“I promise that I won’t take another 10-year gap to release my next album!” jested Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, at the intimate launching ceremony of “Bhallagena” on October 27. This was his first solo album after “Doob”, which was released in 2015. A 10-year gap can be devastating to a musician, even someone of Arnob's stature—times change, styles become outdated, and industries move on. But this is Arnob we’re talking about—he helms Coke Studio Bangla, performs all over the world, and has relentlessly reinvented himself throughout the years, all while keeping his signature, quirky timelessness, which is also evident in “Bhallagena”.

The campus spirit is at its peak as Youth Hub presents “Cultural Fest Season 3” powered by UCBL, currently underway at Aloki Convention Centre on October 31 and November 1. The two-day celebration brings together some of the most talented young performers from universities across the country for a vibrant showcase of music, dance, and creativity.

It is a clever premise for a modern romance as a data-driven Delhi businessman finds his match through an algorithm, only to realise that love, unlike code, cannot be debugged.

Warner Bros is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to acquire “Shiver”, an upcoming sci-fi action film that will unite Keanu Reeves with “Deadpool” director Tim Miller. The project is being described as a high-concept, adrenaline-fueled thriller blending the survival intensity of “The Shallows” with the time-bending tension of “Edge of Tomorrow”.

Celebrated musician Arnob has released his long-awaited album “Bhallage Na”, a heartfelt tribute to late lyricist and poet Rajib Ashraf, whose words inspired some of Arnob’s most memorable work. The title track originates from a poem Rajib sent to singer Sunidhi Nayak while he was hospitalised with lung complications, asking her and Arnob to turn it into a song.

“Baahubali” is back in the spotlight once again. The epic saga has returned to theatres in India with a re-release titled “Baahubali: The Epic”, which combines both instalments — “Baahubali: The Beginning” (2015) and “Baahubali: The Conclusion” (2017) — into one 3-hour-44-minute film.

The band has organised a concert series to perform the album live. The series includes three concerts in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, and Dhaka, featuring theatrical performances alongside the music where band members will share the stories behind the songs.

"It's infantilising bollocks. It's ghetto-ising, a subsection of success. It's the kid's table of awards." — Fleabag, 2019.

The ever-charming Sudip Biswas Deep first won hearts with his powerful performance in the globally acclaimed series “Invisible Stories”. From the stage to the small and big screens, he has explored every medium with passion and depth. Now, he’s ready to surprise audiences once again with his Chorki debut, the flash fiction romantic comedy “Perfect Wife”.

Alongside the musical performance, the festival hosts over 100 stalls, offering visitors a vibrant mix of food, fashion items, handmade crafts, and an art exhibition. There will also be indigenous and traditional cultural performances, adding further diversity to the event.

With its earthy storytelling, authentic performances, and emotional depth, Delupi promises to be more than just a film — it’s a window into the heartbeat of rural Bangladesh. The team has extended a heartfelt invitation to audiences across the country to experience “Delupi” in theatres this November.

A rare talent, Zubeen sang in more than forty languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Nepali, and several regional tongues. He received a National Award for Best Music Direction for the film “Echoes of Silence”.

We often see unconventional art that keeps us wondering just how many dimensions an artist can reach through their art.

Subscribers to YouTube TV are set to lose access to major Disney-owned networks, including ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, and Freeform, after negotiations between The Walt Disney Company and Google failed to produce a new carriage agreement before the midnight deadline.

Pop sensation Billie Eilish made headlines at WSJ Magazine’s 2025 Innovator Awards in New York City on Wednesday (October 29) after directly addressing the world’s billionaires — including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg — urging them to use their wealth for good causes.

The haunted saga of Ed and Lorraine Warren is far from over. Following the massive success of “The Conjuring: Last Rites”, which became the franchise’s highest-grossing instalment with a global haul of $487 million, Warner Bros and New Line Cinema have begun developing a new prequel film in the supernatural universe.

The film explores greed, temptation, and the moral compromises people make in their pursuit of wealth — a theme that feels as urgent as ever in contemporary Bangladesh.

Halloween has gradually moved away from its original history and functions mainly as a platform for self-expression, where creativity in costume, makeup, and design takes precedence. Here is a look at where Halloween events, parties, and themed gatherings are taking place across Dhaka this year.

Horror is deceptively simple to make, yet notoriously difficult to make well. A filmmaker can throw together a woman (yes, somehow it’s always a woman) in elaborate prosthetics, a tragic backstory of dying, and a handful of well-placed jump scares and the result will still qualify as a horror film. But to truly respect the genre, to treat it as an intricate art of layered storytelling, is to recognise its potential to push boundaries.

They emerge from social injustices, unfulfilled desires, and forgotten histories, and in their persistence, they remind us that the supernatural is often an allegory for the very real.