Culture Desk Bollywood’s lord Amitabh Bachchan has often been vocal about cricket like other celebs of Indian cinema. Though he often comments on series entailing India he does not fall short of praising the performance of Bangladesh’s cricket team whenever…
An Australian swimming club is appealing for ocean watchers to find their giant yellow inflatable duck Daphne, after the mascot was blown into the Indian Ocean with reported sightings hundreds of kilometres from where it was launched.
Dhaka- Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and reserve player Nurul Hasan Shohan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fees for separate incidents during the last league match of the Nidahas Trophy Tri-nation T20I cricket against Sri Lanka…
Former 007 star Pierce Brosnan has told Indian authorities he was “cheated” by a company that employed him to promote its mouth freshener brand, officials said Friday.
Entertainment Desk Actor -cum-director Tauquir Ahmed, who made his directorial debut through liberation war based film Joyjatra in 2004, has picked language movement as the theme for his next film.The film titled ‘Phagun Hawa’, which is based on Tito Rahman’s…
Culture Desk The grand finale of “STAR-BRACU Short Film Contest 2018” was held on Wednesday at STAR Zone, Level-8, Bashundhara City, Panthapath, Dhaka. This third edition of the contest is jointly organized by Star Cineplex and BRAC University. All the…
Director Ava DuVernay, the first African-American woman to helm a film with a budget over $100 million, will now take on superhero film “The New Gods,” sources said.
The wife of Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, has filed for divorce, US media report. They say Vanessa Trump, an ex-model, is seeking an uncontested divorce in a New York court. The couple, both…
Amitabh Bachchan sent his fans into a tizzy when he wrote on Tuesday morning on his blog that a team of doctors was being brought in to Jodhpur to “fiddle around with my body and set me up.”
Culture Desk A group painting exhibition titled “Extending” recently was held at Galerie Zoom, Alliance Fran�aise de Dhaka in the capital. Eminent artist Samarjit Roy Chowdhury graced the occasion as the chief guest. Bruno Plasse, director of Alliance Francaise de…
Entertainment Desk Cultural Affairs Minister and the popular Baker Vai Asaduzzaman Noor won the Best Actor award for drama ‘Hotel Albatross’ at the Anondo Alo Charunirom Drama Awards 2018. It was a single episode thriller drama directed by Nuhash Humayun.
The 42th death anniversary of poet Jasimuddin, popularly known as Palli Kabi (The Rural Bard) for his poems depicting the people and nature of rural areas of the country, was observed in a befitting manner in the district today. The…
Savar (Dhaka), March 13 – Two students of the JU Mathematics Department – Mahruna Kader and Yusha Bin Hafiz, who scored highest marks in BSc and MSc exams respectively, held in 2015— were awarded gold medals by ‘A F Mujibur…
Entertainment Desk Samina Chowdhury and Fahmida Nabi previously released their solo albums individually featuring songs of their father Fahmida Nabi and Samina Chowdhury, daughters of the late playback singer Mahmudun Nabi are now ready with their new album. They have…
Culture Desk On and off-screen couple Shakib and Apu are no longer married. Dhaka North City Corporation Zone-3 Executive Officer Hemayet Hossain confirmed that the divorce would be in effect from Monday.
A civic memorial meeting on noted sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini will be held at the Central Shaheed Minar at 4.30 pm on Tuesday. The freedom fighter passed away at a city hospital on March 6 (Tuesday) noon at…
Filmmakers in Egypt are defying a largely conservative society with television series and movies that deal with modern relationships between men and women and the empowerment of the young. In its heyday between the 1950s and the 1970s, Egypt had…
Sir Ken Dodd, creator of the Diddy Men and one of the most popular comedians of his time, has died aged 90. The Liverpool legend had recently been released from hospital after six weeks of treatment for a chest infection.…
Dhaka, Mar 11 – Wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim broke into a celebration after blasting 72 off 35 balls to help Tigers pull off a memorable win against host Sri Lanka in Nidahas Trophy T20 on Saturday.
Ailing actor Irrfan Khan’s wife says her partner is facing his health scare, a “rare disease”, like a “warrior”. Producer Sutapa Sikdar, days after Irrfan revealed that his life has been jolted with a rare disease, took to Facebook to…
Cultural Correspondent The week-long Bangladesh street theatre festival recently concluded with shows of four street plays by three Dhaka-based troupes at Central Shaheed Minar in the city.
Culture Desk Tauquir Ahmed’s film “Fagun Hawa” has finally got its lady protagonist. It seems Tisha has become unparallel when it comes to artistic or socio-political choices from established directors like Tauquir, Farooki. As such she has been roped in…
Culture Desk Under the initiative of Goutam Chakraborty, Galleri Kaya has organised a six day art camp at Kolakham, Kalimpong in India. The camp was inaugurated on March 6.
Indian Wells, Mar 10 (AP/UNB) – Serena Williams’ power game is intact, whether she’s firing aces or smashing groundstrokes. Her grit is there, too.
This book, by Q M Jalal Khan, is a detailed account of what its writer calls the divided Bangladesh, where there has been a near-total suppression and extermination of the political opposition, BNP. It is a recount of the process…
Dhaka, March 9 – Hundreds of bird lovers thronged the Exotic Birds Show 2018 on the Jatiya Press Club premises here on the weekend to watch birds of different species under one shed.
The actor’s last appearance (posthumous) would be in Shah Rukh Khan’s forthcoming film ‘Zero.Karan Johar, who is known as “industry father of celebrity kids,” is producing Sridevi’s elder daughter Janhvi’s debut Bollywood film “Dhadak.” Recently Karan revealed that Sridevi was…
Culture Desk Bangladesh Loko Sangeet Parishad honoured eight eminent citizens who received Ekushey Padak in 2018 at the event which was held at Music and Dance Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Segunbagicha in the city. They honoured Sheikh Sadi Khan,…
Dhaka March 9 – Primary and mass education ministry is committed to introducing midday meal in all government primary schools across as an initiative to retain the students in the classroom and reduce the dropout.
By Harold James Unless a currency has been authenticated by a government, it is unlikely to be fully trusted. But that does not mean that it cannot become a plaything for the naïve and gullible, or a weapon of financial…