National Film Award winning director Tauquir Ahmed has won the National Film award five times. For Joyjatra, he won the National Film award three times. Tauquir recently bagged Best Director Award for Fagun Haway in Sixth Rajasthan International Film Fest in India. In a candid chat with The Daily Star, the talented director opens up about his works and achievements.

Daily Star Books recently organised an event aimed to increase the engagement between young authors and readers before the Ekushey Book Fair, 2020.

If you have ever somehow wondered about what Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper would look like as a rickshaw painting, you can now have your curiosity satisfied if you visit Britto Art Space, located at Dhaka’s Green Road.

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) has been working for a long time to ensure a prosperous arrangement of cultural activities nation-wide. Following the trend, Shoikot Shangskritik Utshob 2020’ was arranged at the shores of Cox’s Bazaar, recently.

Organised by Galleri Kaya, the exhibition, titled 7, was opened on January 24. A selection of 51 artworks on diverse media, including oil, acrylic, watercolour, lithograph, ink, charcoal, pastel and mixed media are on display at the exhibition.

The programme, sponsored by Dhaka Bank Limited, was held yesterday at the A S Mahmud Seminar Hall of The Daily Star Centre.

As a tribute to the renowned theatre personality Ishrat Nishat, Abritty Kollan Trust, with the help of Bangladesh Abritty Somonnoy Parishad, arranged a poetry recital programme titled, Shilper Kalyane Abritty at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), recently.

Karan Johar is set to help youngsters find love through Netflix’s reality show, What The Love!

Internationally renowned haircare brand TRESemmé’s flagship programme, TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2020, concludes at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) today.

1971 - Muktijoddhar Boyaan is a book written by Quazi Ziaul Islam, a freedom fighter in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

The programme, sponsored by Dhaka Bank Limited, will be held today, at 6 pm in the A S Mahmud Seminar Hall of The Daily Star Centre.

Bangladesh was born from geological, linguistic, political, independence and artistic movements.

National Film Award winning actor Bidya Sinha Mim recently took up some exciting projects – while also being active with stage performances and modeling. Her new movie, Poran, will be released in upcoming Valentine’s Day. In a candid chat with The Daily Star, the charming actor speaks about her works and more.

​Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music, will host a special evening, titled Tondrahara Raater Gaan, featuring evergreen nostalgic, romantic songs.

The Department of Drama and Dramatics of Chittagong University (CU) arranged the theatre festival, Muktir Chetonay Shilpito Srijon Choturtho Barshik Natyautshab 2020, recently. Cultural Affairs Minister K M Khalid, MP, attended the festival as the chief guest.

Tahsan Khan and Shusmita Anis are coming up with a new, romantic song, Smritir Fanush, this Valentine’s Day.

Acclaimed director and thespian Syed Salahuddin Zaki’s first film Ghuddi (1980) bagged two national film awards in the categories of best dialogue and best choreography at the 6th National Film Awards.

Celebrating the season of winter and bringing out one of the integral parts of food traditions and food culture in Bangladesh, Le Méridien Dhaka has arranged the Pitha Fest at their all-day dining restaurant, Latest Recipe.

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio are coming together for Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming film, Killers of the Flower Moon, an adaptation of David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book of the same name.

Professor Zakir Hossain Raju, Head of the Department of Media and Communication at IUB, is invited for the second time to join the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), being held between January 22 and February 2, as Jury President for Asian Cinema award. He served as jury president for Asian Cinema award in the 44th edition of IFFR in 2015.