50 years on it still echoes, "You talkin’ to me?"
23 March 2026, 18:33 PM
Film
Reflection / A crescent moon for the broken
21 March 2026, 20:00 PM
Feature
Five films vie for Eid audiences, Shakib leads box office push
21 March 2026, 01:14 AM
Entertainment
Tribute / When Chuck Norris died, the myth kept standing
20 March 2026, 22:30 PM
Culture
Reaction / Bollywood at it again, tells Bangladesh’s story without Bangladesh
20 March 2026, 13:02 PM
Arts & Entertainment
‘Where are you?’ The afterlife of a song that outlived borders
18 March 2026, 20:30 PM
Feature
Reflection / How a 21-min qawwali discovered during a video game hunt changed a schoolboy’s musical world
13 March 2026, 18:30 PM
Arts & Entertainment
Pop Culture / From Pakistani living rooms to South Asia’s reels feed: The meme-ification of Rooh Afza
9 March 2026, 23:56 PM
TV
When Nosferatu came out of the shadows
4 March 2026, 15:58 PM
Arts & Entertainment
Pratul Mukhopadhyay, a personification of Ekushey February’s spirit
20 February 2026, 09:07 AM
Culture
Cox’s Bazar Film Festival concludes after two-day run
29 March 2026, 10:48 AM
TV & Film
‘Harry Potter’ trailer becomes HBO’s most-watched with 277 million views
28 March 2026, 13:18 PM
TV & Film
Jyotirmoyee Kundu arrives in Dhaka celebrating ‘Prince’ release
28 March 2026, 13:00 PM
TV & Film
South Korean actor Lee Sang Bo dies at 45
28 March 2026, 12:55 PM
TV & Film
‘Rockstar’ Shakib Khan goes viral with new look
28 March 2026, 12:06 PM
TV & Film
Special programme at Shilpakala marks Farida Parveen’s birth anniversary
31 December 2025, 06:12 AM
Music
Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' launches with global promotion
3 October 2025, 08:16 AM
Arts & Entertainment
AK Ratul laid to rest beside his father
28 July 2025, 05:24 AM
Music
Ed Sheeran showcases debut collection of Jackson Pollock-esque art
10 July 2025, 05:30 AM
Music
Khamkheyali Sabha honours Sanjida Khatun’s legacy with memorial tribute
3 June 2025, 12:44 PM
Music
Star Cineplex to launch new branch in Uttara this Eid
25 March 2025, 12:30 PM
Entertainment
MUSINGS / The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
24 October 2022, 09:47 AM
Books & Literature
‘Nil Chhaya’ reconjures ghosts of Bengal’s Indigo Revolution
24 September 2022, 09:03 AM
Books & Literature
Farooki brings back Mosharraf-Chanchal duo after 7 years
After a long interval of about 8 years, noted actors Chanchal Chowdhury and Mosharraf Karim worked together for a project by internationally acclaimed director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.
10 October 2020, 12:45 PM
A landmark for ‘Aynabaji’
Bangladeshi crime-thriller film, “Aynabaji”, released in 2016, secured the second position with a staggering rating of 9.1 out of 10 points in the international platform Amberscript.com.
10 October 2020, 11:30 AM
No Folk Fest this year
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dhaka International Folk Fest (DIFF) will not take place this year.
10 October 2020, 09:45 AM
'Black' featuring Mim now on Netflix
The Bengali crime-action film, “Black”, directed by Raja Chandra, stars Bidya Sinha Mim and Soham Chakraborty in the lead roles. Jointly produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Dag Creative Media, it hit theatres in November 2015. The film is now available on Netflix.
10 October 2020, 09:28 AM
Duronto TV’s 13th season to air tomorrow
A press conference, announcing Duronto Television's 13th season, was held online recently. The new season will air tomorrow.
10 October 2020, 07:47 AM
Soumitra Chatterjee shifted to ITU as Covid-19 symptoms worsen
Eminent Indian film actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who recently tested positive for the coronavirus and was admitted to a private hospital in south Kolkata, has been shifted to Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU).
10 October 2020, 04:58 AM
A new chapter begins for Shomi Kaiser
Noted actor Shomi Kaiser tied the knot with Reza Ameen, CEO of Euro-Vigil Private Limited on September 27.
10 October 2020, 03:03 AM
A man as iconic as his music
“We came here with approximately $50 and a piano, and we didn’t speak the language. Now look where we are. If that’s not the American dream, what is?” – Eddie Van Halen, 2015
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Durga Puja with Bishworang
Every year, keeping the Durga Puja celebrations in mind, Bishworang, one of the most popular fashion houses in Bangladesh, arranges grand events and launches their latest range of clothes.
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM
A golden jubilee of excellence
Babita reigned as one of the most celebrated actors of the Bangladeshi film industry, during which she has starred in more than 250 films.
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Tahsan tests positive for Covid-19
Renowned singer and actor Tahsan Khan had been in self-quarantine, since his Money Machine co-star Tanjin Tisha had tested positive for COVID-19. Unfortunately, Tahsan himself has now contracted the disease.
9 October 2020, 10:20 AM
Milon hospitalised
Famed actor Anisur Rahman Milon was hospitalised yesterday. The actor has been suffering from cardiac issues for a while. He has not been doing well for the past few days.
9 October 2020, 06:23 AM
Emily is you, if you’ve been to Paris
In 2017, I had landed in Paris as a graduate student with negligible knowledge of French ("Fake it till you make it,"
9 October 2020, 05:53 AM
“I wouldn’t be the person that I am today, without my mother’s support” - Apu Biswas
Prominent actor Apu Biswas has multiple hit films under her belt. Although she took a break from shooting due to the ongoing pandemic, she stayed involved in different social awareness campaigns, from home. Unfortunately, her mother, Shefali Biswas, passed away last month. In a candid chat with The Daily Star, the actor opened up about what she admired the most about her mother and how Durga Puja will be different for her this year.
9 October 2020, 05:49 AM
Director Reazul Rezu hospitalised after road accident in Tangail
National Film Award winning director, Riazul Riju, was admitted to a private hospital in Tangail, after succumbing to injuries from a recent road accident. The director needed three stitches on his head and had severe hand injuries.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Nonajoler Kabbo’ will premiere at the London Film Festival
Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s first feature film Nonajoler Kabbo (The Salt in our Waters) has been chosen in the Official Selection for the 64th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival. The festival, which will go on from October 7-18, will screen the film on October 13.
8 October 2020, 10:50 AM
Warfaze scoring a film for the first time
Legendary rock band Warfaze will be making their debut in cinema by scoring the title song for the film Girgiti.
8 October 2020, 09:31 AM
Remembering the iconic Jashim on his death anniversary
Among numerous brilliant actors who have garnered the film industry with unparalleled performances, freedom fighter and actor Jashim is a name to be remembered. He brilliantly portrayed both villainous and leading roles on the silver screen. Today marks his 22nd death anniversary.
8 October 2020, 09:14 AM
Plights of musicians amid the pandemic
As thousands of people lost their jobs due to the pandemic, artistes, especially musicians, have been facing similar challenges, with the closures of stage shows and concerts.
7 October 2020, 15:54 PM
Eddie Van Halen dies at 65, son says on Twitter
Eddie Van Halen, considered one of rock music's greatest guitar players and a founding member of the hugely successful rock band named after him and his drummer brother, died of cancer on Tuesday, his son has said on Twitter. He was 65.
6 October 2020, 20:05 PM