Graphic art exhibition concludes in port city

A seven-day graphic art exhibition participated by artists from Bangladesh and India drew in visitors at the Artist Rashid Chowdhury Art Gallery of the Institute of Fine Arts of Chittagong University (CU) over the past week.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM

GRAMMYS 2018

The 2018 Grammy nominations were announced Tuesday night Bangladesh time, with Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar scoring big and a number of snubs that left the music industry and fans scratching their heads.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM

TAUQUIR-TISHA on Facebook Live at The Daily Star today

Today's the day! Tauquir Ahmed and Nusrat Imrose Tisha – director and lead actress in upcoming film “Haldaa”, are coming on a Facebook Live session today at The Daily Star, as part of the monthly interactive live show Ask Me Anything.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM

SAARC Traditional Dance Festival and Handicrafts Exhibit begins today at BSA

A four day SAARC Traditional Dance Festival, Handicrafts Exhibit and Workshop begins today at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), featuring dance forms and handicrafts from Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Oyshee looks forward to new releases

Popular singer Fatima Tuz Zohra Oyshee has her hands full these days -- with new singles being released, the singer will also have credits in several films for playback singing.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

“Gondar” staged in Chittagong

Theatre lovers of port city were captivated by the performance of “Gondar”, a Bangla adaptation of Eugene Ionesco's play “Rhinoceros”, on Saturday evening held at the city's Alliance Française auditorium.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Redmayne, Jones in talks to reunite for “The Aeronauts”

“The Theory of Everything” stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are in negotiations to re-team in Amazon Studios' “The Aeronauts,” sources tell Variety. “War & Peace's” Tom Harper is attached to direct from a script by Jack Thorne.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Bhumi Pednekar continues breaking stereotypes

Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar has broken stereotypes even before the release of her debut film “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, a content-driven movie which was critically-acclaimed and fetched her a Filmfare award for best debut female actor.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Tauquir Ahmed and Nusrat Imrose Tisha coming to Facebook Live at The Daily Star

Save the date! Tauquir Ahmed and Nusrat Imrose Tisha are coming to The Daily Star's Facebook Live Show, Ask Me Anything this Thursday, November 30 at 4pm.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Netflix unveils first Bollywood project

Netflix is entering Bollywood production with its first project, titled “Love Per Square Foot”. The project is coproduced by the recently
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Star couples on BTV's “Barnali” tonight

Topic-based magazine programme “Barnali” has been airing on national television channel Bangladesh Television for many years now.
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

“Coco” trumps “Justice League” over Thanksgiving weekend

Disney-Pixar's “Coco” handily won the Thanksgiving holiday North American box office over the second weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment's “Justice League”, with $71.2 million during the Wednesday-Sunday period.
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Marvellous prints on display at Gallery Cosmos

Gallery Cosmos has organised a group print exhibition titled “Nature Quest” by 14 artists at it gallery in New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away

Eminent dancer and teacher, 'Nritya Mata Guru' Rahija Khanam Jhunu passed away on Sunday morning in the capital's Lab Aid hospital, at the age of 74. She was suffering from various old-age complications including that of lungs and heart.
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Big Rock Day on December 1

Rock music in Bangladesh has had a formidable foothold in the music scene of the country for about three decades, with a dedicated
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Mariah Carey postpones Christmas tour dates

Mariah Carey is still on the mend after calling off the first few shows of her All I Want for Christmas Tour due to illness. The singer, who canceled the original start of her tour earlier this month when diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection, has now postponed her upcoming shows in New York City.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Deathstroke revealed Manganiello shares first look

Actor Joe Manganiello dropped a juicy “Justice League” leftover this Thanksgiving weekend — a first-look image of himself as DC Comics villain Deathstroke.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

“Nazrul in the 21st century” conference held at UU

A two-day seminar titled “Nazrul in the 21st century” came to a close on November 22, at Uttara University, says a press release.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

“I have performed on every big stage in the city…”

Imon Ahmed, if briefly explained, moves like a storm. The very first time I saw him unleash this storm was when I knew that this boy had a story to tell.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

“Oggatonama” bags another award

Since its release last year, Tauquir Ahmed has not stopped riding the success of his directorial venture “Oggatonama”. The film has earned high praise at home and abroad, and continues to bag awards from around the world.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM