DHAKA: Sherlock Holmes star Benedict Cumberbatch married pregnant fiancée Sophie Hunter on Saturday, February 14, according to British media, with British actress Keira Knightley among the stars joining the celebrations.Cumberbatch, 38, who has been nominated for his depiction of World

DHAKA: Sherlock star and internet heartthrob Benedict Cumberbatch is set to marry his fiancee Sophie Hunter in a ceremony on the Isle of Wight Saturday.US Weekly reports, says The Straits Times.The 38-year-old fan favourite, who has been lauded for his turn as codebreaker Alan Turing

DHAKA: Theatre group Palakar will stage one of its critically acclaimed plays ‘Narigon’ at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area.‘Narigon’, written by Syed Shamsul Haq and directed by Ataur Rahman, presents the hear-breaking incidents in the palace after

DHAKA: Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) and Renoir Film Club (RFC) at Alliance Française de Dhaka are organising a film festival on WednesdayWorld Film Manifestation Programme (WFMP) was initiated by DUFS to give film-lovers an opportunity to watch rare and classic films from

DHAKA: A soiree of Qawwali will be arranged at New Chancery Complex in UN Road in city’s Baridhara area on Monday. Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) will organize the program, to be performed by Yousuf Khan Nizami, an Indian singer in Sufi and modern Qawwali songs, and his troupe,

DHAKA: Fifteen eminent personalities, including renowned folksinger Abdur Rahman Boyati, have been nominated for the Ekushey Padak-2015.They have been selected for their outstanding contributions to the country, said cultural affairs ministry sources on Sunday evening.The other recipients

DHAKA: Pritom Ahmed, a singer, lyricist and composer, has released a new song protesting country’s ongoing violence and death of people in fire.The song, ‘Hok Protibad’, was released on YouTube, a social video platform, on Saturday night. Pritom, who has earned critical

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