Madonna, Elton John and Paul McCartney paid tribute on Monday to British pop idol George Michael, who has died age 53 after a career of soulful ballads and dance songs that provided a soundtrack to much of the 1980s and 1990s.

English singer, songwriter, and record producer George Michael, who rose to fame with the group Wham!, passed away on Christmas Day of a heart failure. He was 53.

Cine-goers in Bangladesh got a taste of a number of excellent films this year, as 2016 showed promising signs of getting Dhallywood back on track.

The Visual Arts Programme of Bengal Foundation is set to hold Performance Art Week 2016 featuring 20 performances by artists of diverse backgrounds. The event will begin today at 4pm at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhanmondi in the capital.

Who wouldn't recall humming along with “Jadoor pencil, amar thakto jodi ekta jadoor pencil” or “Timi macher naam to jano,

Bangla Academy decides not to allot book stall to Shrabon Prokashani for two years in the Amar Ekushey Granthamela for an alleged stance of its owner against the academy’s action over a ‘controversial book’.

Pop superstar George Michael's death over the Christmas holidays caps one of the most tragic years in memory for the music world which mourned a steady stream of top names.

British singer George Michael dies at his home in England.

A solo photography exhibition by ATL Aakash, titled “The Beauty of 18th”, opens today in the capital's Drik Gallery.

Christmas is surely Aamir Khan's lucky charm, as the actor's latest film “Dangal” collected Rs 64 crores in two days in India alone upon release.

It was a different day for women including girl and children of Baburghone village under Rohonpur municipal area in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj district, as they arranged a Nabanno festival with pitha and 'meyeli geet' to preserve rural culture and heritage.

Legendary Kathak maestro Pt. Birju Maharaj is a name revered and acclaimed all over the world. A leading exponent and torchbearer of the Kalka-Bindadin Gharana of Lucknow, he is the only son and disciple of Achhan Maharaj.

Chhayanaut's annual Shuddha Sangeet Utshab begins on December 29 at its main auditorium in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The two-day classical music festival, comprising two sessions, will end on December 31 morning.

Prominent playback singer Andrew Kishore has been entertaining music lovers with his powerful voice for decades. He still secures the position in his long career span.

A week before Christmas, bakery shop Coopers has its fairy lights. In Dhanmondi, the places are decked up with blue, white and purple fairy lights. I am forced to put on my 'dancing shoes and dance away the blues'.

Carrie Fisher has been hospitalized and is in intensive care after suffering a full cardiac arrest on Friday while aboard an airplane headed from London to Los Angeles.

A special TV play on the occasion of Christmas, titled “Abohoman” will air at 7:40pm on Rtv tonight. Written and directed by Abu Hayat Mahmud, it casts Prova, Mishu Sabbir and Jovan, among others.

A promising actor with a rising reputation in recent years, Kalyan Corraya is hardworking and dedicated to his profession. Like in most parts of the world, today is a special day for the young artiste, and he shares with The Daily Star his Christmas plans, and more.

Several thousand music enthusiasts of Chittagong city were entertained with famous songs from the country's leading bands and singers in a star-studded concert in Chittagong city on Friday evening.

Hollywood actress and writer Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" movies, suffers a cardiac episode during a flight from London to Los Angeles.