Noted actor and cultural personality Dr Enmul Haque has passed away. He was 78. Enmul Haque, also a retired professor at the Department of Chemistry of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital. Ahsan Habib

The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents”. Gurnah, who grew up on one of the

Narcotics Control Bureau conducted a surprise raid on October 2 at a party being held on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai.  Initially it was speculated that a big Bollywood actor’s son was detained during this raid.  later it was revealed that Shah Rukh

A Dhaka court has summoned three persons, including cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi in a case filed against them. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jashim issued the summon on Thursday after an arrest warrant plea against them has been filed. Earlier

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) submitted its investigation report accusing cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana of tying the knot illegally. PBI inspector and also investigating officer in the case Mizanur Rahman submitted the report to the court of Dhaka

Daniel Craig's final James Bond film has finally had its world premiere in London, 18 months later than planned because it was delayed by the pandemic. No Time To Die is the British actor's fifth outing as 007. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live on the red carpet, he said the role

The short film A Midnight Tempest directed by Kolkata-based reputed theatre director Abanti Chakraborty and co-produced by the Department of English and Modern Languages, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) premiers at IUB on Tuesday (Sep 28).  A press release was issued in

Renowned Bengali writer Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (85) has been selected for the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, 33 years after he won the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Manabjamin’. Mukhopadhyay, who is a major Bengali novelist and short story writer, began his career as a

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, often affectionately called "Bennifer" by fans, have walked the red carpet together for the first time since reuniting as a couple. They posed for photographers as they arrived for the premiere of The Last Duel at the 78th annual Venice

‘Salman Shah’, one of the most iconic figures to step foot in the industry, has remained as popular as he was in his lifetime though 25 years have been passed since his death.  This Dhallywood superstar’s career and life was cut short when Shahriar Chowdhury

Indian Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla passed away due to a massive heart attack early morning. The actor was rushed to the Cooper hospital of India in the morning. He suffered a massive heart attack and had taken medicine last evening. According to reports, the actor was

TV Actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba is set to tie the knot for the third time with a Bangladeshi origin-American girl. The actor said that the wedding will be held tomorrow (September 2) at a community center in capital’s Rajarbagh. His would-be wife Shamma is born and raised in the

Film actress Pori Moni has been released from the Kashimpur Central Jail on bail, 28 days after her arrest in a narcotics case. She was handed over to her lawyer Niranjana Shurovy in presence of her uncle Jashim Uddin around 9:30, Syed Shah Sharif, jailer of Kashimpur Women's

Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, author of many notable works such as `Madhukari’ (Honey Gatherer), is no more. He was 85. Guha, died of post-covid complications at a private hospital here on Saturday at 11:25 pm at a private hospital Sunday after a massive cardiac arrest,

Top Chinese film and television actress Zheng Shuang has been slapped with a whopping USD 46.1 million fine for tax evasion, as China tightened supervision on celebrities under its new policy for reducing the wealth gap. The Shanghai Municipal Tax Service fined Shuang on Friday for tax

Children have started having endless excitement again at Toggi World, the largest indoor theme park in the country. After a long lockdown, the part at Level 8 and 9 of Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the capital is now open for children and teenagers. Many youngsters have resorted

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has sought a five-day remand again for actress Pori Moni in a case filed under Narcotics Control Act. Investigation officer of the case and CID inspector Golam Mostafa on Wednesday filed a petition with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan

Iconic singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 1965 when he was in his mid-20s, according to a lawsuit filed last week in New York. According to the suit, which was filed in state Supreme Court on Friday, Dylan befriended

An Afghan poet and historian has been tortured and shot dead by the Taliban in the country’s south, a local official said. Mohammad Omar Shirzad, the governor of Uruzgan Province, said Abdullah Atefi was killed late on August 4 in the Chora district. "The Taliban took a

A Dhaka court has granted actress Eka bail in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act at Hatirjheel Police Station. her The heroine’s lawyer Humayun Kabir applied for bail in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqul Islam on Tuesday (August 10th). The court granted