The disappearing cinema of the masses
The locks on Madhumati Cinema Hall in Bhairab and Shapla Talkies in Rangpur may have fallen...
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03 Aug 2026
‘I am not done with cinema’: Munmun on the dream beyond acting
The camera has found Rumana Malik Munmun again, but not in the way many fans had...
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01 Aug 2026
The heroines are the heroes: Badhan on Gulshaner Chameli
Behind the gleaming towers and luxury of Dhaka’s most affluent neighbourhood lies a story of power,...
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31 Jul 2026
A viral reel revives a 40-year-old melody born in a rainy night
Nearly four decades after its release, a song born on a restless monsoon night in 1987...
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27 Jul 2026
A film 20 years ahead of its time
In the early 1960s, a young cinema enthusiast would often tell his friends that one day...
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27 Jul 2026
Three magical hours with the Queen of Melody
The hall fell quiet long before the music began. Every seat was filled. Latecomers searched for...
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25 Jul 2026
I carried this story for 20 years: Rubaiyat on her Venice breakthrough
It did not start with a camera, a screenplay, or even a grand ambition to make...
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25 Jul 2026
‘One share changed everything’
When Sanzida Mahmood Nandita woke up to a screenshot from fellow musician Shuvendu Das Shuvo, she...
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22 Jul 2026
BFDA feud escalates as Reazul Rezu files GD
The ongoing dispute within the Bangladesh Film Directors Association has taken a new turn, with filmmaker...
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20 Jul 2026
Humayun Ahmed had a rare kind of madness: Nawazish Ali Khan
Humayun Ahmed did more than redefine Bangla literature. He changed the way Bangladesh watched television. Through...
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19 Jul 2026