DHAKA: Poet Hasan Hafiz has received the literature award from Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) for his famous poetry book ‘Oviman, Mrittu o Pathor’. The award is introduced by the organization for the first time. Teacher and writer Prof. Abdullah Abu Sayeed handed down the award to

DHAKA: Sharon Jones, the singer who spearheaded a soul revival movement with her band the Dap-Kings, has died at the age of 60. Jones died on Friday in a New York hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer, her representative said. Despite her powerhouse voice, Jones failed to

DHAKA: Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat was assaulted by masked attackers last week, the office of the Paris prosecutor told CNN, just six weeks after reality TV star Kim Kardashian West was tied up and robbed in the French capital. Mallika Sherawat, 40, and her French boyfriend,

Bob Dylan will not travel to Sweden to receive his Nobel Prize for Literature in person. The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel prizes, said it had received “a personal letter” saying he was unable to attend next month’s Nobel ceremony “due to pre-existing commitments”,

DHAKA: National Nabanna Festival will be celebrated on the first day of Bangla month Agrahayan that falls on Tuesday (November 15). Jatiya Nabanna Utsab Udjapan Parshad, a national committee of nabanna celebration, will arrange the event with the assistance of Labaid. The festival

DHAKA: Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen has died aged 82. The news was announced on his official Facebook page, but no details about the cause of death were given reports the BBC. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist,

DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi films, “My bi-cycle” and “Under Construction” have been screened in Kasa Asia Film festival in Spain’s Barcelona. However, “My bi-cycle” directed by Aung Rakhine has been screened on Thursday (November 10) and “Under construction” by Robayet

DHAKA: British singer Sting is to reopen the Bataclan music venue in Paris the day before the first anniversary of the attack that killed 90 concertgoers. The former Police frontman will perform there on Saturday (November 12). He said he wanted to “remember and honour those who

KOLKATA: A two-day program on the occasion of legendary Bangla folksinger Abbasuddin Ahmed’s birth anniversary will begin in Indian state West Bengal’s capital Kolkata on November 4. Bangladesh deputy high commission and Abbasuddin Smaran Samiti will jointly organize the event.

DHAKA: The 3-day Dhaka International Folk Festival will kick off at Bangladesh Army Stadium in city on November 10. Organizers of the festival disclosed the information in a press conference held at a city hotel on Sunday (October 30). The festival will remain open from 6:00pm to

DHAKA: Elvis Presley has broken the record for the most number one albums by a solo artist. The late singer’s new album The Wonder Of You has beaten competition from Lady Gaga and Michael Buble to become his 13th album to top the chart, reports the BBC. Before now, Elvis and

US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan says he accepts his Nobel Prize in literature, ending a silence since being awarded the prize earlier this month. He said the honour had left him “speechless”, the Nobel Foundation said in a statement, reports the BBC. The foundation said it had

DHAKA: Documentary film ‘Nasima’ focused on the life of the first woman surfer in Bangladesh who won four consecutive times in National Championship. The film also gives the pictorial image of her surfing life as well as the surfing condition in Cox’s Bazar and other areas. It

DHAKA: The 3-day Dhaka International Folk Festival is scheduled to be held at Bangladesh Army Stadium in city from November 10. A press conference on this regard will be held in city’s The Westin Hotel on Sunday morning (October 30). The festival will remain open from 6:00pm to

DHAKA: A youth was detained from Dhaka on Wednesday night (October 26) for his alleged involvement in piracy of a Bengali movie ‘Aynabazi’. The detainee was identified as Atiqur Rahman Ovi.  DMP deputy commissioner (public relations) Masudur Rahman told Banglanews that a cyber

DHAKA: ‘Trolls’ has gone straight in at the top of the UK box office, beating Tom Cruise’s latest ‘Jack Reacher’ film. The animated children’s comedy, which features Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake among its voice cast, took $6.59m on its opening weekend, reports the

DHAKA: Paul Beatty has become the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize with his racial satire The Sellout. His novel tells the story of a young black man who tries to reinstate slavery and racial segregation in a suburb of Los Angeles, reports the BBC. Amanda Foreman, chair

DHAKA: Kim Kardashian West has dropped a court case against a website that claimed she staged an armed robbery in Paris. Her lawyer said the two sides had resolved the issue. The reality star said she would take US celebrity gossip site MediaTakeOut to court but has dropped the case

DHAKA: Steve Dillon, the legendary British comic book artist, known for his work on Preacher, Punisher, and 2000AD’s Judge Dredd has died aged 54. His brother Glyn confirmed the death on Twitter, saying his “big brother and hero” had died in New York City. Dillon was a

DHAKA: Bob Dylan’s failure to acknowledge his Nobel Prize in literature is ‘impolite and arrogant’, according to a member of the body that awards it. The 75-year-old singer was named the shock winner of the prize last week. But all efforts by the Swedish Academy to contact him