Internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer, writer, activist and Time’s Person of the Year 2018, Shahidul Alam’s first comprehensive US museum survey starts following its public opening at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, today at 6 pm (USA time).

The Ministry of Information announced the recipients of the National Film Awards- 2017 and 2018, yesterday. The National Awards recognise the contribution of atristes in Bangladeshi films.

Organised by Maximum Entertainment, Rockarolla looks to be one of the most star-studded concert of recent times -- with heavy hitters like Artcell, Arbovirus, Powersurge and Mechanix in the fold.

Writer-director Nazmus Sakib Himel’s diploma film Furniture has been selected in the National Competition (short fiction) section at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival 2019. Furniture is produced by Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI). The film will compete for the festival’s coveted Golden Royal Bengal Tiger prize.

Renowned actor Dilara Zaman has been a part of the showbiz world for decades, working in television and films. She continues to be a busy actor and a regular favourite on the screen.

The 3rd founding anniversary of Dhaka University Band Society (DUBS) was observed on Wednesday, amidst much enthusiasm and festivity.

Indian artiste Bhupen Hazarika, born on September 8 in Assam in 1926, passed away on November 5, 2011 at the age of 85. He was a singer, lyricist, musician, poet and filmmaker. His songs, which celebrate humanity and universal brotherhood, have been translated and sung in many languages.

The Indo-Bangla cultural exchange programme was held recently at Homerjan Ema Limeren Sidabi temple of Adampur Union, in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar. The event was organised by Bangladesh Porai Apokapa Morp (BPAM), in association with Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA).

Shykh Seraj, noted development journalist, Director and Head of news of Channel i, was awarded the Gold Creator Award from YouTube for his channel, Shykh Seraj (youtube.com/shykhseraj), recently.

Thibault Cauvin mesmerised the audience with just an acoustic guitar in his hands, at his first concert in Bangladesh, recently. Organised by Alliance Française de Dhaka, in association with

Bidya Sinha Mim has recently shot for a new TV commercial, directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury. The popular actor told The Daily Star that she is now the brand ambassador for Emami 7

Paying homage to renowned sculptor and painter Syed Abdullah Khalid, Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) is hosting a ten-day retrospective exhibition, at their Nalinikanta Bhattashali Gallery.

Ronesh Dasgupta was not only an eminent writer, journalist and cultural activist of Bangladesh, but also one of the founding members of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi. Marking his 22nd death anniversary, the organisation arranged a cultural programme, on November 4, at their central office.

The event was coordinated by renowned dancer Shibli Mohammad. The dance routines were conceptualised and choreographed by noted dancer and dance director Shamim Ara Nipa.

It is, indeed, tricky to narrow down the identity of a personality as significant as Aly Zaker, in simplistic terms. An extraordinary actor, a brave freedom fighter and a successful businessperson, and perhaps above all – an amiable human being – he is a man of diversified talents. Today marks the 75th birthday of the great artiste.

Bangladesh Betar’s information and entertainment-based magazine programme Dorpon started its journey on November 1, 1983. On completing 37 years of the programme, Bangladesh Betar arranged a celebration event.

Acclaimed actor, anchor and television personality, Sonia Hossain will make her debut as a radio jockey today with her new show Staying Alive with Sonia on Radio Aamar 88.4 fm.

Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore visited Sylhet on this day in 1919, six years after he received the Nobel Prize in literature. To celebrate 100 years of Tagore’s visit to Sylhet, the citizens of Sylhet have organised several grand programmes in the city.

The event was organised by Laugh Later, a comedy platform. “We want to create a community of cartoonists, writers and comedy enthusiasts and engage them through our ambitious programmes designed to create a sustainable comedy ecosystem in Bangladesh,” said Onindo Ahmed, co-founder of Laugh Later.

The Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka (Charukola), the alma mater of most prominent artists of the nation, is hosting Inktober Showdown Charukola 2019, at their premises. Just as the title suggests, the theme of the three-day exhibition is Inktober, the practice of creating an artwork every day for the month of October.