A total of 18 cultural luminaries and two cultural organisations will be awarded the Shilpakala Padak, for the years of 2019 and 2020, in recognition of their notable contributions to different creative arenas -- such as vocal music, instrumental music, dance, film, fine art, dramatics, recitation, folk culture and photography.

The poems ranged from mental health issues to individual freedom of expression and every musing in between.

R&B singer R Kelly was found guilty on Wednesday on multiple charges of child pornography and luring underage girls to have sex with him but not guilty of obstructing a 2008 state case that ended with his acquittal.

The Raihan Rafi directorial web-film “Nishwas”, starring Tasnia Farin as its lead, is going to start streaming from 8:00 PM today. This Chorki thriller will also feature Safa Kabir, Sayed Zaman Shawon, Rashed Mamun Apu, Neel Hurerzahan, and veteran actor Dilara Zaman.

The evening of September 8 at The Daily Star Centre saw an outpouring of verses to a live and very interactive audience. Daily Star Books and SHOUT jointly launched our series of Slam Poetry Nights—an evening, every month, of verses recited in the spirit of creative freedom.

I found myself looking for him beyond the pages of Elias's novel, among the old men who beg on the streets of Dhaka, or in the madman lying on the footpath, trying to say something  in a huff or lost in a hallucination on the open road.

“If the trailer for Bangabandhu’s biopic, ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’ was not up to the mark, it would not have been shown at the 75th Cannes Film Festival,” said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday during a press conference.

Thanks to 2023's The Little Mermaid, Black and brown girls can finally see themselves as princesses in a film where the protagonist's skin colour is not as instrumental to the story as the princesses' heritage was in Aladdin, Mulan, and The Princess and the Frog.

The pioneer of the French New Wave and one of the most brilliant directors of the 20th century, the great Jean-Luc Godard is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. His contribution to cinema can be felt throughout cinematic history, and beyond.

The Infinite Library did not have books. It consisted of virtual spaces, a set of "eight jars" or volumes that—using a VR journey through the users' phones—told the story of our planet's evolution, starting from the beginning of cosmic dust to human consciousness.

After officially selected for two major North American festivals, Camden International Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in September, Kamar Ahmad Simon’s film “Anyadin…” (Day after…) will compete for the Golden Eye award at Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) this year. Only fourteen films will be competing this year at this festival.

Celebrity couple Pori Moni and Razz celebrated the first month of their baby boy, Rajya, with a colorful cake. They are having the time of their lives with their adorable first child.

From mental health struggles to characters with different racial and LGBTQ+ backgrounds, the series shines a light on people—and heroes—of diverse identities.

Chanchal Chowdhury's stellar performance in Taqdeer shows just how magnificent he can be in convincing the audience about his character. The result is a thoroughly gripping web series on the OTT platform, Hoichoi. This performance earned him the Best Actor (male) award in the popular category, in the Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021. 

“Nadir On The Go” is a popular YouTube channel, maintained by Nadir — a Bangladeshi documenting travelogues since 2016, as he visits different cities across the globe. Recently, Nadir won the Best Content Creator award in the Travel Vlog category at the Blender’s Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021.

Azmeri Haque Badhan became more of a household name and a creative force to be reckoned with, after Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s directorial debut film “Rehana Maryam Noor”. The movie is the first Bangladeshi film in history to be officially selected for the Cannes Film Festival, in the Un Certain Regard section.

Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu, in association with the Siddhartha Art Gallery, is organising an art exhibition in Nepal as part of the celebration of 50 years of Nepal-Bangladesh diplomatic relations.

Drik Gallery has celebrated its 33rd founding anniversary with the inauguration of Indian photographer Amiya Tafadar’s solo exhibition “The Long Journey Home”. The exhibition, featuring heart-wrenching photographs captured during the War of Liberation, 1971– was inaugurated on September 4, 2022. This open-for-all exhibition will run at Drik Gallery from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM every day till September 16, 2022. 

From Mira Nair’s “Monsoon Wedding” to Imtiaz Ali’s “Highway”, the chronicle of Hindi cinema mainly was linear with similar kinds of stories, songs, making and melodramatic extravaganza. Nevertheless, it is high time that the country, which is to date wrapped up with archaic societal injustice, discrimination and backdated familial norms, realises the importance of telling stories that had not been heard before.

Raihan Rafi directorial "Poran" has continued on its trajectory of success since its release. After casting its magic in Australia, the film is now set for theatrical release in Paris, France starting tomorrow.