Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Prominent film actress Jyotika Jyoti has been appointed as a director of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy for two years. Jyotika Jyoti, a member of AL’s sub-committee on forests and environment, confirmed the matter to media. ‘I have been appointed as a director of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. In this regard, public administration ministry ... Read more
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Posthumous Swadhinata Padak awarded to Selim Al Deen
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com The Swadhinata Padak, Bangladesh’s highest civilian award, the Cabinet Division announced awardees for this year yesterday. Nine individuals and one institution have been chosen for this year’s Swadhinata Padak, across several categories. Playwright Dr Mohammad Mainuddin Ahmed (Selim Al Deen) has been nominated posthumously for the award under the “Literature” category, ... Read more
“Glory of Women” features sculptures and paintings celebrate womanhood
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com In her sculptures and watercolor paintings on display in her solo art exhibition at the Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts in Badda in the capital, artist Sigma Haque Angkan has portrayed womanhood, motherhood, and nature. She has displayed 40 sculptures and 22 watercolour paintings in the two-week exhibition titled Glory of ... Read more
Shakib received two YouTube Creator Awards
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com To let his followers know about the accomplishment, Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan published a video on his verified Facebook account on Thursday. YouTube awarded him a gold and a silver play button. Shakib Khan receives a silver play button award for reaching 100,000 followers on his YouTube channel. Shakib Khan used ... Read more
Tasnia Farin completes her graduation
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The brilliant actress Tasnia Farin graduated from the Bangladesh University of Professionals after completing her undergraduate studies there (BUP). The actress recently shared photos from her convocation, where she sparkled like the sun. “Finally a BBA Graduate (session 2016-19)” read the post. The beautiful actress has finished her undergrad degree in ... Read more
Legendary US songwriter Burt Bacharach dies at 94
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Burt Bacharach has died, it has been confirmed by his family. Burt Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter, producer, and pianist, who wrote hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s to the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. Burt Bacharach’s songs were recorded by over 1,000 artists, he ... Read more
Rihanna to appear at Super Bowl halftime show, her first live performance in six years
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Rihanna will make her stage return on February 12 with a performance at the Super Bowl half-time show. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the singer’s performance, as she has not toured or released an album in 2016. Rihanna will perform during the break of the Philadelphia Eagles’ game against the Kansas ... Read more
Sixth Dhaka Art Summit gets underway on Friday
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com The biggest exhibition platform for art and architecture in Bangladesh, Dhaka Art Summit (DAS)will start on Friday (February 3). The sixth DAS will have the Bengali theme of “Bonna” (flood) as its basis. The event will feature over 160 local and international artists. Topics like climate change and gender relations will ... Read more
Shakira’s new song against Pique: Release date and more
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com For a couple of weeks now, the names of Shakira, Gerard Pique and Clara Chia have been on everyone’s lips. The Colombian signer aimed digs at the couple through the lyrics of her latest song, Music Session Vol.53. In her collaboration with Bizarrap, Shakira lashed out against everything and everyone close ... Read more
Aranyak to commemorate its 50 years
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Aranyak Natyadal will celebrate its 50th anniversary with several cultural events and plays. Eminent actor Mamunur Rashid, a member of the event’s organizing committee, verified the news at the press conference on Wednesdayat Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s Seminar Hall. The press conference included Aranyak’s chief editor, Mamunur Rashid, the troupe’s director and ... Read more
“Remand” marks Asaduzzaman Noor’s stage return
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Eminent actor and Member of Parliament, Asaduzzaman Noor will soon be seen in the play “Remand”, performed by theatre troupe Hridmoncho. The play will be a part of the theatre festival ‘Notuner Utshob’. The festival will kick-off on January 22 and will be staged at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh ... Read more
Dhaka International Film Festival begins
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The 21st Dhaka International Film festival (DIFF) starts today. The Rainbow Film Society is hosting an eight-day event at the National Museum in Shahbagh. The festival will screen 252 films from 71 countries under 10 categories including “Asian Cinema Competition Section”, “Retrospective”, “Wide Angle”, “Tribute”, “Bangladesh Panorama”, “Cinema of the World ... Read more
Chanchal’s posture in Mrinal Sen biopic unveiled
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Srijit Mukherji’s Mrinal Sen biopic “Padatik” stars Chanchal Chowdhury with a new look. An Indian magazine, Anondolok, has published the new look of Chanchal Chowdhury in the role of Mrinal Sen. In this film, Tollywood actress Monamee Ghosh will be playing the role of Mrinal Sen’s wife, Gita Sen. Her look ... Read more
Mim to feature opposite Jeet in forthcoming film
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Bidya Sinha Mim and Jeet will be working together once more on the film “Manush,” which is being directed by Sanjoy Somadder and set in Kolkata.The Indian film “Sultan the Saviour” was the first time the on-screen couple collaborated on a project together. The “Poran” actress confirmed it. “I have been ... Read more
Industry syndicates are tiresome: Dighi
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com After almost three years under an industry syndicate, Prarthana Fardin Dighi is quite frustrated.On Facebook, the actress described how industry politics have hurt her. Dighi said that producers often cast her but then replaced her with another actress. The “Shesh Chithi” actress talked about how awful these things made her feel. ... Read more
The 100th video on Shelu Barua’s YouTube channel
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Shelu Barua, a singer of Nazrul Sangeet, made a YouTube channel called “Nazrul Sangeet Adi Sure” to teach Nazrul Sangeet to music students. He had only put 20 videos on this channel when he started.Now, the artist has a total of 100 videos under his belt. The 100th video uploaded to ... Read more
Nusraat Faria stars in Anam Biswas’ “Football 71.”
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com “Football 71,” directed by Anam Biswas and paid for by the government, will star Nusraat Faria. In this movie, the actress from “Bibaho Obhijaan” will be seen with Arifin Shuvoo. Before, they had already been in four movies together. “Nusraat Faria is the perfect choice for the film. We will begin ... Read more
Viewership of ‘Bachelor’s Football’ hits 1 crore
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com “Bachelor’s Football,” a special episode of the popular drama serial “Bachelor Point” directed by Kajal Arefin Ome, has garnered 1 crore YouTube views in 18 days. Ome, the serial director, shared a Facebook status expressing his excitement and love for the audience. Thanking the viewers, he wrote, “Bachelors Football has been ... Read more
Singer-songwriter Christine McVie dies at 79
“She was genuinely one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure,” the rock band said. Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The English musician Christine McVie, whose smokey vocals and romantic lyrics helped Fleetwood Mac become a global phenomenon, died Wednesday, the band and her family confirmed on social media. She was 79. “There are no words to describe ... Read more
OTT platform of Deepto TV, Deepto Play unveiled
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Deepto Play, Deepto TV’s new OTT platform, will entertain the masses. Deepto Play was inaugurated on November 28 at 7 pm at the offices of Deepto TV. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, ICT Division State Minister, was the Chief Guest during the occasion. The launching also included Md Kazi Zahedul Hasan, Managing Director ... Read more