Shah Rukh Khan’s has already kick-started shooting for his much talked about dwarf film with director Aanand L Rai. The movie shall cast SRK opposite his Jab Tak Hai Jaan co-stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. While the date of…
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India star Aamir now Bollywood’s ‘King of the Khans’
MUMBAI – Three Indian actors sharing a surname have ruled Bollywood box offices across three decades, but the success of wrestling blockbuster “Dangal” means it’s Aamir who’s currently king of the Khans. – BSS/AFP
Moushumi resigns from Shilpi Samiti position
Entertainment Desk Film actress Moushumi has resigned from the position of executive member of the Chalochitro Shilpi Samity, a professional organization of the film actors in Bangladesh. She sent a letter addressed to the president of the organization on Monday.…
Pence apologises for ignoring Nasa ‘do not touch’ sign
US Vice-President Mike Pence has made a tongue-in-cheek apology to Nasa after a photo of him touching a piece of space flight equipment went viral. Mr Pence was visiting the Kennedy Space Center in Florida when he placed his hand…
Malala tweets to help her fight for girls’ education
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani campaigner who survived being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, has joined Twitter with a call for people to help her fight for girls’ education. The 19-year-old sent her first tweets the same day she…
Feminist who popularised ‘Ms’, dies aged 78
Sheila Michaels, an American feminist who brought the honorific “Ms” into mainstream use, has died aged 78. Ms Michaels did not invent the term, but is credited with rescuing it from obscurity after she saw it used in an address,…
Varun, Anushka’s ‘Sui Dhaaga’ locks release date
Bollywood young guns Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have joined forces for the very first time and will be seen together in Yash Raj Films’ ‘Sui Dhaaga—Made In India’. The venture was announced yesterday and since then social media is…
Subrata Sengupta passes away
The musician, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, died at Dhaka’s Green Life Hospital early Tuesday, said his wife Joli Sengupta. Doctors had previously informed the family that the cancer had spread from the prostate gland to other parts…
Excessive praise unwelcome- King Salman: Columnist punished
Manama: Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has called for the suspension of a columnist after he published a piece that praised him with God-like attributes.
“Trust me, no boy is worth starving for!” – Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt, who is undoubtedly b-town’s favourite girl amongst the young stars is at the peak of her career and it surely has been an interesting journey for her. Alia made her big Bollywood debut with Karan Johar’s Student Of…
Adele shares devastation at canceling weekend London shows
London — Grammy award winner Adele canceled two sold-out weekend shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, telling fans early Saturday that her vocal cords were damaged and that she was advised by a doctor not to perform. –AP/UNB
“Salman Khan is a force of nature
Salman Khan is a force of Nature. Who would have thought that the lanky youngster, who made his debut in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), would one day be regarded as the gold standard of box-office collections? He’s been destiny’s…
Messi marries childhood sweetheart in Argentina
Rosario, Jul 1 (AP/UNB)- Lionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart married Friday night at a ceremony in his Argentine hometown attended by some of the biggest names in soccer. About 250 guests attended the marriage of Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo…
Queen honours young leaders frokm Bangladesh
Her Majesty The Queen presented young people from Bangladesh with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award at Buckingham Palace, to honour Sajid Iqbal and Rahat Hossain for their work to champion the use of renewable energy in commercial and domestic environments,…
‘Donald Trump is not well,’ say Brzezinski and Scarborough
One day after being attacked by US President Donald Trump, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are trying to turn the national conversation around, making it about the president’s “erratic behavior” and his emotional health. “We’re OK. The country is not,”…
Obama making nostalgic visit to city of his childhood
Bogor – Former President Barack Obama and his family are set to visit his childhood home city of Jakarta at the end of their 10-day vacation to Indonesia, where they went whitewater rafting and visited an ancient Buddhist temple. –AP/UNB
Bangladeshi film to be focused at South Asian Film Festival
Entertainment Desk Selected full length and short films from well-known Bangladeshi filmmakers will be screened at the 1st Mostra de Cinema Sul Asiático (1st South Asian Film Festival) in the city center of Lisbon, Portugal. The film festival focusing on…
Sabbir ranks 10th as T20I batsman
Dhaka – Bangladesh top-order batsman Sabbir Rahman placed 10th in the ICC’s latest T20I batsmen rankings. The rankings were updated following the T20I series, between England and South Africa, which ended on June 25 at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. -UNB
Actor Nazmul Huda passes away
Dhaka – Prominent film and television actor Nazmul Huda Bachchu passed away at a city hospital early Wednesday. He was 78. -UNB
Malinga suspended 1-year ban for media remarks
Colombo, Jun 28 (AP/UNB)- Lasith Malinga received a suspended one-year cricket ban after the fast bowler pleaded guilty to a charge of speaking to the media without permission, Sri Lanka’s cricket board said Tuesday.
Nazrul exponent Sudhin Das is no more
Dhaka, Jun 27 – Prominent Nazrul exponent Sudhin Das passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday. He was 87. The singer breathed his last at Apollo Hospitals Ltd around 8:20 pm, said family sources.
UAE princesses guilty of servant abuse in Belgium
Eight princesses from the UAE have been convicted of human trafficking and degrading treatment of their servants by a Brussels court.
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo released from Chinese prison
China’s best-known political prisoner, the civil rights campaigner and Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo, has been released on medical parole after he was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.
BCSIR researcher killed in Rajshahi road crash
Rajshahi – A researcher of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) was killed and the driver of his car injured on Friday in a road accident near Bidyadharpur Kalina bridge in Mohanpur Upazila in the district. -UNB
Yunus Centre refutes PM’s accusations
Yunus Centre yesterday responded to some statements Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made while addressing a reception accorded to her by expatriate Bangladeshis at Stockholm City Conference Centre on June 15. A Yunus Centre release stated that the PM made a…
Behind the pomp of the Queen’s Speech
London (CNN)Britain will take extra security precautions to protect Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her speech Wednesday — a member of Parliament will be held hostage at Buckingham Palace and guards with lanterns will check the cellars at the Palace…
Sridevi wasn’t in favor of Jhanvi doing films
Sridevi, who is all set to make a splash on the silver screen with yet another gritty performance in ‘Mom’, is a doting mother to two daughters – Jhanvi and Khushi in real life. The 1980s diva wasn’t apparently in…
Pop superstar Beyonce gives birth to twins, hints her dad
Pop diva Beyonce and her rap mogul husband Jay Z have welcomed twins, the US singer’s father tweeted Sunday, appearing to confirm the arrival of new additions to a music family that already includes five-year-old Blue Ivy. News that the…
Musa Ibrahim finally rescued
Dhaka – Bangladeshi mountaineer Musa Ibrahim and two Indians, who got stuck for the last six days at the base camp of Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua Province of Indonesia due to bad weather, were rescued on Monday morning. -UNB
Know why Priyanka Chopra is thanking
Entertainment Desk Nargis Fakhri was pleasantly surprised when she woke to the view of Priyanka Chopra’s billboard from her room. The beautiful actress couldn’t hold her excitement and shared her reaction on Twitter. She wrote, “Woke up to this beauty.…