DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has cleared candidacy of Miles band frontman Shafin Ahmed to vie for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-elections. His nomination form was earlier cancelled during the scrutinizing by the Returning Officer (RO). Afterwards, he filed an

This year's Oscars will be held without an official host - for the first time in 30 years. The head of ABC Entertainment, which airs the Academy Awards ceremony, said it would instead highlight celebrities presenting the trophies. Reports had suggested the broadcaster was

Jennifer Lawrence has confirmed she is engaged to boyfriend Cooke Maroney. A representative for the Oscar-winning actress confirmed the happy news to E! News. Speculation that the 28-year-old actress was engaged to the 34-year-old art dealer began when she was spotted wearing a

DHAKA: Actress-anchor Tania Hossain gifted her husband musician Bappa Mazumder a beautiful piano on his birthday Tuesday (Feb 5).  Bappa took to Facebook and posted three pictures of the awesome birthday gift. “Im speechless, i have no words to express how im feeling Right now

DHAKA: Film director, producer and Freedom Fighter Awlad Hossain Chaklader passed away at a city hospital on Monday (Feb 4) night.  The 68-year-old filmmaker breathed his last at a hospital in city’s North Badda area around 11:30pm after he had been suffering from liver decease for

DHAKA: Actress Shanarei Devi Shanu survived a road accident in Savar on her way to a shooting spot in Manikganj early Saturday (Feb 2). She sustained injuries to leg, shoulder and chest as a truck hit the microbus carrying her, in Aminbazar area around 8am. Shanu made a Facebook

Rajkummar Rao’s back-to-back box office successes and superlative talent has landed him in the league of top stars in Bollywood. He is now being compared to other A-listers, but the actor feels growing as an actor with every film is more important. Rajkummar was asked his reaction to

DHAKA: Eminent author Imdadul Haq Milon won the Dadabhai Shishu Sahitya Puraskar 2019 for his contributions to Bangla literature.  Children’s author Faridur Reza Sagar also was honored with the same award, initiated by Bangladesh Shishu Sahitya Sangsad. Milon and Sagar were

DHAKA: Miles band frontman Shafin Ahmed has submitted his nomination form to contest the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-elections. The prominent musician was nominated by Jatiya Party.   He submitted the form to Election Training Institute (ETI) Returning Officer Md

DHAKA: Four personalities have been named as winners of the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar 2018. Poet Habibullah Siraji, director general of Bangla Academy, announced the names at a press briefing at the academy's Munir Chowdhury auditorium on Monday (Jan 28). The winners are

Leaving Neverland, the explosive documentary detailing allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson, has been described by stunned critics as a 'devastatingly powerful' and convincing portrayal of a serial predator.   The four-hour film centered around testimony from

DHAKA: Imran Mahmudul’s single ‘Emon Ekta Tumi Chai’ that modeled Safa Kabir opposing the singer has crossed 2 crore views on YouTube and the number is still counting. The song, released in February last year, was written by Mehedi Hasan Limon. Tuned by Nazir Mahmud, the song

DHAKA: West Bengal music sensation Anupam Roy has been mesmerizing Bangla song lovers with his unique singing style, powerful lyrics and soulful compositions over the years. The singer-songwriter-poet with unparallel fanbase in both the Bengals lent voice to a song penned by

DHAKA: Popular actress Jaya Ahsan turns out into a singer for her recently signed Kolkata film Binisutoy (No Strings Attached). She will do playback singing for all the tracks. Music director-film composer Debojyoti Mishra will direct the music.  Jaya Ahsan, the actress with

DHAKA: Celebrated lyricist-composer-music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul was laid to eternal rest at Mirpur Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Dhaka Wednesday (Jan 23) evening. Bulbul, also a Freedom Fighter, was buried around 7:30pm. Earlier, his body was kept at Central Shaheed Minar to

DHAKA:  The second Namaz-e-Janaza of Ekushey Padak-winning lyricist Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul has just held at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC). The prayer was performed at 2:20 pm on Wednesday (January 23). Earlier in the day, his first Namaz-e-Janaza held at Dhaka

DHAKA: Eminent composer and music director Alauddin Ali has been hospitalised with respiratory illness on Tuesday (Jan 22) midnight. He was taken at Ayesha Memorial Hospital in city’s Mohakhali area around 11:30pm after he fell ill, said Farzana Mimi, wife of the noted musician.

DHAKA: People from all walks of life have paid their last respects to Ekushey Padak-winning lyricist Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul at Central Shaheed Minar. Guard of honour has been given to the composer and music director Bulbul at Shaheed Minar premises at 11 am on Wednesday (January 23).

DHAKA:  Ekushey Padak winning lyricist Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul will be buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard in the city on Wednesday (Jan 23) afternoon.  The decision has been taken as per wish of Samir Ahmed, only son of Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul. Bulbul's body has

DHAKA: Freedom Fighter, Ekushey Padak winning lyricist, composer and music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passed away early on Tuesday (Jan 22). He was 63.  After Bulbul suffered a heart attack at his Aftabnagar residence around 4:00 am, he was taken to Ayesha Memorial Hospital in