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After more than three decades in the classical music industry, British double bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku began grappling with the question that had troubled her for years: Why was she consistently the only Black musician onstage? “Why did I never ask anyone about it? Why did we never talk about it?” she describes wondering. “Was I being tolerated, or were people ...

It’s been five years since Taylor Swift last went on tour, during which time she’s released four albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Folklore. Her live absence – enforced by the pandemic – was clearly a source of frustration, because her first show back was a three-hour, fifteen-minute extravaganza, including 44 songs from across her career. “I can’t even go into ...

A court in Dhaka has granted bail to Dhullywood actress Mahia Mahi three and a half hours after sending her to jail. Iqbal Hossain, judge of Gazipur Metropolitan Magistrate Court-5, granted bail to Mahi on Saturday (March 18) afternoon. Mahi’s lawyer Advocate Anwar Shahadat Sarker said the court granted bail to his client taking her pregnancy and considering her status ...

Actress Mahiya Mahi was sent to jail in Digital Security Act (DSA) case, hours after arrest from Dhaka airport on Saturday. Gazipur Metropolitan Magistrate Md Iqbal Hossain passed the order following a seven -day remand petition.  

Two cases have been filed against popular film actress Mahiya Mahi and her husband – on charge of “defaming police” after going live on Facebook and alleged involvement in extortion and assaulting a businessman. Rokon Mia, sub-inspector of Bason Police Station, filed a case under Digital Security Act against Mahi and her husband Rakib Sarkar while Ismail Hossain, a businessman, ...

Ekushey award winning actor Zeenat Barkatullah was admitted at a hospital in the capital. The internationally renowned dance icon has been in the intensive care unit (ICU) for the last five days due to brain hemorrhage and lung infection. Her daughter renowned actor Bijori Barkatullah confirmed this news via a Facebook post. She was infected with coronavirus a couple of ...

Ke Huy Quan was a child star in two of the biggest movies of the 1980s, but gave up on acting when Hollywood gave up on him. Now he has made a remarkable comeback by winning an Oscar. “They say stories like this only happen in the movies,” a tearful Quan told the Oscars as he accepted his award for ...

Oscar winners announced Sunday: Best picture: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Best actress: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Best actor: Brendan Fraser, “The Whale” Best supporting actor: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Best supporting actress: Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Original song: “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” Film editing: “Everything Everywhere All at ...

Japanese Film Festival 2023 was held from March 9 to 12 under the initiative of the Embassy of Japan and Japan Foundation, in collaboration with the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, and American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB). The film destival was inaugurated at the Institute of Modern Languages (IML), of the University of Dhaka, on March 9 and continued ...

The best actress category at the 95th Oscars is full of great awards season drama, from the surprise nomination of Andrea Riseborough to the potential history to be made if Michelle Yeoh wins, which AP’s film writers predict will happen. All will be celebrated during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, which airs live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. There’s ...