Muhammad Ali’s doctor says the iconic boxer had been “having a tough time in the last year” before his death. The three-time world heavyweight champion, who had Parkinson’s disease for 32 years, died aged 74 from “septic shock due to…
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Sanjay Dutt training for comeback
Entertainment Desk Sanjay Dutt is all set to face the camera once again. According to reports, barely months after his release from Pune’s Yerwada Jail, the actor is preparing for his role in Siddharth Anand’s next venture. The role he…
Sporshia inside a cupboard
Entertainment Desk Popular actress and model Orchita Sporshia recently spent four long hours inside a cupboard. She wasn’t trapped inside it, but did it for the sake of shooting in a play titled Rongin Didha. The shoot was carried out…
Septic shock caused boxing legend Ali’s death
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died of “septic shock due to unspecified natural causes”, his family has said. The three-time world heavyweight champion – one of the world’s greatest sporting figures – died on Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix,…
World pays tribute to “The Greatest of all Times”
CNN wrote: His hands and his mouth were furiously fast. His skill as a boxer made him “The Greatest” in his mind and in the minds of many others. He antagonized opponents with his taunts, amused reporters with his boasts…
Reaction to the death of ‘The Greatest’ Muhammad Ali
Quotes from around the world about the death of three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali:
Animal rights group brings back Prince song for birthday
Animal rights activists are re-releasing a song by Prince to celebrate his birthday in one of the first reissues of his music since the pop legend’s death in April. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals made Prince’s song “Animal…
Pop power couple Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris break up
Entertainment Desk Two of the biggest names in music, Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris, have called it quits—and are trying to be amicable. A day after gossip sites reported their breakup, Harris tweeted Thursday: “The only truth here is that…
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali no more
Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world’s best-known sportsmen, had been in hospital in the US city of Phoenix in Arizona state.
Shawon, sued by Mahiya Mahi, claims he, the actress are still married
Entertaeinmnet Desk Shahriar Islam Shawon, accused in a libel suit filed by Mahiya Mahi, has claimed he and the film actress were already married before her recent marriage to another person. Shawon’s lawyer Belal Hossain has told a Dhaka court,…
Mary Poppins Returns’ with Blunt, ‘Hamilton’ star Miranda
Britain’s beloved cinematic singing nanny Mary Poppins will once again grace the big screens, this time with Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the Broadway smash-hit “Hamilton”, as her sidekick, Walt Disney Co saidon Tuesday. “Mary…
Celebrity tributes to Marilyn Monroe
Entertainment Desk If she were still alive, Marilyn Monroe would have turned 90 years old on June 1. The screen siren died of a drug overdose at age 36 in 1962, just two years out from taking home a Golden…
Farooki to be part of jury at London’s East End Film Festival
Entertainment Desk Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has been named as part of one of the juries at London’s East End Film Festival to be held from June 23 to July 3, 2016. Farooki will join film writer and producer…
Zhang Ziyi in sci-fi thriller ‘God Particle’
Entertainment Desk Zhang Ziyi, the Chinese actress who starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as well as Memoirs of a Geisha, is joining Paramount’s sci-fi thriller God Particle from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Chris O’Dowd,…
Jodie Foster focuses on directing after 50 years in spotlight
Entertainment Desk Hollywood star Jodie Foster is setting her sights on directing more movies as she marks half a century in the spotlight,although has no plans to completely quit acting. The 53-year-old, in Sydney to promote her latest directorial effort…
Depp’s daughter, former partner deny abuse allegations
Johnny Depp’s daughter defended the Oscar-nominated star on Sunday, after his wife accused him of abuse and filed for divorce. Meanwhile, Depp’s former partner allegedly said in a letter obtained by celebrity news website TMZ that the claims being made…
Salman rejects Arijit
Entertainment Desk Singer Arijit Singh has been in the news for the last few days for posting a public apology to Salman Khan on Facebook, and then deleting it within an hour. The singer, who seems to be going…
Speaker Shirin Sharmin hospitalised
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has been hospitalised as she fell ill. She was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka on Saturday night with hypertension, said a closed aide to the Speaker. “She’s now fine,” he said wishing…
Actress Bobby injured in explosion during shooting
Beanibazar – Three people, including an actress, were injured in a crude bomb explosion while shooting at Mollarpur in Beanibazar upazila here on Saturday night. Film director Iftekhar Chowdhury said the incident took place around 11:30 pm when a crude…
Kareena excited to act in her new film
Entertainment Desk Kareena Kapoor Khan has agreed to play the lead role in Shashanka Ghosh’s Veera Di Shaadi, which will also be Rhea Kapoor’s directorial debut. The film is an adaptation of the Hollywood flick The Sisterhood Of The Travelling…
DiCaprio takes a private jet to receive environmental award
Entertainment Desk Leonardo DiCaprio took a private jet twice to pick up an environmental award in New York – before flying back to a glitzy gala in France. The actor and environmentalist, 41, was spotted this week in Cannes Festival. But…
Johnny Depp’s wife files for divorce
Johnny Depp’s wife has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences after 15 months of marriage to the Hollywood star, celebrity news media reported on Wednesday. Court records published by the TMZ website show that Amber Heard submitted the petition to…
National Poet Nazrul’s 117th birth anniversary celebrated
Dhaka – People from all walks of life paid rich tributes to national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on his 117th birth anniversary on Wednesday. The poet’s birth anniversary programme included visit to and offering of fateha (prayer) his grave beside…
Shield’ actor taunted and shot dead wife
US actor Michael Jace gunned down his wife in front of their children at their Los Angeles home after taunting her over her request for a divorce, a court heard Tuesday. April Jace was able to stagger away after being…
Under Construction in Jessore
Entertainment Desk Prachya Filmsangha, Jessore has arranged screenings of Rubaiyat Hossain’s Under Construction at the Shilpaka Academy, Jessore on May 28. There will be three screenings of the film at the auditorium of Shilpaka Academy, Jessore at 4:00pm, 6:00pm, and…
Angry Birds’ tops North American box office
“The Angry Birds Movie” hopped to the top of the North American box office over the weekend, booting “Captain America” into second place, according to industry data released on Monday. The 3D animated take on the popular video game features…
Bhumika Chawla makes a comeback
Entertainment Desk Bhumika Chawla, the Tere Naam fame actor, is all set to make a comeback to the silver-screen after a hiatus of nine years with Luv U Alia. The 37-year-old actress said that she has never played any role…
South Asia’s first women journo Nurjahan Begum passes away
Nurjahan Begum, the first woman journalist in the subcontinent and the editor of the first women’s magazine the ‘Begum’ and the promotor of women renaissance, died in the capital on Monday. She was 91. She breathed her last at the…
Philippine star Jaclyn Jose wins best actress at Cannes
Philippine soap star Jaclyn Jose won best actress at the Cannes film festival Sunday for her mesmerising performance as a slum matriarch who falls prey to corrupt police. A huge star in her homeland, she said she had to forget…
How Aishwarya changed to Dalbir Kaur
Entertainment Desk She’s been deft at changing her onscreen persona for her roles, be it for ‘Chokher Bali’ where she went non-glam or ‘Provoked’, that saw her as a victim of domestic violence. And now for ‘Sarbjit’, Aishwarya Rai seems…