Actors Shajal Noor and Ashna Habib Bhabna are set to share the big screen for the first time in Tanvir Hasan's upcoming film “Jajabor”.

Hayden Panettiere, best known for her performances in “Heroes” and “Nashville”, as well as her appearances in “Scream 4” and “Scream VI”, died on Sunday. Her representative confirmed the news to ABC News, though no cause of death has been disclosed.

Dhaka Nattyautshab 2026, an eight-day theatre festival celebrating the capital’s 416-year heritage, began at the Zahir Raihan Cultural Centre in Sutrapur, Old Dhaka, yesterday.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is showing little sign of slowing down, with the Tom Holland-led superhero film on course to top the North American box office for a third consecutive weekend.

The series became an international success and was broadcast in more than 110 countries. It also made history in 2017 as the first Turkish series to win an International Emmy, taking home the award for Best Telenovela at the 45th International Emmy Awards.

Inde Navarrette, who became famous for her role in the horror hit “Obsession”, has been cast as Rogue in Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated “X-Men” reboot.

Switzerland has selected Nicolas Wadimoff's Gaza documentary “Who is Still Alive” as its official submission for the best international feature category at the 2027 Academy Awards.

Some relationships are too vast to be contained in words. You can spend hours listening to their stories and still leave with the feeling that the most beautiful parts exist somewhere beyond language. The love story of actors Mili Basher and Masum Basher is one of them.

Bangladeshi short film “To-Let”, directed by Jubair Shawan, is competing at the 2026 Focus on Ability Short Film Festival in Australia, marking the first time a film from Bangladesh has been selected for the festival.

Filmmaker Raihan Rafi has unveiled the first look of Siam Ahmed’s character in his upcoming supernatural thriller “Andhar”.

Faria shared her thoughts on the matter in a Facebook post on Thursday (August 13), saying the practice was damaging the country’s entertainment industry.

Rani Mukerji has received another major honour in her three-decade-long career, with the acclaimed actor being recognised for excellence in acting at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026.

Short film “Bihan”, which explores how social attitudes, workplace realities and family pressures create unseen barriers to women’s leadershsetip, is to premiere at 8:00pm today.

Acclaimed actor Chanchal Chowdhury is gearing up for the release of his new film "Andhar", directed by Raihan Rafi. Playing Shamsher in the big-budget production, Chanchal says the film ventures into territory rarely explored in Bangladeshi cinema.

The 1966 classic turns Uttam Kumar’s star image into a quietly devastating study of fame and selfhood

Tareque Masud was one of Bangladesh’s most respected independent filmmakers. He was a director, producer, screenwriter and lyricist who devoted his life to cinema. His films focused on Bangladesh, its people, history and struggles.

Bangladeshi film “Jaya Aar Sharmin” has been selected for the feature film competition at the fifth World Film Festival Kolkata, set to take place at Nandan in Kolkata from September 8 to 13.

Strong rumours are circulating that Kolkata actress Idhika Paul is set to reunite with Shakib Khan in director Mehedi Hassan Hridoy’s upcoming film "Nissho", following their collaborations in "Priyotoma" and "Borbaad".

It comes about 10 months after a US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in October 2025. Israel has continued to carry out strikes in Gaza since then, while accusing Hamas of breaching the agreement by rearming, recruiting fighters and rebuilding tunnels.

The initiative comes after a strong response to the three-day Ekal Shekal film festival, held at the National Art Gallery Auditorium of the academy from August 9 to 11. Six films were screened during the free festival. “Roid”, “Mastul” and “The University of Chankharpul” drew particularly large crowds.