As part of SA TV’s initiative to air special tele-fictions every Friday, under the banner ‘Nanan Ronger Golpo’, today the channel will telecast, ‘Kothay Pabo Tare’ at 9 pm. The tele-fiction will star Iresh Zaker and Moushumi Hamid, along with a foreign actor, among others.

Marking the 95th birth anniversary of the legendary art maestro SM Sultan, a four-day festival, titled ‘Sultan Festival’ was organised by the District Administration,

The 33rd Convention of the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) was held at Nassau Coliseum, USA, recently. Fuad and Friends (FNF) performed at the event for the first time. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Fuad talks about his experience at the event.

Bangladesh is a land of natural beauty, with many heritage sites and fascinating architecture. We have the world’s longest sea beach in Cox’s Bazar, and the largest mangrove forest of the world -- the Sundarbans. On the other hand, we have historical architecture,

With an objective to discover new talents in Bangla folk music, the third season of Magic Bauliana is coming soon on Maasranga Television.

With an aim to embrace diversity for a peaceful future, the Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), in association with ActionAid, hosted their first international short film festival recently.

People from different districts attended the festival and performed their rituals. On the opening night, the community people, led by the chief, prayed under the ‘Holy Karam’ tree.

Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar starrer The Sky Is Pink’s trailer was released recently. The film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. It is directed by Shonali Bose.

During a press conference held recently, it was announced that the Bharat Bangladesh Film Awards (BBFA) will take place for the first time. The occasion is scheduled to be held in Dhaka at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), on October 21.

Acclaimed actor Jaya Ahsan has started shooting for her Kolkata-based film, Robibaar, directed by Atanu Ghosh. Indian actor Prosenjit Chatterjee stars opposite Jaya in the film.

Shah Abdul Karim always referred to his compositions as Baul Gaan. He explored the roots of Baul philosophy through his music, much like Hason Raja, Radharaman Dutta, Ukil Munshi, Durbin Shah and many others.

The 16th episode of ‘Ghumonto Shohore’, scripted and directed by Nazrul Islam Raju, will be broadcast on NTV at 8:20 pm today. The serial features F S Nayeem, Orsha, Farhana Milli, Bhabna and Shatabdi Wadud, among others.

Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan Parishad (JRSSP) hosted the 17th biannual district Tagore Conference at Barishal recently. Cultural activist Manabendra Batobayal inaugurated the programme by hoisting the national and organisational flags at Barishal Government Girls School, which was later followed by a road rally.

Ekushey Padak winner ATM Shamsuzzaman was born on this day in 1941. His performances in Dayee Ke? (1987), Madam Fuli (1999), Churiwala (2001), Mon Bosena Porar Table E (2009) and Chorabali (2012) were critically acclaimed with National Awards.

Since his teenage days, Mohammed Abdullah, also known as ABD, developed an interest in music.

Tomorrow marks the 56th birth anniversary of renowned artist-architect Mustapha Khalid Palash, who is one of the most illustrious names in the contemporary architecture scene of Bangladesh.

Directed by Shahadat Hossain Shujon, ‘Tirigiri Tokka’ will be broadcast on Duronto TV at 1:30 pm and 8:30 pm today. The children’s series features Adnan Maruf Hillol, Shamima Tusti and Shujat Shimul, among others.

The team of the film ‘Paap Punno’ smiles for the camera. Directed by Gias Uddin Selim, the film features (from left) Fazlur Rahman Babu, Afsana Mimi, Siam Ahmed, Chanchal Chowdhury and Farzana Chumki, among others.

The 2019 Venice International Film Festival concluded recently, and Todd Phillips’ Joker was one of the top award winners.

Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts is hosting a solo art exhibition titled, Orchestration of Colors by Uttam Kumar Basak, a prominent Indian artist based in India.