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A UN-supported ensemble is creating a “discourse of music, harmony, reconciliation, empathy, fraternity, and solidarity” in the hope of bridging historical divides between the Israeli and Arab people, according to UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Ángel Moratinos. The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, appointed by the UN Secretary-General in 2016 as a United Nations Global Advocate for Cultural ...

Wayne Shorter, the storied saxophonist considered one of America’s greatest jazz composers and among the genre’s leading risk-takers, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89, reports AFP. Shorter’s publicist Alisse Kingsley confirmed his death to AFP, without specifying the cause. The enigmatic jazz elder performed with fellow legend Miles Davis and went on to become a leading bandleader ...

Aupee Karim, National Film Award-winning Bangladeshi actress, model, architect, and dancer, will be seen in big screen 19 years after releasing her film ‘Bachelor.’ Aupee starrer Mayar Janjal has now been released both in Bangladesh and India together on Friday (February 24). In the film directed by Indranil Roychowdhury, Aupee will star opposite to Tollywood actor Ritwick Chakraborty. Aupee played ...

Streaming giant Netflix has cut prices in more than 30 countries as it attempts to attract more subscribers. Prices have been cut in parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. It comes as the rising cost of living sees households tightening their belts and Netflix faces increased competition from rival services. Countries in which subscription ...

video of the same has been doing the rounds on social media. Although Sonu was rushed to the hospital, followed by the incident, it seems that the singer is doing well. However, his close aide, Rabbani Khan (his guru Ghulam Mustafa Khan’s son) and his bodyguard are expected to have sustained a few injuries. Sonu Nigam reportedly opened up to ...

Hollywood actress Stella Stevens, who co-starred with Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls! and with Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor, has died at the age of 84, family members say. Her son told the Hollywood Reporter she had been in a hospice for some time with Alzheimer’s disease. She is also remembered for her role in action movie The ...

With a lot of enthusiasm, Scholastica Senior Campus and Mirpur staged the extravagant play “Hoi Hoi Roi Roi” on Friday. Students of the Junior Drama, Music, and Dance Club of Scholastica Senior Campus Mirpur gracefully performed the play based on the famous filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray’s renewed characters “Gupi” and “Bagha.” Prominent media personality and famous dance artist and ...

US actress Raquel Welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in Hollywood films, has died at the age of 82. The star passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning after a brief illness, her manager said. Welch became an international sex symbol in the 1960s, widely remembered for playing a bikini-clad cavewoman in the 1966 film ...

Tom Cruise lived up to his billing as the “last true movie star” as nearly 200 of this year’s Oscar nominees gathered to celebrate — and size up their competition — at the Academy’s boozy annual luncheon Monday. In a room packed with A-listers such as Steven Spielberg and Cate Blanchett, there was no doubt Cruise remained the biggest draw, ...

A case has been filed against 20 BNP men including its Executive Committee member Nitai Roy on charge of clash with police personnel during the party’s march programme in Magura district. Mohommodpur Police Sttation SI Jannatul Ferdous filed the case at an early hours of Sunday. Following the case, police have arrested Magura district Jubo Dal vice-president Amirul Islam and ...