Tahmina Afrin's first album launched

Singer Tahmina Afrin, who has performed for national radio and television, released her debut album titled “Hridoypure Brishti” on
22 May 2017

Tens of thousands enjoy Miles' London concert

Bangla rock music has come a long way in the past four decades, and has a fan following even outside the country at a scale that not
22 May 2017

K-pop fest heats up Dhaka

The popular K-Pop World Festival, a yearly international event and contest, takes place for the third time in Dhaka at the Shilpakala Academy, demonstrating that it is quite popular among Dhaka’s youths.
22 May 2017

'Greatest Show on Earth' takes its final bow after 146 years

The clowns, animal acts and acrobats of the storied Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus takes their final bow at an arena outside New York, with a space-themed balancing act kicking off the farewell performance of the "Greatest Show on Earth" after nearly 150 years.
22 May 2017

Cannes 2017: “Hellboy” reboot attracts big bids

A bidding battle was underway in Cannes for Chinese rights to the reboot of the “Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen” franchise. The project is being represented by Avi Lerner's Millennium Films.
21 May 2017

Luva Nahid Choudhury performs at BNM

Luva Nahid Choudhury is known best as the dynamic Director General of Bengal Foundation...
21 May 2017

Nazrul birth anniversary observed in New Delhi

Kazi Nazrul Islam's multi-faceted talent as a litterateur remains an unknown commodity to the non-Bangali community and there is an urgent need to take him to a much wider international audience through English translation of his works.
21 May 2017

The invincible spirit never dies

Death is the harsh reality of life one cannot evade. Eminent sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid, best known for the iconic Aparajeyo Bangla, passed away at around 11:30pm on May 20 at the ICU of BIRDEM hospital.
21 May 2017

Jessica Chastain to play Ingrid Bergman

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Cannes jury member Jessica Chastain will star in “Seducing Ingrid Bergman”, and she and her Freckle Films has joined India's YRF Entertainment to produce it.
21 May 2017

Bannya receives Paschimbanga (India) government's state award

Eminent Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya (C) receives Paschimbanga (India) government's state award Bangabhushan from its Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (R).
21 May 2017

Mymensingh Udichi stages “Special Train”

“Special Train”, a play protesting the prevailing inequity, deprivation, oppression and frustration was staged by Udichi Mymensingh Zila Sangsad at its auditorium over the weekend.
21 May 2017

Cannes 2017: Aishwarya unleashes glamour in red gown

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan closes red carpet appearance at the 70th Cannes Film Festival with a bang.
21 May 2017

Lorde details new album

Earlier this year, Lorde officially announced her sophomore album “Melodrama”, due for release June 16. Now, more details have emerged about the album, including the full track-list.
20 May 2017

Tom Hardy to star in “Venom”

Tom Hardy will star in Sony's long-awaited “Spider-Man” movie “Venom”, with “Zombieland” helmer Ruben Fleischer on board to direct.
20 May 2017

Vidya Balan learning hip-hop

Vidya Balan is learning a new dance form - hip-hop -- for her next film, “Tumhari Sulu”.
20 May 2017

Charity show of “Kanjus” today

Theatre troupe Loko Natyadal (Siddheswari) will stage the 695th show of its popular play “Kanjus” today (May 21) at 7pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, to raise funds for victims of flooding in the Haor region.
20 May 2017

Nazrul memorial centres in Trishal in poor state

Two memorial centres in Mymensingh established some 14 years ago to keep alive the childhood memories of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam are yet to be enriched with necessary inputs.
20 May 2017

“MUSIC IS NOT A STATIC THING… IT HAS TO BE CONTEMPORARY”

Renowned modern Bengali singer-songwriter and music director Srikanto Acharya spoke The Daily Star a couple of months ago,
20 May 2017

Cannes Film Festival 2017 red carpet in photos

The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival is currently taking place in Cannes, France.
20 May 2017

Prince's 6 siblings declared official heirs to his still-uncounted estate

The Minnesota probate judge overseeing the late Prince's estate declares his six siblings are the heirs to the multiple millions of dollars he left behind.
20 May 2017