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  Shooting floor now makes us feel insecure: Aparna Ghose

  Tanzil Rahaman | Updated at 11:33pm on July 28, 2020

  National Film Award winning actress Aparna Ghose said shooting amid the COVID-19 outbreak is challenging as artistes feel insecure and can hardly enjoy a decent...

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  Norway’s quarantine laws do not apply to Tom Cruise

  Agence France-Presse . Oslo | Updated at 10:11pm on July 27, 2020

  Norway on Friday reimposed quarantine on arrivals from Spain over a spike in virus cases, but also said such restrictions would not apply to the team behind the latest ‘Mission: Impossible’...

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  DIFF announces submission deadline for 19th edition

  Tanzil Rahaman | Updated at 10:08pm on July 27, 2020

  The 19th Dhaka International Film Festival will be held from January 16 – 24, 2021 and all films will have to be submitted before September 30. Films will be screened at different venues...

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  Feroza Begum’s 94th birth anniversary on Tuesday

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:04pm on July 27, 2020

  Today is the 94th birth anniversary of late legendary Nazrul Sangeet singer Feroza Begum, who made immense contribution in popularising Nazrul Sangeet during her music career spanning over...

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  Rajanikanta Sen remembered

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 10:03pm on July 27, 2020

  Artistes paid tribute to late renowned lyricist, composer and poet Rajanikanta Sen in a virtual programme organised by Bangladesh Sangeet Sangathan Samannay Parishad on Sunday...

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  Aishwarya Rai, daughter discharged from virus ward

  Agence France-Presse. Mumbai | Updated at 09:02pm on July 27, 2020

  Bollywood star and former miss world Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter have been discharged from a Mumbai hospital where they were being treated for...

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  Rabi Chowdhury tests positive for COVID-19

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 05:09pm on July 27, 2020

  Acclaimed singer Rabi Chowdhury has been tested positive for COVID-19. The singer informed it in a post on Facebook on Sunday. ‘Corona has taken a liking to me. I cannot receive anyone’s...

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  Golden Age Hollywood star Olivia de Havilland dies

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 04:37pm on July 27, 2020

  Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and one of the last links to Hollywood’s Golden Age, died Sunday at the age of 104. The actress, who starred in blockbusters like ‘Gone With the...

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  Yemen battles to save its heritage

  Agence France-Presse . Taez | Updated at 10:49pm on July 26, 2020

  The two facades of the National Museum in the Yemeni city of Taez bear testament to the ravages of a war that has consumed the...

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  Miro sculpture expected to sell for nearly $7 million

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 10:48pm on July 26, 2020

  More than 40 monumental sculptures by artistic giants including Miro, Rodin and Calder -- which have not seen in decades -- will go under the hammer...