Noted film actor Alamgir has been infected with coronavirus or Covid-19.  His wife Runa Laila, a famous singer, confirmed this information on Tuesday. Runa Laila in a Facebook post on Tuesday afternoon said that Alamgir's corona test report came positive. He is now

Ekushey Padak winning theatre activist and actor S M Mohsin died of Covid-19 on Sunday morning. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at BIRDEM General Hospital at 9:30am. Mohsin’s son Based Mohsin confirmed the news. His namaz-e-janaza will be held after Asr

Noted actor Mesbahuddin Ahmed Wasim, popularly known as Wasim, died in a city hospital early Sunday. He was 74. He breathed his last around 12:40 am at Dhaka's Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital, said Zayed Khan, general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artists Association.

Noted actress and former lawmaker Sarah Begum Kabori has died of Covid-19 early Saturday. She was 70. She beathed her last around 12:20 am while undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Russell National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital, her son Shaker Chishti told the media. Earlier

Legendary actress Sarah Begum Kabari has been put on life support at the Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute and Hospital in Dhaka. As her condition deteriorated, she was put on life support today afternoon, said Prof Faruk Ahmed, director of the hospital. She was admitted to

Dhaka University is celebrating the Pahela Baishakh 1428 with a token Mangal Shobhajatra, on a small scale, due to the current coronavirus situation. Students of Faculty of Fine Arts displayed masks and artworks at their programme maintaining health guidelines.  State Minister

Renowned Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque died from coronavirus infections at a hospital in the capital on Sunday morning. She breathed her last at 6:00am while undergoing treatment at city's Specialised Hospital. Sohrab Uddin, a relative of Mita Haque, confirmed this

Film actress and former MP Sarah Begum Kabori has been kept at Intensive Care Unit of Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital in the capital after her condition deteriorated. Her personal assistant Nur Uddin confirmed the news. Earlier, Kabori was shifted to the

Noted folk singer Indra Mohan Rajbongshi died of coronavirus infection on Wednesday. He breathed his last around 11.00am while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Singer Fakir Alamgir confirmed the news. The Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra

New Delhi: Late acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee's wife Deepa Chatterjee died at a Kolkata hospital in the early hours of Sunday. She was 83.  In last year November, Soumitra Chatterjee died at the age of 85 after battling for life for weeks at a Kolkata hospital. 

Namita Ghosh, the first female musician of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Friday night. She breathed her last at city’s Popular Hospital while undergoing treatment. Namita joined the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra as an artiste during the

Actor Aamir Khan is the latest celeb to test positive for the coronavirus. The actor is currently working on his film Laal Singh Chaddha, an official remake of Tom Hanks-starrer Forrest Gump. Spokesperson of Aamir Khan confirmed, “Mr. Aamir Khan has tested positive for Covid 19.

Ten poets and writers have received the Bangla Academy Literary Award 2020 in 10 categories at the Academy premises in the capital on Thursday afternoon. On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid handed over the awards to the recipients at

Md. Zakir Khan, a serial entrepreneur, educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Oxford, is releasing his new book How Success Works: The Rules and Principles That Have Driven Great People to Success during Ekushey Book Fair (Boi Mela) this

Beyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win. The star is now the most-awarded woman in Grammys history, overtaking bluegrass singer Alison Krauss. "I am so honoured, I'm so excited," she said while accepting her record-breaking trophy,

Two musicians were killed and two others injured as a lorry hit their microbus in Chattogram's Mirsharai early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Partha Guha, 50, and Hanif Ahammed, 41. Joraganj highway police in-charge Mohammad Firoz Hossain confirmed the matter to

Crisis meetings involving senior royals have taken place following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's interview with Oprah Winfrey. BBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said Buckingham Palace "will not want to feel rushed into saying something" about Prince Harry and

Tashnuva Anan Shishir is set to become the first-ever transgender woman to work as a news presenter on a television channel in Bangladesh. Shishir, already renowned as a model and social worker, will be seen presenting a regular news bulletin for the first time at the private satellite

A painting by former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, which was owned by Angelina Jolie, has sold for £7m at auction in London. The sale price was almost four times the top pre-sale estimate and beat the previous record for a Churchill painting, which was just under

The Gronthee, a South Asian literary platform in the UK in collaboration with Saudha society of poetry and Indian music, a leading promoter of Indian classical and global music as well as La Ninfa Eco, a British-Argentine literary magazines are celebrating International women's day