Ganga-Jamuna Fest to open October 21

The Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival, one of the major cultural festivals of the country, will see its curtains rise at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on October 21.
14 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Madonna narrates Qandeel Baloch short story

Pop legend Madonna says she's proud to narrate a new film about late Pakistani celebrity Qandeel Baloch.
14 October 2016, 08:07 AM

Michael Jackson named top-earning dead celebrity

Late King of Pop Michael Jackson has topped an annual list of top-earning dead celebrities for the fourth straight year.
14 October 2016, 05:01 AM

Alia to also have superpowers in Dragon!

For all those waiting to see Ranbir Kapoor in a superhero avatar for the first time in “Dragon”, there's good news. It
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Parambrata sings for “Bhubon Majhi”

The making of National film grant winner film “Bhubon Majhi” will be finished soon and the makers of the film have
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Two-day clay artisan fest ends

A two-day traditional clay artisan festival ended at Ashwini Kumar Hall, Barisal on October 8 with a call to preserve
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Jagoroni Theatre to premiere “Rajar Chithi” today

Savar-based theatre group Jagoroni Theatre is set to premiere their 15th production, “Rajar Chithi”, at the Experimental
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Lata Mangeshkar falls ill

Legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar has fallen ill, and will not be able to receive the Bangabibhushan, the highest
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Children's art competition in M'Singh

Children took part in an art competition at the premises of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala (art gallery) on
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Oggatonama sets off for Italy, USA

Tauquir Ahmed's “Oggatonama” has already bagged both positive reviews and awards at festivals in many countries. The film is also Bangladesh's nomination for the Oscars in Foreign Language Film category.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

A platform for indigenous rock stars

Indigenous rock 'n' roll is not part of the mainstream music in the country, as it has its own cultural traits. Additionally, the platform it provides is quite niche, and therefore does not admit many young indigenous musicians to showcase their musical talents.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Shishir Bhattacharya inspires young minds

A two-day art workshop for schoolchildren concluded at Barnamoy Kush Niketan (BKN) premises in Thakurgaon town this weekend.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Walking down memory lane

A group art exhibition concluded on October 8 at Zainul Gallery-1, Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka. The show featured artworks in diverse media by fifth-batch students of all the departments of FFA.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Farooki plans to make film on Dhaka attack

Filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki reveals plans for his next film based on the terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery, the popular upscale eatery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area.
11 October 2016, 07:03 AM

ERRATUM

In the story published on October 10 titled “Another Humayun Ahmed classic coming to big screen”, Badhon was named winner of the “Fair & Handsome” pageant, mentioned again as the reality show where Meher Afroz Shaon worked on, erroneously.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

“Finding Dory” crosses $1b

After opening this past June, “Finding Dory” finally crossed the $1 billion worldwide box office mark this weekend.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

McCartney, Young deliver powerful sets at Desert Trip

Paul McCartney and Neil Young delivered powerful, inspiring sets - and performed together - at the second night of the all-star Desert Trip festival.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Doshbhuja on Dashami

To mark Bijoya Dashami, the final day of Durga Puja celebrations, ATN Bangla will air a special TV play titled “Doshbhuja” tonight at 8:45pm.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bengal Foundation pays homage to Syed Shamsul Haq

Bengal Foundation organised a memorial programme paying homage to recently-deceased ambidextrous litterateur Syed Shamsul Haq on October 9, at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Celebrated Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda dies aged 90

A legend in the world of cinema, Polish film director Andrzej Wajda dies at the age of 90, leaving behind an opus of acclaimed films inspired by his country's turbulent history.
10 October 2016, 05:23 AM