Entertainment Desk The two special episodes of reality show Khudee Gaanraj were wrapped up. Legendary singer Runa Laila took part in the episodes. The entire time of recording the show, the star singer was seen spending time with the little…
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Aupee Karim returns as host
Entertainment Desk Famous actress, model and dancer, Aupee Karim is all set to host a show again after a long time. Titled Surjodoyer Gaan, the program she will be hosting will feature five special songs, paying tribute to the martyrs…
Solo painting show ‘Emotion of Sufi Music’ at AF Dhaka
A solo painting exhibition titled ‘Emotion of Sufi Music’ by artist A. Z. Shimul has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The Inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Friday, 24 March.
JU drama fest from 25 March: 54 personalities to be honored
The Jahangirnagar University (JU) is going to honor a total of 54 distinguished personalities across the country marking its weeklong drama festival titled “Muktishangram Nattoutshab-2017”. The gala programmes will be held on the campus from March 25 to 31 amid…
Ayub Bachchu ready to perform for fans today
Entertainment Desk The LRB front man and musician revealed details of the show in a press conference was held at the Channel-i studio, on Wednesday. Ayub Bachchu, who is set to entice audiences with his debut instrumental show today( March…
Sanjay Dutt continues with shoot despite fracture
Sanjay Dutt, who is at present shooting for his comeback film Bhoomi, is making sure that his film does not suffer any delays because of him, and that is why, despite being injured, the actor continued to shoot for the…
Nowheen, Apurba in Eid drama
Culture Desk Nowsheen and Apurba have finished acting for a new drama on the life of a “fool.” The drama titled “Fortune” has been directed by Sheikh Selim. Shooting of the drama was wrapped up earlier this month. It has…
Aparna Sen: Hardly any films on female bonding
Filmmaker Aparna Sen, whose forthcoming directorial venture ‘Sonata’ starring powerhouse performers Shabana Azmi and Lillete Dubey celebrates female bonding, says there are hardly any films on the topic. “Basically, it is about female bonding. We see many films on male…
Chanchal to play Misir Ali
Entertainment Desk Chanchal Chowdhury, who was applauded for his portrayal of Ayna in Aynabaji last year, is geared up to play the role of Misir Ali, one of the greatest characters in Bangla literature created by the iconic writer Humayun…
Voyangkor Sundor set to release this April
Entertainment Desk The film is based on a short story written by Moti Nandi, the film follows an unusual romance between the lead roles played by Parambrata and Bhabna. From the beginning of its production, filmmaker Animesh Aich’s second feature…
Mosharrof-Jui in Malaysia for Eid dramas
Culture Desk Mosharrof Karim with his wife Robena Reza Jui is now in Malaysia for Eid dramas. The star couple have completed shooting for two seven-part dramas, one hourlong drama and also a drama serial. The two has acted as…
Sister Sledge singer Joni dies at 60
Joni Sledge, the singer best-known for the disco anthem We Are Family, has died aged 60. Sledge, who formed Sister Sledge with her three siblings in 1971, was found unresponsive by a friend at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, her…
Press Release
Alliance Française de Dhaka is going to celebrate Journée internationale de la francophonie’ or ‘The International Day of the Francophonie’ from Tuesday, 14 March 2017 to Saturday, 25 March 2017. Like every year, Alliance Française de Dhaka is organising a…
Two killed at outdoor rock concert in Argentina
Two people were killed and at least a dozen injured when more than 300,000 fans thronged a rock concert in Argentina early Sunday, officials said. Witnesses said crowds at the open air concert — featuring popular singer Indio Solari —…
Ranbir will spend week in jail
Entertainment Desk We know Ranbir Kapoor has put on weight and beefed up his body to play Sanjay Dutt for the biopic made on the maverick actor but now we hear something that has come as a shock to us.…
Five cultural personalities get award in Rajshahi
Five cultural personalities were awarded here in recognition of their laudable contribution to the cultural field. The awarded persons are: Monjushree Roy (Music), Jabed Ali (Dance), Tazul Islam (Drama), Dr Dinobandhu Paul (Instrument music) and Abu Kalam Azad (Fine arts).…
Three films bag awards in Indian Film Festival
Culture Desk Three Bangladeshi films were awarded at the Bodhisattva International Film Festival held in Patna, the capital of Indian state of Bihar. The festival took place from February 16 to 23 at Adhiveshan Bhavan in Patna. Tasmiah Afrin Mou…
Drama staged in honour of March 7
Culture Desk Drama “Rajaboli” was staged on March 7 at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to honour the historic speech given by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in March, 1971. The drama inspired by Rabindranath Tagore-Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay was staged for the fourth…
Mymensingh artiste perform in Dhaka
Cultural Correspondent The solo performance of Nishat Afza Arzoo, a versatile artiste was held at Sangeet and Nrittyakala Kendra of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka recently. A special grade artiste for Nazrul, Tagore and modern songs of Bangladesh Betar and…
Prangonemore to hold theatre fest from March 10
Culture Desk Prangonemore will hold its seventh annual theatre festival from March 10 to 18 at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Cultural Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will inaugurate the festival titled “Prangonemore Dui Banglar Natyamela 2017” at the National Theatre Hall of Shilpakala…
Sridevi to resume Mom’s shoot soon
While daughter Jhanavi Kapoor is busy getting a hot bod for her big Bollywood debut, mommy Sridevi too, is gearing up for another stint on the big screen. The actress’ upcoming film Mom has been awaited since a very long…
Shooting of Padmavati finally resumes!
Culture desk The filming of Padmavati came to a halt when members of the Karni Sena barged onto the sets in Jaipur and assaulted Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Gladly, the shooting will resume soon. During one of his recent interaction, Shahid…
Street Drama Festival starts
Culture Desk The Street Drama Festival 2017 started on Wednesday at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital. Moloyshree Hashmi, veteran Indian theatre activist inaugurated the festival. The week-long festival marks the 25th year of street drama presentations by Pathnatak…
Unruly crowd forces Sanjay Dutt to call off his ‘Bhoomi’ shoot
Sanjay Dutt is all set to make his comeback with Omung Kumar-directed ‘Bhoomi’. And looks like the actor’s fans can’t wait to see him in action. So much so that the shoot of ‘Bhoomi’ came to halt courtesy Sanjay’s innumerable…
Nicole Kidman roasted at Oscars
Nicole Kidman can act, she can sing, she can certainly rock a red carpet, but today’s Academy Awards have taught us one thing: She doesn’t really know how to clap. The Aussie-born actress was filmed twice in the audience during…
Chhayanaut celebrates the King of Season
Culture Desk Cultural organisation Chhayanaut welcomed spring through music and dance presentations at a programme at its auditorium on February 24. Students of Chhayanaut presented songs of three great poets-Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Atul Prasad Sen, in solo…
Cultural programme held at BAU
Rajshahi – Ankur, a cultural organization of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh organised a cultural programme at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium on the campus recently. They organised cultural programme projection-12, title ‘Krishnochura’, on the occasion of their annual programme…
Sushant Singh Rajput upsets Sriram Raghavan!
Sushant Singh Rajput has upset filmmaker Sriram Raghavan by turning down his next film, which is now gone into Ayushmann Khurrana’s kitty. As per our sources, Sriram was keen on having Sushant in his film, as he was impressed by…
Solo painting exhibition titled Poetry of Darkness at AF Dhaka
Dhaka – The 4th solo painting exhibition titled Poetry of Darkness by artist Rashedul Huda began at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Friday.
Islami Bank-Samadhara Kobita Utshob held
Dhaka -Islami Bank-Samadhara 3 rd Kobita Utshob was held on February 23, 2017, Thursday at he National Theater Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka. Asaduzzaman Noor MP, Minister for Cultural Affairs was the chief guest in the progamme.