DHAKA: Search engine giant Google is celebrating the 63rd birthday of legendary singer-composer late Lucky Akhand Friday (June 7) with a special Doodle. Lucky Akhand was born in Patla Khan Lane of Dhaka in 1956. He was associated with band 'Happy Touch'. Akhand started

DHAKA: Actress-singer Ruma Guha Thakurta passed away on Monday morning at her residence in Kolkata. She was 84. Ruma was suffering from old age-related ailments. After making her silver screen debut with Hindi film Jwar Bhata in 1944, Ruma Guha Thakurta, a niece of filmmaker

DHAKA: Prominent playwright, director and actor Momtazuddin Ahmed passed away due to old-age complications at a city hospital on Sunday (June 2). He breathed his last at Apollo Hospital at 3.48pm, Professor Ratan Siddque, long time friend of Momtazuddin Ahmed told Banglanews.

DHAKA: Bangladeshi origin Canadian singer-songwriter-performer Shahana Quazi is all set to release her latest music video on June 3, marking Eid-ul-Fitr.  The music video titled 'Tomar Anari' will release on Shahana's own YouTube channel. Besides, a high-quality audio

DHAKA: Bangladesh cabinet adopts a condolence motion over the death of Subir Nandi and Khalid Hossian, renowned singers who are heralded as legends in the music industry of Bangladesh.  The motion, placed by the cabinet division, has been adopted in the regular cabinet meeting chaired

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has won the Cannes film festival's most prestigious award. The Palme d'Or was awarded for his film Parasite, a dark comedy thriller exploring social class dynamics. The festival came to a close this evening after 11 days of previews of new

DHAKA: Ekushey Padak winning Nazrul Sangeet singer and researcher Khalid Hossain passed away at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka Wednesday (May 22) night. He breathed his last at 10:15pm. Khalid Hossain's son Asif Hossain

KHULNA: Farhana Yasmin Shawon, a Rabindra Sangeet singer based in Khulna, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her rented residence here Sunday (May 19). Jatiya Rabindra Sangeet Sammilon Parishad Khulna unit Vice President Advocate Mina Mizanur Rahman said Shawon died

DHAKA: Veteran theatre, television and film actress Maya Ghosh lost her battle with cancer Monday (May 19). She breathed her last around 8:45am. Dipak Ghosh, elder son to the deceased, confirmed the matter to Banglanews. BDST: 1207 HRS, MAY 19, 2019 SI/SMS 

With a glamorous cast of flesh-eating undead including Iggy Pop, US filmmaker Jim Jarmusch kicked off Cannes' cinema showcase on Tuesday with an acerbic swipe at American society: though the zombie romp lacked the bite some critics had hoped for. The comedy marked the opening salvo

The 72nd Cannes Film Festival is set to open Tuesday with the premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy “The Dead Don’t Die” and the introduction of Alejandro Inarritu’s jury. This year’s Cannes arrives with the usual swirl of celebrity and controversy. Debuting at the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has donated Tk 10 lakh to veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman for treatment of the ailing actor. The actor's daughter Koyel received the cheque from Sheikh Hasina's Special Assistant Barrister Biplob Barua at Asgar Ali Hospital in Old Dhaka Monday

DHAKA: Doctors consented to the idea of treatment abroad for Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman, though no final decision has been taken yet. ATM Shamsuzzaman has been kept on life support for 14 days at Asgar Ali Hospital in Gendaria of the capital.  Dr Samanta Lal Sen, national

KUSHTIA: A three-day festival was arranged at Shilaidaha Kuthibari in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia, marking the 158th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore. Kushtia-1 lawmaker AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha, as the chief guest, has inaugurated the festival Wednesday

DHAKA: Bangla Academy this year honored three eminent personalities with Rabindra Award, on occasion of the 158th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore. Prof Safiuddin Ahmed and Prof Begum Akhtar Kamal have received the award for their research on Tagore

DHAKA: Renowned singer and composer Subir Nandi passed away at a Singapore hospital early on Tuesday (May 7). He was 65. He breathed his last at Singapore General Hospital at around 4:26am, Dr Rajesh Sikder, husband of Subir Nandi’s daughter Falguni Nandi, told Banglanews. 

DHAKA: Prarthona Fardin Dighi, who earned recognition as a child artist, has been in a hiatus from acting for long. She sat for SSC examinations in English version, from Stamford School & College in Dhaka this year. Dighi secured 'A-' with overall CGPA 3.61, her father

DHAKA: Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been kept on life support again at Asgar Ali Hospital in Gendaria of the capital city on Monday (May 6) as his condition further deteriorated. Saleh Jaman Selim, younger brother of the actor and also Director of Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra,

DHAKA: Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been kept on life support at Asgar Ali Hospital in Gendaria of the capital city on Tuesday (April 30). The actor's younger brother Sheikh Russesl Krira Chakra Director Saleh Jaman Selim confirmed the matter to Banglanews, in the evening.

DHAKA: Veteran comedian Anisur Rahman Anis passed away at his Tikatuti residence in old parts of Dhaka Sunday (April 28) night. He breathed his last at 11am. He was 78. "We are deeply shocked as comedy actor Anis has left us," Shilpi Samity President Misha Saudagar told