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FROM THE ARCHIVES / Cinema has a language of its own: Buddhadeb Dasgupta

11 June 2021, 07:26 AM
Buddhadeb Dasgupta is one of the brightest names in Bengali cinema today. Winner of multiple national and international awards for films like “Bagh Bahadur”, “Tahader Kotha”, “Charachar”, “Uttara” and “Kalpurush”, he is also a highly-regarded poet. The director spoke to The Daily Star during a recent visit to Dhaka.
11 June 2021, 07:26 AM
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DSCC mayor defies dogged dog lovers

16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Despite repeated calls by animal rights groups to not relocate stray dogs of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh’s instructions to relocate canines have been carried out over the last two days.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
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DSCC mayor defies dogged dog lovers

16 September 2020, 08:17 AM
Despite repeated calls by animal rights groups to not relocate stray dogs of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh’s instructions to relocate canines have been carried out over the last two days.
16 September 2020, 08:17 AM
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This city is theirs too

28 August 2020, 18:00 PM
If one can even remember a time before the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the most familiar scenes on the streets of Dhaka were people gathered around tea stalls – snacking, smoking and chatting with friends, colleagues or even total strangers. And almost inevitably around every such gathering would be a friendly canine face or two, waiting eagerly for a kind soul to throw a piece of cookie or cake.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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‘Why did I even get tested, if no one would check?’

18 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Ever since the Malaysian authorities imposed a stringent lockdown in the country in March, Asif Rahman had been counting down the days in his small Kuala Lumpur apartment till when he could reunite with his family in Bogura.
18 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Rana Plaza hero Himu dies by suicide

Dreams incomplete

25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
From a young age, he believed in helping people in whatever way he could. Whether it was staging protests for the causes he believed in, saving lives of people trapped in building collapses, or rescuing stray animals in distress, he believed in acting upon his beliefs.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
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Circular Bus Service in Dhanmondi / Launched while in 'test phase'?

28 March 2019, 18:00 PM
While the launch of a circular bus service -- that promises convenient short-distance commutes around Dhanmondi and nearby areas -- has generated excitement among many citizens of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), they might have to hold their horses for just a little longer.
28 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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Justice Habibur Rahman: A life of subdued greatness

10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
His would not be an ordinary life. The year was 1952, and the movement demanding Bangla as a state language of erstwhile East
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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Rani Mukerji to make Bollywood comeback?

Rani Mukerji is ready to emerge out of her long hiatus from acting and has signed on for her next, an untitled film helmed by
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Emon makes big strides with “Opodartho”

Young Bangladeshi filmmaker Abu Shahed Emon, who created quite a buzz in the film festival circuit of the region with his
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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[Listen] Ravi Shankar’s unending Bangladesh connection

To anyone who has followed the cultural aspect of Bangladesh's struggle for Independence, it is general knowledge that it was
30 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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“I miss Bangladesh terribly”

Sahana Bajpaie has made a name for herself in Rabindra sangeet, but her connection to folk music has been a long one. In
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Farooki's “emotional homecoming”

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, one of the forerunning filmmakers taking Bangladeshi films to an international audience, has had a
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Superhero web-series Kali set for release

Amit Ashraf, the director who broke into the scene with the critically-acclaimed 2015 film “Udhao”, is set to bring out “Kali”, an
9 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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“No other festival in Bangladesh is as TV-centric as Eid”

Ashfaque Nipun has carved a niche among TV viewers of the country over the last few years with his stories and direction. With Eid just around the corner, he has his hands full with small screen projects. In a recent conversation with The Daily Star, Nipun
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Shakib Khan

New-look Shakib stirs up a storm

Shakib Khan has been the undisputed top Dhallywood hero for many years now, but his appeal had largely been limited to audiences of a certain class.
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Sona Mohapatra

On a path of her own

“There's a voice inside my heart, that shows me the path,” a song from her 2006 eponymous debut album “Sona”, roughly translates to in its opening verse.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Udhao

[WATCH] Udhao releases online on-demand

“Udhao”, the drama thriller that marked the directorial debut of talented young filmmaker Amit Ashraf, released yesterday online on an on-demand streaming service.
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Azam Khan

Remembering Guru

Azam Khan -- known better to his fans as “Guru” -- is arguably the foremost pioneer in Bangladeshi pop music.
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Savage

Dwayne Johnson to play “World’s First Superhero”

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has been in the thick of Hollywood for a good while.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Humayun Faridi

Humayun Faridi - A man of unmatched impact

Actors say they strive all their lives to do one role that will keep them alive even after they have left this earth, and all great actors manage to leave behind multiple such portrayals that move and inspire generations. Humayun Faridi, considered one of the greatest Bangladeshi actors of all time, left us too soon (at the age of 60), but not before making indelible imprints on the fabric of our theatre, TV and film. If he was alive, Faridi would be 64 yesterday.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Atif Aslam

Atif, Akriti enthrall Dhaka

At the Nabaratri Hall of ICCB in the capital on Sunday, it was a musical evening that had its ups and downs, but the most endearing...
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
X-Men film

Apocalypse in Dhaka

Superhero films are all the rave these days, particularly with the battle between the DC and Marvel Cinematic Universe franchises piling up massive numbers in box offices all across the world.
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Soumitra Shekhar

The Prowess of Nazrul's Poetry

Dr. Soumitra Shekhar, professor of Bangla at Dhaka University, is a close observer of Bangla literature, and a literary analyst and critic as well.
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Rafa

AvoidRafa's “Bhaar” released

To anyone who has followed the rock music scene of Bangladesh over the last decade, Rafa is one of the most distinctively
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Luva Nahid Choudhury

Bangladesh's tribute to Ravi Shankar at Royal Albert Hall

Ravi Shankar, the classical maestro who paid a massive role in popularizing classical music of the East to the world, held a close connection to Bangladesh.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Tagore and Einstein

Tagore's encounters with luminaries of the West

Rabindranath Tagore, during his visits abroad, he engaged in intriguing conversations with brilliant minds from across the world – starting from British sci-fi master HG Wells to French dramatist-art historian Romain Rolland to genius German physicist Albert Einstein – where he spoke about the correlation of art and science, international relations and religion, and multiculturalism.
8 May 2016, 08:08 AM
JLo aint your mama

[WATCH] JLo reminds you women only “Ain’t Your Mama”

Pop icon Jennifer Lopez has just put out her new single “Ain’t Your Mama”, an effort to empower women and breaking the gender stereotypes women are subjected to.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

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