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In a swift and efficient operation, the Mumbai Police have arrested Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national, for the shocking attack on Bollywood superstar Saif Ali Khan. The incident took place on Thursday, January 16, at Khan’s residence in Bandra, Mumbai. The arrest was made possible through a combination of advanced technology, including facial recognition and CCTV analysis. ...

Actress Nasrin Akter Nipun, the former general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association, was barred from boarding a flight to the United Kingdom by immigration police at the Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport this morning (10 January). According to sources, Nipun was preparing to board a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to London when the authorities at the airport received ...

Renowned Bangladeshi actor Prabir Mitra passed away on Sunday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka. The news of his death was confirmed by his family members. Actor Misha Sawdagor also confirmed the news through a social media post, writing, “Prabir Mitra Dada is no more. He passed away a short while ago. May the Creator forgive ...

Renowned actress and dancer Anjana Rahman was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital and placed on life support on Wednesday following a deterioration in her health, confirmed her son Nishat Moni to Jarnalist. Earlier, on November 24, Anjana had been admitted to a private hospital in the capital after suddenly falling ill. She was in the hospital’s ...

A seminar titled ‘Syed ShamsulHaque in the Multidimensional Branch of Cinema’ was held on Tuesday (December 24) at the seminar hall of Bangladesh Film Archive. The event was presided over by Md. Kamruzzaman, Director General of the archive, while researcher Md. Russell Rana Doja presented the keynote paper under the guidance of eminent scholars including Dr. Mohammad Azam, Director General ...

The highly anticipated BPL Music Fest 2025 took centre stage at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, also known as the Home of Cricket, on Monday, building excitement ahead of the upcoming cricketing action. Despite some sound-related challenges during the event, the evening ultimately belonged to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, whose soul-stirring Qawwali and Sufi performances left the audience spellbound. At 8:50 ...

Anushka Sharma has shared a special note for the celebrated off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The 38-year-old has announced his retirement from international cricket (all formats) after the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. The news of Ashwin retiring with immediate effect in the middle of the five-match Test series came as a shock to his fans. To celebrate Ashwin’s career, Anushka ...

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has died at a hospital in the US’s San Francisco, reports Indian broadcaster NDTV. He was 73. Zakir died from complications due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to a statement from the family. He had been in hospital for the past two weeks and was shifted to intensive care when his condition deteriorated. Zakir’s sister Khurshid ...

Former president of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) and actor Shomi Kaiser has submitted a petition to the High Court seeking bail in an attempt to murder case filed with Uttara East Police Station in the capital. The petition was submitted to the branch concerned of the High Court on Sunday (December 8). Police from the Uttara East Police Station ...

The National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) on Saturday (December 7) seized 733 grams of gold from a drama artiste and a passenger at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. The market value of the seized gold is Tk 69 lakh. They were arrested from a Dubai-Chittagong-Dhaka return flight (BG 148) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines ...