DHAKA: The nine-day 15th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) is set to kick off on January 12. Rainbow Film Society, which will organize the festival, is taking preparations for the event. Director of the event and President of Rainbow Film Society Ahmed Mujtaba Jamal said that

DHAKA: Korea Ambassador to Bangladesh Ahn Seong-doo hosted classical music concerts at Shilpakala Academy on December 22 and 23 to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Seven Korean musicians performed at the two-day-long Classical Music

DHAKA: Kareena Kapoor Khan and her husband Saif Ali Khan have been blessed with a healthy baby boy. Kareena gave birth at the Breach Candy Hospital at 7.30 am on Tuesday, December 20. Both mother and baby are doing fine, reports TOI. The happy couple released a statement saying,

DHAKA: The actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has died after suffering a heart attack, aged 99, her husband has confirmed. On the point of tears, Frederic von Anhalt said his wife had passed away at home, surrounded by her friends and family. “Everybody was there. She did not die alone,” he

DHAKA: Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico was adjudged the winner of the 66th edition of the prestigious Miss World pageant held at National Harbour near US capital Washington DC. She defeated the runners-up Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramirez of the Dominican Republic, while

DHAKA: US actress Jennifer Lawrence has apologized after telling a story about scratching her ‘butt’ on sacred rocks in Hawaii. In a statement on Facebook, she said she meant “absolutely no disrespect to the Hawaiian people”. The actress had told the BBC’s The Graham

DHAKA: Leonardo DiCaprio met with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss climate change adding to the mixed signals from the President-elect on the environment. “We presented the President-elect and his advisors with a framework ... that details how to unleash a major

Kapil Sharma is now the biggest TV star in India after inking a new deal with Sony Entertainment Television for 2017. According to a report in DNA, his paycheck for The Kapil Sharma Show has been bumped up to Rs 110 crore, reports Hindustan Times. The comedian will be paid Rs 60-80

DHAKA: BGC Trust University’s Business Students’ Society (BSS) under the Faculty of Business Administration has observed its 12th Anniversary Program Tuesday (December 06). On this special occasion, Robi-Yonder music app presented the students of BGC Trust University with a live

DHAKA: With the interference of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi advertisements have been stopped telecasting in foreign channels from Friday (December 2). Media Unity, an integrated platform of TV channels invertors and others respective organizations, made the disclosure at

DHAKA: A three-day PRAN Chinigura Aromatic Rice Nabanna Utsab will kick off at Rabindra Sarobar in Dhaka from Wednesday (November 30). The festival, which will remain open for all from 6:00am to 8:00pm, will continue till December 2. PRAN Chinigura Aromatic Rice will sponsor the

DHAKA: Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and Press Club of India on Saturday jointly arranged the screening of ‘Journey to Justice’, a documentary by eminent writer and journalist Shahriar Kabir. Journalists and academics watched the hour-long presentation of the film held at

DHAKA: The budding young cricket talent of Bangladesh Mehedi Hasan Miraz and popular film-star Riaz will be the brand ambassadors of tourism in 2017. The new tourism proposal-2017 of Bangladesh Tourism Board, which is currently under consideration of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and

DHAKA: Poet Hasan Hafiz has received the literature award from Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) for his famous poetry book ‘Oviman, Mrittu o Pathor’. The award is introduced by the organization for the first time. Teacher and writer Prof. Abdullah Abu Sayeed handed down the award to

DHAKA: Sharon Jones, the singer who spearheaded a soul revival movement with her band the Dap-Kings, has died at the age of 60. Jones died on Friday in a New York hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer, her representative said. Despite her powerhouse voice, Jones failed to

DHAKA: Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat was assaulted by masked attackers last week, the office of the Paris prosecutor told CNN, just six weeks after reality TV star Kim Kardashian West was tied up and robbed in the French capital. Mallika Sherawat, 40, and her French boyfriend,

Bob Dylan will not travel to Sweden to receive his Nobel Prize for Literature in person. The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel prizes, said it had received “a personal letter” saying he was unable to attend next month’s Nobel ceremony “due to pre-existing commitments”,

DHAKA: National Nabanna Festival will be celebrated on the first day of Bangla month Agrahayan that falls on Tuesday (November 15). Jatiya Nabanna Utsab Udjapan Parshad, a national committee of nabanna celebration, will arrange the event with the assistance of Labaid. The festival

DHAKA: Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen has died aged 82. The news was announced on his official Facebook page, but no details about the cause of death were given reports the BBC. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist,

DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi films, “My bi-cycle” and “Under Construction” have been screened in Kasa Asia Film festival in Spain’s Barcelona. However, “My bi-cycle” directed by Aung Rakhine has been screened on Thursday (November 10) and “Under construction” by Robayet