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
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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
Ender’s Game tops US box office chart
Sci-fi adventure Ender’s Game has zoomed to the top of the US box office chart in its debut weekend, reports BBC online. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, about an 86-year-old and his eight-year-old grandson, was shunted into second after hitting the number one spot last week. Ender’s Game, a story about children forced to fight an ... Read more
Quiz show “Bangladesh First” starts on Maasranga
Tv Watch Quiz show “Bangladesh First” starts on Maasranga The competition episodes of “Rin presents Bangladesh First”, an educational venture for Bangladesh’s youth, begins tonight on Maasranga TV. The show is powered by Standard Chartered Bank and brought to you by Champs21.com in association with The Daily Star. The competition began its journey across the ... Read more
‘Classical music practice not satisfactory’
Classical music practice in the country is not satisfactory, despite the fact the country has a rich history in classical music, observes a seminar held on Saturday at the Bengal Shilpalaya in Dhanmondi. Musicologist Alimur Rahman Khan in his keynote speech gives the opinion that both classical music practice and musicians have not been patronised ... Read more
Shimla makes her debut in Kolkata film
Dhallywood actor Shimla has made her debut in Kolkata film industry known as Tollywood. She has paired up with the Bollywood superstar Govinda in the film Samadhi, which will hit cinemas in Paschimbanga on November 15. In fact, Dipak Sanyal’s big budget film features actors and crews from Bollywood, Tollywood and Dhallywood. Besides Shimla, another Dhallywood ... Read more
Underprivileged children present music, recitation
Underprivileged children from Narsingdi presented music, recitation, acrobatic and fashion show on Saturday at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. District Shilpakala Academy of Narsingdi and the underprivileged children’s organisation Badhonhara jointly organised the programme. The programme began with
“The Counselor”: A tale of mostly evil
Film Review “The Counselor”: A tale of mostly evil “The Counselor,” Ridley Scott’s terrifying, implacable new movie, opens on a seductive scene. The setting is a softly lighted bedroom in which two people are murmuring under a white sheet. You don’t see who they are until there’s a cut to under the sheet, bringing you ... Read more