Two critically-acclaimed Italian films, Despite the Fog and Marghe and her Mother, will be screened at the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which begins in Goa on November 20.

Brick Lane narrates the story of Nazneen, a young Bangladeshi girl who marries and migrates to Brick Lane in London.

Vaseline, a Unilever Bangladesh product, has been running an initiative for the past four years in an attempt to tackle skin-related problems of the underprivileged communities in the North, by donating jars of Vaseline petroleum jelly. Recently, a stall for the project was placed at Bashundhara City Shopping Complex for donations.

Musical legend Lata Mangeshkar, 90, has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Mumbai's Breach hospital at 2 am today.

To commemorate the diverse aspects of life and culture of six indigenous communities, renowned artist Kanak Chanpa Chakma is showcasing her artworks at Edge Gallery, Gulshan-2, in the capital.

The five-day theatre festival on the play ‘Nichu Tolar Manush’, staged at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU), concluded on Thursday.

The Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil, João Tabajara de Oliveira Junior and Sandra Esteves Tabajara de Oliveira, arranged a programme at their residence in Dhaka to celebrate the Brazilian writer Maria Filomena Bouissou Lepecki, who, for the first time, is participating Dhaka Lit Fest 2019.

Promising Nazrul Sangeet artiste Muntarin Mahal launched two audio albums at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum recently. Bhorer Jhara Phul- Nazrul songs released by Saregama-

The three-day Indian Film Festival kicked off in the port city, Chattogram on November 7. Chattogram Film Centre, in association with the High Commission of India, organised the festival at Theatre Institute Chattogram. Six Indian movies were screened at the festival.

A cultural programme and discussion was held at Manipuri Lalitkala Academy Auditorium in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, marking a hundred years of Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to Sylhet.

HerStory Foundation debuted The Incredible Read-Aloud, at Dhaka Lit Fest yesterday afternoon for an audience of children and adults. Their books, Her Stories: Adventures of Supergirls by Amiya, Vol 1 and 2, features stories of women who have laid the way for others and furthered the cause of women empowerment through their contributions in different fields.

The performance focused on a cross-cultural musical experience that was based on an amalgamation of Rabindra Sangeet, Sufi music and songs from Baul and Lalol Sai, both of whom were inspirations for Tagore himself.

The 4th Tune of Art, an International art festival organised by FOCUS Bangladesh, opened recently at National Art Gallery-2, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

Celebrated actor Nusrat Imrose Tisha is set to receive the 2017 National Film Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female) for Tauquir Ahmed’s Haldaa. She previously won the National Film Award for her role in Anonno Mamun’s Ostitto. Fresh off the success of Mayaboti, Tisha opens up about her accomplishments, latest projects and more, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.

Renowned actor Dilara Zaman has been a part of the showbiz world for decades, working in television and films. She continues to be a busy actor and a regular favourite on the screen.

The 3rd founding anniversary of Dhaka University Band Society (DUBS) was observed on Wednesday, amidst much enthusiasm and festivity.

Indian artiste Bhupen Hazarika, born on September 8 in Assam in 1926, passed away on November 5, 2011 at the age of 85. He was a singer, lyricist, musician, poet and filmmaker. His songs, which celebrate humanity and universal brotherhood, have been translated and sung in many languages.

Astute brushstrokes, applied with verve and panache, mingle together in a multitude of vibrant colours as an imposing dream-stricken visage stare from the canvas. Simple grid pattern of primary colours interspersed with a submersed face, slowly and gradually emerging into this world from a dream. The surging passion of the execution of the painting Dream Face-2 reverberates in tincture and tone of the exhibits of Syed Iqbal’s 18th solo, My Broken Mind.

National Award and Jio Filmfare Award (2018) winner Jaya Ahsan’s new film Konttho is releasing in Bangladesh today. The film was recently released in Kolkata and has been well acclaimed by the audience. The diva talks to The Daily Star about her expectations from the film and more.

Bengal Foundation recently arranged a memorial programme, paying homage to eminent artists Syed Jahangir and Kalidas Karmakar at Bengal Shilpalaya in Dhanmondi. Renowned artist Rafiqun Nabi and prominent architect Shamsul Wares spoke at the event.