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Two Bangladeshi artists exhibit in Myanmar

A weeklong art exhibition titled “Confluence of Minds and Interplay of Colours–II” was inaugurated recently at Gallery Yangon, Myanmar.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

After a while, the lines between genres are blurred - Shashank Subramanyam

Shashank Subramanyam started playing flute in the professional circuit at the age of six, and was registered as an 'A' grade artiste of All India Radio and Doordarshan TV at age 13.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A rainbow of romantic melodies

The third night's musical proceeding of Bengal Classical Music Festival 2016 bagan with a group sarod recital by the artistes of Bengal Parampara Sangeetalay. They performed Raga Kafi at the grand event.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

“The journey of the soul is a continuous one”

Ranjani and Gayatri, the supremely gifted Carnnatic vocalist duo gave their first performance on Bangladeshi soil on the fourth night of the Bengal Classical Music Fest, and became instant sweethearts of the Dhaka audience with their melodious performance.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Celebrating Life: Tahsan sings Alo

Popular singer Tahsan performs a number of songs at the vibrant gala of “Celebrating Life”, a competition jointly organised by The Daily Star and Standard Chartered Bank, at the International Convention City in Dhaka’s Bashundhara area on November 22.
27 November 2016, 07:56 AM

“Music is about being in the moment”

Purbayan Chatterjee is considered one of the finest sitar players of his generation. One of the last disciples of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan,
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Madhavi's Magic, Arushi's Ardour

The very air had a mysterious excitement about it on the second evening of the Bengal Classical Music Festival 2016. Vidushi Madhavi
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Into the paradise of pristine melodies

The second day's proceedings of Bengal Classical Music Festival 2016 reached its crescendo as the nightlong soiree offered plethora of pristine melodies.
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

AT BENGAL CLASSICAL MUSIC FEST

Kathak by Munmun ahmed and troupe 'Rewaz'
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

'Mortal Engines' to open in December 2018

Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh — the filmmaking pair behind the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” trilogies — return to the big screen with Universal and MRC's “Mortal Engines”, based on the award-winning sci-fi book series by Philip Reeve.
25 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Badhon's first love letter

Popular actor Azmeri Haque Badhon is also a noted model, but she is mostly busy with television plays these days.
25 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Music is a journey – L Subramaniam

Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam (born 23 July 1947) is an acclaimed Indian violinist, composer and conductor, trained in the classical Carnatic music tradition and Western classical music, and renowned for his virtuoso playing techniques and compositions in orchestral fusion. One of the biggest figures of Indian Classical violin, Subramaniam spoke to The Daily Star, about his first performance in Dhaka and more.
25 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Waves of melody crash onto Army Stadium shores

The first night of the 5th Bengal Classical Music Festival brought the music-loving audience of Dhaka at the Army Stadium on Thursday night, as the world's biggest festival of classical music set sail under a pristine crescent moon.
25 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Is Vidya Balan a victim or a murderer?

After Kahaani's huge success, Vidya Balan and Sunjoy Ghosh are back with the sequel to 2012 film which continues to baffle
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

“Wedding Crashers 2” in the works

New Line is in early development of a sequel to its 2005 hit “Wedding Crashers”, and has tapped the “Fist Fight” team of Evan
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

“PAYER AWAJ PAWA JAYE” returns to its first stage

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of “Payer Awaj Pawa Jaye” – a landmark play in Bangladesh's theatre-- a special staging of
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

André Malraux remembered at BSA

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of eminent French novelist and art theorist André Malraux's passing, under the
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

SHIMU stays true to the profession

A glamorous face on the small screen, Sumaiya Shimu has been acting for over a decade. Besides, she has ventured into
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A new generation of classical dancers

Munmun Ahmed and Sharmila Banerjee are names that need no introduction among the country's classical dance aficionados.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Classical Music has the power to change society

Eminent art and music connoisseur Abul Khair, Chairman of Bengal Foundation, embarked on a dream of reaching classical
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM