Bengal, he is a man of many talents. The multi-instrumentalist is also an avid painter, writer, artistic director and sound designer.

Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music, will host a musical evening titled, Bhalobashar Akhore Lekha Boshonter Gaan, serenading the audience with songs about romance and spring.

The poster of Kamar Ahmad Simon’s forthcoming film, Neel Mukut, was released recently. The poster, against a blue background, features a close-up shot of a woman looking far beyond with her eager eyes.

Hridoye Mati O Manush, directed and hosted by Shykh Seraj, will feature a special episode on commercial tulip cultivation, in Bangladesh.

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The poetry collection, Apotti Shotteyo (In spite of objection), came out in the first week of the Ekushey Boi Mela. Published by Agamee Prakashani, it is a collection of poems, based on political satire, by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla, Senior Staff Reporter, The Daily Star.

The Dhaka Art Summit: Seismic Movements (DAS 2020), organised by Samdani Art Foundation (SAF) in association with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), concludes today at the National Art Gallery, BSA.

Abu Saleh Titu's third solo exhibition, titled Rusty Allure, is on display at Bangladesh National Museum.

Amar Bhashar Cholochitro film festival, organised by the Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), and supported by Bangladesh Film Archive, Jaaz Multimedia and Walton Laptop, concludes after five days of film screening and several interactive sessions.

At the ceremony, six storytellers gathered around the library to share stories. They also arranged a scavenger hunt for the audience, who competed with one another to win a gift bag from Goethe Institut and HerStory Foundnation.

Antik Mahmud and Oishik Jawad’s superhero comic book, Noman, about a boy who dreams of becoming famous in Bangladesh, is out now at the Ekushey Boi Mela.

Today, we celebrate Valentine’s Day and Pohela Falgun. On this lovely occasion, we caught up with few stars of showbiz world to find out about their plans for the day.