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  Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar announces pregnancy

  United News of Bangladesh .New Delhi | Updated at 09:57am on December 19, 2020

  Less than two months after her fairytale marriage with Punjabi actor-singer Rohanpreet, Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar has announced her pregnancy by posting a picture with...

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  Anime ‘Demon Slayer’ set to dethrone Ghibli classic for Japan box office crown

  Agence France-Presse . Tokyo | Updated at 11:44pm on December 18, 2020

  An anime epic in which a teenager hunts down and beheads demons has become the surprise sensation of Japanese cinema during the pandemic, and could...

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  Sesame Workshop unveils Rohingya muppets

  Culture Desk | Updated at 11:43pm on December 18, 2020

  Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, has unveiled its first Rohingya muppets Noor and Aziz, said a press release. Noor Yasmin, a...

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  Star Wars’ Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dies at 75

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:41pm on December 18, 2020

  British actor Jeremy Bulloch who played infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original ‘Star Wars’ films has died at the age of 75. He...

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  Lucky Enam to receive Syed Mahidul Islam Padak

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:40pm on December 18, 2020

  Theatre troupe Byatikram Natyagosthi will honour thespian Lucky Enam with Syed Mahidul Islam Padak for her contribution to theatre, said a press release. The award...

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  Chhayanaut pays tribute to Nazrul

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:38pm on December 18, 2020

  Cultural organisation Chhayanaut is paying tribute to the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam organising a four-day online programme. The event, titled Nai Dukkho, Achhe Shudhu...

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  Young filmmakers will change country’s film scene in next four years

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:35pm on December 18, 2020

  National Film Award-winning filmmaker Masud Pathik said he is optimistic that young filmmakers would change the county’s film scene in the next four to five...

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  Saidul Anam Tutul’s death anniv today

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on December 18, 2020

  Today is the second anniversary of death of the late freedom fighter, actor-director and National Film Award-winning video editor Saidul Anam Tutul. Tutul was the...

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  Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Nat’l Museum of India ink MoU

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:53pm on December 17, 2020

  Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum, Dhaka and National Museum, New Delhi have signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, said...

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  Cultural organisations celebrate Victory Day

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 10:52pm on December 17, 2020

  Different state-run organisations and cultural troupes celebrated the 50th Victory Day organising colourful programmes on Wednesday. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh National Museum, Bangla Academy, Sammilita...