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Michelle Yeoh says she is looking for new challenges including as a producer, as she credited perseverance, hard work and passion for her historic Oscar win last month. The 60-year-old became the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a laundromat owner in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” The movie won a total ...

Pop diva Celine Dion announced the release of new music on Thursday — her first since revealing last year that she was suffering from a rare neurological disorder that was affecting her singing. The new album “Love Again” is the soundtrack for a film of the same name, and contains five new songs as well as past hits. It is ...

The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be a who’s who of Hollywood A-listers and veteran filmmakers this May, and feature a record six women filmmakers in competition, the organisers announced on Thursday. Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” will alone bring a cavalcade of stars to the red carpet, including Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie and Scarlett Johansson. It is ...

Many businessmen have been affected by devastating fire occurred in Bangabazar market in the capital. On humanitarian ground, film actor Siam Ahmed has stood beside the businessmen affected by the fire through Bidyanondo Foundation, a non-profit organisation. Bidyanondo Foundation confirmed it on its Facebook page. It is learnt that Siam has bought burnt dress at a higher price than original ...

Prominent Rabindra Sangeet singer Papia Sarwar, suffering from various illness, is under treatment in a hospital in New Delhi. “I have been suffering from illness for a long. So, came to Delhi 10-15 days ago. I am being cured gradually in the hospital. Please pray for me,” she said. Directed by Durbadal Chatterjee, Papia’s last album ‘Akash Pane Haat Baralam’ ...

Ashraful Alam, popularly known as Hero Alam on Saturday said that he will provide all kinds of cooperation to the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to catch Dubai- gold trader Arav Khan. Besides, he also said that he will come to the DB office again if he is call for the sake of investigation. Hero Alam came ...

Popular Dalywood film actress Mahiya Mahi has been blessed with a baby boy. Mahi gave birth to the baby at United Hospital in the capital at 11:20pm on Tuesday. Mahia Mahi’s husband businessman and Awami League leader Rakib Sarkar confirmed this information to media. Saying that both mother and baby are doing well, Rakib requested everyone to pray for them. ...

Actor Shakib Khan on Monday filed another case against film producer Rahmat Ullah on charge of extortion and murder attempt. He went to the court of Judge AM Zulfiqar Hayat of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal in the morning and lodged a case under Digital Security Act (DSA). The court, later, recorded Shakib’s statement. Earlier on March 23, Shakib Khan filed the ...

Actor Shakib Khan has filed a case against film producer Rahmat Ullah on charge of extortion and murder attempt. He went to the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arafatul Rakib around 11:13am on Thursday and, later, lodged the case, Shakib’s lawyer Tanvir Ahmmed Tonu confirmed the matter. The actor filed the case against Rahmat Ullah on charge of demanding 1,00,000 Australian dollar ...

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 ...