Short film “Bihan”, which explores how social attitudes, workplace realities and family pressures create unseen barriers to women’s leadershsetip, is to premiere at 8:00pm today.

Acclaimed actor Chanchal Chowdhury is gearing up for the release of his new film "Andhar", directed by Raihan Rafi. Playing Shamsher in the big-budget production, Chanchal says the film ventures into territory rarely explored in Bangladeshi cinema.

The 1966 classic turns Uttam Kumar’s star image into a quietly devastating study of fame and selfhood

Tareque Masud was one of Bangladesh’s most respected independent filmmakers. He was a director, producer, screenwriter and lyricist who devoted his life to cinema. His films focused on Bangladesh, its people, history and struggles.

Bangladeshi film “Jaya Aar Sharmin” has been selected for the feature film competition at the fifth World Film Festival Kolkata, set to take place at Nandan in Kolkata from September 8 to 13.

Strong rumours are circulating that Kolkata actress Idhika Paul is set to reunite with Shakib Khan in director Mehedi Hassan Hridoy’s upcoming film "Nissho", following their collaborations in "Priyotoma" and "Borbaad".

It comes about 10 months after a US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in October 2025. Israel has continued to carry out strikes in Gaza since then, while accusing Hamas of breaching the agreement by rearming, recruiting fighters and rebuilding tunnels.

The initiative comes after a strong response to the three-day Ekal Shekal film festival, held at the National Art Gallery Auditorium of the academy from August 9 to 11. Six films were screened during the free festival. “Roid”, “Mastul” and “The University of Chankharpul” drew particularly large crowds.

Noted filmmaker Tareque Masud dedicated his life to cinema, leaving behind the selfish pursuits that so often define a life. Instead, he chose to tell stories rooted in his own soil — stories of Bangladesh, its people, their struggles, memories and dreams. Fifteen years after his untimely death, his films continue to carry that vision forward.

Twenty-five years after its debut on Cartoon Network, its dystopian vision of technology, alienation and lost memory feels startlingly contemporary

British actress Lucy Davis, best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the original UK version of “The Office”, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, which has spread to her bones.

Mohammad Nuruzzaman’s “Mastul” drew a packed house at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Monday (August 10), as part of the three-day film festival “Ekal Sekal”, with some audience members sitting on the stairs and floor after the auditorium reached capacity.

The traces of Kanchan’s life extend beyond photographs. Several bookshelves beside the dining table are packed with books, offering a quiet glimpse into another side of the actor — a man who once spent considerable time reading.

The accident took place at around 4:30pm Bangladesh time on Koh Lan island, where the team was shooting for a drama.

Imtiaz Ali’s film turned memory, Partition and tenderness into an unlikely theatrical success

The popular psychological thriller series “Asur” is gearing up for its third season, with the script reportedly locked and filming scheduled to begin in September.

The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to acclaimed actor Tabu against the unauthorised use of her name, image, voice and other attributes of her personality, including their misuse through artificial intelligence, deepfakes and face-morphing technologies.

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn is set to make his hosting debut with “Crime Patrol”, taking over from longtime presenter Anup Soni in the popular crime series.

Season 3’s scruffy wild dragon may also be Westeros’s wisest character: he wants no crown, no cause and absolutely no part in the Targaryens’ war

Actor Hasan Masood has clarified that he has no plans to leave acting, addressing what he described as a misunderstanding stemming from his recent comments on television.