Television & Film

Leading and upcoming bands entertained the audience at an open air concert organised to celebrate the month of Victory on the Channel-i premises at Tejgaon in the capital on Monday. The concert, titled Coca Cola Channel-i Bandfest, started with observing a minute’s silence commemorating the veteran painter Qayyum Chowdhury who died on Sunday night. Before the bands ... Read more

Ms Ireland Maksuda Akhter Prioty tells New Age Bangladeshi-born expatriate Maksuda Akhter Prioty came to limelight after winning the prestigious beauty pageant title Ms Ireland 2014. A model by passion, a private pilot by profession and a social welfare worker by dedication, Prioty, who has been living in Ireland since 2004 with her two kids, ... Read more

Noted comedian Tele Samad has been suffering from different medical complications including kidney and heart problems and infections in his leg. The actor is currently admitted at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Square Hospital in the capital. The comedian was admitted to the hospital as he fell sick on Saturday. Samad has undergone a ... Read more

Legendary writer-director Humayun Ahmed’s last film Ghetuputra Kamola is contesting with other noted films from around the world at a segment titled Exploring the Difference at the 17th International Religion Today Film Festival at Trento in Italy. The film festival, which began on October 10 and will continue till October 21, features films on religions, cultures ... Read more

New Age got in touch with various artistes to know what Eid used to be like to them in their early years and how it is now. In interviews, the popular artistes reminisced their memorable times. To noted Tagore singer Sadi Mohammad, Eid is a day of pure happiness and delight. However, as per Sadi, ... Read more

Eid is an occasion that people yearn for the whole year to observe the festival with family and friends. Eid holidays also come as a much needed break from the demanding schedule that everyone has to keep up to. In Bangladesh, turning on the television to check out the special Eid programmes, teleplays and films ... Read more

Sarika tells New Age Popular model-actress Sarika had taken some time off work due to her wedding; but she however, intends to be back at work after the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha festival. In an exclusive interview with New Age, Sarika stressed that this time, she will be more selective about the roles she chooses. The actress ... Read more

Nimrat Kaur, who rose to fame with The Lunchbox last year, has now bagged a role in American TV series Homeland, reports India Today. Bobby Jasoos actor Ali Fazal was also approached for a role in Homeland, but due to clash of dates he had to let go of the offer. And now, Nimrat is ... Read more

What kept Tarin occupied this Eid Tarin is one of those few actresses who have been in the limelight for the major part of her life. Beginning in 1982 as a child artiste in Humayun Ahmed’s Aie Shob Din Ratri, Tarin has gradually proved herself to be a talented actress, singer and model. While carving ... Read more

Noted actress Richi Solaiman has passed a busy Eid-ul-Fitr festival as she anchored several television shows and also acted in a number of teleplays. The talented actress will be seen today in a single episode teleplay titled Sundorer Kache at 11:00pm on GTV. The teleplay revolves around a couple that does not have any love ... Read more

Bidya Sinha Mim on her career plan Over the last few years, Bidya Sinha Mim has been a popular face on both small and silver screen. The Lux-Channel i title winner Mim started her career with acting for television and gained massive popularity within a very short span of time. Eventually Mim came to earn a ... Read more

Actor Sajal will be seen in several teleplays on different television channels during upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival. The actor shared about his Eid projects and celebrations in an interview with New Age. ‘I can’t say the exact number of teleplays that I have acted in for this Eid but all the directors I have acted with ... Read more

One of the major contributors to the country’s economy is the apparel sector where millions toil hard from dawn to dusk. The cogs and wheels of this sector are kept running by millions of hands, majority of which are women. But these working hands and their lives hardly get noticed. Society seems to be soullessly ... Read more

A new reality television series titled Amrai Pari has premiered on BTV on May 12 with a view to better prepare the country’s population in dealing with natural disasters. The eight episode series was made by BBC Media Action. BTV will be airing the series on every Monday at 9:30pm, while other channels will also ... Read more

With a red tip on forehead and an honest smile, the starry-eyed, beautiful face of actress Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee is on posters of the film Shongram all over the capital and other parts of the country as the film is scheduled to be released on March 28. The actress first came under the limelight as a ... Read more

The five-day teleplay festival featuring single episode teleplay will end today with a view to promoting single episode plays at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library. Beginning on Sunday, the festival titled ‘Charuneedam Television Kahinichitra Utsab 2012-2013’ has been organsied by cultural organisation Charuneedam with the theme Ek Ghontar Kahinichitra

On the occasion Women’s Day ATN Bangla will be telecasting a special telefilm ‘Ekla Akash’. The telefilm written by Eraj Ahmed has been directed by Choinika Chowdhury. The actors of the telefilm are Sayed Ahsan Emama, Laila Hasan, Apurbo, Richi, Shams Sumon, and others. The story of the telefilm revolves around the family of Shireen, ... Read more

At the beginning of her career Farah Ruma worked as a dancer. Then she became recognized in modeling. But now she is rather regarded as an actress. Alongside the television programs Farah is also concentrating in films. Her first film is titled ‘Putra Akhon Poishawala’. She is to shoot for her second commercial film soon. ... Read more

National Film Award Selim wins award in negative role Popular actor-director of small screen Shahiduzzaman Selim has been named best actor in negative role in the National Film Award 2012 for his acting in Redoan Rony’s film Chorabali, according to information ministry’s gazette issued on February 7. Selim played the role of Ali Osman, a ... Read more

The celebrity couple filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and actor Nusrat Imroz Tisha claim they are complementary to each other. They have always been helpful to each other in their three years of conjugal life followed by a five-year low-key romance. On the eve of Pahela Phalgun, the couple shared their personal life stories regarding Pahela ... Read more