Friday, 29 Mar, 2024

Entertainment

‘X Men’ 3D hits Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka-premiere of ‘X-MEN: Days of Future Past’ in 3D at its halls at Bashundhra City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. This Hollywood blockbuster sequel movie was premiered Wednesday evening. It will be screened at 11:00am, 1:45pm, 4:30pm

Male dolphin falls in love with female researcher

DHAKA: Can animals fall in love with humans? They do, but in the case of a female animal researcher the chemistry between her and a male dolphin was well beyond just love. In a new BBC documentary titled ‘The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins’, Margaret Howe Lovatt has explained what

Rowling donates against Scottish independence

DHAKA: Britain’s best-selling author, Harry Potter creator JK Rowling, has donated 1 million pounds to the campaign against Scottish independence, saying on Wednesday she believed Scotland was better off staying in the United Kingdom. Rowling lives in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh

Lopez to perform at WC opener after all

DHAKA: Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez will perform at the World Cup opening ceremony after all. FIFA said on Tuesday, two days after it announced ‘production issues’ would prevent her from travelling to Brazil, The Straits Times publishes this report on Wednesday. Lopez, who recorded

Britney ‘mothered’ sister

DHAKA: Britney Spears was a ‘second mom’ to her younger sister. The ‘Toxic’ hitmaker is nine years older than her sibling Jamie Lynn and they believe having such a large age gap meant there was never any rivalry between them growing up.Jamie Lynn said, ‘There’s such a big age

Largest ever summit on rape in war

DHAKA: Co-hosts Angelina Jolie and British foreign secretary William Hague will on Tuesday open a four-day summit on ending sexual violence in conflict, the biggest meeting ever held on the subject.Senior officials from over 100 countries, including US Secretary of State John Kerry, will

‘X Men: Days of Future Past’ in 3D

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka-premiere of ‘X-MEN: Days of Future Past’ in 3D at its halls at Bashundhra City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. Hollywood blockbuster sequel movie will be premiered at 6:45pm on Wednesday. ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ is a

Thai beauty queen steps down

DHAKA: Miss Universe Thailand renounced her title on Monday over remarks she made on social media including one that ‘red shirt’ activists, supporters of ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, should all be executed. Last month’s military coup was the latest convulsion in a

Audra wins record sixth Tony Award

DHAKA: US actress Audra McDonald has won a record sixth Tony award, at a star-studded ceremony in New York. Audra cried as she accepted the best dramatic actress award for her role as jazz singer Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill.Her latest win matched the record of

Lopez pulls out of WC opening ceremony

DHAKA: Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez has pulled out of the World Cup opening ceremony in Brazil, Fifa said, four days before the tournament kicks off. Lopez, who recorded the official World Cup song, ‘We Are One’, with rapper Pitbull and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte, had been due

Yaya to play Whitney biopic

DHAKA: Yaya DaCosta, former ‘America’s Next Top Model’ contestant and actress, is set to star as Whitney Houston in the upcoming Lifetime biopic.Yaya DaCosta has been cast as Whitney Houston in the upcoming Lifetime biopic, according to reports in the Huffington Post.Whitney

Selena wants to be successful on her own

DHAKA: Selena Gomez wants to prove she doesn’t need Justin Bieber to be successful. The ‘Come and Get It’ singer is determined to make it as a star in her own right and prove her high profile relationship with the ‘Boyfriend’ star isn’t what she is famous for. A source told

‘Helping others makes me happy’

DHAKA: Angelina Jolie believes visiting war zones has made her a ‘'happier’ person. The 38-year-old actress, who raises children Maddox , 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and five-year-old Knox and Vivienne with fiance Brad Pitt, says the travelling she does in her work with

Jacqueline to open restaurant

DHAKA: From a beauty queen to an actress and now an entrepreneur. Yes, you heard it right. And this bunch of talent is none other than the very gorgeous Jacqueline Fernandez. Former Miss Sri Lanka Universe has recently bought an island on the coast of her home country Sri Lanka. Now, the

Lopez splits from Smart

DHAKA: Jennifer Lopez is once again a single lady. The 44 year-old songstress recently separated from her boyfriend Casper Smart, after two and a half years of dating. TMZ reports, according to contactmusic.com. Their split was amicable, according to the gossip site, but they decided to

Tumpa’s soiree at IGCC

DHAKA:  A music evening by Jannatul Ferdous Tumpa will be held at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in city’s Gulshan area The program, organized by IGCC in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh, will begin at 6:30pm on June 7. Born in 1979, Jannatul Ferdous Tumpa

‘Provocative’ Rihanna ad restricted

DHAKA: A poster advertising singer Rihanna’s perfume should be restricted to areas where children are unlikely to see it, the advertising watchdog has ruled. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found the image of the singer was ‘sexually suggestive’, reports the BBC. It

‘Most fans are just wonderful’

DHAKA: Angelina Jolie has said her security arrangements will not change following Vitalii Sediuk’s red carpet ‘attack’ on Brad Pitt last week. ‘People like that are an exception to the rule,’ she told journalists in China, reports the BBC. ‘Most fans are just wonderful.’

The Longest Marriages in Bollywood

DHAKA: Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary today. As much as most of us would like to believe it, marriages aren't made in heaven. They're made with love, patience and effort, right here on earth, after two individuals decide to spend the rest of their

Sonakshi, Shahid’s late night date

DHAKA: While the paparazzi only spotted Sidharth Malhotra, Arjun Kapoor and Vikramaditya Motwane at Sonakshi Sinha’s low-key birthday bash at a Bandra nightspot on Sunday night, Mirror has learnt that a special guest was waiting for her after the party. Buzz is that the actress’