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Entertainment

‘Fast & Furious 7’ to hit Star Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the special premiere show of the latest hollywood sequel movie ‘Fast & Furious 7’ at its halls in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.Premiere of this action, crime and thriller will be held at 6:30pm on April 2.Moreover, the

Weeklong ‘music fair’ in city from Apr 9

DHAKA: For the first of its kind, a weeklong ‘music fair’ will be held on the premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area from April 9.Everyday, the fair, to be organized by Music Industries Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (MIB), will remain open to

Jolie has ovaries, fallopian tubes removed

DHAKA: Actress Angelina Jolie has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure against cancer.Writing in the New York Times, Jolie said she had the surgery last week as she carries a gene that gave her a 50% risk of developing ovarian cancer.Two years ago, Jolie,

Booker Intl prize finalists announced in South Africa

DHAKA: The finalists for the prestigious Man Booker International Prize were announced in Cape Town on Tuesday, with 10 authors from around the world contending for the 60,000 pound prize.The prize is awarded every two years to an author who has published fiction either originally in

2-day Satyen Sen ganasangeet fest from Mar 27

DHAKA: A two-day music festival titled ‘Satyen Sen Ganasangeet Utsab’ and a national competition of ‘ganasangeet’ will be held in city from March 27.The festival, to be organized by cultural organization Udichi, will pay tribute to its founder Satyen Sen, said a press release on

Disney announces Frozen sequel

DHAKA: Disney has announced it will produce a sequel to its runaway hit Frozen, which last year became the highest-grossing animated film of all time.The Oscar-winning picture made $1.27bn (£857m) at box offices worldwide, and led to record sales of related merchandise.Frozen 2 will

Fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies aged 66

DHAKA: Sir Terry Pratchett, fantasy author and creator of the Discworld series, has died aged 66, eight years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease."The world has lost one of its brightest, sharpest minds," said Larry Finlay of his publishers Transworld. The author died at home,

‘Cinderella’ at Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex organized a special red-carpet premiere of British-American romantic fantasy film ‘Cinderella’ at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area Thursday evening.The premiere featured red carpet reception, performance with costumes and

‘Game of Thrones' to air in 170 countries

DHAKA: It looks like HBO has caught wind of those "most pirated show in the world" stats Game of Thrones keeps racking up, and it's making a change.Besides launching HBO Now streaming that anyone in the US with internet (and an Apple device) can sign up for, its distribution is changing

Dr Nahar’s ‘holi evening’ with thumri at IGCC

Dhaka: The traditional spring festival ‘Holi’, also called as the festival of colors or the festival of love, was celebrated with the flavor of Indian classical music by Dr Saurav Nahar.Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre organized the soiree at 6:30pm on Saturday at IGCC in city’s

Deepika will not be arrested

DHAKA: In an interim order, the Bombay High Court has restrained the city police from arresting or taking coercive action against Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone in connection with her participation in the controversial AIB Roast show.The order was passed by a bench of justices

Harrison Ford hurt in plane crash

DHAKA: Actor Harrison Ford was "banged up" and hospitalized Friday after a 1940s aircraft he was piloting crashed during a forced landing on a golf course, his publicist said."Harrison was flying a WW2 vintage plane today which had engine trouble upon takeoff," Ina Treciokas said."He had

CHAPPIE hits Cineplex

DHAKA: Latest Hollywood sci-fi ‘CHAPPIE’ hit Star Cineplex in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath in city.Dhaka-premiere of movie was held on Thursday evening.The 3D version of the movie will be screened at 11:00am, 1:45pm, 4:30pm and 7:15pm from Friday onwards.CHAPPiE,

Saurav Kumar Nahar’s soiree at IGCC

DHAKA: A music evening by Dr Saurav Kumar Nahar will be arranged at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in city’s Gulshan area.The soiree will be held at 6.30pm on March 7.Dr Saurav Kumar Nahar is an established Hindustani classical vocal music exponent of India who is currently working as a

CHAPPIE to hit Cineplex

DHAKA: Latest Hollywood sci-fi ‘CHAPPIE’ will hit Star Cineplex in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath in city.Dhaka-premiere of movie will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday.The 3D version of the movie will be screened at 11:00am, 1:45pm, 4:30pm and 7:15pm from Friday

Russian war film festival in city

DHAKA: Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Dhaka will organize an eight-day festival of war movies to mark 70th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War of Russian People.The organizers will screen 10 films during the festival, to begin from March 6, at its auditorium on Road no

Dr Saurav’s classical music in Tangail

DHAKA: Noted music scholar Dr Saurav Nahar presented classical music in Tangail. The soiree, organized by local cultural organization ‘Sharaj-Pancham’, was held at Tangail Club auditorium on February 27. Tangail district council administrator Fazlur Rahman Khan attended the event as

After Sonam, Salman to be tested for swine flu

DHAKA: According to a report on Bollywoodlife.com, after Sonam Kapoor tested positive for swine flu, her ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo’ co-star, Salman Khan will also be screened for the H1N1 virus.The two were reportedly shooting for the film in Rajkot before Sonam was diagnosed with the

Photo display on rule of law begins Monday

DHAKA: A global photography exhibition on the challenges of rule of law and sustainable development will open at the United Nations Office in Geneva Monday.International Development Law Organization (IDLO) will arrange the show titled “In Focus: Justice and the Post 2015 Agenda - A

Star Trek star Nimoy dead

DHAKA: Actor Leonard Nimoy, who won fans worldwide for his generations-spanning role as the pointy-eared half-human half-Vulcan Mr Spock in the Star Trek television and film franchise, died Friday at age 83.Nimoy, who suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, died at his home