The first trailer of the film, “Rickshaw Girl”, directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury with a screenplay by Naseef Faruque Amin and Sharbari Z Ahmed, was released recently.

The Bangladeshi film industry has suffered huge losses for over a year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 25 movies are awaiting release. While most of these films have wrapped up, some are in production. Some of the forthcoming big-budget movies include “Mission Extreme,” “Bidrohi”, “Antaratma”, “Operation Sundarban”, “Adventure of Sundarban”, “Shaan”, “Bikkhob”, “Jinn”, “Hawa” “Paap Punno”, “Poran”, and “Damaal” among others. These films involve investments of nearly BDT 100 crores.

Salman Khan’s iconic character Chulbul Pandey from hit film “Dabangg” (2010) is back in a new avatar. The film, which is directed by Abinav Kashyap, introduced fans to Khan’s rogue but good-at-heart cop. It not only entertained the masses but also spun into a whole franchise, thanks to its popularity.

Recently, Rage Against the Machine expressed their support for the Palestinian people in the ongoing conflict with Israel. Now they’ve joined with a large group of musicians drafting a letter sharing their solidarity with the people of Palestine and asking for public support and government action in order to hopefully help the Palestinians “live in a world without segregation and apartheid.”

115 cinema halls across the country were to remain open during the Eid holidays. ‘Shoubhaggo’, a film produced by actor Dipjol, was the only film which was released during the holidays. Most cinema halls across the country screened previously released films.

The 9th edition of Liberation DocFest, organised by the Liberation War Museum, will be held virtually from June 8. The five day-long festival is scheduled to end on June 12.

Every year April 22 is observed as Earth Day, celebrating the promise to support environmental protection across the world. In order to commemorate the day, Project WE, a youth-led organisation working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, collaborated with EMK Center to organise a painting and digital art competition. Earlier this month, EMK Center initiated a virtual exhibition demonstrating the top 30 works submitted. The theme of the event was “Environment, Climate and Planet” and the works on display include paintings, illustrations and infographics posters.

Joe Lara, the star of TV’s "Tarzan: The Epic Adventures", died Saturday with his wife and five others in the crash of a small jet near Nashville, authorities said. He was 58.

Joe Lara, the star of TV’s Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, died Saturday with his wife and five others in the crash of a small jet near Nashville, authorities said. He was 58.

B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. He was 78.

The entertainment industry took a stand against cyberbullying when actors Chanchal Chowdhury and Ashna Habib Bhabna were attacked after posting pictures with their mothers.

Celebrated actor and thespian Humayun Faridee had won over the audience and critics alike with his comic timing, natural acting, and iconic dialogues. Starting from theatre to television and finally the silver screen, the actor aced it all. Today marks the birth anniversary of this legendary actor.

Tajuddin Ahmed, a renowned Bangladeshi artist, started working on his reflective series “Faces”, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Progressive band Messianic Era have seen their share of vicissitudes throughout the years. The talented underground band, inspired by the likes of Dream Theatre, Opeth and Porcupine Tree, will release their self-titled debut album on June 18.

Nipa, with tutelage from renowned dance maestros such as G A Mannan and Nikunja Bihari Pal, also had the opportunity to learn from Pandit Birju Maharaj in different workshops, especially on Kathak.

After 10 years on the air and 17 years since the final episode, "Friends" still has its secrets, and one of the biggest was revealed on Thursday in a reunion special airing on HBO Max.

“Friends” was a show I watched with my grown-up cousins in the evenings on Star World. I was young – too young to watch Monica and Chandler kiss, or to understand what it actually meant when an enraged Rachel asks Ross about the girl at the copy machine, “how was she?” Yet, I learned to love the show before I even really watched it.

Kevin Spacey, the actor who has faced numerous allegations of sexual misconduct over the past four years, is set to return to film acting with a small role as a detective in an Italian crime drama.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has filed a defamation suit against critic Kamaal R Khan for his negative review on Radhe, as confirmed by the critic on Twitter.

Today marks the 45th death anniversary of renowned painter Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin. As the founding father of art education and culture in the country, he strived to create opportunities for local artists. He also played a key role in establishing the Government Institute of Arts and Crafts (now Faculty of Fine Arts) in 1948 at Dhaka University (DU), and was the founding principal of the institute.