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Ghasful celebrates Nazrul’s birth anniversary

Ghasful, a mass-media house organized a seminar on ‘Bidhrohi’ and cultural program to mark the Birth Anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on Saturday (7 June 2014) at SA Mahmud Seminar Hall of Daily Star Center. 1The program was started with recitation from Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s works by Rabia Sultana Panna. Presided over by Prof. Safiuddin Ahmed, renowned academician Prof. Dr. Saumitra Shekhor, Department of Bangla, Dhaka University presented the key note paper and the seminar was addressed among others by Prof. Mahmud Shah Qureshi, Dean, Arts...

Emma Watson to be part of musical

emma-640'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson and Miles Teller are set to star in a musical titled `La La Land`.

According to reports, 'Whiplash' writer-director Damien Chazelle is in talks with the pair for his upcoming musical.

'La La Land' will centre around aspiring and lonely actress Mia (Watson) and cocky, charismatic jazz pianist Sebastian, who fall for each other in Los Angeles.

Hanif Sanket with prestigious environment medal

hanif-sanket-640Popular cultural personality, eminent TV presenter, writer and producer AKM Hanif Sanket got environment medal 2014.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over the medal in a programme at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in city on Thursday morning.

To mark the occasion of World Environment Day and National Tree Plantation Campaign-2014, the Ministry of Environme...

Beximco launches 1st DTH company for TV viewers

Beximco Group, a leading Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate, today announced a joint venture with Russian investment and industry holding giant GS Group to launch Bangladesh’s first DTH (Direct to Home) company for TV viewers in the country. The newly formed joint venture – Beximco Communications Limited – will come with integrating technological support from GS Group. dthThe DTH technology enables a broadcasting company to directly beam the signal to TV set through a receiver that is installed in the house of a subscriber obviating the need for a s...

  Ghashful organizes seminar on Gitanjali    

Ghashful, a media house organized a seminar and cultural program on Bengali and English edition of Gitanjali, the masterpiece of Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his Birth Anniversary at A.S. Mahmud Hall, Daily Star Center on Sunday (May 18, 2014). Ghashful 18.05.2014Presided over by Emeritus Professor Dr. Anisuzzaman, the key note paper was presented by Professor Dr. Hayat Mamud and discussed by Ahmad Rafique, Rabindra specialist, Ali Ahmad, Literature and Translator, Professor Ferdous Azim, Chairperson, Department...

Condolence meeting for Dipon

Bangladesh Film Institute (BFI) held a condolence meeting to pay tribute to young film maker late Shahrain Islam Dipon on Saturday (17th May 2014) in the auditorium of the Institute at Kalabagan. Mr Tanvir Mokammel, Director of the Bangladesh Film Institute was the Chief Guest. Late Shahrain Islam Dipon was associated with BFI. He worked on different areas of photography in the recently released film Jibonduli, directed by Tanvir Mokammel. dipon (1)He also produced a documentary on the street children. Besides, he produced a couple of real li...
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