The government will bear all treatment cost of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artiste Abdul Jabbar and former lawmaker from Gafargaon of Mymensingh Abul Hashem. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim made the announcement when he visited ailing Jabbar and…
Showtime Desk A rockumentary reflecting on the rockstar’s musical journey will be released in the end of July, following the release of the album Shuvo, also known as Drockstar Shuvo, is going to release his latest single “Otopor” during the…
Dhaka – The 6th death anniversary of pop king Azam Khan will be observed on Monday with due respect. UNB news reported
Entertainment Desk Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s film Doob (No Bed of Roses) will compete in Russia’s 39th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), reports UNB.The first official press conference of the 39th Moscow International Film Festival, organized at Stand Art…
The Allman Brothers Band was started in Macon, Georgia, in the late 1960s by Gregg and older brother Duane.Gregg Allman, whose soulful vocals made the Allman Brothers Band one of rock’s top acts in the 1970s with songs such as…
Swedish satire “The Square”, a send-up of political correctness and the confused identity of the modern male, won the Palme d’Or top prize at the Cannes film festival Sunday. In a stunning upset, the nine-member jury led by Spanish director…
Dhaka – A Lady Justice statue near Bangladesh’s Supreme Court, was reinstalled on Saturday night, two days after its removal following complaints by Islamist hard-liners. Sculptor Mrinal Haque said Sunday workers put the statue back in place a few hundred…
Entertainment Desk Legendary Bangladeshi actor and film director, Abdur Razzak, more commonly referred to as Nayak Raj Razzak, has been conferred with a lifetime achievement award by the Tele Cine Awards in Kolkata for his contribution in films in both…
A court here on Saturday sent four people, arrested during protests against the removal of the statue of Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises, to jail in a case filed for attempting to kill police and obstructing them from…
Dhaka, May 26 – Ganajagaran Mancha activists brought out a torch procession in the capital on Friday protesting the removal of the statue of Lady Justicia from the Supreme Court premises.
Dhaka – The first official trailer of much awaited film ‘Nabab’ – starring superstar of Bangladesh ‘Shakib Khan’ and the glam doll of West Bengal ‘Subhoshree’ – was launched on Friday on You Tube channel.The 140 minutes movie is scheduled…
Dhaka – A Lady Justice statue was removed from Bangladesh’s Supreme Court premises under tight security overnight after Islamist hardliners pressed for its removal for months, the sculptor said Friday.
Manchester — A suicide bomber blew himself up as young concert-goers left a show by the American singer Ariana Grande in the northern English city of Manchester, killing at least 22 people, some wearing the star’s trademark kitten ears and…
London, May 23 (AP/UNB)- An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert attended by thousands of young music fans in northern England late Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens in what police were treating as a terrorist attack.
Cultural Desk The National Film Awards for the year 2015 have been announced. The government selected 25 artistes, film professionals, technicians and the Department of Films and Publication (DFP) for the awards in 25 categories for their glorious and outstanding…
Dhaka – A renovated reading room-cum-library hall, named after Uday Shankar, was inaugurated at Dhaka University’s Dance Department on Thursday. UNB news reported
Culture Desk They will finally be seen together in an Eid drama Jemon Khushi Temon Shajo Mithila is well-known as a singer, actress and scholar with a golden career, both in entertainment and her professional life. Shajal is the face…
Deepika Padukone is said to be a workaholic but that doesn’t deter her from making time for her family. She’s constantly been shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s forthcoming magnum opus Padmavati and yet, took time off to attend a cousin’s…
Culture Desk A new segment has been added to the upcoming 70th Cannes Film Festival for rising Bangladeshi filmmakers. The segment titled “Dhaka to Cannes” has been facilitated by the Monaco based International Emerging Film Talent Association (IFTA) and Bangladesh…
Culture Desk Tagore singer Rezwana Choudhury Bannya will be felicitated by the government of West Bengal, India. The celebrity singer will be honoured with the “Bangabibhushan” and “Bangabhushan” titles. The chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee will confer the…
After making inroads into Bhojpuri, Bengali, Marathi and even Sikkimese cinema as a producer, Priyanka Chopra is all set to produce her first Hindi film soon. It’s reportedly a joint production with her Mary Kom producers Viacom 18. According to…
Rajshahi – The drama ‘Pragoitihasik’, written by eminent litterateur Manik Bandyopadhyay and directed by Zillur Rahman was staged on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus on Tuesday.
Entertainment Desk As we all know Ranbir Kapoor is busy shooting for Sanjay Dutt’s biopic. Another update from the set is that Ranbir and the team will be heading to the US later this year for yet another schedule. Reportedly,…
Entertainment Desk The Bong beauty will be seen portraying the role of a bar owner in a crime thriller. There is little doubt that Raima Sen is blessed with acting genes from both her grandmother Suchitra Sen and mother Moon…
Dhaka – The 156th birth anniversary of Biswakobi Rabindranath Tagore was observed across the country on Monday– the 25 Baishakh of the Bangla Calendar. Tagore, who enriched the Bangla language and literature with his astounding talent and merit, was born…
Noagaon – President Abdul Hamid on Monday called for establishing a humanitarian and non-communal, poverty- and exploitation-free society imbued with the spirit and ideals of poet Rabindranath Tagore. UNB news agency reported
Entertainment Desk So shooting with Kendall Jenner under Mario Testino for a magazine photo-shoot has opened up Hollywood’s doors for Sushant Singh Rajput. Rumour has it that the star is going to show up as a guest on the Keeping…
Entertainment Desk Versatile musician Shayan Chowdhury Arnob is all set to make his comeback with a brand new album. Titled Ondho Sohor, the album will be the eighth solo venture for the Vishwa Bharati alumni, who has been among the…
Dhaka – Misha Saudagar-Zayed Khan panel won the biennial election of Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samity.Film actor Misha Saudagar has been elected president while Zayed Khan general secretary of the artistes’ association, said director Mantajur Rahman Akbar, who acted as the…
A two-day ‘Asian Theatre Summit-2017’ will begin at National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city on Friday. Asian Regional Center (ARC) of International Theatre Association (ITA), Shilpakala Academy and People’s Theatre Association (PTA) are jointly organizing…