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Jackson DNA stored to create clones

DHAKA: Just imagine another Michael Jackson, or a troupe of Michael Jacksons, copies of the king of pop, singing again or rocking the stage!However, it might be unthinkable but the recent information revealed that the pop legend had left his DNA for clones before he died.Scientist

‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ at Star Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will screen American comedy-drama film ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The show of the movie will be held at 11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm and 7:00pm from Friday onwards. ‘The Hundred-Foot

Daldry film wins Rome festival award

DHAKA: Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry’s new film ‘Trash’, set amid the slums of Rio de Janeiro, has won the top prize at the Rome Film Festival.The film stars three teenage boys with no previous acting experience and who speak Portuguese, reports the BBC.While foraging in

Beyonce, Jay Z renews wedding vows

DHAKA: Hollywood star couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z have reportedly renewed their wedding vows, six years after their marriage.The ceremony, which took place during their tour of Europe where they were playing their ‘On The Run’ tour, was said to be tiny and low key, reported

‘Happy New Year’ breaks India’s all records

DHAKA: The Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Happy New Year’ has opened to a phenomenal response at India’s box-office. Directed by Farah Khan, the movie has managed to break all earlier records on the opening day itself. A Koimoi.com report says that the film has done a whopping business

Christian Bale to play Steve Jobs

DHAKA: Oscar-winner Christian Bale, best known for his star turn in the blockbuster Batman film franchise, will play Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic. ‘We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range and that’s Chris Bale,’ the film’s screenwriter

Nabanna to be celebrated on Nov 15

DHAKA: As in the previous years, traditional harvest festival ‘Nabanna’ will be celebrated across the country on the first day of Agrahayan of Bangla calendar that falls on November 15. Jatiya Nabanna Utsab Udjapan Parshad, a national committee for ‘Nabanna’ celebration, will

Chhaya’s musical evening at IGCC on OCT 25

DHAKA: Prominent singer Chhaya Karmokar will perform in a musical evening in Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in the capital on October 25. The program will be organized by in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh. Karmokar is an enlisted artist of Bangladesh

Monjur’s painting exhibition begins

DHAKA: The first solo painting exhibition of young artist Monjur Rashid titled “Searching Myself” has begun in La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka on Tuesday. The exhibition will be continued till November 3 Opening ceremony of this exhibition was held at its Café la

Designer Oscar de la Renta dies

DHAKA: US fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who dressed former first ladies Jackie Kennedy and Hillary Clinton, has died aged 82, BBC reports. De La Renta, who most recently designed Amal Clooney's wedding dress, was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. Born in the Dominican Republic in

Hottest magazine covers of 2014 so far

US adverting weekly Adweek named six magazines as finalists for its 2012 Hot List on Thursday.2014 was full of bold and innovative cover choices, heightened by major news stories involving race, politics, gender and celebrity, but a few images really broke ground.These were covers that

Jennifer Lopez wants to stay single

DHAKA: Jennifer Lopez doesn’t want to find another boyfriend because she is concentrating on looking after her children.The 45-year-old star - who has six-year-old twins Max and Emme from her seven-year marriage to Marc Anthony - insists ensuring her little ones feel loved is the

‘No good roles for Indians in Hollywood

DHAKA: Actors like Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur may be making inroads into the Hollywood scene, but actor Imran Khan feels the American film industry lacks good roles for Indian talent.‘To be honest, I don't think Indian actors get good roles in Hollywood. You either

‘Rush Hour’ actress Elizabeth Pena dies at 55

DHAKA: US actress Elizabeth Pena, who appeared in films including ‘Lone Star’ and ‘Rush Hour’, has died at the age of 55.Pena was also known for TV shows like sitcoms ‘I Married Dora’ and ‘Modern Family’, in which she played the mother of Sofia Vergara’s character

Neil Patrick Harris to host Oscars

DHAKA: Television and film actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles in 2015.The star of TV comedy ‘How I Met Your Mother’ announced the move by posting a cheeky video on Twitter.In it, he says ‘I’m in!’ as he gets off the phone, before circling

Deepika keen to feature in French, Iranian films

DHAKA: Actress Deepika Padukone is ready to work in films beyond Bollywood, but she is not gunning for Hollywood.The versatile Indian actress is instead, keen to do a French or Iranian film, and she has even identified directors she would like to work with, reports

Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker

DHAKA: Australian author Richard Flanagan has won the £50,000 Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. "It's a remarkable love story as well as story about human suffering and comradeship," said AC Grayling, chair of the judges, reports BBC. Flanagan's

Unseen Picasso self-portrait goes on show

DHAKA: A 1901 self-portrait by Pablo Picasso that has not previously been exhibited in public will go on display in central London this week. Self-portrait (Yo Picasso) depicts the Spanish artist and sculptor at the age of 30, looking directly at the viewer while painting by candlelight.

Miss India Mundi to romance Kapil

DHAKA: After starring in two Punjabi films, a Telugu film and the recent Ekta Kapoor production ‘Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi’, Simran Kaur Mundi (Miss India Universe 2008) has been cast opposite Kapil Sharma in his debut Bollywood film.Filmmakers Abbas-Mustan were looking for a

Paltrow flirts with Obama

DHAKA: Gwyneth Paltrow ‘could hardly speak’ in front of the ‘handsome’ Barack Obama. The ‘Glee’ actress admitted to the president of the United States that she was completely awestruck by his good looks, as she attempted to hand him a microphone at a Democratic Fundraiser on