Bogura Youth Choir, a renowned socio-cultural organization in the northern districts, observed 43 years of establishment recently.

Ekushey Padak awardee Ramendu Majumdar has been working in the field of theatre as an actor, producer and director for five decades. On the occasion of Durga Puja, he shares his childhood memories of the festival with The Daily Star.

​Iti, Tomari Dhaka, Bangladesh’s first anthology film, is set to release in November this year. It was recently approved by the Film Censor Board of Bangladesh.

‘Bhalobashar Alo Adhar’, directed by Golam Sohrab Dodul, will be broadcast today at 9 pm on Deepto TV. It features Sushama Sarker, Shahed Sharif Khan, Saiful Jarnal, Shampa Reza and Aruna Biswas, among others.

Marking Durga Puja 2019, singers Sandipan Das and Debolina Sur have recorded a duet, Eshechhe Ma Durga. Under the banner of Agniveena, the song has been published as a music video.

Duronto Television will broadcast special programmes to celebrate Durga Puja from today till October 8.

Bappy Chowdhury has carved a place for himself in the film industry within a short span of time. Since his debut in 2012 with Bhalobasar Rong, the actor has shown promise with his performances in films like Daag Hridoye (2019) and Sultana Bibiana (2017). The actor chats with The Daily Star about his Durga Puja plans this year.

Ushering in the season of autumn, the country’s leading cultural institute, Chhayanaut, held their Sharat Utshab 2019 at Bakultola, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, yesterday.

Popular actors Bidya Sinha Mim and Siam Ahmed have paired up for a film. The untitled project will be helmed by filmmaker and screenwriter Raihan Rafi of Dohon and Poramon 2 fame.

Eighty-one year-old Narayan Chandra Das has been in his ancestral profession of manufacturing rhythmic instruments in Mymensingh for decades. He started working at the age of 11.

Marking the 15th Italian Contemporary Art Day (October 11), the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, with the support of the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation and Edge, The Foundation, organised the 15th Italian Contemporary Art Day with a painting workshop and exhibition shedding light on the current scene of the Italian Contemporary Art.

My first impression of Hemedra Chowdhury was of a man who defied age with sheer willpower.

National Film Award winning artiste Tariq Anam Khan, an actor and a director, has been a prominent face in the industry for many years.

‘Shohorali’, directed by Ejaz Munna, will be broadcast on NTV at 8:15 pm today. It features Chanchal Chowdhury, Shazu Khadem, Tamim Mridha, Nadia Ahmed and Shahanaz Khushi, among others.

As an orange hue seeped into the blue sky, marking the arrival of dusk, there was an unusual scene at the poolside of Teacher-Student Centre (TSC), University of Dhaka (DU), on Wednesday.

In celebration of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and the International Day of Non-Violence, Universal Theatre staged their acclaimed play, Mahatma, at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on October 2.

Puja Cherry enamoured the audience with her performance in blockbuster hits like Dohon, Noorjahan and Poramon 2. The diva’s year began with her impressive performance in Bidula Bhattacharjee’s Prem Amar 2, a sequel to the 2009 hit Prem Amar.

​Joker, an American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips, is set to hit Dhaka cinemas today. Along with its US release, the film will be screened at Star Cineplex and Blockbuster Cinemas in the capital.

A ceremony for the muhurat (inauguration) of the film Tumi Amar Jaan was held recently at the VIP Auditorium of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).

The High Commission of India, Dhaka celebrated the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi yesterday.