Naziba Basher

Four-time national award-winning music director, and also the younger son of the illustrious composer Satya Shaha,

Shajjad Rajib, a seasoned theatre actor who has also ventured into television, began his career on the stage at an early age. He has

Ferdausi Majumdar, one of the most prominent faces of Bangladeshi theatre and her daughter Tropa Majumdar, also a theatre actor

It was pouring rain, as they say, 'cats and dogs' this past Monday in Dhaka, and while most people were apprehensive about stepping out in this weather, not even the strongest gushes of wind and water could stop dance enthusiasts from commuting to Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy's Music and Dance Centre to watch Shashwati Garai Ghosh's mesmerising Odissi dance presentation.

One of the most well-known faces on television, Fazlur Rahman Babu has charmed his audience since the beginning of his career

Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed has long been known to be a very socially aware and active member of the television industry.

Following the footsteps of his father, Syed Ahsan Ali Sydney, Jitu Ahsan entered the industry at a comparatively young age. After

Actors Chanchal Chowdhury, Shahed Ali, Bonna Mirza and Runa Khan were among members of the fraternity remembering the actor in

“I have a disabled leg. I fell when I was young, and it affected the nerve. One of my legs is shorter than the other,” says Shireen, a quality inspector at the Beximco Textile and Apparel Division, in Savar.

The Nazrul Institute plays a pivotal role in promoting the literary works of the poet, teaching Nazrul Sangeet with maintaining the proper melodies and swaralipi, and recognising excellence in literary research and conferring awards.

At the end of last year, Bhabna's director and choreographer, Samina Hussain Prema, launched a dance-drama based on Kalidasa's

Suborna Mustafa's legacy as an actor – from her early days of “Ghuddi” to recent works like “Gohiney” and “Pinjor”, is often connected to her father, the iconic Golam Mustafa. But few know that it was her mother, Husne Ara Mustafa, who introduced her to the art of acting and performing.

It's a truth universally, and perhaps, grudgingly acknowledged, that a production does not work without its corporate sponsors; and that is precisely where the corporations play their big hands. Beginning from picking the director, producer and actors, they also influence how their products are integrated into the story.

The discourse on women's issues, as advocated by women's rights organisations around the world, often ends up portraying women as victims of their circumstances.

Our society is one that really cares about its people. Through a series of questions that may at first seem a little daunting, society chooses to show its undying affection for all its members.

There was a time when animal rights activists like Rubaiya Ahmad, Founder, Obhoyaronno Animal Welfare Foundation, would go to file cases or fight against animal abusers, but in vain.

A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

There is a lot of contemplation over this word. Whether it is what it means in the books, or whether each person modifies it according to their own needs, the ideology behind this word always seems to be up for grabs for each person who claims they are or they are not one.

Do you remember the times you got a prescription that looked like bad artwork? That is a doctor's handwriting. But why is it so bad? And do they need handwriting classes?

On January 9, I came across a news headlined, 'Write prescriptions properly, HC tells doctors'. I did a double take. What? Write