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Shababa Iqbal

Shababa Iqbal is an American journalist of Bangladeshi origin with a background in entertainment, fashion, literature, and youth-focused storytelling. You can reach out to Shababa by emailing shababa@icloud.com.

Seventeen years after his death, his music keeps finding new fans

Remembering Michael Jackson / Seventeen years after his death, his music keeps finding new fans

25 June 2026, 14:03 PM
People are digging up everything — live concert footage, the short films he turned his music videos into, grainy rehearsal clips — and it’s all circulating across social media. Some of them weren’t even born when he died.
25 June 2026, 14:03 PM
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Book Review: Fiction / When ‘Little Women’ turns to murder: Katie Bernet reimagines a classic

19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
What if Beth March in Little Women (1868) hadn’t died of scarlet fever, but had been brutally murdered instead?
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Review / ‘Michael’ captures the magic, but hesitates to confront the man

29 April 2026, 17:13 PM
At the heart of the film is Jaafar Jackson. To say he embodies his legendary uncle would be an understatement. He doesn't merely play Michael Jackson — he channels him, and watching him, I found myself forgetting, more than once, that I wasn't watching the man himself.
29 April 2026, 17:13 PM
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‘Big Mistakes’: Chaos, comedy and a perfect binge-watch

21 April 2026, 19:52 PM
If you are looking for a show that spirals gloriously out of control while still keeping things fun, “Big Mistakes” delivers exactly that. It is fast-paced, chaotic in all the right ways, and just self-aware enough to stay entertaining without tipping into exhaustion.
21 April 2026, 19:52 PM
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Essay / On ‘Bridgerton’: When romantic escapism clashes with the realities of class

10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Romance has never existed apart from inequality. The genre depends on distance—on obstacles that make love feel hard-won.
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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ESSAY / Romance, radical hope, and the modern happily ever after

27 February 2026, 00:05 AM
Few genres are as unapologetically optimistic as romance. At its core lies the Happily Ever After (HEA), a convention so fundamental that it often stands in for the genre itself.
27 February 2026, 00:05 AM
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ESSAY / ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’: Fan service and repetitive themes weigh down ‘Hunger Games’ prequel

9 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series has captivated pop culture with its bold take on tyranny, sacrifice, and resistance, spanning Katniss Everdeen’s blazing defiance in The Hunger Games (2008) to her final stand in Mockingjay (2010) against Coriolanus Snow’s cold cruelty.
9 April 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Nadaaniyan’: It’s time for Bollywood to wake up to unskilled star kids

Review / ‘Nadaaniyan’: It’s time for Bollywood to wake up to unskilled star kids

9 March 2025, 05:13 AM
There is a great debate about nepotism in Hindi cinema. It's upsetting for everyone when clearly unskilled children of famous people are paraded as readymade movie stars, increasing the rift between the haves and the have-nots and highlighting the inequities of various systems across the screen. "Nadaaniyan", starring Khushi Kapoor and Ibrahim Ali Khan in the lead roles, is yet another example of this.
9 March 2025, 05:13 AM
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Prospects of returning to the sets safely

Recently, film, TV and web series shoots across the country were permitted to resume, with strict conditions.
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM
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Latest web shows to binge-watch

Binge, an online platform for entertainment, was recently launched in Bangladesh with plenty of local and international content, including films and web shows.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM
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Looking back at Rishi Kapoor’s legacy

Eminent Indian film star Rishi Kapoor breathed his last at 67, after a two-year battle with leukemia. He was admitted to the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai a few days ago after complaining about breathing difficulties, and ultimately passed away on April 30. His last rites took place at Chandanwadi Crematorium in Kalbadevi, Mumbai.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM
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Comforting shows to binge on Netflix in these troubling times

With the rapidly spreading coronavirus forcing people to practice social distancing and in some cases, self-quarantine, we are all likely to have some leisure time on our hands as we stay at home in hopes of slowing the illness’s spread.
23 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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Pandemic-based documentaries you can learn from

Anytime there is a major event, the world watches the news on bated breath.
21 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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Devi: A short film with a strong message

Set in a single room occupied by many women, Devi is the story of perseverance. The film opens with a few women who seemingly belong to different worlds but are all stuck in the same room – but why? The story unravels in the next 13 minutes, as we get to know the trauma that they have suffered.
5 March 2020, 18:00 PM
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The One With The Reunion

Thanks to reruns and streaming platforms like Netflix, Friends has found a loyal audience with a generation that does not remember when the show originally aired.
22 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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Six indomitable women: Success stories in STEM

As we face a multitude of complex challenges—from climate change to global health epidemics to rising inequality—the role of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has become instrumental in our technology-driven world, where some of the fastest growing, lucrative occupations are in STEM fields.
19 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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Farida Ahmed Niku delves into lives of the young generation in ‘Chilekothaay Shongshaar’

Farida Ahmed Niku developed a keen interest in writing since she was a school student. Many of her writings have been published in different magazines across the country. Currently, she is the Senior HR Business Partner at Duncan Brothers Bangladesh Ltd.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM
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Strolling around in OLD DHAKA

The team of Star Youth, The Daily Star, recently went on a tour to Old Dhaka, as a part of our monthly initiative, ‘Star Youth Meets’. Here, some of us recount our experiences.
30 January 2020, 18:00 PM
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Wahid Ibn Reza on ‘Surviving 71’

Wahid Ibn Reza is the only child of freedom fighter and Former State Minister of Bangladesh Rezaul Karim and Advocate Suraya Karim Munny. He has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from BUET and BFA in Film Production from The University of British Columbia, Canada.
2 January 2020, 18:00 PM
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The Seesaw Quartet’s ‘Maybe’ sets off

Comprised of tenor saxophonist Rahin Haider, guitarist Jishnu Haider, bassist Alistair Sarkar Raj and drummer Samiul Wahid,
20 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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Shirin Akter Shela’s journey to Miss Universe 2019

This year, Bangladesh opened a new chapter by participating in the 68th edition of the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
9 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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‘Fearless’ staged on International Day of Disabled Persons

Fearless, a play scripted by Ruma Modok and directed by Samiun Jahan Dola, was staged on December 3. It was held at Rabindra Shorobor, marking International Day of Disabled Persons 2019.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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‘Eken Babu O Dhaka Rahashya’ to release today

The latest season, Eken Babu O Dhaka Rahashya, sees the detective and his two friends, Bapi and Pramatha, in Dhaka. The Daily Star caught up with Eken Babu (Anirban Chakrabarti), during his visit to Dhaka, to find out more about his life.
27 November 2019, 18:00 PM
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Singing for peace

Hina Nasrullah is a promising Sufi singer from Lahore. She started as a naat-khwan, someone who recites hymns in praise of the Prophet.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM
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Authors of ‘The Mason Jar 2’ discuss their ambitions and more

Recently, Worthy Publications, founded by sibling duo Kasfia Haque Samara and Nuzaimul Hoq Xishan, launched The Mason Jar 2, the second edition of their anthology, The Mason Jar, which came out last year. They received a total of 200 submissions of short stories for The Mason Jar 2, out of which 50 compelling stories by 42 young writers were selected for the book.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM
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Face to face with Daler Mehndi

Regarded as the undisputed king of Bhangra and the biggest pop sensation in the 90s in India, Daler Mehndi singlehandedly helped escalate Punjabi music on the global map.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM
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‘Rising Silence’ wins prestigious awards at Moondance and Asian Media Awards

Leesa Gazi’s documentary film, Rising Silence, recently won two prestigious accolades, Best Feature Documentary at the Moondance International Film Festival and Best Investigation 2019 at the Asian Media Awards.
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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15 years of cinematic excellence

Marking their 15th anniversary, Star Cineplex, a pioneer for premiering blockbusters in Bangladesh, launched their third outlet through a festive celebration.
20 October 2019, 18:00 PM

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