Sequins, sweeping gowns, and flashes of cinematic glamour light up the Croisette as guests arrive for the closing ceremony of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in France.

It is directed by Josim Ahmed and highlights the harsh reality of child abuse.

Directed by Azman Rusho, “Rockstar” stars Sabila Nur, Tangia Methila, and Tariq Anam Khan among others. The film has been produced by Anjan Chowdhury Pintu under the banner of Sun Motion Pictures.

Director Hassan Jahangir challenged the decision in the High Court, and on May 21, a bench led by Justice Habibul Gani granted a three-month stay on the suspension order. The film was cleared for release the following day. It did. To empty seats.

In a stunning final move, the jury bypassed the media front-runners to award the 2026 Palme d’Or to Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu for “Fjord”.

When former guitarist of Nemesis, maestro Maher Khan, walked out and performed, the room did not quite know what to do with itself.

Coke Studio Bangla has launched its fourth season with a tribute to the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, releasing a special opening track ahead of his birth anniversary on May 25.

More than a hundred senior students from both branches welcomed an equal number of newcomers and their guardians through vibrant performances of songs, poetry recitations, rhyme-based music, dance, acting and Bratachari presentations.

One of the major attractions of the event was the performance by Nemesis’ original lineup members, who returned to the stage for the celebration.

Titled “Confluence”, the curated exhibition brings together around 70 selected paintings created in diverse mediums.

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made a celebrated return to the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, stunning audiences in a sculpted blue couture gown designed by Amit Aggarwal.

Actor Zayed Khan, who is currently based in the United States, has surprised audiences with a new revelation about his latest project. The actor shared that the current mayor of New York City, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, appears alongside him in an upcoming short film.

The scent of raw clay, the warmth of terracotta tones, and the stories of generations-old craftsmanship have come together under one roof at the ongoing folk fair “Songs of Fired Earth” at Alliance Française de Dhaka.

Nepalese film "Elephants in the Fog" has won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, marking a landmark achievement for the country’s cinema on the global stage.

Every year, the Cannes Film Festival produces a familiar ritual: applause counts, standing ovation headlines, critics’ scorecards, market predictions and endless debate over who will leave the Croisette with cinema’s most coveted prize — the Palme d’Or.

The overall supervision of the programme was carried out by Md Imam Hossain, General Manager of BTV Chattogram Centre.

By the time the ‘happy hour’ sizzled down, I had talked to a dozen filmmakers from all over the world who were hoping to get their films onto the main stages of the upcoming Berlinale, TIFF, and Venice Film Festivals. Mithun, by that time, had unofficially confirmed that he had found a willing distributor. If that is true, Cannes served as the first proper documentation of this promising film.

These photographs do not ask for pity. They ask for something harder — acknowledgement.

The brutal killing of eight-year-old child Ramisa has sparked nationwide outrage, with waves of grief and protest spreading across the country and social media. Members of Bangladesh’s cultural community have also spoken out strongly, condemning the horrific crime and demanding swift justice.

A new addition to Dhaka’s contemporary art landscape, Gallery MAFA has officially begun its journey with the group exhibition “A Graceful Beginning”, bringing together a vibrant collection of contemporary artworks by Bangladeshi artists.