Masud Ali Khan is a veteran theatre and television actor, who has been admired by the Bangladesh audience for decades. He has been involved in the acting industry for the last 50 years. He was one of the founding members of the first theatre group in the country, Drama Circle. The veteran actor recently shared his childhood memories with The Daily Star.

Amidst a pandemic that took the entire world by surprise, it is evident that the most one can do to curve the new Coronavirus, is stay home.

Anytime there is a major event, the world watches the news on bated breath.

The much-liked puppet show, Sisimpur, took an initiative to create awareness on keeping children safe from the coronavirus.

Commemorating Bangabandhu’s birth centenary, the management of Uttara Kallyan Samity, Sector 4, set up a large portrait of the Father of the Nation at the playground of Sector 4, Uttara. Paddo Art Workshop organised this initiative.

Four-time National Film Award winner Ferdous took up a new movie based on the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

As the worries of the coronavirus spreading amongst the masses come to a tumultuous rise, the best you can do to protect yourself and your family, is to simply stay home.

The Cannes Film Festival, the world’s largest, was forced to postpone its latest edition in May due to the spread of the coronavirus, organisers of the annual event on the French Riviera said recently.

Owing to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, numerous exhibitions, events and festivals around the city have been postponed over public health concerns.

As the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, gatherings of any sort are canceled until further notice. Movie theatres and multiplexes are shutting down indefinitely.

All branches of STAR Cineplex will be closed down, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. According to a press release,

Bangladesh Bands Gen Next is a project aimed to promote young and upcoming bands by providing them with a unique platform to express their talents. The programme has selected 26 young bands from Chattogram for its first run.

As the threat of coronavirus continues to worry the world, the release of a number of films were postponed both at home and abroad.

Shamsul Alam Belal, a senior journalist of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), is also a writer and actor. His fifth book, South Asia- Yesterday,

Owing to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the shooting of all tele-fictions will shut down from March 22 to 31. The Ovinoy Shilpi Shongho, Directors Guild, Television Producers Association and Natyakar Shongho held a meeting recently in this regard.

Partha Mazumder prefers to stay out of the limelight. However, the music he produces and the tunes he composes, speak his heart out. He spent a few minutes with the A&E team, talking about the industry, new projects and the people he misses.

Artist and journalist Zahangir Alom enjoys the brilliant colours of nature.

Internationally-acclaimed folklorist and poet Dr Ashraf Siddiqui passes away at a hospital in Dhaka at the age of 93.

Due to rising concerns of the new Coronavirus creating havoc in Bangladesh, most of the major production house in Bangladesh have

Laser Vision published acclaimed singer Kamal Ahmed’s audio album Mohakabyer Kobi on the eve of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary.