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HC bans movie, drama based on Jahalom’s life

DHAKA: The High Court imposed a ban on making any film or drama based on the sufferings of Jahalom who was jailed for three years without any guilt.   The ban will remain active until disposal of a related rule issued by the HC. The HC bench of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and

ACC seeks ban film making on Jahalom’s tragic tale

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a plea with the High Court seeking ban on making any film based on the life of Jahalom who was jailed for three years without any guilt.  ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan confirmed the matter Tuesday (Mar 19). An HC bench of Justice

Vidya Balan willing to star in Sridevi biopic

DHAKA: Bollywood actress Vidya Balan says she is open to the idea of essaying the role of Sridevi in her biopic as a tribute to the late actress.  Vidya talked about it during an episode of the show Starry Nights 2. Oh! hosted by Komal Nahta. When the host asked if she would play

Sadia Nabila to play cop in 'Mission Extreme'

DHAKA: Australia-based Bangladeshi actress Sadia Nabila will appear as an officer of special police force in cop action thriller ‘Mission Extreme’. Scriptwriter-director of the film Sunny Sanwar disclosed the news at a teaser poster opening ceremony at a city restaurant beside

Ek Jamuna: Habib Ft Liza single coming out tomorrow

DHAKA: Singer-composer Habib Wahid has taken a latest move in which he will be tuning and composing for various artists consecutively and the listeners will get one new song every month released on Habib’s Music Lounge. The move, meanwhile, has started with Habib Ft Porshi song

Jennifer Lopez engaged to baseball star boyfriend

Singer Jennifer Lopez and former Yankeee Alex Rodriguez are getting married, the pair announced on Instagram Saturday night.  Rodriguez posted an image of an engagement ring on a woman's hand with the caption "she said yes" while Lopez posted the same photo captioned with heart

NZ, Canada, Australia radio stations stop playing MJ songs

Radio stations in Australia, Canada and New Zealand have become the latest to ban Michael Jackson from the air after horrific abuse claims.  Sydney's Nova Entertainment on Thursday became the latest radio group to announce they are taking the late 'King of Pop' off the air

Kylie Jenner, 21, now world's youngest billionaire

American reality television personality, model, entrepreneur, socialite, and social media personality Kylie Jenner has become the world's youngest self-made billionaire, according to Forbes billionaires' list. The youngest Kardashian family member is making her fortune from her

ABM Sumon plays sacked army spy in web series

DHAKA: Actor-model ABM Sumon has played the role of an expelled army spy in a web series tilted ‘Dhoka’.  The Anonno Mamun directed web series was shot in picturesque locations of Bali, Indonesia, recently. Sumon took part in the shooting from Feb 2 to Feb 22. He hinted

Nirab joins ‘Banglasia 2.0’ cast mates in Malaysian premiere

DHAKA: Dhallywood actor-model Nirab Hossain joined the Malaysian premiere of his much-awaited action-comedy ‘Banglasia 2.0’ in Malaysian city of Petaling Jaya Tuesday (Feb 26) night. The movie was premiered at two theaters of TGV Cinemas in Sunway Pyramid shopping mall amid

Air strikes: Pakistan boycotts Indian movies

No Indian movie will release in Pakistan, the government announced following air strikes by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on terror training camp on the Pakistani soil. Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday announced a boycott of Indian movies as

Ariana Grande eclipses Selena Gomez as Instagram's most-followed woman

Ariana Grande racked up yet another top spot on Monday (Feb 25), surpassing Selena Gomez as the most-followed woman on Instagram. Previously, Gomez held the title with 146,267,801 followers, but as of press time, Ari had barely eclipsed her fellow pop star with 146,286,173 followers.

Lady Gaga takes home Oscar for “Shallow” song

The Oscars went ga-ga for Lady Gaga as the songstress-turned-actress took home Oscar gold for co-writing the song “Shallow” for the latest Hollywood iteration of A Star is Born. Lady Gaga (nee Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), wrote the music and lyric with Mark Ronson, Anthony

Here's the full list of 2019 Oscar winners

The 91st Oscars recognises the biggest film stars in Hollywood and the behind-the-scenes talent that make movies possible. The night was highlighted by “Green Book” winning best picture, Rami Malek winning best actor for “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Olivia Colman taking home the

Rami Malek, Olivia Colman win best acting Oscars awards

Oscars 2019 has ended on a good note for the movie buffs around the globe with Green Book awarded the Best movie Award. Rami Malek has won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody where he played the role of Freddie Mercury. The Best Actress award was bagged by Olivia Colman

‘Green Book’ wins Oscar best picture award

Green Book has won the Oscar for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards. Based on a real-life road trip through the deep south in the early 1960s, Green Book’s victory proved a considerable upset at the awards, after a night largely marked by predictability. After Alfonso Cuarón

Malaysia releases Nirab-starrer ‘Banglasia 2.0’ after six years

DHAKA: Malaysia set to release Nirab Hossain starring film ‘Banglasia 2.0’ on Feb 28 as nearly a six-year ban on the movie has been lifted recently. Dhallywood model-actor Nirab Hossain appeared against Singaporean actress Atikah Suhaime in the film directed by Malaysian filmmaker

How will the ceremony change this year?

Every year, the public seem to be interested in everything to do with the Oscars. Except, that is, for the ceremony itself. This year's event takes place on Sunday night, but while most of us enjoy finding out who's won best actress or best picture, fewer people than ever have

Jewel Mazhar, Abdul Mannan get Jibanananda Puroshkar

DHAKA: Literary personalities Jewel Mazhar for poetic works and Abdul Mannan Sarker for prose were honored with Jibanananda Puroshkar 2019. The award was initiated jointly by Dhansiri Sahitya Soikat and little magazine “Durba" in 2007.  The names of the awardees have been

T-Series removes Atif, Rahat’s new songs from YouTube

A day before the terror attack in Pulwama, T-series had released popular Pakistani singer Atif Aslam's new single 'Baarishein' on YouTube.  Following the 14 February attack which claimed the lives of 44 CRPF jawans, T-series unlisted the track from their YouTube channel.