DHAKA: British director Ken Loach’s film ‘I, Daniel Blake’ has won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. It was the 79-year-old’s second award for best picture at the festival after 2006’s ‘The Wind That Shakes the Barley’, reports the BBC. Loach attacked the

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the premiere of ‘The Angry Birds’ at STAR Zone in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday evening (May 19). This animation, action, family and comedy Hollywood movie will be screened at 10:50am, 1:50pm and 3:10pm from May

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere of ‘The Angry Birds’ at STAR Zone in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday (May 19). The show of this animation, action, family and comedy Hollywood movie will begin at 6:45pm on the day. The Angry

DHAKA: South Korean author Han Kang won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize 2016 for “The Vegetarian,” a novel about a woman who gives up eating meat. The Man Booker International Prize celebrates non-English language books translated and published in the United Kingdom.

DHAKA: Ukraine’s Jamala has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The country scored 534 points with its song 1944, about the deportation of Crimean Tatars under Josef Stalin, reports the BBC. Australia finished second with 511 points, while Russia

DHAKA: Bangladesh Minister for Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor opened a Bangladesh cultural show at the auditorium of Western Province Aesthetic Resort in Colombo in Monday (May 9) evening. The ceremonial inauguration of the show by traditional lighting of candles were also

DHAKA: In celebration of 155th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) organized lectures here in city on Friday (May 6). Three distinguished speakers gave lectures at the program titled ‘Myriad minded Tagore’ at the IGCC. The lectures were

DHAKA: Pop superstar Janet Jackson is expecting her first child at age 49. The younger sister of Michael Jackson stunned funs last month by halting a global tour and saying that she and her husband Wissam Al Mana were ‘planning our family’, reports Hurriyet Daily News. Jackson,

DHAKA: The Rolling Stones have told Donald Trump to stop playing their songs during his presidential campaign. The band have issued a statement saying that the US presidential candidate does not have permission to use the band’s music, reports the BBC. ‘The Rolling Stones have

DHAKA: Banglanews24.com will extensively cover the upcoming Cannes Film Festival from its grand opening to the end. Banglanews special correspondent Johny Hoque and also head of entertainment department will join the festival on behalf of the country’s popular newsportal. Last

DHAKA: Adele has been named as Britain’s richest ever female musician. The Sunday Times list the top 50 music millionaires in the UK and Ireland puts the singer’s £85m fortune in 30th place - an increase of £35m compared to last year, reports the BBC. The only female singer

DHAKA: The hugely popular, acclaimed and influential musician Prince has passed away at his home in Minnesota in USA. He was 57. Police were summoned to his Paisley Park estate early on Thursday and found his body in a lift. An investigation has been opened, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: Dilip Kumar's family, colleagues and well-wishers heaved a sigh of relief as the beloved Bollywood veteran was released from Mumbai's Lilavati hospital, where he was admitted a week ago for respiratory issues. According to Indian Express, Dilip sahab was discharged

DHAKA: Screen legend Dilip Kumar was taken to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital on April 16 after complaining of respiratory problems. The 93-year-old actor has now been moved out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) but is being closely monitored because of his age. Dilip saab has been in and

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will screen the 3D version of latest Hollywood adventure, drama and family movie ‘The Jungle Book’ at its Hall-5 in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapatha from Friday (April 15). The movie will be screened at 7:30pm everyday from Friday onwards.

DHAKA: On the occasion of its 11th founding anniversary cultural organization Bhawaiya Angan arranged a soiree of bhawaiya songs at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area on April 8.   Bangla daily Jugantor features editor Rafiqul Haque Dadu Bhai inaugurated the

Dhaka: Some after two and half minute-drum music, Sher Ali took his flute to play, spreading the melodies through waving his right hand. Beside him, Meher Ali was playing harmonium. “Shah-e-Mardan…/ Sher-e-Yazdan…Quawat-e-Parwardigar… (King of bravery…/ Lion of Allah…/

DHAKA: Two brothers, Ritu Raj and Prithwi Raj, will perform in several concerts in the USA. The duo will reach New York City on April 10 and attend soirees in several areas during their month-long visit. However, Ritu Raj is a vocalist while Prithwi Raj a music director. They

DHAKA: Noted film director of Bangladesh, Shahidul Islam Khokon, breathed his last at a hospital in city’s Uttara area on Monday (April 04). He was under treatment here for a long time. Current President of Bangladesh Film Directors Association Shahidul Islam Khokon is known for

DHAKA: ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ has taken $424m at the box office worldwide in its first five days despite poor reviews. The global total - the fourth-highest ever - included $170.1m in the United States, a record for a March debut and the sixth-highest US opening