First edition “The Hobbit” fetches £137,000

A first edition of JRR Tolkien's 1937 novel “The Hobbit”, with an inscription in Elvish written by the author, had sold at auction in London for £137,000.
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Prison Break set for return?

According to TV Line, 20th Century Fox is working on a revival of hit TV series “Prison Break”, which starred Wentworth Miller and
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Swagota turns director

Popular actress-singer Zinat Sanu Swagota turned director with an experimental film titled “Durotto”, which she has recently made for her university thesis.
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Disney cancels Tron 3

The digital gladiatorial games will no longer take up space on anyone's hard drive, as sources have confirmed that Disney has cancelled
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Furious 7 fourth-biggest film of all time

It's been just under two months since “Furious 7” performed a hand-break turn into cinemas with a mountain of critical acclaim,
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Lenovo phone features virtual keyboard

Chinese electronics giant Lenovo has unveiled a phone with a built-in laser projector that can be used to display a virtual keyboard or display.
28 May 2015, 13:28 PM

Filmmaker Jean-Nesar Osman joins BTV as a director

Noted filmmaker and painter Jean-Nesar Osman has recently joined Bangladesh Television (BTV) as a Director (Development Programme Film Unit).
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM

“Tomorrow-land” stumbles at box office

A summer box office that was hurtling toward record-breaking numbers hit its first speed bump this Memorial Day after “Tomorrowland” landed with more of a whimper than a bang.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM

DC and Rihanna scuffle over naming rights

Comic Book superheroes have seen their share of tough fights, but now, R&B star Rihanna is about to go head to head with DC Comics over her name, Robyn.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Sam Smith undergoes vocal cord surgery

Sam Smith has had successful surgery on his vocal cords at a hospital in USA. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said in a statement that he is expected to make a full recovery.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Star-Lord set for non-Guardians appearance

Because of the way Marvel Studios operates, it's easy to predict that there will be a film somewhere down the line that lets the characters
20 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi artist Laila Sharmeen's work travels to Tokyo Art Fair

Bangladeshi artist Laila Sharmeen is all set to exhibit her works on mixed media at the first Tokyo International Art Fair, to be held at Harajuku Quest Hall on May 22 and 23, says a press release.
19 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Furious 8 will bring back Dwayne Johnson

Last month, Vin Diesel took the stage at CinemaCon to announce that he and the folks at Universal Pictures are currently developing “Fast & Furious 8” to be released in April 2017.
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM

McConaughey brushes off Cannes 'boos'

Matthew McConaughey has brushed aside criticism of his new movie at the Cannes Film Festival.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Beckinsale set for “Underworld” return

“Underworld 5”, also known as “Underworld: Next Generation”, is indeed happening, and it will once again feature the true face of the franchise, Kate Beckinsale.
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Witherspoon set for “Pale Blue Dot”

Fox Searchlight and Reese Witherspoon are teaming up again after the success of “Wild”, as the studio has acquired the original spec
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Maqsood joins Dhaka FM

FM Radio station Dhaka FM90.4 announced in a press release recently, that Maqsoodul Haque, the noted musician (of band Feedback and Maqsood O' Dhaka) has joined Dhaka FM Limited as its Director Operations, effective May 2.
13 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Tagore statue in Belgian University

Belgium's most prestigious and largest university in the city of Leuven, 26 km from Brussels, has honoured India's world renowned poet, artist and humanist Rabindranath Tagore by erecting his statue in the university premises.
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Natalie Portman in new biopic

Natalie Portman is slated to take on the role of the first Jewish female Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in an upcoming biopic.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

First edition Marquez classic recovered

Police in Colombia say they have recovered a signed first edition copy of the novel, “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM