James Ingram, a Grammy winner known for his soulful R&B hits, has died, his friends and colleagues said Tuesday. He was 66 years old. “I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial Choir,” performer…
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‘Manikarnika’ claims opening weekend of over Rs 42 crore
Co-directed by Ranaut and Krish, the biopic is based on Rani Lakshmibai’s resistance to British rule in the mid-1800s. Kangana Ranaut’s period drama “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi” has earned Rs 42.55 crore during its opening weekend, according to figures…
Drama ‘Khoabnama’ staged
Culture Desk A drama titled ‘ Khoabnama ‘ of eminent writer Akhteruzzaman Elias was staged at National Art Gallery Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the city on Monday night. Aiming to represent the socio-political scenario of rural pre-partition…
Farmers eye better mustard output in Rangpur region
The farmers are expecting a better output of mustard in Rangpur agriculture region during the current Rabi season as harvesting of the crop began with better yield rates. Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) here said harvest of…
Mithila, Nabila together for the first time
Cultural Correspondent Mithila and Nabila, are popular TV hosts of the country. The unlikely duo has paired up for the first time. The production is a shortfilm for online platform iflix. Redwan Rony will direct the film named ‘Blood Rose’…
First Indian film museum opens in home of Bollywood
From silent black-and-white films to colourful blockbusters bursting with song and dance, the evolution of Indian cinema is traced by a new museum in the home of Bollywood. Costing 1.4 billion rupees ($19.6 million), India’s first national film museum is…
King of the Andes under threat
By all accounts, Dasan and Illika should have died of poisoning. But they are back on their feet, poking their beaks through the bars of their cages, impatient to return to the skies over Colombia, which have been transformed into…
Amitabh, Anil Kapoor at lyricist Sameer’s daughter’s reception
The wedding season in Bollywood continues. Last night lyricist Sameer Anjaan’s daughter’s wedding reception was held in Mumbai and a lot of Bollywood celebs made their presence felt at the function. Our cameras spotted Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Jeetendra, Anil…
‘Black Panther’ scores big win at Screen Actors Guild Awards
Groundbreaking superhero blockbuster “Black Panther” on Sunday won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards — a major boost to its campaign for Oscars glory next month. The film won for best ensemble cast, besting musical romance “A…
Ranveer Singh wasn’t the first choice to play Khilji in Padmaavat
Today Padmaavat seems synonymous with the names of Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor. The three star performers aced their respective roles and made it seem like they were the perfect choice to portray those characters. Deepika Padukone’s graceful…
Sidharth Malhotra to play double role
Sidharth Malhotra has a good line-up of films for the year ahead with Jabariya Jodi, Marjaavaan and Vikram Batra biopic in his kitty. The actor has had his share ups and downs over the years but the one thing that…
Khushi reveals one weird thing about sister Janhvi
Boney Kapoor and late Sridevi’s two beautiful daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor are creating quite in a stir in B-town. Be it their fashion sense, their camaraderie with their half brother and sister Arjun and Anshula Kapoor or their…
In wartime Yemen, children find solace in music
The sound of music fills the halls at a school in Yemen’s Taez, where little Nazira al-Jaafari sits at a keyboard as a teacher takes her through the notes. “I love music,” said Jaafari, a pupil at the Al-Nawras school…
State of emergency declared in US measles outbreak
A state of emergency was declared on Friday in the western US state of Washington following a measles outbreak that has affected more than two dozen people, the majority of them children. The disease was declared eliminated in the US…
2018 was fourth hottest year on record
The last four years have been the world’s hottest since record-keeping began, with 2018 the fourth warmest on record, according to data published Thursday by US research group Berkeley Earth. Temperatures in 2018 were around 1.16 degrees Celsius (2.09 degrees…
Katrina reveals she chose Bharat over ABCD3D
Katrina Kaif wrapped up the shooting schedule of Bharat just a couple of days back for which she had been shooting since almost the mid of 2018. The actress had earlier given the nod to work with Varun Dhawan in…
‘Dhaka Int’l Foto Fest’ begins tomorrow
Entertainment Desk A four-day international photography festival titled “Dhaka Int’l Foto Fest-2019” will begin here tomorrow (January 27). With a view to increasing the practice of the art of photography, Dhaka University Photographic Society (DUPS) is arranging the festival in…
Karan Johar keen on making gay love story soon
Karan Johar is one of the most loved filmmakers of Bollywood. His films often become a rage among the youth and thus every project of his is closely followed by several fans of his films. Karan is all set to…
Bleeding risks may offset aspirin’s benefit vs heart disease
Should healthy people take aspirin to ward off heart disease? The notion has been controversial, and the medical advice mixed. But a review of scientific data on the topic Tuesday showed that any benefits are slight, and are counterbalanced by…
Camel wrestling in Turkey
Erol Bilgin has high hopes. His camel, Kara Elmas (Black Diamond), might not have won the beauty contest the day before, but it might well fare better in the main event, the wrestling competition. The two large camels stand face…
Music Festival at DU
Music Department of the University of Dhaka is going to organize a two-day long Music Festival-2018 to be held on January 27-28. Prof Tumpa Samaddar, the Chairman of the department spoke about the festival at a press conference on Tuesday…
Jimmy Page’s dragon guitar reborn after 50 years on ice
Fender instruments on Wednesday gave the public its first look at its recreation of a Telecaster guitar that Page once painted with a dragon, a long-lost piece of six-string history that marked the guitar hero’s last days in the Yardbirds…
Fagun Haway pushed back
Cultural Correspondent The release date of Tauquir Ahmed’s next film ‘Fagun Haway’ has been pushed back by a week. It will now be released on February 15. Tauquir Ahmed himself has confirmed the news citing some ‘internal complications.’ As the…
Documentary ‘Rajadheeraj Razzak’ to be aired on Channel i
Cultural Correspondent Razzak, fondly called ‘Nayak Raj’, made tremendous contributions to Bangla cinema, and won the hearts of millions over the years. The National Award-winning actor has also earned fame as director. He lived an illustrious life. Today marks the…
Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ shatters N. American box office
“Glass,” a superhero thriller both financed and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, shattered the North American box office over the holiday weekend, taking in $46.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Tuesday. The Universal film, a sequel to Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable”…
Scientists warn of climate ‘time bomb’ for world’s groundwater
Future generations face an environmental “time bomb” as the world’s groundwater systems take decades to respond to the present day impact of climate change, scientists warned on Monday.
Oscars race kicks into high gear with nominations reveal
Will “Black Panther” get a best picture nod? Will “Roma” be Netflix’s first contender for the Academy’s top prizes? Will “A Star Is Born” rebound from a thumping at the Golden Globes?
EU organises solo musical performance to promote cultural cooperation
Culture Desk The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh organised a solo musical performance of the noted Nazrul Giti singer Shushmita Anis as part of its policy to encourage cultural cooperation with its partner countries.
Japan Princess Mako’s boyfriend bids to clear path for wedding
The boyfriend of Japan’s Princess Mako insisted Tuesday his family had no financial difficulties hanging over them, after reports of a unpaid loan .
Kabul chokes on dirty air as temperatures plunge
Kabul residents have long run the gauntlet of suicide attacks and bombs. This winter, however, they face another deadly threat: air pollution.