Ekushey Padak-winning thespian and popular television actor Aly Zaker was buried at Banani graveyard following a namaz-e-janaza after Asr prayers on Friday. The actor died at 6:45am while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at United Hospital in the capital. He was 76. He was earlier admitted to
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Aly Zaker passes away
Ekushey Padak-winning stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker has passed away. Aly Zaker passed away at Dhaka’s United Hospital at 6:45am. He was being treated for Covid-19. Earlier, on November 17, he was admitted to Bangladesh Specialized Hospital due to cardiac issues. He was battling cancer for the last four
Soumitra Chatterjee tests Covid-19 negative: Hospital sources
Noted actor Soumitra Chatterjee has tested negative for coronavirus and his condition has improved, doctors attending on him at a private hospital in Kolkata said on Wednesday. Chatterjee, 85, has had no fever since Tuesday evening but is still in an “acute confusional state”, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting doctors at Belle Vue Clinic ... Read more
A prolific playback voice goes silent forever
Andrew Kishore, one of the most prolific playback singers of the country, passed away this evening at his hometown Rajshahi after battling cancer for months. He was 64. Kishore breathed his last at 7:00pm at the residence of his sister Dr Shikha Biswas in Rajshahi city, his brother-in-law Dr Patrick Bipul Biswas confirmed to The ... Read more
Amjad Hossain passes away
Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winning actor-filmmaker Amjad Hossain passed away on Friday noon at Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok. Hossain was 76 and is survived by two sons and wife. He breathed his last at around 2:57pm in Bangladesh time, Hossain’s daughter-in-law Rasheda Akhter informed New Age. Hossain was undergoing treatment at
Actress Tazin Ahmed passes away
Popular small screen actress and also a journalist Tazin Ahmed died on Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in the capital. She was 43. Tazin was rushed to the Regent Hospital in Uttara at noon on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack. She was kept on life support. Doctors pronounced her dead at 4:35 pm. She ... Read more
Noted singer Shammi Akhtar passes away
Noted singer Shammi Akhtar passed away on the way to Birdem Hospital in Dhaka this afternoon. She was 62. Akhtar was suffering from breast cancer for past six years. She is survived by her husband singer Akramul Islam, a son and a daughter. ‘Shammi was suffering from cancer for the last six years. This afternoon ... Read more
Purnima, Mosharraf and Iresh join forces for Eid play
This Eid television audience will see popular actors Purnima, Mosharraf Karim and Iresh Zaker together in single-episode television play “Prem Othoba Duhshopner Raat Din”. Written by Nur Siddique and directed by Tuhin Hossain, shooting for the play wrapped up recently at a shooting house in the capital’s Uttara. About working with Mosharraf and
Aupee and Nobel in Mahfuz Ahmed’s Tumi Amake Boloni
Popular television actor Mahfuz Ahmed ventured into direction in 2006. His directorial debut “Good Bye Senerena” cast Nobel and Aupee Karim in the lead roles. Nearly a decade later, Mahfuz is reuniting with Nobel and Aupee for single episode television play, “Tumi Amake Boloni”. Written by Maruf Rehman and directed by Mahfuz, shooting for the ... Read more
We are in a transitional state in music: Akhi Almagir
Akhi Almagir, a popular adhunik singer, is recognised for her stage performances both within and outside our country. She has been singing for over a decade and her mesmerising voice has carried her to the peak of her career. Apart from her musical talent she was a TV host, a model and won the National ... Read more
Sumaiya Shimu ties the knot!
Popular TV actress Sumaiya Shimu has just tied the knot, to Nazrul Islam. Nazrul is currently the country director for the international NGO Relief International. Their wedding ceremony was held today (August 28) at the Hotel Amari in the capital. According to Shimu, the marriage was arranged by her family, and the engagement had taken ... Read more
Rabirag bids adieu to monsoon
Rabirag bade farewell to monsoon on the penultimate day of the season organising a vibrant programme at Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library in the capital on Friday. The show, Barshamangol, comprising Tagore’s monsoon songs and dance recitals based on same genres of songs, was a nice treat for Tagore lovers in a rainy ... Read more
Tareque, Mishuk remembered
Celebrated filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier were remembered through a commemorative event marking their fourth death anniversary at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday. Both Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, along with three others, died in a road accident on August 13, 2011.
Jalaler Galpo invited to Indian film fest in Australia
Director Abu Shahed Emon’s Jalaler Galpo has been invited to the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne-2015 beginning today, adding to the growing list of recognitions for the feature-length film. The festival is mainly an event for the Indian films but it also includes a section for South Asian films under which jalalar Galpo has been ... Read more
Tareque Masud’s death anniversary today
Several cultural organizations will observe today the fourth death anniversary of Tareque Masud, one of the pioneers of the new wave of filmmaking in Bangladesh in the 1990s, who died this day in 2011 in a road accident along with his four colleagues including the renowned cinematographer Mishuk Munier. Masud’s feature-length film Runway and short Narosundor ... Read more
Mim-Bappy’s “Sweetheart” to release on Valentine’s Day
On upcoming Valentine’s Day, film goers will see Bidya Sinha Mim and Bappy sharing screen space in Wajed Ali Sumon’s film “Sweetheart”. The romantic comedy recently received a clearance from the censor board and awaits release in the first quarter of 2016. “This is going to be one of the best films of my career. ... Read more
Dipa Khandaker in “Jana Gontobbo Ojana Somoy”
Popular small screen actress Dipa Khandaker is working with director Shanta Rahman after a hiatus of two years in a single episode TV play “Jana Gontobbo Ojana Somoy”. Written by Naznin Hasan Chumki, the play casts Dipa as a writer named Rimi who goes to a resort near the capital to finish her novel. But ... Read more
Mashrafe, Soumya, Mustafiz in new Robi TVC
National Cricket Team stars Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Soumya Sarkar and Mustafizur Rahman will be seen together in the new television commercial of telecom operator Robi. The TVC has been made as part of an upcoming marketing campaign of the telecom operator, says a press release. The trio recently filmed the commercial
Peers mourn death of Farida Yasmin
Singers and musicians have mourned the passing of Farida Yasmin who died on Saturday at the age of 75. Prominent singer Ferdausi Rahman, whose collaboration with Farida goes back decades, said, ‘Farida was a year junior to me in college but we were contemporary in our music careers. Anjumand Ara, Farida and I were the ... Read more
Autistic children show creative potential
A group of autistic children are displaying their paintings at a group art exhibition at Drik Gallery, driving home the message that their neurobehavioral disorder is in no way a barrier to their creativity. Ninety children from 10 special schools have joined hands for the show, showcasing 120 pieces under the title of Emerged From ... Read more