DHAKA: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was temporarily released Tuesday from an Indian prison where he is serving time for illegal possession of weapons linked to the 1993 terror attack in the financial capital of Mumbai.The 54-year-old actor said he would spend his two weeks of leave,

DHAKA: Singer Sharon Osbourne wanted to end marriage with husband Ozzy Osbourne after he revealed that he was back on drugs.The couple’s 31-year-old marriage hit a rough patch earlier this year after the news of Ozzy’s drug use was revealed.However, they got back together

DHAKA: Former ‘Baywatch’ actress Pamela Anderson will compete at the New York City Marathon to raise funds for charity.The 46-year-old has decided to run the 26-mile road race November 3 to support her actor friend Sean Penn, reports femalefirst.co.uk, says Business Standard.She hopes

DHAKA: The fashion world can be a cruel place. No one knows this better than veteran Jean Paul Gaultier who decided to turn his spring-summer 2014 collection on its head and do the criticising for himself.With a tongue in his cheek, the irreverent designer turned his catwalk collection,

DHAKA: Miss Philippines Megan Young was crowned the 63rd Miss World pageant at a ceremony in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Saturday.Wearing a pink gown, Young waved to the audience after winning the title, reports thehimalayantimes.com.The title of the first runner-up was handed

DHAKA: Documentary serial Nongor’s maiden show ‘Buriganga’ will be aired at 7:25pm on Sunday, on the occasion of World Rivers Day, at BTV and BTV World simultaneously.Concept, scripting and presentation by Sumon Shams, this 25-minute documentary on rivers will show the present

DHAKA: Security is tight ahead of the crowning of Miss World on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, where the event was moved following protests by Muslim hardliner groups.Despite threats from the Islamic Defenders Front to disrupt Saturday night’s crowning, police say no rallies have

DHAKA: Australian actor Hugh Jackman, the star of ‘Wolverine’ and ‘X-Men’, received a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastian film festival in northern Spain.‘I will take this as a charge to go on working for many more years to move you and entertain you,’ he said

DHAKA: The authorities of Yerawada Central Jail have reportedly confirmed that Sanjay Dutt will be taking a 10-day break.The furlough has been granted to the actor for treatment of a leg ailment, reports The Times of India.He is expected to fly from Pune on a chartered flight belonging to

DHAKA: New legislation which will limit the paparazzi’s ability to photograph stars’ children has become law in the state of California.Bill 606, championed by actress Halle Berry, who testified before the state assembly, sets out to protect the children of those in the public eye.It

DHAKA: Though Nina Ricci’s safe spring-summer 2014 show broke no molds, there were some subtle surprises.The ultra-feminine Paris display from designer Peter Copping in sheer whites and pale blues - and a great, bright peacock blue - drew its inspiration in historic tailoring for

DHAKA: Though Nina Ricci’s safe spring-summer 2014 show broke no molds, there were some subtle surprises.The ultra-feminine Paris display from designer Peter Copping in sheer whites and pale blues - and a great, bright peacock blue - drew its inspiration in historic tailoring for

DHAKA: A three-day group photography exhibition will begin at Dhaka Art Center in city’s Dhanmondi area from September 27.The exhibition titled ‘POV_Prime 50’s : Season 1’ will remain open from 3:00pm to 8:00pm till September 29.A total of 50 photographs will be displayed at the

DHAKA: Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, who was recuperating at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, discharged today following improvement in his condition.The 90-year-old thespian was kept in the intensive care unit (ICU) for ten days after he suffered a myocardial infarction (heart

DHAKA: Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has been named as most ‘dangerous’ celebrity online in a survey conducted by a cyber security system.Chopra, who has been part of hit movies like ‘Don’, ‘Agneepath’ and ‘Barfi!’ has replaced Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone in this

DHAKA: After girls like Veena Malik, Claudia, Sunny Leone and Pamela Anderson, it is now neighbourhood Bangladesh model Asif Azim entering India’s Big Boss house. Azim a famous ramp model who hails from Dhaka has created waves on Indian and international ramp scene. He is all set to

DHAKA: Paris fashion week got off to a charmingly chaotic start Tuesday with a rooftop catwalk show, the first by Franco-Cambodian designer Christine Phung, at which fashionistas played ‘spot the model’.Fashion watchers who trekked up the eight flights to the top of Paris’s famed

DHAKA: Kidnapping drama ‘Prisoners’, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, has topped the US box office in its opening weekend.The thriller about two young girls who are abducted, took $21.4m, reports the BBC.Its release continues the shift away from summer blockbusters to the

DHAKA: ‘Breaking Bad’, the brutal saga of an everyman’s ambition turned evil, captured its first best drama Emmy Award on Sunday, while ‘Modern Family’ won its fourth consecutive trophy for top comedy series.‘I did not see this coming,’ said Breaking Bad creator Vince

DHAKA: A selection committee formed by the Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies has chosen helmer Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s Bengali-language “Television” as the country’s entry in the Academy Awards’ foreign language category.Produced by Bangladeshi shingle Chabial with German