The third season of the popular pupper show, ‘Khatta Mitha’ will air on Fridays and Saturdays on Duronto TV at 9:30 am and 7:30 pm. The programme is directed by Mithun Hasan and Mohammad Ali and researched by Dr Rashid Harun.

Like previous years, the fifth edition of the Dhaka International Folk Fest (DIFF) will have a myriad of Bangladeshi and international folk artistes in one platform.

Two theatre companies, Bahurupi Natya Sangstha from Mymensingh and Angan Belgharia from Kolkata, staged two plays in a houseful auditorium at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Mymensingh. Bahurupi Natya Sangstha organised the event, marking their 45th founding anniversary.

Arafat Mohsin Nidhi, known for his jingles for major international brands like Nescafe and Huawei, also wrote and produced music for numerous albums, feature films and telefilms.

Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is set to venture into production with internationally acclaimed director Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s forthcoming film, No Land’s Man.

Celebrated actor Champa is preparing for Amitabh Reza Chowdhury’s Rickshaw Girl, Chayanika Chowdhury’s Bishwa Shundori, M Rahim’s Shaan and Noyeem Imtiaz Neamul’s Jam.

Both the posters and a black-and-white Instagram video posted by the band featured the date November 22, 2019 — in postcards sent to fans, the band confirmed that new music is on the way, along with a storyline that is a century in the making.

Bishwo Shahitto Kendro started a mobile book fair with the slogan, `Buy books, read books, be enlightened’, in 2017. The organisation delivers books to readers of different districts across Bangladesh. This year, the four-day fair was held at Manikganj Government High School. It was organised in collaboration with IFIC Bank.

Marking their 36th anniversary, popular theatre troupe Mohakal Nattya Smpraday has organised Bangla Nattya Utshab 2019. The ten-day festival is currently underway, and is associated with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), along with Bangladesh Tourism Board and Sabuj Chhaya.

The first Bharat-Bangladesh Film Awards (BBFA) was held at Dhaka’s International Convention City Bashundhara on October 21.

On the closing day of the Ganga Jamuna Cultural Festival 2019, Aranyak Natyadal staged ‘Mayur Singhasan’ at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, while Somoy Natyadal staged ‘Bhager Manush’ at the Experimental Theatre Hall. Theatre 52 will staged ‘Nonon Purer Melay Ekjon Komola Sundori O Ekti Bagh Ase’ at the Studio Theatre Hall.

National Film Award-winning music director Alam Khan turns 76 today. He is set to return to music direction in films after a decade with FI Manik’s Shotto Bochon. He has composed five to six songs for the film.

A programme on life and work of Fakir Lalon Shah was held in Mymensingh on Friday.

Celebrated Indian actor Sheena Chohan has played the lead roles in seven feature films and worked with National Film Award-winning directors. She has joined the cast of UnFair, a short film about colourism and discrimination, helmed by Anam Biswas, the director of Debi. The fifteen-minute film is written by British screenwriter Fraser Scott, who has lately been in the limelight for his film on a female dalit auto-rickshaw driver in Kerala.

Classical tabla virtuoso Pt Subhankar Banerjee compares musical performances to paintings on canvas. Taking tabla as his forte, both as a solo instrument and as an accompaniment, he can rearrange rhythmic creations for any musical performance. His scintillating and versatile way of playing and masterful improvisational dexterity gained him acclaim across the globe. He is also a composer and singer, with three solo albums to his credit.

Artist Mohammad Mohiuddin Ahamed graduated with a BFA in painting and drawing from National University and an MFA in painting from University of Alternative Development. Impressions of Surroundings -5, his ninth solo exhibition, is currently taking place at Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD). Alongside being a professional artist, he is a school teacher. He is also passionate about music and writing.

Popular musical group, Ghaashphoring Choir, launched their debut album, Kichu Kotha Kichu Gaan, last weekend.

Humayun Sadhu, director, actor and writer, is on life support.

Haribol is scripted and directed by writer and filmmaker Reza Ghatok. The film is based on true events.

The Bharat Bangladesh Film Awards (BBFA) will take place for the first time.