The 24th edition of the National Art Exhibition 2021, a flagship art venture by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), will begin today (June 29).

Eminent Nazrul Sangeet exponent Sujit Mustafa's show "Kotha o Kobita" will be featuring Bangladesh's top racing car driver Avik Anowar on tonight’s episode. The show will air online at Deshe Bideshe TV, on their website, official Facebook page, and YouTube channel at 10 pm (Bangladeshi time).

Popular Bangladeshi actor, producer, and director Ananta Jalil has been offered an important role in a Norway-China-Pakistan joint venture. Based on racing, the working title of the film is “The Last Hope”, informs Ananta Jalil.

Eminent musician and political activist Kabir Suman was admitted to the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata on Monday.

Under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, grants were allocated to 270 organisations from the fine arts and theatre sectors across the country, for 2020-2021. However, a number of prominent theatre troupes and cultural organisations, including Prachyanat, were not on the list for receiving grants. Finally, after some revisions, Prachyanat’s name has been added to the list.

Ferdausi Rahman, one of the most revered singers of the nation, celebrates her 80th birthday today. Born to folk singer Abbas Uddin, she started her tutelage from home. She soon began playback singing and became one of the most prominent voices in the subcontinent. On her birthday, noted musicians of Bangladesh talked about her dedication to her craft in a chat with The Daily Star.

Director Abdullah Mohammad Saad's "Rehana Maryam Noor" became the first Bangladeshi film to feature in a major segment in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. For the first time in history, an eight-member team from Bangladesh will be walking down the red carpet at Cannes this year. Starting from July 6, this year’s Cannes festival will end on July 18.

OTT platform Chorki released the first official poster of their upcoming anthology series, "Unoloukik," across social media recently. Based on stories by noted author Shibobroto Bormon, the show is directed by Robiul Alam Robi.

Actor Irrfan Khan’s son Babil Khan has bagged his second project which will be helmed by National Award-winning filmmaker Shoojit Sircar.

To entertain listeners who prefer heavy metal, Thrash has been standing strong for the last 10 years as an integral part of the metal scene in Bangladesh, beating all odds.

Noted television personality and actor Deepa Khandakar has garnered her career with praises over the years. She recently finished shooting for the film, “Paayer Chaap”, directed by Saiful Islam Mannu.

Adnan Al Rajeev is a renowned name in the television industry, with numerous commercials and tele-fictions to his credit. His production house, Runout Films, is one of the major production companies in Bangladesh. The talented director is now gearing up for the release of his much-anticipated project, “YouTumor”.

National Award winning singer Sabina Yasmin recently lend her voice to a new song. The song, tuned by singer Pulok Adhikary, is written by Kabir Bakul. Titled, “Jonotar Police”, both Sabina Yasmin and Pulok Adhikary lend their voices to the song.

The Daytime Emmys turned into a love letter to Alex Trebek, honoring the beloved “Jeopardy!” host and the show seven months after his death.

In a candid chat with The Daily Star, Tamanna, along with her student Manomi Tanjana Orthy, share their views on dance, and more.

“Mohanagar” depicts the events of a fateful night in a police station in Dhaka, where paths of criminals, an eminent industrialist, the general public, and members of the press, intertwine in the aftermath of a road accident, for a period of seven hours. The series, produced by Shopnoghuri Productions, features Mosharraf Karim as O C Harun, Zakia Bari Mamo as Shahana Huda, Shamol Mawla as Afnan Chowdhury, Mostafizur Noor Imran as Moloy Kumar, and Khairul Basar as Abir Hasan, among others.

I applied for MasterChef Australia during lockdown last year. My son was on my back until I handed in my application, and the rest is history!

"Mohanagar", the latest Hoichoi original series from Bangladesh, was released recently. Just hours after its release, it gained immense appreciation and positive reviews from the audience, both in Bangladesh and India. In a recent chat with The Daily Star, Ashfaque Nipun, the director and writer of the show, opened up about his experience of working on the project, and more.

Shishir Ahmed of Aurthohin fame released his new song “Shunnotar Gaan” online yesterday. The original song, produced, composed, and arranged by Shishir Ahmed, features Sheikh Ishtiaque, vocalist of noted Bangladeshi band Shironamhin.

Celebrated musician Jon Kabir released his much-awaited new single "Shukhi Manusher Kanna", a track from his upcoming debut solo album “Awprashongik”, yesterday. Produced and composed by the singer himself and co-produced by Rakat Zami and Saad Chowdhury, the song premiered on his official YouTube Channel, and has been creating quite a buzz since then.