DHAKA: Distinguished academician Professor Syed Jamil Ahmed from theater and performance studies department of Dhaka University (DU) said noted playwright Sayeed Ahmad’s play ‘Milepost’ is still relevant to the socio-political condition of Bangladesh. He made the comment while

DHAKA: A center for the advancement of Southasian culture called ‘Shadhona’ will organize a two-day dance festival by presenting 50th presentation of its ‘Nupur Beje Jai’. The program will be held at Bangladesh National Museum Auditorium from Sunday to Monday (May 29 to 30).

DHAKA: A US judge has ordered actor Johnny Depp to stay away from his estranged wife, actress Amber Heard, after she alleged he assaulted her. Ms Heard said in court on Friday that Depp threw her mobile phone at her during a fight on Saturday, reports the BBC. The judge also said

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the premiere show ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ on Thursday evening (May 26) at Star Zone at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. This action, adventure, fantasy and sci-fi Hollywood latest sequel movie will be screened at 11:30am, 2:30pm,

DHAKA: Film star Johnny Depp and his actress wife Amber Heard are to divorce, US court documents have revealed. Heard, 30, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences, reports the BBC. They married 15 months ago and have no children. They

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nazrul Abritti Parishad (BNAP) will organize an evening of cultural program to celebrate the 117th birth anniversary of Bangladesh national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on Thursday (May 26). The program will begin at 5:30pm on the day at Shawkat Osman Memorial Auditorium of

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere show ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ on Thursday (May 26) at Star Zone at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. This action, adventure, fantasy and sci-fi Hollywood latest sequel movie will be screened at 6:45pm on the day.

DHAKA: ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ has knocked ‘Captain America’ off the top spot of the North American box office chart in its first week of release. The film, based on the video game, made $39m at the weekend, pushing the Disney Marvel caper into second place in its fourth week

DHAKA: British director Ken Loach’s film ‘I, Daniel Blake’ has won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. It was the 79-year-old’s second award for best picture at the festival after 2006’s ‘The Wind That Shakes the Barley’, reports the BBC. Loach attacked the

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the premiere of ‘The Angry Birds’ at STAR Zone in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday evening (May 19). This animation, action, family and comedy Hollywood movie will be screened at 10:50am, 1:50pm and 3:10pm from May

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere of ‘The Angry Birds’ at STAR Zone in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday (May 19). The show of this animation, action, family and comedy Hollywood movie will begin at 6:45pm on the day. The Angry

DHAKA: South Korean author Han Kang won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize 2016 for “The Vegetarian,” a novel about a woman who gives up eating meat. The Man Booker International Prize celebrates non-English language books translated and published in the United Kingdom.

DHAKA: Ukraine’s Jamala has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The country scored 534 points with its song 1944, about the deportation of Crimean Tatars under Josef Stalin, reports the BBC. Australia finished second with 511 points, while Russia

DHAKA: Bangladesh Minister for Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor opened a Bangladesh cultural show at the auditorium of Western Province Aesthetic Resort in Colombo in Monday (May 9) evening. The ceremonial inauguration of the show by traditional lighting of candles were also

DHAKA: In celebration of 155th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) organized lectures here in city on Friday (May 6). Three distinguished speakers gave lectures at the program titled ‘Myriad minded Tagore’ at the IGCC. The lectures were

DHAKA: Pop superstar Janet Jackson is expecting her first child at age 49. The younger sister of Michael Jackson stunned funs last month by halting a global tour and saying that she and her husband Wissam Al Mana were ‘planning our family’, reports Hurriyet Daily News. Jackson,

DHAKA: The Rolling Stones have told Donald Trump to stop playing their songs during his presidential campaign. The band have issued a statement saying that the US presidential candidate does not have permission to use the band’s music, reports the BBC. ‘The Rolling Stones have

DHAKA: Banglanews24.com will extensively cover the upcoming Cannes Film Festival from its grand opening to the end. Banglanews special correspondent Johny Hoque and also head of entertainment department will join the festival on behalf of the country’s popular newsportal. Last

DHAKA: Adele has been named as Britain’s richest ever female musician. The Sunday Times list the top 50 music millionaires in the UK and Ireland puts the singer’s £85m fortune in 30th place - an increase of £35m compared to last year, reports the BBC. The only female singer

DHAKA: The hugely popular, acclaimed and influential musician Prince has passed away at his home in Minnesota in USA. He was 57. Police were summoned to his Paisley Park estate early on Thursday and found his body in a lift. An investigation has been opened, reports the BBC.