Musical show “Band Gallery” on ATN Bangla

Bringing popular band music straight to the audience, special band-based musical show “Band Gallery” begins today on ATN Bangla at
18 October 2017

FAROOKI-TISHA coming on TDS Facebook Live

Save the date! Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and Nusrat Imrose Tisha are coming to The Daily Star's monthly Facebook Live Show, IPDC Finance Presents Ask Me Anything this Sunday, October 22 at 8pm.
18 October 2017

“I paint to relax”

Eminent economist Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud has numerous professional accolades to his name, both at national and international
18 October 2017

Chayanika Chowdhury helms 350th play

Chayanika Chowdhury is one of the most hardworking directors of the small screen, and her accomplishments emphasise how far she has come. Within her 16- year career, the director has produced 349 ventures, and is currently busy adding one more play to the list.
17 October 2017

MUHIN: Singer turned composer

Popular singer Muhin has all it takes to power through his trade. His skills as a composer and music director have garnered acclaim, and
17 October 2017

Farooki's next to go on floors this December

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki will commence production on Bengali- and English- language film “Saturday Afternoon” in December. International film magazine Variety broke the news on Monday.
17 October 2017

“Cinema Hall” on ATN Bangla

“Cinema Hall”, ATN Bangla's new TV series, began airing last week every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm. Written and directed by Kochi
17 October 2017

Shabnam stages a return

After a hiatus of 18 years, renowned film actress Shabnam is making a come back to the screen again. This time however she is going to
17 October 2017

Portraying the picturesque beauty of Bangladesh

Apart from some parts of the hilly landscape of Chittagong Hill Tracts, the world's longest sea beach of Cox's Bazar and urbanised
17 October 2017

Chronicles of the Rebel Poet

Kazi Nazrul Islam, one of the greatest artistic polymaths of the subcontinent, had a life as diverse and happening as his works were.
17 October 2017

Riz Ahmed to star in Netflix's “Hamlet”

Riz Ahmed is in talks to star in Netflix's “Hamlet”, playing the title character in the contemporary take on Shakespeare's tragedy.
17 October 2017

Jackie Chan wants to win a Best Actor Oscar

To American audiences, Jackie Chan is best known as one half of buddy comedies like “Rush Hour” and “Shanghai Noon”. But his latest
17 October 2017

Gohin Baluchor pushed back to December

Badrul Anam Saud's upcoming debut film “Gohin Baluchor” has pushed its release back to December. A brief statement on the film's
16 October 2017

Int'l Children's Film Festival opens Call for Entries

The International Children's Film Festival, that will see its 11th edition next year in Dhaka, has opened its call for entries.
16 October 2017

Classical fest concludes in Mymensingh

A mesmerising performance by classical artistes at a two-day classical music festival enthralled a capacity audience at Mymensingh Zila Shilpalaka Academy auditorium.
16 October 2017

From Carol, with love

There are very few literary undertakings as risky as translations, and cultural translations from an oriental language to one
16 October 2017

Lalon Shai, the guru of humanity

“Sohojiya Sadhana” or the simplistic pursuit springs forth from the heart. This took up speed in the middle ages. The Indian subcontinent was the venue for mega convergence of it. The sadhaks of the Great India showed the paths of Gyanayoga, Bhaktiyoga, Karmayoga and many more. Here we see a unique convergence of power, knowledge, devotion and work.
16 October 2017

Duronto TV goes on air

Duronto TV, the first Bangladeshi satellite channel for children, began its commercial broadcast yesterday, October 15. The channel's key objective is to broadcast programmes that are focused solely on entertainment for children.
15 October 2017

Darpan Theatre celebrates 32nd anniv

On October 10, 1986, while the country was raging in protest of dictatorship in Bangladesh, a theatre group was born in the land of culture and prosperity.
15 October 2017

“Celebration of Bangladesh” in Washington

The Bangladesh Embassy in the USA held a colourful programme on Thursday at Bangabandhu Auditorium at the Embassy in Washington DC in partnership with the Embassy Series and Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) America, according to a press release.
15 October 2017