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Arts & Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
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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
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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
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TV
Director Matia Banu Shuku battles cancer, family seeks government support
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Entertainment
Adnan Al Rajeev’s ‘Ali’ bags Diversity Award in Germany
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TV & Film
Late Baul singer Kanai Das’ final song to feature in ‘Roid’
20 April 2026, 11:20 AM
Entertainment
Eddie Murphy receives AFI Life Achievement Award
20 April 2026, 11:10 AM
TV & Film
WrestleMania 42 Night 2: Lesnar retires, Reigns wins title
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Entertainment
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
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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
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Music
Star Cineplex to launch new branch in Uttara this Eid
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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
Relaying human feelings through art
Promising Bangladeshi artist Mahmuda Akter Lutfa enrolled at the Department of Graphic Art at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan to receive her Undergraduate Degree. During her four-year stay at the abode of peace and harmony, she not only received art education, but also passionately learnt Bharatnatyam under Shankar Narayan.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Carrie Underwood leaves fans in tears
Carrie Underwood's 6th studio album, Cry Pretty released on September 13 to worldwide acclaim. The album touches upon themes of
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Padatik Nattya Sangsad to stage 'Macbeth' at BSA
After a break of years, Padatik Nattya Sangsad, TSC will stage William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. The event will take place at the
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Shah Rukh Khan believes in Abhishek Bachchan's potential
Abhishek Bachchan has shut down his naysayers with his performance in Manmarziyaan, which has received acclaim from the audience
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Flaming Acoustics: An evening of musical elegance
The auditorium of Goethe Institut Bangladesh was filled with the tunes of classical music maestros like Frédéric Chopin, Eugène Ysaÿe, Beethoven and many more on September 13 at the instrumental concert titled Flaming Acoustics. It was jointly organised by Classical Music Academy of Dhaka and Music for Bangladesh association.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Theatre will always have a special place in my heart
Sushama Sarkar is a bona fide actor in theatre, having worked in the industry for over 18 years. Besides working for her theatre troupe Desh Natok, she also works in tele-fictions and cinema. The beautiful diva has worked in some new projects, which she reveals in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Sherebul Islam's path to traditional dance
Various forms of dances are found in the different Padma Purana or Manasa (the myth of snake Goddess Padma or Manasa) performances from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Superman retires?
The latest buzz is that Henry Cavill will not be returning to play Superman in Warner Bros.' DC Films Universe. Nothing has been
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Talking music with The Seesaw Quartet
Comprised of tenor saxophonist Rahin Haider, guitarist Jishnu Haider, bassist Alistair Sarkar Raj and drummer Samiul Wahid, The Seesaw Quartet is an emerging instrumental ensemble on the block that started off its journey this year. Siblings Rahin and Jishnu composed their own music as a duo called The Seesaw.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM
700 TAKA: A quirky and charming tribute to young love
'Relatable' - a label that every director wants on their project, while some others try their best to tag this to the most outlandish of genres. However, Nuhash Humayun's latest short on iflix, 700 Taka, is 'relatable' done right.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Nadia Dora
Young singer Nadia Dora began her journey in social business and music altogether along with performing in university programmes.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Amitabh Bachchan showers praises on Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu
Amitabh Bachchan is known to shower praises wholeheartedly on actors who manage to impress him with their work. He is an ardent
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM
ON-SCREEN LOVE AND HAPPY ENDINGS
Through heartbreaks and happy endings, romantic duos in cinema have carried us all on many emotional journeys. There are some screen pairs whose chemistry sizzles more than others, going onto working together in many subsequent films. There are some treasurable instances where on screen romance transcends into real life, yielding in happy marriages and growing families.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM
'Modhyobortini' turns 50
Modhyobortini will air its 50th episode today at 6.30 pm on Deepto TV. It is aired six days a week, starting from Saturday to Thursday.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM
The versatile BONNA MIRZA gets candid
Bonna Mirza found her start in the showbiz industry through theatre, where she made a name for herself as a compelling thespian. It
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM
German-Swiss band Raggabund rocks Dhaka
Goethe-Institut Bangladesh and its five partner schools, Oxford International School, European Standard School, South Point
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM
HOMAGE TO SHAHABUDDIN AHMED
It was an enthusiastic gathering of artists, professors, litterateurs, singers, dancers, thespians and cultural personalities.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Ahmad Rafique’s 90th Birthday celebrated
Renowned cultural activist, language movement veteran, Tagore exponent, poet, essayist and columnist Ahmad Rafique is celebrated for his brilliant research and literary works. His first book of poetry is Nirbasita Nayak (1966) and prose work is Shilpa Sangskriti Jiban (1958). One of his famous research works is Deshbibhag: Phire Dekha.
12 September 2018, 14:48 PM
Ruhul Abdin talks 'The Portraits of Kamalapur'
A discussion on The Portraits of Kamalapur, a book by artist Ruhul Abdin, took place on Monday at Art Café in Gulshan Avenue. Born in Sylhet and raised in London, Ruhul Abdin is an artist, architect, designer, writer and urban research planner.
11 September 2018, 18:00 PM
'Surface as Symbol' held at Alliance Française de Dhaka
The seventh solo art exhibition by artist Kazi Sayed Ahmed titled Surface as Symbol has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Friday, August 31, 2018.
11 September 2018, 18:00 PM