Bangladesh not to take part in upcoming Kolkata film festival
AR Rahman, Saira Banu confirm divorce after 29 years of marriage
DHAKA: Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan and Shabnam Bubly starring much-hyped action thriller ‘Rangbazz’ has been facing a notable-scale of disturbances since launching of its making. Meanwhile, a trailer of the movie was leaked abruptly on Youtube, adding another unexpected feat
DHAKA: The High Court clears way for Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan for acting in his three films, relaxing a bar imposed by a film society alliance. A High Court bench of Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice AKM Zahirul Haque stayed a portion of a notice issued by the film
DHAKA: Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington has died aged 41, reports BBC quoting Los Angels County Coroner. The coroner said Bennington apparently hanged himself. His body was found at a private home in the county at 09:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Thursday (July 20).
DHAKA: Veteran film and television actor Nazmul Huda Bachchu passed away on early Wednesday (June 28). He was 78. Bachchu breathed his last at Square Hospitals in Dhaka while undergoing treatment there at around 04:20am, said family sources. Earlier, he was admitted to the
CHITTAGONG: Private television channel Banglavision is scheduled to air a solo musical program of celebrated folk singer Momtaz on ‘Chand Raat’, the night of the moon, on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. Titled ‘Preme Jar Mon Mojechhe’, the program will be airing from 8:10 pm to 01:30
Elita-Mahadi pair earlier created a huge buzz, winning hearts of many after releasing their duet hit ‘Adit featuring Ontohin’ back in 2009. Bangla melophiles of contemporary romantic Bangla songs still can sense the soothing melody of numbers like ‘Hridoyer Jhore’, ‘Nijum
DHAKA: Once most popular and dominant Dhallywood actress Shabnur has been absent in the silver screen for a prolonged period. Though the actress is spending ‘Family times’ with husband Anik and son Aijan Nehan in abroad, she didn’t left her filmy life forlorn in Dhaka. The
DHAKA: Apu Biswas, Shabnam Bubly, Subhasree and Nusraat Faria starring four separate movies are set to hit the cinema halls on the occasion of upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr, the largest festival of Muslim community. Dhallywood ace superstar Shakib Khan will be seen sharing the screen in major
Veteran Bangla film actor ‘Nayak Raj’ Razzak will be honored with a lifetime achievement award in ‘Tele Cine Awards’ of Kolkata, early next month. Authorities of Tele Cine Awards earlier confirmed the matter to the actor family, said Razzak’s son Samrat on Friday (May 26).
Noted Dhallywood filmmaker PA Kajol died at a city hospital early hours of Thursday (May 25). He was suffering from liver cirrhosis for a prolonged period. Family sources said that Kajol breathed his last at ZH Shikder Women’s Medical College Hospital in Rayer Bazar area of Dhaka,
Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced on Tuesday (May 23). He played the famous spy in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die and the Spy Who Loved Me. Sir Roger's family confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he
Actress Reema Lagoo died of a cardiac arrest in Mumbai a little after 3 am Thursday (May 18). She was 59. Lagoo had been taken to the Kokilaben Hospital. Her last rite was attended by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Kajol, Rishi Kapoor, Sonali Kurkani and Rakesh Bedi, reports the NDTV.
DHAKA: The list of popular Dhallywood actor Mahiya Mahi’s heroes is quite rich as it is crammed with the exuberant names-- Bappy, Saimon Sadik, Shakib Khan, Arifin Shuvoo, Riaz, Ankush Hazra, and Om Shahani etc. However, breaking the preceding formats of male-dominated characters and
Bollywood Actor-politician Vinod Khanna has died in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday (April 27). He was 70. Khanna was taken to HN Reliance Foundation and Research Centre in Gurgaon some weeks ago, ostensibly for severe dehydration. There were rumors that he was actually being
DHAKA: Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), in association with Shadhona, a centre for the advancement of South Asian culture hosted a splendid Bharathanatyam, the supreme Indian classical dance program at its own campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka on April 22. Bharathanatyam prodigy
DHAKA: Noted singer-composer and freedom fighter Lucky Aakhand was laid to eternal rest at Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in Mirpur of Dhaka Saturday afternoon (April 22). Lucky’s second namaj-e-janaja was held at the central mosque of Dhaka University at noon. Earlier, his body
DHAKA: The first namaj-e-janaja of noted singer-composer Lucky Aakhand was held at Armanitola ground in older part of Dhaka Saturday morning (April 22). Noted personalities from cultural arena of the country including lyricist Asif Iqbal, Lucky’s son Sabhya Tara and residents of the
DHAKA: Legendary singer-composer Lucky Akhand died on Friday (April 21). Lucky breathed his last around 6 pm at his home in Armanitola, in old parts of Dhaka city. He was 61. The veteran artist was battling with cancer for long. Lucky shifted to home on Thursday (April 20)
DHAKA: Noted musician Prince Mahmud is a familiar name for band and modern Bengali songs. The music maestro usually doesn’t work for playback in films. However, recently, Prince Mahmud tuned a playback song titled ‘Firbo na Ar Ghore’ where popular folk artist Momtaz lent her
DHAKA: Bangladesh film actress Apu Biswas visited her ailing husband Shakib Khan at a hospital in city on Thursday afternoon (April 13) even after their unsettled conflict. Earlier on the day, film actor Shakib Khan was admitted to the LabAid Hospital in Dhanmondi for liver