Sony launches free live TV service on PS5
2 September 2026
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Technology
Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over alleged copyright infringement
31 August 2026
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Technology
Tagore and Nazrul: The complex bond between two literary titans
27 August 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
RoboCop is getting a reboot, again
26 August 2026
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Technology
Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80
26 August 2026
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Entertainment
Dave Bautista cast as Kratos in Amazon’s God of War series
21 August 2026
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Technology
Main Vaapas Aaunga: A quiet film about going home found its way through Bollywood’s noise
11 August 2026
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Culture
Netflix tumbles as slowing growth, less viewership data spook investors
17 July 2026
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Top News
Pop Culture / The real reason Netflix’s ‘I Will Find You’ became a streaming hit
13 July 2026
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Culture
Exhibition opens in Alliance Française to support artist Ritu’s cancer treatment
10 July 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
Shakib Khan set to resume shooting after US trip
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TV & Film
Wes Anderson names Satyajit Ray’s ‘Charulata’ among road-trip favourites
5 September 2026
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Entertainment
BFDC to host three-day film festival honouring Salman Shah
5 September 2026
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TV & Film
‘The Difficult Bride’ to premiere at Venice Film Festival today
5 September 2026
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TV & Film
Stars remember Bulbul Ahmed on his birth anniversary
4 September 2026
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Entertainment
Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman in Songwriters Hall of Fame
12 June 2026
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Music
Under full moon, Shakira thrills 2 million fans on Rio's Copacabana beach
3 May 2026
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Music
Pratul Mukhopadhyay, a personification of Ekushey February’s spirit
20 February 2026
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Culture
Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' launches with global promotion
3 October 2025
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Arts & Entertainment
Star Cineplex to launch new branch in Uttara this Eid
25 March 2025
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Entertainment
MUSINGS / The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
24 October 2022
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Books & Literature
‘Nil Chhaya’ reconjures ghosts of Bengal’s Indigo Revolution
24 September 2022
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Books & Literature
Nadeem Zaman’s ‘The Inheritors’ to be produced for the screen by Sharbari Zohra Ahmed
Quantico writer Sharbari Zohra Ahmed will produce Nadeem Zaman's Gatsby-inspired novel set in Dhaka.
27 April 2023
Literature showcases a different side to the Korean Wave
The books coming out of Korea are brutal in how they push the audience right back into the bleakness of reality
27 April 2023
Artist Harry Belafonte dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting “Day O” in his 1950s hit song “Banana Boat” before turning to political activism, has died at the age of 96..Belafonte died of congestive heart failure at his home in New York on T
25 April 2023
Reimagining the magic for HBO Max's Harry Potter remake
Why don’t we imagine a cast that could illuminate the characters and make us happy?
25 April 2023
‘O mon Ramjan er ei rojar sheshe elo khushir Eid’: On Nazrul and his ode to Eid
Written almost a century ago, Nazrul’s song till today adheres to the cultural conscience of Bengali Muslim society.
21 April 2023
Indian celebrities, politicians lose Twitter blue ticks
Twitter has removed verified blue ticks from the accounts of a host of Indian celebrities and politicians ranging from Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
21 April 2023
Exhibition on 1971 genocide being held at UN headquarters
For the first time in history, an exhibition displaying images and stories of the 1971 genocide started at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for three days.
30 March 2023
Kamal Ahmed’s 27th album released on Independent Day
Kamal Ahmed’s 27th audio album, “Desher Mati”, was released on Independence Day, March 26, under the banner of Music of Bengal. The album features 10 patriotic Tagore songs.
28 March 2023
‘Shadow and Bone’: new member of the "poor book adaptation club"
This season tries to cover too much ground and misplaces its focus in the process.
25 March 2023
Of ‘BONOBIBI’ and music as a form of storytelling
The verses remind us that a withering, war-torn Earth can still birth new life and hopes of freedom.
18 March 2023
How Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ adaptation can be improved
Season 2 of 'Shadow and Bone' will be out on Netflix on March 16—how can it do better justice to the texts than Season 1?
15 March 2023
Love the Oscars winners? Here’s what you should read
The book behind the Oscar-winning adaptations, and books about the history of the award
13 March 2023
Group exhibition ‘Wings of Art’ commences
10-days long group exhibition titled “Wings of Art”, jointly initiated by Wings of Wind and Shilpangan is being held at the Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) in the capital.
11 March 2023
Joy Bangla Concert starts with a minute of silence for Gulistan blast victims
A minute's silence was observed at the Joy Bangla Concert 2023 in Dhaka's Army Stadium today to pay homage to the victims of the yesterday's blast in a building in Dhaka's Gulistan
8 March 2023
‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ adaptation hits all the right notes
The streaming adaptation retains the flash-forward tell-all interview framing device through an on-screen documentary.
4 March 2023
Lalon festival in Kushtia from tomorrow
A three-day Lalon memorial festival will begin at Lalon's Shrine in Chheuria under Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia tomorrow
3 March 2023
Registration opens for Joy Bangla Concert
Registration for Joy Bangla Concert has kicked off, with an overwhelming rush among young music lovers to avail the opportunity to enjoy one of the biggest live music events in the country
2 March 2023
Kurigram’s Bhawaiya Bhaskar’s biography taught in Indian university
Barma told The Daily Star that he is a folk music artist listed by Bangladesh Radio and Bangladesh Television. He has sung more than a thousand Bhawaiya songs on radio and television.
27 February 2023
Dhaka Art Summit for young visitors
Animation, games and performances your children shouldn't miss on the last day of DAS 2023 today
11 February 2023
Art Summit for a non-artist
Maybe art is about staring at a wall long enough before you realise that the exhibition ended in the previous room, and it’s just wall paint that you’ve been staring at for the past ten minutes.
10 February 2023