Veteran music director freedom fighter and music director composer Anwar Jahan Nantu is no more. He was 78 years old at the time of his death. The artist passed away early in the morning of Sunday (Feb 6), around 3 am, while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka. The

Pop superstar Beyonce has broken the record for most career wins at the Grammy Awards even as she was pipped to the post for the night’s top prizes, including the coveted Best Album, which went to British singer Harry Styles. Beyonce picked up four Grammys, including the Best

Mexican actor Pablo Lyle, who appeared in the popular Netflix crime series 'Yankee', has been sentenced to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter for fatally punching a man named Juan Ricardo Hernández during a road rage confrontation in Miami in 2019. The

When Juliette Lamour won a lotto jackpot on her first try, the sensible teen immediately turned to a financial adviser, or Dad, as she calls him. The 18-year-old just scooped C$48m ($35.8m; £29.7m), becoming the youngest Canadian ever to win such a big prize. But while many

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday reinstated popular actor, producer and social activist Jaya Ahsan as its goodwill ambassador in Bangladesh.  Jaya, who was UNDP's goodwill ambassador for a year in 2022, will now serve in this voluntary role for two

British actress Andrea Riseborough will get to keep her Oscar nomination for best lead actress for her performance in the independent drama “To Leslie,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday. Last week, The Academy launched a “review of

Megastar Shah Rukh Khan's fresh film "Pathaan" has blown the Indian box office records following its release last week, bringing hope to Bollywood after a spate of weak showings. "Pathaan" recorded the highest-ever box office collections for a Hindi film for its

Guitarist Tom Verlaine, who rose to fame in the 1970s New York punk scene as the frontman of rock band Television, has died at the age of 73. In their heyday, Television scored three UK Top 40 hit singles and were acclaimed for their albums Marquee Moon and Adventure. But they had

Shah Rukh Khan is back with a bang! The actor, who was missing from the big screen for over four years, made a smashing comeback with his recently released film Pathaan, co-starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham.  The film has taken the box office by storm and has been

A three-day National Rabindra Sangeet Festival organized by Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha will begin tomorrow (Jan 27) in Chithrashala auditorium of Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka.  The organizer will hand over the 'Kalim Shorafi Smriti Award 1429' among the

Amid protests and threats of violence, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s Pathaan has made history with its first day box office collection of INR 530 million.  SRK made his comeback on the silver screen after four years and his fans seem to be welcoming him back with

RRR has once again made history. The song Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli's film has been nominated at Oscars 2023 in the Best Original song category. Composed by MM Keeravaani and penned by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, the peppy track features the lead stars of the film, Ram

Pop icon Justin Bieber has agreed to a $200 million deal with Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital to sell his catalogue shares in music publishing and production, the company said on Tuesday (January 24). This is the latest record-breaking rights deal in the music business. The

The nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning. “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “The Fabelmans” were among the big leaders. “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The

‘Shonibar Bikel’ the most gossiped Bangladeshi film finally got clearance from Bangladesh Film Censor Board, on Saturday (Jan 21) afternoon. The director of the film Mostofa Sarwar Farooki confirmed the matter to the media. There are now no obligations to the theatrical

Crosby, Stills & Nash co-founder David Crosby has passed away, a source close to the singer confirmed to NBC News on Jan. 19. He was 81. "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away," his wife Jan Crosby said in a

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 17 advised BJP members against making “unnecessary remarks“ on films.  According to reports, the Prime Minister, in his address to party workers at the BJP national executive, said, “No one should make unnecessary comments

Days after its historic Golden Globe win, the Telugu movie RRR has won two more awards at a prominent awards show. The film won best foreign language film and Naatu Naatu won best song at the 28th edition of the Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. RRR competed against films

R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel closed her eyes and clasped hands with runner-up Miss Venezuela, Amanda

A beloved Hong Kong radio host dubbed the "world's most durable DJ" by Guinness World Records has died aged 98 after more than seven decades on the air. Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro, known to fans as "Uncle Ray", was hailed as an industry powerhouse who jump-started