Thursday, 28 Mar, 2024

Entertainment

Argentina bans beauty contest

DHAKA: A town in Argentina has become the first in the country to ban beauty queen competitions.The town council of Chivilcoy, in the Buenos Aires region, said the contests were sexist and encouraged violence against women.It said they encouraged an obsession with physical beauty and

Actress Billie Whitelaw dies aged 82

DHAKA: Acclaimed actress Billie Whitelaw, famous for her roles on stage and screen, has died at the age of 82.The Coventry-born star, who was made a CBE in 1991, worked in close collaboration with playwright Samuel Beckett, who described her as a perfect actress.She died in the early

Salman Shah’s mother rejects judicial probe report

DHAKA: The mother of late popular silver screen actor Shahriar Chowdhury Imon, widely know as Salman Shah, rejected the judicial probe report over the death of her son. Salman’s mother Nilufar Chowdhury on Sunday appealed a petition with Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court seeking more

Naila Nayem 2014’s top Google searched Bangladeshi

DHAKA: Naila Nayem, an actress and model, has achieved the top position at Top Trending People of Google search list 2014 hunted by Bangladeshis. The glamour girl has also taken place after four international celebrities in the list. However, singer Akhi Alamgir earned the second

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 1’

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka-premiere of Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 1’ at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.This action, adventure and sci-fi movie was premiered Thursday evening.‘The Hunger Games:

‘Saras Danay Paran Pakhi’ at Shilpakala

DHAKA: Deshbangla Theatre will stage a play titled ‘Saras Danay Paran Pakhi’ at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area.The play, scripted by Rashidul Islam Raja and directed by Irin Parvin Lopa, will be staged at 6:30pm on December

Forbes names Salman the richest Indian celebrity

DHAKA: Salman Khan has emerged as the celebrity with the highest earnings in 2014, according to a Forbes list.The actor grossed earnings of Rs 244.5 crore in 2014, according to the magazine, reports NDTV.It is for the first time in three years since Forbes started the rankings that Shah

Star Wars character names revealed

DHAKA: The names of characters played by John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens have been revealed in a set of trading cards.Director JJ Abrams confirmed the names via some old school trading cards, in a humorous nod to when the films were first

Bond film script stolen by hackers

DHAKA: An early version of the script for the new James Bond film has been stolen by hackers.The producers of Spectre have confirmed that the screenplay was taken as part of a cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November.In a statement on the film's official website, Eon

Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss wins Miss World 2014

DHAKA: Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss won Miss World 2014 title on Sunday in a a beauty pageant in London.“South Africa, this is for you,” she said in an interview after the pageant. “I’m so proud of you, and I’m proud to be your representative.”Strauss, 22, inherited the

Grammy glory for singer Sam Smith

DHAKA: British soul singer Sam Smith has won four Grammy Awards in the US, including the prestigious prizes for record and song of the year and best new artist.Smith was rewarded for being the only solo artist to sell more than a million albums in both the UK and US in 2014.Pharrell

Kalidas’ ‘Alluvial Rhythm’ at AF

DHAKA: Alliance Française de Dhaka will organize the solo painting exhibition titled ‘Alluvial Rhythm’ by Kalidas Karmakar in its La Galerie in city’s Dhanmondi area.The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition will held at 5:00pm on Monday. French ambassador Sophie Aubert will be

‘Miss America is a very service oriented job’

DHAKA: Nina Davuluri, who was 24 when she became the first Miss America of Indian origin last year, has come a long way since the night of her win.Although she’s been hard at work to promote cultural diversity even after her year-long reign ended, the racial slurs that stemmed from

Arijit Singh on stage

DHAKA: The live concert of Indian Singer Arijit Singh started at Jamuna Future Park in city on Friday night. The singer arrived on stage at 8:40pm to perform in “Olitalia Arijit Singh Live”. Concert’s organizer E-maker’s managing director Nayem Ashraf Roman told banglanews that

Arijit Singh in Dhaka, concert in evening

DHAKA: Indian Singer Arijit Singh arrived in Dhaka on Friday morning to perform in “Arijit Singh Live in Concert” in city’s Jamuna Future Park. Concert’s organizer E-maker’s managing director Nayem Ashraf Roman said to banglanews that the concert will begin around 7:30pm.

Golden Globe nominations announced

DHAKA: Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are among a host of British stars in contention for the 2015 Golden Globe awards. Cumberbatch, Redmayne and fellow Briton David Oyelowo make up three of the nominees for best actor in a drama. Felicity Jones, Redmayne’s

Mega int’l dance festival in Bangladesh

DHAKA: A mega international dance festival, with the participation of 500 artistes from 300 countries, will be held in Bangladesh.The festival, first time of its kind, will be organized in November 2015.Bangladesh Committee of Federation of International Dance Festival (FIDAF) informed

‘Lacombe, Lucien’ screening at AF

DHAKA: French movie ‘Lacombe, Lucien’ will be screened as a celebration of Jean Patrick Modiano’s receiving Nobel Prize in Literature in 2014.The screening will be held at Alliance Française de Dhaka auditorium in city’s Dhanmondi area at 6:00pm on December 10.The movie,

Nazmul Ahsan recitation albums to be released Dec 11

DHAKA: Five recitation albums by Nazmul Ahsan will be released at Chhayanaut auditorium in city’s Dhanmondi area on December 11. The ceremony, to be followed by the third recitation program ‘Tomakei Jeno Bhalobasiachhi’ by the artiste, will be held at 5:30pm. Noted cultural

Actor Khalil no more

DHAKA: Eminent actor Khalil Ullah Khan, popularly known as Khalil, passed away at a city hospital on Sunday morning due to old age complications. He was 8o.  Khalil was born on 2 February in 1934 in Sylhet. In his long acting career, Khalil earned numerous recognitions and awards