DHAKA: To honor her contributions to Bengali songs, West Bengal government will confer this year’s ‘Bangabibhushan’ to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (September 17) told reporters at the state Secretariat about the decision taken by

DHAKA: ‘The Modern family’ star Sophia Vergara’s bank account has been bumped by $43 millions in last year making her the highest paid TV performer for the fifth consecutive year. The numbers meaning she held her sovereignty even among male stars, her last year’s earning is

DHAKA: Philippines film The Woman Who Left, a black and white drama by director Lav Diaz, has won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival. It tells the story of a schoolteacher’s thirst for revenge and her feelings of forgiveness after 30 years in jail for a crime

DHAKA: Country’s noted movie screenplay writer Joseph Shatabdi breathed his last at his Sirajganj residence early Thursday (September 7). He was 62. Joseph left behind his wife, two sons, one daughter and many well wishers. The screenwriter had been suffering from a rare type

DHAKA: Legendary singer Lucky Akhand’s three most popular songs are scheduled to be released with music videos on Wednesday (September 07). PRAN Group will release the videos of ‘Abar Elo Je Shondha’, ‘Amay Deko Na’ and ‘Age Jodi Jantam’ on YouTube in the evening. The

DHAKA: Popular Bangladeshi performer-cum director Tauqir Ahmed won award in best director category for his work ‘Oggaytonama’ in Kosovo Festival titled “The Goddess on the Throne”. He also received the best script writer award in the festival. Tauqir confirmed about his

DHAKA: Action movie star, writer, director and martial artist Jackie Chan is to be given an honorary Oscar for his “extraordinary achievements” in film. The US film academy also voted to give the awards to editor Anne Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary maker

DHAKA: The namaj-e-janaza of one of the prominent post-1947 Bengali poets, Shahid Qadri, was held at Dhaka University (DU) central mosque after the Zuhr prayers on Wednesday (August 31). People from all walks of life, including socio-cultural organizations, professional bodies,

DHAKA: The namaz-e-janaza of poet Shahid Qadri will be held at central mosque of Dhaka University (DU) after Zuhr prayers on Wednesday (August 31). Later, he will be buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard. Earlier in the day, people from all walks of life paid their

DHAKA: The body of Ekushey Padak winner USA expatriate poet Shahid Qadri has reached Dhaka on Wednesday morning (August 31). A jet of Emirates Airlines, carrying the body, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 9:00am. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special

DHAKA: US actor Gene Wilder, famous for his lead role in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died at the age of 83. His family confirmed this on Monday (August 29). The comic actor also starred in classic films such as The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Book Fair in India's Kolkata is set to begin on September 1 and will continue till September 10. With collaboration of the Ministry Of Cultural Affairs, the 6th book fair has been arranged to introduce the Bangladeshi books and writers to west Bengal. Cultural

DHAKA: The 40th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being marked across the country on Saturday (August 27). On this day (12 Bhadra of Bangla calendar year) in 1976, the poet of love, equality, rebellion and renaissance passed away at the then PG Hospital, now

DHAKA: The 45th birth anniversary of late Bangladeshi cinema superstar Salman Shah is set to be celebrated on September 29. Salman Shah Memorial Committee has chalked out scores of programs, including daylong discussion and cultural events, to mark the day. Confirming the matter, SM

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained for the third time in a USA airport. This time immigration officials at Los Angeles airport detained him for quizzing on Friday.  The actor tweeted, “I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained

DHAKA: One of the fastest bowlers in cricket history has made an unlikely career move - starring in a romantic comedy. The film ‘UnIndian’ was shot in Sydney and will open across 300 screens on the cricket-mad sub-continent after a red-carpet premiere on 19 August. Australian

DHAKA: The 10-day art exhibition featuring tiger-inspired paintings by artist Nazir Hossain ended on Sunday (August 7) at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka. The exhibition drew a huge attention amongst the art lovers and tiger enthusiasts. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman

KUSHTIA: Eminent baul singer Abdur Rob alias Gopal Shah breathed his last at the age of 75, under treatment at Kushtia General Hospital on early Sunday (August 7). Rauf, son of late Siraj Joaddar of Baradi Fakirpara in district town, fell ill a week ago after returning from London.

DHAKA: A literature seminar, titled “Theory, Interdisciplinarity and the Wor(l)d” by eminent Professor Dr Azfar Hussain, was held on July 30 at Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB). Dr Azfar said, “Mobilizing Shakespeare’s character Caliban as a figure of resistance, while

DHAKA: Eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi died on Thursday (July 28) in Indian city Kolkata. She had suffered a major heart attack on July 23. The 90-year-old was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Vibhushan, Jnanpith and Magsaysay Award, among several