Entertainment Desk Gregg Allman, the powerfully bluesy and hard-jamming singer and songwriter who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and emerged as a pioneer of Southern rock, has died at the age of 69. Allman died peacefully at his home in…
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Modi names India’s longest bridge after Bhupen Hazarika
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May inaugurated India’s longest river bridge in eastern region naming it after legendary Assamese cultural personality Dr Bhupen Hazarika. The bridge is on Lohit river, a major tributary of…
Ariana Grande plans Manchester victim benefit gig
Ariana Grande is to return to Manchester to play a benefit gig for the victims of the attack at her concert on Monday.
118th birth anniversary of National Poet Nazrul Thursday
Dhaka – The nation will observe the 118th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Thursday in a befitting manner. The programme of the day will begin with placing of wreaths by the cultural affairs ministry at poet’s grave…
Bangladesh’s Nat’l Poel Nazrul’s birth anniversity Thursday
Dhaka, May 23 -The 118th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed on Thursday. The government and various socio-cultural and political organisations have taken elaborate programmes to observe the day. This year the central programme of…
Sculptor of ‘Aparajeyo Bangla’ Abdullah Khalid dies
Dhaka, May 21 – Sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid, who is noted for his masterpiece sculpture ‘Aparajeyo Bangla’ in Dhaka University, passed away at Birdem Hospital in the city on Saturday night. He was 75. Khalid, also winner of Ekushey Padak-2017,…
Keep it short and give Trump a win – God save America
By PETER BAKER Washington — As Saudi Arabia’s leaders prepared to make a pitch to the White House for a visit by President Trump, a PowerPoint presentation was put together complete with slides describing Saudi demographics, investments in the United…
Boney Kapoor is planning No Entry’s sequel
Anees Bazme’s 2005 comedy No Entry was a super hit film.Now producer Boney Kapoor is planning to make sequel of the film. What’s more, he is keen to Salman Khan back in the next instalment. Boney revealed to a leading…
Van Gogh lookalike’s selfie offer draws huge response
Australian artist Matt Butterworth feared a long day when he dressed up as Vincent van Gogh, travelled to Melbourne’s finest gallery, and posted a sign outside. “FREE. TAKE A SELFIE WITH VAN GOGH. (Look-alike),” it read. It was 10:00, and…
Japan’s Cabinet OKs bill to let Emperor Akihito abdicate
Tokyo, May 19 (AP/UNB)- Japan’s Cabinet has approved for legislative debate a bill to allow 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to abdicate.
Young film maker Rasel Ahmed passes away
Entertainment Desk According to the hospital report, Rasel died due to a heart attack Young film maker Rasel Ahmed passed away on May 15. He was ready to release his first film Nree. According to the hospital report, Rasel died…
Hema Malini praises Aishwarya
Hema Malini recently related an incident which pointed out the present generation of stars still hasn’t let go of good old fashioned values. Hema and Aishwarya both apparently attended a recent awards ceremony and Aishwarya refused to leave Hema’s side…
Rajinikanth’s next is not Haji
It’s said that one Sundar Shaekhar, who claims to be the son of Haji Mastan, sent a legal notice to Rajinikanth recently, requesting him to not portray his father as a “smuggler and don”. The notice was sent because of…
Tubelight earns Rs 130 crore even before its release
Salman Khan has become a gold standard of box office earnings and ensures at least a 100 crore mark for each of his films. So it’s no wonder that the films he signs get to make tremendous table profit even…
Randhir Kapoor plays down rumours of Ranbir’s engagement
Entertainment Desk There are huge rumours floating around that Ranbir Kapoor is marrying a girl from a business family in London and that he and mother Neetu Kapoor had gone to London for the initial meetings with the would-be-bride and…
Sridevi knows how to sway the crowd
Culture Desk Sridevi is the yummiest celebrity mom for sure and still knows how to burn the dance floor. According to a report in the Mumbai Mirror, she was the celebrity judge at the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l…
Alia is the most frequent visitor for Yash, Roohi Johar
In a recent interview to a leading daily, Karan Johar revealed his industry friends are constantly visiting his babies Yash and Roohi and the most frequent visitor is Alia Bhatt. This is what he had to say: “Alia Bhatt comes…
Mira Rajput gets into trouble with traffic cops
Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput got into cop trouble recently. According to a report carried in a leading website, she had parked her car in a no-parking zone outside a famous restaurant in Bandra. When she came out after doing…
Legend musician Loretta Lynn suffers stroke
Loretta Lynn, one of the pioneering women in country music known for songs of working-class female resilience, has suffered a stroke, her representatives said Friday. Lynn, who turned 85 last month and remains professionally active, suffered a stroke Thursday night…
Zeenat Aman nominates Priyanka
Priyanka Chopra reprised Zeenat Aman’s role in the Don remake and looks like Zeenat agreed with director Farhan Akhtar’s choice. Asked by the press at the premiere of her debut web series Love Life and Screw Ups about which actresses…
Lucky Akhand: The song remains the same
Enayetullah Khan ‘Abaar elo je shondhya/ Shudhu dujone……..’ It gets you every time, doesn’t it? It could just be the most touching, most enduring paean to a Bengali heart’s yearning. How it almost meanders through all the right sensibilities, delicately…
Brad Pitt opens up about Angelina split
Eight months have passed since Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, and the actor is coming to terms with the end of his relationship. “I can’t remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn’t…
Priyanka Chopra wows at Met Gala
Entertainment Desk It seems Priyanka Chopra is doing everything right as she embarks on her big Hollywood debut this month. The Quantico star descended on the Met Gala 2017 in a cutting-edge Ralph Lauren trench-coat gown that’s ticking the avant…
Shakib and directors make up
Dhaka – Bangladesh Film Directors Association on Monday declared withdrawal of the boycott of popular Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan for an indefinite period for his “derogatory remarks” on directors and actors.Director General of the association Badiul Alam Khokan came up…
Sanjay met Vinod Khanna just before the latter’s demise
Sanjay Dutt reportedly met Vinod Khanna a few days before the veteran’s death it seems. According to a report in a leading daily, Dutt went to meet Khanna last week. Normally outsiders aren’t allowed to meet the patients but when…
John Abraham’s next won’t be
John Abraham has been quietly working on his next, which is produced by his own JA Entertainment and will be based on events revolving around the 1998 Pokhran nuclear test. He has luckily booked for the December 8 slot this…
California beauty queen jailed for child porn
A former US beauty queen has admitted possessing child pornography and lewd acts with a child. Meghan Alt, 27, was sentenced to 300 days in jail and three years of probation after entering the pleas.
Directors are scared to take too many risks in Tollywood’: Joya Ahsan
She is equally for both Bengals, the stunning actress has won hearts from audiences and critics with her charming personality and extraordinary acting both in Bangladesh and India. Recently her another joint venture film Bishorjon got National Award and her…
Madonna expresses her displeasure about planned biopic
New York, Apr 26 (AP/UNB)- Madonna isn’t happy with a new biopic planned on her pre-fame life.
Bangladesh directors boycott Shakib Khan
The Bangladesh Film Directors Association has announced a temporary ban on actor Shakib Khan in all film-related projects over his ‘outrageous and defamatory’ media statements in the controversy over his marriage to actress Apu Biswas. The boycott was announced on…