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James Bond film release pushed back seven months

James Bond film release pushed back seven months

-- 2020-03-05 14:17:28

The release of the James Bond film “No Time To Die” has been pushed back several months because of global concerns about coronavirus. MGM, Universal and producers Michael G Wilson and Bar...

Khans' silence over Delhi violence draws  criticism

Khans' silence over Delhi violence draws criticism

-- 2020-03-03 16:40:25

Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Amir Khan are drawing criticism from fans for maintaining silence even as violence in the Indian capital claimed 47 lives, reports UNB. Fans on social...

Weinstein accusers welcome rape conviction

Weinstein accusers welcome rape conviction

BBC 2020-02-25 14:33:18

Accusers of Harvey Weinstein have welcomed the guilty verdicts in the rape and sexual assault case against the former Hollywood mogul. Actress Rose McGowan told the BBC "this is a great day", while o...

Amazon in Holocaust row about ‘Hunters’ series, anti-Semitic books

Amazon in Holocaust row about ‘Hunters’ series, anti-Semitic books

-- 2020-02-24 12:03:37

The Auschwitz Memorial criticised Amazon on Sunday for fictitious depictions of the Holocaust in its Prime series “Hunters” and for selling books of Nazi propaganda. Seventy-five years af...

Friends to reunite for one-off special on HBO Max

Friends to reunite for one-off special on HBO Max

-- 2020-02-22 14:38:18

The cast of Friends is to reunite for a one-off special, more than 15 years since the show ended. The episode will air on the HBO Max streaming service, which launches in May. A date is yet to be ann...

Three die on set of Kamal Haasan’s film

Three die on set of Kamal Haasan’s film

-- 2020-02-20 19:37:07

Three people have been killed and nine others injured in a crane accident on the set of actor Kamal Haasan's upcoming film 'Indian 2', reports NDTV. The incident took place after a crane on which the...

India's Bengali actor and former MP Tapas Pal dies

India's Bengali actor and former MP Tapas Pal dies

-- 2020-02-18 10:54:48

Veteran Indian Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul died of cardiac arrest early Tuesday. He was 61. Paul, who had gone to Mumbai to visit his daughter, complained of chest pain...

South Korean film Parasite makes Oscars history

South Korean film Parasite makes Oscars history

-- 2020-02-10 11:10:10

South Korean film Parasite has been named best picture at this year's Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize. Renee Zellweger won best actress for playing Judy Gar...

Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dies at 103

Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dies at 103

-- 2020-02-06 11:01:46

Actor Kirk Douglas, a fixture of cinema for six decades, has died aged 103. The stage and screen actor was well-known for a range of roles, including the 1960 classic Spartacus, in which he played th...

StanChart hosts magical entertainment show

StanChart hosts magical entertainment show

-- 2020-01-27 17:47:28

Standard Chartered Bank organised an exclusive magical entertainment show recently on the occasion of its winter carnival. Almost three thousand bank employees and their family members enjoyed the pr...

Madonna apologises for cancelling London show

Madonna apologises for cancelling London show

-- 2020-01-26 12:59:44

Madonna has said she is "deeply sorry" for cancelling the first London show of her Madame X world tour. The star had been due to begin a run of 15 dates at the London Palladium from this Monday. In...

Half of my listeners Bangladeshi: Anjan Dutt

Half of my listeners Bangladeshi: Anjan Dutt

-- 2020-01-19 18:34:08

Eminent Indian-Bengali actor-filmmaker-musician Anjan Dutt has said half of his music listeners are Bangladeshis that prompts him to travel frequently to Bangladesh to sing his songs for his huge fans...

"Ip Man 4" tops Chinese mainland box office

"Ip Man 4" tops Chinese mainland box office

-- 2020-01-16 18:15:07

"Ip Man 4," the latest installment in the Chinese martial arts film franchise "Ip Man" based on the life of a legendary Wing Chun master, led the Chinese mainland box office Wednesday, according to th...

Oscars 2020: Joker leads with 11 nominations

Oscars 2020: Joker leads with 11 nominations

-- 2020-01-13 20:47:42

The nominations for this year's Academy Awards have been announced, with Joker leading the pack with 11 nods. The comic book villain origin story is up for best picture, best director and best actor...

Justin Bieber reveals he has Lyme disease

Justin Bieber reveals he has Lyme disease

-- 2020-01-09 11:35:07

Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber has revealed he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. "It's been a rough couple years," the 25-year-old wrote on Instagram, adding that he was also suffering from a...

Michael Jackson accusers can sue, court rules

Michael Jackson accusers can sue, court rules

-- 2020-01-04 13:38:07

Two men who featured in a documentary alleging sexual abuse by the singer Michael Jackson can pursue legal claims against two of his companies, a court has ruled. Wade Robson and James Safechuck clai...

Sue Lyon, actress who at 14 played ‘Lolita’, dies

Sue Lyon, actress who at 14 played ‘Lolita’, dies

-- 2019-12-30 12:31:07

Sue Lyon, who at age 14 played the title character in director Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film ‘Lolita’, has died. Lyon’s longtime friend Phil Syracopoulos told The New York Times she h...

"Ip Man 4" leads Chinese mainland box office

"Ip Man 4" leads Chinese mainland box office

Xinhua 2019-12-29 17:07:09

"Ip Man 4," the latest installment in the Chinese martial arts film franchise "Ip Man" based on the life of a legendary Wing Chun master, led the Chinese mainland box office Saturday, according to the...

Ed Sheeran to ‘take a breather’ from work

Ed Sheeran to ‘take a breather’ from work

-- 2019-12-26 14:53:44

Ed Sheeran has announced he is to take a break from work and social media "until it's time to come back". The chart-topping singer said he would "take a breather to travel, write and read" and would...

Camila Cabello apologises for past racist language

Camila Cabello apologises for past racist language

-- 2019-12-19 13:02:40

Pop singer Camila Cabello is apologising for past racist language she used on social media. The Grammy-nominated singer wrote on Wednesday that she is sorry for using offensive and hurtful words on s...

Singer Prithwi Raj passes away

Singer Prithwi Raj passes away

-- 2019-12-15 13:13:11

Young singer and music director Prithwi Raj has passed away. He was 34. Prithwi went to his Dhanmondi studio around 10pm on Saturday, said family sources. Finding no response from him till 12:30am o...

South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi wins Miss Universe 2019 title

South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi wins Miss Universe 2019 title

BBC 2019-12-09 19:34:35

"I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my kind of hair, was never considered to be beautiful. "I think that it is time that that stops today." That's the mes...

US rapper Juice Wrld dies ‘after seizure at airport’

US rapper Juice Wrld dies ‘after seizure at airport’

-- 2019-12-09 13:22:48

Juice Wrld, a US rapper who shot to fame on music streaming platforms, has died at the age of 21. Celebrity news website TMZ said he died after suffering a seizure at Chicago's Midway airport on Sund...

PRAN UP launches new campaign

PRAN UP launches new campaign

FE Online Desk 2019-12-07 12:14:36

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Brazil president accuses DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires

Brazil president accuses DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires

-- 2019-11-30 20:44:36

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader&rsq...

‘Frozen 2’ dazzles with $127m debut

‘Frozen 2’ dazzles with $127m debut

-- 2019-11-25 11:42:28

Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’ iced out the box office competition in North America, where family audiences powered the animated adventure to a dazzling $130 million debut. The sequel kicked o...

Michael Jackson Hollywood movie reported in the works

Michael Jackson Hollywood movie reported in the works

-- 2019-11-23 12:36:02

Michael Jackson’s story is headed for Hollywood from the producer who helped make hit film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ industry media reported on Friday. Deadline, Variety and the Hollywoo...

Curtain falls on Dhaka International Folk Fest

Curtain falls on Dhaka International Folk Fest

-- 2019-11-17 13:22:14

The three-day Dhaka International Folk Fest (DIFF) ended on Saturday night with music lovers rejoicing at the soothing tune of local and international folk singers. Held at the Bangladesh Army Stadiu...

'Joker' first R-rated movie to surpass $1.0b milestone

'Joker' first R-rated movie to surpass $1.0b milestone

-- 2019-11-16 18:42:07

Comic book movie “Joker” is poised to surpass $1.0 billion in global ticket sales on Friday, becoming the first R-rated Hollywood movie ever to overcome the milestone. “Joker,&rdquo...

Fifth Folk Fest starts in city Thursday

Fifth Folk Fest starts in city Thursday

-- 2019-11-14 14:36:03

The fifth edition of Dhaka International Folk Fest will begin today (Thursday) evening at Bangladesh Army Stadium. More than two hundred artists from six countries will be performing everyday till...