Veteran Bangladeshi folk singer, composer and music director Mujib Pardeshi, best known for the iconic song Ami Bondi Karagare (“I Am Imprisoned”), has been sent to jail following a court […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum at the former Ganabhaban complex in Dhaka tomorrow (August 5). Announcing the programme at a press briefing […]
KOLKATA: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on Friday, nearly two decades after she was forced to leave the city following protests over her controversial memoir Dwikhondito. “I […]
Bangladesh is set to launch an ambitious nationwide reality show aimed at discovering hidden talent from grassroots communities, as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting introduces “Search for Talent” (Protibhar […]
A food delivery rider in China has won one of the country’s most prestigious literary honors, marking an extraordinary rise from manual labor to national recognition. Wang Zhibin received the […]
Humayun Ahmed, one of the most celebrated figures in Bengali literature and entertainment, is being remembered across Bangladesh on his 14th death anniversary on Sunday. Family members, cultural organisations, and […]
A dance programme titled “Ghanghata 2”, organised under the theme “Let’s Get Drenched Together Again”, was held at the Bakultala premises of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University […]
The United States has invested more than $1 million in preserving Bangladesh’s cultural heritage over the past 25 years through the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), US Ambassador Brent […]
Filmmaker Md. Borhanul Ashekin, widely known as Borhan Khan, has won the Best Short Film Director award at the AJFB Star Awards 2025 for his socially driven short film Blind […]
Pakistani music star Atif Aslam will perform in Dhaka on July 24 at the Cricketers Academy in the capital’s 300 Feet area, organisers announced as advance ticket sales opened. The […]