The entertainment industry took a stand against cyberbullying when actors Chanchal Chowdhury and Ashna Habib Bhabna were attacked after posting pictures with their mothers.

Celebrated actor and thespian Humayun Faridee had won over the audience and critics alike with his comic timing, natural acting, and iconic dialogues. Starting from theatre to television and finally the silver screen, the actor aced it all. Today marks the birth anniversary of this legendary actor.

Tajuddin Ahmed, a renowned Bangladeshi artist, started working on his reflective series “Faces”, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Progressive band Messianic Era have seen their share of vicissitudes throughout the years. The talented underground band, inspired by the likes of Dream Theatre, Opeth and Porcupine Tree, will release their self-titled debut album on June 18.

Nipa, with tutelage from renowned dance maestros such as G A Mannan and Nikunja Bihari Pal, also had the opportunity to learn from Pandit Birju Maharaj in different workshops, especially on Kathak.

After 10 years on the air and 17 years since the final episode, "Friends" still has its secrets, and one of the biggest was revealed on Thursday in a reunion special airing on HBO Max.

“Friends” was a show I watched with my grown-up cousins in the evenings on Star World. I was young – too young to watch Monica and Chandler kiss, or to understand what it actually meant when an enraged Rachel asks Ross about the girl at the copy machine, “how was she?” Yet, I learned to love the show before I even really watched it.

Kevin Spacey, the actor who has faced numerous allegations of sexual misconduct over the past four years, is set to return to film acting with a small role as a detective in an Italian crime drama.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has filed a defamation suit against critic Kamaal R Khan for his negative review on Radhe, as confirmed by the critic on Twitter.

Today marks the 45th death anniversary of renowned painter Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin. As the founding father of art education and culture in the country, he strived to create opportunities for local artists. He also played a key role in establishing the Government Institute of Arts and Crafts (now Faculty of Fine Arts) in 1948 at Dhaka University (DU), and was the founding principal of the institute.

Telefilm “Chhaya Shikari”, produced by Kazi Riton under the banner of Black & White production, will going to air on May 29 at 8:00PM on Maasranga Television.

Noted actor and Member of Parliament Farooque had been receiving treatment in Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital since March.

Kevin Clark, the actor best known for his role as drummer Freddy Jones in the 2003 classic movie “School of Rock”, has died aged 32.

The nominations for the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards have arrived, including posthumous nods for hosts Alex Trebek and Larry King, as well as a snub for Ellen DeGeneres.

Renowned musician, theatre worker and founding drummer of revolutionary pop rock band Souls, Subrata Barua Roni passed away today at 5 am in Chattogram, after losing his battle to cancer.

On the occasion of the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 122nd birth anniversary, Chhayanaut hosted a virtual programme today. The programme, titled, “Shantir Joy Hok”, streamed live from Chhayanaut's YouTube and Facebook pages from 8 pm today.

Marvel Studios released the first trailer of the much-anticipated “Eternals” recently, in which audiences saw a new band of superheroes. The introduction of these new characters is a keystone in the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Eminent Nazrul Sangeet exponent Sadya Afreen Mallick is one of the most celebrated names in the music industry. In addition to being awarded the prestigious Nazrul Padak by Nazrul Institute and the Ministry of Culture in 2016 and the Gold Medal by Anandadhara, she also won the Ustaad Moti Miya Gold Medal at Chhayanaut . On the occasion of Nazrul Jayanti, the artiste talks about her initiatives to popularise the National Poet’s creations among the younger generations, and more.

Noted singer and organiser Khilkhil Kazi is the granddaughter of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. She was the recipient of the Nazrul Award 2013, awarded by the Nazrul Institute, and currently serves as a trustee of the organisation. On the occasion of Nazrul Jayanti, Khilkhil Kazi reminisces her memories of love and adoration with her grandfather in a candid chat with The Daily Star.

A 22 year-old Kazi Nazrul Islam wrote the poem, "Bidrohi" at Kolkata's Taltala Lane in 1921, according to Comrade Muzaffar Ahmed's memoir of the National Poet. Since dabbing the pen in ink could not pace with his thoughts at the time, he quickly picked up his pencil and wrote the entire poem in one night. "Bidrohi" was published in the magazine, "Bijli" and other periodicals soon after.