Andrew Garfield plays Sam Altman in OpenAI film ‘Artificial’
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Sony launches free live TV service on PS5
2 September 2026
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Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over alleged copyright infringement
31 August 2026
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Tagore and Nazrul: The complex bond between two literary titans
27 August 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
RoboCop is getting a reboot, again
26 August 2026
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Technology
Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80
26 August 2026
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Dave Bautista cast as Kratos in Amazon’s God of War series
21 August 2026
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Technology
Main Vaapas Aaunga: A quiet film about going home found its way through Bollywood’s noise
11 August 2026
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Netflix tumbles as slowing growth, less viewership data spook investors
17 July 2026
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Pop Culture / The real reason Netflix’s ‘I Will Find You’ became a streaming hit
13 July 2026
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Nusraat Faria exits Raihan Khan’s ‘Tribunal’
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Pori Moni reunites with filmmaker Gias Uddin Selim after four years
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Before AI revived the ’80s, what made Dhallywood’s golden era iconic?
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Remembering Anwar Hossain, the ‘uncrowned Nawab’ of Dhallywood
13 September 2026
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Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman in Songwriters Hall of Fame
12 June 2026
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Music
Under full moon, Shakira thrills 2 million fans on Rio's Copacabana beach
3 May 2026
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Music
Pratul Mukhopadhyay, a personification of Ekushey February’s spirit
20 February 2026
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Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' launches with global promotion
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Star Cineplex to launch new branch in Uttara this Eid
25 March 2025
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MUSINGS / The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
24 October 2022
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Books & Literature
‘Nil Chhaya’ reconjures ghosts of Bengal’s Indigo Revolution
24 September 2022
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Books & Literature
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