Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com BigHit Music has announced the launch of BTS member Jung Kook’s debut solo album titled ‘GOLDEN.’ Inspired by his standout moments, the album is a tribute to Jung Kook’s journey both as BTS’s youngest member and as a solo artist. The album will drop on November 3, 2023. “Golden” will comprise ... Read more
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Poet Asad Chowdhury passes away
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Noted poet Asad Chowdhury died of old-age complications while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Toronto, Canada on Thursday. He was 80. The poet ‘died at 3:03am Canada time’ and ‘at 1:03pm Bangladesh time’, the poet’s son-in-law Nadim Iqbal posted on facebook Thursday afternoon. The poet died at the Lakeridge Health ... Read more
Shilpakala inaugurates nationwide puppet festival
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com A twelve day long puppetry festival titled “Gonojagoron er Putul Natya Utshob” inaugurated on Friday. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has organised the nationwide festival . According to BSA, puppetry is one of the most effective means of folk education. Through its presentation and stylistic approach over the ages, puppetry has played a ... Read more
SD Burman’s birth anniversary today
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Today is the 117th anniversary of the birth of legendary singer and music director Sachin Dev Burman. SD Burman, born in 1906 in Cumilla, composed playbacks for over 100 films. Leading singers of the Indian subcontinent like Lata Mangeskhar, Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Dutta, Manna Dey, Asha Bosle, Mukesh and Talat Mahmud ... Read more
Music video of ‘Aaij Kaail Aai Aile’ released
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Young singer Zahed Parvej Pabel released the music video of a song in the local dialect of Chattogram region titled Aaij Kaail Aai Aile on his official YouTube channel recently, said a press release. The song has been written and tuned by Sirajul Islam Azad. The music video has been directed ... Read more
Apurba makes Tollywood debut
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Popular Bangladeshi small screen actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba will make his Tollywood debut with the Pratim D Gupta-directed thriller Chaalchitra, Indian Bengali news channel ABP Ananda reported. Apurba shared the news released by ABP Ananda on its official Facebook page on Wednesday. The film also stars Tota Roy Choudhury, Shantanu Maheshwari, ... Read more
Legal notice served to halt streaming of Pori Moni starrer ‘Puff Daddy’
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com A legal notice was served on Sunday to halt the promotion, broadcast and screening of Pori Moni-starrer web film ‘Puff Daddy’ within three days for undermining religious sentiments and existing laws, and spreading obscenity among youths. On Sunday, Bangladesh Supreme Court and Cumilla Judge Court lawyer Zainal Abedin Mazhari sent the ... Read more
Lucky Ali to perform in Dhaka next month
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Noted Indian singer, songwriter and actor Lucky Ali is set to perform live in Dhaka on 6 October. Buy Here Now made the announcement from their official Facebook page and said, “The curtains are up on the final pioneer – welcoming the timeless Lucky Ali Live in Dhaka on October 6th ... Read more
Pori Moni sends divorce notice to Raj
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com At the end, actress Pori Moni and her husband Shariful Raj have parted ways. Pori Moni sent a divorce notice to Raj on 18 September. A source in her family confirmed this to Prothom Alo. However, neither Pori nor Raj could be reached for a comment on the matter. On 10 ... Read more
Zinnat Barkatullah passes away
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Ekushey Padak winning dancer and television actress Zeenat Barkatullah died of old-age complications at her own residence in the city’s Dhanmondi area on Wednesday afternoon, reports news agency BSS. She is survived by two daughters, actress Bijori Barkatullah and Nusrat Barkatullah Kajori. The news was confirmed by her daughter Bijori Barkatullah, ... Read more
Eminent director Syed Salahuddin Zaki dies
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Ekushey Padak winning film director, producer and film writer Syed Salahuddin Zaki died at a city hospital on Monday night. He was 77. The family said that Salauddin Zaki fell sick on Monday night. He was taken to United Hospital in Dhaka where duty doctors declared him dead. Syed Salahuddin Zaki ... Read more
Shilpakala Academy organizes exhibition of artist Ismail Chowdhury’s artwork
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy organized a solo painting exhibition of painter Ismail Chowdhury. Painter Ismail Chowdhury has participated in more than half a hundred solo and joint exhibitions in various countries including Bangladesh, Japan, USA, Italy, Nepal, and Bhutan, reads a press release. The elite and talented artists of the country have ... Read more
Feroza Begum’s 9th death anniv today
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Today is the ninth anniversary of the death of the legendary Nazrul Sangeet singer Feroza Begum. Feroza Begum was born on July 28, 1926 to Khan Bahadur Mohammad Ismail and Begum Kawakabonnessa. Drawn to music at an early age, Feroza Begum started her formal music education under the tutelage of Chitta ... Read more
Bhupen Hazarika’s birth anniv today
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Today is the 97th anniversary of the birth of eminent singer, lyricist and musician Bhupen Hazarika, who is still popular among music lovers in Bangladesh. He conquered the heart of thousands in Bangladesh rendering timeless songs, including Manush Manusher Janya, Ami Ek jajabar, Amra Korbo joy, Bistirna Duparer, Megh Thom Thom ... Read more
‘Jawan’ receives uncut censor certificate in Bangladesh
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Hindi-language action thriller film titled Jawan has received uncut censor certificate in Bangladesh today. Filmmaker Anonno Mamun, owner and director of Action Cut Entertainment, confirmed the news in the noon. ‘Jawan has received uncut censor certificate today and there is no longer any barrier to screen the film ... Read more
Shakib Khan sends legal notice to SMC demanding compensation of Tk 4 crore
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhallywood star Shakib Khan has sent a legal notice to SMC Enterprise for breaking the brand advertisement contract between the two parties. As compensation for his losses, the star has demanded Tk 4 crore from the enterprise. The notice, addressed to SMC Managing Director Abdul Haque and General Manager Khandaker Shamim ... Read more
IUB organises musical evening to celebrate Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com A musical evening was organised at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus in Dhaka’s Bashundhara Residential Area on Thursday (27 July) to mark the birth anniversaries of Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Renowned singers Adity Mohsin and Bijon Chandra Mistry performed Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti respectively. IUB’s Kazi Nazrul ... Read more
‘Venom 3’ to release in summer next year
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Sony Pictures has scheduled the release date for the third instalment of the “Venom” movie series, starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom, for July 12, 2024. While the film remains untitled for now, it marks the first time the franchise ventures into the summer movie season. The previous two films, “Venom” ... Read more
Dhaka Theater to celebrate golden jubilee this year
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Marking the golden jubilee of one of the prolific theatre troupes of the country, Dhaka Theater will celebrate its 50 years on July 29. Established in 1973 by freedom fighter and noted cultural personality Nasir Uddin Yusuff, along with some brave freedom fighters, the troupe earned acclaim in both nationally and ... Read more
Sourav Chowdhury’s 5th solo exhibition underway at AFD
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com The 5th solo art exhibition of Sourav Chowdhury titled “Eternal Existence” has begun at Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Friday, 21 July 2023 at 6 pm at La Galerie. Eminent artist Prof. Rafiqun Nabi, Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of France in Bangladesh, ... Read more