Tagore and Nazrul: The complex bond between two literary titans
27 August 2026
•
Arts & Entertainment
RoboCop is getting a reboot, again
26 August 2026
•
Technology
Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80
26 August 2026
•
Entertainment
Dave Bautista cast as Kratos in Amazon’s God of War series
21 August 2026
•
Technology
Main Vaapas Aaunga: A quiet film about going home found its way through Bollywood’s noise
11 August 2026
•
Culture
Netflix tumbles as slowing growth, less viewership data spook investors
17 July 2026
•
Top News
Pop Culture / The real reason Netflix’s ‘I Will Find You’ became a streaming hit
13 July 2026
•
Culture
Exhibition opens in Alliance Française to support artist Ritu’s cancer treatment
10 July 2026
•
Arts & Entertainment
Stars pay tribute to 'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler
9 July 2026
•
Music
Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman in Songwriters Hall of Fame
12 June 2026
•
Music
I don’t mind being called an ‘influencer’: Masha
29 August 2026
•
TV & Film
Bapparaj set for big-screen comeback with ‘Gulshaner Chameli’
29 August 2026
•
Entertainment
‘We narrowly avoided a major accident’: Apu Biswas after returning from Nepal
29 August 2026
•
TV & Film
The pain Babita still carries after all these years
28 August 2026
•
Entertainment
Television and film organisations protest legal notice seeking to halt romantic projects
28 August 2026
•
Entertainment
James receives special honour at Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
24 April 2026
•
Music
Pratul Mukhopadhyay, a personification of Ekushey February’s spirit
20 February 2026
•
Culture
Special programme at Shilpakala marks Farida Parveen’s birth anniversary
31 December 2025
•
Music
Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' launches with global promotion
3 October 2025
•
Arts & Entertainment
AK Ratul laid to rest beside his father
28 July 2025
•
Music
Star Cineplex to launch new branch in Uttara this Eid
25 March 2025
•
Entertainment
MUSINGS / The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
24 October 2022
•
Books & Literature
‘Nil Chhaya’ reconjures ghosts of Bengal’s Indigo Revolution
24 September 2022
•
Books & Literature
‘No Dorai’ to hit the shores on November 29
Bangladesh’s first surfing film, No Dorai, which translates to “not afraid” in Chittagonian dialect, is scheduled to hit theatres on November 29.
17 November 2019
Samia Tabassum Tahsin wins ‘Diploma Mishti Lorai Season 6’
The Grand Finale of Diploma Mishti Lorai Season 6 was held amidst festivity at the Dhaka InterContinental Hotel.
17 November 2019
‘BotTala Rangamela 2019’ begins
The eleven-day international theatre festival, BotTala Rangamela 2019, began yesterday at the Liberation War Museum in Agargaon.
17 November 2019
Nirab and Bubly in ‘Casino’
Popular actors Nirab and Bubly have made a mark in the film industry with their outstanding performances in a short span of time.
17 November 2019
DIFF 2019’s ultimate showdown
The final day of the fifth Dhaka International Folk Fest (DIFF) 2019 featured two Bangladeshi artistes-- Malek Kawal and Chandana Majumdar.
17 November 2019
‘ArtReview’ recognises the Samdani team in their ‘2019 Power 100’ list
Nadia Samdani, the Director and Co-founder of Dhaka Art Summit (DAS), and Rajeeb Samdani, the Trustee and Co-founder of DAS, along with their curator,
16 November 2019
24th Berger Young Painters’ Art Competition 2019 award ceremony held
The award ceremony of the 24th Berger Young Painters’ Art Competition (BYPAC) 2019, was held at the La Vita Hall of Lakeshore Hotel, recently.
16 November 2019
Happy Birthday, Runa Laila!
Legendary Singer Runa Laila has earned unparalleled love and respect in her fifty-four yearlong career. Born to parents Emdad Ali and Amina Laila on November 17, she began playback singing with Subol Das’ composition in Nazrul Islam directorial film Swaralipi.
16 November 2019
The Junoon lives on
It is an honour to be able to interview the biggest names in the Asian music scene. How does it feel to be here in the Dhaka International Folk Festival?
16 November 2019
Living the tunes of tradition with Bangladeshi artistes at the second day of DIFF 2019
On the second day of Dhaka International Folk Fest (DIFF) 2019, the Bangladeshi folk artistes enchanted the audience with their outstanding performances.
16 November 2019
‘BotTala Ranga Mela 2019’ kicks off today
The eleven-day international theatre festival, BotTala Ranga Mela 2019, organised by BotTala—a performance space, begins today. This is the third edition of the festival, which will take place at the premises of Liberation War Museum, Agargaon.
15 November 2019
The daughter of folk to serenade DIFF today
Born in the heart of Fakir Lalon Shai’s akhrabari (shrine) at Kundubari, Kumarkhali in Kushtia, renowned folk singer Chandana Majumdar received pure taleem (training) of the mystic bard’s songs from her father, Nirmal Chandra Majumdar, a fourth-generation disciple of Lalon.
15 November 2019
Runa Laila’s latest track releases today
Celebrated singer Runa Laila’s latest single, Pheratey Paari Ni, produced and distributed under the banner of Dhruba Music Station, releases today.
15 November 2019
Fazlur Rahman Babu to star in ‘Payrar Chithi’
Shirshendu Biswas, a then fourth grader at Patuakhali Government Jubilee High School, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2016, requesting her to have a bridge built on the river in Patuakhali’s Mirzaganj Upazila.
15 November 2019
Singing for peace
Hina Nasrullah is a promising Sufi singer from Lahore. She started as a naat-khwan, someone who recites hymns in praise of the Prophet.
15 November 2019
‘Charlie’s Angels’ premieres at Cineplex today
The much talked about reboot of the Charlie’s Angels franchise will premiere today at Star Cineplex. Starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Ballinska, the film is directed by Elizabeth Banks. Charlie’s Angels will release in Cineplex alongside the international release, and is expected to be a commercial success worldwide.
14 November 2019
Farooque Bhai Project’s ‘Golapi’ dreams
Farooque Bhai Project, helmed by talented funk-pop artist Issa Nibras Farooque, has captured the adoration of the ever-growing indie fan base in Bangladesh. Golapi, an upbeat pop song with a hilariously funny music video, was released by the project yesterday, and was instantly viral on social media.
14 November 2019
Farhana Afrin Ayshe wins Mrs Tourism Globe
Farhana Afrin Ayshe, a 22-year-old Bangladeshi, won the crown for ‘Mrs Tourism Globe’ during the 2019 world finals of the Mrs Tourism Pageant hosted in Manila, Phillipnes. Incidentally, this is the first time when a Bangladeshi participated in this international annual event.
14 November 2019
Face to face with Daler Mehndi
Regarded as the undisputed king of Bhangra and the biggest pop sensation in the 90s in India, Daler Mehndi singlehandedly helped escalate Punjabi music on the global map.
14 November 2019
177th Ras Lila Festival held in Moulvibazar
The three-day long Maha Ras Lila festival of the Manipuri community of the Kamalganj Upazila in Moulvibazar district concluded yesterday. This was the 177th iteration of the festival.
14 November 2019