Today is the 52nd death anniversary of noted filmmaker, writer and freedom fighter Zahir Raihan. Different socio-cultural organisations have arranged various programmes to mark the day.     Zahir Raihan, who made immense contribution towards shaping Bangla films in the 1960s,

Veteran singer and composer Kabir Suman has been admitted to a state-owned hospital in Kolkata and is now on oxygen support following complaints of breathing, sore throat and high fever. Suman, aged 72, was being attended to in cabin number 103 at the Woodburn ward of West Bengal

On January 28, the who's who of Bollywood turned up at Gujarat's Gandhingar for the 69th edition of the Filmfare Awards this year. While Alia Bhatt won Best Actor for 'Rocky Aur Rani...', Ranbir Kapoor won Best Actor for 'Animal'.  Vikrant Massey's

Acclaimed Bengali actress Sreela Majumdar, who was known for her roles in both 'parallel' and mainstream cinema, passed away at the age 65 after losing her battle against cancer, on Saturday afternoon.  The actress is survived by her husband S.N.M. Abdi, a journalist and

US politicians have called for new laws to criminalise the creation of deepfake images, after explicit faked photos of Taylor Swift were viewed millions of times online. The images were posted on social media sites, including X and Telegram. US Representative Joe Morelle called the

Leading Rabindra Sangeet singer Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya of Bangladesh has been selected by the Indian government for its prestigious Padma Shri award for 2024. With her rendition of Tagore songs popular on both sides of the border, Bannya, a former student of Vishvabharati in

British American screenwriter, director, and actress of Bangladeshi origin Nazrin Choudhury found herself in the spotlight as the 96th Academy Awards nominations were unveiled.  Her short film, "Red, White, and Blue," earned her a coveted nomination in the Best Short

Notable director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has been hospitalised on Tuesday (January 23) night as he suffered minor brain stroke. Farooki's wife, actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha, shared the news through her official Facebook page around 1:00am. Tisha in her post said, "Mostofa

Today is the 82nd birth anniversary of country’s legendary film star Nayak Raj Razzak.  To mark the day, the actor’s family has arranged various programmes, including doa mahfil. Different television channels will also air an array of programmes today. Born on 23

Sony's Indian arm has scrapped a planned merger with Zee Entertainment which would have formed one of India's largest entertainment groups. The $10bn merger, first announced two years ago, was set to combine more than 75 television channels, film assets and two streaming

Pakistan’s all-rounder Shoaib Malik announced his third marriage to actrees Sana Javed on Saturday, leaving his fans and followers surprised.  The 41-year-old confirmed his third marriage on his social media accounts where he wrote a small caption with a Quranic verse.

Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners” provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband, has died. She was 99. Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night at her home on the Upper West Side

Succession was named best drama series, and The Bear was named best comedy series at the 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards, which were handed out Monday night. In addition, Beef was named best limited or anthology series, while RuPaul’s Drag Race won best reality competition program.

TV stars are gearing up for the Emmy Awards, which are happening four months late because of the Hollywood strikes. Nominations were announced in July and the ceremony was originally scheduled for September, but the writers' and actors' strikes meant very few nominees would

A posthumous autobiography of Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of U.S. rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley, will be released in October, her daughter and publishers announced Thursday, almost a year to the day after her death. "I'm honored to help put my mother's

Renowned classical singer Dr Prabha Atre passed away following a cardiac arrest at her residence here at the age of 92 early on Saturday, sources close to her said. Atre, who represented the Kirana Gharana of the Hindustani classical music, had been honoured with all three of Padma

The story of the trial of a writer accused of murdering her husband, and the dissection of their complex marriage, was awarded best screenplay and best non-English language film at the awards ceremony Sunday night in Beverly Hills, California. Director Justice Triet, who co-wrote the

Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki has won his first Golden Globe Award at the age of 82 for The Boy and the Heron. This marks the first Golden Globe win for a non-English animated feature. Billed as Mr Miyazaki's final feature, it was up against Disney productions such as

Oppenheimer is one of the big winners at the Golden Globe Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles. Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr were both recognised for their acting performances, while Christopher Nolan won best director. Murphy portrayed J Robert Oppenheimer,

Ferdous Ahmed, a candidate for the Dhaka-10 Constituency on the Boat symbol, expressed his full optimism about winning the national elections, yet admitted to feeling pressure similar to the SSC exam. Speaking to reporters in front of the election office in Dhanmondi after visiting