Pran Premium Ghee-Anandadhara Pitha Fest at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel

Pran Premium Ghee-Anandadhara Pitha Fest co-sponsored by IGLOO and Prime Bank Limited will begin tomorrow at Pan Pacific
23 January 2019

The 2019 Oscar nominations

Nominations for the 2019 Oscars were announced recently. Roma and The Favourite each walked away with 10 nominations. The Academy also looked kindly on Green Book (five nominations), A Star Is Born (seven nominations), Bohemian Rhapsody (five nominations),
23 January 2019

Kanak Chapa coming to Ekushey Boi Mela with two books

Celebrated singer Kanak Chapa also has a knack for writing, as two of her books are about to be published in this year's Ekushey Boi Mela. One of them is the second part of Kataghuri, the predecessor to which was published in last year's Boi Mela.
23 January 2019

Star Melodies to present 'Prakriti – Upomaye Gaantha Bangla Gaan'

Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music, will hold a special musical programme, titled, Prakriti – Upomaye Gaantha Bangla Gaan (Nature as Literary Metaphors Used in Bangla Songs).
23 January 2019

Shilpoprobha honours artists and critics

Popular art magazine Shilpoprobha has stepped into its 7th year journey. To celebrate the occasion, the Shilpoprobha team honoured six distinguished artists with lifetime achievement awards. The event was held at Gulshan's Edge Gallery on January 22. Society for Promotion of Bangladesh Art (SPBA) organised the programme.
23 January 2019

Don't forget me

In his final public post on social media, the legendary Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul wrote, “I posted this so that you don't forget my face'. With his unfortunate demise yesterday, the entire nation remembered the musician as they shared the photo of him, posted a day after his birthday.
22 January 2019

A FRIEND LOST FOREVER

Imtiaz Bulbul, Andrew Kishore, Kumar Bishwajit – three stalwarts of the music industry, were also very close friends.
22 January 2019

Looking back at Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul's classics

Freedom fighter Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul was a legendary figure in the music industry and will forever remain immortal through his creations.
22 January 2019

Remembering Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul

Noted lyricist, composer and music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passed away in Dhaka in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 63. A freedom fighter, Imtiaz Bulbul joined the Liberation War in 1971 when he was only 15 years old.
22 January 2019

'Fagun Hawai' trailer stirs excitement

Since the announcement was made about 'Fagun Hawai' (In Spring Breeze), moviegoers have been looking forward to it with much
21 January 2019

Asian TV turns 6

Popular private television channel of the country, Asian TV celebrated its 6th year anniversary with a day-long cultural programme
21 January 2019

Dhaka Gallery opens with a pristine sarode recital

Delvistaa Foundation, Music Alliance World Wide and Shilpangan jointly organised a sarode recital at Dhaka Gallery, Banani in the capital recently.
21 January 2019

Afzal Hossain to publish two books at Ekushey Boi Mela

Afzal Hossain is a name that needs no introduction, as he is one of the most popular television stars from the 80's. Fantastic news for
21 January 2019

JU's Heem Utshab concludes

Winter is an exciting and festive time for the Jahangirnagar University (JU) community. To welcome the season, students of the campus arranged a three-day-long winter fest from Thursday titled, Heem Utshab, which captured the local culture for the fourth consecutive time, with the theme, Su ashay kete jaak, kuashar ghor.
21 January 2019

Chanchal Chowdhury going to Nepal for Eid shoots

Popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury will be leaving for Nepal in the first week of February to film four Eid tele-fictions that are all directed
20 January 2019

“I view Bangladesh as a literary gold mine” – Shahnaab Alam

Shahnaab Alam began his career as a journalist, and later worked under Yash Raj Films. Presently, he is an independent producer in
20 January 2019

Padatik Natya Sangsad's 'Shey'staged at BSA

Recently at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), the play, Shey, was staged by Padatik Natya Sangsad.
20 January 2019

Soumitra Chatterjee records Masud Karim's poems

Eminent Indian actor-elocutionist Soumitra Chatterjee has lent his voice to a recitation album titled, Ma, featuring 11 poems composed
20 January 2019

CHT Theatre Festival concludes

The three-day CHT Theatre Festival, organised by Khudro Nrighosti Cultural Institute and supported by Rangamati Hill District Council,
20 January 2019

2019 Producers Guild Awards

One of Hollywood's most notable events, the Producers Guild Awards celebrates the finest producing work of the year, and gives the
20 January 2019