DHAKA: Internationally acclaimed art critic, President of International Association of Art Critics (AICA), Marek Bartelik, is in Dhaka on a two-week visit and is scheduled to deliver his second lecture of a series.Marek Bartelik will deliver the lecture at the Berlin Hall of Goethe

DHAKA: Little Jimmy Dickens, a diminutive singer-songwriter known for his sense of humor and as the oldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry, has died at 94.Dickens died Friday at a Nashville-area hospital of cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke on Christmas Day, Opry spokeswoman

DHAKA: British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney claimed in an interview published on Saturday that she was threatened with arrest in Egypt after identifying flaws in the judicial system that later contributed to the convictions of three Al-Jazeera journalists.Clooney, a rights lawyer

DHAKA: ‘PK’ has now become the highest grossing film of all time in the domestic market in just 13 days.PK grossed 181.56 crore rupee nett in week one and has grossed 81.25 crore rupee nett approximately in six days of its second week. The film will cross 275 crore nett in two

DHAKA: Indian noted art theatre personality Heisnam Kanhailal will deliver a lecture as part of series of public lectures on Indological Studies on January 6.Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in association with Shadhona, a center for advancement of South Asian culture, will organize

DHAKA: The upcoming installment of the Star Wars franchise tops moviegoers’ lists of most anticipated films of 2015, ticket seller Fandango said in what Hollywood watchers expect to be a banner box office year for studios.‘Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens’ highlights a

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday gave permission to test DNA in the rape case filed by a 19-year actress of Bangla film Naznin Akter Happy against a Bangladesh national cricket team player Rubel Hossain.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing on the

DHAKA: The international figures, got lost in 2014 are as following:Roberto Gomez BolanosTo the world, he was known as "Chespirito." Roberto Gomez Bolanos gained fame as a comedian, but he was also a writer, actor, screenwriter, songwriter, film director and TV producer. The legendary

DHAKA: Popular India daily The Times of India suggests its readers to enjoy ten Bollywood movies of 2014. Banglanews24.com presents the list for its readers.01‘Gunday’ stars Ranveer Singh & Arjun Kapoor, as Bikram and Bala, along with Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan, in lead

DHAKA: Names of the movies, which dominated theatres word-wide, are given below for the readers of bangalnews24.com.Transformers: Age of ExtinctionDirected by Michael Bay ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’, is a science fiction action film and based on the Transformers franchise. It is

DHAKA: The list of ten best Hollywood movies of 2014, prepared by Vanity Fair, is presented for the readers of banglanews24.com.10. X-Men: Days of Future PastThough the Avengers ensemble dominated the superhero conversation in 2014 with all their sleek, snappy antics, the good old X-Men

DHAKA: Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ and Disney’s animated fantasy hit Frozen were the two most pirated films of 2014, according to a firm tracking illegal downloads. Numerous United States media, including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, on Monday published a

DHAKA: Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, America’s best paid TV actress, and Joe Manganiello of True Blood fame plan to tie the knot. United States media reported Monday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Tuesday. Colombian-born bombshell Vergara, 42, has been dating the

DHAKA: Sony Pictures said ‘The Interview’ movie has earned more than US$15 million in online sales and another US$2.8 million in theatres, an impressive return made possible by the publicity surrounding the cyberattack blamed on North Korea.The raunchy comedy that depicts the

DHAKA: 2014 is closing with a bang for Jennifer Lawrence, who has been ranked the highest-grossing actor in Hollywood.Forbes magazine says that between ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ and ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’, the actress’ movies have grossed US$1.4 billion at

DHAKA: A 33-member troupe of popular Gansu Opera House from China is set to visit Dhaka for performing here for six days. The artistes will present soirees and participate in an exhibition on the historic Silk Road to be held from January 31 to February 5, 2015 at Bangladesh Shilpakala

DHAKA: Director Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter have split up. The couple, who never married, spent 13 years together and have a son aged 11 and a daughter who is seven.They first met when Burton, 56, directed Carter, 48, in 2001’s ‘Planet of the Apes’.A representative

DHAKA: A 33-artist team of popular Chinese Gansu Opera House is set to visit Dhaka for performing here for six days on the eve of New Year.The artists will attend a soiree and exhibition titled ‘Charm of Silk Road’ to be held from December 31 to January 5, 2015.Ministry of Cultural

DHAKA: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan-starrer PK had a strong opening at the global box office, picking up $29 million (about 1.76 billion rupees). The film made over $21 million in India, reports The Hollywood Reporter.Toplined by superstar Aamir Khan, the film was released by UTV Motion

DHAKA: A town in Argentina has become the first in the country to ban beauty queen competitions.The town council of Chivilcoy, in the Buenos Aires region, said the contests were sexist and encouraged violence against women.It said they encouraged an obsession with physical beauty and