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Music
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Music
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Arts & Entertainment
US judge tosses Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni
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Arts & Entertainment
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Film
Reflection / A crescent moon for the broken
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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
Dhallywood set for e-ticketing and central box office system
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Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s ‘ANNiE’ cast revealed
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TV & Film
BFFS to host National Film Society Conference on May 16
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TV & Film
Bangladeshi documentary ‘Reshma’ wins top award at US festival
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Entertainment
James Cameron sued over alleged use of actress’ facial features in ‘Avatar’
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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
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Entertainment
MUSINGS / The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
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Books & Literature
‘Nil Chhaya’ reconjures ghosts of Bengal’s Indigo Revolution
24 September 2022, 09:03 AM
Books & Literature
“Resident Evil” reboot in the works
Earlier this year, it looked as though “Resident Evil” had finally run its course on the big screen, with director Paul WS Anderson delivering
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM
“Ask Me Anything” tomorrow
Save the date! Popular film stars Nirab Hossain and Airin Sultana are the featured celebrities coming to The Daily Star's Facebook Live
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Tahmina Afrin's first album launched
Singer Tahmina Afrin, who has performed for national radio and television, released her debut album titled “Hridoypure Brishti” on
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Tens of thousands enjoy Miles' London concert
Bangla rock music has come a long way in the past four decades, and has a fan following even outside the country at a scale that not
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM
K-pop fest heats up Dhaka
The popular K-Pop World Festival, a yearly international event and contest, takes place for the third time in Dhaka at the Shilpakala Academy, demonstrating that it is quite popular among Dhaka’s youths.
22 May 2017, 11:23 AM
'Greatest Show on Earth' takes its final bow after 146 years
The clowns, animal acts and acrobats of the storied Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus takes their final bow at an arena outside New York, with a space-themed balancing act kicking off the farewell performance of the "Greatest Show on Earth" after nearly 150 years.
22 May 2017, 06:24 AM
Jessica Chastain to play Ingrid Bergman
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Cannes jury member Jessica Chastain will star in “Seducing Ingrid Bergman”, and she and her Freckle Films has joined India's YRF Entertainment to produce it.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Bannya receives Paschimbanga (India) government's state award
Eminent Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya (C) receives Paschimbanga (India) government's state award Bangabhushan from its Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (R).
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Mymensingh Udichi stages “Special Train”
“Special Train”, a play protesting the prevailing inequity, deprivation, oppression and frustration was staged by Udichi Mymensingh Zila Sangsad at its auditorium over the weekend.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Cannes 2017: “Hellboy” reboot attracts big bids
A bidding battle was underway in Cannes for Chinese rights to the reboot of the “Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen” franchise. The project is being represented by Avi Lerner's Millennium Films.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Luva Nahid Choudhury performs at BNM
Luva Nahid Choudhury is known best as the dynamic Director General of Bengal Foundation...
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Nazrul birth anniversary observed in New Delhi
Kazi Nazrul Islam's multi-faceted talent as a litterateur remains an unknown commodity to the non-Bangali community and there is an urgent need to take him to a much wider international audience through English translation of his works.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
The invincible spirit never dies
Death is the harsh reality of life one cannot evade. Eminent sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid, best known for the iconic Aparajeyo Bangla, passed away at around 11:30pm on May 20 at the ICU of BIRDEM hospital.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Cannes 2017: Aishwarya unleashes glamour in red gown
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan closes red carpet appearance at the 70th Cannes Film Festival with a bang.
21 May 2017, 06:49 AM
Lorde details new album
Earlier this year, Lorde officially announced her sophomore album “Melodrama”, due for release June 16. Now, more details have emerged about the album, including the full track-list.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Tom Hardy to star in “Venom”
Tom Hardy will star in Sony's long-awaited “Spider-Man” movie “Venom”, with “Zombieland” helmer Ruben Fleischer on board to direct.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Vidya Balan learning hip-hop
Vidya Balan is learning a new dance form - hip-hop -- for her next film, “Tumhari Sulu”.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Charity show of “Kanjus” today
Theatre troupe Loko Natyadal (Siddheswari) will stage the 695th show of its popular play “Kanjus” today (May 21) at 7pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, to raise funds for victims of flooding in the Haor region.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Nazrul memorial centres in Trishal in poor state
Two memorial centres in Mymensingh established some 14 years ago to keep alive the childhood memories of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam are yet to be enriched with necessary inputs.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
“MUSIC IS NOT A STATIC THING… IT HAS TO BE CONTEMPORARY”
Renowned modern Bengali singer-songwriter and music director Srikanto Acharya spoke The Daily Star a couple of months ago,
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM