Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman was named the ambassador for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' (BAFTA) in its 'Breakthrough Initiative'.

Ekushey Padak winning sarod player Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan passed away due to Covid-19 at a city hospital. He was 62.

West Bengal’s government will build a theme park in honour of eminent actor Soumitra Chatterjee's 1959 debut film “Apur Sansar”, in Kolkata.

Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation started its journey on November 29, 1980. Today marks the 40th birth anniversary of this central theatre organisation.

Dave Prowse, the British actor behind the menacing black mask of Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday.

Ekushey Padak-winning actor and freedom fighter Aly Zaker passed away in the early hours of November 27, 2020. He was battling cancer for the last four years. He was diagnosed with Covid-19 two days prior to his death.

We recently lost one of the most celebrated actors of the country with the demise of Aly Zaker. In this interview, published on Anandadhara’s December 16-31 2014 issue, Aly Zaker had spoken about his love for music and poetry with this correspondent.

iTheatre, a new OTT platform, started its journey recently. The film “Nabab LL.B” is set for an online release on iTheater Originals, marking the platform's launch for the first time.

The biannual election of the new Executive Committee of Bangladesh Musical Bands’ Association (BAMBA) took place on Thursday, November 26.

Raudiah and Nawwar Ashiquzzaman, children of renowned musician Ashiquzzaman Tulu, have been involved with music from their early childhood. Along with the guidance from their father, Raudiah and Nawwar’s love for music inspires them to be established artistes in the future. Their song, “Kon Kagoje” releases today (November 28). In a candid chat with The Daily Star, they talk about their journey, goals and more.

Marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Gallery Cosmos organised an exclusive art camp, titled ‘Sheikh Hasina: On the Right Side of History’ on Friday (November 27) in collaboration with Cosmos Atelier71 and supported by the Cosmos Foundation.

Aly Zaker was laid to rest yesterday at Banani Graveyard after Asr prayers. His Namaz-e-Janaza took place at the Banani Graveyard Mosque, after a special munazat session took place in front of Asiatic 3sixty office in Banani.

Aly Zaker was one of the greatest actors to step foot on a stage in Bangladesh. Here is the thespian in some of his most memorable appearances in theatre.

Besides being an actor, he was a writer, director, photographer and columnist. His passion towards his craft was unparalleled. Although his importance in the entertainment arena can be talked about for days on end, here are only a few of Aly Zaker’s iconic roles on television.

Ekushey Padak-winning stage and TV actor, director, Shadhin Bangla Betar activist, Freedom-fighter Aly Zaker was a legendary persona.

Aly Zaker, our most iconic theatre personality, has left us for eternity. He singlehandedly brought theatre out from an obscure corner of our cultural world to its very centre. He along with his co-actors in Nagarik, and fellow travellers in other theatre groups, made the stage the most powerful and effective vehicle of inculcating critical thinking and intellectual freedom so vitally needed for social change and progress.

Ekushey Padak-winning stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker has passed away.

The fourteenth edition of the Toronto Bangla Book Fair, celebrating Bangabandhu’s birth centenary, starts today. With the motto, ‘Jibongronthe Notun Prishtha’, the two-day virtual event, ‘Toronto Bangla Boi Mela and Mujib Shotoborsho Udzapon’, will be broadcast live on CanBangla TV.

South Korean boy band BTS on Tuesday snagged the first ever Grammy nomination for a K-pop band, taking the worldwide sensation a step closer to winning the music award.

Ink Bangladesh 2020 is a part of a continuation project of EMK Center to showcase artworks of young and aspiring Bangladeshi artists. The illustrations on exhibit are from the global art movement Inktober, which celebrates the spirit of art throughout the month of October. This year, the exhibition was inaugurated virtually on November 18 and is available for viewers on EMK Center’s website till December 1.