Cinema has a language of its own: Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta is one of the brightest names in Bengali cinema today. Winner of multiple national and international awards for films like “Bagh Bahadur”, “Tahader Kotha”, “Charachar”, “Uttara” and “Kalpurush”, he is also a highly-regarded poet. The director spoke to The Daily Star during a recent visit to Dhaka.
3y ago
DSCC mayor defies dogged dog lovers
Despite repeated calls by animal rights groups to not relocate stray dogs of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh’s instructions to relocate canines have been carried out over the last two days.
4y ago
DSCC mayor defies dogged dog lovers
Despite repeated calls by animal rights groups to not relocate stray dogs of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh’s instructions to relocate canines have been carried out over the last two days.
4y ago
This city is theirs too
If one can even remember a time before the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the most familiar scenes on the streets of Dhaka were people gathered around tea stalls – snacking, smoking and chatting with friends, colleagues or even total strangers. And almost inevitably around every such gathering would be a friendly canine face or two, waiting eagerly for a kind soul to throw a piece of cookie or cake.
4y ago
‘Why did I even get tested, if no one would check?’
Ever since the Malaysian authorities imposed a stringent lockdown in the country in March, Asif Rahman had been counting down the days in his small Kuala Lumpur apartment till when he could reunite with his family in Bogura.
4y ago
Dreams incomplete
From a young age, he believed in helping people in whatever way he could. Whether it was staging protests for the causes he believed in, saving lives of people trapped in building collapses, or rescuing stray animals in distress, he believed in acting upon his beliefs.
5y ago
Launched while in 'test phase'?
While the launch of a circular bus service -- that promises convenient short-distance commutes around Dhanmondi and nearby areas -- has generated excitement among many citizens of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), they might have to hold their horses for just a little longer.
5y ago
Justice Habibur Rahman: A life of subdued greatness
His would not be an ordinary life. The year was 1952, and the movement demanding Bangla as a state language of erstwhile East
5y ago
February 21, 2018
The Immortality of Spirit
Gems of Nazrul, an initiative to portray National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's musical genius in new light and popularise his spirited songs,
February 16, 2018
Cinema, from the inside out
One of my favourite childhood memories about cinema is of sitting on one of the large floor mats placed on an open field in a tiny
February 9, 2018
The Song of Scorpions: An Indian tale seasoned to Western taste
How far will you go for love? How much will you put at stake, especially if you're a camel trader in the deserts of Rajasthan head over
February 6, 2018
Curtains on 47th edition of IFFR
Armando Iannucci's political satire “The Death of Stalin” (a film banned in five countries including Russia) brought this year's
February 4, 2018
“The Widowed Witch” wins top prize at 47th IFFR
The 47th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam awarded Chinese director Cai Chengjie's “The Widowed Witch” its top
January 28, 2018
Rollicking in Rotterdam
The 47th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) continues at the Dutch city of South Holland, with a bevy of films
January 19, 2018
An underwhelming experience
A museum is meant to be a gateway—a magical door into another world at a different time and place. For those (like this writer) who are not avid readers and are more visual learners, there are not many places better than museums to learn, experience and marvel at the wonders of the world.
January 5, 2018
Why this year's BCMF was more significant than you realise
The Bengal Classical Music Festival just completed is sixth edition on the dawn of December 31, and as has been the case in the
January 5, 2018
“Classical music should be accessible to every child”
The cello, a bowed string instrument of the violin family, has been one of the major components of Western classical music, be it in
January 4, 2018
Saud delivers a character-rich, wholesome film
Bangladeshi cinema is changing, and that change has become really apparent in the last couple of years. Call it coincidence, call it a
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