DHAKA: Film actor Ferdous has been made Brand Ambassador of RFL, the largest company of Bangladesh producing cast iron, furniture, electronic, PVC and Plastic household products. M Rashedur Rahman, Chief Operating Officer of Rangpur Metal Industries Ltd (RMIL), a sister concern of

DHAKA: A collection of dresses and outfits worn by Madonna during her career in music and film helped a celebrity auction raise $3.2m.The highest lot was a jacket from Desperately Seeking Susan, which fetched $252,000, while a gown from her Material Girl video reached $73,125.The

DHAKA: A host of stars turned out to see four cinematic veterans honoured at the Governor’s Awards in Los Angeles.Actor and musician Harry Belafonte, Irish actress Maureen O’Hara, Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki and French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere were celebrated at the

DHAKA: Hollywood star Robin Williams was suffering from increase in paranoia when he committed suicide by hanging himself, coroners said on Friday, adding that he had no alcohol or illicit drugs in his system. There were also signs that the comic actor, who had recently been diagnosed

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka premiere of action, adventure and thriller movie ‘Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans’ at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The movie, premiered on Friday evening, will be screened at 11:00am, 1:40pm, 4:30pm,

DHAKA: “Charm of Korea”, a musical event organized by the Korean Embassy in Dhaka, was held in city on Friday aiming to celebrate the 40 years of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Korea, says a press release. The segment, which was held at Korean ambassador Lee

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka premiere of action, adventure and thriller movie ‘Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans’ at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The show will begin 6:45pm on Friday.‘Roar: Tigers of the Sunderbans’, a 2014

DHAKA: Removing her entire back catalogue from music-streaming service Spotify doesn’t seem to have dented Taylor Swift’s massive popularity. Her ‘1989’ album has debuted at No 1 on America’s Billboard 200 albums chart. It sold 1.287 million copies in its first week, reports

DHAKA: A floral masterpiece by Vincent van Gogh, painted in the closing stages of his life, has sold in New York for $61.8m. Still Life, Vase with Daisies, and Poppies exceeded its estimate of up to $50m at the Sotheby’s auction. A 1951 piece by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti

DHAKA: The launching ceremony of a book on urban Indian woman’s situation ‘Destiny’s Dalliance’ written by Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran and Neena Thimmaya will be held on Saturday, says a press release on Wednesday. The event will begin at Indira Gandhi

DHAKA: The launching ceremony of a semi-historical narrative ‘Dreams of Dhaka’, written by Towheed Feroze and published by Palok Publishers, was held at BRAC Centre Inn in city’s Mohakhali area on Tuesday.The author of the book Towheed Feroze, its publisher Forkan Ahmed,

DHAKA: Tom Cruise has reportedly been dating supermodel Miranda Kerr since meeting her in London just weeks after she split from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor Orlando Bloom.The ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ star is said to have been smitten with the Australian model after meeting her

DHAKA: Anne Hathaway has called her marriage to her husband Adam Shulman the ‘greatest spiritual journey’ and admits she wasn't expecting the ‘radical shift’ that came with her nuptials.The 31-year-old actress thought her nuptials to her jewellery designer husband Adam Shulman

DHAKA: Just imagine another Michael Jackson, or a troupe of Michael Jacksons, copies of the king of pop, singing again or rocking the stage!However, it might be unthinkable but the recent information revealed that the pop legend had left his DNA for clones before he died.Scientist

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will screen American comedy-drama film ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The show of the movie will be held at 11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm and 7:00pm from Friday onwards. ‘The Hundred-Foot

DHAKA: Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry’s new film ‘Trash’, set amid the slums of Rio de Janeiro, has won the top prize at the Rome Film Festival.The film stars three teenage boys with no previous acting experience and who speak Portuguese, reports the BBC.While foraging in

DHAKA: Hollywood star couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z have reportedly renewed their wedding vows, six years after their marriage.The ceremony, which took place during their tour of Europe where they were playing their ‘On The Run’ tour, was said to be tiny and low key, reported

DHAKA: The Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Happy New Year’ has opened to a phenomenal response at India’s box-office. Directed by Farah Khan, the movie has managed to break all earlier records on the opening day itself. A Koimoi.com report says that the film has done a whopping business

DHAKA: Oscar-winner Christian Bale, best known for his star turn in the blockbuster Batman film franchise, will play Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic. ‘We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range and that’s Chris Bale,’ the film’s screenwriter

DHAKA: As in the previous years, traditional harvest festival ‘Nabanna’ will be celebrated across the country on the first day of Agrahayan of Bangla calendar that falls on November 15. Jatiya Nabanna Utsab Udjapan Parshad, a national committee for ‘Nabanna’ celebration, will