Soumitra, winner of the Dada Saheb Phalke award, India’s highest recognition for contribution to cinema, says he turned down several acting offers in Hindi films over the years.

While many people complain about the congested life of Dhaka city, Dr Sajid Bin Doza Bonny draws inspiration from them. The innumerable anonymous faces and their inner colours have thus become the subject of his cultural cartoon exhibition titled, People of many colours. The exhibition is hosted by Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD).

Artistes of Chhayanaut performed in their annual ‘Shuddha Sangeet Utshab’ held at the main auditorium at its premises in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

The shooting of the thriller film, Operation Sundarban, started yesterday in Satkhira. The Dipankar Dipon directorial features Siam Ahmed and Nusraat Faria as the slead pair, along with Riaz and Taskeen Rahman in significant roles.

​Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is directed by JJ Abrams from a script by Abrams and Chris Terrio. It is the third and final film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

Comprised of tenor saxophonist Rahin Haider, guitarist Jishnu Haider, bassist Alistair Sarkar Raj and drummer Samiul Wahid,

Recently, UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) NGO Forum granted accreditation to the dance institute, Shadhona, based on their work towards safeguarding ICH practices in Bangladesh. They were accreditated at the 14th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, held at Bogotá, Republic Of Colombia.

The two-day long ‘Chhayanaut Shuddha Sangeet Utshab’, featuring both vocal and instrumental music, concluded early morning today at its main auditorium in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The annual festival, comprising of two sessions was the 13th iteration of the event.

The Yidan Prize 2019 (for education) is the latest of many global awards and recognitions earned by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of Brac, for his lifelong contribution to education and development in Bangladesh and 10 other countries, from Afghanistan to Uganda. It is the most prestigious and the largest in value, sometimes described as the Education Nobel Prize. The announcement was made on September 19, in Hong Kong, by Koichiro Matsuura, former Unesco Director-General and the chair of the judging committee for the prize.

The iconic Bangla rock band Miles, on completing forty years in music, have performed in 28 concerts in the international platforms, including 18 concerts in the USA, and others in Canada and Australia. The tour, dedicated to their four decades and sponsored by Windmill, will conclude on December 24, at ICCB, Hall 3. The show will begin from 6pm onwards.

Promoting an inclusive society, a two-day seminar, titled Inclusive Arts: Exploring Disability Arts in Bangladesh was held at Six Seasons Hotel, recently.

International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB)’s Expo Zone will witness one of the most historic concerts in Bangladeshi music history, as Artcell celebrates 20 years of their Potchola in the 20 Years of Artcellism concert.

Commemorating poet-lyricist Hena Islam, on his 20th death anniversary, a memorial programme, ‘Chaine Phuler Mala’, will be held

The ninth edition of the monthly arrangement, Purnima Tithir Mashik Shadhushongo, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), was held at Bot Tola, BSA, recently.

Alliance Française de Dhaka is set to host the musical concert, Cello-Piano-Audio 3, by Philip Hazra and Yulia Evdokimova tomorrow (December 21) from 6:30 pm onwards at their La Galerie.

Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji are reuniting on the silver screen, after a gap of 11 years. This time, they are coming back in Bunty Aur Babli’s fully rebooted sequel.

It was released in 53 theatres in France, in the first week of its release on December 4. After a positive response from the audience, the film’s release was extended to 62 theatres throughout France.

Bangladeshi artist Firoz Mahmud is one of the ten nominees for France’s COAL Prize, from the organisation, Coalition for Art and Sustainable Development, which works in the fields of contemporary art, sustainable development and research, in order to promote the emergence of a culture of ecology.

Marking the 30th anniversary of Sahitya-Sangskriti Parishad, a five-day festival was inaugurated recently at the premises of Chunarughat DCP High School in Chunarughat, Habiganj.

EMK Music School was inaugurated recently at EMK Centre, Dhanmondi. The music school is initiated by Yamaha