NEW YORK: India did not make any improvement in its happiness quotient, ranking 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan…
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Michelle Obama won’t run for President
First lady Michelle Obama is due to leave the White House when her husband’s term ends in January 2017, and she said she has no intentions of going back.
Madame Tussauds to unveil Narendra Modi wax statue in April
Madame Tussauds has said it will unveil a waxwork of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April. The statue, featuring Mr Modi in a traditional Indian greeting with folded hands, will go on display in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and…
Chloë Grace Moretz explains her Twitter feud with Kim Kardashian
Actress Chloë Grace Moretz isn’t someone we think of as being hotheaded, so it was surprising last week to find her at the center of a Twitter feud with none other than Kim Kardashian. Moretz, 19, explained the reason behind…
Michael Jackson bought out of Sony for $750m!
Hard to imagine Michael Jackson’s Estate getting even richer, but it just happened — Sony is forking over $750 MILLION to buy out MJ’s share of Sony/ATVMusic Publishing.
Cute Alert! John Boyega Surprises Sick Children with Star Wars Toys
Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega spent Friday delivering toys from the iconic film franchise, on behalf of the Rays of Sunshine children’s charity, for sick children at The Royal London Hospital in London.Boyega was joined by a…
Francophonie short movie festival today
A movie festival for short films will be held today(Tuesday) at Auditorium Novelle Vague, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, Dhanmondi in the city. The festival will be held as part of the ongoing Francophonie Festival 2016. The French cultural festival began…
Jake Gyllenhaal joining sci-fi film ‘Life’
Jake Gyllenhaal will star in Life, Skydance’s sci-fi project that is being directed by Daniel Espinosa.Ryan Reynolds was to have starred in the pic opposite Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation breakout Rebecca Ferguson, but the Deadpool star has a conflict…
Jennifer Aniston just talked about the actresses she wants to work with most
In the April issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Jennifer Aniston revealed what it’s like to be on top of the game. According to the article by Laura Brown, the 47-year-old actress lives in a gorgeous home on a Los Angeles hilltop,…
Blake Shelton Rules the Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards
The 2016 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards rolled out the orange carpet at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday night, and from the first orange blimp awarded to the final sliming, the fun didn’t stop!Highlights from the show included…
Bipul Shah’s eighth journey with wreckage at Alliance Francaise
A solo painting exhibition titled Bhongurotay Pathchala-2 (Journey with Wreckage 2) by artist Bipul Shah has begun at Alliance Fran?aise de Dhaka (AFD), Dhanmondi in the city. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition took place on March 11. There are…
Album against maltreatment of children recorded
On the occasion of the International Street Children day on April 12 an album titled “Chotorao Boro Kichu Ho” will be released. Fahmida Nobi is one of the celebrated vocal artistes of the album. Another artiste Papi Mona, the famed…
Al Gore in surprise visit to Haiyan ground zero
Climate change activist and former US Vice President Al Gore made a surprise visit Saturday to an impoverished Philippine city ravaged by one of the strongest storms on record.The Nobel Peace Prize winner lit candles at a mass grave in…
Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner: For crazy surgical extremes to get slim?!
by Naomi Lane In the nuttiest double-whammy, mother-daughter rumor news today, Kim Kardashian and mom Kris Jenner are resorting to drastic measures to get thin, according to Radar Online. Kim has discussed her struggles to lose weight after giving birth…
Kylie Jenner debuts navy hair at Sugar Factory Orlando grand opening
Is there a hair color Kylie Jenner can’t rock? The reality star and hair chameleon sported a new shade on her tresses when she attended the Sugar Factory Orlando grand opening on Friday. She dyed her hair navy! Jenner, 18,…
Taylor Swift Wishes Brother Austin Happy 24th Birthday
Taylor Swift is the queen of the throwback pics, so her brother Austin probably should have seen this coming. The singer posted an adorable pic for her little bro’s 24th birthday on Friday, showing off the Swift siblings in all…
Solo show of young Japanese artist on at Zainul Gallery
A solo painting exhibition of Japanese artist Asami Shode started on March 10 at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka (DU). The exhibition will run everyday until March 16 from 11 in the morning to 7…
Trying to do different films, roles: Varun Dhawan
Actor Varun Dhawan says that he is trying to do different films and roles to offer audience something new, since they might get bored otherwise.About his journey in the industry till now, Varun said: “I still feel it is very…
Why Sharapova had taken meldonium
Suspended Russian tennis champ Maria Sharapova admits she made a “huge mistake” by taking a banned performance-enhancing drug called meldonium. But what is it? For what medical reasons would an athlete take it? And why is it banned? The drug,…
Beximco introducing dish tv to relay signals direct to home
With the tagline-‘life is really colorful now, Beximco Communications Limited yesterday launched the brand name-‘RealVU’-of its Direct-to-Home (DTH) television during a press meet at a city hotel. ‘RealVU’- the first DTH service of the country will have its operational launch…
Andy Wachowski comes out as a transgender woman
“The Matrix” filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, formerly known as Andy, came out as a transgender woman on Tuesday in a candid post entitled “Sex change shocker – Wachowski brothers now sisters!!!”, four years after her sister Lana Wachowski revealed she was…
President Zia of Bangladesh book published
The publication ceremony of a book ‘President Zia of Bangladesh: A Political Biography.’ by journalist Mahfuz Ullah was held at the BRAC Centre Inn in the capital. Author of the book, Mahfuz Ullah said he wrote the 670-page title having…
George Martin dies at 90
Legendary British music producer George Martin, who turned the Beatles into the best-selling band in history, has died at the age of 90, the band’s drummer Ringo Starr said on Wednesday.“God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and…
Karishma close to divorce settlement
Bollywood actress Karishma Kapoor and her estranged husband Sanjay Kapur have agreed on all terms of settlement for parting ways and only they have to work out a few modalities before this could be signed, India’s Supreme Court was informed…
Hulk Hogan takes on Gawker
Hulk Hogan is asking a Florida jury to slam the website Gawker for publishing a secretly recorded sex tape of the former professional wrestler as an unusual trial weighing a celebrity’s privacy rights gets underway on Monday.Hogan, who is also…
Flimmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies in tree fall
Khalid Mahmood Mithu, an artist and filmmaker, died as a tree fell on him while passing through a road in the city’s Dhanmondi area on Monday.
Filmmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies
National Film Award-winning filmmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu has died in a freak accident at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi.Dhanmodi Police Station OC Nure Azam said a tree fell on the rickshaw Mithu he was riding at Road 4 at Dhanmondi on Monday noon.He…
‘Prince Of Tides’ author Pat Conroy dies at 70
Novelist Pat Conroy, who announced last month that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer, has died, according to a statement from his publisher. Conroy was 70. He announced his diagnosis on Facebook almost three weeks ago, saying “I intend to…
‘Quantico’ to have second season
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra’s international TV series “Quantico” has been renewed for a second season.ABC handed out 15 renewals on Thursday, picking up dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Scandal”, “How to Get Away With Murder”, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, “Once Upon…
Rupert Murdoch marries ex-model Jerry Hall
Rupert Murdoch wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central London on Friday, the fourth marriage for the media mogul.The 84-year-old executive chairman of News Corp and owner of 21st Century Fox Inc, and Hall, 59, smiled…