DHAKA: As in the previous years, Hatekhari Jatiya Parshad will arrange a festival of ‘hatekhari’ on the premises of Liberation War Museum in city’s Segun Bagicha area.‘Hatekhari’ is a traditional festival arranged for the beginning of a child’s learning and is celebrated at

DHAKA: In conjunction with the 2nd Dhaka Art Summit, Alliance Française de Dhaka cordially will organize a Solo Photography Exhibition titled “Concepts of Space and Rabindranath Tagore” presented by reputed Indian photographer Samit Das from February 06 to February  12 in its

DHAKA: New York City police have found up to 70 bags of suspected heroin inside actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s home a day after his death.US media report, says the BBC.The Oscar-winning star, 46, was found dead at his Greenwich Village home on Sunday with a syringe in his arm.A

DHAKA: Super model Naomi Campbell is a bully according to a Russian model who appeared on ‘The Face’.Kira Dikhtyar claims the supermodel was nasty to her from the moment they met filming the fashion show, which she partly blames on the fact Naomi’s Russian boyfriend, Vlad Doronin,

DHAKA: The ‘Mean Girls’ actress Lindsay Lohan is a big fan of the party loving British royal and thinks if they were to meet, sparks would fly.A source told National Enquirer magazine, ‘Lindsay has always had a huge crush on Prince Harry. She drools over him whenever he’s on TV

DHAKA: Tributes are pouring in following the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at his home in New York on Sunday.The Oscar-winning actor, 46, was found by a friend who called emergency services. He was declared dead at the scene.A police spokesman said investigators found two small

DHAKA: Oscar-winning American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died at his home in New York at the age of 46.His body was found after a friend called emergency services. Police say he apparently died of a drug overdose.Many fellow actors paid tribute to him.Hoffmann made his name in the 1990s

  DHAKA: The ‘Drunk In Love’ hitmaker Beyonce has sacked her manager and become her own boss. Beyonce and Jay Z are now in total control of her career after ditching Live Nation executive Faisal Durrani, although her husband doesn’t hold an official professional position. A

DHAKA: Helen Flanagan is quitting smoking before she tries to have children. The actress and glamour model, who recently reconciled her on/off romance with soccer star Scott Sinclair, has admitted she is getting ‘really broody’ but she wants to kick her habit for three months before

DHAKA: Selena Gomez is ‘crushed’ that Justin Bieber took Chantel Jeffries on holiday with him. The ‘Spring Breakers’ star was thought to be getting back together with the ‘Never Say Never’ singer in January, a year after they initially broke up, before becoming upset with his

DHAKA: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are planning to marry on a beach in the Bahamas. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor owns a private island where he filmed scenes for the swashbuckling blockbuster, and it is said while some of his rock star friends will be in attendance, it

DHAKA: Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who won an Oscar for best actor in 1961 for Judgment at Nuremberg has died at the age of 83. His agent announced Saturday, reports The Straits Times. Schell died following ‘a sudden and serious illness’, agent Patricia Baumbauer said. The

  DHAKA: Singer Rita Ora says she is homeless after she was forced to leave her apartment for making too much noise. According to the 23-year-old, her neighbours could not stand noises coming from her place and asked her to leave, reports aceshowbiz.com, says indiatvnews.com. ‘Do

  DHAKA: Critically acclaimed filmmaker Aparna Sen said showcasing Bengali films in Bangladesh would greatly benefit the West Bengal film industry. ‘If the Bangladesh gates to our films are opened...if our films are distributed there...it would be a huge benefit.’ ‘I don’t

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka premiere of Hollywood blockbuster ‘42 Ronin’ at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath.The screening of this action, adventure and fantasy movie was held Thursday evening.It will be screened at 11:10am, 1:40pm, 4:10pm and

DHAKA: Actress Felicity Jones is not a fan of watching herself on the big screen.The 30-year-old is very self critical and said that it is ‘horrible’ for her to see herself acting, reports contactmusic.com, says indiatvnews.com.‘(When I watch myself) It’s horrible. It’s

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka premiere of Hollywood blockbuster ‘42 Ronin’ at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath.The screening of this action, adventure and fantasy movie will be held at 6:45pm on January 30.‘47 Ronin’ is a 2013 American film

DHAKA: US folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, whose songs included Turn, Turn, Turn! and If I Had A Hammer, has died at the age of 94.He died at a New York hospital after a short illness, his grandson said, reports BBC. Seeger gained fame in The Weavers, formed in 1948, and continued

DHAKA: Actor Stephen Fry will play the British prime minister in hit drama ‘24: Live Another Day’, as Kiefer Sutherland returns to the role of Jack Bauer.Fry confirmed the news on Twitter, posting a link to a story on Deadline Hollywood and writing, ‘Well, this particular cat is out

DHAKA: Dame Helen Mirren is to be awarded the British Academy fellowship at next month’s Bafta Film Awards.The annual prize, given to Sir Alan Parker last year, is the highest accolade the Academy can bestow.Dame Helen, who won a best actress Oscar in 2007 for ‘The Queen’, said the