Priota Iftekhar, popularly known as the ‘flag girl’, represents Bangladesh as a participant in the Miss Landscapes International pageant in Guangzhou of China.

Farida Akhter Bobita, Is not just a pretty face,

They say, the world is a playground, So, he tossed to play his fate.

This time around, Ten prominent faces we have found.

There's a young lady in Dhallywood Whose secrets are out, Ruining her sainthood.

He stands like a pillar, To support his team.

She is the beauty and the brain, Mithila is her name.

He absorbs all the pressure When there's no hope in sight Out comes a hero The pocket-sized dynamite!

She is a star shining bright, Rising higher still like a meteorite.

With flashy flamboyance he opens the innings, He smashes away until the team is winning

Not even Nantu Ghatok, Can find a match for her voice

Captain! How to articulate my praise, God gives us blessings in the strangest of ways

It was a billboard that I saw somewhere in Gulshan in 2015 which indicated citizens' aspirations to see Annisul Huq as Mayor of DNCC. I called up Rubana who confirmed the news and promptly volunteered to be a part of the campaign as and when it started. Yet in a couple of days when the media frenzy took over and the drums of the much awaited Mayoral election reached its crescendo, I found my position fast

While Bangladesh had its fair share of international celebrities gracing us with their presence over the years, the recent visit of Priyanka Chopra had the whole country talking; and for good reasons too. For the humanitarian purpose of raising awareness regarding the ever-growing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and surrounding countries, Priyanka Chopra came to Teknaf, Cox's Bazar last week on a 4-day trip. Landing at

Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan will hit the silver screen once again with his upcoming film Super Hero. Shakib will be seen pairing up with Shabnam Bubly, another popular face of Bangladeshi film.

I first heard of Annisul Huq around 1981-82, courtesy of kind words of my dear friend, the physician and TV show maverick Dr Abdun Noor Tushar. Then a student of class ten, Tushar was assisting Annis in many of his, by the then wildly popular TV magazine shows and productions. Annis, on TV, appeared as a gregarious individual with a penchant for ear splitting laughter – in fact beating anyone else around by his sheer volume!

Young, talented and trending – Pritom Hasan carves a unique place for himself in our music industry, especially among the young urban crowd. In a conversation with Star Showbiz, the rising star he talks about his passions, inspirations and what drives his music.

It was late 1980s. Narratives of the Liberation War were by then being systematically erased from national curriculums and psyche. No stories, movies or drama serials on the Liberation War were being aired. The Pakistani Army was by then being referred to as 'Pak Army' or simply 'Occupation Army'. The unexpected revival came about when Annis mentioned poignantly that someone in some nondescript part of

Returning to Bangladesh in 1972, Nawazish Ali Khan joined BTV and after completing 28 years of successful tenure, he retired as the Directorate General. He joined Ekushey TV in the same year as Head of Program. In 2002 after Ekushey Television went off air, he joined ATN Bangla as Advisor (Program) and has been in this post for the last 15 years.

The latest Siam Ahmed and Puja Cherry starrer Poramon 2 will be hitting the theatres this Eid. Production house Jaaz Multimedia has recently confirmed the release schedule of the film, and it has already raised