Jacques Audiard's “Dheepan” wins Palme d'Or

French auteur Jacques Audiard's “Dheepan”, an intimately observed, mostly Tamil-language drama about a makeshift family of Sri Lankan refugees in Paris, was the unexpected winner of the Palme d'Or at the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Darirampur ready to celebrate Nazrul

Darirampur in Trishal of Mymensingh, the place gripped with Nazrul's memories, is ready to celebrate the 116th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, through three-day national level programmes.
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Star Melodies Presents Love songs of Tagore and Nazrul

Tapan Mahmud, Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya, Ferdous Ara, Nasima Shaheen, Adity Mohsin, Tanveer Alam Shawjeeb and artistes of Nrityanchal.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Cannes apologises over high-heel furore

The director of the Cannes Film Festival has apologised after a controversy blew up over women being denied access to the red carpet for not wearing high heels.
21 May 2015, 10:22 AM

Feroza Begum posthumously nominated for Banga Bibhushan

Legendary singer Feroza Begum, who passed away on September 9, 2014, has been posthumously nominated for Banga Bibhushan Award, conferred by West Bengal State Government of India.
19 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Rabindra Nrityadhara in focus

To enable art lovers to better understand classical dance, Bengal Foundation arranged the fifth episode of their regular series of lecture and demonstration programmes at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct in The Daily Star centre on May 17.
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM

BSSSP's musical programme at Shilpakala

Bangladesh Sangeet Sangathan Samannay Parishad (BSSSP) held a musical programme at the Music and Dance Centre Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on May 15.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Understanding Rabindra Nrityadhara with Sharmila Banerjee

Bengal Foundation is presenting the fifth episode of the monthly series, “Understanding Dance”, with this month's demonstration based on Rabindra Nrityadhara or Tagorean Dance.
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Documentary on Soumitra screened

A documentary on noted Indian actor, elocutionist and poet Soumitra Chatterjee was screened at the Dhaka Club on Wednesday. Masud
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

GIASUDDIN SELIM Across the Table

“Monpura”, when it came out in 2009, became a revelation for the Bangladesh film industry.
14 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Cannes' glitzy opening night welcomes Hollywood's A-List

The Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday with “Standing Tall”, a French drama about a judge (Catherine Deneuve) who tries to counsel a troubled teenager.
14 May 2015, 18:00 PM

ABDUL AHAD RECALLED THROUGH HIS SONGS

Marking the death anniversary of noted composer, music director and singer Abdul Ahad, a programme was held at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on May 12.
13 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Tagore celebrated by Mymensingh Nazrul Academy

Artistes of Mymensingh Nazrul Academy celebrated the birth of Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore at Mymensingh Shilpakala Academy auditorium on Friday.
13 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Azad products award Ratnagarva Mothers

On International Mother's Day, Azad Products in line with previous years, honoured mothers of accomplished personalities with “Ratnagarva Ma Awards”.
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Celebrating the Bard

A three-day Rabindra festival at the Shahzadpur Kachharibari in Sirajganj marking the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore concluded on Sunday.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Artistes' homage to Tagore

Tagore enthusiasts thronged several venues of the capital to celebrate the bard's 154th birth anniversary on May 8.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Tagore's birth anniversary observed in Bogra

Amra K'jan Shilpi Goshti, one of the leading cultural organisations of Bogra, observed the 154th birth anniversary of Tagore in Bogra town on Friday evening with poetry recitation and a dance performance titled "Akash Bhora Tarar Mela".
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Günter Grass remembered in Faridpur

Günter Grass, the renowned German novelist who passed away last month, received tributes in Faridpur at a commemorative ceremony at Teachers' Training (TT) College Campus on Friday morning.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Channel i hosts Rabindra Mela '15

Channel i celebrated the “AB Bank-Channel i Rabindra Mela '15” at its premises yesterday, through various programmes.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Rabindra Jayanti celebrated across the country

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina termed Rabindranath the poet of the humane soul, as she inaugurated the three-day Rabindra festival at the Shahzadpur Pilot School in Sirajganj on Friday morning, marking the 154th birth anniversary of the Nobel laureate poet.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM