DHAKA: A new Michael Jackson album, featuring eight new tracks from the late artist’s archive, will be released on 13 May.Titled Xscape, the track listing was chosen by Epic Records chairman LA Reid, who trawled through four decades of Jackson’s demos and off-cuts.The tracks were then

DHAKA: Epic biblical film ‘Noah’, starring Russell Crowe, has opened at the top of the US box office, taking $44m over the weekend.The tale of Noah’s ark, directed by Black Swan’s Darren Aronofsky, also stars Jennifer Connolly and Emma Watson.It follows in the wake of other recent

DHAKA: Disney’s hit film ‘Frozen’ has become the top-grossing animated film in box office history.The studio said on Sunday as the musical topped US$1 billion in global sales, The Straits Times publishes this report on Monday.The film has sold US$398.4 million worth of tickets at

DHAKA: A discussion along with slide-show on the artworks of Shahid Kabir was held on the premises of Bengal Shilpalaya in city’s Dhanmondi area.Eminent educationists and art critics Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir, Nazrul Islam, Shamsul Wares and Mainuddin Khaled attended the program on

DHAKA: Actress Alia Bhatt, who has shot for some intimate scenes with Arjun Kapoor for her new movie ‘2 States’, says she is an actor on screen and not anybody’s daughter.Asked how did her parents react to her intimate scenes, Alia said, ‘Have you seen my father’s film? I am an

DHAKA: Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has defended the level of violence in his new movie ‘Sabotage’, saying that video games are worse.In the film, the former politician plays a boss within the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), whose members meet an unpleasant

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cartoonist Association with the cooperation of Symposium Magazine will arrange Bangladesh Cartoon Festival for the second consecutive year.A good number of cartoonists are expected to participate in the 3-day festival to be held at Drik gallery. Shorgol, as in the

DHAKA: Madonna is to direct her third film, an adaptation of Rebecca Walker’s debut novel ‘Ade: A Love Story’.It tells the story of an American student who falls in love with a young Muslim man on an idyllic island off the coast of Kenya before the clash of cultures complicates the

DHAKA: Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin are to separate after more than 10 years of marriage.The couple have said, reports the BBC.Paltrow, 41, and Martin, 37, announced the split on her blog in a post titled ‘Conscious Uncoupling’.‘It is with hearts

DHAKA: Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts says her children will always come before her career.The ‘Pretty Woman’ star is a mother of nine-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus and six-year-old Henry and only accepts one movie a year, so she can spend most of her time with her family,

DHAKA: Actress Emma Watson says ‘Harry Potter’ was a ‘huge burden’ for its directors.The actress played Hermione Granger in the wizard saga, and she admitted the filmmakers across the series - Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell and David Yates - all faced a huge amount

DHAKA: Russell Crowe has shrugged off controversy over his new film ‘Noah’, insisting he fully expected Muslim nations to ban the religious epic.The Gladiator star plays the ark-building hero in Darren Aronofsky’s big screen adaptation of the Bible story of the Great Flood, which

DHAKA: Singer Cheryl Cole, who contracted malaria following a trip to Tanzania and was given only 24 hours to live, won her battle against the disease and says now she lends her voice to Sport Relief to raise awareness and funds to help the needy.She talks about her experience in a video

DHAKA: ‘Intouchables’ famed French star Omar Sy has joined the cast of Colin Trevorrow’s ‘Jurassic World’, the reboot of the blockbuster dinosaur action franchise.The Cesar-winning actor tweeted the news, in French and English, to his fans, saying he was a ‘fan of the saga

DHAKA: A 3-day celebration program by Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre will be arranged on the occasion of Bangladesh’s 44th Independence Day at IGCC in city’s Gulshan area.The program featuring cultural events will begin on March 24 and continue till March 26.The three-day event will

DHAKA: Bangla movie ‘Boishommo’ will be released at four cinema halls in Dhaka on Friday.Directed by Adam Dawla, the movie will be screened at Star Cineplex, Blockbuster Cinemas, Balaka Cineworld and Madhumita cinema halls in Dhaka.The movie ‘Boishommo’, which was premiered at

DHAKA: The death of fashion designer L’Wren Scott has been ruled suicide by hanging, New York City authorities say.The cause of death was announced by the office of the medical examiner after Scott’s body was discovered in her flat by her assistant on Monday.Police earlier said there

DHAKA: Renowned Indian author and journalist Khushwant Singh has died aged 99, his family says.A prolific writer, he wrote dozens of novels and short story collections. He also edited several magazines and newspapers in the 1970s and 80s.Khushwant Singh’s novel, ‘Train to Pakistan’,

DHAKA: Renowned Indian author and journalist Khushwant Singh has died aged 99, his family says.A prolific writer, he wrote dozens of novels and short story collections. He also edited several magazines and newspapers in the 1970s and 80s.Khushwant Singh’s novel, ‘Train to Pakistan’,

DHAKA: Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger said he was ‘struggling to understand’ girlfriend L’Wren Scott’s apparent suicide as it emerged the fashion designer’s business was grappling with multi-million-dollar debts at the time of her death.Jagger, who was reportedly heading