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The Bengali-language short film, written, produced and directed by Touhidul Islam Nadim, explores migration, family, sacrifice and belonging. The Tale of Saad, a Bengali-language short film written, produced and directed by Bangladeshi filmmaker Touhidul Islam Nadim, has earned recognition in Wales

From unforgettable screen performances to the battlefields of Kargil, from feeding hundreds of people to helping distressed farmers, Nana Patekar lived a life that extended far beyond cinema. Indian cinema has lost one of its most distinctive performers. Nana Patekar, the actor whose intense gaze,

Over the years, Dhaka earned a reputation for attracting music lovers with major concerts featuring foreign artistes, particularly some of the biggest names and hottest acts from India and Pakistan. In recent times, however, buying a ticket to an international concert has increasingly become a matt

Veteran Indian actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar died Thursday at his home in Goa. He was 75. Patekar died of a suspected cardiac arrest, the Press Trust of India reported, quoting a doctor at the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Born in Maharashtra in 1951, Patekar had a career spanning nearl

From leaving home with a guitar to becoming one of South Asia’s most recognisable rock voices, Mahfuz Anam James has spent more than four decades turning personal rebellion into music loved by generations. There are artists who become popular, and there are artists who become part of people’s lives

TikToker Jubayer Mahmud has developed an online platform through videos centered on entertainment and parts of his daily life. Mahmud, 32, has more than 1,200 followers on TikTok, while his videos have received over 4,600 likes. His content is viewed by users in different countries. He started pos

Some screen villains are easy to dislike, but a rare few carry an intensity so raw that the boundary between performance and reality completely dissolves. Sadek Bachchu belonged to that rare breed. When he stepped into the shoes of a ruthless antagonist or a wartime collaborator, he did not merely

Italy’s Venice police have showed serious reaction on the attack on popular Bangladeshi actor Azmeri Haque Badhon. A special branch of police of Italy has taken stern measures to identify the attackers. The police team has started examining the video footages spread through social media. They also

In Sadiya, a remote town in Assam, a child grew up surrounded by rivers, folk traditions and the cultural rhythms of India's Northeast. He would go on to become one of India's most celebrated cultural figures—a singer whose voice travelled far beyond Assam and whose songs gave expression to the hop

Popular Bangladeshi actor Azmeri Haque Badhan was harassed and physically assaulted by a group of people in Venice, Italy, while visiting a local park with her brother and his family. Badhan shared a video of the incident on Facebook late Tuesday night, showing a group of people attacking the actr