Premier show of the drama serial “Garbhodharini”, based on popular writer Samaresh Majumdar’s widely read novel, was held at a city hotel on Saturday night. The first episode of the drama will be telecast on Channel 1 at 8:15pm on Wednesday. Audience will watch this serial on every Wednesday and Thursday at the same time. ... Read more
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3 Idiots Review
Movie Review: ‘3 idiots’ Starring: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi & Boman Irani Director: Rajkumar Hirani Directed by Rajkumar Hirani the flick opens with Farhan(R. Madhavan) and Raju (Sharman Joshi) beginning a journey in search of their lost friend Ranchoddas Shaymaldas Chajaad (Aamir Khan) who leaves college all of
Premiere show of ‘Indumotir Boitha’
The premiere show of the documentary titled ‘Indumotir Boitha’ directed by Biplob Kumar Paul was held at Bangladesh Film Centre auditorium in Dhanmondi in the city on Tuesday. The documentary has depicted how Indumoti, an underprivileged woman, struggles to feed her handicapped son and daughters and dreams to see better days ahead. The documentary focuses ... Read more
Thirty First Countdown on ETV
The private television channel ETV will telecast a magazine programme titled ‘Thirty First Countdown’ in celebration of the New Year 2010. The programme featuring songs and dance performances will begin at 10:45pm and continue till 1:00am. Popular singers and actors Habib, Mousumi, Akhi Alamgir, Rupon, Khea, Rinku, Mimi,
Review Of The Year – Blockbusters
From FemaleFirst As this year in cinema draws to a close, FemaleFirst takes a look back over the years films. This time out, it’s the turn of blockbusters. This summer saw the launch of more blockbusters than ever seen before, filling the summer months with gorgeous touch guys, mind blowing special effects and more explosions ... Read more
Hits and Misses of 2009 in Bollywood
By far the biggest hit of the year is undoubtedly Rajkumar Hirani’s latest magnum opus ‘3 Idiots’. The film has witnessed unprecedented opening collections including the paid preview collections. Perhaps for the first time in the annals of the Hindi cinema, ‘3 Idiots’ had as many as 38 shows starting from the unearthly hour of ... Read more
Konal wins “Channel i Shera Kontho 2009”
Konal from Dhaka won the Channel i Sherakantha 2009 award. She got Tk eight lakh from Channel i and Tk 25 thousand from Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation. She also got gift hamper from Citicell and Tk three lakh from Falgu Polymer Industries Ltd. With the participation of 50 thousand audiences the name of this ... Read more
“Channel i Shera Kantho ‘09” finale tonight
The much-awaited grand finale of “Channel i Shera Kantho-2009” will be held today. Viewers at home and abroad can watch the ‘Maha Utshab’, aired live from Rajshahi District Stadium. Seven finalists — Ripon, Shakila, Konal, Tithi, Chaity, Nodi and Rafsan — will vie for the title. Four judges of the competition — Runa Laila, Sabina ... Read more
Third Person Singular Number released
The much expected 123-minute film ‘Third Person Singular Number’ was premiered on December 10 at Star Cineplex of Bashundhara city amidst an air of festivity. Produced by Impress Telefilm and directed by Mustafa Sarwar Farooki, the film was released at several cinema halls in Bangladesh on December 11, including Star Cineplex, Balaka Cineworld, Abhisar and ... Read more
Sushmita Sen to adopt again
FORMER Miss Universe Sushmita Sen is planning to complete her family by adopting another baby. The news is doing the rounds in Bollywood about the single mother who wants a little sister for her daughter Reene who she adopted in 2000 becoming the first single mum in Bollywood. It is said that the 34-year-old, who ... Read more
New serial Vober Manush on Channel 1 from tonight
The first episode of new drama serial ‘Vober Manush’ will be aired from tonight on Channel 1. It will be aired at 9:00pm. ‘Vober Manush’ is scripted by Maruf Ahmed and directed by Monir Hossain Jibon. Rokeya Prachi, Ashu Islam, AKhMa Hasan, Dihan, Pran Roy and Mughdha have performed main roles in the drama serial. ... Read more
“Rong-er Dunia” on Banglavision
Banglavision will air the drama serial “Rong-er Dunia” tonight at 9:05 pm. The serial has been written and directed by Hassan Jahangir. The play revolves around two rural landlords and their struggle for power. One of them invites a band from Dhaka to perform at his daughter’s birthday party. Seeing an opportunity to ruin the ... Read more
Ranbir Kapoor & Priyanka Chopra Lock Their Lips
The chocolate hero is melting a lot these days. The latest heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor has locked his lips with Priyanka Chopra in the upcoming movie Anjaana Anjaani. The kissing scene for the Siddharth Anand directed movie was recently shot during the its Bangkok schedule. Although Ranbir and Priyanka are pairing for the first time their ... Read more
Programme upholds Dhaka’s heritage
A daylong cultural programme titled ‘One mile square’ on preservation of the heritage, archaeological sites and ecological balance of old Dhaka was held at seventeen different locations in the city on December 4. The programme jointly organised by Dhaka-based organisation Britto Arts Trust and London-based organisation Visiting Arts included mixed media installations and presentations, video ... Read more
Cartoon Vs Corruption
Exhibition by Transparency International Bangladesh It is of prime importance to encourage anti-corruption attitudes among the youth. That is exactly what Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has set out to do. Over the last four years, the organisation has held countrywide competitions and exhibitions with participants in the age groups 13-18 and 19-35. In keeping with ... Read more
Katrina tops Sexiest Asian Women list once again in Eastern Eye survey
‘Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the sexiest Asian girl of them all?’ This is the question that UK’s magazine Eastern Eye asked in a survey. And, not surprisingly, Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has topped the annual World’s Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women list once again, beating former beauty queens, models and established Bollywood ... Read more
GSE Team Travelogue to RID-5240, California, the Golden State of America
A Write-up By Syed Rabius Shams The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International (RI) is a unique vocational and cultural exchange opportunity for young professionals and businessmen/women in their initial stage of career. Reciprocity is the key to GSE. Each of the paired Rotary District sends and receives ... Read more
Ash looks forward to being a mom
Aishwarya Rai says she is fully convinced that actor-husband Abhishek Bachchan will make a good father in real life because he is so “real and rooted”. “Everybody has been asking me if Abhishek will be a good pa (father) in connection with the release of our forthcoming production Paa. I think it’s silly for me ... Read more
Kareena finally beats Aishwarya Rai
Remember when Aishwarya Rai was paid a staggering Rs 8+ crore for her film ‘Endhiran’ with Rajnikanth? As a result she had become the highest paid actress in the history of Bollywood. All that goes out the window as size zero Kareena Kapoor now commands a rather humongous salary – she has been offered Rs ... Read more
Ex-Miss Argentina dies after cosmetic surgery
Former Miss Argentina lost her life after going under the knife to get firmer buttocks. Solange Magnano, 38, who was crowned Miss Argentina in 1994, died of pulmonary embolism after undergoing a gluteoplasty in Buenos Aires. It is normally routine procedure, which involves placing implants in the buttocks to give them a firmer outline. According ... Read more