Ujan holds event on Korean literature
Publishing house Ujan in collaboration with the South Korean organisation LTI Korea held an event on Korean literature at the Sangskriti Bikash Kendra in Dhaka on Friday...
Entertainment
‘Jaya Aar Sharmin’ hits cinemas
Filmmaker Piplu R Khan’s debut feature film titled Jaya Aar Sharmin was released in cinemas in Dhaka on Friday.
Event promoting art, food, culture opens
A 10-day event promoting Bangladeshi art, food and culture began on Thursday at InterContinental Dhaka in the capital.
Buddha of Bengal’s 3rd edition ends today
The third edition of the group art exhibition ‘The Buddha of Bengal’, which was inaugurated on May 9 at Alliance Française de Dhaka in Dhanmondi, will conclude on Friday...
Writings on Sardar Fazlul Karim not sufficient: discussion
Academics said at a discussion on Tuesday that writings on academic, philosopher and essayist Sardar Fazlul Karim were not adequate...
Cannes film fest under pressure to take stance on Gaza war
The Cannes film festival kicks off Tuesday on the French Riviera, with organisers facing pressure to take a stance on Israel’s siege of Gaza after a letter from hundreds of top cinema figures denouncing ‘genocide’ in the Palestinian territory.
Jalkanya holds exhibition on life in hills
Jalkanya, a women’s platform, organised a six-day group art exhibition titled Hills and Life in the Hills, celebrating International Mother’s Day, inaugurated at the Safiuddin Shilpalay of Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Sunday.
Syed Badruddin Hossain Theatre Fest ends
The four-day Syed Badruddin Hossain Memorial Theatre Festival 2025 ended on Sunday with the staging of Natya Teertha’s production Dwip at the experimental theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...
Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies forms committee
Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies on Saturday formed an executive committee for next two years at a day-long council held in the seminar room of Bangladesh Film Archive in the capital Dhaka.
Renowned musicologist Mustafa Zaman Abbasi dies
Ekushey Padak-winning singer, composer, researcher and writer Mustafa Zaman Abbasi passed away at York Hospital of Banani in Dhaka on Saturday.
BotTala pays tribute to Rana Plaza victims
Theatre troupe BotTala on Friday paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Rana Plaza collapse through a cultural event held at Rayer Bazar Badhya Bhumi Memorial in the capital Dhaka.
EU, Critical Mahmood collaborate to raise clean energy awareness
The European Union and renowned Bangladeshi hip-hop artiste Critical Mahmood have launched a campaign titled I’ve Got the Power, said a press release on Friday.
Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniv celebrated
Organisations under the cultural affairs ministry and private cultural organisations on Thursday organised discussions and cultural programmes across the country to celebrate the 164th anniversary of birth of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a key and influential figure in Bengali literature...
Miss Universe Bangladesh 2025 contest in July
Miss Universe Americas as well as Miss Peru 2024 Tatiana Calmell on Wednesday announced the Miss Universe Bangladesh 2025 contest scheduled to be held in July...
Miss Universe Bangladesh 2025 contest in July
Miss Universe Americas as well as Miss Peru 2024 Tatiana Calmell on Wednesday announced the Miss Universe Bangladesh 2025 contest scheduled to be held in July.
