The mayoral election of Chattogram City Corporation is going to be held soon. Noted actors Riaz, Symon Sadik, Aruna Biswas, Apu Biswas, Ferdous, Purnima, and Mahiya Mahi joined the mayoral aspirants of Bangladesh Awami League, asking for votes in the pre-election campaigns. Renowned television personalities Tanvin Sweety, Tareen Jahan, Bijori Barkatullah, and Mir Sabbir were also present during the campaigns, among many others.

The latest teaser of the film, “Dictionary”, starring Mosharraf Karim, Abir Chatterjee and Nusrat Jahan in pivotal roles, was released recently. Directed by Bratya Basu, the movie is an adaptation of Buddhadeb Guha’s “Baba Howa” and “Swami Howa”. Mosharraf Karim plays a businessman in the film, whose English is weak.

Kyrgyz film “The Road to Eden” jointly directed by Bakyt Mukul and Dastan Zhapar Uulu won the Best Film Award in the Asian Film Competition segment at the 19th Dhaka International Film Festival, which ended today.

“Bangladesh from the Sky”, an exhibition featuring drone photography-based works of aspiring photographer Jabir F Jaman, is currently on display on EMK Center’s website. The photographs capture the scenic beauty of Bangladesh from the sky, thereby providing a bird’s eye view of the nation’s pristine rivers, lush forests and famous tourist spots. It is available for viewers till January 31.

Months after actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s unfortunate demise, a stretch of road in Andrews Ganj in South Delhi will soon be named after him. Reportedly, the area’s civic body has cleared a proposal for the same.

Eminent singer Haimanti Sukla’s new composition, “Kichu Kichu Raat” featured talented Bangladeshi singer Samarjit Roy. The song was released online recently. The duo's first duet, “Tumi Bhorer Pakhir Moto” was released last year, to critical acclaim.

Kamar Ahmad Simon will host the special online screening titled, ‘Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund’. The special screening has been arranged by Goethe-Institut Bangladesh for the first time in four South Asian countries namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Jaya Ahsan has signed the deal for her newest film, “OCD”, directed by Soukarya Ghoshal. Previously, Jaya starred in “Bhootpuri”, directed by Soukarya. The latter is yet to be released.

The Bangladeshi film industry faced many obstacles, as movie theatres were closed for most of last year. Although cinema halls are open now, the audience turnout is still very low. As several new films are lining up for release in 2021, the anticipation might slowly bring the audience back to movie theatres.

Eminent actor, director and producer Kohinoor Akhter Shuchanda was honoured with the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Film Awards for the fiscal year 2019-2020.

The actor used to spend this day at his Gulshan residence with his grandchildren. However, the celebrations were often graced by many, especially his peers, co-stars, and crew members, who came to wish him on the auspicious occasion.

Two books on photography by Hridoy Anirban, a young Bangladeshi photographer, were unveiled recently. Bangladesh Photographers’ Association’s former President Akkas Mahmud and renowned photographer David Barikder were at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The books are “Missing the Beat” and “Life Enduring During Pandemic”.

The shooting for the film ‘Bangabandhu’, a biopic on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, began in Mumbai today, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

Rock band AVASH has released its fourth new animated music video “Anath” in collaboration with Team Platform, recently. ‘Anath’, written by Mehedi Hasan Nihon and Shawon Kaiyum was released on AVASH’s official YouTube channel.

“Mehgmallar” is among the five films from Bangladesh being screened in the IFFI under the “Country in Focus” category on Wednesday.

With the motto, “Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society”, the 19th Dhaka International Film Festival is underway. As part of the festival, on January 17-18, the 7th Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema was held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises.

Having recently crossed 19 million views organically, Minar’s “Keu Kotha Rakheni” is one of the most astounding success stories for a song that has been released from a personal YouTube channel. The singer-songwriter and talented artist talks about his super-hit song, as well as future plans heading into 2021.

Freedom fighter and actor Mujibur Rahman Dilu passed away at around 6:40 am today, at the capital’s United Hospital. The news was confirmed by his son, Ayon Rahman. He was suffering from multiple health problems, including lung infection. His condition was critical. Although he tested negative for Covid-19, he had severe pneumonia.

The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) dedicated the ‘Country in Focus’ segment to Bangladesh. Festival Director Chaitanya Prasad said, “We are honoured to have this segment for Bangladesh, as it coincides with 50 years of Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations.”

Prominent Sylhet-based cultural activist and freedom fighter Nizamuddin Laskar passed away in a private hospital in the district at 9:15 pm yesterday. He was undergoing treatment for a brain stroke that he had received on January 8. He was 69 years old at the time of passing.