A musical evening titled ‘Shurer Badhoney’ will be hosted by Star Melodies which is an initiative of The Daily Star on September 28.

The 71st Emmy Awards was held at Los Angeles recently. Much like the Oscars for films and the Grammy Awards for music, the Emmys are the most prestigious awards for Hollywood’s television industry.

Discussions are currently underway at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), regarding the candidacy of Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti Elections. 21 notable personalities from the film industry are going to contest at this year’s elections.

Professor Abdul Mannan is a renowned art connoisseur, popular media personality, veteran politician, former MP and a freedom fighter. His 75th Birth Anniversary Celebration Committee arranged a programme at RC Majumdar Arts Auditorium, University of Dhaka (DU), to celebrate the occasion recently.

The 14th National Children’s Drama and Culture Festival is currently taking place in eight venues of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The festival features stage plays, music, dance, acrobatic as well as art and magic shows, all performed by child artistes from different districts. The festival will conclude on September 28.

A former Miss Universe participant, Sheena Chohan is on a journey to becoming a global star. Having finished shooting for award-winning American director Taron Lexton’s forthcoming film, Nomad, she looks forward to more ground-breaking projects. The diva had a candid conversation with The Daily Star, while on her latest trip to Bangladesh.

For students of the German courses of its four partner schools under the PASCH (Schools: Partners for the Future) programme, Goethe-Institut Bangladesh organised a concert at its auditorium where the German Band Erfindenker swayed music lovers on Saturday afternoon.

Bappy Chowdhury’s latest movie, Paglami, is faring well at the box office. The film, which released last Friday, is running in 36 theatres in Dhaka.

Open Door, a solo art exhibition by Prashanta Karmakar Buddha, is currently taking place at Radius Centre in Gulshan 1. National Professor Anisuzzaman inaugurated the show as the chief guest on September 20.

Gaan Bangla’s “Music for Peace” was a grand celebration of the International Day of Peace, featuring some of the most revered musicians in the sub-continent -- Kailash Kher, Sivamani and Bangladesh’s Kaushik Hossain Taposh. The event, hosted by Sheena Chohan, featured Bollywood superstar Nargis Fakhri.

Space and Acting Research Centre staged two shows of their latest production ‘Two Strangers VS Oleander Flower’ at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy recently. Ashish Khondker has directed the play.

The much talked about film, ‘Shaap Ludo’ starring Arifin Shuvoo and Bidya Sinha Mim, among other celebrated artistes, recently unveiled their official poster. The film marks renowned playwright, Golam Sohrab Dodul’s first directorial venture.

A cultural programme based on Kathak dance was held recently at the Moulvibazar MA Saifur Rahman auditorium. It was organised by Nupur Nikkan Moulvibazar.

Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with the International Film Initiative of Bangladesh (IFIB), has organised the film screening and discussion series ‘Through Her Eyes - A space to watch and discuss films with women filmmakers of Bangladesh’, today at 5 pm at its auditorium.

Azizul Hakim’s new tele-fiction Neel Pinon, is based on the Chakma community. It is scripted by Zeenat Hakim, and will be telecasted in BTV on September 22.

Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) has selected 3 films for the category, International Feature Film, at the 92th Annual Academy Awards, this year.

As the sky slowly cleared after the pouring rain, there was an unusual sight at the premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Children of all ages flocked together, as the curtains to the 14th Jatiyo Shishu Kishor Nattya O Shangskritik Utshab (National Children’s Drama and Cultural Festival) was raised. The 9-day long festival will be held from September 20 to September 28, at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

The first teaser for the remake of ‘The Secret Garden’, 26 years after the 1993 adaptation of the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, was released recently.

Prominent actor Aparna Ghosh will be acting in Onteshtikria, a film funded by the government for 2018-19. It is directed by Hosne Mobarok Rumi. The shooting of the film will start from October. Aparna has previously acted in films funded by the government.

Popular television show, ‘Hridoye Mati O Manush’, planned, directed and hosted by Shykh Seraj, will air on Channel i at 9:40 pm tonight.