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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DHAKA: An image of a portrait underneath the Mona Lisa has been found beneath the existing painting using reflective light technology, according to a French scientist.Pascal Cotte said he has spent more than 10 years using the technology to analyze the painting, reports the BBC.He claims

DHAKA: Researcher and writer Dr Sonia Nishat Amin received ‘Ananya’ literary award for 2015.Eminent novelist Selina Hossain handed over the award to Nishat at the award-giving ceremony at Chhayanaut auditorium in city’s Dhanmondi area on Saturday afternoon.After receiving the award

DHAKA: The traditions of making North Korean kimchi and Arabic coffee are among 20 practices newly recognized by Unesco, the UN’s cultural agency.Other customs that made the cut include classical horsemanship in Austria, folk dances in Peru and Romania and a Namibian fruit

DHAKA: With the melodies of flute by Pundit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the curtain of five-day Bengal Classical Music festival dropped on Wednesday early morning.The last day of this popular classical music festival was graced with the presence of Bangladeshi celebrities from the cultural

DHAKA: Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) will organize an evening of Recitation by Dahlia Ahmed at 6pm Saturday at the IGCC office in Gulshan-1 of the capital. A leading recitation artiste and elocutionist of Bangladesh, Dahlia Ahmed was born in 1961 at Mymensingh to an esteemed

DHAKA: A five-day classical music event ‘Bengal Classical Music Festival Bangladesh’ kicked off at Army Stadium in city on Friday night.Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the fest, organized by Bengal Foundation, in the evening.Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor, Square

DHAKA: Saco Watch Co Bangladesh & Omega organized a special Spectre 007, new Movie of James Bond series, evening at the Blue Horizon Bistro of Jamuna Future Park in city on Saturday (November 21).Election Commissioner Mohammad Mobarak Ali, Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Cristian Fotsch,

DHAKA: Saco Watch Co Bangladesh & Omega is going to celebrate the new Movie of James Bond series Spectre 007.  A Special Spectre show evening has been organized at the Blue Horizon Bistro of Jamuna Future Park at 4pm Saturday. More than two hundred guests are invited to celebrate and

DHAKA: The fifth edition of ‘Dhaka Lit Fest’ has begun on Bangla Academy premises in city on Thursday.Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the three-day event in the morning. The festival will remain open for visitors from 8:30am to 7:30pm everyday.More than 250 participants from

DHAKA: The fifth edition of ‘Dhaka Lit Fest’ is set to begin on Bangla Academy premises in city on Thursday.Finance minister AMA Muhith is scheduled to inaugurate the three-day event at 11:00am on Thursday.It will remain open for visitors from 8:30am to 7:30pm everyday.More than 250

DHAKA: The most popular author, writer, dramatist and filmmaker of the country, Humayun Ahmed’s 67th Birthday was marked across the country on Friday.Different cultural organisations and TV channels chalked out different events marking the birthday of one of the prominent figures of

DHAKA: The free registration for enjoying the five-day long Bengal Classical Music Festival 2015, world's largest classical music festival, has begun on Friday.The festival will be started from November 27 at Dhaka Army Stadium.This year the event is dedicated to artist Qayyum Choudhury

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged a special premiere of James Bond latest edition ‘Spectre’ at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday evening.The movie will be screened at 1:20pm, 4:20pm, 6:50pm and 7:20pm from Friday onwards.It is scheduled to