Musical band Promithus released their six new songs through its website www.promethusbd.com, from where listeners can download the songs in mp3 format for free, as a protest to piracy in the audio industry. The vocalist of the band Biplob said, ‘We will officially inaugurate our Mp3 Free Outlet project very soon before Eid.’ Addressing the ... Read more
Entertainment
Salman Khan busy promoting Bodyguard
With less than a month to go for the release of actor Salman Khan’s Bodyguard, not only Salman, but everyone in the family too is equally involved in the movie. The actor was shooting for the promotional activities of his film right from early Sunday afternoon at Mehboob studio in Bandra and the only time ... Read more
Slumdog Millionaire on Channel i this Eid
As part of its Eid special programme, Channel i will air the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire on the second day of Eid at 11:10am. The film has been dubbed into Bangla for the special airing. Slumdog Millionaire has been directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed by Loveleen Tandan. It is ... Read more
Mahfuz Ahmed A full calendar
Actor Mahfuz Ahmed has scripted several TV plays. This Eid his fans will get the opportunity to view two, one-hour plays and a tele-film written by him. However, acting remains a long standing passion. “I have just completed shooting for a one-hour TV play ‘ Ekjon Chhayabithi’, in which I play the protagonist,” said Ahmed. ... Read more
Sonia to settle in London
Once popular film actress Sonia is going to settle down in London. For the last seven years she has been staying there with her husband. She is now known as ‘Hashi’ to the local residents in London. According to a source from Sonia informed this correspondent that Sonia has been living in London with her ... Read more
Diti in govt sponsored movie after 26 yrs
Popular film actress Parvin Sultana Diti will perform in government sponsored movie after 26 years. She will perform in movie ‘Mukti’, directed by PA Kajol. Shooting of the movie began from August 6. Story of the film was written by director Kajol and he has also made the script. Diti started her film career by ... Read more
Spicy Bites
Shahiduzzaman Selim Shahiduzzaman Selim is the embodiment of a gifted actor. His fans are also familiar with his talents behind the camera, since he turned director. But in ‘Spicy Bites’, cultural personalities face questions on issues from all angles, i.e. ‘what would he/she do if he/she becomes the mayor of the city for a day?’ ... Read more
Naiory: Amin Khan’s trump card
“The viewers must enjoy my new movie ‘Naiory’ as I will appear before them with a complete new look,” saying this popular hero Amin Khan has challenged about the success of his latest movie. Amin Khan though performed in about 150 movies, never played the role of a boatman in any movie. He said, “For ... Read more
Ibrar Tipu directs Baby Naznin’s next album
Ibrar Tipu composed some of the popular songs on Baby Naznin’s album “Shankha Nadir Majhi”, which was released four years back. Now Tipu is working on Naznin’s next solo album. The album will feature a total of 10 adhunik and folk songs. Naznin and Tipu are mutually complimentary about the other’s talent. Naznin says: “Tipu ... Read more
No album from Mila this Eid
For the young music fans of the country Eid is more than a religious festival; it is the time for the new albums, time to be on the lookout for the Eid specials and time to make the list of what to listen to on the day. Fans eagerly wait for new albums during Eid, ... Read more
Banglalink launches folk album Shomorpon today
Shomorpon, a folk music album featuring Habib, Aurthohin and Warfaze, will be released on Banglalink Music Station 5858 today. It is the first album in which these three renowned modern musicians (Habib Wahid, Warfaze and Aurthohin) have been brought together to cover the songs of legendary Bengali folk icons Fakir Lalon Shah, Hason Raja and ... Read more
Abul Hayat on his currentendeavours and more
Renowned actor, director and playwright Abul Hayat is very busy in acting for TV plays these days for which he cannot even mange much time for performing in the theatre and radio plays. Currently he is passing a tight schedule of acting in four plays ‘Bhalobashar Recipe’, ‘Sanibar Raat Dashta Challish Minutes’, ‘Proof Reader’ and ... Read more
‘Long March’ from tonight
New drama serial ‘Long March’ will be aired on popular TV Channel Banglavision from tonight. Masud Sezan directed the serial while the director himself also wrote its story. The cast of the serial included popular actors Mosharaf Karim, Nushrat Imroze Tisha, Aa Kha Ma Hasan, Chadni, Dr Ezaz, Runa Khan, Dr Enamul Haque, Shahnaz Khushi, ... Read more
Humayun Ahmed’s 3 plays in Eid on Channel i
On the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, Channel i will air three plays written by the country’s noted litterateur and playwright Humayun Ahmed. Among the plays, the writer himself directed two titled ‘Nishikabya’ and ‘Rail Gari Jhom Jhom’ while his wife Meher Afroze Shaon directed the third one titled “Khalequzzaman Chowdhury’r Bishwo Record”. The cast of ... Read more
Eid-special directed by Suborna
Only a year back Suborna directed a special TV play for Eid, “Shunya”. Now she is directing a one-hour TV play “Badol Din-er Prothom Kodom Phool” with Bodrul Anam Soud as the playwright. “Shooting is on in full swing at a village in Gazipur. Traupa Majumdar, Sohana Saba, Nisho and Naresh Bhuiyan are donning the ... Read more
Raha wants to work with Nobel
Promising TV actress cum model Sumaiya Azgar Raha is nowdreaming to work with super model Nobel. She said, “I have a dream hidden in my mind that, I wantto work with model Nobel bhaiya. For me it will be a dream comes true. Stillit’s just a wish and I want to make it true. In ... Read more
Lalon’s songs can educate the most educated of minds
Fakir Lalon Shah (1774-1890), was a Bengali philosopher poet. He lived in the village of Chheuria in the district of Kushtia,Bangladesh. Lalon composed numerous songs and poems which describe his philosophy. Among his most popular songs are: khachar bhitor auchin pakhi, jat gelo jat gelo bole, dekhna mon jhokmariay duniyadari, paare loye jao amay, milon ... Read more
International Indigenous Day 2011
Painting competition for children A regional painting competition for primary level students from the ethnic communities was held at the hall room of CARITAS Regional office in the town on July 31. PARLAM (Protection and Establishing Rights on Land of Adibasi in Mymensingh), Manosher Jonno Foundation (MJF) and IPDS jointly organised the competition marking the ... Read more
Marilyn Monroe film to open New York film festival
A film about Marilyn Monroe’s time in England in 1956 is to premiere at the New York Film Festival. My Week With Marilyn tells of a fleeting encounter between Monroe and a set assistant while she was filming The Prince and the Showgirl opposite Laurence Olivier. The film stars Oscar-nominee
Glitz and glamour
Shaina Amin makes it big Glamorous Shaina Amin caught the public eye with her very first TV ad. The ad was for Sunsilk Shampoo, known for its catchy jingle “Teen Duguney Panch”. “I was studying in class ten when I was offered the assignment and from that time several other ads came my way,” she ... Read more