DHAKA: The Martian star made a big early splashdown in award season, winning for best actor in a musical or comedy at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday."It’s been literally 18 years since I’ve been here doing this and with a little more context, I know how lucky I am and

DHAKA: A meeting between US actor Sean Penn and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Mexican jungle helped lead to the drug kingpin's capture this week.A Mexican official said Saturday, asiaone.com publishes this report on Sunday (January 10).The US rock magazine posted online on Saturday an

KOLKATA: The five-day theater fest-2016 is set to kick off in Indian city of Kolkata on Friday night.The curtain will rise on the festival through presentation of drama directed by Suresh Bharaddaj presented by National School of Drama of India at Ahindramancha, ICCR around 6:00am.Theme

DHAKA: Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra won ‘Favorite Actress’ in a New TV series award at the People’s Choice Awards 2016 for her leading role in American TV thriller series ‘Quantico’.The 33-year-old, who plays the role of an FBI agent named Alex Parish

DHAKA: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has unseated Avatar to become the top film of all time in North America.Disney says, reports the BBC.The studio says the JJ Abrams film earned enough on Wednesday to pass the $760.5m taken by ‘Avatar’ over its lifetime.‘Avatar’, however,

DHAKA: For the esteemed readers, banglanews24.com presents the names of five highest grossing movies in Bollywood for 2015.1. Bajrangi BhaijaanStarring Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Harshaali Malhotra, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ was release on July 17. This comedy

DHAKA: As in the previous years, banglanews24.com uphold the list of 10 best movies by Time magazine for the outgoing 2015. Names of the movies are given below:1. SpotlightIn Tom McCarthy’s urgent, rolled-up-shirtsleeve of a movie, detailing how the Boston Globe uncovered a hydra-headed

KOLKATA: Banglanews24.com will play the role of a media partner of an upcoming theater festival in Indian city of Kolkata.Popular plays of the theatre groups of India and also from Bangladesh will be staged at Ahindramancha, ICCR and science city theaters in Kolkata under the direction of

DHAKA: The latest "Star Wars" film has smashed yet another box office record, raking in $49.3 million on Christmas Day in North America -- the highest total ever on the holiday, industry figures showed Saturday."Star Wars: The Force Awakens" easily bested the previous Christmas Day record

DHAKA: The 3D version of latest Hollywood movie ‘Star Wars; The Force Awakens’ hit Star Cineplex at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday afternoon (December 24).The premiere show of this action, adventure, sci-fi and fantasy sequel movie was held at

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere show of the 3D version of latest Hollywood movie ‘Star Wars; The Force Awakens’ at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday (December 24).The show of this action, adventure, sci-fi and fantasy

DHAKA: Miss World, 2013, Megan Young is all set to host this year’s Miss World beauty pageant.The event will take place on Saturday (December 19) at the Beauty Crown Grand Theater with 114 contestants competing for the coveted crown.Apart from being Miss World 2013, Megan is a

DHAKA: Burlington musician Bob Wagner chose to restage “The Concert for Bangladesh” in southern Burlington in USA with his fellow Burlington-area musicians, led by Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band, the group for which Wagner plays guitar. The fundraiser is scheduled to begin 9

DHAKA: A nine-member cultural delegation, led by Tamanna Rahman, exponent of Manipuri dance and accomplished choreographer of Bangladesh, is going to Nepal to perform on December 16, 2015, the 45th Victory Day of Bangladesh.The Embassy of Bangladesh to Nepal invited Nrityam Nrityasheelon

DHAKA: Artiste Uma Khan, wife of film actor Helal Khan, sued her husband on allegation of demanding dowry.She filed the case with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court on Thursday.Recording the statement of the plaintiff, metropolitan magistrate Amit Kumar Dey issued summon

DHAKA: Bollywood star Salman Khan is not guilty in the 2002 hit-and-run case, the Bombay High Court ruled Thursday, overturning his conviction by a lower court in May and dropping all charges against him.The 49-year-old superstar broke down after hearing the verdict, reports the NDTV."The

DHAKA: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has been released from a prison in the western Indian city of Pune.Dutt, 56, was sentenced for firearms offences linked to the 1993 Mumbai blasts which killed 257 people and injured 713.He was convicted of buying firearms from the bombers but said the

DHAKA: The founder of soul group Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White, has died in the US, his brother has said.White, 74, died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Thursday morning. He suffered from Parkinson's Disease, reports the BBC.His band had a series of hits including September, Boogie

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka-premiere of the latest Hollywood adventure, drama and thriller ‘The Revenant’ at its hall in Bashundhara City on Panthapath on Thursday evening (February 4) in city.The movie will be screened at 10:50am and 4:25pm from Friday onwards.A 2015

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