DHAKA: American singer Katy Perry is the world's best-paid pop star, according to Forbes magazine.The 30-year-old singer, who was married to British comedian Russell Brand from 2010 until 2012, is the best-placed pop star on Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid

DHAKA: Oscar-winning actor/director Ben Affleck and his actress wife Jennifer Garner – one of Hollywood’s A-list power couples – announced the end of their 10-year marriage on Tuesday, ending months of rumors.‘After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the

DHAKA: James Horner, the Hollywood composer who wrote the score for the Oscar-winning film hit Titanic, has died in a California plane crash.The two-time Oscar winner worked on three James Cameron films, as well as ‘A Beautiful Mind’, ‘Troy’ and ‘Apollo 13’.Actor and director

DHAKA: Watercolors and drawings by Adolf Hitler have fetched 400,000 euros (Tk 35,035,409) at a German auction.A painting of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria fetched the highest price at Saturday’s sale, selling to a Chinese buyer for 100,000 euros, the BBC publishes this report on

DHAKA: The new Star Wars film has set a new opening night box office record in the US and Canada.Industry experts said, reports the BBC.‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ made £38m ($57m) on Thursday night, beating the previous record of $43.5m held by ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly

DHAKA: Jennifer Lawrence is reportedly set to earn $8 million more than co-star Chris Pratt for appearing in ‘Passengers’.The 24-year-old actress, who’s starred in a string hit movies, including the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise and ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, is set to pocket as

DHAKA: Four independent films on the theme of peace and tolerance in Bangladesh were screened at a film festival at the permanent campus of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) at Bashundhara residential area in city.Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and University of

DHAKA: Dame Helen Mirren has been named best actress in a play at the Tony theatre awards in New York.She took home the prize for her portrayal of the Queen in ‘The Audience’, reports the BBC.Dame Helen, a previous Oscar-winner for The Queen, accepted the award saying, ‘Your

DHAKA: K-pop Contest 2015 was held first time in Bangladesh organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea on Saturday.Anika Saiara Ali won the contest by his wonderful dance with the song Girl’s Generation.Second Winners are two siblings Yeo Farin and Yeo Farah who danced with the

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged a special premiere show of Hollywood action, drama and thriller movie ‘San Andreas’ at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The show was held on Thursday evening.Screening of the movie will be held 11:00am, 1:30pm, 4:00pm

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the special premiere show of Hollywood action, drama and thriller movie ‘San Andreas’ at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The movie will have its Dhaka premiere at 6:30pm on Thursday.‘San Andreas’, a 2015

DHAKA: Television personality Kim Kardashian is pregnant with her second child with rapper Kanye West.The mother of one confirmed the news in a promotional video clip on for her reality TV show on Sunday.‘I just got the blood test back and I am pregnant!’ Kardashian, 34, told her

DHAKA: The Sri Lankan refugee drama won Cannes top honor, the Palme d’Or and Hou Hsiao-Hsien of ‘The Assassin’ was named the best director for this year.Full list of Cannes awards is given below:Palme d’Or‘Dheepan’, directed by Jacques AudiardGrand Prix‘Son of Saul’,

DHAKA: Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor called for the dissemination of the works of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.He made the call while placing wreath on the grave of the national poet on his 116th birth anniversary on Monday morning.Terming Nazrul a bright star in Bangla

DHAKA: The 2015 Palme d’Or goes to Dheepan, Jacques Audiard’s low-key study of Tamil Tiger refugees trying to build a new life in France. It stars Jesuthasan Antonythasan as a man who recruits a woman and a young girl to pretend to be his family in order to gain asylum.Audiard is a

CANNES (FRANCE): During the past ten-day journey riding on Pambus I have noticed that the most French people are very courteous and polite particularly to the elderly people.They usually make seat for the elders if there is no vacant seat. While entering the festival Palace Hall I noticed

DHAKA:  Star Cineplex arranged the premiere show of the latest Hollywood movie ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ in 3D at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The show began Thursday evening.The fourth Mad Max film franchise, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is a 2015

DHAKA: The 2015 edition of the Man Booker International Prize has been won by Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai.The prize is presented once every two years to a living author for a body of work published either originally in English or available in translation in the English language,

DHAKA:  Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere show of the latest Hollywood movie ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ in 3D at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The show will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday.The fourth Mad Max film franchise, ‘Mad Max: Fury

DHAKA: Taylor Swift had a historic night at the Billboard Music Awards: The pop star is the most decorated artist in the show’s history win 20 wins, beating Garth Brooks’ 19-win record.She won eight awards Sunday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, including top artist,