A jazz music concert by Lisbeth Quartett (NYC/Berlin) was held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital, recently. Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with BSA, organised the concert for the local audience.

‘Arup Roton’, a play directed by Saidur Rahman Lipon, was staged on the fourth day of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’s ‘Notuner Utshab 2019’.

In his career spanning 21 years, Ferdous has contributed to the film industry, moving beyond just acting. Winning the National Film Award for the fifth time, Ferdous has definitely broken all barriers.

To celebrate the sixth edition of Band Fest, leading and upcoming bands of the country came together at Channel i’s office on, recently. The festival began in the morning and was aired live on Channel i.

Renowned actor, artist and writer Bipasha Hayat has been named the Goodwill Ambassador for Save the Children in Bangladesh (SCiBD).

Prior to the art camp, a boat journey was facilitated as a part of the camp’s activities on November 30. Following the tour, a cultural programme and an art exhibition was organised at the Sheikh Moni Smriti Milonyaton of Zilla Shilpakala Academy Tungipara.

National Nazrul Shommelon concluded at Zilla Shilpakala Academy Netrakona, recently. The three-day programme, organised by Nazrul Institute in collaboration with Netrakona district administration, included rendition of Nazrul songs, recitation from his poems and dance performances on popular songs of the bard.

‘Akashey Phuitese Phul-Letokahon’, a play directed by Dr Roton Siddique and Hridi Huq, was staged on the third day of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’s ‘Notuner Utshab 2019’.

A Thousand Shades by Teresa is the first solo exhibition by Farhana Islam Teresa, a contemporary artist.

Bangladesh’s first anthology film, Iti, Tomari Dhaka, produced by Impress Telefilm, is set to be included in the library of Netflix.

‘Radha Romon’, directed by Shamim Shagor, was on display on the second day of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’s ‘Notuner Utshab 2019’.

In celebration of eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer Adity Mohsin’s illustrious twenty-year career in music, a programme, titiled Arun Alor Anjali, will be held on December 6 at the Krishibid Institution Auditorium, in Dhaka.

Rubaiyat Hossain’s feature film Made in Bangladesh, won the Interfedi Award at Torino Film Festival, Italy. The film was awarded for effectively representing the conditions of women working in the textile industry in an economically marginalised area.

The first trailer of acclaimed filmmaker Atanu Ghosh’s upcoming feature film, Robibaar, starring Jaya Ahsan and Prosenjit Chatterjee, was released recently.

Revisiting the golden era of Bangla films, HSBC Bangladesh recently hosted a delightful musical programme, titled Gaan Hoye Ele, at Radisson Blu in Chattogram.

‘Kalo Joler Kabbo’, directed by Pantho Shahriar, was the first play of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya’s ‘Notuner Utshab 2019’, a seven day

Celebrating their 43rd anniversary, the Wrishiz Shilpi Gosthi organised a cultural programme at National Music and Dance Centre Auditorium, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), recently. The event, moderated by Fakir Alamgir, also honoured artistes for their contribution in literature and culture.

Renowned singer Asif Akbar makes his acting debut with ‘Gohiner Gaan’, a musical film. Directed by Sadat Hossain, the film is set to release on December 20.

Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music, hosted a special musical evening titled, Songs of Five Ambidextrous Composers and Lyricists of the Golden Era, at A S Mahmud Seminar Hall of The Daily Star Centre. The programme was held in association with Dhaka Bank Limited.

The six-day long yearly exhibition, by the Department of Crafts of the Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka (DU)is underway at Jainul Gallery.