Dhaka: Some after two and half minute-drum music, Sher Ali took his flute to play, spreading the melodies through waving his right hand. Beside him, Meher Ali was playing harmonium. “Shah-e-Mardan…/ Sher-e-Yazdan…Quawat-e-Parwardigar… (King of bravery…/ Lion of Allah…/

DHAKA: Two brothers, Ritu Raj and Prithwi Raj, will perform in several concerts in the USA. The duo will reach New York City on April 10 and attend soirees in several areas during their month-long visit. However, Ritu Raj is a vocalist while Prithwi Raj a music director. They

DHAKA: Noted film director of Bangladesh, Shahidul Islam Khokon, breathed his last at a hospital in city’s Uttara area on Monday (April 04). He was under treatment here for a long time. Current President of Bangladesh Film Directors Association Shahidul Islam Khokon is known for

DHAKA: ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ has taken $424m at the box office worldwide in its first five days despite poor reviews. The global total - the fourth-highest ever - included $170.1m in the United States, a record for a March debut and the sixth-highest US opening

DHAKA: News24, a news-based round-the-clock HD satellite television channel of East West Media Group Ltd (EWMGL), has begun its test transmission on Friday evening (March 25). Country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan inaugurated the

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the special premiere show of the most anticipated action, adventure and fantasy film ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ on Thursday evening, (March 24). The 3D version of the movie will be screened at 10:50am, 4:00pm and 7:10pm from Friday onwards.

DHAKA: Bangladesh ambassador to Thailand SaidaMunaTasneem said that her country is very excited to have launched the first ever ‘Bangladesh Art and Culture Week 2016’ in Bangkok. She made this assertion while inaugurating the first Bangladesh-Thailand Joint Art Camp ‘AMITY’

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the special premiere show of the most anticipated action, adventure and fantasy film ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ on Thursday, (March 24). The screening will begin at 7:00pm at STAR Zone, Level-8, Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s

NARAYANGANJ: Popular Bangladeshi film actress Parvin Sultana Diti has been buried by the grave of her father in their family graveyard in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj district on Monday afternoon (March 21). Earlier, her third namaz-e-janaza was held at Duttapara village of the

DHAKA: The second namaz-e-janaza of noted Bangladeshi film actress Parvin Sultana Diti has held in front of Zahir Raihan Colour Lab at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) in city on Monday morning (March 21). The deceased’s relatives, well-wishers, co-artists and film

DHAKA: Noted Bangladeshi film actress Parvin Sultana Diti breathed her last at United Hospital in city on Sunday afternoon (March 20). She was 52. Dr Shagufa Anwar, chief communications and business development of the hospital, confirmed the matter to banglanews. Diti left a son

DHAKA: Movie fans can now just walk into Star Cineplex located at Basundhara City shopping mall in city with movie tickets bought online. Robi Digital Services recently introduced this convenient ticket purchase facility for the premiere theatre on its popular online ticketing platform

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka premiere show of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ at Star Premium Hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The show of this 3D version of this animation, action and adventure Hollywood movie was held on Thursday evening (March

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka premiere show of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ at Star Premium Hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The show of this 3D version of this animation, action and adventure Hollywood movie will begin at 7:00pm on Thursday (March

DHAKA: The Francophonie festival 2016 is set to begin simultaneously in Dhaka and Chittagong on Friday (March 11).Every year, one month after “Ekushey February”, the Francophonie community celebrates and promotes worldwide the use of the French as well as cultural and linguistic

DHAKA: Record producer Sir George Martin, known as the ‘fifth Beatle’, has died, aged 90.His family thanked ‘everyone for their thoughts, prayers and messages of support’ after his death at home on Tuesday, his manager said, reports the BBC.Beatles drummer Ringo Starr broke the

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: For the first time the Dhaka University (DU) will organize a spring festival upholding the traditional cultural heritage of the country.Dhaka University Cultural Society (DUCS) will arrange the daylong festival at Mall Chattar on the university campus in city on March

DHAKA: The weeklong Bangladesh Street Theatre Festival-2016 (Bangladesh Pathanatak Utshab) is set to kick off on Central Shaheed Minar premises of the capital on Tuesday afternoon (March 1).Bangladesh Pathanatak Parishad will arrange the festival as in the previous years. Since 2002,

DHAKA: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy (37) has made history as the only Pakistani to win two Oscars.On Tuesday (March 1), she made headlines in Pakistan when her name was called at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, for best short subject documentary film of the year.She walked up to the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nazrul Abritti Parishad (BNAP) organized a program of discussion and poetry recitations at the seminar hall of Central Public Library on Saturday (February 27).The program, Nazrul Abritti Utkarsha-9, was the ninth in a series of events held every two months in which