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Dramatists honoured at Munier Chowdhury Memorial programme

To commemorate the 92nd birth anniversary of noted playwright and Martyr Munier Chowdhury, a memorial programme was held at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on November 27.
30 November 2017

Bhabna returns to TVCs

She is slated to appear in a commercial for a water pump brand, directed by Animesh Aich. Shooting is to take place in Old Dhaka on December 1. “I agreed to take up the project because at the heart of the commercial is an intricate story, and allows me to shine as an actor.”
30 November 2017

“Want to put out a new shade with each film” - Parineeti Chopra

She was last seen on screen in the comic entertainer “Golmaal Again”, which minted over Rs 200 crore in India. “As an actor, you want to have a great body of work, but I would be lying if I said the Rs 100 crore benchmark doesn't matter.
30 November 2017

The Art of an Artistic Life

When a human being is imbued with intellection and exuberance of life, when he or she delights in living life in its fullness, and revels constantly in gleaning the multifarious shades of diversities caused by the creative frenzy of Nature
30 November 2017

Weeklong wood sculpture exhibit ends in Chittagong

A seven-day solo sculpture exhibition titled “Mon Baganer Pakhi” featuring works of artist Samiran Dutta concluded at Chittagong's Shilpakala Academy's Zainul Abedin Art Gallery on Wednesday.
30 November 2017

“Winter is a special season for me” - Airin Sultana

Airin Sultana's ladder of success extends from the modeling ramp to the big screen. After playing roles in successfully released films, Airin is now on a steady path to being a popular star. In a recent interview with The Daily Star, the actor opens up about her life beyond the film sets.
30 November 2017

“Haldaa” out in theatres today

After building up heavy anticipation over the past year, Tauquir Ahmed-helmed “Haldaa” will finally break free from post production dams today to reach nearly a hundred theatres across the country.
30 November 2017

Eminem's “Revival” gets release date

As promoted via an elaborate joke advertising campaign for a fake prescription drug, “Revival” is actually the name of the new Eminem album, which will be released on December 15, according to another joke video posted on Dr. Dre's Instagram, reports Variety.
29 November 2017

Graphic art exhibition concludes in port city

A seven-day graphic art exhibition participated by artists from Bangladesh and India drew in visitors at the Artist Rashid Chowdhury Art Gallery of the Institute of Fine Arts of Chittagong University (CU) over the past week.
29 November 2017

GRAMMYS 2018

The 2018 Grammy nominations were announced Tuesday night Bangladesh time, with Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar scoring big and a number of snubs that left the music industry and fans scratching their heads.
29 November 2017

TAUQUIR-TISHA on Facebook Live at The Daily Star today

Today's the day! Tauquir Ahmed and Nusrat Imrose Tisha – director and lead actress in upcoming film “Haldaa”, are coming on a Facebook Live session today at The Daily Star, as part of the monthly interactive live show Ask Me Anything.
29 November 2017

SAARC Traditional Dance Festival and Handicrafts Exhibit begins today at BSA

A four day SAARC Traditional Dance Festival, Handicrafts Exhibit and Workshop begins today at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), featuring dance forms and handicrafts from Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
29 November 2017

Oyshee looks forward to new releases

Popular singer Fatima Tuz Zohra Oyshee has her hands full these days -- with new singles being released, the singer will also have credits in several films for playback singing.
28 November 2017

“Gondar” staged in Chittagong

Theatre lovers of port city were captivated by the performance of “Gondar”, a Bangla adaptation of Eugene Ionesco's play “Rhinoceros”, on Saturday evening held at the city's Alliance Française auditorium.
28 November 2017

Redmayne, Jones in talks to reunite for “The Aeronauts”

“The Theory of Everything” stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are in negotiations to re-team in Amazon Studios' “The Aeronauts,” sources tell Variety. “War & Peace's” Tom Harper is attached to direct from a script by Jack Thorne.
28 November 2017

Bhumi Pednekar continues breaking stereotypes

Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar has broken stereotypes even before the release of her debut film “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, a content-driven movie which was critically-acclaimed and fetched her a Filmfare award for best debut female actor.
28 November 2017

Tauquir Ahmed and Nusrat Imrose Tisha coming to Facebook Live at The Daily Star

Save the date! Tauquir Ahmed and Nusrat Imrose Tisha are coming to The Daily Star's Facebook Live Show, Ask Me Anything this Thursday, November 30 at 4pm.
28 November 2017

Netflix unveils first Bollywood project

Netflix is entering Bollywood production with its first project, titled “Love Per Square Foot”. The project is coproduced by the recently
27 November 2017

Star couples on BTV's “Barnali” tonight

Topic-based magazine programme “Barnali” has been airing on national television channel Bangladesh Television for many years now.
27 November 2017

“Coco” trumps “Justice League” over Thanksgiving weekend

Disney-Pixar's “Coco” handily won the Thanksgiving holiday North American box office over the second weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment's “Justice League”, with $71.2 million during the Wednesday-Sunday period.
27 November 2017