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Chhayanaut marked the beginning of the Bangla New Year on Monday with its signature cultural celebration held under the centuries-old banyan tree at Ramna Batamul in Dhaka. This year’s event, themed “Amar Mukti Aloy Aloy” (My Liberation Lies in Light), welcomed the dawn of Pahela Baishakh with vibrant performances celebrating the essence of Bengali heritage. Starting at sunrise, the programme ...

The High Court (HC) on Sunday issued a rule asking the authorities to explain within two weeks why the 30-day detention of model Meghna Alam under the Special Powers Act should not be declared beyond legal jurisdiction. The rule was passed by a High Court division bench comprising Justice Razik-Al-Jalil and Justice Tamanna Rahman Khalidi following a hearing on a ...

Music fans were descending on California’s Coachella Valley for the premier arts festival that begins Friday and features headliners Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone, reports AFP. The opening day promises to be a scorcher, quite literally; a dome of high pressure is triggering a mini heat wave in southern California, with meteorologists predicting the temperature could crack 100 ...

A Dhaka court has ordered the detention of Meghna Alam, model and winner of Miss Earth Bangladesh 2020, for 30 days under the Special Powers Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah issued the order on Thursday following a hearing. According to the court’s ruling, Meghna has been detained for 30 days under Section 3(1) of the Special Powers Act, 1974, to ...

Val Kilmer, who has died at the age of 65, was often underrated as an actor. He had extraordinary range: excelling in comedies, westerns, crime dramas, musical biopics and action-adventures films alike. And perhaps his best performance combined his skills as a stage actor with a fine singing voice, to bring to life 1960s-counterculture icon Jim Morrison, in Oliver Stone’s ...

The Sajida Foundation, an NGO has terminated one of its employees, Rakibul Hasan, following his misogynistic comment on a recent Facebook post of actress Shabnam Faria, according to a social media update shared by the actress on Sunday. On March 18, Rakibul Hasan posted an inappropriate remark on Faria’s Facebook post, which drew widespread criticism. Faria later shared a screenshot ...

A Mumbai pastisserie has revealed a special themed cake for the celebration of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani’s wedding anniversary. In a video shared on Instagram, Bunty Mahajan who runs the high-end bakery Deliciae in Mumbai revealed a Vantara-themed gold and pink tiered cake for the couple’s 40 year celebration. In the clip, Mahajan shared ...

Nora Fatehi, who is known for her impeccable dance skills, recently opened up about how actors used her name and tried to corner her in the industry. Nora Fatehi also revealed that actors hired PR agencies to compare their work with hers, implying an end to her era. Nora Fatehi also shared she confronted an actor who talked behind her ...

Pamela Anderson, 57, has recently revealed that she finally feels like a true actress, 32 years after gaining fame as CJ Parker on ”Baywatch”. Her breakthrough role in Gia Coppola�s ”The Last Showgirl” has earned her critical acclaim, with publications like ”The New York Times” and ”The Guardian” praising her performance. Anderson, who initially doubted her acting career, shared that ...

The Brit Awards belonged to Charli XCX on Saturday night, who completed her transformation from underground hero to bona fide pop star by winning five awards including best artist and song of the year. Ezra Collective, Sam Fender, Stormzy and The Last Dinner Party were the other big British winners on Saturday night, while Fontaines DC and Chappell Roan bagged ...