Aly Zaker, our most iconic theatre personality, has left us for eternity. He singlehandedly brought theatre out from an obscure corner of our cultural world to its very centre. He along with his co-actors in Nagarik, and fellow travellers in other theatre groups, made the stage the most powerful and effective vehicle of inculcating critical thinking and intellectual freedom so vitally needed for social change and progress.

Ekushey Padak-winning stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker has passed away.

The fourteenth edition of the Toronto Bangla Book Fair, celebrating Bangabandhu’s birth centenary, starts today. With the motto, ‘Jibongronthe Notun Prishtha’, the two-day virtual event, ‘Toronto Bangla Boi Mela and Mujib Shotoborsho Udzapon’, will be broadcast live on CanBangla TV.

South Korean boy band BTS on Tuesday snagged the first ever Grammy nomination for a K-pop band, taking the worldwide sensation a step closer to winning the music award.

Ink Bangladesh 2020 is a part of a continuation project of EMK Center to showcase artworks of young and aspiring Bangladeshi artists. The illustrations on exhibit are from the global art movement Inktober, which celebrates the spirit of art throughout the month of October. This year, the exhibition was inaugurated virtually on November 18 and is available for viewers on EMK Center’s website till December 1.

Taskeen Rahman, best known for his performance in “Dhaka Attack”, is seriously ill. He was flown to Australia on November 22 for better treatment.

Netflix show “Delhi Crime” has received the 48th International Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series, as reported by The Times of India. The Richie Mehta directed series was awarded in a virtual event organised by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The show features Shefali Shah as a police officer pursuing the investigation of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.

Over the past months, many faces from the showbiz industry have tested positive for COVID-19. While many have overcame the virus, some are still battling the deadly disease.

With the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, live theatre came to an abrupt halt. Performing on a stage was no longer considered safe, and neither was being part of an audience. But theatre artistes are now slowly gearing up for new projects.

The cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair today approved the draft of Bangladesh Film Artists’ Welfare Trust Act-2020 to ensure welfare of actors and actresses of the country’s film industry and enhance their professional excellence.

Much anticipated upcoming film 'Damal' will contrast the story of the legendary Shadhin Bangla football team with another from this era. The film has been conceptualised by Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd and Channel i, Faridur Reza Sagar and directed by noted filmmaker Raihan Rafi, Nazim Ud Daula has paired up with the director for the screenplay of this production.

A three-day painting and photography exhibition, ‘Cornay Gonomaddhomer Lorai’ hosted by Broadcast Journalist Center (BJC), was inaugurated today at the Nalini Kanta Bhattasali Gallery of Bangladesh National Museum.

The American Music Awards, chosen by fans, were handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, hosted by actress Taraji P. Henson.

Eminent folk singer and Member of Parliament Momotaz Begom is has lent her voice to “Phute Phul Phute Alo Ondhokaare” for popular television personality Mir Sabbir’s directorial debut “Raat Jaaga Phul”.

Ekushey Padak-winning stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker was admitted to the CCU at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital, due to cardiac issues. He was taken to the hospital in the capital on November 17, after he fell ill.

For years, cinema hall owners have been demanding the release of Indian films in Bangladesh, as a way of coping up with losses, but several associations were against the idea.

Stars in the entertainment industry mourned the loss of one of the brightest minds to grace the silver screen. Here are a select few of the heartfelt tributes from Soumitra’s fans within the industry.

It is no secret that Feluda was Satyajit Ray’s answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Nonetheless, for at least three generations, Feluda has been a household name in most Bengali families. When Ray brought Detective P C Mitter from pages to the screen, his hand drawn illustrations hinted to just one name— Soumitra Chatterjee.

We recently lost one of the most celebrated Bengali actors with the demise of Soumitra Chatterjee. Having started his film career in 1959, the actor went on to play an array of memorable characters over the years.

National Film Award-winning singer Baby Naznin tested positive for Covid-19, recently. She is undergoing treatment at Jersey City Medical Centre of New Jersey.