Hrithik Roshan is happy to spend quality time with his sons: Hrehaan and Hridaan as the actors is limited to his house in the times of coronavirus lockdown.
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Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus: report
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, US media reported yesterday.
David Bryan tests positive for Coronavirus
Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan has tested positive for coronavirus, he revealed in an update on social media.
Shakib Al Hasan in self-isolation in USA
Bangladeshi superstar cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, currently serving a two-year ban (with one year suspended) from cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC), has gone into self-isolation in a hotel upon arriving in the United States of America on Saturday…
Music legend Kenny Rogers dies
American country music legend Kenny Rogers has died aged 81.
Star Cineplex closes down amid coronavirus outbreak
Culture Desk The authority of Star Cineplex decided to stop its operation temporarily due to the recent outbreak of coronavirus in Bangladesh. According to this decision, all of the branches of Star Cineplex are said to be closed down till…
Behind a ravaged Tara
Sudhirendar Sharma The gut-wrenching cars smashing scenes in Rohit Shetty’s films have their share of dirty secrets too. We all love watching movies – at home, in theatre or on phone – little realizing that we are complicit in the…
Actress Indira Varma infected with coronavirus
“Game of Thrones” star Indira Varma has revealed that she has tested positive for coronavirus. Her diagnosis comes two days after fellow “Game of Thrones” actor Kristofer Hivju also said that he tested positive for the COVID-19 infection.
Shakib to pair up with Mahi, Sporshia in ‘Nabab LLB’
Entertainment Desk Bangladeshi film industry’s superstar Shakib Khan and Mahiya Mahi and Orchita Sporshia are all set to share the screen together. Shakib Khan-starrer, Bangladesh-India joint venture film ‘Nabab’ in 2017, became a nationwide success. This time he is going…
Tom Hanks released from hospital after virus quarantine
Tom Hanks has been released from the Australian hospital where he was in isolation since testing positive for the coronavirus last week, but his wife Rita Wilson remains hospitalised, health officials said Tuesday.
McDonald’s to scrap plastic in UK ‘Happy Meal’ toys
McDonald’s pledged on Tuesday to end the use of plastic found in toys served with children’s “Happy Meals” in the UK and Ireland by the beginning of 2021.
N.America box office near 20-year low
Under the shadow of the coronavirus outbreak, the North American box office had its lowest weekend ticket sales in two decades as viewers stayed home and some theaters limited their capacities to ensure patrons could sit near empty seats, industry…
Runa Laila’s album released in London
Culture Desk It was a very special day for the South Asian music diva, Bangladesh’s Runa Laila. Her album ‘Legends Forever’, was released on March 11 at the British House of Lords.
The fallacy of the new-normal
Sudhiendar Sharma Unless the wisdom of limitations becomes the mainstream thought, it is unlikely that the human enterprise will reduce its multiples stresses on the biosphere.
Film Angrezi Medium leaked online on release day
Actor Irrfan’s first film in two years, Angrezi Medium is running into one road block after another. According to media reports, the film has been leaked online on the day of its theatrical release itself.
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years prison
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape after giving a rambling court statement sympathizing with men accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo era.
Bill Gates says he is stepping down from Microsoft board
Redmond, Wash. AP/UNB, March 14 – Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Friday he is stepping down from the company’s board to focus on philanthropy.
Jaya Ahsan’s mother receives ‘Ratnagarbha’ award
Entertainment Desk Jaya’s mother received the prestigious award owing to her daughter’s immense success in Tollywood.
Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill
New York, AP/UNB, March 13 – The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and scuttling concert tours until it’s safe to welcome crowds back.
LINKED DANGERS TO CIVILIZATION, by John Scales Avery
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Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus
Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.
Coronavirus: Coachella music festival postponed
One of the world’s biggest music festivals has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Coachella was set to take place next month in the California desert with Rage Against The Machine and Frank Ocean among the headliners.
Pearl Jam postpones tour over coronavirus
American rock band Pearl Jam announced late Monday they are postponing the first leg of their North American tour this spring over coronavirus concerns.
Royal farewell: Harry, Meghan on final duty before new life
It’s definitely a farewell. But will it be fond? Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will fulfill their final royal commitment when they appear Monday at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London.
‘Onward’ tops N.America box office
As the film industry warily watched for any impact from the coronavirus, new Pixar animation “Onward” topped the North American box office this weekend, but with one of the lowest starts of any Pixar/Disney film.
‘Star of the East’ Umm Kulthum returns to light up Cairo
Revered Arab singer Umm Kulthum returned to light up the stage once more yesterday almost five decades after her death, in the form of a hologram that delighted a packed-to-capacity crowd at Cairo’s Opera House.
Prosecutors say Harvey Weinstein deserves a harsh sentence
Harvey Weinstein deserves a harsh sentence for having “trapped women into his exclusive control” so he could sexually assault them in a cycle of abuse going back to the 1970s, prosecutors told a judge in a filing on Friday.
Kajol’s short film Devi accused of plagiarism
Priyanka Banerjee’s short film Devi, featuring an ensemble cast including Kajol, Neha Dhupia, and Shruti Haasan, is in hot water after a filmmaking student levelled allegations of plagiarism against it.
Pop star Katy Perry reveals a happy secret — she’s pregnant
Katy Perry has revealed she’s pregnant in a very show business way.
No time to release a film: latest Bond delayed on virus fears
LONDON (BSS/AFP) – The makers of the new James Bond movie due for global release next month said on Wednesday it would be delayed until November amid fears over the new coronavirus outbreak. The film, “No Time to Die”, had…