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Abul Faiz Md. Alauddin Khan has officially taken charge as the new Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, country’s foremost national institution for the promotion of arts and culture. Currently serving as Additional Secretary (Administration) at Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Khan was given this additional responsibility through a formal order issued by the ministry on September 14. On his first ...

The 77th Primetime Emmys Awards generated another slate of viral moments, from cash awards for short speeches to history-making wins and heartfelt thank yous. This year’s big winners of the night were HBO’s medical drama The Pitt, Apple TV+’s Hollywood satire The Studio and Netflix’s chilling psychological miniseries Adolescence. Tramell Tillman made history as the first black man ever to ...

Bangladeshi folk singer Farida Parveen has passed away on Saturday night. She breathed her last at 10:15 pm, according to Ashish Kumar Chakraborty, Managing Director of Universal Medical College Hospital. She was 71 and is survived by her husband and four children. Farida Parveen had been suffering from long-term kidney complications, requiring dialysis twice a week in recent weeks. On ...

Ariana Grande claimed the top prize at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, winning Video of the Year for Brighter Days Ahead, which also earned Best Pop Song. The ceremony took place near New York City. The 32-year-old artist appeared visibly emotional while accepting the award, thanking her fans for their ongoing support. “Thank you for growing with me ...

The 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival concluded on Saturday with its awards ceremony. Here are the winners from the 21 films in the main competition, as decided by a jury chaired by American director Alexander Payne: – Golden Lion for Best Film – “Father Mother Sister Brother” by Jim Jarmusch (United States) – Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize ...

A Dhaka court has placed actor Siddiqur Rahman Siddiq on a three-day remand in connection with the murder of furniture worker Parvez Bepari during last year’s anti-discrimination student protests in Gulshan. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday after hearing a remand petition filed by Gulshan Police Sub-Inspector Samiul Islam, who had sought 10 days of ...

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) kicks off Thursday, celebrating its 50th anniversary with a packed lineup of world premieres, Hollywood heavyweights, and international auteurs, reaffirming its status as North America’s largest and most influential movie event. While lacking the historical prestige of Cannes or Venice, TIFF stands apart for its sheer scale and reach, drawing an estimated 400,000 attendees ...

US actor Julia Roberts delves into the rarefied world of academia in her latest film “After the Hunt”, denying that its ambiguous handling of a campus sexual assault allegation was politically incorrect. Directed by Italy’s Luca Guadagnino and also starring Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield, the movie is premiering on Friday at the Venice Film Festival, bringing Roberts to the ...

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and American football player Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Tuesday, setting the stage for a high-profile wedding for one of the world’s biggest celebrity couples. A joint post on their Instagram pages showed pictures of Kelce on one knee making his marriage proposal in a flower-laden garden, and then Swift displaying a large diamond ring. ...

For Dakota Johnson, it was important to showcase both her acting and producing talents for the romantic comedy film Splitsville. “I’m more valuable, I think, on set and in post (production), because I know the beat, like the heartbeat of the film while we’re making it,” Johnson told Reuters. “I’m good at helping on set. And then in post, I’m ...