Joana Nomrata Mazumder

Leaving behind a plethora of playback classics, a gem of the music industry, Andrew Kishore, will forever be in our hearts. After battling cancer for almost ten months,

“I am conflicted on whether or not we lack playwrights in Bangladesh. We have three categories of dramatists today: pure, filtered and unfiltered.

The crossover of two Bengals was the highlight for the recently released film, ‘Gondi’. The Fakhrul Arefeen Khan directed film starred iconic actors, like Suborna Mustafa, also Member of the Parliament, and Kolkata-based actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty.

Surprising as it may seem to some, non-smokers in Bangladesh can die of lung cancer, and we are not talking about passive smoking here.

The recent report of an 11-year-old domestic help, Sharif, falling off a window shade of a high-rise building in his attempt to escape his employers who subjected him to brutal mental and physical torture, sheds light on an unacceptable social practice—employment of underage children in households as domestic help and their subsequent abuse at the hands of their employers.

Amit Hasan is a well-known actor in the Bangladeshi film industry. His acting prowess was not only limited to playing the protagonist but he also graced the screen by taking on negative roles. ‘Jyoti’, ‘Aamor Shongi’, ‘Bhalobashar Rong’ are some of his notable works. In this interview with Star Showbiz, Amit talks about his experiences as an actor.

When it comes to binge watching, there are some timeless shows which we always on replay, no matter which era we belong to.

“As a Bangladeshi when I first went to Cannes, they were quite surprised. The festival committee was amazed to know that a small country like Bangladesh has a film industry.