DHAKA: Popular Bangladeshi actoress and model Joya Ahsan starring Tollywood Indian Kolkata film ‘Bisorjon’ has been awarded with national film prize in India, according to an official announcement Friday (April 7).  The film, directed by Koushik Ganguly, bagged the prize in

DHAKA: Renowned Indian classical singer Kishori Amonkar passed away on Monday (April 3) at the age of 84. She breathed her last at her home in central Mumbai, according to family sources. Born on April 10, 1932, Amonkar was recognised as one of the foremost singers in the Hindustani

DHAKA: Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) has organised a program ‘An Evening with Poet Syed Al Farooque and Singer Nahid Nazia’ at Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka on Saturday (April 1). The program will be started at 6 Pm on the day, says a press

DHAKA: Noted Bangladeshi film actor Mizu Ahmed died of cardiac arrest inside a Dinajpur-bound train on Monday night (March 27). He was 64. The first namaj-e-janaza of Mizu Ahmed was held at Panthapath in Dhaka around 10:00 am and the second namaj-e-janaza was held at Bangladesh Film

KOLKATA: Renowned West Bengal folk singer and leader of the band “Dohar” Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee was killed in a car accident while five others were critically injured on Tuesday (March 7)   The accident happened on the Durgapur Expressway at Gurap in Hooghly district while the

Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars - but only after an error saw La La Land initially declared the winner. The La La Land team was in the middle of their acceptance speeches when the mistake was discovered and rectified, reports the BBC. PriceWaterhouseCooper, the

America has banned a 21-year-old Syrian behind an Oscar nominated documentary from entering the country. Khaled Khatib did most of the filming for a British movie called The White Helmets. It’s a 40 minute Netflix documentary about the Syrian Civil Defence, volunteers who risk

Dressed all in black with her face exposed, Fatima Mohammed Hussein has come to Saudi Arabia's first Comic Con event dressed as Bat Girl. “The minute I stepped in, I couldn't believe this is happening here,” she told CNN. “It's a big move for Saudi to have something

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s renowned filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Saturday (February 18) hoped the indefinite suspension of NoC issued to his upcoming film ‘Doob: No Bed of Roses’ will be revoked by the government very soon. In a facebook post in his verified page, Farooki has

DHAKA: Pakistan has banned Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s latest movie, Raees, its distributor in Pakistan says. The film, which also stars Pakistani actor Mahira Khan, was scheduled to open across Pakistan on 2 February. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has

“Dear Atiqur, I know that you have a poetic mind. The lyrics of the song `Sometimes Somewhere’ is quite relevant now. This could be a divine reply to the recent activities of Donald Trump.” Above was the comment of Elvira Carvalho, a social activist from Portugal who worked for

DHAKA: Miss France is the new Miss Universe. Decked out in a gold-sequined gown, 24-year-old dental surgery student Iris Mittenaere beat 12 other finalists to take the crown. As Miss Universe, she will be campaigning for dental and oral care around the world. “This sash is not only

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday (January 29) sentenced that three Indian channels -- Star Jalsha, Star Plus, and Z-Bangla -- will be broadcasted in Bangladesh. An HC bench comprising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan declared the verdict dismissing the writ

DHAKA: Sir John Hurt, the two-time Oscar nominated star of the Elephant Man, has died at the age of 77, his agent confirmed. The English actor was born in Derbyshire and became a critical and commercial success in films like Midnight Express, Alien and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,

DHAKA: Actor and performance artist Shia LaBeouf has been charged with misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation after getting in a scuffle during a rally against Donald Trump early Thursday (January 26) morning, according to New York Police Department spokesman Sgt. Thomas

DHAKA: Noted composer, lyricist and music director Kuti Monsur breathed his last due to old age complexities at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday night (January 24). He was 90. He has left behind two sons, four daughters and lots of relatives and well-wishers.

DHAKA: Bangla Academy has announced the names of seven recipients of Bangla Academy Literary Award-2016. Bangla Academy director general Prof Shamsuzzaman Khan made the announcement at a press briefing in Shaheed Munier Chowdhury conference room Monday afternoon (January 23). Before

DHAKA: A court in India has cleared Bollywood star Salman Khan of keeping firearms illegally. The court in the city of Jodhpur said the prosecution had been unable to prove that Khan used firearms to kill endangered black bucks two decades ago, reports the BBC. The actor, who has

DHAKA: Hollywood musical La La Land has broken the record for the most Golden Globe Awards, winning seven prizes. It won every award it was nominated for - including best musical or comedy film, best director, screenplay, score and song. Its stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling also

DHAKA: A Metro Rail Project design exhibition titled ‘Life Line for Dhaka’ sponsored by Bashundhara Cement has been kicked off in city’s Alliance Française on Friday evening (January 06).  The exhibition, featuring various designs of Metro Rail project, was organized by