DHAKA: A three-day-long Radio Asia Conference kicked off in Dhaka on Tuesday (Oct 29) with participation of 22 countries.   The conference started at Hotel InterContinental Dhaka in the capital city around 10:15am.  Information Minsiter Dr Hasan Mahmud graced the inaugural program

BARISHAL: Poet Jewel Mazhar and fiction writer Abdul Mannan Sarkar have been given ‘Jibanananda Award-2019’ in recognition of their special contribution to Bengali literature. Both of them received this award in genres of poetry and fiction respectively. Novelist Selina Hossain

DHAKA: Actor Misha Sawdagor has been re-elected president while Zayed Khan newly elected general secretary of Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti in the biennial election. The Misha-Zayed panel won 18 out of 21 posts and will lead the association till 2021. Ilias Kanchan, the

DHAKA: Television director and actor Humayun Sadhu has been laid to rest at the graveyard close to Rahim Metal Jame Mosque in Tejgaon on Friday (Oct 25). His namaz-e-janaza held at the same mosque after Juma prayers. At the time, many celebrities missed his janaza. However, many of

DHAKA: Bollywood Actress Deepika Padukone on Friday announced her next project as a producer, a retelling of Mahabharata from the point of view of Draupadi.  The 33-year-old actress also confirmed that she will play Draupadi in the movie, which she is co-producing with Madhu Mantena

DHAKA: Television director and actor Humayun Sadhu has passed away at Square Hospital in the capital early on Friday (Oct 25). He breathed his last at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital around 1:30am, Producer Mustafa Sarwar Farooqi told Banglanews. Namaz e Janaza of

DHAKA: Television director and actor Humayun Sadhu, hospitalized on October 5, has been kept on life support early on Monday (Oct 21). He was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Square Hospital in the capital around 2am, Producer Mustafa Sarwar Farooqi told Banglanews.

Actors Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Parineeti Chopra will be dubbing for the Hindi version of Hollywood animated movie Frozen 2. Disney India has roped in Priyanka to dub for Elsa and Parineeti for Anna in the upcoming sequel of hit film Frozen. “Elsa is a fictional character who’s

In an industry that rewards performers for their silence off stage, K-pop star Sulli was a rebel. The actress-singer rose to prominence as a member of girl band f(x). But she came to be known for speaking out on mental health issues, cyberbullying and women's rights - issues that

The judges of this year’s Booker prize have “explicitly flouted” the rules of the august literary award to choose the first joint winners in almost 30 years: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo. The chair of judges, Peter Florence, emerged after more than five hours with the

Angelina Jolie has championed the role men can play in shaping the personalities of young girls. The actress, who stars in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, also said female characters in films should not have to be portrayed as physically tough in order to be considered strong. "I

DHAKA: Humayun Sadhu, a television director and actor, has been hospitalized as he fell ill seriously. On Thursday (Oct 10), Farida Akhter, elder sister of Humayun Sadhu, told Banglanews that her bother was admitted to Park View Hospital in Panchlaish area of Chattogram on October 5.

DHAKA: Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger will be once again reprising his role as the iconic Terminator in the upcoming actioner Terminator: Dark Fate. The actor was earlier seen in the first two parts of the film — The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Talking

DHAKA: Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan says work will soon begin on the fourth installment of Krrish, his Indian superhero franchise. The first film, Koi… Mil Gaya, directed by the actor’s father, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, released in 2003. It was followed by Krrish (2006) and

DHAKA: US opera singer Jessye Norman, one of the most renowned sopranos of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 74. A native of Augusta, Georgia, Norman was one of the rare black singers to reach fame in the opera world. She established herself in Europe in the 1970s and made

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut feels instead of treating sex as a taboo topic, parents should encourage their wards to have responsible sex. Disclosing that her parents were shocked when they discovered she had an active sex life, Kangana said, while it was important to have sex, one

A couple of months ago there was a buzz that the ‘Delly Belly’ actor Imran Khan and his wife Avantika Malik, were planning to get separated and both were heading for divorce. But neither of them came ahead and opened up about these things. But one post from Avantika’s social profile

Popular Mexican singer José José, known as the "Prince of Song", has died at the age of 71. The culture ministry confirmed his death on Saturday, describing him as one of Mexico's most-loved voices. Known for his heartfelt ballads, José José's career spanned five

DHAKA: Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor is not acting in the much-debated Bangladeshi film“Masud Rana,” according to an official Facebook post of Jaaz Multimedia uploaded on Saturday (September 28). Earlier, following another post of Jaaz Multimedia uploaded on August 29, rumors

DHAKA: Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Killing Eve star Jodie Comer were among the big British winners at this year's Emmy Awards. The ceremony, which recognises excellence in television, took place in Los Angeles on Sunday. Comer won best leading drama actress for