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Hasan, the pre-eminent/Canopus vocalist of Bangladesh

Hasan, the pre-eminent/Canopus vocalist of Bangladesh

Megh Rahman 2022-01-22 18:01:43

“Etodin pore proshno jaage, Shudhui ki herechi ami Hridoy bhangar shei nipun khelay, ektu ki haroni tumi?” Boom, Millennials! Suddenly this song pops up in your mind and you find yourself...

Pori Moni, Sariful Razz celebrate Gaye Holud

Pori Moni, Sariful Razz celebrate Gaye Holud

-- 2022-01-22 16:26:39

Film actress Pori Moni and her husband Sariful Razz, also an actor, celebrated Gaye Holud, one of the wedding ceremonies, on Friday. The couple, currently expecting a baby, were betrothed at a low-ke...

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome first child via surrogacy

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome first child via surrogacy

-- 2022-01-22 10:44:44

Actor-singer Priyanka Chopra and musician Nick Jonas have welcomed a baby via surrogacy. The couple, who got married in 2018, made the announcement on Sunday, on social media, reports The Hindu. &...

Tearful Adele postpones shows

Tearful Adele postpones shows

-- 2022-01-22 10:28:06

A tearful and apologetic Adele on Thursday postponed a series of Las Vegas concerts due to start on Friday because half her crew was sick with COVID-19 and the pandemic has caused delivery delays. Th...

Rock star Meat Loaf dies aged 74

Rock star Meat Loaf dies aged 74

-- 2022-01-21 17:40:50

Meat Loaf, the US rock star who rose to global fame with his "Bat Out of Hell" album, has died at the age of 74. The American singer and actor, otherwise known as Michael Lee Aday, had a career spann...

Rebecca Campbell named Disney international content group lead

Rebecca Campbell named Disney international content group lead

-- 2022-01-21 09:13:17

Walt Disney Co on Wednesday named company executive Rebecca Campbell to lead its new hub for international content creation to expand regional content for its streaming services. Campbell will overse...

Jol Poloker Gaan: A musical tragedy staged in JU

Jol Poloker Gaan: A musical tragedy staged in JU

Hasan Sojib 2022-01-20 13:58:54

The students of the Department of Drama and Dramatics of Jahangirnagar University (JU) appeared in Lab-3 of Jahir Raihan Auditorium with their play ‘Jol Poloker Gaan’ last week. The play...

10 Netflix thriller shows to watch right now

10 Netflix thriller shows to watch right now

Md. Zahidur Rabbi 2022-01-19 17:38:43

A new year means new content for Netflix. However, you might want to check out the previous year's list as it might have some wonderful content in it. Before Netflix brings its 2022 magic, let us ha...

Cartoonist Narayan Debnath, creator of Nonte Fonte, dies at 98

Cartoonist Narayan Debnath, creator of Nonte Fonte, dies at 98

-- 2022-01-18 16:01:51

Cartoonist Narayan Debnath died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday morning. He was 98. Debnath was awarded India’s fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2021. A West Bengal minist...

Manifest: A cop drama with supernatural twist

Manifest: A cop drama with supernatural twist

Iftekharul Islam 2022-01-18 14:02:14

Imagine a group of passengers, onboarded on a plane, going back home; they reach their destination after facing some turbulence in the air.  Upon reaching, they realise that their flight which t...

Concord offers Xtreme Racing-Go Kart in Fantasy Kingdom   

Concord offers Xtreme Racing-Go Kart in Fantasy Kingdom  

-- 2022-01-17 22:10:42

Go kart is an innovation of the amusement and entertainment industry in Bangladesh by Concord Entertainment Company Limited, says a press release. The track is located inside Fantasy Kingdom Complex....

India’s prominent theatre personality Shaoli Mitra dies at 73

India’s prominent theatre personality Shaoli Mitra dies at 73

-- 2022-01-17 17:10:08

Renowned Bengali theatre personality and actress Shaoli Mitra has passed away in Kolkata at the age of 73. The eminent theatre personality and the daughter of legendary actors Sombhu Mitra and Tripti...

Shaaticup: Bangladeshi 'Narcos' with authentic local flavour

Shaaticup: Bangladeshi 'Narcos' with authentic local flavour

Shadique Mahbub Islam 2022-01-17 12:45:38

A local teen gang has stolen a large drug shipment from a local drug lord Sohel Bhai. Now the furious kingpin wants to appease his hurt ego and hurt wallet by punishing the upstarts behind this deed....

YouTube thumbnails: Fake and cringe-worthy, not funny anymore

YouTube thumbnails: Fake and cringe-worthy, not funny anymore

RASSIQ AZIZ KABIR 2022-01-16 16:25:59

It’s Friday morning. You are lying down on your bed scrolling through your YouTube feed looking for something to make your leisure worthwhile after a long and tiring week. All of a sudden, you...

Is Coke Studio Bangladesh finally happening?

Is Coke Studio Bangladesh finally happening?

Swadhin Shahporan 2022-01-16 11:41:10

Coke Studio – a live music show, featuring established and emerging artists from India and Pakistan, has been a very popular show for quite some time now.  It started its journey back in 2...

20th Dhaka Int’l Film Festival begins Saturday

20th Dhaka Int’l Film Festival begins Saturday

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-14 09:08:26

With 225 films from 70 countries, the Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will raise its curtain Saturday. One hundred and twenty-five full-length feature films and 96 short and independent film...

Singer Asif Akbar indicted in ICT case

Singer Asif Akbar indicted in ICT case

-- 2022-01-13 19:41:38

A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against popular singer Asif Akbar in a case filed under the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Act. Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Mohammad As-Sams Ja...

'House of Gucci', Lady Gaga land SAG award nominations

'House of Gucci', Lady Gaga land SAG award nominations

-- 2022-01-13 10:17:21

High fashion drama "House of Gucci" led the nominations on Wednesday for Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild Awards, scoring nods for the top prize of best cast and for the performances of stars Lady Gaga...

Pori Moni to contest actors’ association election

Pori Moni to contest actors’ association election

-- 2022-01-12 22:43:23

Actor Shamsunnahar Smriti, better known as Pori Moni, will join the 2022-23 election of the Bangladesh Film Actors Association as a contender. The popular actress, who will represent the panel of Ili...

Oscars show to go on, with a host

Oscars show to go on, with a host

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-12 12:03:25

The Academy Awards will have a host for the first time since 2018 and return to their longtime home at the Dolby Theatre, broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday. While other awards shows have been postponed...

Netflix animated sitcoms that you don't want to miss

Netflix animated sitcoms that you don't want to miss

Shadya Naher Sheyam 2022-01-12 11:44:32

If you’re browsing Netflix for an animated series that has both moments of mind-boggling lunacy and times that humanise its characters in a brutally honest way like Bojack Horseman or dimension-...

The Led Zeppelin debut album on 53rd year

The Led Zeppelin debut album on 53rd year

Iftekharul Islam 2022-01-12 11:11:46

53 years ago today, the legendary English rock band Led Zeppelin released their debut album ‘Led Zeppelin I’ that paved the groundwork for them to be one of the most influential rock bands...

Timeless 'Band of Brothers' marks 20 years

Timeless 'Band of Brothers' marks 20 years

Shadya Naher Sheyam 2022-01-11 16:57:56

Through the years, Band of Brothers has maintained its status as a pop-culture touchstone. Based on the 1992 book of the same name by author Stephen E. Ambrose, it aired on HBO on September 9, 2001.&n...

Lata Mangeshkar in ICU, tests positive for Covid-19

Lata Mangeshkar in ICU, tests positive for Covid-19

-- 2022-01-11 16:51:30

Legendary Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar has been hospitalised in the western city of Mumbai after testing positive for Covid-19. The 92-year-old 'Queen of Melody' was rushed to the intensive...

Pori Moni announces pregnancy

Pori Moni announces pregnancy

-- 2022-01-10 19:10:36

Actress Pori Moni has announced on Monday that she is expecting her first child, with 'No Dorai' famed Dhallywood actor Sariful Raaz. The couple has confirmed the news on their Facebook profiles abou...

Rehana Maryam Noor: Complexity of reality through spellbound acting

Rehana Maryam Noor: Complexity of reality through spellbound acting

Tahseen Nower Prachi 2022-01-10 14:56:44

When you sit for a movie that sets you still for the entire runtime, for that one moment of twist that will set things ‘right’ and yet you find yourself leaving with an unforeseen twist- t...

The Riff Maestro Jimmy Page turns 78 today

The Riff Maestro Jimmy Page turns 78 today

Iftekharul Islam 2022-01-09 14:47:37

Today marks the 78th birthday of Jimmy Page, the legendary guitarist and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. He is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time by music critics....

Emily's train completely derailed in Paris in the second season

Emily's train completely derailed in Paris in the second season

Shadya Naher Sheyam 2022-01-09 14:21:14

Season 2 of Netflix show ‘Emily in Paris" all but slaughtered its protagonist’s character, Emily (Lily Collins), just as she was crawling her way into viewers’ guarded, pessimistic h...

2021 Netflix movies that you don't want to miss

2021 Netflix movies that you don't want to miss

Md. Zahidur Rabbi 2022-01-08 16:14:18

The year 2022 has come with lots of promises for Netflix lovers as a long list of potential hits will be getting released this year. However, the previous year was a roller coaster ride on Netflix wi...

Oscar winner Black Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier dies at 94

Oscar winner Black Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier dies at 94

-- 2022-01-07 22:29:08

Sidney Poitier, the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in ‘Lilies of the Field’, has died at age 94, an official from the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on...