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Amitabh Bachchan reaches 20 million fan following on Twitter
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has become the first Bollywood celebrity to have 20 million followers on popular micro-blogging site Twitter.The 73-year-old megastar beaten his contemporaries Shah Rukh Khan (18.6 million), Aamir Khan (16.9 million), Salman Khan (16.8 million) and Priyanka Chopra…
Madonna Pulls Down 17-Year-Old Fan’s Top
Madonna stunned crowds at her Brisbane, Australia, concert after she took things too far and accidentally revealed a teenage girl’s breast.The singer brought the girl up on stage and proceeded to describe her looks to the audience before launching into…
Urvashi to debut in Bangladeshi movie soon
Miss Universe India Urvashi Rautela arrived in Dhaka yesterday to unveil the latest model of BMW’s 7 series. The Bollywood actress and Miss Asia Super Model arrived in the capital around 11:15am via a Jet Airways flight, staying at the…
AJ hunting new Dhallywood faces
Ananta Jalil or AJ, is known for making impossibilities a possibility. This time around he has undertaken a fantastic initiative to help bring new, young faces into the Bangladesh film industry. Recently, he was involved in a talent hunt program…
Internet tycoon Elon Musk and actress Talulah Riley divorce
Entrepreneur Elon Musk and his British actress wife Talulah Riley are to end their marriage for a second time, official sources told AFP on Monday.The couple wed in 2010 and remarried in 2013 after a their first divorce, but Riley…
Ciara Flashes Her Huge Engagement Ring
Ciara took her post-engagement show to Las Vegas on Saturday, with fiancé Russell Wilson, their friends and her huge engagement ring in tow.When the couple wasn’t relaxing in a VIP bungalow at the Marquee Day Club, drinking water and lightly…
International stuntsmen to push for ‘Force 2’
Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin, who will be seen in a grey character in “Force 2″, says that he is excited to work with international artists for the film.”I’m a big believer in fate and destiny. In Bombay, you don’t always…
Jacqueline Fernandez, team help raise funds for flood victims
Entertainment Desk Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez and her team are raising funds to help build houses for victims of flood-hit Chennai as a part of her Tamil Nadu Flood Relief Campaign ‘Jacqueline Builds’. For her initiative, Jacqueline has joined hands…
Batman v Superman
Dawn of Justice: Let the rivalry begin! With Star Wars and Deadpool off the list, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is undoubtedly the most anticipated movie of the year. And it’s up to Warner Bros. to not disappoint the…
Rolling Stones take the stage in first-ever show in Cuba
The Rolling Stones rocked a massive crowd at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-led country that once censored the veteran British band’s music.The Stones started their first-ever…
Arrest order issued against Ishana
Showtime Desk A court in Dhaka issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday against model-actress Mounita Khan Ishana in a defamation case which accused her of making derogatory comments about a producer while shooting for a play titled Shohojatri.
Wonder Woman leads the fierce females of ‘Batman v Superman’
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is centred on the clash of two of the most recognisable caped heroes of the comic book world but it is the women of the DC Comics universe who defy expectations.The movie has “four…
Krishnakali’s husband on remand
A court here on Thursday placed singer Krishnakali’s husband Md Khaliqur Rahman Orko on a 2-day remand in connection with the ‘suicide’ of their domestic help at their Taltola residence in the capital.
Muhib Khan dreams to fight poverty, graft, terrorism with poetry, song
Muhibbur Rahman Khan (Muhib Khan) is a popular poet, artist, journalist, columnist, TV discussant and presenter. He is adored by every corner irrespective of party and opinion for his liberal Islamic thought and progressive political analysis. His poems and songs…
Madonna pulls down 17-year-old fan’s top
Madonna stunned crowds at her Brisbane, Australia, concert after she took things too far and accidentally revealed a teenage girl’s breast. The singer brought the girl up on stage and proceeded to describe her looks to the audience before launching…
Hong Kong movie riles China
In Hong Kong, a woman sets herself on fire in protest, a taxi driver despairs at the eradication of the local language and young children in military uniform prowl the streets, echoing the horrors of China’s Cultural Revolution.But this is…
No red carpet for ‘Batman vs Superman’
Movie studio Warner Bros went ahead with Tuesday’s London premiere of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, its new superhero movie, but skipped the traditional red carpet press interviews following the attacks in Brussels.”Our hearts go out to the victims…
Internet tycoon Elon Musk and actress Talulah Riley divorce
Entrepreneur Elon Musk and his British actress wife Talulah Riley are to end their marriage for a second time, official sources told AFP on Monday. The couple wed in 2010 and remarried in 2013 after a their first divorce, but…
Judge urges Madonna to resolve son spat
A judge at England’s High Court on Monday pleaded with US pop megastar Madonna and her British film director ex-husband to resolve a legal dispute over their son Rocco amicably.Alistair MacDonald said it would be a “very great tragedy” if…
Actress Diti buried beside her parents at Sonargaon home
Celebrated film actress Parveen Sultana Diti has been laid to rest at the family graveyard at Narayanganj’s Sonargaon.Her Namaz-e-Janaza (funeral prayer) was held at the local mosque near her home at Sonargaon’s Dattaparha village after Monday’s midday prayers.Sonargaon Police OC…
Elton John to rock ancient Roman theater in Pompeii
Elton John will perform in an ancient Roman theater in Pompeii in July as part of a world tour to showcase his new album “Wonderful Crazy Night”, his Italian promoter said on Friday.The concert has not yet been listed on…
Bajirao Mastani” wins big at TOIFA-2016
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period love saga “Bajirao Mastani” continued its winning streak by taking home maximum trophies at the Times of India Film Awards – 2016 including the best director prize for the filmmaker and best actor honour for Ranveer…
A Different Romeo and Juliet by artists with disability on Mar 28
The British Council is organising a play titled ‘A Different Romeo and Juliet’ on Mar 28 to mark legendary playwright William Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary.The play will be premiered at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in collaboration with Dhaka Theatre and Graeae…
Actress Diti passes away
Popular Bangladeshi actress Parvin Sultana Diti breathed her last on Sunday after a long battle with brain cancer. Diti died in United Hospital of the capital at 4:00pm, said Shagufa Anwar, chief of communications and business development of the hospital.She…
Relationship of Britney and Justin Timberlake
The matching denim outfits on the red carpet gave us an idea that what Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake had back in the era of boy bands and MTV’s TRL was something special. And the director of Britney’s cult classic…
The original champions of secularism
Sudhirendar Sharma It is a sheer enigma that the feel-good ideology of pluralism has outlived four decades of populist viewing.
Feds finally charge man who stole nude photos of celebrities in 2014
Perhaps you have forgotten about “Celebgate,” when hundreds of nude photos of famous women, including including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, were stolen from their Apple and Gmail accounts and shared across the shadowy back corners of the Internet. We…
Netflix buys The Little Prince from Paramount
Netflix has purchased The Little Prince from Paramount, picking up US distribution in a move meant to finally bring the animated feature to US audiences.
Queen Mother of Bhutan visits BEXIMCO industrial park
Dhaka – Visiting Queen Mother of Bhutan, Tshering Pem Wangchuck visited BEXIMCO Group’s Industrial Park at Sarabo of Kashimpur in Gazipur on Thursday. She was welcomed by Syed Naved Husain, Group Director and CEO of BEXIMCO.