Today is the 12th death anniversary of noted actor and theatre activist Humayun Faridi.  Born on 29 May 1952 at Narinda in Dhaka, he was a television, film and stage actor. Humayun Faridi also fought in Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971. After independence, he got

Surrounded by football fans, cameras and confetti, Taylor Swift shared an on-field kiss with boyfriend Travis Kelce after the American football star earned a second straight Super Bowl win. Millions of Americans had tuned in for the championship match - which also threw the spotlight

Sony Music Group is understood to have paid at least $600m (£475m) for half of Michael Jackson's catalogue. If accurate, it would mean the singer's musical assets are worth more than $1.2bn (£950m). The deal would also be the biggest ever for the work of a single

Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty was hospitalised on Saturday after he complained of chest pain. He is currently admitted to Apollo Hospital in Saltlake. He is undergoing treatment. According to an India Today report, the ‘Disco Dancer’ star suffered a cerebral attack.

In a monumental move, the Oscars have just announced the addition of a brand-new category to their prestigious lineup: an award for casting directors.  This groundbreaking decision comes after years of passionate advocacy within Hollywood circles, marking a significant step

Disney's chief executive, Bob Iger, has announced a series of moves which he hopes will bring "significant growth" to the entertainment giant. The plans include streaming an exclusive cut of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert movie on Disney+. The firm will also

One of the finest actors of Bangladesh, Ahmed Rubel passed away at the age of 55.  Director Nurul Alam Atiq confirmed the death news this evening (February 7). He said, “There was a special screening of my new movie ‘Peyarar Shubas’ at a multiplex in

Taylor Swift's lawyers have threatened to sue a student who tracks the private jets of celebrities, including the singer, and shares it online. Jack Sweeney, using publicly available data, tracks the take offs and landings of planes belonging to the wealthy and posts them one day

Actress Gina Carano has sued Disney and Lucasfilm after she was sacked in 2021 over a social media post in which she compared being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust. The lawsuit is being funded by Elon Musk, who made an open call on his platform X for others to join the

A Ukraine-born model with Japanese citizenship who won the 2024 Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her title, competition organizers said Monday, in the wake of a weekly magazine report detailing her relationship with a married man. Karolina Shiino, 26, was named the 2024 Miss

A social media post claiming that an Indian actress had died due to cervical cancer and a subsequent video announcing that she was alive has sparked a furious debate on the ethical conundrums surrounding online publicity campaigns. On Friday, Poonam Pandey's official Instagram

Taylor Swift stole the show at this year's Grammy Awards, becoming the first performer to win the prize for album of the year four times. The superstar had previously been tied on three best album wins with Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra. She received the prize from

Jaya Ahsan is a popular film actor in the country. The artiste, who has also won the hearts of millions in Tollywood with her acting style, has been giving good news one after another. Jaya Ahsan-starrer film ‘Fereshte’ was screened at the recently concluded Dhaka

Country’s popular singer James will perform at a concert at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital on February 16. The concert titled ‘School of Rock- Volume 2’ will be held at the Expo Zone of ICCB. Event Management Company ETC Events

Poonam Pandey, model and reality star, has died of cervical cancer, her manager said today. The 32-year-old, who was last seen on the reality show 'Lock Upp',  "bravely fought the disease", said her team. "Poonam Pandey, the beloved actress and social media

Universal Music is set to pull its millions of songs from TikTok after a breakdown in talks over payments. The move would mean the social media platform would no longer have access to songs by artists including Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Drake. Universal accused TikTok of

Popular actor Zahid Hasan has been admitted to a hospital in the capital as he was suffering from severe asthma. According to a source close to the actor, the artiste went to Nepal for the shooting of a drama on 10 January. He fell ill after 7 days in Nepal. After completing the

US Dutch Palestinian model Gigi Hadid is back on the runway. The catwalk star opened French label Jacquemus’s show in Saint-Paul-De-Vence, France, donning a textured cream-colored coat adorned with exaggerated curved sleeves. The coat was layered over a crisp, white-collared

Today is the 52nd death anniversary of noted filmmaker, writer and freedom fighter Zahir Raihan. Different socio-cultural organisations have arranged various programmes to mark the day.     Zahir Raihan, who made immense contribution towards shaping Bangla films in the 1960s,

Veteran singer and composer Kabir Suman has been admitted to a state-owned hospital in Kolkata and is now on oxygen support following complaints of breathing, sore throat and high fever. Suman, aged 72, was being attended to in cabin number 103 at the Woodburn ward of West Bengal