Abdun Noor Sajal popular small screen actor Sajal is going to make his debut on the silver screen through Tanmoy Tanshen’s upcoming film Run Out. He will be paired up with another TV actor Moushumi Nag in the film. Run Out also stars senior actors like Tariq Anam Khan and Misha Soudagar. The film is ... Read more
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Nrityanchal to perform at Asia Arts Festival in China
One of the leading dance organisations of the country Nrityanchal will perform at Asia Arts Festival in China. The 13th edition of the festival is going to take place in Kunming city of Hunan province in China from November 18 to 22. ‘It is a great honour for us to be invited by the government ... Read more
Thor: The Dark World tops US box office
Marvel superhero blockbuster Thor: The Dark World pounded its rivals at the North American box office, taking $86.1m (£53.8m) in its opening weekend, reports BBC online. The sequel to the 2011 movie sees Chris Hemsworth reprise his role as the god of thunder who battles to save Earth from evil forces. Bad Grandpa, from the ... Read more
Chhayanaut organises dance festival
Spectacular dance recitals performed by the skilled dancers moved the audience on Friday at the Chhayanaut auditorium. Al most all genres of classical dance forms practiced by the dancers in the country including kathak, manipuri, bharatnatyam, odissi and goudia had been rendered by the leading and promising artistes at the third annual classical dance festival ... Read more
Iffat Ara performs at IGCC
Noted Tagore singer of the country Iffat Ara Dewan entertained a house full audience presenting Tagore songs on Friday evening at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre. The seasoned singer sang 18 songs in her one and half hours show accompanied by the acoustics of violin,, table, mandira and keyboard. The show began with a
BRSS artistes present Tagore songs
Members of Bangladesh Rabindrasangeet Shilpi Sangstha entertained a houseful audience presenting different genres of Tagore songs on Friday at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The programme was organised by the new organising committee of Dhaka City Branch of the nationwide platform of the Tagore singers. The organisation also conferred
Book on Goutam’s Padma Nadir Manjhi launched
A documentary book of Indian director Goutam Ghose’s film Padma Nadir Manjhi was launched at the on Thursday at the Channel-i office in Tejgaon. Professor Serajul Islam Chowdhury unveiled the book cover as the chief guest at the porgramme, organsied by Impress Telefilms Ltd. The managing director of Impress Telefilms Ltd Faridur Reza Sagor, director ... Read more
Exhibition upholds talents of young artists
Ten young talented artists have displayed their artistic creativity through their artworks at an exhibition taking place at the Bengal Shilpalaya at Dhanmondi in the capital. The exhibition is part of the art competition titled Aminul Islam Young Artist 2013 organsied by Bengal Foundation celebrating the 82nd birth anniversary of late eminent artist Aminul Islam.
Molière Festival held
The two-day Molière Theatre Festival ended on Friday with the 100th show of theatre troupe Swattik Natya Sampraday’s presentation of French playwright Molière’s Pejge. The festival was organised by Swattik Natya Sampraday to observe the 19th founding anniversary of the troupe at the same time to celebrate the 100th show of Pejge by the troupe.
Pakhi more comfortable on theatre
The actor Khairul Islam Pakhi is simultaneously acting in both small screen and theatre through playing the lead role in the drama serial Joibati Konnyar Mon and through performing in almost all running productions of Dhaka Theatre. Pakhi-acted serial is to be aired on the private TV channel SATV. In addition to this, the actor ... Read more
Bangladesh’s claim to be evaluated next month
Inclusion of Jamdani in Unesco’s Heritage List Bangladesh’s claim to be evaluated next month Bangladesh’s demand for having Jamdani inscribed as its sole heritage in the UNESCO’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity will be evaluated in the next month in Baku, Azerbaijan. The representatives of the ministry of cultural affairs, headed by ... Read more
Featuring beauty of Saint Martin
The artworks featuring the fauna and flora of the Saint Martin Island are on display in an ongoing group exhibition at the Zainul Gallery 1 in Dhaka University. A total of 42 artworks showcased at the group art exhibition titled Memory of Saint Martin reflect on the recent tour of the students to the island, ... Read more
Airtel launches commercial 3G service
Mobile phone operator Airtel on Thursday launched commercial 3G service in several areas of Dhaka and Chittagong with 1mbps speed in all the 3G packages. The Airtel also announced to provide up to 500MB of 3G data package at the price of the existing 2G data services. The 3G data package of the company starts
Sadi set for Europe tour
Eminent Tagore singer Sadi Muhammad will be performing in live concerts in three Scandinavian countries of Europe – Sweden, Denmark and Norway. He is leaving Dhaka next week for a fortnight tour in the three countries. The celebrated singer has been invited by the Bangladeshi expatriates living in the Scandinavian countries and they will be ... Read more
Farooki’s Television gets commercial release in Korea
Mostafa Swarwar Farooki’s film Television is getting commercial release simultaneously in three Korean cities Seoul, Busan and Daegu on Friday. Farooki will be visiting Korea for three days for the release of the film, which had earlier been the bookender of the Busan International Film Festival in 2012. ‘It’s a very good news not
Nafis exhibits kinetic reality
The moving nature of reality is portrayed within the still photographs in a solo exhibition of photographer Gazi Nafis Ahmed at the Edward M Kennedy Center in Dhanmondi. Titled Kinetic, this is the artist’s seventh solo exhibition. Earlier, the photographer has exhibited his works in Spain, England, Derby, China, India, Cambodia and Bangladesh.
Krrish 3 going strong, earns Rs. 72.8 crore over weekend
This was the big Diwali release all were waiting for. With weekend box office collections averaging close to Rs. 25 crores on each day (Friday – Rs. 25.5Cr, Saturday – Rs. 23 Cr & Sunday – Rs. 24.3), the film is set for bigger things, reports Hindusatan Times. ‘Krrish 3 is fabulous on day two, ... Read more
The wizard of woodwind
Bengal Classical Music Fest ’13 The wizard of woodwind In the build-up to the Bengal Classical Music Festival 2013 in association with ITC-SRA (Kolkata), Star Arts & Entertainment introduces you to the maestros set to perform in Dhaka this month. Today’s featured artiste is one who needs no introduction; he is the greatest living artiste ... Read more
Mahi: a new Dhallywood sensation
Mahiya Mahi has created a buzz within a year after her debut in the film industry through Bappy Chowdhury’s commercially successful venture Bhalobasar Rang released in 2012. All the five films in which Mahi played the ‘heroine’ such as Bhalobasha Aaj Kal, Anya Rakom Bhalobasha and Tabuo Balobashi became commercially successful. Paired up with
Cinematic Ferdous
Three-time National Film Award winner, Ferdous has been acting over a decade. Besides Bangladesh, he maintains a hectic schedule across the border in Kolkata. The Daily Star spoke to the film star about his career and upcoming project. What is your shooting schedule like in Kolkata? Ferdous: It is a very packed