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Tech & Startup
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Entertainment
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Film
Resmi Mirza’s song ‘Premer Juddho’ arrives on YouTube after two years
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News Bytes
Documentary on renowned photographer Nasir Ali Mamun wins top award at UK Asian Film Festival
12 May 2026, 16:17 PM
Film
Under full moon, Shakira thrills 2 million fans on Rio's Copacabana beach
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Music
James receives special honour at Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
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Music
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Arts & Entertainment
US judge tosses Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni
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Arts & Entertainment
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TV & Film
Showbiz stars celebrate Brazil’s victory over Haiti
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TV & Film
Azizul Hakim stars in Father's Day drama 'Babar Diary'
20 June 2026, 12:27 PM
TV & Film
‘Friends’ and ‘Cheers’ director James Burrows dies at 85
20 June 2026, 11:02 AM
TV & Film
Pop Culture / The great career renaissance on OTT
19 June 2026, 15:59 PM
TV & Film
New Valentine’s Day song brings Abir Sadaf and ‘Laage Ura Dhura’ singer together in AI-crafted music video
5 February 2026, 11:57 AM
Music
Special programme at Shilpakala marks Farida Parveen’s birth anniversary
31 December 2025, 06:12 AM
Music
Hania Aamir coming to Bangladesh
16 September 2025, 04:23 AM
TV & Film
AK Ratul laid to rest beside his father
28 July 2025, 05:24 AM
Music
‘Kaanta Laga’ fame Shefali Jariwala dies at 42
28 June 2025, 03:46 AM
Music
Star Cineplex to launch new branch in Uttara this Eid
25 March 2025, 12:30 PM
Entertainment
MUSINGS / The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
24 October 2022, 09:47 AM
Books & Literature
‘Nil Chhaya’ reconjures ghosts of Bengal’s Indigo Revolution
24 September 2022, 09:03 AM
Books & Literature
Masud Hasan Ujjal’s ‘Unoponchash Batash’ is a courageous film
Independent filmmaker Masud Hasan Ujjal’s first full-length feature film “Unoponchash Batash” premiered yesterday. The film stars Sharlin Farzana and debutant Imitiaz Barshon in the lead roles. I attended the first show of the film at Star Cineplex in Bashundhara City.
24 October 2020, 09:52 AM
Continuous rain disrupts shooting schedules
The Vadun village in Gazipur's Pubail, widely known as the shooting village, has more than twenty well known shooting houses. Recently, due to the continuous rainfall for the last couple of days, several shooting houses had to postpone their shooting schedules.
24 October 2020, 08:17 AM
Music, academics and more: Heart-to-heart with Emon Shaha
Prolific music composer Emon Shaha began his career in the film industry in 1998 with the Gazi Mazharul Anwar directorial “Poradhin”. Till date, he has composed songs and background scores for more than 400 films.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Are we ready to go back to the movies?
Movie theatres across the country are starting to open their doors to the public. The idea of sitting in a cramped, closed space for around two hours, elbow-to-elbow with strangers seems like a nauseatingly concerning prospect amidst a pandemic.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Prince Mahmud’s ‘Alo’ sheds light on the frailty of life
Chole Jabo rekhe jabo gaan, pichutan ki kore charbo
Chhele take buke joraye, gaal bhore chumu ki khete parbo?
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Farooque’s golden career on the silver screen
Based on the novel by Shahidullah Kaiser, “Sareng Bou,” directed by Abdullah Al Mamun, is considered to be Farooque’s most popular film.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Producer-director Sharif Uddin Khan Dipu passes away
Noted Bangladeshi producer and director Sharif Uddin Khan Dipu passed away this morning. Khorshed Alam Khosru, the President of the Film Producer Distributor Association, confirmed the news to The Daily Star. He was 65 years of age, and had tested positive for Covid-19.
23 October 2020, 14:53 PM
Chanchal Chowdhury on celebrating Puja at his hometown
National Film Award-winning actor Chanchal Chowdhury started out as a theatre actor, before establishing a rightful place for himself in television and films. Currently, he is busy shooting for different projects. In a candid chat with The Daily Star, the actor shares his Durga Puja plans and more.
23 October 2020, 10:22 AM
Kavita Krishnamurthy on Maasranga Television today
Presented by singer Shithi Saha and produced by Saiful Islam, special episode of “Shithir Otithi,” will broadcast on Maasranga Television on Saturday at 11 pm. This episode will feature renowned Indian singer Kavita Krishnamurthy as a special guest, she will be joining the programme online.
23 October 2020, 06:31 AM
Eight voices unite in Foad Nasser Babu’s Durga Puja song
Eminent music composer Foad Nasser Babu has tuned and composed music for the Durga Puja for the first time in his career. Eight prominent contemporary singers -- Alok Kumar Sen, Champa Banik, Debolina Sur, Sandipan Das, Haimanti Rakshit Das, Apurba Opu, Abanti Deb Sithi and Monti Saha have sung the song written by Sumon Saha.
23 October 2020, 04:22 AM
Bangladeshi singers make it in the top 10 of IWS Theme Song Contest 2020
Bangladeshi musicians Pallavi Mozumder and Zahid Bashar Pankaj managed to secure their places between the top 10 front runners at the IWS Theme Song Contest 2020. The competition was organised by the International Watercolor Society (IWS) for the first time.
23 October 2020, 03:56 AM
Bogura photographer comes second in Andrei Stenin International Press Photo contest
Abdul Momin, 29, a freelance photographer from Bogura, was chosen as one of the winners of the prestigious Russian Andrei Stenin International Press Photo contest 2020.
22 October 2020, 17:31 PM
Star Cineplex raises its curtains again
After 7 months of inactivity, Star Cineplex has opened its gates for the audience again through the premiere of two films - “Mulan” and “Tenet.”
22 October 2020, 13:31 PM
Clearing the controversy regarding ‘Juboti Radhe’
A day after its release, the song titled "Juboti Radhe" was removed from the YouTube channel of the project IPDC 'Amader Gaan,’ due to a copyright claim made by the band Shorolpur. The cover, arranged by Partha Barua, was sung by Chanchal Chowdhury and Meher Afroz Shaon.
22 October 2020, 11:16 AM
Melody king Alam Khan turns 76 today
Eminent music composer Alam Khan turns 76 today. The younger brother of rock guru Azam Khan, he was born on this day in 1944 in Baniagathi, Sirajganj.
22 October 2020, 10:27 AM
Banksy artwork sells for almost $10 million at auction
Banksy’s playful take on a famous Impressionist painting has sold at auction for 7.6 million pounds ($9.8 million), the second-highest price ever paid for a work by the British street artist.
22 October 2020, 10:05 AM
Jibanananda Das: A man who redefined perceptions
Treasuring the beauty of rural Bangla in his words, Jibanananda Das, known better as ‘Ruposhi Banglar Kobi', has reconceived it all in his poems, novels and essays. Today marks the 66th death anniversary of the wordsmith.
22 October 2020, 08:27 AM
Jared Leto’s Joker to return in the Snyder Cut of ‘Justice League’
Jared Leto is reportedly reprising his role as the Joker for Zack Snyder’s Justice League – also known as the Snyder Cut.
22 October 2020, 07:36 AM
‘Mulan’ and ‘Tenet’ releasing at Star Cineplex on October 23
Star Cineplex will reopen all of their branches on October 23. The multiplex was closed from March 19 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
21 October 2020, 15:09 PM
Chanchal and Shaon’s cover of “Juboti Radhe” removed due to copyright claim
A day after its release, the song titled “Juboti Radhe” was removed from the YouTube channel of the project IPDC ‘Amader Gaan’ today, due to a copyright claim made by the band Shorolpur.
21 October 2020, 15:01 PM