Luva Nahid Choudhury performs at BNM

Luva Nahid Choudhury is known best as the dynamic Director General of Bengal Foundation...
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Nazrul birth anniversary observed in New Delhi

Kazi Nazrul Islam's multi-faceted talent as a litterateur remains an unknown commodity to the non-Bangali community and there is an urgent need to take him to a much wider international audience through English translation of his works.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM

The invincible spirit never dies

Death is the harsh reality of life one cannot evade. Eminent sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid, best known for the iconic Aparajeyo Bangla, passed away at around 11:30pm on May 20 at the ICU of BIRDEM hospital.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Cannes 2017: Aishwarya unleashes glamour in red gown

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan closes red carpet appearance at the 70th Cannes Film Festival with a bang.
21 May 2017, 06:49 AM

Lorde details new album

Earlier this year, Lorde officially announced her sophomore album “Melodrama”, due for release June 16. Now, more details have emerged about the album, including the full track-list.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Tom Hardy to star in “Venom”

Tom Hardy will star in Sony's long-awaited “Spider-Man” movie “Venom”, with “Zombieland” helmer Ruben Fleischer on board to direct.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Vidya Balan learning hip-hop

Vidya Balan is learning a new dance form - hip-hop -- for her next film, “Tumhari Sulu”.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Charity show of “Kanjus” today

Theatre troupe Loko Natyadal (Siddheswari) will stage the 695th show of its popular play “Kanjus” today (May 21) at 7pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, to raise funds for victims of flooding in the Haor region.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Nazrul memorial centres in Trishal in poor state

Two memorial centres in Mymensingh established some 14 years ago to keep alive the childhood memories of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam are yet to be enriched with necessary inputs.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM

“MUSIC IS NOT A STATIC THING… IT HAS TO BE CONTEMPORARY”

Renowned modern Bengali singer-songwriter and music director Srikanto Acharya spoke The Daily Star a couple of months ago,
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Cannes Film Festival 2017 red carpet in photos

The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival is currently taking place in Cannes, France.
20 May 2017, 13:30 PM

Prince's 6 siblings declared official heirs to his still-uncounted estate

The Minnesota probate judge overseeing the late Prince's estate declares his six siblings are the heirs to the multiple millions of dollars he left behind.
20 May 2017, 09:30 AM

Jesse Eisenberg to play Marcel Marceau

Jesse Eisenberg has been tapped to play legendary mime Marcel Marceau in “Resistance”.
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM

“Ask Me Anything” on May 24

Save the date! Popular film stars Nirab Hossain and Airin Sultana are the featured celebrities coming to The Daily Star's Facebook Live
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Tagore album by Nazrul singer couple Shakil and Kalpana

Noted Nazrul Sangeet artistes Khairul Anam Shakil and Kalpana Anam are set to launch their maiden Rabindra Sangeet Album “Ektuku
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Chuck Berry's first-ever music video “Big Boys” released

Two months after Chuck Berry's death, the rock legend's first-ever music video – “Big Boys”, a track off his forthcoming final album
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Dhrupad and flute recital at Praner Khela

Bengal Foundation held its regular musical soiree “Praner Khela” shedding light on classical music at the main auditorium of Chhayanaut on May 18.
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Safiuddin Ahmed's 5th death anniversary today

Today marks the 5th death anniversary of eminent painter and printmaker Shilpaguru Safiuddin Ahmed. One of the founders of Dacca
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM

“Bapjaner Bioscope” sweeps Nat'l Film Awards '15

The announcement for National Film Award 2015 was made on Monday by the Ministry of Information, with “Bapjaner Bioscope”
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM

How a village transformed into TV stars' hotspot

“Lights! Camera! Action!” How the three words have changed a village in Gazipur's Pubail, widely known as the shooting village, (shooting palli). Shooting for TV plays continues at almost every household in the village round the year.
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM