DHAKA: Actor Ferdous and actress Purnima suffered injuries shooting for a film ‘Gangchil’ directed by Noyeem Imtiaz Neamul in a bike accident in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali. The accident took place on Sunday (Feb 10) morning when the motorbike riding by Purnima and her

DHAKA: Several anti-tobacco platforms have called for stopping Jaya Ahsan-starrer Debi from screening on television and bioscope after 17th week since release of the movie.    On Sunday (Feb 10), they made the demand at a press conference held at the VIP Lounge of Jatiya Press Club,

DHAKA: Celebrated poet Al Mahmud has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Ibn Sina Hospital in the city’s Dhanmondi with serious illness at early hours of Sunday (Feb 10).  His assistant Abid Azam confirmed the matter to Banglanews. “He (Al Mahmud) has been taken

DHAKA: Singer-composer Habib Wahid has left here Friday (Feb 8) night to attend the 61st Grammy Awards to be held on Feb 10, at Staples Center in Los Angeles of California, United States. “Feeling good that (I’m) going to attend such an event,” said Habib Wahid while talking to

DHAKA: People with visually impaired have been given Braille books for free at Ekushey Book Fair 2019. Since inception of the Ekushey Book Fair in 1972, book-lovers but the visually impaired have been deprived of this opportunity.  Visually impaired Sarawat Hossain Bushra, a 11th

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has cleared candidacy of Miles band frontman Shafin Ahmed to vie for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-elections. His nomination form was earlier cancelled during the scrutinizing by the Returning Officer (RO). Afterwards, he filed an

This year's Oscars will be held without an official host - for the first time in 30 years. The head of ABC Entertainment, which airs the Academy Awards ceremony, said it would instead highlight celebrities presenting the trophies. Reports had suggested the broadcaster was

Jennifer Lawrence has confirmed she is engaged to boyfriend Cooke Maroney. A representative for the Oscar-winning actress confirmed the happy news to E! News. Speculation that the 28-year-old actress was engaged to the 34-year-old art dealer began when she was spotted wearing a

DHAKA: Actress-anchor Tania Hossain gifted her husband musician Bappa Mazumder a beautiful piano on his birthday Tuesday (Feb 5).  Bappa took to Facebook and posted three pictures of the awesome birthday gift. “Im speechless, i have no words to express how im feeling Right now

DHAKA: Film director, producer and Freedom Fighter Awlad Hossain Chaklader passed away at a city hospital on Monday (Feb 4) night.  The 68-year-old filmmaker breathed his last at a hospital in city’s North Badda area around 11:30pm after he had been suffering from liver decease for

DHAKA: Actress Shanarei Devi Shanu survived a road accident in Savar on her way to a shooting spot in Manikganj early Saturday (Feb 2). She sustained injuries to leg, shoulder and chest as a truck hit the microbus carrying her, in Aminbazar area around 8am. Shanu made a Facebook

Rajkummar Rao’s back-to-back box office successes and superlative talent has landed him in the league of top stars in Bollywood. He is now being compared to other A-listers, but the actor feels growing as an actor with every film is more important. Rajkummar was asked his reaction to

DHAKA: Eminent author Imdadul Haq Milon won the Dadabhai Shishu Sahitya Puraskar 2019 for his contributions to Bangla literature.  Children’s author Faridur Reza Sagar also was honored with the same award, initiated by Bangladesh Shishu Sahitya Sangsad. Milon and Sagar were

DHAKA: Miles band frontman Shafin Ahmed has submitted his nomination form to contest the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-elections. The prominent musician was nominated by Jatiya Party.   He submitted the form to Election Training Institute (ETI) Returning Officer Md

DHAKA: Four personalities have been named as winners of the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar 2018. Poet Habibullah Siraji, director general of Bangla Academy, announced the names at a press briefing at the academy's Munir Chowdhury auditorium on Monday (Jan 28). The winners are

Leaving Neverland, the explosive documentary detailing allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson, has been described by stunned critics as a 'devastatingly powerful' and convincing portrayal of a serial predator.   The four-hour film centered around testimony from

DHAKA: Imran Mahmudul’s single ‘Emon Ekta Tumi Chai’ that modeled Safa Kabir opposing the singer has crossed 2 crore views on YouTube and the number is still counting. The song, released in February last year, was written by Mehedi Hasan Limon. Tuned by Nazir Mahmud, the song

DHAKA: West Bengal music sensation Anupam Roy has been mesmerizing Bangla song lovers with his unique singing style, powerful lyrics and soulful compositions over the years. The singer-songwriter-poet with unparallel fanbase in both the Bengals lent voice to a song penned by

DHAKA: Popular actress Jaya Ahsan turns out into a singer for her recently signed Kolkata film Binisutoy (No Strings Attached). She will do playback singing for all the tracks. Music director-film composer Debojyoti Mishra will direct the music.  Jaya Ahsan, the actress with

DHAKA: Celebrated lyricist-composer-music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul was laid to eternal rest at Mirpur Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Dhaka Wednesday (Jan 23) evening. Bulbul, also a Freedom Fighter, was buried around 7:30pm. Earlier, his body was kept at Central Shaheed Minar to