A Dhaka court today (June 2) exempted actress Pori Moni from personal appearance in a case lodged under narcotics control act. Judge Nazrul Islam of Dhaka 10th Special Judge Court passed the order, allowing a plea filed for the actress. Pori Moni on May 12 filed the plea, citing her

A US jury has found Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp with an article in which she claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse. Jurors awarded Mr Depp - who denied abusing Ms Heard - $15m (£12m) in compensatory and punitive damages. Ms Heard, 36, won one of three

Indian singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, better known as KK, has died after falling ill in the hotel room, with the incident raising questions over arrangements at the venue. Kunnath, 53, was performing on Tuesday night at a packed auditorium in Kolkata, capital of the eastern Indian state

Singer KK, who gave Indian music lovers many hits over the last three decades has died at 53. He gave a performance at Nazrul Mancha on Tuesday and later went to his hotel where he fell ill. He was brought to a hospital where he was declared dead. Minister Arup Biswas said about

For the first time in her career, film actress Shobnom Bubly is going to be the presenter of a gala event like the 'Bashundhara Media Award 2021'. She is making her debut as a moderator through this event at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital this

Joyland, a Pakistani movie featuring a daring portrait of a transgender dancer in the country, on Friday won the Cannes Queer Palm prize for best LGBT, “queer” or feminist-themed movie, the jury head told AFP. The film also won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard segment.

A film set in the working class suburbs of the northern French city of Boulogne-sur-Mer has won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday. The Worst Ones, directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, explores the challenges of street casting,

Another model was found dead at her Kolkata residence in the city's Patuli area on Friday, the second such incident in three days, the police said. Her mother claimed that model, identified as Manjusha Neogi, was suffering from "acute depression" after the death of her

India's anti-drug agency has dropped charges against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son in a drugs case. Aryan Khan, 24, was arrested in October 2021 for allegedly doing recreational drugs at a party. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had charged him under laws

Rockstar James and rock band Miles today (May 26) withdrew the cases filed against mobile operator Banglalink and its four officials for allegedly breaching copyright laws. The four accused are Erik Aas, chief executive officer of Banglalink Digital Communication Ltd, Nurul Alam, its

The 123rd birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be marked across the country tomorrow (May 25) in a befitting manner. An elaborate programme has been taken at the national level to mark the day.  Besides, different organizations and cultural bodies in the

Tom Cruise has said he and Prince William “have a lot in common” as Britain's royals joined the Hollywood star on the red carpet in London for the U.K. premiere of the new “Top Gun” movie. William and his wife, Kate, joined Cruise Thursday on a star-studded

The trailer of ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's biopic, was launched at the Cannes Festival.  Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and Indian Information and Broadcasting and Youths Affairs

Best-known film star Bidya Sinha Saha Mim has been appointed UNICEF’s newest National Ambassador of Bangladesh. As a UNICEF National Ambassador, Mim joins prominent personalities around the world who use their voice and prominence to advocate for the rights of children.

Renowned Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan won the Anandalok Best Actress award in India for her performance in Atanu Ghosh's "Binisutoy". The award was given in a ceremony held at a hotel in Kolkata on Wednesday (May 18). Earlier, she also won the Joy Filmfare Award

The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opens on Tuesday (May 17). The festival will be screening trailer of the movie 'Mujib: The Shape of a Nation' based on the biography of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The trailer of the movie will be released

The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will kick off on Tuesday. Popular Bangladeshi actor, producer, and director Ananta Jalil and his wife actress Afia Nusrat Barsha went to France to take part in the 75th Cannes Film Festival, the world's largest film festival. Anant Jalil

Eminent film actor Alamgir and renowned singer of the subcontinent Runa Laila have been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th Tele Cine Awards in Kolkata, India. The award ceremony was held at Nazrul Mancha in Kolkata on Saturday.    Regarding the

Bengali actress Pallavi Dey, who was playing the female lead in TV show ‘Mon Mane Na’, was reportedly found dead at her flat in Garfa, Kolkata. According to police, the young actress died by suicide. She was found hanging from the ceiling fan. She was rushed to Bangur

Britney Spears has announced she has suffered a miscarriage, a month after revealing her pregnancy. The singer told her Instagram followers that she and partner Sam Asghari had "lost our miracle baby". It comes months after she escaped a legal arrangement that gave her father