Rakshanda Rahman Misha

Popular musician and Chirkutt's vocalist Sharmin Sultana Sumi will be representing Bangladesh at the world's biggest music meeting, for the second time, Womex 22. The event will take place in Lisbon, Portugal. The five-day festival will kick-off from October 19 and continue till October 23.

Rich black voluminous hair, crowned with auspicious gold jewellery. She personified the goddess, her transcendental smile radiating brighter than rays of sunshine. She had Trishul on her hands as if to symbolise the duality of her nature.

The shrewd and conniving Robiul Alam thrives on corruption to become a powerful figure in his field. The multitasking engineer has his hands' full juggling his family and mistress at the same. One day, his life takes a 360 degree when he gets trapped in a lift. Will he get out alive or will his misdeeds eat him alive.

The dynamic Priyontee Urbee enthralled audiences with her performance in the web series “Ei Muhurte”. She also won our hearts with her role as the frantic mother in “Kothay Palabe Bolo Rupban”. Now, she will be seen donning a new avatar in Robiul Alam Robi’s web-film, “Café Desire”.

Bold and beautiful Tama Mirza isn’t the quintessential silver-screen ‘damsel in distress’. She continues to break stereotypes with her unconventional choice of roles in web-films and on the silver screen.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s ‘Being Human Clothing’ finally launched its first outlet in Bangladesh yesterday. The inaugural ceremony was attended by renowned actor and brother of Salman Khan -- Sohail Khan, and Salman's nephew, Ayaan Agnihotri, alongside the CEO of 'Being Human', Sanjeev Rao.

Tasnia Farin might give off a ‘girl next door’ vibe, but underneath her bubbly exterior, lies a fierce actress. The “Ladies & Gentlemen” star thrives on multi-layered characters, as she is always on the hunt for challenging roles. Recently, the versatile actress broke the internet with her stunning yellow trail gown and gorgeous Swarovski pendant at the ‘Blender’s Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards-2021”. She later snagged the “Best Actress” accolade for herself, in the popular category. In a candid conversation with The Daily Star, the beautiful actress opens up about her upcoming projects, movies, and more.

OTT platforms have ensured that instead of relying on television, we can stop, pause and stream with just the click of a single button -- unleashing the world of non-stop entertainment at the palm of our hand. Streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Disney plus have given us tons of superb binge-worthy web-series like “Stranger Things”, “Money Heist”, “The Umbrella Academy”, “Mirzapur”, “The Family Man”, “Kota Factory”, “Patal Lokh” and “Panchayat”, among others.

OTT platforms have ensured that instead of relying on television, we can stop, pause and stream with just the click of a single button -- unleashing the world of non-stop entertainment in the palm of our hand.

The High Commission for Pakistan in Dhaka arranged an exhibition titled “Pakistan: The Land of Indus” on Saturday at the Pakistan House. The event was organised as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations of Pakistan.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) stormed into our hearts with classics such as “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”(DDLG) , “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, “Dil To Pagal Hai”, and many others. Sometimes called ‘King Khan’, the actor became famous for playing the quintessential romantic character, “Raj”, who would fight the evil goons and woo his lady love using his charming smile.

The pair of Moushumi and Omar have produced several hits, starting from their first film together in “Dola” to their super-hit movie “Priyo Tumi”. Their on-screen duo has fought many barriers to be together in these films, such as race, religion and obsessive lovers. Coincidentally, in most of these roles, Moushumi tends to play the rich, heiress while Omar Sani is the sweet but naive lover.

Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroskar winner Sadhana Ahmed worked extensively in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's biopic, "Mujib: The Making of a Nation".

Bashir Ahmed Sujan’s solo panoramic photography exhibition “Darao Dhaka” (Stand Up Dhaka) began on May 13 at La Gallerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi. A book of the same name was also launched at the event. 

Sharing anecdotes from the sets of that show, Shohel explained that there was an incident where his character’s hand was cut, and he had to put his ‘bloody finger’ into a jar of red chili powder.

All the characters came with their own set of challenges. Enacting scenes in “Chokh”, where I play a zombie, was not easy, as the make-up was quite thorough. I had glue stuck to my face, while delivering dialogues.

Azam Khan is a banker by profession and an actor by passion. He debuted on television with “The Hero”. He is featured in Raihan Rafi’s film, “Damaal” and Khijir Hayat Khan’s film, “The 7”.

Sabila Nur etched her way into the audiences’ hearts of audience by playing bubbly and charming characters on the small screen.

The representation of women on screen has taken a turn with the emergence of OTT platforms. Not only are actresses portraying women in challenging professions, but even directors have taken a leap when it comes to storytelling that goes far beyond socially accepted gender standards.

Bidya Sinha Mim is currently busy shooting for her Eid tele-fiction, alongside Tahsan in Mabrur Rashid Bannah’s “We are husband and wife”.