The Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" took best picture, drama, over Bradley Cooper's heavily favoured "A Star is Born" in the Golden Globes 2019. Bohemian Rhapsody was the surprise winner of best film - and, in a further unexpected triumph, it's star Rami Malek won

DHAKA: "The Mother", English version of Bangla novel "Jononi", written by renowned Bangladeshi writer Mostofa Kamal, will soon be released in London.  Olympia Publishers of London is publishing the novel in two formats --Paper Book and E-book, said the writer in a press release. 

DHAKA: Bangla Academy has introduced ‘Kobi Jasimuddin Sahitya Puraskar’ in recognition of the Polli Kobi’s vast contribution to Bangla literature. Popular poet Nirmalendu Goon has been awarded the award in its year of inception.    He will be handed over the prize at the

Veteran Bollywood actor-writer Kader Khan has died in Canada due to a prolonged illness, his son Sarfaraz confirmed Tuesday. He was 81.  Kader Khan was admitted to a hospital in Canada on Friday after he complained of breathlessness; his funeral will take place later on Tuesday.

DHAKA: Ray Sawyer - the eye-patch wearing singer with Dr Hook & the Medicine Show in the 1970s - has died, aged 81. Sawyer died in Daytona, Florida, after "a brief illness", according to US website Page Six. The band is best known for the song ‘When You're in Love with a

DHAKA: From Dhallywood star Siam Ahmed to American singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus, the year 2018 saw a good number of celebrities hitting the wedding bell worldwide. With 2018 now ending, Banglanews offers you to sneak peek into the local celebrity wedding once again!  Iresh Zaker

BOGRA: Independent candidate from Bogra-4 constituency Ashraful Hossen Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, survived a physical assault at a polling center on Election Day Sunday (Dec 30).  A video went viral on social media where Alom was seen heading to a polling center accompanying

KOLKATA: Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen has died in Kolkata of West Bengal at the age of 95. He breathed his last at his Kolkata residence on Sunday (December 30). Family sources said he had been suffering from different age-related ailments.  He was a Padmabhushan awardee, a noted

DHAKA: Popular Bangladeshi pop-fusion band Chirkutt is all set for performing in Bangla Utshab 2019 at Nazrul Mancha of Kolkata. The three-day long festival will kick off on Jan 4, with the theme “Dui Bangla: Seemana Bhule, Ek Sur-e.” Chitkutt will perform on the night of Jan 5.

DHAKA: Singer Mahtim Shakib, who has come under the spotlight for his enthralling cover numbers on YouTube, recently has lent voice to a new single. Titled ‘Je Chole Jaowa’, author-lyricist Mahatab Hossain has penned the lyrics. Music director SK Sameer has tuned and composed

DHAKA: The Faculty of Fine Arts of University of Dhaka (DU) is celebrating it's 70th founding anniversary amid huge festivity. To mark the day, hundreds of students, led by DU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman bought out a colourful rally, starting from the premises of

DHAKA: Actress Adhora Khan was signed earlier for director Ispahani Arif Jahan’s new film ‘Dream Girl’. The director recently has finalized actor Roshan to appear against her.   “The deal will be formally inked with him (Roshan) next week,” Jahan said upon picking the

Members of Indonesian pop band Seventeen were among those swept away by the devastating tsunami that struck the Sunda Strait of Indonesia, a moment captured in a terrifying video. The video, which quickly went viral, shows the tsunami striking Saturday during the band’s open-air

JAMALPUR: Eminent Dhallywood filmmaker Amjad Hossain was laid to eternal rest beside his parents at the central graveyard in his hometown Jamalpur Sunday (Dec 23).  A namaj-e-janaja was held on Iqbalpur New High School Field in the town, around 11pm. The ‘Golapi Ekhon Train-e’

DHAKA: People from all walks of life including artists, filmmakers and crews flocked to Central Shaheed Minar and Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) on Saturday (Dec 22) to pay last respects to celebrated filmmaker Amjad Hossain.  The ‘Golapi Ekhon Train-e’ famed

DHAKA: Singer Shourin is getting her first song tuned and composed by Habib Wahid. Titled ‘Tor Du Chokhe’, Fouzia Sultana Poly has written the lyric. The song is scheduled to release on Habib Wahid’s YouTube channel on Thursday (Dec 20) night.  “Shourin is a promising

DHAKA: Renowned drama and film director Saidul Anam Tutul has died while undergoing treatment in Labaid hospital in Dhanmondi Tuesday (Dec 18). He was 68. He breathed his last around 3:30pm. He was on life support. Directors’ Guild Secretary General SA Haque Olike confirmed

Catriona Gray from the Philippines claimed the Miss Universe crown for 2018 on Monday (Dec 17), beating contestants from 93 other countries. The 24-year-old Filipina-Australian pipped South African Demi Leigh Nel-Peters for the top spot, becoming the fourth Filipina to bring home the

Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling, rather than banning, the popular music. Putin says “if it is impossible to stop, then we must lead it and direct it.” But Putin said at

DHAKA: Actor Siam Ahmed married his longtime girlfriend Shamma Rushafy Abantee Sunday (Dec 16). “Jite Gelo Bhalobasa (Love secures win),” Siam captioned the updated profile photo of his Facebook account Monday (Dec 17). In the photo, Abantee was seen vowing a tender kiss on his