DHAKA: A floral masterpiece by Vincent van Gogh, painted in the closing stages of his life, has sold in New York for $61.8m. Still Life, Vase with Daisies, and Poppies exceeded its estimate of up to $50m at the Sotheby’s auction. A 1951 piece by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti

DHAKA: The launching ceremony of a book on urban Indian woman’s situation ‘Destiny’s Dalliance’ written by Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran and Neena Thimmaya will be held on Saturday, says a press release on Wednesday. The event will begin at Indira Gandhi

DHAKA: The launching ceremony of a semi-historical narrative ‘Dreams of Dhaka’, written by Towheed Feroze and published by Palok Publishers, was held at BRAC Centre Inn in city’s Mohakhali area on Tuesday.The author of the book Towheed Feroze, its publisher Forkan Ahmed,

DHAKA: Tom Cruise has reportedly been dating supermodel Miranda Kerr since meeting her in London just weeks after she split from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor Orlando Bloom.The ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ star is said to have been smitten with the Australian model after meeting her

DHAKA: Anne Hathaway has called her marriage to her husband Adam Shulman the ‘greatest spiritual journey’ and admits she wasn't expecting the ‘radical shift’ that came with her nuptials.The 31-year-old actress thought her nuptials to her jewellery designer husband Adam Shulman

DHAKA: Just imagine another Michael Jackson, or a troupe of Michael Jacksons, copies of the king of pop, singing again or rocking the stage!However, it might be unthinkable but the recent information revealed that the pop legend had left his DNA for clones before he died.Scientist

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will screen American comedy-drama film ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The show of the movie will be held at 11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm and 7:00pm from Friday onwards. ‘The Hundred-Foot

DHAKA: Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry’s new film ‘Trash’, set amid the slums of Rio de Janeiro, has won the top prize at the Rome Film Festival.The film stars three teenage boys with no previous acting experience and who speak Portuguese, reports the BBC.While foraging in

DHAKA: Hollywood star couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z have reportedly renewed their wedding vows, six years after their marriage.The ceremony, which took place during their tour of Europe where they were playing their ‘On The Run’ tour, was said to be tiny and low key, reported

DHAKA: The Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Happy New Year’ has opened to a phenomenal response at India’s box-office. Directed by Farah Khan, the movie has managed to break all earlier records on the opening day itself. A Koimoi.com report says that the film has done a whopping business

DHAKA: Oscar-winner Christian Bale, best known for his star turn in the blockbuster Batman film franchise, will play Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic. ‘We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range and that’s Chris Bale,’ the film’s screenwriter

DHAKA: As in the previous years, traditional harvest festival ‘Nabanna’ will be celebrated across the country on the first day of Agrahayan of Bangla calendar that falls on November 15. Jatiya Nabanna Utsab Udjapan Parshad, a national committee for ‘Nabanna’ celebration, will

DHAKA: Prominent singer Chhaya Karmokar will perform in a musical evening in Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in the capital on October 25. The program will be organized by in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh. Karmokar is an enlisted artist of Bangladesh

DHAKA: The first solo painting exhibition of young artist Monjur Rashid titled “Searching Myself” has begun in La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka on Tuesday. The exhibition will be continued till November 3 Opening ceremony of this exhibition was held at its Café la

DHAKA: US fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who dressed former first ladies Jackie Kennedy and Hillary Clinton, has died aged 82, BBC reports. De La Renta, who most recently designed Amal Clooney's wedding dress, was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. Born in the Dominican Republic in

US adverting weekly Adweek named six magazines as finalists for its 2012 Hot List on Thursday.2014 was full of bold and innovative cover choices, heightened by major news stories involving race, politics, gender and celebrity, but a few images really broke ground.These were covers that

DHAKA: Jennifer Lopez doesn’t want to find another boyfriend because she is concentrating on looking after her children.The 45-year-old star - who has six-year-old twins Max and Emme from her seven-year marriage to Marc Anthony - insists ensuring her little ones feel loved is the

DHAKA: Actors like Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur may be making inroads into the Hollywood scene, but actor Imran Khan feels the American film industry lacks good roles for Indian talent.‘To be honest, I don't think Indian actors get good roles in Hollywood. You either

DHAKA: US actress Elizabeth Pena, who appeared in films including ‘Lone Star’ and ‘Rush Hour’, has died at the age of 55.Pena was also known for TV shows like sitcoms ‘I Married Dora’ and ‘Modern Family’, in which she played the mother of Sofia Vergara’s character

DHAKA: Television and film actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles in 2015.The star of TV comedy ‘How I Met Your Mother’ announced the move by posting a cheeky video on Twitter.In it, he says ‘I’m in!’ as he gets off the phone, before circling