‘Ali’ wins another international prize, this time at Balinale 2026
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Aamir Khan confirms wedding to Gauri Spratt this July
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Bangladeshi documentary ‘Payer Chhaap’ to be screened in China
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‘Rockstar’ is the result of tremendous teamwork: Shakib Khan
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4 June 2026, 18:09 PM Entertainment

Martin Scorsese is backing an AI startup

Renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese is now an adviser and partner to Black Forest Labs, a German company that builds AI tools for generating images and video from written descriptions.
3 June 2026, 14:20 PM

Happy birthday: Hollywood honors Marilyn Monroe, 100 years on

More than six decades after her tragically early death, the city was awash with references to the bottle-blonde icon on what would have been her 100th birthday.
2 June 2026, 08:51 AM

Who really wrote what you loved in Bonolota Express?

The movie is an adaptation of a Humayun Ahmed book, but two screenwriters gave it life for the screen
27 May 2026, 16:53 PM

Resmi Mirza’s song ‘Premer Juddho’ arrives on YouTube after two years

The accompanying music video has been directed by Shan Shaik and Lata Achariaa. Alongside Resmi Mirza, the video features performances by Imtu Ratish, Shanta Jahan, Protic Hasan, Rumana Islam, Tarika and Jui.
17 May 2026, 19:45 PM

Documentary on renowned photographer Nasir Ali Mamun wins top award at UK Asian Film Festival

‘Mamun: In Praise of Shadows’, directed by British-Bangladeshi filmmaker Makbul Chowdhury, wins ‘Best Documentary Film Award’
12 May 2026, 16:17 PM

Under full moon, Shakira thrills 2 million fans on Rio's Copacabana beach

Performed hits like 'Hips Don't Lie,' 'La Bicicleta,' 'La Tortura,' ;Estoy Aqui' on a 1,345 square metres stage
3 May 2026, 23:42 PM

James receives special honour at Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

The accolade was presented to him by Matiur Rahman, editor of Prothom Alo, and Anjan Chowdhury, managing director of Square Toiletries.
24 April 2026, 19:57 PM

British PM slams London event for booking Kanye West

Pepsi withdraws its sponsorship of Wireless Festival
5 April 2026, 21:36 PM

US judge tosses Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni

Lively was independent contractor, dooming harassment claim, says judge
3 April 2026, 10:39 AM

50 years on it still echoes, "You talkin’ to me?"

Half a century later, Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” remains a quiet autopsy of urban souls learning to live without being seen
23 March 2026, 18:33 PM

A crescent moon for the broken

Why Eid does not arrive the same for everyone, and how a classic ghazal gives voice to that quiet divide
21 March 2026, 20:00 PM

Five films vie for Eid audiences, Shakib leads box office push

The lineup includes “Prince: Once Upon a Time in Dhaka”, “Domm”, “Pressure Cooker”, “Rakkhosh”, and “Bonolota Express”.
21 March 2026, 01:14 AM

When Chuck Norris died, the myth kept standing

Action icon and martial arts maestro dies at 86, leaving behind a legacy
20 March 2026, 22:30 PM

Bollywood at it again, tells Bangladesh’s story without Bangladesh

Even with Arifin Shuvoo in the lead, web series Jazz City repeats a familiar trope
20 March 2026, 13:02 PM

‘Where are you?’ The afterlife of a song that outlived borders

A drifting ghazal resurfaces on digital tides, revealing how a shared past still sings in one voice across divided geographies
18 March 2026, 20:30 PM

How a 21-min qawwali discovered during a video game hunt changed a schoolboy’s musical world

A chance encounter with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s ‘Allah Hoo’ opened the door to the transcendent world
13 March 2026, 18:30 PM

From Pakistani living rooms to South Asia’s reels feed: The meme-ification of Rooh Afza

Once a cult sitcom character, she is now Instagram and TikTok royalty across Pakistan, India and Bangladesh
9 March 2026, 23:56 PM

When Nosferatu came out of the shadows

The movie premiered on this day over 100 years ago and introduced audiences to soundless horror
4 March 2026, 15:58 PM

Pratul Mukhopadhyay, a personification of Ekushey February’s spirit

Mukhopadhyay lived through the fractures of partition, the uncertainties of migration, and the routines of middle-class survival. Politics was inherited consciousness, not a slogan. Songwriting became a ledger of conscience: a daily reckoning with history, place, and identity. His voice quivered at the edges, not from lack of technique, but from the weight of feeling itself. Being Bengali was not taught; it had to be experienced.
20 February 2026, 09:07 AM

Warfaze, nine individuals get Ekushey Padak

The government yesterday announced nine individuals and, for the first time, a rock band as recipients of the Ekushey Padak 2026, the country’s second-highest civilian honour, recognising contributions across film, fine arts, architecture, music, dance, theatre, journalism, education and sculpture.
6 February 2026, 07:35 AM