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Shilpakala Academy to hold Eid celebrations
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) announced on Thursday that, for the first time, it will organise an Eid celebration, embracing the countrys diverse cultural heritage. The academy will host the programme, titled Elo Khushir Eid, at its Nandan Moncho on March 30 from 7:00 pm onwards, marking...

Consul general engages with Bangladeshi students in Toronto
The Bangladesh Consulate General in Toronto hosted an exchange meeting with Bangladeshi students from the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, and York University. Thirty-one students from four campus-based Bangladeshi student unions attended the event. As part of the upcoming...

Bangladeshi film 'Neelchokro' selected for Golden State Film Festival 2025
The Bangladeshi film Neelchokro (Blue Circle) has been selected for the Golden State Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA. The film has been chosen for the Foreign Language category. According to Mithu, the film will be screened on the last day of the festival. The director of the film, Mithu Khan,...

‘Multilingual Festival’ on the month of language movement
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has arranged a month-long festival titled Multilingual Festival (Bohubhashik Utsab) marking the month of language movement. Various programmes will be held across the country, including divisional, district and central levels. The event organised throughout the...

'Govt has no plan to censor books'
Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Saturday said the interim government has no plans to censor books. He made the statement while speaking at the National Poetry Festivals inauguration at Dhaka University A media report quotes a police officer suggesting pre-publication review by the...

18th ‘National Pitha Fest’ kicks off in city
The 18th National Pitha Festival, one of the countrys popular winter festivities, began on Thursday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital. The National Pitha Festival Celebration Council, in collaboration with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural...

Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad celebrates Youth Festival-2025
The Youth Festival-2025 was celebrated with a Cultural Soiree at the premises of Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad on Thursday. The presence of Bangladeshi and Pakistani youths at the high commission and their slogan Lets change the country, change the world made a memorable moment for...

'Agantuk' heads to Nepal Film Festival
Bangladesh is ready to make a significant mark at the Nepal International Film Festival this March with Agantuk (The Stranger). Biplob Sarkars film Agantuk which has earned recognition at local festivals , now it will be featured at the prestigious event. The eighth edition of the festival will...

Govt to support enrich country’s film industry: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said the government would extend all cooperation to enrich the countrys film industry. He said this while inaugurating 23rd Dhaka International Film Festival arranged by Rainbow Chalachchitra Sangsad (RCS) at National Museum...

Students to get new books by February
Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, said the free textbook distribution among primary and secondary-level students could fully be completed by February 2025. He on Thursday shared the information while addressing a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy in the...

Chief Advisor signs inaugural envelope for Youth Festival 2025
Keeping the slogan come, change the country, change the world ahead, Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has signed the inaugural envelope of the Youth Festival 2025 organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and under the overall supervision of the Office of the Chief Advisor. He...

Jaya Ahsan's "Putulnacher Itikatha" to premiere at IFFR in Netherlands
Actress Jaya Ahsan has exciting news to share. Her film Putulnacher Itikatha is set to premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Jaya revealed this by sharing some photos from the film on Facebook. This film is based on Manik Bandyopadhyays renowned novel Putulnacher Itikatha...