R&B superstar Rihanna late Wednesday released her long-awaited eighth album “Anti” as she offered exclusive early access through commercial tie-ups.”Anti,” Rihanna’s first album since 2012, had been announced late last year but the timing of the release was a surprise…
Eleven personalities have been declared recipients for Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar for 2016. Director General of Bangla Academy Shamsuzzaman Khan unveiled the names at a press briefing on Thursday at the Bangla Academy auditorium.The recipients are Altaf Hossain (poetry), Shaheen…
British pop sensation Joss Stone will perform in Dhaka on 20 February.LiveSquare Entertainment in an official statement said Ms. Stone will perform in their new venture Pop Republic as a part of her 2016 world tour.Winner of Grammy and Brit…
With a blizzard hammering the East Coast, Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Revenant” topped a subdued US box office with $16 million at 3,711 locations this weekend, according to Sunday estimates.Winter Storm Jonas shut down theatres Saturday in New York City, Washington…
It is a new feather in her cap. Veteran singer Runa Laila has been named as one of the jury board members of India’s highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2015. The leading Bangla daily Prothom Alo has…
The Oscars have launched a landmark campaign to diversify the ranks of Academy Award voters who decide which actors, movies and filmmakers earn recognition, but Hollywood’s highest honours may remain a predominantly white affair for some time to come.Amid an…
Living legend of Bangla film Abdur Rajjak, known as Nayak Raj Razzak, has turned 75 on Saturday.The versatile actor has won national film awards 5 times for Best Actor, alongside numerous other awards.Born on 23 January 1942 in Kolkata, Razzak…
A Bollywood actress has a new film coming out so she appears on TV to be questioned by one of India’s leading interviewers. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty it seems, when the interviewee is Sunny Leone, the Canadian-born former…
Glenn Frey, the prolific guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, died on Mondayat age 67, the American rock band known for “Hotel California” and dozens of other hits said on its website.Frey died in New York City…
Singer Miranda Lambert surprised her fans with a brand new song “Sweet by and by”.The track was recorded by the country superstar for producer Dave Cobb’s upcoming compilation album “Southern Family”, reports aceshowbiz.com.In the song, Lambert sings about childhood lessons…
Actor Dan Haggerty of “Grizzly Adams” fame died early Friday of cancer, said his longtime friend and manager Terry Bomar. He was 73.Haggerty learned he had cancer of the spine in August and died at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center…
The funeral for Celine Dion’s husband Rene Angelil will take place next Friday at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal where the couple married, a family spokesman said.Angelil, who discovered the Canadian pop diva and managed her career, died Thursday at…
Rafik Azad, one of the most prolific and versatile poets of the country, was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) today from Anwar Khan Medical College Hospital at Dhanmondi in the capital for better treatment.The poet has been…
British actor Alan Rickman, whose roles ranged from Hollywood villains to Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, has died after a battle with cancer aged 69.With his aquiline features and cultured – if often menacing – English accent, he…
Give Leonardo DiCaprio some credit: He’s worked hard to put himself in the Oscar conversation.The “Revenant” star famously ate a raw bison liver (which, he said, did NOT taste like chicken), waded through icy water and came down with the…
The 14th Dhaka International Film Festival is scheduled to kick off on Thursday, Jan 14, at the National Museum at Shahbagh in the capital.The programme for the festival was revealed on Wednesday afternoon during a press conference held by Rainbow…
In the video for David Bowie’s “Lazarus,” released last week, the mythic singer and rock ’n’ roll shape-shifter, ever thin but bordering on gaunt, is blindfolded and writhing in a hospital bed. “Look up here, I’m in heaven,” he sings.…
American singer John Legend, who will be seen in a video campaign along with Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, says the former Miss World embodies beauty and he couldn’t be more inspired by her charisma.Aishwarya and the “Desperate Housewives” star…
From religious leaders to celebrities, politicians, and soccer clubs, the world was united on Monday in mourning the loss of David Bowie, who has died at the age of 69.”David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a…
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday provided cheques of financial assistance to ailing film actresses Rani Sarker and Diti.PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim said Sheikh Hasina handed over the cheques at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city.He said the…
Lesbian romance “Carol” and Cold War drama “Bridge of Spies” led the running for Britain’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards on Friday, securing nine nominations each.”Carol”, starring Cate Blanchett as a married woman who falls for…
Actress Salma Hayek doesn’t envy her pre-baby body as her life is “so much better” ever since she welcomed her eight-year-old daughter Valentina with husband Francois-Henri Pinault.Hayek took to Instagram on Friday to share a throwback photograph of herself in…
Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra has won the Favourite Actress in a New TV series award at the People’s Choice Awards 2016 here for her leading role in American TV thriller series “Quantico”.The 33-year-old, who plays the…
Having vanquished “Titanic” and “Jurassic World”, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has set its sights on “Avatar”.The space opera sequel is moving up the all-time domestic box office charts at a record clip and now is poised to overtake those…
Civil lawsuits accusing Bill Cosby of sex abuse and defamation could do major damage to the entertainer’s wealth, regardless of how a criminal prosecution plays out, lawyers who have handled similar cases said on Thursday.Cosby, who has been accused by…
Jennifer Lawrence’s new movie “Joy” reunites the Oscar winning actress with director David O Russell and actors Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.The plot is inspired by the true story of Joy Mangano, who overcame an early divorce and life…
Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, two-time winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, will soon begin shooting a film touching on the migrants issue around the northern French port of Calais, local officials said Wednesday.Haneke and his team scouted the area…
As Europe grapples with its biggest migrant crisis in recent history, Hollywood celebrities are rallying to raise awareness about the issue and lashing out at calls to turn away refugees.Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon this month became the latest star to…
On television screen she is a very popular and famous presenter. She begun her carrier as a presenter of a programme of her university cultural functgion at the Asian University campus.Now she is a news presenter of Ekushey Television. Iffat…
Model-actor Prosun Azad, who began her glam world journey through Lux Channel i Superstar, has now turned director with a film ‘Khuhelika’.The versatile Prosun is now staying Australia to select shooting locations for her film, ‘Khuhelika’ and also acting in…