Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has cleared farmers' loans worth more than than 40m rupees ($560,000; £436,000). He wrote on his blog on Tuesday that he had "taken care" of 1,398 farmers by paying off their debt, adding that he felt a "sense of accomplishment". All

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has been criticised on social media for making comments perceived to be trivialising the #MeToo movement. She has in turn blamed "bad editing" of her interview for the controversy. The movement, which began in Hollywood a year ago, has seen thousands

DHAKA: Curtain fell on the fourth edition of Dhaka International Folk Fest amid much fanfare and melodious performance at Army Stadium of the capital city Saturday (Nov 17) night.  Spanish band Las Migas, Pakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Bangladeshi bands Arnob &

DHAKA: Pakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, having an equally fortified fanbase in Bangladesh, spread the spell of his unique & unbeaten singing style at Army Stadium Dhaka, last night.  He was featured on the concluding night of Dhaka International Folk Festival 2018

DHAKA: Songbirds Habib Wahid and Nazmun Munira Nancy recently lent their voices to a brand new song slated to be produced from Gaanchill Music. Nancy herself has confirmed the matter to banglanews. Habib Wahid has tuned and composed the song. Title of the song is still awaited.

DHAKA: Popular actress Aupee Karim was last seen in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki directed 2004 film ‘Bachelor’, which was the last big screen appearance for her. The versatile actress is now awaiting comeback through ‘Debris of Desire’, ending the long hiatus of 14 years. The film

GAZIPUR: Celebrated Bangladeshi litterateur Humayun Ahmed was remembered amid festive arrangements in Nuhash Polli in Gazipur sadar upazila, to mark his 70th birthday Tuesday (Nov 13).  Some 2,500 candles were lit as the clock hits 12:01am. Humayun’s wife Meher Afroz Shaon cut

American writer and former president of Marvel Comics Stan Lee has died at the age of 95. In 1961, Lee created The Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics, and went on to create titles including Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk. The legendary comic book author died at Cedars Sinai

Though he has been starring in a film or two each year since the last five years, Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi has largely been under the radar lately. But now that his eight-year-old son has successfully recovered from cancer, the actor is back in the game and how! Emraan is

DHAKA: Veteran Dhallywood actor Monowar Hossain Dipjol has bought nomination form from ruling Awami League for contesting the 11th parliamentary election. He is seeking candidacy from Dhaka-14 constituency (Kaundia-Mirpur-Shah Ali-Daussalam). Dipjol’s personal assistant Jakir

DHAKA: Bangladeshi record label Sangeeta has released a brand new song of popular Indian Bengali singer Rupankar Bagchi.   Nahid Shoma from Bangladesh has collaborated with Rupankar in the song titled ‘Chaichi Toke’. The song has been penned, tuned and composed by Robin

DHAKA: Actor Nirab Hossain is busy with his latest cop-action thriller ‘Officer Returns’ shooting.  He took to Facebook to share a few images from the set of the shoot Wednesday (Nov 7). In ‘Officer Returns’, Nirab essays the role of Swadhin Mahmood, a promising police

DHAKA: After wrapping up her long 22-day tour to United Kingdom, singer Salma returned home Saturday (Nov 4). She enthralled the audiences in her concerts in Birmingham, London, and Oldham.    However, after returning home, she made the disclosure about her new works while talking

COMILLA: Have you found your love on Facebook, if not, then get to know who have found, got hitched, and lived happily ever after. Love, relationship on social networking sites are common phenomena now-a-days. Bangladesh, having a satellite, 4G, or MNP service, is not lagging behind in

DHAKA: Lux Channel i superstar Mim Mantasha has appeared in a music video of noted singer Kumar Bishwajit, said to be marking her debut in short-format video. Mantasha shared a teaser of the video on her Facebook timeline recently, captioning ‘My first music video’.  The song

DHAKA:  After all speculation, the much-awaited Bangla cinema ‘Paathshala’ is set to be released in November. The story of ‘Paathshala’ revolves around the life struggle of a talented 10-year-old street child Manik. The release date of ‘Paathshala,’ produced by Faysal

CHITTAGONG: LRB had performed at a concert for the first time since their frontman ‘Guitar God’ Ayub Bacchu’s departure to eternity. Definitely they were missing their beloved vocal while tuning the guitar without him. Hundreds of viewers welcomed LRB at MA Aziz Stadium after

DHAKA: The fourth edition of the Dhaka International Folk Fest will take place from November 15-17 at the Army Stadium in the capital.  The event’s organizing company issued a written statement in this regard on Sunday (October 28). Music enthusiasts can enjoy the program through

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has reintroduced a ban on Indian films and television shows being broadcast on the country’s local channels. The apex court was hearing a case filed by the United Producers Association pertaining to the broadcast of foreign content on Pakistani television

DHAKA: Bangladeshi singer-songwriter-composer living in Los Angeles, United States Arzeen Kamal is a familiar name among the expatriates from his country. Arzeen earned recognition for singing Bangla songs in various US cities—Las Vegas, New York, San Diego and Santa Barbara.  He