DHAKA: Angelina Jolie has signed up to direct Africa, a film about celebrated conservationist Richard Leakey’s battles with ivory poachers.The screenplay has been written by Eric Roth, who won an Oscar for ‘Forrest Gump’.Leakey is former head of the Kenya Wildlife Service and was

DHAKA: More nude celebrity photos, purportedly including reality star Kim Kardashian, circulated on social media on Saturday in what appeared to be the second massive hacking-related leak in less than a month.US media reported, The Straits Times says on Sunday.The pictures, which also

DHAKA: Citibank, N.A., Bangladesh organized its annual “Gaane Gaane Gunijon Songbordhona” program at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka to celebrate the lifetime contributions of renowned artist Syed Abdul Hadi.  Eminent singer, Mustafa Zaman Abbasi spoke about the acclaimed

DHAKA: He's one of the biggest stars in the world, and now Leonardo DiCaprio be using that visibility to help the United Nations fight climate change. With an eye towards environmental issues, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially designated the actor as a Messenger of Peace,

DHAKA: Actress and social activist Shabana Azmi, who turns 64 Thursday, would co-incidentally spend the day rehearsing for her play ‘Happy Birthday Sunita’.She adds that age is no bar for her as she has embraced life at all stages and advises everyone to do the same, reports

DHAKA: As in the previous years, Citibank NA Bangladesh will organize ‘Gaane Gaane Gunijon Songbordhona’ a reception program to pay tribute to eminent singer Syed Abdul Hadi for his lifetime contribution. The event will be held at 4:00pm on September 19 at Radisson in city.

DHAKA: On the occasion of 25 years of German Unification, Goethe-Institut will arrange a three-day screening of German films at its auditorium in city’s Dhanmondi area. The screening will begin on September 21 and continue till September 23. Three movies will be screened during the

DHAKA: Spider-Man and Batman, two costumed characters have been arrested from New York City's Times Square for alleged fighting.The New York Post reports that 23-year-old Thomas Rorke allegedly grabbed Batman, aka 41-year-old Jose Escalona-Martinez, from behind and shouted, "I'm gonna

DHAKA: Miss New York Kira Kazantsev was crowned the new Miss America late Sunday, the third straight victory for the Empire State in the national beauty pageant. Outgoing Miss America Nina Davuluri, also from New York, presented the crown to Kazantsev after the competition at Atlantic

DHAKA: Singer Britney Spears is finding it hard to cope without David Lucado. The 32-year-old singer, who split from David last month after he was captured on video kissing another woman, recently admitted she is ready to start dating again, although those close to the star insist she is

DHAKA: After giving hits like ‘Chennai Express’, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ and ‘Race 2’ in 2013, Deepika Padukone has become one of the most sought-after actresses in Bollywood. She says she feels secure, but is also aware that her stardom isn’t going to last forever,

DHAKA: ‘Desh’, a dance piece directed by reputable British-Bangladeshi choreographer and performer Akram Khan, will be presented at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area. Akram Khan along with his troupe will perform at the show at

DHAKA: Justin Bieber has confirmed he is dating Selena Gomez again.The 20-year-old singer Biever, who has had an on and off relationship with the ‘Come And Get It’ hitmaker Selena since 2011, revealed to attorney Mark DiCowden that the pair were back together.A source told E! News

DHAKA: Actor George Clooney ‘can't wait’ to marry Lebanon origin British lawyer Amal Alamuddin.The Hollywood hunk, 53, gushed about his fiancée in a speech as he collected an award at the Celebrity Fight Night in Florence, Italy, on Sunday.As he took to the stage to receive the

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka-premiere of Hollywood sequel blockbuster movie ‘Rio 2’ in 3D at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath in city.The show was held on Thursday evening.It will be screened at 11:00am, 3:10pm and 5:20pm from Friday

DHAKA: Actor Richard Kiel - who played steel-toothed villain Jaws in two James Bond films - has died in California aged 74, BBC reports.  The towering American star, who appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 and Moonraker in 1979, died in hospital in Fresno on Wednesday. A

DHAKA: Late Ustad Bismillah Khan’s shehnai has been stolen and his three sons are playing a blame game within themselves. Mehtab Hussain, the eldest son of Ustad Bismillah Khan, said, ‘Till the time the shehnai was in his room, it was fine. When he used to feel uneasy he used to work

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka-premiere of Hollywood sequel blockbuster movie ‘Rio 2’ in 3D at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath in city.The show will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday.‘Rio 2’, directed by Carlos Saldanha, is a 2014 American 3D

DHAKA: Nazrul Sangeet legend Firoza Begum died at Apollo Hospitals in the capital on Tuesday night. She was 84. Earlier, she was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospitals as her condition deteriorated. She suffered from complications of heart, lungs and kidneys. She was

DHAKA: Taylor Swift hasn’t been on a date since she split from One Direction star Harry Styles last year, because she’s sick of giving comedians jokes for their act.The ‘Love Story’ singer has long been ridiculed for her dating disasters and her knack of writing songs about