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'Black Panther' makes box office history, crosses $1.1b

'Black Panther' makes box office history, crosses $1.1b

-- 2018-03-19 20:04:48

Ryan Coogler's comic-book sensation "Black Panther" on Sunday became the first film since James Cameron's 2009 smash "Avatar" to top the weekend box office five straight weekends. The Disney release...

UK police arrest Ant McPartlin over ‘drink-driving crash’

UK police arrest Ant McPartlin over ‘drink-driving crash’

-- 2018-03-19 15:49:24

TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a collision involving three vehicles in south-west London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Lower...

'Youth' wins best film at 12th Asian Film Awards

'Youth' wins best film at 12th Asian Film Awards

-- 2018-03-18 13:02:56

The 12th Asian Film Awards were announced in China's Macao Special Administrative Region on Saturday night, with Chinese movie "Youth" winning the Best Film. Chinese actress Sylvia Chang was awarded...

Oscars chief faces harassment accusations

Oscars chief faces harassment accusations

-- 2018-03-17 14:26:39

The head of the organisation behind the Oscars is facing several allegations of sexual harassment, Hollywood trade publications report. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety cite unnamed sources as sayi...

Irrfan Khan has rare tumour

Irrfan Khan has rare tumour

FE Online Desk 2018-03-17 12:46:52

Indian actor Irrfan Khan, whose roles in Hollywood films such as ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘Life of Pi’ have brought him fame, shocked his fans by revealing he has contracted a ra...

Daler Mehndi gets prison sentence for smuggling migrants

Daler Mehndi gets prison sentence for smuggling migrants

-- 2018-03-16 18:27:48

Indian pop star, Daler Mehndi, has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling migrants abroad. Mehndi and six others were accused in 2003 of cheating people of large sums of money by falsely...

Rihanna accuses Snapchat of promoting domestic violence

Rihanna accuses Snapchat of promoting domestic violence

FE Online Desk 2018-03-16 13:25:45

Pop star Rihanna has accused Snapchat of "intentionally" shaming victims of domestic abuse. The singer was the subject of an advert on the platform which asked users if they would "rather slap Rihann...

Jamaican sues Miley Cyrus, seeking $300m

Jamaican sues Miley Cyrus, seeking $300m

-- 2018-03-14 13:45:06

Miley Cyrus was sued for $300 million on Tuesday by a Jamaican songwriter who said the pop singer’s 2013 smash “We Can’t Stop” closely resembles a song he recorded 25 years ear...

Gigi Hadid, Zayn Malik split up

Gigi Hadid, Zayn Malik split up

-- 2018-03-14 12:28:14

Celebrity couple Zayn Malik and supermodel Gigi Hadid on Tuesday announced they had split up after two years of dating, with both posting statements of mutual love and respect. Malik, a former member...

Shilpakala Academy to hold choreographic presentation on Bangabandhu

Shilpakala Academy to hold choreographic presentation on Bangabandhu

-- 2018-03-13 21:42:39

An acrobatic exhibition and choreography on a song written on Bangabandhu will be held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) at 4:00pm on Wednesday. BSA will organise the acrobatic exhibition, c...

Fashion designer Givenchy dies aged 91

Fashion designer Givenchy dies aged 91

-- 2018-03-13 20:58:45

French couturier Hubert de Givenchy, a pioneer of ready-to-wear who designed Audrey Hepburn's little black dress in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," has died on Monday at age 91. The house of Givenchy paid...

'Tomb Raider' reboot tests Oscar-winner Vikander's star power

'Tomb Raider' reboot tests Oscar-winner Vikander's star power

-- 2018-03-13 14:20:59

When video game character Lara Croft first debuted in “Tomb Raider” on the big screen nearly two decades ago, she was a daring, action-superwoman embodying a role reserved for men. Now, w...

'Black Panther' hits $1b mark

'Black Panther' hits $1b mark

-- 2018-03-12 13:05:11

Marvel's superhero film 'Black Panther' has taken more than a billion US dollars at cinemas worldwide. It is the fifth movie based in Disney's Marvel Universe to hit the milestone. The film stars Ch...

Bono apologies after bullying claims at his charity

Bono apologies after bullying claims at his charity

-- 2018-03-11 12:46:10

U2 singer Bono has apologised after claims of bullying and abuse emerged at One, the charity he co-founded. Among the allegations are that one female worker was demoted after refusing to "become inti...

Barack Obama in talks to create shows for Netflix: NYT

Barack Obama in talks to create shows for Netflix: NYT

-- 2018-03-10 13:49:17

Former US president Barack Obama is in advanced talks with Netflix Inc to produce a series of high-profile shows, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Unde...

Kristen Wiig bags ‘Wonder Woman 2’ villain role

Kristen Wiig bags ‘Wonder Woman 2’ villain role

-- 2018-03-10 13:38:59

Kristen Wiig is all set to play a villain in the next ‘Wonder Woman’ film. Director Patty Jenkins announced on Twitter Friday that Wiig will star as Wonder Woman rival Cheetah in the supe...

Obama in talks to provide exclusive contents for Netflix

Obama in talks to provide exclusive contents for Netflix

-- 2018-03-09 21:08:03

Former US president Barack Obama is in advanced talks with Netflix Inc to produce a series of high-profile shows, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Unde...

S Korean actor found dead amid sex abuse claims

S Korean actor found dead amid sex abuse claims

BBC 2018-03-09 15:56:21

South Korean actor Jo Min-ki, who had been accused of sexual assault, has been found dead, according to reports. Jo Min-ki had been accused of molesting at least eight people amid a string of #MeToo...

SBARRO Bangladesh offers discount on Women's Day

SBARRO Bangladesh offers discount on Women's Day

FE Online Desk 2018-03-09 11:28:43

American Franchise Pizza Chain SBARRO Bangladesh has announced discount on its fast food items on the occasion of Women’s Day.  Under this package, women buyers are allowed to avail 1 Sici...

Youth pulsates with Joy Bangla Concert

Youth pulsates with Joy Bangla Concert

FE Online Report 2018-03-08 16:33:23

The fourth edition of the Joy Bangla Concert stirred the young generation with the liberation war spirit at the Army Stadium in Dhaka city on the historic March 7 that falls on Wednesday this year.&nb...

Sanjay Dutt refuses to accept dead fan’s savings

Sanjay Dutt refuses to accept dead fan’s savings

-- 2018-03-07 16:02:38

Indian fans often treat their favourite Bollywood stars like deities and a Mumbai-based fan of Sanjay Dutt’s films has just done the same thing. Nishi Harishchandra Tripathi, who died aged 62 i...

'The Wolf of Wall Street' producers to pay $60m in US lawsuit settlement

'The Wolf of Wall Street' producers to pay $60m in US lawsuit settlement

-- 2018-03-07 13:22:29

The company behind the 2013 film, “The Wolf of Wall Street”, agreed to pay the United States government $60 million to settle a civil lawsuit that sought to seize assets allegedly bought w...

American musical gets highest nominations for Olivier awards

American musical gets highest nominations for Olivier awards

-- 2018-03-07 13:00:18

A new American musical Tuesday became the most nominated production in the history of the Oliviers, British theatreland's own "Oscars". The musical Hamilton has emerged with 13 nominations, the Socie...

LA cops arrest man over Frances McDormand's Oscar theft

LA cops arrest man over Frances McDormand's Oscar theft

-- 2018-03-06 12:34:14

A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar after the awards ceremony on Sunday. Los Angeles Police have confirmed Terry Bryant was arrested for grand theft, after the...

Oscars 2018: Guillermo’s The Shape of Water wins best picture honours

Oscars 2018: Guillermo’s The Shape of Water wins best picture honours

-- 2018-03-05 18:49:11

The Shape of Water, about a woman who falls in love with a sea creature, has taken the top honours at the Oscars. Frances McDormand won best actress for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and...

'Shape of Water' wins best picture Oscar

'Shape of Water' wins best picture Oscar

Reuters 2018-03-05 11:32:00

Fantastical romance “The Shape of Water” won best picture, the film industry’s most prestigious honour, at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony. The Fox Searchlight movie’s Mexican f...

Television drama fest kicks off Monday

Television drama fest kicks off Monday

-- 2018-03-04 10:49:49

A five-day long television drama festival ‘Annada Alo- Charunirom short-length drama festival 2018’ will begin on Monday in the city. The inaugural ceremony of the event will be held arou...

Painting exhibition on Bangabandhu underway

Painting exhibition on Bangabandhu underway

-- 2018-03-03 12:38:31

A 10-day solo Pata Painting exhibition titled 'Chitra Pate Bangabandhu' of Patua Nazir Hossain is underway at the Bangladesh National Museum. The inauguration ceremony of the 32nd solo Pata Painting...

Pitt, DiCaprio unite for Quentin Tarantino movie

Pitt, DiCaprio unite for Quentin Tarantino movie

-- 2018-03-02 20:15:33

Movie studio Sony Pictures said on Wednesday that the film was called“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and will feature DiCaprio as the former star of a Western TV series, and Pitt as his lo...

Female-led Oscar films ‘more profitable’

Female-led Oscar films ‘more profitable’

-- 2018-03-02 14:12:33

Oscar-nominated films with a woman in the starring role are more profitable than their male-led counterparts. Female-led films earn higher box office returns - despite usually lower production budget...