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Naziba Basher

The author is a Sub Editor, News Desk at The Daily Star

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Reaction / Fear sells, cruelty doesn’t: Is journalism failing animals?

When we treat animal welfare as a beat, not a spectacle, we’ll be humane, not just human
13 October 2025, 12:18 PM
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The fierce joy of being a girl

Be loud. Be messy. Be too much. Your existence is not an apology -- it is an announcement
11 October 2025, 05:11 AM
Shahidul Alam sails for Gaza waving Bangladesh flag and hope

Reaction / Do you have the courage to speak beyond your keyboard?

While Shahidul Alam sets sail for Gaza, critics mock him. What does that say about us?
2 October 2025, 19:49 PM
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Tribute / Dear Jane, thank you

from the animals, from the women
1 October 2025, 20:36 PM
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Let our children sing and dance

Children are born with rhythm. Studies show that even six-month-old babies instinctively sway or kick to a beat.
25 September 2025, 09:00 AM
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Don’t pit women against each other

This is how patriarchy stays alive, not just through men who benefit from it, but through women who enforce it.
22 September 2025, 10:00 AM
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Don't let our children grow up amid garbage

Nearly 10.7 lakh children are involved in hazardous work that is illegal for anyone under 18 years of age.
16 August 2025, 07:00 AM
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No country for our gentle giants

Elephants are not the aggressors. They wander through villages not out of malice, but out of desperation.
12 August 2025, 10:30 AM
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Window to a Wordsmith

Last year on this very day, Bangladesh lost one its most influential writers and cultural personalities-- Syed Shamsul Haque.
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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“Dancing is an experience, not a performance”

On September 18, a discerning audience was gifted with a special performance at the National Museum during the 64th presentation of “Nupur Beje Jaye”, a bi-monthly programme organised by Shadhona Shangskritik Mondal to promote performing arts in Bangladesh.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Unburdened by his father's legacy

Nuhash Humayun carries one of the heaviest surnames in the Bangladeshi entertainment industry.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bangladeshi dancers make their mark in Kolkata

Every year, a handful of aspiring dancers travel to Rabindra Bharati in the heart of Kolkata, to expand their knowledge and versatility in
13 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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From “Rabeya” to “Noor Banu”: The many avatars of TOYA

Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya made a name for herself in the top five of 2010's edition of Lux-Channel i Superstar. But the model-
7 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Nazrul Award 2017 conferred

Nazrul Award 2017 conferred

This year's Nazrul Award was conferred yesterday to three reputed Nazrul singers and researchers - Ferdous Ara, Fatema Tuz Zohra and Dr. Leena Taposhi Khan. Like every year, the Cultural Affairs Ministry and Nazrul Institute honoured the artistes working to disperse the work of Nazrul among the masses and award them with the prestigious award.
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Aly Zaker receives Selim Al-Deen Padak

On the concluding day of the Selim-Al-Deen Utshab on Wednesday, the Selim-Al-Deen Padak was conferred on eminent theatre personality Aly Zaker. Aly Zaker was not able to attend the programme on the opening day.
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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“Learning about Novera gave me strength”

Stage monodrama “Novera” is set to see its 10th staging today at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
21 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Kamal Ahmed to perform solo musical soiree

Kamal Ahmed is one of the more popular and devoted Tagore singers in the country at the moment, along with being the former
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Tagore's gift to Nritya

Rabindranath Tagore, a poet, philosopher, composer, playwright, and painter, was one of the strongest figures to have given a solid
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Recognising the Voices

Recognising the voices

Even though the first voice-over was given in the 1900s, it took a while for it to be recognised as a skill.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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“This is the highest form of honour …”

Legendary Nazrul singer Firoza Begum was born on July 27, 1926 and passed away on September 9, 2014. After her passing, Dhaka
28 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fahim Hossain Chowdhury to present Tagore melodies today

Fahim Hossain Chowdhury is one of the leading Rabindra Sangeet singers in the country, as well as a founding member and former
20 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka Theatre's “Our Country's Good”

Reputed theatre troupe Dhaka Theatre held the fifth staging of their 46th production “Our Country's Good” at the National Theatre Hall in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Mahnaz Karim: A new voice of Rabindra Sangeet

Mahnaz Karim Hossain grew up in a musical household. With influences of her culturally-involved father and her paternal grandmother
13 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Gohin Baluchor receives 'uncut' censor clearance

“Gohin Baluchor”, directed by Badrul Anam Saud, passed through the censor board without any cuts on July 9.
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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“It's now my responsibility to take our music to international platforms”

Four-time national award-winning music director, and also the younger son of the illustrious composer Satya Shaha,
6 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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“Theatre is who I am…” Shajjad Rajib on his 16-year journey with Dhaka Theatre

Shajjad Rajib, a seasoned theatre actor who has also ventured into television, began his career on the stage at an early age. He has
5 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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A Special Bond Ferdausi and Tropa Majumdar share birthdays

Ferdausi Majumdar, one of the most prominent faces of Bangladeshi theatre and her daughter Tropa Majumdar, also a theatre actor
17 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Shashwati Garai Ghosh mesmerises with Odissi

Shashwati Garai Ghosh mesmerises with Odissi

It was pouring rain, as they say, 'cats and dogs' this past Monday in Dhaka, and while most people were apprehensive about stepping out in this weather, not even the strongest gushes of wind and water could stop dance enthusiasts from commuting to Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy's Music and Dance Centre to watch Shashwati Garai Ghosh's mesmerising Odissi dance presentation.
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM

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