Mimo and Niloy won super hero and super heroine crowns at the grand finale of the talent hunt programme ‘Fair & Lovely Super Hero Super Heroine’ held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Wednesday.
The first runners-up were Bashury as heroine and Sohan as hero while the second runners-up were Prema as heroine and Rose as hero.
Champions Niloy and Mimo received Tk two lakhs each and the first runners-up Sohan and Bashury received Tk one lakh and 50 thousand each.
The organisers gave the second runners-up Rose and Prema Tk one lakh each and the rest of the six participants Tk 50 thousand each.
A total of 12 finalists participated in the programme. The participants were Niloy, Eshita, Rose, Read the full story

Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s latest movie “Third Person Singular Number” will have its world premiere at the upcoming 14th Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea. The film will participate as part of ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ category at the festival.
A total of 53 films from 23 countries will be screened in this category. ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ includes independent films highlighting young directors, who are either creating new Read the full story

World premiere of the full-length Bangla feature film ‘Gangajatra’ (The Journey) will be held on the Eid day on Channel-i. The film will be telecast at 2:25pm. The Star Cineplex will also release the film on the day.
The film is scripted and directed by Syed Ohiduzzaman Diamond and starred by Ferdous and Popy. Hasan Ahmed worked on Read the full story

The cinema industry seems to best resemble its oldest cinema hall, the Picture House, later known as Shabistan, which was established in Armanitola of Old Dhaka in 1913.
The place where the cinema hall had once stood with pride and dignity for over 90 years is now a quiet area with eight to nine residential buildings, standing face to face, with an ailing passage that fades after a Read the full story