Actress Tanin Subha on life support
Confusion arose on Sunday regarding the reported death of popular film actress Tanin Subha, after a miscommunication led to widespread but premature announcements of her passing...
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UK art dealer jailed over art sold to suspected Hezbollah donor
A British art dealer who appeared on BBC television shows appraising antiques was jailed Friday for two years and six months for failing to report 鈥榟igh-value鈥� art sales to a suspected Hezbollah donor...
Eid-ul-Azha Ananda Utsab enthralls audiences at BSA
The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Friday celebrated the Chand Raat, the night before Eid-ul-Azha, at its Nandan Mancha in the capital...
Six films set to be released for Eid-ul-Azha
Six new Bangladeshi films are set to be released for cinemas on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals of the Muslims to be celebrated in the country on June 7...
Theatre make-up design workshop ends in Khulna
A five-day theatre make-up workshop for artists ended at the Shilpakala Academy in Khulna on Tuesday...
Activists express frustration over allocation for culture
Although the ministry of cultural affairs receives an increased amount of Tk 45 crore from the previous year in the proposed national budget, cultural activists remain frustrated with the allocation...
Fourth Bangladesh Short and Docu Film Fest ends
The fourth edition of Bangladesh Short and Documentary Film Festival 2025 ended on Saturday following an awards ceremony at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Paintings depict civilisation shattered by war
A 14-day solo painting exhibition of artist Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed depicting debris of civilisations destroyed by wars is under way at Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka at Dhanmondi in the capital.
Nazrul can be a bridge of Bangladesh-Iran: seminar
Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday said that national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam could be a bridge between Bangladesh and Iran because he carried the philosophy of Persian literature...
Photography exhibition by photojournalists begins
A week-long photography exhibition titled Ruposhi Bangla began at the National Press Club in the capital on Wednesday.
Fourth Bangladesh Short and Docu Film Fest began
The five-day fourth Bangladesh Short and Documentary Film Festival began on Tuesday...
Signature Strokes promotes beauty of nature
A group of young artists under the banner of Signature Strokes has held a five-day group art exhibition under way at the Safiuddin Shilpalay in Dhaka.
Non-fiction storytelling workshop concludes
A four-day non-fiction storytelling workshop for Bangladeshi women filmmakers concluded at Bengal Shilpalay at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Sunday.
Cultural orgs celebrate Nazrul鈥檚 birth anniversary
Different cultural organisations celebrated the 126th anniversary of the birth of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in the country through various programmes on Sunday...
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins Cannes top prize
Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d鈥橭r top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for 鈥榝reedom鈥�.
