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The paw prints left behind

When the animals who shaped our days fade from our lives
30 November 2025, 12:20 PM
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence / Cyber laws should shield women, not stifle speech

From November 25 to December 10 each year, the United Nations urges governments to go beyond slogans and tackle violence against women. This year, the UN's UNiTE campaign has shifted focus to a newer frontline: the internet.
27 November 2025, 06:00 AM
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Do Jahanara’s allegations really surprise us?

The pacer alleges that during the 2022 Women's World Cup, she endured indecent proposals and inappropriate physical contact.
10 November 2025, 04:00 AM
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How women awakened cricket's sleeping beauty

With every landmark, from a record chase to an ever-increasing viewership, the women’s game continues to prove that it isn’t a supplement to cricket’s story but the soul that’s been rediscovered within it.
29 October 2025, 14:16 PM
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Gazipur Safari Park: At least 37 animals dead or missing in five years

The number of animals at Gazipur Safari Park has dropped sharply in recent years amid allegations of mismanagement, negligence, and theft.
26 October 2025, 21:26 PM
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Reaction / Fear sells, cruelty doesn’t: Is journalism failing animals?

When we treat animal welfare as a beat, not a spectacle, we’ll be humane, not just human
13 October 2025, 12:18 PM
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The fierce joy of being a girl

Be loud. Be messy. Be too much. Your existence is not an apology -- it is an announcement
11 October 2025, 05:11 AM
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Reaction / Do you have the courage to speak beyond your keyboard?

While Shahidul Alam sets sail for Gaza, critics mock him. What does that say about us?
2 October 2025, 19:49 PM
Actors' Equity to hand

Actors' Equity to hand out ID to registered artistes

The Actors' Equity Bangladesh comprises television actors of the country. Through this organisation, agreements are formed between actors and other parties involved in a production, and problems existing in the industry are mitigated through an elected committee as new rules and regulations are implemented.
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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“Acting is all I have, it's all I want”

Popular film, TV and theatre actor Runa Khan has three films in the release pipeline, two of which will come out this year.
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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In tearful memories

Eminent film actress Sharmili Ahmed had worked very closely with Nayak Raj Razzak in many a film, where she not only played the
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Diving in with the “Gohin Baluchor” team

Popular television director Badrul Anam Saud's first venture on the big screen is the upcoming film “Gohin Baluchor”. The government-
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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A full-fledged family affair Uttam and Chittralekha's Durga Puja

National film award-winning actor Chittralekha Guha and six-time winning art director Uttam Guha make a popular couple in the
28 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Window to a Wordsmith

Last year on this very day, Bangladesh lost one its most influential writers and cultural personalities-- Syed Shamsul Haque.
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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“Dancing is an experience, not a performance”

On September 18, a discerning audience was gifted with a special performance at the National Museum during the 64th presentation of “Nupur Beje Jaye”, a bi-monthly programme organised by Shadhona Shangskritik Mondal to promote performing arts in Bangladesh.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Unburdened by his father's legacy

Nuhash Humayun carries one of the heaviest surnames in the Bangladeshi entertainment industry.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bangladeshi dancers make their mark in Kolkata

Every year, a handful of aspiring dancers travel to Rabindra Bharati in the heart of Kolkata, to expand their knowledge and versatility in
13 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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From “Rabeya” to “Noor Banu”: The many avatars of TOYA

Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya made a name for herself in the top five of 2010's edition of Lux-Channel i Superstar. But the model-
7 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Nazrul Award 2017 conferred

Nazrul Award 2017 conferred

This year's Nazrul Award was conferred yesterday to three reputed Nazrul singers and researchers - Ferdous Ara, Fatema Tuz Zohra and Dr. Leena Taposhi Khan. Like every year, the Cultural Affairs Ministry and Nazrul Institute honoured the artistes working to disperse the work of Nazrul among the masses and award them with the prestigious award.
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Aly Zaker receives Selim Al-Deen Padak

On the concluding day of the Selim-Al-Deen Utshab on Wednesday, the Selim-Al-Deen Padak was conferred on eminent theatre personality Aly Zaker. Aly Zaker was not able to attend the programme on the opening day.
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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“Learning about Novera gave me strength”

Stage monodrama “Novera” is set to see its 10th staging today at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
21 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Kamal Ahmed to perform solo musical soiree

Kamal Ahmed is one of the more popular and devoted Tagore singers in the country at the moment, along with being the former
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Tagore's gift to Nritya

Rabindranath Tagore, a poet, philosopher, composer, playwright, and painter, was one of the strongest figures to have given a solid
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Recognising the Voices

Recognising the voices

Even though the first voice-over was given in the 1900s, it took a while for it to be recognised as a skill.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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“This is the highest form of honour …”

Legendary Nazrul singer Firoza Begum was born on July 27, 1926 and passed away on September 9, 2014. After her passing, Dhaka
28 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fahim Hossain Chowdhury to present Tagore melodies today

Fahim Hossain Chowdhury is one of the leading Rabindra Sangeet singers in the country, as well as a founding member and former
20 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka Theatre's “Our Country's Good”

Reputed theatre troupe Dhaka Theatre held the fifth staging of their 46th production “Our Country's Good” at the National Theatre Hall in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Mahnaz Karim: A new voice of Rabindra Sangeet

Mahnaz Karim Hossain grew up in a musical household. With influences of her culturally-involved father and her paternal grandmother
13 July 2017, 18:00 PM

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