Prices of spices soar
The prices of various spices saw a sharp rise in the past couple of weeks in the capital Dhaka before Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims...
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Shilpakala lifts curtain on classical festival
The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy inaugurated a four-day classical music and dance festival at its National Theatre Hall on Sunday...
鈥楢nora鈥� wins top prize at Cannes
American comedy drama 鈥楢nora鈥� won the Palme d鈥橭r at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, which also saw a first-ever win for a trans actress.....
Lucas speaks on 鈥楽tar Wars鈥� critics, diversity
George Lucas told Cannes on Friday how he had to sneak into his own first premiere at the French film festival and explained why...
DU MCJ alumni association holds communication festival
The Dhaka University Mass Communication and Journalism Alumni Association organised a communication festival on Friday at the Teacher-Student Center auditorium of the university...
Rasoulof receives ovation at Cannes
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walked the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival on Friday after fleeing a prison sentence in his home country just days before...
Two-day international mime fest begins at DU
Dhaka University Mime Action lifted the curtain on a two-day international mime festival at the TSC of DU on Wednesday...
Cannes fest films seek to move trans issues forward
Trans identities have emerged as a recurring theme at the Cannes Film Festival this year, including in frontrunner 鈥楨milia Perez鈥�...
Jia Zhang-Ke mines leftover footage for top Cannes film
Veteran director Jia Zhang-Ke has boldly repurposed the leftover material he has amassed across his entire career to create a brand new...
Coppola鈥檚聽 鈥楳egalopolis鈥� finally arrives at Cannes
One of Hollywood鈥檚 most mythologised directors, Francis Ford Coppola, returned to the Cannes Film Festival with the almost impossibly hyped...
Factory owners asked to pay wages, festival allowances before Eid
The government on Wednesday asked all factory owners, including readymade garment industry, to ensure timely payment of wages and festival allowances to workers ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha holiday...
Mediterranean food fest to begin at Crowne Plaza Dhaka on May 16
Crowne Plaza Dhaka Gulshan would arrange a Mediterranean Food Festival for its customers at The Flair, said a press release on Monday...
Cannes film fest returns
The Cannes Film Festival starts Tuesday with an action-packed script including the comeback of Hollywood icons, fears of a strike, a Donald Trump biopic and the...
Cate Blanchett to be honoured at San Sebastian film fest
Australian actor Cate Blanchett will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain鈥檚 San Sebastian film festival in September, organisers said Thursday...
Iran jails filmmaker Rasoulof
An Iranian court has sentenced prominent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to jail time for 鈥榗ollusion against national security鈥�, his lawyer Babak Paknia said Wednesday...
Cannes Film Fest workers call for strike
Workers at the Cannes Film Festival called for a strike over pay and conditions on Monday. Members of a collective...
Meryl Streep to receive honorary Palme d鈥橭r
Meryl Streep will receive an honorary Palme d鈥橭r at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, organisers said...
Int鈥檒 fest celebrates creativity of artistes with disabilities
The first International Disability Art Festival 2024 jointly organised by Dhaka Theatre and British Council began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in...
International Disability Art Festival begins Friday
The first International Disability Art Festival 2024 will begin at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Friday...
Liberation DocFest Bangladesh begins
A five-day film festival, titled 12th Liberation DocFest Bangladesh, featuring works by local and foreign filmmakers began at the Liberation War Museum in...
Bangladeshi film critic Reeti invited as Fipresci jury at Cannes
Film critic, screenwriter and journalist Sadia Khalid Reeti has been invited to the Fipresci (International Federation of Film Critics) jury at the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival in France...
Three-day 鈥楤aisabi鈥� festival begins in Khagrachari
The three-day traditional 'Baisabi Festival鈥� of the people of different ethnic communities in Khagrachari began on Friday....
Alpanay Baishakh 1431 on way to set world record
Country鈥檚 largest Alpana festival, titled 鈥楢lpanay Baishakh 1431,鈥� is all set to bring the essence of Bengali culture to life with vibrant strokes of colour and artistry...
