Culture Desk With a strong anti-war message poets across the globe celebrated a unique ‘World Festival of Poetry’ (WFP) on June 21 and 22. Renowned and budding poets in Dhaka joined hands with the world poetic fraternity in as many…
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Monsoon poetry festival enthralls Rangpur audience
The Monsoon Poem Festival-2019 enthralled a huge audience at Shilpakala Academy auditorium in the city on Saturday night. ‘The Anjolika Sahittya Potra’, a local weekly literary magazine, organised the festival participated by writers, poets and lyricists belonging to different generations,…
Quick ways to stay fresh in summer
Life & Style Desk Summer’s about hot sticky afternoons and humid evenings that will have you desperate for a shower every 10 minutes! Not to mention greasy hair and oily skin. Here’s quick ways to stay fresh, keep the hair…
Hypertension: Food habit and lifestyle
Hypertension otherwise called high blood pressure, is a medicinal condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently raised. Hypertension is a major problem in our society. It does not act directly as a killer disease but gradually…
Elton John to receive France’s top honour
Rock legend Elton John is to be awarded France’s highest civilian honour this week as he passes through Paris as part of his farewell tour, the French presidency said. The Legion d’Honneur award will be presented to the 72-year-old megastar…
Selim, Nasim to lead TV drama actors’ association
Culture Desk Shahiduzzaman Selim has been elected as the president and Ahsan Habib Nasim has been reelected as the general secretary in the elections for Obhinoy Shilpi Sangha. The election for the apex body of TV drama actors of the…
Shonibar Bikel and Iti, Tomari Dhaka take part in Leeds International Film Festival
Culture Desk Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s unreleased film Shonibar Bikel and Bangladesh’s first anthology film Iti, Tomari Dhaka will take part in the on-going Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) in the UK. The festival started at London on June 20 and…
Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance
If Facebook’s new cryptocurrency shouldresonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers. Many Indians are shut out of banking and face punitive fees for simpletransactions, like transferring money to their loved…
Massive tree plantation stressed for adaption of climate change
Speakers at a programme stressed the need for massive tree plantation to reduce environmental degradation and adapt to adverse impacts of climate change for a safer planet. They expressed the view at the discussion organised by divisional office of the…
Int’l Theatre Festival begins at Shilpakala
Entertainment Desk The Bangladesh International Theatre Festival opened at the National Theatre Auditorium in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy , an initiative of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs on Friday . Shilpakala Academy Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky, giving the welcome speech…
‘Ayub Bachchu square’ in Port City
Entertainment Desk The beautification programme in Chattogram was underway last year, after Ayub Bachchu’s death on October 18. Chittagong City Corporation Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin made the decision to dedicate a square to Ayub Bachchu, and erect a guitar statue…
Janhvi ,Ananya Panday snapped in Mumbai
Janhvi Kapoor made her debut in Bollywood last year in Dharma Productions’ Dhadak, while Ananya Panday entered the industry this year in Student Of The Year 2 under the same banner. Both these actresses are one film old, yet they…
Youths to provide jobs instead of looking for employment: Palak
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said youths of the country would be able to provide jobs to other people in the days to come as the government has undertaken various schemes so that…
Where bear greet you!
The magic of animal diversity will thrill you there! There are so many mysteries hide around us. Are you still in doubt about the headline above here? Then you can make plan for a quick visit at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib…
Marilyn Monroe statue in Hollywood stolen
A statue of Marilyn Monroe that sat atop an artwork in Hollywood that celebrates women in film has gone missing in what authorities are calling the “Marilyn caper of 2019.” The statue, which illustrates the legendary actress in her iconic…
Goethe Institut’s showcases Tasmiah Afrin Mou’s films
Culture Desk The highlight of the screening was the award-winning Bangladeshi short film, ‘Kobi Swamir Mrityur Por Amar Jobanbondi,’ which translates to, ‘The Statement After My Poet Husband’s Death,’ written and directed by Tasmiah. One 11-minute long short film, ‘Nayikar…
Shakib Khan announces his new films name
Entertainment Desk Dhallywood star Shakib Khan recently announced his upcoming film, “Moner Moto Manush Pailam Na.” The announcement came with the film’s launching ceremony at the capital’s Dhaka Club on Monday. Fans of the superstar have been complaining about the…
Fish skin, new source for leather industries
Steinunn Gunnsteinsdóttir admits that it took her family more than a few attempts to be able to make leather from fish skins. “The first 200 times we just made smelly fish soups,” she says. Ms Gunnsteinsdóttir is the sales manager…
Facebook to unveil new cryp to currency
Facebook is set Tuesday to unveil a bid to bring crypto currency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants. The world’s biggest social network is expected to outline details of a virtual currency launching…
Dipankar Dipon to make film on RAB
Entertainment Desk After the record breaking local and international success of his debut cop thriller “Dhaka Attack,” director Dipankar Dipon has announced a new film based on the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the…
Miles announces 40 year anniversary plans
Culture Desk A press conference on the 40 years anniversary celebration of Miles was held yesterday at the Seminar Hall of The Daily Star office in Dhaka. The band will perform in Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Khulna after completing an…
All-girl pop band Lace Fita releases first single
Entertainment Desk Reality show “Sunsilk Divas” ended a couple of months ago. The winners of the competition Antara, Moumita, Sheetal, and Sunanda formed an all-girl pop band, Lace Fita, as announced before the competition. A song by the newly formed…
Karan Deol pens a poem for dad Sunny Deol
Bollywood actor Karan Deol, has written a heartfelt poem for his father, actor and recently elected Member of Parliament (MP) Sunny Deol, in celebration of Father’s Day on June 16. Karan wrote the poem on Instagram and shared it with…
2,05,578 children to be fed vitamin-A plus capsules in C’nawabganj
A total of 2,05,578 children would be administered vitamin-A plus capsules in Chapainawabganj district as part of the National vitamin A plus campaign on June 22. This was revealed by Civil Surgeon of Chapainawabganj district hospital Dr. Md. Saiful Ferdous…
Riteish Deshmukh to play Tiger Shroff’s big brother in Baaghi 3
Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Baaghi 3 has a new addition and it’s Riteish Deshmukh. The actor is all set to play the big brother of the new action star, Tiger in the film. The film will be helmed…
Amitabh Bachchan pays off debt of 2100 farmers in Bihar
Amitabh Bachchan has been a part of several causes including tuberculosis campaigns and calamity fundraisers. He has time and again made big financial contributions towards families of martyrs and catastrophe stuck areas in the countries. Last year, he paid off…
China’s largest ever Picasso exhibition opens
The largest Picasso exhibition ever held in China opens on Saturday, featuring more than 100 works — many of them from the artist’s early years. The “Birth of a Genius” exhibition brings together the best of the Picasso Museum Paris,…
Kareena to reunite with Aamir Khan for Hindi remake of Forrest Gump?
After Karan Johar’s period drama, Takht and Homi Adajania’s Angrezi Medium, Kareena Kapoor Khan has given her nod to another big project and it’s one of the most awaited projects already. Thanks to the incredible popularity and credibility of its…
Varun will be seen with fresh faces in Street Dancer 3D
Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor are once again coming together after ABCD 2 with Street Dancer 3D. Varun has been occupied with the film for a while now and going by his social media posts, we’re sure he’s worked hard…
Apollo moon rocks help transform understanding of universe
Moon rocks look rather nondescript —they are often gray in color — but for NASA planetary scientist Samuel Lawrence, they are the “most precious materials on Earth.” What is certain is that the lunar samples first gathered by Apollo 11’sNeil…