The first official poster of Golam Sohrab Dodul’s Shaap Ludu, starring Arifin Shuvoo, Bidya Sinha Mim, Tariq Anam Khan, Salahuddin Lavlu and Zahid Hasan among many other prominent actors, was released recently.

Today marks the 80th birth anniversary of Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed, a Bangladeshi writer, television presenter, organiser and activist. He is currently the Chairman of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, a non-profit organisation that promotes the study of literature, reading habits and progressive ideas.

Promising young filmmaker Aung Rakhine’s short film The Last Post Office has been selected for a screening at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.

Earlier last year, Jaaz Multimedia announced the news that they will be venturing into a project revolving around the famous fictional character, Masud Rana. Following that, there were no further updates for some time.

Renowned actor Bipasha Hayat has written a number of tele-fictions during her illustrious career in the entertainment industry. Nearly all her works have been well received by the audience, particularly the popular mega serial Jyotsnakaal.

After a long hiatus, popular actor Sarika made a comeback recently, with a one-hour tele-fiction titled, Anubhuti. She will be sharing the screen with her co-star Nayeem.

After garnering immense popularity among the global art community with his creative project ‘The Global Happiness Challenge’, where he took tragic photographs and turned them into ‘happy art’, Morshed Mishu’s next venture is nothing short of intriguing.

Mymensingh Nazrul Academy recently organised a musical soiree at the local Shilpakala Academy auditorium, featuring a number of talented young artistes.

A two-day (July 19-20) Rabindra Utshab, featuring the recitation of the bard’s poems and rendition of solo and choral songs alongside

A talented actor and director, Tauquir Ahmed is currently caught up in his directorial ventures, as the upcoming festive season of Eid ul Adha is nearing.

June 20, 2019 marks the 45th death anniversary of legendary music composer-director, Kamal Das Gupta. He joined His Master’s Voice (HMV) as a music director, at the young age of eighteen.

Art enthusiasts cannot but get amused with the delightful display of artworks by the 26 contemporary Bangladeshi master painters at Dhaka Gallery, a new establishment by Delvistaa Foundation at Banani, Dhaka.

Following the success of recent originals like Sharate Aaj, Kaali and The Lovely Mrs Mookherjee, ZEE5, a popular streaming service, is scheduled to premiere Shaat Number Shanatan Sanyal this month.

Alakesh Ghosh in fine arts, Sunil Chandra Das in instrumental music, Shukla Sarkar in dance, Gaur Gopal Haldar in vocal music, Mina Barua in folk culture, M. Hamid in dramatics and Jayanta Chattopadhyay in recitation received the awards.

With Eid ul Adha nearing by the day, actors are on a busy schedule to meet the deadlines and complete their shoots on time. Prominent actor and dancer, Nadia Ahmed is no different. For the upcoming festive season, Nadia is working on four different seven-episode TV serials.

​Renowned actor, Azizul Hakim, has acted in countless television, radio and stage dramas as well as a number of movies during his career. But he’s largely known to the Bangladeshi audience for playing lead male protagonist characters during various hit tele-fictions in the 90s.

The 23rd National Art Exhibition has brought about a festive mood in the local art circuit. This important exhibition is organised biennially by the Department of Fine Arts, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Initiated in 1975, the exhibition has, so far, earned recognition from art-lovers across the whole nation as a celebration of modern artworks by artists from all over Bangladesh.

A first of its kind, the day-long international conference, ‘Current Literary Theories and Jibanananda Das’ was held recently at Jibanananda Das Conference Complex of Barishal University (BU).

Seven cultural personalities from different arenas will receive the prestigious Shilpakala Padak 2018 for their continuous contributions to the respective fields.

July 16, 2019 is the 92nd birth anniversary of Mehdi Hassan, the Shahenshah of ghazal. He had a baritone voice with a classical base. The melodic voice enraptured listeners and fans in an aura of magical melody. Thus Lata Mangeshkar while speaking of Mehdi Hassan said, " “Aisa lagta hai ke unke gale mein bhagwan boltein hain,” (It feels like the creator is singing through his voice).