Dave Bautista cast as Kratos in Amazon’s God of War series
21 August 2026
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Technology
Main Vaapas Aaunga: A quiet film about going home found its way through Bollywood’s noise
11 August 2026
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Culture
Netflix tumbles as slowing growth, less viewership data spook investors
17 July 2026
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Pop Culture / The real reason Netflix’s ‘I Will Find You’ became a streaming hit
13 July 2026
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Culture
Exhibition opens in Alliance Française to support artist Ritu’s cancer treatment
10 July 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
Stars pay tribute to 'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler
9 July 2026
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Music
Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman in Songwriters Hall of Fame
12 June 2026
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Music
Martin Scorsese is backing an AI startup
3 June 2026
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Technology
Happy birthday: Hollywood honors Marilyn Monroe, 100 years on
2 June 2026
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Entertainment
Who really wrote what you loved in Bonolota Express?
27 May 2026
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Film
Khairul Basar, Arpita Mitra star in new web-film ‘Tumito Cholei Jabe’
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TV & Film
Actress-director Mohsina Akhter ties the knot
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Entertainment
Ajay Devgn returns as Vijay Salgaonkar in ‘Drishyam The Conclusion’
24 August 2026
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TV & Film
Aamir Khan to play 25-year-old in ‘Lalkaara’ after major weight loss
23 August 2026
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Entertainment
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ heads for fourth box-office win
23 August 2026
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Entertainment
James receives special honour at Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
24 April 2026
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Music
Pratul Mukhopadhyay, a personification of Ekushey February’s spirit
20 February 2026
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Culture
Special programme at Shilpakala marks Farida Parveen’s birth anniversary
31 December 2025
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Music
Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' launches with global promotion
3 October 2025
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Arts & Entertainment
AK Ratul laid to rest beside his father
28 July 2025
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Music
Star Cineplex to launch new branch in Uttara this Eid
25 March 2025
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Entertainment
MUSINGS / The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
24 October 2022
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Books & Literature
‘Nil Chhaya’ reconjures ghosts of Bengal’s Indigo Revolution
24 September 2022
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Books & Literature
Parambrata Chatterjee and Raima Sen pair up for Bangladeshi song ‘Aaj Ai Kotha Diley’
Parambrata Chatterjee and Raima Sen, a popular duo of West Bengal films, were featured in a Bangladeshi song, for the first time. The song is planned and produced under the banner of TM Productions by Farzana Munny, the chairperson of the company.
16 May 2021
Salman Khan threatens legal action against viewers pirating "Radhe"
Salman Khan's latest action flick, "Radhe: Most Wanted", is his lowest rated movie on IMDB, with an embarrassing current rating of 2.1.
16 May 2021
Ellen DeGeneres to end TV show, says she needs 'break from talking'
Ellen DeGeneres, one of America’s best-known talk show hosts, said on Wednesday she will end her daytime show in 2022, saying that after 19 years it was time to do something different.
16 May 2021
My lighthouse: Tribute to musicologist Azad Rahaman
Azad Rahaman, my dearest Abbu, left for his eternal abode on May 16, 2020. He was laid to rest on top of his mother’s grave at the Azimpur Graveyard in Dhaka.
16 May 2021
Tahsan and Mithila will appear live on “Saturday Night Surprise” today
After years, noted actor and musician Tahsan Khan and model turned actor Rafiath Rashid Mithila will appear together on the Eid special live show “Saturday Night Surprise” hosted by noted stand-up comedian, columnist, and anchor Naveed Mahbub. The show, organised by Evaly, will be held today at 9:00 pm on Evaly’s official Facebook page.
15 May 2021
Curtains down: 46 cinema halls in Tangail closed down in 15 years
There were 51 cinema halls in Tangail in the 1990s. But only five managed to survive while 46 could not due to lack of audience.
14 May 2021
Mosharraf Karim to star in West Bengal film "Hubba"
Critically-acclaimed Bangladeshi actor Mosharraf Karim will feature in the title role of West Bengal Education Minister-cum-actor Bratya Basu’s next directorial venture. The film will be about an underworld don in the state’s Hoogly district.
12 May 2021
Jago FM Celebrity Café to feature Chanchal Chowdhury, Samina Chowdhury, and Apu Biswas
Jago FM will have Chanchal Chowdhury, Samina Chowdhury, and Apu Biswas in their special episodes of Celebrity Café this Eid. Arranged and hosted by Tanvir Tareq and produced by RJ Uday Chowdhury, the special episodes will air for three days at 10 pm from Eid day.
12 May 2021
Six singers from two Bengals sing of love and courage
On the occasion of Eid, virtual programs are being broadcasted by several channels. A star-studded song will be aired on BTV’s Ananda Mela, where Tapan Chowdhury, Kumar Bishwajit, Chandan Sinha, Raghav Chattopadhyay, Joy Sarkar and Usha Uthup gave their voices. “Esho Esho Shundore”, penned by Kabir Bakul and composed by Emon Chowdhury, will air on the channel this Eid.
11 May 2021
Shows to watch on television this Eid
Despite the hindrances due to the ongoing pandemic, top television channels of the country have come up with an array of special programmes for this Eid-Ul-Fitr. The Daily Star brings you a compilation of some of the finest television shows that will be aired throughout the festive season.
11 May 2021
Bongo introduces seven original Telefilms based on books
Bongo recently announced “BoB” (Based on books), where 7 telefilms adapted from the best sellers of the Ekushey Boi Mela 2020 will be showcased this Eid.
10 May 2021
Tisha and Apurba team up after 14 years
Popular actors Nusrat Imrose Tisha and Ziaul Faruq Apurba have worked together in many notable television projects, including “Bidhoba”, “Bhalobashi Bhalobashi”, and “Megh Balika”, among others. They last shared the screen in Naeem Imtiaz Neyamul’s “The Rain” in 2007. After a long break of over a decade, the much-loved onscreen pair are coming together this Eid for a television project, directed by Shihab Shaheen.
10 May 2021
DhakaYeah wins Alliance Française Pakistan - People’s Choice Award at Lahore Digital Arts Festival
Lahore Digital Arts Festival (LDF) celebrates Pakistan’s digital culture by gathering a community of artists and audiences to explore the convergence of art and technology. LDF intends to initiate conversations revolving around the accessibility of art and other mediums of creative exchange. The festival, organised last month, brought together people from different backgrounds with a hope to enhance digital creativity and diversify art in Pakistan and South-Asia.
10 May 2021
Kamal Ahmed’s ‘Prothom Prem’ released on Tagore’s birth anniversary
Noted singer Kamal Ahmed's 19th audio album, "Prothom Prem" was released under the banner of Music Of Bengal on the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore (May 8, 2021). The album is available as an audio jukebox on the YouTube channel of Music Of Bengal. Hardcopies of the album have been released simultaneously. “Prothom Prem” features 10 songs on love by Rabindranath Tagore.
9 May 2021
Dhor Nirbhoy Gaan: Chhayanaut's tribute to Tagore
Marking Rabindranath Tagore’s 160th birth anniversary, Chhayanaut organised a virtual cultural programme. Titled Dhor Nirbhoy Gaan, the theme of the event was to hope, and to be brave. Artistes performed works by Tagore, which sing praise of life and the joy of living, bravery, and hope. The virtual concert featured musical performances, dances, poetry recitals and more. It aired on Chhayanaut's YouTube channel tonight.
8 May 2021
Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya and Samiul Islam Poluck voice “Keno Chokher Jole Bhijiye Dilem Na”
To commemorate Rabindranath Tagore’s 160th Birth Anniversary, Dhroopad, a Bengali American cultural organization based in Washington DC, is releasing a music video featuring legendary Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya and elocutionist Samiul Islam Poluck.
8 May 2021
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy hosts virtual celebrations on Rabindra Jayanti
Today marks the 160th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the polymath who reshaped Bengali music and literature. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) organised an online programme to celebrate the day. As the country enforced restrictions on public movement to curb Covid-19 transmission, BSA opted to pay a tribute to the poet virtually, just as the year before.
8 May 2021
Kangana Ranaut tests positive for Covid-19
Controversial Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut has confirmed today that she has tested positive for Covid-19, and is under home quarantine.
8 May 2021
Portrayal of women through the eyes of Rabindranath Tagore
In many of his stories, Rabindranath Tagore brought strong and progressive women to the forefront, who defied conventional expectations, and questioned perceptions that challenged their freedom. On Tagore’s 160th birth anniversary, we look back at some of the most memorable female characters from his stories.
8 May 2021
Ishan Mitra’s “Bari Jabo Bari Jacchi”, penned by Asif Iqbal, to release this Eid
Under the banner of Gaanchill Music, “Bari Jabo Bari Jacchi” will release this Eid. The song, voiced by promising Kolkata singer Ishaan Mitra, is penned by renowned Bangladeshi lyricist Asif Iqbal.
8 May 2021