Resmi Mirza’s song ‘Premer Juddho’ arrives on YouTube after two years
17 May 2026, 19:45 PM
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
3 May 2026, 23:42 PM
Music
James receives special honour at Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
24 April 2026, 19:57 PM
Music
British PM slams London event for booking Kanye West
5 April 2026, 21:36 PM
Arts & Entertainment
US judge tosses Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni
3 April 2026, 10:39 AM
Arts & Entertainment
50 years on it still echoes, "You talkin’ to me?"
23 March 2026, 18:33 PM
Film
Reflection / A crescent moon for the broken
21 March 2026, 20:00 PM
Feature
Five films vie for Eid audiences, Shakib leads box office push
21 March 2026, 01:14 AM
Entertainment
Tribute / When Chuck Norris died, the myth kept standing
20 March 2026, 22:30 PM
Culture
Those childhood Eid memories can never be relived: Dolly Zahur
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Entertainment
Indian actress Sreeja Dutta makes Bangladesh OTT debut with ‘Tajmahal’
20 May 2026, 12:27 PM
Entertainment
Channel i’s Eid lineup features 16 dramas
20 May 2026, 12:25 PM
Entertainment
John Travolta unsure he will direct again after Cannes debut
20 May 2026, 11:37 AM
TV & Film
First-look poster of ‘Masud Rana’ unveiled ahead of Eid release
20 May 2026, 11:36 AM
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
There’s a new book out soon. Is it by Taylor Swift or BTS?
The guessing game began a few days ago, when an anonymous, untitled book scheduled for July 9, “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023”, had Taylor Swift fans so convinced she had written a memoir that they made it a bestseller.
12 May 2023, 04:00 AM
How you too can nearly, almost, probably become a Jedi Knight
At its core, 'Star Wars' is a classic tale of underdogs taking on a powerful enemy; it's a story of hope and perseverance, of standing up for what's right even when the odds are against you.
3 May 2023, 13:00 PM
My first foray into fiction with Feluda
Growing up, I never analysed what drew me to the Feluda novels. It is only now that I marvel at how Feluda remained the fiction novel read at leisure by a self-proclaimed Bookworm such as myself for so long in my childhood.
2 May 2023, 12:57 PM
Billboard removed from Ayub Bachchu's Rupali Guitar sculpture
After much criticism, authorities of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) have removed a billboard from the Rupali Guitar sculpture premises at Prabartak Mor in the port city
30 April 2023, 15:16 PM
‘The Hunger Games’ and the danger of desensitisation to violence
In making the Hunger Games unglamorous, Suzanne Collins challenges the audience to reflect on how they view violence in entertainment
30 April 2023, 12:55 PM
Nadeem Zaman’s ‘The Inheritors’ to be produced for the screen by Sharbari Zohra Ahmed
Quantico writer Sharbari Zohra Ahmed will produce Nadeem Zaman's Gatsby-inspired novel set in Dhaka.
27 April 2023, 13:37 PM
Literature showcases a different side to the Korean Wave
The books coming out of Korea are brutal in how they push the audience right back into the bleakness of reality
27 April 2023, 10:38 AM
Artist Harry Belafonte dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting “Day O” in his 1950s hit song “Banana Boat” before turning to political activism, has died at the age of 96..Belafonte died of congestive heart failure at his home in New York on T
25 April 2023, 15:48 PM
Reimagining the magic for HBO Max's Harry Potter remake
Why don’t we imagine a cast that could illuminate the characters and make us happy?
25 April 2023, 12:55 PM
‘O mon Ramjan er ei rojar sheshe elo khushir Eid’: On Nazrul and his ode to Eid
Written almost a century ago, Nazrul’s song till today adheres to the cultural conscience of Bengali Muslim society.
21 April 2023, 13:23 PM
Indian celebrities, politicians lose Twitter blue ticks
Twitter has removed verified blue ticks from the accounts of a host of Indian celebrities and politicians ranging from Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
21 April 2023, 10:47 AM
Exhibition on 1971 genocide being held at UN headquarters
For the first time in history, an exhibition displaying images and stories of the 1971 genocide started at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for three days.
30 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Kamal Ahmed’s 27th album released on Independent Day
Kamal Ahmed’s 27th audio album, “Desher Mati”, was released on Independence Day, March 26, under the banner of Music of Bengal. The album features 10 patriotic Tagore songs.
28 March 2023, 11:16 AM
‘Shadow and Bone’: new member of the "poor book adaptation club"
This season tries to cover too much ground and misplaces its focus in the process.
25 March 2023, 10:47 AM
Of ‘BONOBIBI’ and music as a form of storytelling
The verses remind us that a withering, war-torn Earth can still birth new life and hopes of freedom.
18 March 2023, 06:31 AM
How Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ adaptation can be improved
Season 2 of 'Shadow and Bone' will be out on Netflix on March 16—how can it do better justice to the texts than Season 1?
15 March 2023, 12:40 PM
Love the Oscars winners? Here’s what you should read
The book behind the Oscar-winning adaptations, and books about the history of the award
13 March 2023, 11:36 AM
Group exhibition ‘Wings of Art’ commences
10-days long group exhibition titled “Wings of Art”, jointly initiated by Wings of Wind and Shilpangan is being held at the Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) in the capital.
11 March 2023, 10:23 AM
Joy Bangla Concert starts with a minute of silence for Gulistan blast victims
A minute's silence was observed at the Joy Bangla Concert 2023 in Dhaka's Army Stadium today to pay homage to the victims of the yesterday's blast in a building in Dhaka's Gulistan
8 March 2023, 12:42 PM
‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ adaptation hits all the right notes
The streaming adaptation retains the flash-forward tell-all interview framing device through an on-screen documentary.
4 March 2023, 13:00 PM