Alongside acting, I will embrace this new profession: Tama Mirza
Arts & Entertainment Desk
20 August 2026 TV & Film
Bollywood's 'Laapataa Ladies' writer joins Taneem Rahman Angshu's 'Limbo'
Arts & Entertainment Desk
20 August 2026 TV & Film
Modhumita Cinema Hall to celebrate Dhaka’s 416 years with film festival
Arts & Entertainment Desk
20 August 2026 Entertainment
A camera, a country, a legacy
Arts & Entertainment Desk
19 August 2026 Entertainment
‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2’ in the works, Zoya Akhtar confirms
Arts & Entertainment Desk
19 August 2026 TV & Film
ADFA, ASSEN launch Tk 25 lakh fund for five short films
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19 August 2026 Entertainment
‘Ali’ wins top honour at Bengaluru film festival
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19 August 2026 Entertainment
Ryan Gosling's 'Ghost Rider' joins Marvel's 2028 release lineup
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18 August 2026 TV & Film

Injured “Networker Baire” stars slowly getting better after treatment

“Networker Baire” stars Sariful Razz, Nazifa Tushi, Khairul Basar, and Jonayed Bugdadi recently survived a deadly car accident in Gulshan. While the actors are now out of danger, many actors, directors, and others from the film fraternity visited United Hospital where the injured were taken after the incident.
28 August 2021

Bangladesh Police Women Network honours Mehazabien

Bangladesh Police Women Network (BPWN) honoured renowned actor Mehazabien Chowdhury for her recent Eid release, “Alo”, where she played the character of a sergeant. BPWN expressed their respect to the cast and crew of the television production, for beautifully portraying the daily struggles of female police officers. Mehazabien is also the scriptwriter of “Alo”.
28 August 2021

Moushumi turns to journalism

Popular film actor Moushumi is set to embrace a new professional role. She will be stepping into journalism as the editor of the weekly magazine “Vision 2021”.
28 August 2021

Peeking between the real and the unreal with ‘Unoloukik’

Over time, we have developed this peculiar tendency to be happy with some of our locally produced content just because they allowed us, the audience, a different experience, whether in terms of cinematography or a unique storyline. Often times, we have applauded content of subpar quality because of this very reason, convincing ourselves that this is just the beginning of a fresh stream to come.
28 August 2021

Black Panther forever: Remembering Chadwick Boseman

Today marks the first death anniversary of Chadwick Boseman, who was best known for his role as King T'Challa in Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther”. He was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016, and after a four-year fight, he passed away at the age of 43.
27 August 2021

The bleak future of filmmaking in Afghanistan under Taliban rule

Following the repossession of Afghanistan by the Taliban, various filmmakers took to explaining the plight of Afghan artistes, particularly that of females. 
27 August 2021

Devotion is needed to practice art: Mosharraf Karim

Mosharraf Karim is a household name, having garnered respect amongst people of all age groups. His contribution to the Bangladeshi television and film industry is immense. In a recent conversation with The Daily Star, the actor talks about the current standard of tele-fictions, actors, OTT platforms and so on.
27 August 2021

Vicky Zahed, Safa Kabir, and Khairul Basar reunite for 'Tumi Arekti Din Thako'

Following the success of telefilm "Telemaster", popular actors Khairul Bashar and Safa Kabir will pair up with Vicky Zahed's for their new project. "Tumi Arekti Din Thako". Inspired by the song of the same name by National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, this production will be airing today at 9:25 pm on Channel i, marking the 43rd death anniversary of the rebel poet.
27 August 2021

Mithila set to star in Riingo Banerjee’s ‘A River in Heaven’

Rafiath Rashid Mithila is set to star in noted Indian-Bengali filmmaker Riingo Banerjee’s “A River in Heaven”. The forthcoming film, produced by Flixbug, delves into the age-old myth of water as a powerful agent of change and its repercussions on our lives. The story is written by Riingo.
27 August 2021

Kishwar narrates family's fond recollections of Afghanistan

Kishwar Chowdhury, the Bangladeshi-Australian chef who won millions of hearts by participating in the hugely popular show MasterChef Australia, has narrated her family's recollection of the once beautiful Afghanistan.
27 August 2021

‘Networker Baire’ actors survive deadly car accident

Popular actors Sariful Razz, Nazifa Tushi, Khairul Bashar and Jonayed Buktadi, alongside 5 others, were involved in a car accident at Gulshan Avenue around 3 am today.
27 August 2021

Television specials to watch on Nazrul’s death anniversary

Marking the 45th death anniversary of National Poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam, top TV channels of the country are broadcasting special programmes for audiences. Here is a list of special programmes you can watch today.
27 August 2021

Nusrat Jahan blessed with a baby boy

Bengali actor turned TMC MP Nusrat Jahan welcomed her first child, a baby boy, earlier today. She was admitted to Neotia Hospital in Kolkata last night (August 25).
26 August 2021

I had to pull rickshaws to earn a living: FDC’s canteen manager

Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the usually busy premises of BFDC (Bangladesh Film Development Corporation) was barren for the past two years. It affected actors, directors, film crews and even the canteen personnel.
26 August 2021

Chorki original film ‘Joar Bhata’ releases today

“Joar Bhata”, directed by Sumon Anowar, will release on Chorki at 8 pm today. The short film is jointly produced by Chorki and Redpad Studio. The poster of “Joar Bhata” was released on Chorki’s official Facebook page and the trailer premiered on their YouTube channel, recently.
26 August 2021

Sporshia to appear in two new movies

Popular actor Orchita Sporshia has covenanted to star in two new movies; “Jalkiran” and “Raktamayur”. Both of them are to be scripted and directed by H R Habib.
26 August 2021

Manoj Bajpayee slams critic with a defamation complaint over ‘The Family Man 2’

Noted Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee has filed a defamation complaint against actor and self-proclaimed critic Kamaal Rashid Khan, often referred to as KRK, following his derogatory tweet about Bajpayee. A criminal complaint in the court of judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) under IPC section 500 (punishment for defamation) was filed against him at a court in Indore.
25 August 2021

Shahiduzzaman Selim, Misha Sawdagar, and Purnima declared board members of Film Artistes Welfare

A board of trustees has been formed for the welfare of film artistes. Actors Shahiduzzaman Selim, Misha Sawdagar, and Purnima will take their positions as board members at the Film Artists Welfare. Shahiduzzaman Selim and Purnima confirmed the matter to The Daily Star earlier today.
25 August 2021

Bangladesh’s Wahid Ibn Reza working on “Spider-Man: No Way Home”

Wahid Ibn Reza, who has made a name for himself in Hollywood by working in several superhero films as a production manager, is now working on Marvel Studios’ much-anticipated film, “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
25 August 2021

Zahid Hasan set to make his web series debut

Zahid Hasan is set to make his web series debut with director Shaheen Shumon’s “Mafia”.
25 August 2021