Entertainment
'First Man' blasts off behind 'Venom,' 'A Star Is Born'
Los Angeles, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — The Neil Armstrong film "First Man" settled for a third-place landing at the North American box office in its opening weekend in theaters. The Ryan Gosling-starrer and a host of newcomers, like the family-friendly "Goosebumps" sequel and the neo-noir mystery "Bad Times at the El Royale," couldn't unseat last week's top two films, "Venom" and "A Star Is Born," which again took first and second place.
Indo-Bangla cultural fest draws an end Monday
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) - The seventh edition of the ‘Ganga-Jamuna Cultural Festival’ will end at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Monday.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West visit Uganda
Kampala, Oct 14 (AP/UNB) — Ugandan officials say Kanye West and his wife, the reality TV star Kim Kardashian West, have arrived in Uganda on a private visit.
Ex-3 Doors Down bassist gets 10 years on gun charge
Pascagoula, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — The founding member and former bassist of the rock band 3 Doors Down has been sentenced to 10 years in Mississippi state prison for possession of a firearm by a felon.
Sitar Recital, Kathak dance performance at National Museum Sunday
Dhaka, Oct 12 (UNB) - An evening of Sitar Recital by Ebadul Huq Shaikat and Kathak dance performance by Masum Hossain will be held at 6.30 PM on Sunday at the KabiSufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum
India's #MeToo comes amid calls for 2013 law's enforcement
New Delhi, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) — Indian actresses and writers are flooding social media with allegations of sexual harassment and assault, releasing pent-up frustration with a law that was lauded internationally but that critics say has done little to change the status quo in the world's largest democracy.
Helicopter crashes in Rajshahi; Faridur Reza, 5 others escape unhurt
Dhaka, Oct 11 (UNB) - Six people, including Impress Telefilm’s Managing Director Faridur Reza, escaped unhurt as a helicopter of Impress Aviation Ltd crashed in Godagari uapzila of Rajshahi on Thursday.
Rapper Fabolous faces domestic violence, threats charges
Hackensack, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — A grand jury in New Jersey has indicted rapper Fabolous on counts of domestic violence and making terroristic threats.
Taylor Swift wins big at AMAs and encourages fans to vote
Los Angeles, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) - Taylor Swift kicked off her week with a rare political post on social media, and at the American Music Awards she continued the conversation by encouraging fans to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.
Netflix to bring new US production hub to New Mexico
Albuquerque, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — Netflix has chosen New Mexico as the site of a new U.S. production hub and is in final negotiations to buy an existing multimillion-dollar studio complex on the edge of the state's largest city, government and corporate leaders announced Monday.