First and foremost, I am a musician: Pritom Hasan

Adnan Al Rajeev’s “YouTumor” lit up this year’s Eid with its unique presentation and message, musician turned actor Pritom Hasan at the forefront as the gullible and (un)fortunate Don. Pritom not only nails the character, but puts his own twist to it, resulting in a captivating back and forth with seasond actor Ziaul Hoque Polash. We talk to the young star for his experience, future plans and more.
31 July 2021, 07:14 AM

Humayun Ahmed’s family serves legal notice on Grameenphone

Humayun Ahmed’s family has served a legal notice on Grameenphone for "violating intellectual property rights" of the legendary author.
26 July 2021, 16:45 PM

Iron Maiden Returns With “The Writing On The Wall”

The British heavy metal group released the new song on July 15.
18 July 2021, 12:31 PM

Ronni Ahmmed’s solo exhibition ‘NOOR’ underway

Bridging the past and the future, all artworks displayed in artist Ronni Ahmmed's solo exhibition, NOOR, radiate the mysticism of Sufism. Organised and curated by ARTcon, the exhibition began at Bengal Art Lounge, Gulshan, on April 14. It will continue after the lockdown is lifted. A 3D virtual version of the exhibition is available on ARTcon’s website.
9 July 2021, 07:29 AM

Official poster of “Youtumor” releases

While the film industry lacks theatrical releases owing to the coronavirus pandemic, Chorki, a new online streaming platform, is set to entertain the audience with a number of new releases, including Adnan Al Rajeev's web film "Youtumor".  The official poster of this film was released on Chorki's official Facebook page yesterday and its official release date was announced. It will stream on the first day of Eid.
9 July 2021, 06:16 AM

Cannes standing ovation for 'Rehana' was a great honour for Bangladesh: Badhon

"Rehana Maryam Noor", the first-ever Bangladesehi film to feature in the Un Certain Regard section of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, premiered yesterday. The Abdullah Mohammad Saad directorial the received a standing ovation from the audience after the screening. Ecstatic about this experience, the film's lead actor Azmeri Haque Badhon shares her thoughts on a phone call with The Daily Star, from France.
8 July 2021, 07:09 AM

Back for another run

Psycho Pass went off air in 2014 with the end of its second season. This was followed by a movie in 2015 and another movie-trilogy in early 2019. The show then gave fans what they’ve been asking for a long time—a third season.
8 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Slice of Life Animation

Domics: Dominic Panganiban, or better known as Dom, started the YouTube channel “Domics” back in 2012.
25 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Eat, Do the Right Thing, Sleep, Repeat

I’ve never thought that I would get hooked to an anime where the whole plot revolved around a particular class of students that have been assigned to assassinate a teacher while the teacher simultaneously tries to teach the students of that class while avoiding the
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Profession, Passion & the story of being!

So, I came back home at long last. The first few days of me being home was spent as if I were in a daze. Everything I saw around me, my favorite city seemed to be very attractive.
22 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Of Nostalgia and Childhood

Devoid of any action, drama, mystery or a witty screenplay, Mirai, is an anime movie set with quite a plain storyline. However, it has one thing sprawling dexterously in every moment of the story and that is emotion.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM

YOU SHOULD READ MANGA

It's given how – for most of us at least – a far better experience is to watch an anime screening than to read its print counterpart. The motion pictures mean better fight scenes to get hooked to, better animation to rave about and better soundtrack for our playlists.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM

ONE FOR ALL AND TWO FOR ONE

The My Hero Academia (MHA) series has already set itself apart from the more mainstream and generic shonen anime. Its well-designed plot and brilliant characters help in making it a definite contender for the number one sport alongside the likes of Naruto, Fairy Tail and Dragon Ball.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Underrated Anime Couples

This article is not about your traditional romantic couple that everyone worships. It is about those couples that we sometimes forget. Let's get to it then.
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Back Home!

I was thinking of how the future would be in this new-born nation of ours. Looking at the void, ruling over the dark waters of the Jamuna, I was ruminating on the immediate
8 February 2019, 18:00 PM

5 sports anime you have to watch

The anime world is diverse. Starting from horror to covering genres of thriller, science fiction, humor, and even sports. Especially sports. Because for a lot of kids out there
9 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Baag Nama

Baag Nama
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Anime with random plots that you'll love

Sometimes, even for an otaku, a brilliant psycho-thriller or a tearful shoujo anime gets boring. It's like eating the same banquet everyday and you are begging for a much simpler change of food. And the sunny changes might be the following animes:
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM

After the War

I arrived in Dhaka on the 10th of January. Pakistani occupation army had surrendered after an ignominious defeat in the hands of the joint forces comprising Mukti Bahini (Liberation War Army) and the Indian Armed Forces on the 16th of December 1971.
14 December 2018, 18:00 PM

My War (2) !

Rustom was an adolescent of about 13. He belonged to a village close to Satkhira, then a sub-division in the Khulna district. He arrived in a sub-sector camp of the Mukti Bahini in action along the border between Satkhira and Hasnabad.
2 November 2018, 18:00 PM