Sunday, 19 Oct, 2025

Entertainment

Fashion world mourns Scott’s untimely death

DHAKA: Celebrated fashion designer L’Wren Scott was found dead in her apartment on Monday from an apparent suicide.According to media, the police officers, who were first to arrive on the scene, reported that a woman was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in an apartment building

Tributes pour in as Jagger denies split report

DHAKA: Tributes have poured in for fashion designer L’Wren Scott, discovered dead in her New York City flat in an apparent suicide.Scott, who was believed to be 49, was found by her assistant at 10:00 local time on Monday, reports the BBC.Supermodel Naomi Campbell, Vogue editor Anna

Depp, Heard host engagement party

DHAKA: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard hosted an engagement party.The couple reportedly celebrated their impending nuptials by throwing an intimate bash with their closest family and friends at The Carondelet House in Los Angeles last Friday.According to US Weekly, Amber wore a white silk

Gaga admits bankruptcy during early career

DHAKA: Lady Gaga has revealed she was bankrupt during her ‘Monster’s Ball’ tour.The ‘Applause’ singer admits she suffered financial difficulty after she invested her entire $3 million dollar fortune into staging at her concerts in a bid to launch her pop career back in 2009.Gaga

‘Mr. Peabody’ tops North American box office

DHAKA: The 3-D animated ‘Mr. Peabody And Sherman’, a comedy about a hyper-intelligent, time-traveling dog and his adopted boy, took in an estimated $21.2 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, falling 34 percent as predicted by its studio.Xinhua reported, says

Rihanna, Drake dating exclusively

DHAKA: The ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’ rapper Drake is reportedly the ‘happiest’ he’s ever been since rekindling his short-lived romance with the ‘Pour It Up’ singer Rihanna and the couple are so smitten with each other they have decided to stop dating other people.A

Electrician in shock after Scarlett proposal

DHAKA: A man has described the moment he thought he had ‘hit the jackpot’ when a beautiful brunette van driver stopped and asked him, ‘Are you single?’Kevin McAlinden was completely unaware the siren was Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson disguised in a dark wig, and that he was

Comedian David Brenner dies

DHAKA: Comedian David Brenner, a regular on Johnny Carson`s "The Tonight Show," has died after a battle with cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday. He was 78.Brenner was a staple on Carson`s late-night show, appearing more times than any other guest -- 158, according to a bio on his

Russell plans to buy property In India

DHAKA: Russell Brand is reportedly determined to buy property in India and live there six months a year.The 38-year-old comedian is apparently so obsessed with yoga, Hinduism and all other things that he wants to have his own house there, reported Radar Online.‘Russell consulted his

Naomi in talks to star in ‘The Birds’ remake

DHAKA: Naomi Watts is reportedly in talks to take on Tippi Hedren’s iconic role in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock thriller ‘The Birds’.The movie classic is set for a revamp by blockbuster moviemaker Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes company, although he won’t direct the film, that

Udichi to arrange 3-month workshop on acting

DHAKA: Country’s one of the reputable cultural organizations Udichi Shilpi Goshthi will arrange a three-month workshop on acting.The workshop will begin on April 5.Eminent cultural personalities Mamunur Rashid, professor Niranjan Adhikari, Lucky Enam, Afroza Banu, professor Ratan

Adichie wins US fiction honour

DHAKA: Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won the US National Critics Book Prize for her novel Americanah.The writer’s work tells the story of a Nigerian woman who moves to the US to pursue a college education.In 2008, her second novel, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, won the

Britney helps sick kids

DHAKA: Britney Spears joined sick children for art therapy earlier this week.The ‘Piece of Me’ hitmaker, who has children Sean Preston, eight, and Jayden James, seven, with ex-husband Kevin Federline, took part in a collage-making exercise with youngsters at Children’s Hospital Los

Aamir turns 49

DHAKA: Indian actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan, who turned 49 on Friday, is happy with the way his Bollywood career shaped up last year courtesy ‘Dhoom 3’.He has planned to dedicate all his time in 2014 to his social issue-based TV show ‘Satyamev Jayate’. Besides one Hindi movie,

Shahid Kabir’s art show at Bengal

DHAKA: Artist Shahid Kabir’s solo exhibition ‘I Bow My Head To You In Deep Obeisance’ is being held at Bengal Shilpalaya in city’s Dhanmondi area.Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest Wednesday evening.Spanish ambassador to Dhaka Luis

Moon fest at Jaydebpur saal forest

DHAKA: Cultural organization Pratisrishti will celebrate traditional ‘Dol Purnima’ as Moon Festival at the saal forest in Jaydebpur.The festival will begin at 5:00pm on the first day of Chaitra of Bangla calendar that falls on March 15. It will continue till 5:00 in the morning the

Shahid Kabir’s art show at Bengal

DHAKA: Artist Shahid Kabir’s solo exhibition ‘I Bow My Head To You In Deep Obeisance’ will begin at Bengal Shilpalaya in city’s Dhanmondi area.Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor will inaugurate the exhibition as chief guest at 6:00pm on Wednesday.Spanish ambassador to

‘Cyrus is on dangerous path’

DHAKA: Canadian vocal quartet ‘Tenors’ say Miley Cyrus is going down a ‘dangerous’ path.The Canadian vocal quartet think the former Disney star, who was catapulted to the spotlight as Hannah Montana, has numerous young fans who admire and ‘copy’ her, and the band are worried

Cheryl back on ‘The X-Factor’

DHAKA: Simon Cowell has officially confirmed pop singer Cheryl Cole is returning to the judging panel on UK talent show ‘The X Factor’.The former Girls Aloud star served as a two-time winning coach on the British program between 2008 and 2010, and in 2011, she was famously dropped

Swift tops Billboard’s ‘Money Makers’ list

DHAKA: Taylor Swift has added another award to her pile, one that doesn’t come with a statuette, but signifies her broad appeal to music fans.She was announced as the winner of Billboard magazine’s annual ‘Money Makers’ ranking of musicians who reaped the biggest paydays during