Sunday, 24 Nov, 2024

Entertainment

Elvis Presley jets for sale

DHAKA: Elvis Presley's last two jets, the "Lisa Marie" and "Hound Dog II," are for sale.The four-engine "Lisa Marie" features a queen-size bed, gold bathroom fixtures, a videotape system with four TVs and a stereo system with 52 speakers, according to an ad posted on an aviation sales

Military bands kick off int’l music festival

DHAKA: The best military orchestras from around the world have invaded Russia's iconic Red Square in the heart of Moscow to take part in Spasskaya Tower international military music festival. This year the theme of the annual show is the First World War, reports the RT.com. The units of

Belafonte to receive honorary Oscar

DHAKA: US actor and singer Harry Belafonte is to be honoured by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.The 87-year-old will be given a humanitarian award for his work as an activist on racism and equality issues.Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, Irish-born actress Maureen

Joan Rivers passes away

DHAKA: Renowned comedian Joan Rivers died in a New York hospital Thursday afternoon at the age of 81.Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, confirmed the matter, reports BBC early Friday.The media added that Melissa said her mother passed away surrounded by her family and friends at Mount Sinai

Shakira pregnant with second child

DHAKA: Shakira has confirmed she is pregnant.Reports have been circulating for weeks that the 37-year-old singer and her soccer player partner Gerard Piqué were expecting their second child together and now the Colombian beauty has admitted she's carrying the Barcelona FC star's

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie got married

DHAKA: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie married Saturday in France, in a private ceremony attended by family and friends, says a spokesman for the Pitt, 50, and Jolie, 39. A California judge presided, reports USA Today.The couple’s children took part in the wedding. Jolie walked the

Rabindra Sangeet Evening at IGCC

DHAKA: Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh is organising an Evening of Rabindra Sangeet by one of Bangladesh’s prominent exponents, Anima Roy, at 6:30pm on August 30 at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, House No. 35, Road

Kutcher glued to Kunis

DHAKA: Actor Ashton Kutcher refuses to leave Mila Kunis’ side as her due date approaches.The ‘Two and a Half Men’ star, 36, has been spending as much quality time as possible with the pregnant ‘Black Swan’ actress, who is expecting a baby girl, recently and can’t wait to

Carey, Cannon fooled family with reunion

DHAKA: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon put their differences aside for the sake of the rapper-turned-TV personality’s grandfather when he fell ill weeks after they separated.Last week, Cannon confirmed reports suggesting the couple had split, revealing he and Carey had been living apart

Nazrul’s 38th death anniv being marked

DHAKA: Wednesday is 12 Bhadro, 1421. This day is the 38th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam – the poet of love, equality, rebellion and renaissance.  He breathed his last at the PG Hospital (now Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University) on the day of 1976 at the

Sherlock in triple Emmy awards win

DHAKA: BBC One drama ‘Sherlock’ has won a hat-trick of awards at the US Primetime Emmys in Los Angeles. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman won best actor and best supporting actor in a miniseries, although neither was present to collect their awards. Stephen Moffat also won

Cyrus again steals at MTV awards show

DHAKA: With some twerking and shaking, the leading ladies of pop music dominated the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, while an emotional Miley Cyrus and a touching moment between Beyonce and her family led the Moonman award wins of the night. Cyrus, who set tongues wagging last year

Oscar winner Richard Attenborough dies

DHAKA: Oscar-winning British film director Richard Attenborough has died at the age of 90, his son has said. Lord Attenborough was one of Britain’s leading actors, before becoming a highly successful director. In a career that spanned six decades, he appeared in films including

Nicki Minaj breaks Cyrus’s video record

DHAKA: Singer Nicki Minaj has knocked pop star Miley Cyrus off her throne after her ‘Anaconda’ music video became the most watched online.Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ has broken the record for the most views in 24 hours, snagging the top spot from Cyrus, who previously held the record

‘I’m not one to whore around’

DHAKA: The 45-year-old songstress Jennifer Lopez is open to the idea of tying the knot for a fourth time. It could be a possibility that Jennifer Lopez has given up on the idea of being happily married as she has already been involved in three divorces, but the 45 year-old singer is

John Lennon’s killer denied parole

DHAKA: John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman has been denied parole for the eighth time. Chapman, 59, who shot and killed the Beatles legend outside his Dakota Building home in New York in December, 1980, has lost his bid to walk free from prison. A three-member board denied the

Shah Rukh, Kajol to come together

DHAKA: With his latest film, Singham Returns garnering a good response, director Rohit Shetty is understandably on a new high these days.But if sources are to be believed, he has another reason to smile - it turns out that he has signed on none other than Kajol opposite Shah Rukh

Director of ‘Nandita Narake’ passes away

DHAKA: Belal Ahmed, director of critically acclaimed movie ‘Nandita Narake’, passed away on Monday.The 64-year-old director, who breathed his last at city’s Square Hospital around 11:30am, had been suffering from cardiac arrest, his family sources told banglanews.He, however,

Jackie Chan blasts violence in movies

DHAKA: Jackie Chan doesn’t want violence or ‘dirty comedy’ in his movies.The ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ actor considers the films he directs to be like his children, and he has a very strict set of guidelines he makes sure he adheres to when working on a project and it

Stallone prepares for ‘Rambo 5’

DHAKA: Sylvester Stallone is preparing to appear in ‘Rambo 5’. Stallone, 68, recently starred in the third instalment of the ‘Expendables’ franchise - in which he appeared alongside the likes of Harrison Ford and Jason Statham - and he’s already working towards starring in