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Moushumi-Omar Sani pair up for “Nolok”

Famed Dhallywood couple Omar Sani and Moushumi paired up for the first time in “Dola”, released in 1993. Their on-screen chemistry was well received by audiences, and “Dola” went onto become a big hit in Bangladesh.
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Chittagong's Tirjak organises Theatre Fest in Dhaka

To commemorate its 44-year history, Tirjak Natyadal, a noted theatre troupe of Chittagong recently organised the Tirjak Natyamela 2017 at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in Dhaka from November 17-19.
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Taylor Swift's “Reputation” album sells 1.2M copies in US

It's official: Taylor Swift's “Reputation” album sold 1.216 million copies in its first week in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Box Office: “Justice League” comes up short with $94M U.S. debut

Warner Bros.-DC's costly “Justice League” misfired with a $94 million opening weekend at the North American box office — $2 million short of the studio's estimates on Sunday.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

22nd BYPAC opens exhibition

A 5 day-long exhibition of the paintings of the 22nd Berger Young Painters' Art Competition (BYPAC) 2017 was inaugurated by Rupali Chowdhury, Managing Director, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, on November 21.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

BTV airs “Harano Odhyay”

Bangladesh Television is adapting the late acclaimed filmmaker and litterateur Zahir Raihan's short story – “Harano Boloye”-- into a play titled “Harano Odhyay”. Adapted by Rabbi Ahmed, the initiative was planned to celebrate World Television Day.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

DD Gallery back with a bang

Marking the re-launch of DD Gallery, a prominent art exhibition is now on in the gallery in Gulshan-2. Dr. Thomas Heinrich Prinz, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, renowned artist Monirul Islam, Anis A. Khan, Managing Director and CEO MTB and Rizwan Farouq, Chairman, DD Gallery, inaugurated the exhibition on November 10.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Bruno Mars sweeps seven awards at AMAs

The 2017 American Music Awards were packed with more than a dozen amazing performances onj Sunday night, but after all the
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Zahid Hasan joins Indian film “Sitara”

Zahid Hasan has been a powerhouse actor of Bangladeshi television for a few decades, but his big screen projects have been sporadic.
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

“Joloj 3” opens at AFD

The third installment of the group painting exhibition series titled “Joloj” began on November 17 at the Alliance Française de Dhaka's
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Padmavati release deferred amid growing uproar

Viacom18, producers of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama “Padmavati”, say they have voluntarily deferred the film's release date.
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Jeffrey Tambor departs “Transparent”

Jeffrey Tambor, who played Maura Pfefferman on Amazon's “Transparent”, has exited the series amid sexual harassment allegations
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Portraits of Lima begins at Shilpakala

An exhibition featuring the works of the late Peruvian photographer Eugene Courret began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on 17 November.
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Tribute to Nayakraj Razzak and singer Abdul Jabbar

To pay tribute to Nayakraj Razzak and renowned singer Abdul Jabbar, Star Melodies, The Daily Star's regular initiative to promote Bangla music, arranged a special musical soiree.
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Majnu Ekjon Pagol Nohe underway

New comedy series “Majnu Ekjon Pagol Nohe” has begun airing every week from Sunday through Tuesday. The series aired its first episode this week on November 12 at 10pm. Scripted by Brindaban Das, the play is helmed by Sanjit Sarkar
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Taapsee,Vicky Kaushal in Anurag Kashyap's Manmarziyan

Bollywood actors Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu will be paired together for director Anurag Kashyap's brand-new version of “Manmarziyan”, reports Times of India. About two years ago, filmmaker Aanand L Rai had booted the project with director Sameer
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young dies

Malcolm Young, guitarist and co-founder of Australian legendary rock band AC/DC, died Saturday at the age of 64. Young had been suffering with dementia for the past three years, an illness that forced his retirement from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band he founded with his brother Angus Young in 1973.
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Three Bangladeshi films at SAARC Int'l Film Fest

The festival will open with Indian film “Pinky Beauty Parlour”, and feature a total of 24 feature-length and short films. India and Sri Lanka have the highest representation at the competition with five filsm each; Nepal has four entries; Bhutan, Afghanistan and Pakistan each have two titles at the festival while Maldives has one.
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Rock legends salute Malcolm Young on AC/DC founder's death

Tributes pour in for Malcolm Young, co-founder of the Australian rock band AC/DC, after he passed away aged 64.
19 November 2017, 04:27 AM

BotTala adapts Sukumar work for stage

On the opening day of the ongoing Dhaka Lit Fest, theatre troupe BotTala premiered their new production, “Bonyotherium”, based on Sukumar Roy's story “Heshoram Hushiarer Diary”, at the Nazrul Mancha of Bangla Academy.
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM