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“I, Tonya” soars in opening weekend
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U2 leads album top-chart with “Songs of Experience”
Irish rock legends U2 achieves its eighth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as the rock band's new “Songs of Experience” debuts atop the tally. The set bows with 186,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending December 7, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 180,000 were in traditional album sales.
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Dilip Kumar turns 95
For Bollywood legend and actor Dilip Kumar, it was the same time of the year today but with a difference.
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Stage play about Harijans in M'Singh
A play about the life and struggle of Harijans, a secluded caste of the Hindu community was brought on stage by Sareng Theatre, a prominent theatre troupe of Mymensingh over the past weekend.
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Poppy to play double role in her next
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11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Anti-corruption cartoon and photography exhibit underway
A cartoon and photography exhibition with the theme of anti-corruption is currently underway at the capital's Zainul Gallery (Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University) as part of Transparency International Bangladesh's (TIB) continuing efforts to engage the youth in raising awareness to say no to corruption.
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DU Annual Central Theatre Fest opens today
Dhaka University's (DU) Theatre & Performance Studies department is all set to hold the 12th Dhaka University Central Annual Theatre Festival from today at its TSC Auditorium.
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Nusraat Faria returns to anchoring
Popular film actor Nusraat Faria is known best for her big screen performances, but the movie star began her showbiz career as a TV presenter for the Rtv programme “Thik Bolechen Toh.” Faria went onto become a popular anchor for a number of programmes, while establishing a modeling and acting career on the side. And now after two years, the actor is slated to return to her hosting roots, in a new programme titled “Ma Versus Bou.”
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Mustafa Zaman Abbasi's 80th birthday celebrated at BNM
Ekushey Padak-winning musicologist Mustafa Zaman Abbasi celebrated his 80th birthday on December 8. To mark the occasion, Kathpencil Shahitya Sangsad organised an event at Bangladesh National Museum's Begum Sufia Kamal Auditorium on the day.
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Raktakarabi launches “Raag-e Robiraag-e”
Chittagong-based music organisation Raktakarabi launched a special music album “Raag-e Robiraag-e” at The Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct at The Daily Star Centre on December 9. The album features a demonstrative presentation of Hindustani Classical Ragas along with Tagore songs based on the related ragas.
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Bengal Classical Music Fest '17 from December 26-30
The sixth edition of the Bengal Classical Music Festival is finally happening, from December 26-30 at the capital's Abahani Field, organisers Bengal Foundation announced at a press conference yesterday.
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Preaching love through Lalon, Baul Shafi Mondol
In this exclusive interview, Shafi Mondol talks about his spiritual journey and shares his opinions on the future of Lalon music.
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Bengal Classical Music Festival set to begin Dec 26
The sixth edition of Bengal Classical Music Festival is all set to begin this December at Abahani Grounds in Dhanmondi of Dhaka.
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HBO's “Big Little Lies” renewed
“Big Little Lies” is officially coming back for a Season 2.
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Fort doubles up as Sculpture Park in Rajasthan
The picturesque north Indian state of Rajasthan will boast of yet another attraction on December 10. The historic Madhavendra Palace,
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM
“I'm coming back, baby”
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9 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Mosharraf Karim's three wives
A new TV series titled “Shukno Pata'r Nupur” begins airing today on Channel i, at 8pm. Written and directed by Shahzada Mamun, it casts Mosharraf Karim, Urmila Srabanti Kar, Mandira, Mamunur Rashid, Tanha and Shirin Alam.
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM
National Human Rights Theatre Festival ends today
With the theme “Jagi Drohe, Mukto Pran-e”, the three-day (December 8-10) long 11th National Human Rights Theatre Festival 2017 began on December 8 and will conclude today at Rabindra Sarobar, Dhanmondi.
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM
IGCC organises classical music soiree at Chhayanaut
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) organised an evening of Hindustani classical vocal music performance by Meghodeepa
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM
“In Limbo” opens at EMK Center
Documentary photographer Suman Paul's solo photography exhibition titled “In Limbo” opened yesterday evening at the EMK Center,
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM