The closing day of the two-day World Music Day celebration at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka unfolded as a vibrant showcase of cultural diversity, artistic excellence, and communal harmony, drawing musicians, dignitaries, and enthusiastic audiences into a shared celebration of sound and creativity. Held on 22 June, the finale transformed both the open-air premises […]

The mother of celebrated Bangladeshi singer Monir Khan, Monowara Khatun, was recently hospitalised after suffering a sudden and severe deterioration in her health, prompting urgent medical intervention. She was admitted following acute chest pain that raised immediate concerns among her family and attending physicians. According to family accounts, the incident occurred on the evening of […]

The excitement surrounding the knockout stages of the ongoing global football tournament has spilled into Bangladesh’s music scene with renewed energy, following the release of a vibrant new track titled “Kandari Cholo” by acclaimed composer and music producer Fuad Almuqtadir. The song is being widely viewed not merely as a piece of entertainment, but as […]

The celebrated South Asian vocalist Runa Laila is set to perform in Melbourne this August as part of a special cultural showcase titled the “Runa Laila Legacy Tour”. The concert has been designed as a tribute to her remarkable and decades-long contribution to music across multiple languages, genres, and international stages, and is expected to […]

In a case that has sparked widespread international debate, a 29-year-old Iranian singer, Parastoo Ahmadi, and several of her colleagues have been handed strict judicial penalties following an online live musical performance broadcast in December 2024. A court in Iran’s Qom Province recently delivered the ruling, drawing sharp reactions from human rights advocates and cultural […]

Roger Waters, the founding member of Pink Floyd, has collaborated with Palestinian vocalist Mona Miari to release a reinterpreted version of the iconic track Comfortably Numb, originally released in 1979 on the landmark album The Wall. The new rendition has been conceived as an artistic tribute expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza, highlighting themes […]

The use of artificial intelligence in the music video for ‘Juddho’, the first released track from Shironamhin’s ninth studio album, has sparked widespread discussion and confusion across social media platforms. The debate intensified after YouTube automatically flagged the video as AI-generated content, leading many viewers to mistakenly assume that artificial intelligence had been used not […]