Bangladesh Betar’s information and entertainment-based magazine programme Dorpon started its journey on November 1, 1983. On completing 37 years of the programme, Bangladesh Betar arranged a celebration event.

The event was organised by Laugh Later, a comedy platform. “We want to create a community of cartoonists, writers and comedy enthusiasts and engage them through our ambitious programmes designed to create a sustainable comedy ecosystem in Bangladesh,” said Onindo Ahmed, co-founder of Laugh Later.

The Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka (Charukola), the alma mater of most prominent artists of the nation, is hosting Inktober Showdown Charukola 2019, at their premises. Just as the title suggests, the theme of the three-day exhibition is Inktober, the practice of creating an artwork every day for the month of October.

Acclaimed actor, anchor and television personality, Sonia Hossain will make her debut as a radio jockey today with her new show Staying Alive with Sonia on Radio Aamar 88.4 fm.

Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore visited Sylhet on this day in 1919, six years after he received the Nobel Prize in literature. To celebrate 100 years of Tagore’s visit to Sylhet, the citizens of Sylhet have organised several grand programmes in the city.

Batighar Dhaka, a place usually known as a hub for bookworms, welcomed people with canvases and paint brushes on Friday, as Worthy Publications launched their new line of books: The Mason Jar 2,The Little Sounds of Time and the Worthy Classic Series. Aside from the launching of the books, the event, titled, Book Launching Carnival: Worthy Unboxing, featured an art fest, slam poetry, a quiz competition and a raffle draw.

National award winning actor Chanchal Chowdhury has managed to make his mark in the television and film industries.

Television actors Anisur Rahman Milon and Aparna Ghosh recently went to Nepal for the shooting of two tele-fictions, both helmed by Sakal Ahmed. Milon talked to The Daily Star about Kichhu Buno Megh, scripted by Setu Arif.

The works and activities of Bengal Institute are currently on exhibit at Nogornama – The Future of Our Habitats. The exhibition opened yesterday at Bengal Shilpalay in Dhanmondi.

Today marks the 9th death anniversary of cultural revolutionary and eminent singer Kalim Sharafi.

Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Bangladesh have jointly organised the photography exhibition, Humans of ICPD: Faces of Bangladesh, by photographer Naymuzzaman Prince.

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Radio Asia Conference concluded with the gala of ABU Radio Song Festival yesterday. The event, organised by Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar, in collaboration with ABU, was held at the ball room of InterContinental Dhaka.

Taylor Swift is set to receive the prestigious Artist of the Decade award at this year’s American Music Awards (AMAs). She will also commemorate her career with a medley of her greatest hits throughout the years at the show.

‘Shohorali’, directed by Ejaz Munna, will be broadcast on NTV today at 8:20 pm. It features Chanchal Chowdhury, Shazu Khadem, Nadia,

Uttarayan is going to celebrate their 9th anniversary tomorrow, at Bangladesh National Museum’s main auditorium in Shahbag. This year’s celebration is inspired by Tagore’s Europe tour. Titled Europe E Rabindranath, the celebration will begin at 6:30 pm.

Since its inception in 2015, Bengal Institute for Landscapes, Architecture and Settlements has been involved in envisioning the future of our environments.

Selim Al Deen Utshab and the 8th National Conference of Bangladesh Gram Theatre will take place from today till November 3, at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

The eleven-day international theatre festival, BotTala Ranga Mela 2019, organised by BotTala, a performance space, will begin from November 16. This is the third edition of the festival, which will take place at the premises of the Liberation War Museum, Agargaon.

Zainul Abedin Art School and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has jointly organised a three-day children’s art competition and exhibition at National Art Gallery, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), in Dhaka. The event marks the 3rd International and 14th National Children Art Competition and Exhibition.

Under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, celebrated actor Jaya Ahsan’s film, Konttho, will be released in Bangladesh after its release in West Bengal. The film will be distributed under Impress Telefilm and released in 10 cinema theatres on November 8.