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Arts & Entertainment
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3 April 2026, 10:39 AM
Arts & Entertainment
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
‘Bonolota Express’ begins breaking records in Canada and US
7 April 2026, 17:28 PM
Entertainment
Koel Mallick sworn in as Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal
7 April 2026, 12:31 PM
Entertainment
Symon Sadik announces directorial debut with ‘Mohasonchary’
7 April 2026, 11:57 AM
TV & Film
Aparna Sen disappointed with changing audience taste, hints at retirement
7 April 2026, 11:05 AM
Entertainment
Tania Brishty recovering, preparing for third brain surgery
7 April 2026, 10:48 AM
TV & Film
New Valentine’s Day song brings Abir Sadaf and ‘Laage Ura Dhura’ singer together in AI-crafted music video
5 February 2026, 11:57 AM
Music
Special programme at Shilpakala marks Farida Parveen’s birth anniversary
31 December 2025, 06:12 AM
Music
Hania Aamir coming to Bangladesh
16 September 2025, 04:23 AM
TV & Film
AK Ratul laid to rest beside his father
28 July 2025, 05:24 AM
Music
‘Kaanta Laga’ fame Shefali Jariwala dies at 42
28 June 2025, 03:46 AM
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
Ata Mojlish’s ‘Truce - Juddhobiroti’ underway at Dwip Gallery
Truce – Juddhobiroti, an exhibition by Ata Mojlish, opened at Dwip Gallery on January 25 and will conclude on February 1. It is curated by Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo.
27 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Ata Mojlish’s ‘Truce - Juddhobiroti’ underway at Dwip Gallery
Truce – Juddhobiroti, an exhibition by Ata Mojlish, opened at Dwip Gallery on January 25 and will conclude on February 1. It is curated by Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo.
27 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Joler Dhara’s ‘Jolrong Utshab 2020’ concludes
Joler Dhara celebrated their 10th anniversary with the four-day Jolrong Utshab, at Asiatic Society, which concluded yesterday.
27 January 2020, 18:00 PM
“To create art, you must contain it in your heart” —Tauquir Ahmed
National Film Award winning director Tauquir Ahmed has won the National Film award five times. For Joyjatra, he won the National Film award three times. Tauquir recently bagged Best Director Award for Fagun Haway in Sixth Rajasthan International Film Fest in India. In a candid chat with The Daily Star, the talented director opens up about his works and achievements.
26 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Daily Star Books gets authors and readers talking
Daily Star Books recently organised an event aimed to increase the engagement between young authors and readers before the Ekushey Book Fair, 2020.
26 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Rongbaaz releases at Britto Art Space
If you have ever somehow wondered about what Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper would look like as a rickshaw painting, you can now have your curiosity satisfied if you visit Britto Art Space, located at Dhaka’s Green Road.
26 January 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Shliper Kalyane Abritty’ held at BSA
As a tribute to the renowned theatre personality Ishrat Nishat, Abritty Kollan Trust, with the help of Bangladesh Abritty Somonnoy Parishad, arranged a poetry recital programme titled, Shilper Kalyane Abritty at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), recently.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Shoikot Shangskritik Utshob 2020’ held at Cox’s Bazar
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) has been working for a long time to ensure a prosperous arrangement of cultural activities nation-wide. Following the trend, Shoikot Shangskritik Utshob 2020’ was arranged at the shores of Cox’s Bazaar, recently.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Reflecting euphoria
Organised by Galleri Kaya, the exhibition, titled 7, was opened on January 24. A selection of 51 artworks on diverse media, including oil, acrylic, watercolour, lithograph, ink, charcoal, pastel and mixed media are on display at the exhibition.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Of nostalgia and romance
The programme, sponsored by Dhaka Bank Limited, was held yesterday at the A S Mahmud Seminar Hall of The Daily Star Centre.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Karan Johar turns love guru for Netflix’s ‘What The Love!’
Karan Johar is set to help youngsters find love through Netflix’s reality show, What The Love!
24 January 2020, 18:00 PM
TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2020 concludes today
Internationally renowned haircare brand TRESemmé’s flagship programme, TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2020, concludes at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) today.
24 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Book on Liberation War ‘1971- Muktijoddhar Boyaan’ launched
1971 - Muktijoddhar Boyaan is a book written by Quazi Ziaul Islam, a freedom fighter in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
24 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Star Melodies to host ‘Tondrahara Raater Gaan’ today
The programme, sponsored by Dhaka Bank Limited, will be held today, at 6 pm in the A S Mahmud Seminar Hall of The Daily Star Centre.
24 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Making moves in Dhaka
Bangladesh was born from geological, linguistic, political, independence and artistic movements.
24 January 2020, 18:00 PM
What lies in Bidya Sinha Mim’s Poran
National Film Award winning actor Bidya Sinha Mim recently took up some exciting projects – while also being active with stage performances and modeling. Her new movie, Poran, will be released in upcoming Valentine’s Day. In a candid chat with The Daily Star, the charming actor speaks about her works and more.
24 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Syed Salahuddin Zaki’s comeback with ‘Krantikaal’
Acclaimed director and thespian Syed Salahuddin Zaki’s first film Ghuddi (1980) bagged two national film awards in the categories of best dialogue and best choreography at the 6th National Film Awards.
23 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Le Méridien Dhaka’s ‘Pitha Fest’ concludes tomorrow
Celebrating the season of winter and bringing out one of the integral parts of food traditions and food culture in Bangladesh, Le Méridien Dhaka has arranged the Pitha Fest at their all-day dining restaurant, Latest Recipe.
23 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio are coming together for Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming film, Killers of the Flower Moon, an adaptation of David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book of the same name.
23 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Professor Raju on the jury panel of the 49th IFFR
Professor Zakir Hossain Raju, Head of the Department of Media and Communication at IUB, is invited for the second time to join the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), being held between January 22 and February 2, as Jury President for Asian Cinema award. He served as jury president for Asian Cinema award in the 44th edition of IFFR in 2015.
23 January 2020, 18:00 PM