KUSHTIA: A three-day festival was arranged at Shilaidaha Kuthibari in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia, marking the 158th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore. Kushtia-1 lawmaker AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha, as the chief guest, has inaugurated the festival Wednesday

DHAKA: Bangla Academy this year honored three eminent personalities with Rabindra Award, on occasion of the 158th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore. Prof Safiuddin Ahmed and Prof Begum Akhtar Kamal have received the award for their research on Tagore

DHAKA: Renowned singer and composer Subir Nandi passed away at a Singapore hospital early on Tuesday (May 7). He was 65. He breathed his last at Singapore General Hospital at around 4:26am, Dr Rajesh Sikder, husband of Subir Nandi’s daughter Falguni Nandi, told Banglanews. 

DHAKA: Prarthona Fardin Dighi, who earned recognition as a child artist, has been in a hiatus from acting for long. She sat for SSC examinations in English version, from Stamford School & College in Dhaka this year. Dighi secured 'A-' with overall CGPA 3.61, her father

DHAKA: Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been kept on life support again at Asgar Ali Hospital in Gendaria of the capital city on Monday (May 6) as his condition further deteriorated. Saleh Jaman Selim, younger brother of the actor and also Director of Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra,

DHAKA: Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been kept on life support at Asgar Ali Hospital in Gendaria of the capital city on Tuesday (April 30). The actor's younger brother Sheikh Russesl Krira Chakra Director Saleh Jaman Selim confirmed the matter to Banglanews, in the evening.

DHAKA: Veteran comedian Anisur Rahman Anis passed away at his Tikatuti residence in old parts of Dhaka Sunday (April 28) night. He breathed his last at 11am. He was 78. "We are deeply shocked as comedy actor Anis has left us," Shilpi Samity President Misha Saudagar told

DHAKA: Eminent singer Subir Nandi, who has been undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka with cardiac problems for two weeks, will be taken to Singapore for better treatment. As per Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directive, he will be shifted to Singapore

DHAKA: Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman is doing well after undergoing a gallbladder surgery Saturday (April 27) night. He is expected to be shifted to general cabin from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital Sunday (April 28). The actor is now in 24-hour observation at the

DHAKA: Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman was admitted to a hospital in Gendaria of the capital city after he had fallen sick Friday (April 26) night. He was taken to the operation theatre as his condition was deteriorating Saturday (April 27) noon. The actor's younger brother

DHAKA: Noted actor Saleh Ahmed passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday (April 24) afternoon. He was 83. Saleh Ahmed, who has been undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital for various old-age complications, breathed his last around 2:33 pm, Film producer SA Haque Alik told

"Fantastic effort," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday after actor Shah Rukh Khan released a rap video urging fans to exercise their democratic right in the Lok Sabha elections in response to his appeal to celebrities to increase voting awareness. In the 1.06 minute video,

DHAKA: The online version of privately owned television network Channel i stepped into its fifth year on Sunday (April 21). A programme was held at Tejgaon office of Channel i to celebrate the occasion. Noted journalist Syed Abul Maksud, Channel i Director and Head of News Shykh

Adele has separated from her husband Simon Konecki, representatives for the singer have confirmed. In a statement on Friday, they said the pair were "committed to raising their son together lovingly". Adele gave birth to her son, Angelo, in 2012. The 30-year-old married Konecki, a

DHAKA: Film director Hasibul Islam Mizan’s second namaz-e-janaza was held at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) Friday (April 19) noon.  Bangladesh Film Directors' Association President Mushfiqur Rahman Gulzar, General Secretary Badiul Alam Khokon, Organizing

Bangladeshi actor Gazi Abdun Noor, who was seen in Trinamool Congress' Bengal poll campaign, has been asked to leave India.  Noor who attended a political rally in Dumdum, has been asked to leave India. The sources said that he was staying in India on an expired visa. 

BOGURA: A Bogura court granted bail to Ashraful Alam, popularly known as Hero Alam in a case filed by his father-in-law over assaulting his wife for dowry. Judge of Bogura District and Session Judge Court Naresh Chandra Sarker on Thursday (April 18) passed the order.  “As the two

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has donated Tk 35 lakh to former president of the Bangladesh Film Artiste' Association actor Ahmed Sharif for the treatment of his and his wife.  Ahmed Sharif on Thursday (April 18) received the donation cheque from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: Eminent singer Subir Nandi was admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka after he had suffered cardiac problems Sunday (April 14) night. He was kept at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU). “His condition is critical. Physicians have kept him under intensive

The number of recorded sexual offences involving online dating sites and apps has almost doubled in the last four years, police figures suggest. Offences where a dating site was mentioned in a police report increased from 156 in 2015, to 286 last year, according to figures from 23 of