Dhaka – Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, in association with mobile financial service provider bKash Limited, has expanded its book reading programme at Rangpur and Lalmonirhat, aiming to enlighten the future generations through book reading.
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director James Gunn fired over ‘offensive’ posts
Disney has removed James Gunn as director of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ after a number of offensive social media posts resurfaced online. The American filmmaker apologised after old tweets in which he appeared to joke about paedophilia and…
Purnima, late actor Manna’s production house Kritanjali return to films
Culture Desk Naim Imtiaz Niamul, noted director of TV dramas has taken up two daring projects at the same time. Both of them are full-length films. The first one is based on the novel Gangchil, written by Road Transport and…
3 tiger calves born at Chittagong Zoo in Bangladesh
Chattogram, July 20 –Three calves have been born to a Royal Bengal tiger couple at Chittagong Zoo in Bangladesh. Dr Md Shahadat Hossain Shuvo, veterinary surgeon of the zoo, said the tigress – Pori — gave birth to the triplets…
Film on Rohigyas eyeing August release
Cultural Correspondent Director Prasun Rahman has announced that a film is being made on Rohingyas. The film will facilitate TV actress Saira Akter Jahan’s first big screen appearance. The film is titled Janmabhumi. Rownak Hasan has also acted in the…
Ram Gopal Varma to helm Sanjay Dutt biopic
After the stupendous success of Sanju, Ram Gopal Varma has now declared that he will make a biopic on Sanjay Dutt and this one will tell the true story. Hirani’s film has received much acclaim but many have criticised the…
Mandela’s most important lesson – belief in youth: Obama
One hundred years ago, Nelson Mandela was born in the South African village of Mvezo. On Wednesday, I had the honour of celebrating his remarkable life by sharing a few lessons I’ve taken from him with the people of South…
Thailand wants control over movies on cave ordeal
Bangkok (AP/UNB) — Thailand’s military government says it wants to have control over how movies portray the ordeal and heroic rescue of young soccer players that drew worldwide interest and the attention of foreign filmmakers.
66.64 pc pass BD’s intermediate level HSC, equivalent exams
Dhaka, Jul 19 – Total 66.64 percent students passed this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations across Bangladesh.
With charity, South Africa recalls Mandela centennial
South Africans are marking the centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth with acts of charity in a country still struggling with deep economic inequality 24 years after the end of white minority rule.
Veteran actor Rita no more
Veteran actor Rita Bhaduri passed away on July 17. The actor, who was last seen as Imarti Devi in Star Bharat’s TV show Nimki Mukhiya, was 62. She was hospitalised from last 10 days and had been ailing for a…
6th death anniversary of Humayun Ahmed tomorrow
The 6th death anniversary of prolific author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed will be observed tomorrow in a befitting manner.
Brazilian plastic surgeon ‘Dr Bumbum’ on run after patient dies
A celebrity Brazilian plastic surgeon known as Dr Bumbum has gone on the run after a woman died following injections he gave her to enlarge her bottom. Investigators say Dr Denis Furtado carried out the procedure on Lilian Calixto at…
বাংলাদেশে এসে আম খেতে চেয়েছিলেন ম্যান্ডেলা
দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার বর্ণবাদ বিরোধী নেতা নেলসন ম্যান্ডেলার শততম জন্মবার্ষিকী পালিত হচ্ছে ১৮ই জুলাই, যে দিনটি নেলসন ম্যান্ডেলা দিবস বলে ঘোষণা করেছে জাতিসংঘ। নোবেল পুরস্কার বিজয়ী নেলসন ম্যান্ডেলা বাংলাদেশে এসেছিলেন ১৯৯৭ সালের ২৫শে মার্চ। বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার রজত জয়ন্তী উপলক্ষে আয়োজিত অনুষ্ঠানে…
World Cup winner Mbappe donating bonus of about $350,000
Paris, Jul 17 (AP/UNB) — Teenage World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe is giving his bonus to an association that puts sports in the lives of hospitalized children.
Aung Rakhine’s short film going to Locarno
Cultural Correspondent Aung Rakhine the director of first indigenous language based film “The Bicycle” has taken another homegrown film to international market. His second film a short one in terms of length has been selected in the Locarno International Film…
Ranveer teams up with Karishma
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh on Saturday took to social media and shared a picture in which he is seen wearing a white overall while holding a weapon and wearing futuristic goggles. He captioned it as “Coming Soon”. While we wondered…
French football fans go crazy as World Cup team returns home
Crowds of fans lined the Champs-Elysées in central Paris to give the French World Cup winners a heroes’ welcome. French president Emmanuel Macron also celebrated with the team.
Obama to make rare high-profile speech on Mandela’s legacy
In a speech marking the 100th birthday of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, former U.S. President Barack Obama will urge youth around the world to work for human rights and fair societies, highlighting the late South African leader’s example of persevering…
Critics rave about Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Tom Cruise’s sixth Mission: Impossible film has landed, with reviews heaping praise on both the pace of the film and the 55-year-old’s stunts. Cruise returns as US agent Ethan Hunt, battling a global catastrophe while defying death with alarming regularity.…
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury announced his second film project
Entertainment Desk Amitabh Reza Chowdhury announced his second film project in October last year. The film titled Rickshaw Girl may very well get Shakib Khan in a leading role. It has been learnt that oral agreement has been reached between…
France pack firepower, Croatia are creative and industrious
Dhaka-So this is what it all comes down to. You can be excused for thinking that the World Cup (which always means the football one, unless otherwise stated) final, set to capture the global zeitgeist from the moment it kicks…
Manna’s production house to release new film
Entertainment Desk The last film produced by Manna’s Kritanjali Kothachitra was FI Manik’s “Pita Matar Amanot” back in 2008. Iconic Dhallywood star Manna’s production house Kritanjali Kothachitra is set to release a new film after ten years. Manna’s wife Shelly…
Katrina Kaif’s New York vacation looks dreamy
The Da-bangg tour across the United States of America featuring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonakshi Sinha and a few others came to an end recently.
‘In the street of Paris’ launched at AFD
Dhaka, July 14 – The launching ceremony of the book “In The Streets of Paris” by Abu Sufian was held on Friday, 13 July 2018 at Alliance Française de Dhaka.
Celebrating 18th Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Day
-Prof. M Zahidul Haque Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka celebrates its 18th founding day observed as the “University Day” on July 15 2018. The Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University is the oldest and most accomplished higher agricultural education institution of the Indian…
Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti celebrated at RU
Rajshahi, July 14 – Highlighting the two great literary personalities as sparkling stars of Bangla literature and to mark the 157th birth anniversary of Biswa Kabi Rabindranath Tagore and the 119th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, the…
Croatian players will sacrifice World Cup final places if not fit – Dalic
MOSCOW,(BSS/AFP) – Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic is prepared to make changes for Sunday’s World Cup final against France if some of his players have not recovered from their exertions in reaching football’s biggest game.
A look at Sunday’s France-Croatia World Cup final
A capsule look at Sunday’s World Cup final between France and Croatia in Moscow (11 a.m. EDT, 6 p.m. local):
Shakib Khan to be seen in Amitabh Reza’s film?
Entertainment Desk One of the top actors of the country Shakib Khan might be seen in National Film Award 2016 winning film Aynabaji’s director Amitabh Reza’s movie. The director informed that he is thinking of casting Shakib Khan in his…