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DHAKA: Katrina Kaif has dismissed rumours suggesting she is engaged to fellow actor Ranbir Kapoor.Reports of an engagement began circulating after the actor’s cousin, Kareena Kapoor, addressed Kaif as her sister-in-law during an appearance on Indian TV show, Koffee With Karan, earlier
DHAKA: Ida Skivenes is a full-time food artist and a food photographer. She has become famous in a very short time for her creativity, talent and skills in food art. She not only creates regular arts on food, but also remakes the arts of different artists on food for her “The Art Toast
DHAKA: Two weeks after Sanjay Dutt was granted a monthlong parole, the Bollywood actor was on Saturday released from Pune’s Yerwada jail.Additional director general of prisons Meeran Borwankar confirmed the development to PTI, reports The Times of India.Dutt, undergoing remainder of his
DHAKA: The legendary actor and director of stage and TV drama Khaled Khan popularly known as “Juboraj” is no more.He died at city’s Birdem Hospital at 8:18pm on Friday. He was 55.He was been suffering from progressive motor neurone disease for the last 12 years which has left the
DHAKA: More people searched online for Bollywood newcomer Sunny Leone than actors like Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar, making her the most searched personality in 2013, according to Google India’s annual ZeitgeistThe Google India Zeitgiest tracks the
DHAKA: A Philippine beauty queen has been crowned Miss International in a pageant marred by allegations of intimidation that kept her predecessor away, pledging to use her title to help victims of the country’s devastating typhoon.‘This is my dream. Thank you Japan for giving it to
DHAKA: Some 289 feature films are eligible for the 2013 best picture Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has said.To be considered, films must open in a commercial cinema in Los Angeles County by midnight on 31 December and run for at least seven consecutive days.12
DHAKA: Unreleased outtakes, demos and BBC sessions by The Beatles from 1963 have been released on Tunes.The 59 tracks have been released on iTunes to stop them falling out of copyright and into the public domain.EU copyright law covers recordings for 70 years if they have had an official
DHAKA: Almost a decade after New Police Story, Jackie Chan is back in another reboot of the highly successful Police Story film series which started in 1985.The Hong Kong action star was in Singapore on Tuesday to promote Police Story 2013 and dressed casually in an orange checked shirt
DHAKA: Beyonce has smashed global sales records on music downloading service iTunes after selling more than 800,000 copies of her new, self-titled album in just three days.‘The Crazy In Love’ hitmaker surprised fans by releasing her fifth studio project online on Friday without any
DHAKA: The ‘Fast and Furious’ star Paul Walker’s family, closest friends and select co-stars gathered at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills Saturday where they said their final goodbyes to the actor, who died alongside his friend Roger Rodas when their car
DHAKA: Beyonce has unexpectedly released her fifth album on iTunes overnight, with 14 new songs and 17 music videos.The self-titled record is the follow-up to 2011’s 4, and features guest spots from her husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy.‘Surprise!’ wrote the 32-year-old in a press
DHAKA: Bollywood hearthrob Hrithik Roshan says his wife Sussanne, who has sought separation from the actor after 13 years of marriage, will forever remain the ‘love of my life’ in a Facebook posting on Saturday.‘This is my greatest tribute to love. Sussanne is and always will be the
DHAKA: After months of speculation, Khloe Kardashian is ending her four-year marriage to Lamar Odom.The Reality TV star filed for divorce on Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.The filing comes days after Odom pleaded no contest on Monday to a
DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka-premiere of one of the latest Hollywood blockbuster movies ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at its hall on Bashundhara City in Panthapath.The screening of this action, adventure and sci-fi was held Thursday evening.The movie will be screened at
DHAKA: A two-day theatrical presentation of Mir Mosharraf Hossian’s ‘Bishad Sindhu’ will be held at Dhaka University’s Nat Mandal.Abayab natyadal will stage the historical novel, scripted by Sharif Nasrullah and directed by Mohammad Jasim Uddin, at 6:30pm in December 13 and 14.The
DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka-premiere of one of the latest Hollywood blockbuster movies ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at its hall on Bashundhara City in Panthapath.The screening of this action, adventure and sci-fi will be held at 6:45pm on Thursday.‘The Hunger
DHAKA: Supermodel Miranda Kerr may have split from actor Orlando Bloom, but says they respect and understand each other.The 30-year-old, who is on the cover of January-February edition of Harper’s Bazaar Australia magazine, opened up about her friendship with former husband, reports
DHAKA: Justin Bieber is serving up another treat for his fans this Christmas, a limited-release new album.Journals will feature all 10 of his Music Mondays releases and five brand new songs, but it will only be available as a download over the Christmas period.Bieber started releasing new
DHAKA: Here’s something to wag a tongue at: MTV says Miley Cyrus is the best artist of the year.The former child star twerked her way to the top. Her eye-popping duet with Robin Thicke on the MTV Video Music Awards was one of the year’s most talked about cultural events.MTV said on