Baishakhi Bounty Special play by Humayun Ahmed “Shopno Ebong Shopno Bhongo”, a single-episode play written by Humayun Ahmed and directed by his wife Meher Afroze Shaon will be aired on Pahela Baishakh on Channel i at 7:50pm. The story follows a writer, played by Gazi Rakayet. Other cast members include Rahmat Ali, Agun, Shamima Naznin ... Read more
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Tarin to Release her First Music Album
Tarin’s acting career, spanning 25 years, has made her a household name among TV viewers across the country. Her fans are in for a surprise this Pahela Boishakh: the accomplished actor is going to make her debut as a singer with her first solo album, “Akash Debo Kakey”. “If my brother-in-law didn’t egg me on ... Read more
Life Behind the Lens
Accomplished actor turned director Afsana Mimi is full steam ahead directing TV plays. Following the success of “Bondho”, “Share Tin Tola”, “Griho Golpo”, “Kachher Manush” and “Doll’s House”, Mimi has garnered much praise for her ongoing directorial efforts with “Poush Faguner Pala”. Mimi recently gave The Daily Star (TDS) a glimpse into her latest plans: ... Read more
Shakila Zafar Ventures into New Territory with Labonye Purno Pran
Shakila Zafar has been an audience favourite for her melodious ‘adhunik’ (contemporary) Bangla songs for almost three decades. In 1979, after winning a classical music competition [by Bangladesh Betar], she stepped into the Bangladeshi music scene, and since then there has been no turning back. The breaking news is that the celebrated singer is going to ... Read more
Weeklong film festival in the port city begins
A weeklong film festival began in the port city yesterday. Alliance Francaise de Chittagong organised the festival, titled ‘Francophonie’ at its auditorium in association with Chittagong Film Centre (CFC). A total of ten films from five countries — Canada, France, Egypt, Switzerland and Vietnam — are being screened at the festival. The opening film, “The ... Read more
Shakira Donates $400,000 To Haiti
Shakira has donated $400,000 to help rebuild a school in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in the Caribbean nation in 2010. The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ hitmaker – who performed a concert in New York last year alongside the likes of Wyclef Jean, Sting and Bruce Springsteen to raise money for the Caribbean nation following its ... Read more
Guerrilla to Hit the Big Screen on Pahela Baishakh
Soundtrack of the film launched “Guerrilla”, a film on the Liberation War, will be released on Pahela Baishakh (April 14, 2011). As part of the first phase of the film’s campaign, director of the film and freedom fighter Nasiruddin Yusuf, along with the cast and crew of the film and a number of noted cultural ... Read more
Sagor-Shampa sign agreement in Debashish’s movie
Recently promising film actor and actress Sagor and Shampa worked together in a TVC of Botanic Aroma which shooting was held in Cox’s Bazar. They took part in the shooting for two days. While returning to Dhaka in GMG Airlines Chairman of Botanic Aroma Asaduzzaman Liton gave three mango leaves to Sagor, Shampa and director ... Read more
Samina renders song with Tawsif’s composition
For the first time popular singer Samina Chowdhury rendered song with the compostion of promising music composer Tawsif. Her album titled ‘Hit Album 3’ will be released on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh under the banner of G-Series. Recording her track was completed at Toffee Rainer Studio in the city’s Mohammadpur area on March
Parthibo’s new album Utshargo Nijegey in April
It has been a while since the band Parthibo released its debut album Baunduley in 2005. After its release the fans never had the second album from the band. The band maintained its presence in the band music scene with occasional releases in mixed albums such as Swapnochura, Radio Maina 2 and so on. On ... Read more
Dr Ishrat Jahan’s Jalwa releases
Jalwa, the first Ghazal album of Dr Ishrat Jahan, is now out in the market. The album, released recently under the banner of G-Series, features 10 Ghazal tracks, Nigahey dar pe, Jalwa, Jakhmo dil ke hasa nehi karte, Usi chaman mei chaley, Tujh ko jaab yaad kiya, Bhula de gaam and so on. Dr Israt ... Read more
Shimana again in big screen
At the end of 2007 promising TV actress and model Shimana started her film career by the movie ‘Daruchini Dweep,’ directed by Tawquir Ahmed. In that movie, she performed in the role of Naima. From that time she had intention to establish her career in the film arena. But due to lack of favourable script ... Read more
Anwesha wants to promote dance in country
Dance can be a language of life to express something. Daily lifestyle can be expressed by dance by its performance. All kinds of barriers and unusual things like eve teasing and drug addiction can be removed from the dance through dancing. Dance can open closed eyes of human minds,” said noted dance artiste Anwesha Ahmed ... Read more
Bhalobashi Mago Tokey
Rumana Islam’s latest album featuring inspirational songs On the occasion of the Independence Day, Rumana Islam released her latest album “Bhalobashi Mago Tokey”, under the banner of Laser Vision. Among the ten songs featured in the album are — “Haire Amaar Mon Matano Desh”, “Bhalobashi Mago Tokey”, “Bot-er Chhaya Re”, “Jodi Aar Dekha Nai Hoye” ... Read more
Shakira confirms romance with Gerard Piqué on Twitter
Shakira has publicly confirmed her romance with Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué on Twitter, calling him “my sunshine”. The 34-year-old Colombian songstress and the FC Barcelona star made their relationship official – as she posted a photograph on her Twitter page of them with their arms around each other. “Les presento a mi sol… Shak,” she ... Read more
Robi Bangladesh Mela at Suhrawardy Udyan
One of the leading mobile operators in the country, Robi, marked the first anniversary of its re-branding. Robi, earlier known as AKTEL, arranged ‘Bangladesh Mela’ for the second time. Showcasing Bangladesh’s opulent culture and heritage, the daylong fair was held at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on March 28. Robi also arranged cultural programmes countrywide on ... Read more
Moushumi Bhowmik performs in Gana Sangeet fest
Celebrated Indian singer and lyricist Moushumi Bhowmik performed some of her popular songs on the concluding day of a two-day programme marking the 103rd birth anniversary of Satyen Sen. Organised by Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi with the slogan ‘Esho gana sangeeter aynai dekhi swadesher mukh’, the annual peoples’ song competition and festival ‘Satyan Sen Gana Sangeet ... Read more
Sarika Makes it Big
Last year marked a high point for model-actress Sarika who successfully established a niche for herself in the media. She chalked up the highest number of TV Commercials (TVC) which won viewers’ hearts. She also won accolades with her performance in TV plays like Chayanika Chowdhury’s “Tomar Kachhe Phera”, Animesh Aich’s “Commissioner”, Akram Khan’s “Odrishsho ... Read more
Syed Abdul Hadi on his latest album and more
In his over five decades of music career, celebrated singer Syed Abdul Hadi for the first time is going to release an album of Tagore songs on Pahela Baishakh. The singer recently shared with New Age his feelings about the upcoming album and his views on the current music trend. The album titled ‘Jakhan Bhanglo ... Read more
Nawsheen’s journey to stardom
Nawsheen Nahreen, widely known as Nawsheen, has been present in the entertainment industry for a while now. Talented in both acting and TV show hosting, Nawsheen has already carved a niche in the media. For Nawsheen, who began as a Radio Jocky, journey to stardom has been fast. Acting, TV show hosting and modeling- she ... Read more