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Humayun Faridee’s death anniv Wednesday
Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 06:28pm on February 12, 2019
The seventh death anniversary of late Ekushey Padak winning actor Humayun Faridee will be observed on Wednesday, February...
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TV drama stirs debate over South Korea’s cutthroat education culture
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on February 04, 2019
It was created as a biting satire of South Korea’s notoriously competitive education system, but the country’s most popular cable TV drama has inspired some...
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Alan Alda hailed for 60-year career
Reuters . Los Angeles | Updated at 12:00am on January 30, 2019
Alan Alda, best known for playing a wise-cracking Army doctor on the long-running anti-war television comedy ‘M*A*S*H,’ received a lifetime achievement award from his fellow...
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Lady Gaga says won’t work again with singer R Kelly
Reuters . Los Angeles | Updated at 12:00am on January 12, 2019
Lady Gaga has vowed to remove a duet she recorded with R&B singer R.Kelly from streaming services and never collaborate with him again....
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Lady Gaga goes old-school
Reuters | Updated at 12:00am on January 09, 2019
Bright colours were back on the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday, with pop superstar Lady Gaga, dressed in lavender, leading a trend for old...
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Brexit TV drama airs in UK ahead of crunch vote
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 12:00am on January 05, 2019
A television drama starring Sherlock Holmes star Benedict Cumberbatch as the mastermind of the divisive campaign to pull Britain out of the European Union hits...
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Netflix drops satire episode critical of Saudi Arabia
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on January 03, 2019
Netflix confirmed Tuesday that it removed an episode of a satirical comedy show that criticizes Saudi Arabia, after officials in the kingdom reportedly complained.The move...
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Alleged victim of Spacey sexual assault filmed part of incident
Agence France-Presse . New York | Updated at 12:22am on December 31, 2018
A young man who accused Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him at a seaside restaurant near Boston in 2016 filmed part of the incident, according...
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Cumberbatch to star in Brexit thriller
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 12:00am on December 29, 2018
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch will play Brexit mastermind Dominic Cummings in a new TV drama airing in Britain next month that will focus on the controversial...
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Duronto TV to telecast three children’s films on Christmas
Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on December 25, 2018
Duronto Television will telecast three children’s films on Christmas, all of which have been dubbed in Bangla....