British PM slams London event for booking Kanye West
5 April 2026, 21:36 PM
Arts & Entertainment
US judge tosses Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni
3 April 2026, 10:39 AM
Arts & Entertainment
50 years on it still echoes, "You talkin’ to me?"
23 March 2026, 18:33 PM
Film
Reflection / A crescent moon for the broken
21 March 2026, 20:00 PM
Feature
Five films vie for Eid audiences, Shakib leads box office push
21 March 2026, 01:14 AM
Entertainment
Tribute / When Chuck Norris died, the myth kept standing
20 March 2026, 22:30 PM
Culture
Reaction / Bollywood at it again, tells Bangladesh’s story without Bangladesh
20 March 2026, 13:02 PM
Arts & Entertainment
‘Where are you?’ The afterlife of a song that outlived borders
18 March 2026, 20:30 PM
Feature
Reflection / How a 21-min qawwali discovered during a video game hunt changed a schoolboy’s musical world
13 March 2026, 18:30 PM
Arts & Entertainment
Pop Culture / From Pakistani living rooms to South Asia’s reels feed: The meme-ification of Rooh Afza
9 March 2026, 23:56 PM
TV
‘Big Mistakes’: Chaos, comedy and a perfect binge-watch
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TV & Film
Audiences saw their own lives in ‘Eta Amaderi Golpo’: Mostafa Kamal Raz
11 hour(s) ago
Entertainment
Rozina returns to direction with ‘Ekhoni Shomoy’
21 April 2026, 12:51 PM
TV & Film
‘Jokhom’ draws 4 million viewers in two days, sparks conversation online
21 April 2026, 12:42 PM
TV & Film
Anne Hathaway-starrer ‘Princess Diaries 3’ in development, awaiting official approval
21 April 2026, 12:34 PM
TV & Film
New Valentine’s Day song brings Abir Sadaf and ‘Laage Ura Dhura’ singer together in AI-crafted music video
5 February 2026, 11:57 AM
Music
Special programme at Shilpakala marks Farida Parveen’s birth anniversary
31 December 2025, 06:12 AM
Music
Hania Aamir coming to Bangladesh
16 September 2025, 04:23 AM
TV & Film
AK Ratul laid to rest beside his father
28 July 2025, 05:24 AM
Music
‘Kaanta Laga’ fame Shefali Jariwala dies at 42
28 June 2025, 03:46 AM
Music
Star Cineplex to launch new branch in Uttara this Eid
25 March 2025, 12:30 PM
Entertainment
MUSINGS / The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
24 October 2022, 09:47 AM
Books & Literature
‘Nil Chhaya’ reconjures ghosts of Bengal’s Indigo Revolution
24 September 2022, 09:03 AM
Books & Literature
NBR wants tax from Nora Fatehi’s visit expenses
The tax authority has requested the home, cultural affairs and other agencies to ensure payment of source tax from payment of honorarium and other expenses for Bollywood artist Nora Fatehi.
14 November 2022, 11:06 AM
Himu taught me it was okay to not be normal
Himu not only made me look beyond goals that lead to a luxury of life, but he also taught me to enjoy the tiny bits that make life agreeable.
13 November 2022, 11:45 AM
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever salvages the pride of MCU’s underwhelming phase four
In terms of quality, Wakanda Forever has gone toe-to-toe with its predecessor.
12 November 2022, 15:00 PM
An encounter with Sandeep Ray
"I have lifted from these stories. I’ve stolen from these stories. But you know, I’ve remade the characters so they don’t directly relate to anyone’s biography. But I cannot deny that a lot of the anecdotes, events and arc of the story come from certain family experiences", states Sandeep Ray.
12 November 2022, 11:50 AM
Toukir Ahmed releases a new folk song
“Tomar Kiba Jay Ashe”, a new folk song from Toukir Ahmed, was premiered on November 9, through his official YouTube channel—Toukir Ahmed Official. The song was composed by Nashir Uddin and written by Shahnoor Wahid.
11 November 2022, 12:18 PM
'Slam Poetry Nights', organised by SHOUTxDS Books, returns with gusto for its third installment
Around 17 participants took centre stage to perform their poetry at the event.
10 November 2022, 16:30 PM
Star Cineplex grants viewers Dhaka-Maldives-Dhaka tickets
Star Cineplex often brings exciting offers for dedicated moviegoers. This time, an offer was given to the audience of Star cineplex to win Dhaka-Maldives-Dhaka travel tickets.
10 November 2022, 13:15 PM
Ayub Bachchu’s guitars, memorabilia on display
What does one normally expect from an exhibition? Intricate pieces of framed art, curious art connoisseurs quietly observing the pieces?
Strangely enough, as I walked into the houseful gallery, I found everyone singing out loud to legendary rock songs of the late great Ayub Bachchu.
5 November 2022, 04:40 AM
In praise of Enola Holmes, and the women in mystery who save themselves
Nancy Drew always knows how to save herself and others from seemingly hopeless situations. For instance, she uses specific techniques to free herself from ropes, sends SOS signals with a tube of lipstick, and uses spike heels to break out windows. Her blue convertible car is a symbol of radical feminine freedom.
2 November 2022, 09:00 AM
Horror movies to watch on Halloween night
If you’re on the lookout for something to watch on occasion of Halloween night, look no further.
31 October 2022, 17:21 PM
Mixtape Vol I: Old meets new
Last night, International Convention City Bashundhara was like a lighthouse, illuminating the area, as some of the country’s most prominent Bangladeshi bands—Ark, Artcell, Nemesis, Ashes, Indalo, Karnival, and many more—assembled to give audiences a performance to remember.
29 October 2022, 14:50 PM
Ink for days: How Inktober is its own medium of storytelling
Pictures are really the most basic form of story-telling, aren’t they? I imagine our ancestors sat around fires doing shadow theatre. They painted on cave walls long before writing came along.
28 October 2022, 04:00 AM
Books to read if you enjoyed ‘House of the Dragon’
Like A Song of Ice and Fire, The Priory of the Orange Tree is told from the perspective of many different characters in various parts of the world, with different loyalties, religions, ranks, and abilities.
27 October 2022, 11:00 AM
House of the Dragon revives Game of Thrones franchise with a standout first season
The showrunners lived up to expectations, delivering a brilliant storyline in House of the Dragon.
24 October 2022, 14:00 PM
The journey of 'Khwabnama' from a novel to a play
I once thought it was impossible to present the magnitude of the novel on stage.
24 October 2022, 09:47 AM
Midnights: Taylor Swift's darkest album to date
On October 21 2022, Swifties worldwide rejoiced as American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift finally released her tenth studio album, Midnights.
22 October 2022, 14:57 PM
SHOUTxDS Books presents ‘Slam Poetry Nights’ — Episode 2
The poems varied from mental health issues to individual freedom of expression and every musing in between.
21 October 2022, 16:38 PM
Has the media's obsession with Shakib Khan gone too far?
Recently, there has been a surge in coverage of the actor Shakib Khan and his personal life.
19 October 2022, 15:00 PM
“There is nothing more I could ask for in life”
Renowned veteran actor and screenplay writer Masum Aziz breathed his last today at 3:30 pm, at Square hospital in the Capital.
17 October 2022, 12:30 PM
Hulu’s ‘Rosaline’ is a witty, predictable parody of ‘Romeo and Juliet’
The movie tells the classic love story from the perspective of Juliet's cousin Rosaline, who happens to be Romeo's recent ex-girlfriend. Crushed when Romeo meets Juliet and begins to pursue her, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and reclaim her man.
17 October 2022, 12:16 PM