Krishi Budget Krishoker Budget to take off on April 6

For over a decade, the struggles of the farmers of our nation have been narrated at the open-field pre-budget discussions of Krishi Budget Krishoker Budget.
3 April 2019

Will Smith in Bollywood

Will Smith is set to make his Bollywood debut with the film Student of The Year 2, directed by Punit Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions. The film is a sequel to Student of the Year (2012) and expected to release on May 10, 2019.
3 April 2019

In remembrance of Ned Vizzini

Ned Vizzini, the author of It’s Kind of a Funny Story, committed suicide, losing his battle with clinical depression, in 2013. He would have been 38 years old today.
3 April 2019

BFDC celebrates National Film Day

Yesterday, the premises of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) was full of festivity, on the occasion of National Film Day. The walls were decorated with posters of old Bangladeshi cinemas such as Kosha, Moyna Moti among many others, that made the guests nostalgic.
3 April 2019

Cinema halls to remain open

Previously, Bangladesh Motion Picture Exhibitors Association stated that without the intervention of the government regarding the policies of importing foreign films and encouraging more local films, cinema halls across the country will remain closed from April 12.
2 April 2019

Rabirashmi hosts 'Boshonter Madhuri Utshabe'

Rabirashmi, an organisation dedicated to working with Rabindranath Tagore's lyrical works for over two decades, hosted Boshonter Madhuri Utshabe on Monday at the Begum Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum.
2 April 2019

Kazi Ghiyasuddin's 'The Work of Creation' to open at Bengal Shilpalaya

Bengal Foundation will open their newly renovated exhibition halls at Bengal Shilpalay in Dhanmondi on April 5 with the inauguration of Japan-based eminent Bangladeshi artist Kazi Ghiyasuddin's solo exhibition
2 April 2019

'Matir Projar Deshe' screened at Goethe-Institut

Matir Projar Deshe (Kingdom of Clay Subjects), directed by award-winning fiction and documentary writer, director and producer, Bijon, and produced by Arifur Rahman, was recently screened at Goethe-Institut, Bangladesh.
2 April 2019

'Saturday Afternoon' to compete in MIFF 2019

Internationally acclaimed director Mostafa Sarwar Farooki's Saturday Afternoon (Shonibaar Bikel), a hostage drama based on a terrorist attack
2 April 2019

Syed Hasan Imam talks about National Film Day

Today marks the 7th National Film Day. On this occasion, the A&E team caught up with the legendary actor, director and cultural figure, Syed Hasan Imam, who began his film career in 1961. Ever since, he has contributed immensely to the cultural and entertainment arena.
2 April 2019

Rapper Nipsey Hussle fatally shot

Grammy nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed recently in south Los Angeles, according to reports. The police stated that
1 April 2019

'Tamsik' to stage at BSA

Today, Teerondaz Theatre Troupe will be staging the 4th production of their play Tamsik, scripted by Apu Mehedi and directed by Kazi
1 April 2019

Remembering Abdul Hai Mashreki

Marking the memorable occasion of folk poet Abdul Hai Mashreki's 100th birth anniversary, Jagannath University organised a discussion session and cultural programme yesterday at their campus.
1 April 2019

Ishrat Jahan Chaity wants to work smart

For more than a decade, Ishrat Jahan Chaity has slowly worked her way up the showbiz industry with her charm, and passion. Making her
1 April 2019

Press conference on National Film Day at FDC

In 2012, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced 3rd April as the National Film Day. Every year since then, this day is celebrated
1 April 2019

TV WATCH

'Family Crisis', directed by Mostafa Kamal Raz, will be aired on NTV at 9:40 pm today. It stars Shahiduzzaman Selim, Monira Mithu, Shabnam Faria, Tamim Mridha and Shamim Hasan Sarker among others.
31 March 2019

Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi's 21st national conference concludes

A new committee of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi was recently formed with a three-day long conference. Dr Shafiuddin Ahmed and Jamshed Anwar were re-selected as the President and General Secretary respectively, in the new committee of 91 members.
31 March 2019

'Game of Thrones' documentary to air after series finale

Reports claim that HBO will air a two-hour feature documentary, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch on May 26. It chronicles the making of the final season, and follows a week after the series finale of Game of Thrones airs on May 19.
31 March 2019

Moon Rahman brings the stills into life

Moon Rahman's solo art exhibition, titled, Still Life, opened at Dwip Gallery in Lalmatia on March 23.
31 March 2019

BACHSAS Awards return

After five long years, the 39th Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity (BACHSAS) Awards will be conferred at the main auditorium of the new Bangladesh Film Archive building in Agargaon, Dhaka, on April 5.
31 March 2019