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JK Rowling reignites row with Harry Potter stars
The Directors Guild suspended actress Rukaiya Jahan Chamak for three months on Monday (August 21) after the charge against her was proven. The announcement came this afternoon through a press conference. According to the announcement, the Directors Guild has ordered the actress not
US actor Ron Cephas Jones has died at the age of 66. A veteran stage actor, he was best known for the series This Is Us - his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption earned him two Emmy Awards. Jones had a "long-standing pulmonary issue", his manager told US
Britney Spears has spoken for the first time since her husband Sam Asghari announced their split, saying she "couldn't take the pain anymore". Mr Asghari, 29, cited "irreconcilable differences" in a divorce petition filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He asks
National film award recipient actress Toma Mirza was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Friday (August 19). She came up with the information in a Facebook post and sought blessings for her recovery. When contacted, she only said that she had a fever of 104 degrees.
Popular television actress Tasnia Farin has tied the knot on August 11. The actress confirmed the matter through a Facebook post along with a picture on Monday (August 14). Farin’s husband name is Shaikh Rezwan. On their ‘akht’ ceremony family members and friends
The Miss Universe Organization has cut its ties with its Indonesian franchisee and will cancel an upcoming pageant in Malaysia after contestants accused local organisers of sexual harassment. Six contestants of a Miss Universe Indonesia pageant recently filed complaints with police,
Actor Rani Mukerji opened up about a personal tragedy while speaking at the 2023 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) in Australia. Mukerji said she experienced a miscarriage five months into her second pregnancy during the Covid-19 pandemic, reported Business Today. The
Recently, a ‘false’ video of YouTuber Noureen Afrose Piya became viral on social media which sparked a lot of buzz. However, the YouTuber, claimed that the video was created by using 'deep fake' technology. She alleged that after spreading the false
The Barbie film has been banned in Kuwait and faces calls for a ban in Lebanon amid criticism in the Arab world of the movie's social values. Kuwait acted to protect "public ethics", the state news agency said. Lebanon's culture minister accused the film of
Bangladesh's largest online tourist group, 'Tour Group BD' (TGB), disappeared from Facebook on July 13. According to the founder of TGB Imranul Alam, the group has been removed by the Facebook authorities without any definite reason. The group had about 1.6 million members.
The Barbie film has hit the billion-dollar mark just 17 days after it was released, according to distributor Warner Bros. The movie will finish the weekend with $1.03bn (£808m) in ticket sales at the global box office, it said in a statement on Sunday. It means Greta Gerwig
A YouTuber's announcement of a video games console giveaway sparked chaos and a major police response in the heart of New York City on Friday. A crowd of roughly 2,000 converged at Union Square Park in anticipation of free PlayStation 5 devices from celebrity Twitch streamer Kai
Turkey’s governing party has criticised a reported decision by Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ not to broadcast a documentary series about modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on its streaming service. Ebubekir Sahin, chairman of Turkey’s television watchdog
'Mujib: The Making of Nation', a biopic of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, obtained a censor certificate. Bangladesh Film Censor Board under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting gave the censor certificate today (August 1). The ministry
In June, 11 women sanitation workers from the southern Indian state of Kerala pooled money to buy a lottery ticket. Last week, they were overjoyed to find out they had hit the jackpot of 100m rupees ($1.2m; £946,685). The women are part of a group that collects non-biodegradable
Angus Cloud, who starred on HBO hit series Euphoria has died, aged 25. Cloud, who played drug dealer Fezco "Fez" O'Neill on the teen drama, died on Monday at his family home in Oakland, California, said a publicist. "It is with the heaviest heart that we had to
Irish singer and activist Sinéad O'Connor has died at the age of 56. Her family announced the news "with great sadness", saying "her family and friends are devastated". The cause of death has not been made public. She was best known for her single
Barbie and Oppenheimer deliver a boost to Hollywood amid strike and sluggish start to the summer at the box office. The films Barbie and Oppenheimer attracted cinemagoers in record numbers for their opening weekend in North America, raking in a combined $235.5m after a difficult start to
This trailer for Billion Dollar Heist might make you think twice about deleting that office reminder to do your cyber security training. Or, it’ll have no effect because it’s not like it’s your money, anyway. Still, it’s a ton of money. In February 2016,
Hollywood actors have announced they will join an ongoing strike by screenwriters in the industry's biggest shutdown for more than 60 years. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) wants streaming giants to agree to a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. Some 160,000