Bangladesh participates in France's short film festival
Bangladesh participates in France's short film festival

Bangladeshi director Rajib Rafis short film Once Upon a Time in Wari Bateshwar will compete at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, running from January 31 to February 8. It is Frances second-largest film festival after Cannes. According to the filmmaker, Once Upon a Time in...

Three killed, dozens hurt by bomb at Thai festival
Three killed, dozens hurt by bomb at Thai festival

At least three people were killed and dozens more injured after an explosive was thrown into a crowd at a festival in Thailand. At least 48 people have been wounded, six of whom are critically injured, police said. The attack took place shortly before midnight local time on Friday at the Red...

Book festival won’t be held on Jan 1: Adviser
Book festival won’t be held on Jan 1: Adviser

Primary and Mass Education Adviser Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy said the book festival will not be held on January 1 due to tenders of the new book and renovations. He, however, assured that the new books would be handed over to the primary students within the month of January. Bidhan Ranjan Roy...

Russian documentary festival ‘RT. Doc Time of Our Heroes’ ends
Russian documentary festival ‘RT. Doc Time of Our Heroes’ ends

The Russian House in Dhaka, in cooperation with the RT Documentary TV channel, concluded the second edition of the international documentary film festival RT. Doc Time of Our Heroes at the State University of Bangladesh in Dhaka last Thursday. The three-day event united viewers and creators of...

5 routes for joining Rash Mela in Dublar Char
5 routes for joining Rash Mela in Dublar Char

The Forest Department has established five water routes for devotees traveling to Dublar Char in the Sundarbans to attend the Rash Mela, scheduled for November 14 to 16. The routes are: from Burigoalini-Kobadak rivers to Dublar Char via Batulanadi-Balnadi-Patkoshta-Hongshoraj, from...

Bangladeshi critic Reeti joins jury panel with AR Rahman at Iranian film festival
Bangladeshi critic Reeti joins jury panel with AR Rahman at Iranian film festival

Bangladeshi film critic, screenwriter, and journalist Sadia Khalid Reeti has joined the panel of jurors for the international section of the 41st Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF), where she will be working with Oscar-winning Indian music composer A.R. Rahman. Reeti confirmed this...