Vidushi Girija Devi, the quintessential Thumri Queen of the Seniya Banaras gharana of Indian classical music, passed away on Tuesday night in Kolkata of cardiac arrest. She was 88.

Freelance journalist and independent filmmaker Josim Ahmed's short documentary “A Pair of Sandal” has been selected at the ninth edition of the Festival del cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli (Naples Human Rights Film Festival) to be held next month in Naples, Italy.

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's Bangladesh-India joint-production film “Doob” (“No Bed of Roses”) will premiere today at the INOX Theatre at Quest Mall in Kolkata, India.

VAAB Bangladesh (VAAB) and the Rotary Club of Wheelers Hill in Australia recently organised a national poetry recitation competition for high school students of Bangladesh, at the VAAB Training Center in Adabor.

Small screen heavyweight Mosharraf Karim is taking a month long sabbatical from filming due to medical reasons. His doctor had earlier advised him to recuperate at home in August when his health suddenly declined. However, after a break of a few days, the actor returned to the sets.

The premiere of Tanvir Mokammel's documentary “Shimantorekha” will be held at Central Public Library's Shawkat Osman Auditorium in Shahbag, on October 25 at 6.30pm.

On the occasion of poet Shamsur Rahman's 88th birth anniversary, Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) held a commemorative programme at its premises in Sufia Kamal Auditorium, followed by the unveiling of a photography exhibition depicting the literary luminary's life in its main auditorium.

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Bangladesh Film Festival 2017, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), was held in 64 districts in their respective

The Daily Star and Standard Chartered Bank's Celebrating Life programme visited Comilla University on Sunday, as part of their

For their contribution to the theatre movement despite all obstacles, five women dramatists were awarded on the third day of International Theatre Festival organised by Nandimukh at the open stage of the Chittagong Shilpakala Academy on Sunday.

Sukanta Bhattacharya and Jibanananda Das, two bards of modern Bengali Literature were remembered at a discussion held at Govt Ananda Mohan College on October 22.

“Dhaka Attack”, the Bangladeshi cop action blockbuster that took the country's cinema halls by a whirl early this month, is now making

Noted small screen actress Tisha has built a remarkable career that also spans a few films. Her most recent film venture “Doob” is

A Bengal Foundation press conference in October is usually a call for celebration itself for us journalists.

The sixth Bengal Classical Music Festival 2017 is off. This piece of bad new was disclosed at a press conference organised by Bengal

In what is arguably the biggest blow to the country’s cultural development, the Bengal Classical Music Festival for this year has been cancelled, due to the unavailability of its venue, Army Stadium.

Aranyak Natyadal, one of the leading theatre troupes of the country, are celebrating their 45th anniversary (October 22) with a

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