Eight decades since furry wrecking machine King Kong first stomped into theaters, the giant ape with a predilection for bottle-blonde damsels in distress makes his cinematic comeback this weekend. “Kong: Skull Island” is expected to be a huge worldwide hit,…
Alia Bhatt says feminism calls for gender equality but people misunderstand the essence of it and end up associating it with male bashing. The actress says feminism does not demand “special” treatment for women. “Being a feminist is not only…
Obama Foundation Hi Mostafa Kamal, When Michelle and I came back from vacation, we found this note from a woman named Sindhu waiting for us. I’m proud of Michelle for the difference she made in this young woman’s life and…
Dhaka – On the occasion of World Women Day, national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday operated a special ‘all women flight’-BG-603 in Dhaka to Sylhet route.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s film Sarbjit has given her yet another reason to celebrate. The actor who played the character of Sarabjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur, has won the Best Actress award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia…
Action star Jackie Chan said opening up China’s heavily-restricted film market to more foreign works would put positive pressure on local filmmakers, as rumours swirl Beijing will expand its quota on imported movies. Since 2012, China has permitted 34 films…
Karan Johar, one of the biggest filmmakers in the country, has become father to twins – a boy and a girl – through surrogacy. Introducing the children as Roohi and Yash, Mr Johar said the children were “two most wonderful…
The “X-Men” spinoff “Logan”—starring Hugh Jackman as the metal-clawed, mutant anti-hero Wolverine—dominated the box office in its opening weekend with a huge $88.4 million, according to data released Monday. Aimed at a more adult audience, it is the first R-rated…
Singapore – Media OutReach – 7 March – Leader in print and enterprise content management Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia (BSA), is supporting the production of the special edition of the locally-authored book titled “History of Singapore — Islands and…
Trent Hamm I tend to view a good life as being one that’s full of good investments. If you use your resources (money, time, energy, etc.) in a smart way, they’re going to give far more value back to you…
Rajshahi – The Country director of British Council in Bangladesh Barbar Wickman called on RU VC Professor Muhamamd Mizanuddin at the latter’s office in the university on Monday.
The award-winning children’s novelist Paula Fox, known for frankly exploring abandonment and loss, has died in New York. She was 93. Fox died at a hospital near her Brooklyn home, her daughter, Linda Carroll-Barraud told The New York Times. She…
-By Raquib Siddiqi Responsible travel and the designation by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) of the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development “ are the main themes at the world’s largest travel trade fair. From 8 to 12 March…
Entertainment Desk So a lil’ fluffy birdie from the team of Tiger Zinda Hai tells us that Iulia Vantur was gung ho about singing in the upcoming Salman Khan and Katrina starrer. Well, who wouldn’t be, right? And one would…
Film stars getting death threats from the underworld or unknown sources is nothing new in today’s time and age. There have been many instances in the past which mirrors this. The latest Bollywood celebrity to get a threat is Mahesh…
Big news, ladies and gents! Our powerful sources from the industry have revealed that Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra are doing Aashiqui 3 for sure. Both have loved the script and will soon start prepping for their roles. Aashiqui 2…
Arnold Schwarzenegger has terminated his ties with “The New Celebrity Apprentice.” The former California governor told CNN in a statement that he will not be returning to host the reality programme, which was once hosted by President Donald Trump.
BOOK REVIEW LIFE is a diary of memories, both sweet and sad! We live in time upon which life rolls on. At one stage of life one gets nostalgic when one wishes to recall and record one’s memories.
The two accountants who muddled up the main award envelopes at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony have been given bodyguards following reports they have received death threats on social media. Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said security has been beefed up at the…
Los Angeles – A spokeswoman for the PwC auditing firm says the company has hired protection for the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at the Oscars. Carey Bodenheimer said Thursday that PwC is providing security to Brian Cullinan…
The mood was high at Christie’s last night after the total haul for the evening’s Impressionist & Modern and Surreal auctions-£136.9m with fees and a high combined sell through rate of 92%-showed a 45% increase on results this time last…
The two accountants involved in the embarrassing mix-up at Sunday’s Oscars will not be invited back to the show, a spokesperson for the Academy told AFP on Wednesday. Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz were the two members of PricewaterhouseCoopers—the firm…
Masum Billah Mysterious things continue happening in NCTB and more importantly they happen without any reason and things seem that they hardly bother about the people concerned and national criticism. The Education Policy 2010, free distribution of textbooks among school…
Patrick AIlan love books. I can’t leave a bookstore without at least one. But I also have a tendency to buy books and not actually read them. Somewhere along the way reading fell by the wayside in favor of other…
Azam Khan (1950-2011) was a popular pop singer and a valiant freedom fighter. He was born at Azimpur on February 28 in1950. His full name is Muhammad Mahbubul Haq Khan. His father Aftabuddin Khan was a government official. His mother…
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have agreed a book deal with Penguin Random House. “The company has acquired world publication rights for two books, to be written by President and Mrs Obama respectively,” the publisher said.
In a note that she titled “Needs to be said”, South Indian actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar opened up on Twitter, about the issue of sexual harassment within the film business. Varalaxmi, who works in the Tamil film industry, wrote that in…
Dhaka, Feb 28 – The month-long ‘Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela’ ended in the capital on Tuesday with a huge turnout of book-lovers and sales. A total of 3646 new books came out during the month-long book fair. A closing ceremony…
Rajshahi – A two-day long Nirikh Literary Conferencec-2017 will begin on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus Wednesday.
Even before Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone came to limelight for making a starry entry into Hollywood, Om Puri was already an established name there. And this only got furthermore assured when the Indian actor was honoured at the 89th…