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‘Little Mermaid’ dominates Memorial Day weekend box office

May 30, 2023 by Admin

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Disney’s live action remake of “The Little Mermaid” brought in $117.5 million domestically over the four-day weekend, representing the fifth-highest Memorial Day weekend opening all-time, according to Comscore.

The movie’s debut fell in line with expectations. For the three-day weekend, The Little Mermaid earned $95.5 million domestically, which is roughly the same amount Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin earned when it debuted over Memorial Day weekend in 2019.

Foo Fighters rock with Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane to drum onstage at Boston Calling

May 28, 2023 by Admin

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Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane once again honoured his late father as Foo Fighters embark on their summer tour.

On Friday, the 17-year-old joined the band onstage to perform their 1995 hit I’ll Stick Around during the band’s headlining performance at the Boston Calling music festival.

Midway through the 20-song set, Foo Fighters welcomed Violet Grohl to sit in on “Shame Shame”, which included a snippet of Van Halen’s “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”, and “Rope”. Dave Grohl then dedicated a heartfelt solo rendition of “Cold Day in the Sun” to Taylor’s family and Taylor before introducing Shane Hawkins. The young Hawkins sat in on drums during “I’ll Stick Around”.

Shams Ahmed won Emmy Award for Music Direction as first Bangladeshi-American

May 28, 2023 by Admin

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Music Director Shams Ahmed has become the first Bangladeshi-American to win an Emmy award for Music direction for a Super Bowl LVII piece, “Ragged old flag”, at the 44th Sport Emmys. Shams Ahmed announced the news on his Facebook along with his Emmy award.

“To receive this award is an honor and blessing – but to be the first Bangladeshi/Bangladeshi-American to win an Emmy Award for Music Direction feels absolutely unbelievable. Thank you to everyone for your unwavering support,” read his post.

5 Bangladeshi films going to London’s Rainbow Film Festival

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 by Admin

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The 24th edition of the Rainbow International Film Festival is going to kick off in London, UK, on May 28 at the Genesis Cinema on Mile End Road, East London. The festival has been organised by the Rainbow Society.

Alongside screening 45 films from different countries across the world, five films from Bangladesh will be shown at the festival. These include: “Beauty Circus”, “Saatao”, “Damal”, “Paap Punyo” and “JK-1971”.

Parents should encourage children pursue dance: discussants

May 25, 2023 by Admin

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Discussants have said that children should be encouraged to pursue dance so that they can grow up healthy individuals.

The made the remarks while speaking at a programme organised by dance organisation Nrittangan at the auditorium of National Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday.

The organisation arranged the programme as part of its national dance competition for children, which was organised marking the 52nd founding anniversary of the country.

“Deora” sets records on YouTube, gains popularity globally

May 21, 2023 by Admin

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The fifth song from Coke Studio Bangla’s second season, “Deora,” debuted on May 7 and has since taken over YouTube. Surprisingly, the song racked up over 21 million views in just 11 days, breaking a record on the platform.

The song “Bhaber Pagal” by Nigar Sumi and Jalali Set previously had the most views in Coke Studio Bangla, with 24 million.

This song was released a year ago while “Deora” received its astounding 21 million views in just 11 days. Not just for Coke Studio Bangla but for any Bengali song, such a quick surge to stardom is a rarity.

Bubly doesn’t even want to utter Shakib’s name

May 21, 2023 by Admin

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At a recent occasion, Bubly spoke with the media and criticized Shakib Khan for casting her name in the shade in the press. According to the “Leader Amie Bangladesh” actress, a decent guy shouldn’t criticize his son’s mother, and that she doesn’t even want to utter his name.

“Shakib Khan considers himself to be a superstar, yet his output proves otherwise. As it really doesn’t suit my taste, I don’t even want to say his name. He accuses me of using him as a shelter, but is it wrong for me to do so as his wife and the mother of his child? I don’t want to mention his name again because of his ridiculous comments, the actress remarked.

Shilpakala stages ‘Hamlet’

May 20, 2023 by Admin

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Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy staged its acclaimed production titled Hamlet at the National Theatre Hall of the academy on Friday.

The play, written by William Shakespeare, has been translated into Bangla by Syed Shamsul Haq.

Thespian Ataur Rahman has directed the production.

Set in Denmark, Hamlet depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who murders Hamlet’s father in order to seize the throne.

Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1: New trailer released for Tom Cruise’s much-awaited thriller

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 by Admin

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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1: Twitter @MissionFilm

The highly anticipated film, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1, starring Tom Cruise, is set to hit theaters on July 12.

Paramount Pictures, the studio behind the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, is pulling out all the stops to deliver another thrilling installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Fans have been eagerly awaiting this release, as the trailer has been teasing them since last year when it was attached to screenings of Maverick.

In this adrenaline-pumping trailer, we catch a glimpse of the legendary Ethan Hunt, portrayed by the incomparable Tom Cruise, alongside a star-studded cast including Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, and Vanessa Kirby, reprising their roles from previous Mission: Impossible films.

Popular actor, freedom fighter Farooque no more

May 15, 2023 by Admin

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Legendary Bangladeshi film actor, freedom fighter and ruling Awami League lawmaker for Dhaka-17 Akbar Hossain Pathan (Farooque) passed away while undergoing treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Monday. He was 74.

The actor died at about 10:00am Singapore local time.

Farooque dominated the silver screen during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. He was born on August 18, 1948 in Dhaka.

Ticket price for Anuv Jain Live in Dhaka announced

May 11, 2023 by Admin

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After much anticipation, “Anuv Jain Live in Dhaka” concert ticket prices have been announced through a joint statement by Adventure Communications and Triple Time Communications. The announcement was made through Adventor Communications official Facebook page Wednesday night (10 May).

Triple Time Communications and Adventor Communications will jointly organise the event.

“The most anticipated time is over. Here’s the ticket price of “Anuv Jain Live In Dhaka”. Tickets will be available on Tickify Website!” the post read.

Shobnom Bubly replied to Shakib Khan

May 11, 2023 by Admin

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During an interview on Tuesday, May 9th, Shakib Khan stated he will never work with Bubly on any other film, citing this as his “final decision.”

“I won’t be sharing screen with Bubly and that’s my final decision. If you have watched the song ‘Surma Surma’, then you will notice that, even though it is a romantic song, there was a distance between us. We didn’t even touch each other in the song. This has never happened in my acting career. I don’t want to share screen with her anymore,” said Shakib Khan.

Renowned Indian author Samaresh Majumdar dies

May 8, 2023 by Admin

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Renowned Indian author Samaresh Majumdar died in a hospital in Kolkata of Indian state of West Bengal on Monday late afternoon, reports Anandabazar Patrika Online.

The report said that the author died at about 5:45pm on Monday. He was 81.

Samaresh was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for more than a decade.

Tagore’s 162nd birth anniversary today

May 8, 2023 by Admin

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Today is the 162nd birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, one of history’s most revered poets and writers, towering above all others in the Bangla canon.

Kabiguru Rabindranath, was born at Jorasanko in Kolkata on 25 Baishakh, 1268 (May 7, 1861).

He became Asia’s first Nobel laureate after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali in 1913.

Blackpink’s Lisa makes new history becoming the first K-pop soloist to hit 1 billion streams

May 7, 2023 by Admin

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Blackpink’s Lisa is unstoppable when it comes to breaking records and making history in the music industry. Recently, the Thai idol has accomplished another incredible feat by becoming the first K-pop soloist to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify with her album “LALISA”.

As the lead single from her debut single album of the same name, LALISA was made available by YG Entertainment on September 10, 2021. It is characterised as a dynamic hip-hop track with Thai culture as an influence, written and produced by longtime YG collaborator Teddy Park, Bekuh Boom, and 24.

Audience will prefer local films to “Pathaan”: Dipjol

May 7, 2023 by Admin

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Renowned actor and producer Monowar Hossain Dipjol was adamant against showing Indian films in Bangladesh. The actor has strongly protested against the government’s willingness to import films from India, having previously stated that showing Indian films in Bangladesh cinemas would destroy the Bangladesh cinema industry.

Now, as the Shah Rukh Khan starrer film “Pathaan” is set to have its theatrical release in Bangladesh this May 12, the “Dulavai Zindabad” actor is preparing to give “Pathaan” a run for its money.

Bangladeshi singer Masha performs in King Charles’ coronation choir

May 7, 2023 by Admin

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Masha Islam, Facebook/British Council Bangladesh

Bangladeshi musical sensation Masha Islam has performed in Britain’s King Charles III’s coronation choir.

This is a huge achievement for the young singer, who has gained widespread fame for her recent song,

Masha was a part of the choir virtually, as a part of various performances of the Commonwealth. The video of the performance was shown during the coronation.

The news was confirmed by British Council Bangladesh, who in their post wrote,

Jaya Ahsan’s Ardhangini hits theaters this June

May 7, 2023 by Admin

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Following the release of ‘Beauty Circus’ starring Jaya Ahsan in Bangladesh, the actor’s upcoming film ‘Ardhangini’ will be released in India on June 2nd. The Kaushik Ganguly directed project will play Jaya in the main role.

After ‘Bishorjon’ and ‘Bijoya’, this is the third time Jaya and Kaushik are working together. The film also features Churni Ganguly, Kaushik Sen and Ambarish Bhattacharya.

Jaya shared the official poster of the film on her social media account, announcing the release date for the film.

Fourth anniversary of Subir Nandi’s death today

May 7, 2023 by Admin

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Today is the fourth anniversary of the death of Ekushey Padak-winning singer Subir Nandi, whose contribution to Bangla songs made him a household name, affecting the way how music lovers perceive songs and singing in the post-independence Bangladesh.

On November 30, 1953, Subir Nandi was born at Teliapara Tea Estate in Habiganj. Subir and his nine siblings learnt music from Ustad Babar Ali Khan. He recorded his first song in 1972, which was written by Mohammad Mozakker and composed by Ustad Mir Kasem Ali Khan.

Ed Sheeran celebrates lawsuit victory with surprising street performance

May 6, 2023 by Admin

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After winning his Marvin Gaye copyright trial, Ed Sheeran surprised fans with an impromptu performance in New York City.

The Grammy winner visited the Soho pop-up shop for his latest album, which was released on Friday, and was greeted by hundreds of screaming fans.

Sheeran then took out his guitar, climbed onto the roof of a nearby car, and serenaded the crowd with some of his biggest hits, including ‘Thinking Out Loud,’ which was central to his recent legal drama.