A midnight blue velvet gown worn by Princess Diana when she danced with actor John Travolta at the White House is being put up for sale, an auction house said Monday.
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Jayanta Chattopadhyay receives Naren Biswas Padak
Culture Desk This year’s Naren Biswas Padak has been conferred to renowned elocutionist Jayanta Chattopadhyay on November 16 for his immense contribution to recitation and acting.
French support for Polanski crumbles amid new accusations
The “unconditional support” Roman Polanski has enjoyed from the French film establishment seems to be crumbling after a new rape claim against the controversial director.
National Film Awards: Dhaka Attack, Putro win top prizes
Culture Correspondent The government has announced the winners of the National Film Awards for the last two years.
Literature, cultural competition held at MIST
Entertainment Desk The Inter-university Literature and Cultural Competition ‘AUNKUR 2019’ was held for the third time at the premises of Military Institute of Science and Technology(MIST) to enrich Bengali literature and culture yesterday.
Faridpur Shilpakala Academy takes project to collect folk music
Faridpur Correspondent Faridpur district Shilpakala Academy has taken up a project to recover the lost folk music and its related culture of the greater Faridpur district. The project titled ‘Gao Geramer Sur’ was formally inaugurated on Saturday in a meeting…
Shajal, Aparna in gripping new story
Cultural Correspondent Shajal and Aparna will appear together in a new TV play titled “Heroine.”Directed by Shibli, the plot centres on a movie actress who, swept away by fame, forgets her roots and neglects her husband. On the TV play…
Prova featured in new drama series
Culture Desk Sadiya Jahan Prova portrayed lead roles in numerous TV dramas and telefilms, but this time around, the celebrated model-actress is set to appear in a TV drama serial in the role of a famed actress. In the drama…
Actor Nirob voices for song with Munni, Rumey
Culture Desk Actor Nirob has contributed for a song with star singers like Dinat Jahan Munni and Arefin Rumey. Actors don’t usually take part in singing in Bangladesh and Nirob is exhilarated to have undertaken this unique task. The song…
Aurthohin’s new album released
Entertainment Desk Earlier, the Aurthohin frontman and lead vocal “Bassbaba” Sumon hinted June 30 to be the possible release date for the band’s latest album. Apparently, the band thought that they have already tested enough of their fans’ patience and…
A decade together
Entertainment Desk Opu Biswas and Shakib Khan, are fan favorites when it comes to on screen couples in Dhallywood. They have been working together for a decade already. In 2006 they came together for the first time for the movie…
Jabbar Ali is back
Culture Desk In the history of Bangladeshi TV drama, ‘Jabbar Ali’ is a famous character played by Amjad Hossain a renowned director and actor. Every year, he comes with new stories of Jabbar Ali. With each appearance, Jabbar Ali is…
Shah Rukh Khan’s three upcoming roles
Set to give his fans a taste of variety, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has revealed his three upcoming on screen avatars- a dwarf, a guide and a warrior. Shah Rukh Khan is teaming up with directors Aanand L Rai, Imtiaz…
Monoshoroni to perform at Fête de la Musique 2016
Culture Desk On the occasion of Fête de la Musique 2016, which is globally known as World Music Day, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) has organised musical shows at it’s La Galerie on June 21 and 22. Rock band Monoshoroni…
Sohana Saba praised in Kolkata
Cultural Correspondnet Sohana Saba, a very popular actress of Bangladesh is now applauded in Kolkata. Sohana Saba is famous for her performance in both Big and Small Screens. A popular daily of West Bengal, Anandabazar Patrika published a report in…
Humayun Ahmed’s “Devi” to be filmed in government sponsor
Entertainment Desk Humayun Ahmed’s “Devi” to be filmed in government sponsor Devi, a famous novel of celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed is now going to take place in big screen. People will now be able to enjoy it in new way.…
Sara Zaker on Colors FM
Culture Desk Tv veteran and theatre activist, Sara Zaker is set to join Alok Basu on his celebrity show, “Bhat Ghum” on Colors FM 101.6 on June 17, between 2pm to 3pm. The show is a Friday noon special of…
Imran: To me, Bappa is like a legend
Entertainment Desk Two singers from two different generations, Bappa Mazumder and Imran are coming together for the first time with a brand new music album, Adhek Tumi, to be released during the Eid festivities. The album contains six songs, three…
Nancy’s duet album coming out on Eid
Entertainment Desk Popular singer Nancy is coming with a duet album in the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival. The album will feature five new songs. Snehashish Ghosh has penned the songs which have been composed and tuned by Imran. According to several…
Jaya debuts in short film
Entertainment Desk Prominent actress Jaya Ahsan has received the Tele-Cine Award for the 2nd time in Kolkata as the Best Supporting Actress in 2015. She was also awarded National Film Award of Bangladesh twice for her role in the movies…
Kobori in upcoming Eid play
Entertainment Desk Legendary film actress and former Member of Parliament, Sarah Begum Kobori last made a 13-episode TV series. On the occasion of the coming Eid-ul-Fitr, she is making a special play titled “Tumi Bhalo Theko”, the shooting for which…
Shafin Ahmed to make acting debut this Eid
Culture Desk Popular band maestro Shafin Ahmed is now looking to extend his forte beyond the music industry. Soon he will be seen as an actor in a TV drama. The drama will be aired on Maasranga TV during the…
Chirkutt bags first international award
Culture Desk Popular Bangladeshi band, Chirkutt has won the “Best Original Score” Award at the SAARC film festival held in Sri Lanka for their film Jalaler Golpo, by the director Abu Shahed Emon. It was announced on June 6, 2016.…
Jalaler Golpo’ wins awards in SAARC film festival
Entertainment Desk Abu Shahed Emon’s critically acclaimed feature film “Jalaler Golpo” (Jalal’s Story) keeps on bringing the prize, once again bagging two more international awards at the SAARC International Film Festival held in Sri Lanka. Barkat Hossain Palash won the…
TRESemmé presents The Lustrous Runway” held in Dhaka
Entertainment Desk TRESemmé, a premium brand from Unilever Bangladesh, has been the hair styling partner of the most prestigious fashion events in the world, including the New York Fashion Week. In its continuation, TRESemmé now brought its credentials as a…
Playwright Sayeed Ahmad’s Milepost’ still relevant to the socio-political condition
Culture Desk Distinguished academician Professor Syed Jamil Ahmed from theater and performance studies department of Dhaka University (DU) said noted playwright Sayeed Ahmad’s play ‘Milepost’ is still relevant to the socio-political condition of Bangladesh. He made the comment while presenting…
Atif Aslam casts spells of musical magic
Culture Desk The night of May 29 2016 came as a treat to Dhakaites as they enjoyed a night of Bollywood musical numbers with the arrival of seasoned Bollywood singer Atif Aslam in the city. The Pakistani born songbird who…
Chhayanaut’s Nazrul celebrations end
Culture Desk Chhayanaut’s Nazrul celebration wrapped up on May 28. A two day festival was arranged to pay tribute to the revolutionary poet to mark his 117th birth anniversary. Shaheen Samad, instructor of Chhayanaut started the festival with his welcome…
Shahnaz Rahmatullah receives Symphony-Channel i Music Award
Culture Desk Veteran musician Shahnaz Rahmatullah has been honoured with the life time achievement award at the Symphony-Channel i Music Awards 2016. Apart from her the award was given to a number of talented musicians from both the golden old…
Prangonemore’s third drama of the year to be staged today
Culture Desk Pragonemore theatre troupe has produced the third original drama in the space of three months. They will perform it today at 7 in the evening for the first time. The performance will be held at the Central Hall…