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TV personality Barkatullah dies of Covid-19

DHAKA: Md Barkatullah, noted television personality and father of popular actress Bijori Barkatullah, died of coronavirus at a city hospital on Monday morning. He was 76. He breathed his last at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Green Life Hospital at around 9:30am while undergoing

The Gronthee to host 6th session of world poetry on Aug 1

  The Gronthee is set to host the sixth unique session of world poetry - '100 poets around the world for love' on Saturday (Aug 1). The award winning Bengali literary platform in UK is arranging the events as part of the Gronthee Facebook Live Poetry Series on every

Golden opportunity to Watch Living Legends on “Chai-Wai and Rangmanch - 2020”

  A Last few sessions with Shri Shatrughan Sinha, Shri Subhash Ghai, Smt. Supriya Pathak, Smt. Shabana Azmi & Shri Rashmin Majithia on Coconut Theatre Facebook Page – THE SHOW MUST GO ON! Golden opportunity to Watch Theatre Masters Live!!! Coconut Theatre proudly

Amala Shankar, renowned Indian danseuse, dies at 101

Noted Indian danseuse Amala Shankar died in Kolkata on Friday. She was 101. "Today my thamma (grandmother) left us at the age of 101. We just celebrated her birthday last month (June). Feeling so restless that there is no flight from Mumbai to Kolkata. Heartbroken. May her soul

Amitabh Bachchan, in hospital with COVID-19, borrows father's poem for latest post

Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently being treated for COVID-19 in Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital along with his son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, dedicated his latest post to healthcare workers who "work tirelessly, relentlessly, unselfishly" to

Andrew Kishore laid to rest

RAJSHAHI: Renowned singer Andrew Kishore was laid to eternal rest at Christian cemetery in Rajshahi on Wednesday noon (July 15). Earlier in the morning, fans and relatives of the playback legend attended his funeral at the Bangladesh church.   His coffin was kept on a makeshift

Andrew Kishore’s funeral on Wednesday

RAJSHAHI: Celebrated singer Andrew Kishore, who breathed his last on July 6, will be buried in Rajshahi on Wednesday (July 15) as his two children returned home from abroad. The body is now kept in mortuary of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. He will be buried at Christian cemetery

Elvis Presley's only grandson Benjamin Keough dies aged 27

Rock 'N' Roll legend Elvis Presley's only grandson died on Sunday (July 12), his mother Lisa Marie Presley's manager confirmed to AFP, with local media reporting the death as an apparent suicide. Benjamin Keough, 27, was found in Calabasas near Los Angeles from a

Amitabh, Abhishek, Aishwarya test positive for coronavirus

Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's best known film actors, has tested positive for Covid-19, he told his millions of Twitter followers. "I have tested Covid positive, shifted to hospital, hospital informing authorities, family and staff undergone tests, results awaited," he wrote.

I will find out families of 100 missing persons: RJ Kebria

DHAKA: RJ Kebria is one of the most famous social influencer and well-known name in the FM radio industry in Bangladesh. He started his career in 2006 with Radio Today as a radio host. Since then, the audience favorite has been working in the industry for over 14 years. Currently, he

Andrew Kishore on oxygen support

RAJSHAHI: Renowned singer Andrew Kishore has been put on oxygen support as his health condition deteriorated on Monday noon (July 6). He was put on full oxygen support in his sister Shikha Biswas's house in Rajshahi that also adjoins a small clinic. Dr Patrick Bipul Das, the

Andrew Kishore in critical condition 

RAJSHAHI: Renowned singer Andrew Kishore, who has returned home from Singapore after 9 months, is now in critical condition in Rajshahi. The health condition of the legendary singer is deteriorating day by day. And he is requiring oxygen support. Andrew Kishore’s relative Sahfiqul

Poet, filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta joins virtual discussion with Gronthee

Indian poet and prominent contemporary Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta has joined an online discussion with The Gronthee, an award winning Bengali literary platform in the UK. The virtual discussion was held at 4pm (UK Time) on Tuesday (June 30) as part of Gronthee’s Facebook

Saudha is Bringing the Beauty of World Music and Unique Dance Production

As part of Saudha's facebook live concert series that began about 3 months ago and connected many musicians, dancers, poets from different cultures all around the globe, a prominent Spanish Flamenco guitarist Rafael and a Kathak dancer from India Ameera Patankar are being featured on

Gronthee launches FB live series with poets around the world 

The Gronthee, an award winning Bengali literary platform in UK, has launched a Facebook Live series tilted, “Hundred Poets Around The World” in a bid to spread the message of love and humanity all over the world through poetry. The first part of the series was organized on Saturday

Noted litterateur Nimai Bhattacharya no more

DHAKA: Eminent litterateur and journalist Nimai Bhattacharya has passed away. He was 89. He breathed his last on Thursday morning at his residence at Tallyganj of Kolkata (India), said a Kolkata TV online. He had started his career in journalism. A novel which was written by him was

Sushant Singh Rajput's autopsy report confirms suicide

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra apartment in Mumbai on June 14, Sunday. The post-mortem has been completed at Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital and the autopsy report conducted by a team of three doctors has said that the provisional cause of death

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput commits suicide

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput has committed suicide at his residence in Bandra, Mumbai. The actor’s representative confirmed the news. The Kai Po Che actor was 34 years old. He reportedly hanged himself. Expressing shock at his death, Anurag Kashyap tweeted, “Wtf .. this is not

Bollywood mourns Wajid Khan’s death

Music composer Wajid Khan of renowned composer duo Sajid-Wajid died at a Mumbai hospital in the wee hours of Monday because of complications from kidney infection, reported news agency PTI. He was 42.  Wajid Khan, best known for composing peppy Bollywood numbers along with his brother

Sushmita Sen reveals how she overcame Addison’s disease

Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen recently revealed that ‘meditating with nunchaku’ helped her heal after she was diagnosed with Addison’s disease in 2014. In a video shared on her official YouTube channel, Sushmita is seen performing various moves with