DHAKA: A Bangladesh Festival will be arranged in Russia in September aimed at displaying Bangladeshi culture including music, dance and painting.The decision has been taken at a meeting, chaired by Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, held at secretariat on Sunday.Cultural Minister

DHAKA: The National Film Awards 2013 is set to be announced soon for the prominent artistes of Bangla movies in 24 categories.Prominent actress Moushumi is going to get the best actress award for ‘Devdas’ film, a reliable source confirmed the matter to banglanewsOn the other hand,

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka premiere of Hollywood epic fantasy movie ‘Seventh Son’ at its halls in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath. Opening show of this action and adventure movie in 3D version was held Wednesday evening. However, the Cineplex will release

DHAKA: Like previous years, traditional ‘Hatekhari’ festival for children will be celebrated at the premises of Liberation War Museum in city’s Segun Bagicha area on Friday.‘Hatekhari Jatiya Parshad’, a national committee for Hatekhari festival, will organize the program at

DHAKA: It was Larry Towell, the world renowned Canadian photographer, presenting his picture essays to the viewers at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on Wednesday evening.It was a great opportunity especially for the students of the university to see the works of a Magnum

DHAKA: The solo fashion photo exhibition of designer Walliuddin Ahmed Chowdhury began in Galerie Zoom of city’s Alliance Française on Tuesday. The Inaugural ceremony of this exhibition titled ‘Moving the Globalization Fashion’ was held in Café la Veranda and it will continue till

DHAKA: The mobile-phone users are getting the opportunity to use the song ‘Bangladesh’, which was prepared by banglanews24.com upholding the spirit of cricket world cup as well as inspiring the Bangladesh team, as their welcome tune.With this initiative, users of Grameenphone,

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere of Hollywood epic fantasy movie ‘Seventh Son’.Opening show of this action and adventure movie in 3D version will be held at 7:15pm on Wednesday at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath.However, the Cineplex will

DHAKA: Actress Geraldine McEwan, known for playing Agatha Christie sleuth Miss Marple on ITV, has died aged 82, her family said.She died on January 30 following a stroke at the end of October. The Bafta award winner had a long and successful career in theatre, television and films.She

DHAKA: IUB Theatre staged their 16th production Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Daakghar’ at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on January 27, said a press release.The club performed the play in front a full house audience some of them were guests but the majority had to pay to watch the

DHAKA: British author Salman Rushdie’s first novel in seven years will be released in September, his publishers said.The title, “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights”, is a reference to the collection of folk tales known as the Arabian Nights, reports TOI.It “blends

DHAKA: Srishti Cultural Centre will perform Bharatnatyam and folk dance at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in city’s Gulshan area on Saturday. According to the organization, they have a strong commitment to humanity and society. Through the medium of dance, the Centre strives to promote

DHAKA: The prestigious "Bangla Academy Sahitya Award 2014" in seven categories was announced Thursday afternoon ahead of the month-long Ekushey book fair beginning from the first day of February. Bangla Academy director general Dr Shamsuzzaman Khan declared the names of the winners at a

DHAKA: Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out first runner-up Miss USA Nia Sanchez and contestants from more than 80 other countries at Sunday’s pageant in Miami.Vega, a 22-year-old student of business administration from Barranquilla, Colombia, said

DHAKA: Sunny Leone has always stunned fans with her looks and charm. Most of her fans have seen her in the bold avatar, but they surely didn’t see this one.She, however, recently posted a pic from her childhood on Instagram. According to the Vegmomos, in the pic she looks much cuter

DHAKA: A weeklong International Children's Film Festival will begin on Saturday in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet.Children's Film Society Bangladesh will organize the festival with the slogan of ‘Future in Frames’.According to the organizers, they will screen films and documentaries

DHAKA: A music soiree was held at Alliance Française in city’s Dhanmondi area on Tuesday evening.Ghazal singer Manzurul Islam Khan presented songs based on Hindustani classical music at the event.Eminent poet Asad Chowdhury was present as chief guest while lyricist Shahidullah Farayzi

DHAKA: Country’s one of the largest news portals banglanews24.con on Sunday published a music video titled ‘Bangladesh’ to uphold the spirit of cricket world cup and inspire the national team and their fans as well.Popular singers Arfin Rumey and Kornia sang the song in the music

DHAKA: The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts says she would like to see more diversity in Oscar nominations, after a row about this year’s nominees.All 20 contenders in the main acting categories are white and there are no female nominees in the directing or writing

FROM BAITUL MUKARRAM PREMISES: The fourth namaz-e-janaza of ‘Ora Egaro Jon’ famed filmmaker Chashi Nazrul Islam was held after the Zohar prayers at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in city.Earlier, body of this national award winning filmmaker was brought to the mosque at 12:27pm