‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ actor Alia Bhatt is all set to make her Hollywood debut opposite the ‘Wonder Woman’ star Gal Gadot in a Netflix film titled Heart of Stone. Besides Bhatt, the Tom Harper-directorial also stars Jamie Dornan and Gal Gadot, with other cast members are yet to be confirmed. This development was confirmed by Netflix ... Read more
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The Batman Has The Biggest Opening Weekend Of The Year
The Batman raked in $128.5 million (£97.6m) at the domestic box office over the weekend, marking the biggest opening weekend of 2022 so far. As reported by Variety, the DC flick – which stars Robert Pattinson as a moody iteration of the Caped Crusader – saw huge earnings in North America. These were matched by ... Read more
Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan reveals she has NO plans of becoming an actor like her father
Unlike her counterparts, Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan has shared she has no interest in following her father’s footsteps and becoming an actor. The star kid took to Instagram and conducted a Q and A session with her fans and followers. Answering all questions at once, Ira Khan clearly stated that she would not be joining ... Read more
Virtual Museum Bangladesh launched
Virtual Museum Bangladesh (VMB), a virtual platform developed to preserve the country’s heritage sites in the digital sphere, was recently launched in the capital. Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Prime Minister’s Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser unveiled the virtual museum at the Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Auditorium of the National Museum in Dhaka. The museum ... Read more
Zayed Khan takes oath as BFAA general secretary
Zayed Khan was elected the General Secretary of the Film Artistes’ Association, held on January 28. He defeated his opponent Nipun by 13 votes. Challenging the result, Nipun appealed to re-count the votes. Even after that, Zayed remained undefeated. However, before he could take the oath, on February 5, the Chairman of the appeal board, ... Read more
Viral ‘Kacha Badam’ singer crashes his new car, rushed to hospital
Viral song “Kacha Badam” singer, Bhuban Badyakar, had a car accident yesterday. The incident happened when he was learning to drive his recently purchased vehicle. Bhuban was rushed to a speciality hospital in West Bengal, according to a tweet from Free Press Journal. According to several media reports, Bhuban suffered injuries to his chest and ... Read more
HC stays trial of drug case against Pori Moni
The High Court on Tuesday stayed the trial proceedings of a narcotics case against film actress Pori Moni for three months. A bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Salim also asked the government and the police to explain in four weeks why the proceedings in the case against Pori Moni would not ... Read more
Aamir Khan starrer Mogul, is the film shelved?
Aamir Khan announced earlier that he would collaborate with Bhushan Kumar for the biopic of Gulshan Kumar, the founder of T-series. However, there has not been any update about the shooting of the film yet. In an interview with a leading daily, the maker of the film, Bhushan Kumar confirmed that the film is in ... Read more
Print exhibition pays tribute to Language Movement martyrs
Artistes are displaying prints to pay tribute to Bangla language and Language Movement martyrs in an exhibition ongoing at Safiuddin Shilpalay in Dhanmondi. The ten-day group art exhibition is displaying 38 artworks by 30 eminent and young artists. The artworks were selected out of a pool of more than 60 artworks that were submitted to ... Read more
Prachyanat launches website on their 25th founding anniversary
Prominent theatre troupe Prachyanat celebrated their 25th founding anniversary yesterday. On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, their website (www.prachyanat.com) was launched as a part of their year-long silver jubilee celebrations. Noted actors Zahid Hasan, Azad Abdul Kalam, and Shatabdi Wadud, along with avid theatre activist and renowned
‘Amar Bhashar Chalachchitra 1428’ kicks off at TSC
The 20th edition of ‘Amar Bhashar Chalachchitra 1428’, organised by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), starts today. The will take place at the TSC premises of Dhaka University and will end on February 26. The largest festival of Bangla language films will commence on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, with the screening of Satyajit Ray’s “Agantuk”. ... Read more
Deepika Padukone to make biopic on father Prakash Padukone
Deepika Padukone might have made her name in Bollywood but she is not the only famous person in her clan. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is a world renowned Indian badminton player. Prakash was World no. 1 in the sport in 1980. He was also the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship in ... Read more
Eminent poet Quazi Rosy passes away
Ekushey Padak-winning poet and former lawmaker Quazi Rosy dies in a hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on early Sunday. She was 73. She breathed her last at about 2:30am, said her daughter Sumi Sikandar. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of the noted poet. Quazi Rosy was admitted to ... Read more
Jibanananda Das’s birth anniv Thursday
Today is the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Jibanananda Das. Different organisations will pay tribute to the poet organising special programmes. Jatiya Kabita Parishad Barishal will organise a programme at Jibananda Auditorium in Barishal city. Jibanananda Das was born on February 17, 1899 in Barishal. He belonged to the group of poets who tried to
Winners of National Film Awards 2020 announced
Siam best actor, Deepanwita best actress, lifetime achievement for Anwara Begum and Raisul Islam Asad The information ministry on Tuesday announced the names of the winners of the National Film Awards for the year 2020. The ministry issued a gazette notification announcing the National Film Awards 2020 in 27 categories. The government grant-winning Gazi Rakayet-directed ... Read more
Bappi Lahiri no more: Disco King of Bollywood dies at 69
Legendary Indian music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri breathed his last today at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 69 years old at the time of passing. “Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Monday. But his health deteriorated on Tuesday and his family called for a doctor ... Read more
Veteran Indian singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay dies
Legendary Bengali singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay passed away at the Apollo Hospital in eastern Kolkata this evening. She was 90. Sandhya, who was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 infection, died of heart attack this evening. The legendary singer had been admitted to a state-run hospital on January 27 and was later shifted to a corporate hospital the
Ekushey Book Fair begins today
Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2022 begins on Bangla Academy premises and at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka at 3:00pm today. Bangla Academy organises the fair every year commemorating the historic Language Movement of 1952 and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the movement. The fair is scheduled to continue till February
They express jubilation
Three talented young artistes Puja, Dighi and Pushpita have expressed jubilation after the HSC results came out today. Champion of “Khude Gaan Raaj” 2015, Nuzhat Sabiha Pushpita scored GPA 5 from City College. The singer is passionately maintaining a balance between her profession and education, even studying during shooting breaks to fulfil her goal. She ... Read more
Neither Zayed nor Nipun can hold general secretary post of Film Artistes’ Association until Feb 13
The Supreme Court chamber judge today stayed till February 13 a High Court order that halted the Appellate Board’s decision cancelling the candidacy of Zayed Khan and declaring Nipun as the general secretary of Film Artistes’ Association. Justice Obaidul Hassan, chamber judge of the SC’s Appellate Division, also issued status quo on functions of general ... Read more