A teacher of a small village was so overwhelmed by the atrocities of the landowners or zamindars of colonial India that he decided to write something in protest. A former employee of a British-owned indigo production factory, he was a first-hand witness of the cruelties against the workers who gave their sweat and blood to only be further exploited by the zamindars and the British Raj.

A Mumbai magisterial court issues an arrest warrant against Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt for not appearing before it to answer a complaint of criminal intimidation filed by producer Shakeel Noorani.

The spirit of Baishakh invokes a feeling of communal harmony in the golden land of Bengal. In the Super Chef kitchen though, even the beginning of a new year starts with a competition.

Shurer Dhara and Channel i bid goodbye to the Bangla Year 1423 and ushered in 1424 with grand programmes at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, with support from title sponsor Sunsilk.

Chhayanaut, the leading cultural institution of the country, marked the Golden Jubilee of its landmark Borshoborn programmes at the

Disney has released the very first trailer and poster for episode eight of the Star Wars saga, "The Last Jedi", at Star Wars Celebration, a fan festival in Orlando.

Netflix, a company that started out as a DVD sale and rental service in 1997, has become one of the biggest players in visual entertainment globally, becoming the top on-demand streaming services for films and TV content, as well as a major player in content production.

As Baishakh arrives on our doorsteps, the breeze of celebrations blow through the entire country and our celebrities are not out of its reach. Four prominent TV actors spoke to The Daily Star about their feelings of Baishakh, and their plans for this year. Excerpts:

Prominent theatre troupe 'Theatre' is going to celebrate Paherla Baishakh by staging three plays consecutively on the very first day of the Bangla New Year.

Marking Pahela Baishakh, a special single-episode TV play titled “Pother Majher Golpo” will be aired on Rtv tonight at 9:15pm. Written and directed by Ashfaque Nipun, it stars Tahsan, Tisha, Shahed Ali, Amanul Haque Helal and others.

The red-bricked façade with its parapets grazing against the sky on Satmasjid road stands like a fortress that has remained unyielding through time.

Like previous years, through colourful arrangements, a three-day children's Baishakhi fair titled “Chhotoder Baishakhi Mela” opened at Fulki premises in the port city on Wednesday evening.

As I entered the red brick Chhayanaut Sangskriti Bhaban in Dhanmondi, I was struck by its magnificence.

The culture of Bangladesh is composite and manifests itself in various creative forms, including music, dance and drama; art and craft; folklore and folktale; languages and literature; philosophy and religion; distinct cuisine and culinary tradition; and of course festivals and celebrations.

Released online on April 10, the trailer for the Norse god's third movie adventure has been watched 136 million times in just 24 hours -- a new record for Disney and Marvel Studios.

On his song “The Heart Part 4”, Kendrick Lamar warned, “Y'all got till April 7 to get y'all s**t together.” When that day arrived, he revealed

“The Fate of the Furious” roars into theatres around the world this week, fueled by audiences' enduring love for its wiseacre crew of hard-driving speed demons.

Poetry -- being the essence of any literature -- follows no time, space and conventional boundaries. Enjoying poetry soothes our hearts, refines our sensibilities and rejuvenates our nostalgia.

Rock star Maqsood O' dHAKA and Close-up star Salma will enthrall the audience at this year's Grand Pahela Baishakhi Mela at BRAC CDM

'New Year' is a man-made concept – it's a cyclic order of dates that return after the earth completes a revolution around the Sun. The day