September is just some days away. For fans of Netflix, a new month means a host of new original shows and movies to binge-watch. September is going to be an exciting month, as it will see the end of several beloved shows as well as the start of new ones. Here’s a list of the most anticipated Netflix originals coming this September.  Best Netflix Originals Coming in September 2023  Disenchantment  Disenchantment brought the fictional medieval kingdom of Dreamland to life with its fantasy sitcom-style animation. The show was created by Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons and Futurama.  The story follows the lives of the adventurous and rebellious princess Bean, her demon friend Luci and their elf Elfo. Together, the trio explores the world of Disenchantment in search of uncovering conspiracy theories.  The show stars Abbi Jacobson, Eric André, and Nat Nixon in lead roles.  The fifth and final part of the show is set to premiere on September 1. Read more: Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt makes her Hollywood debut in Netflix's 'Heart of Stone' Friday Night Plan  Friday Night Plan tells the story of the adventures (or misadventures) of two high school brothers on a fateful Friday Night. It’s a heartwarming tale of sibling camaraderie and the passion of young adult life.  The film is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Kassim Jagmagia & Farhan Akhtar and directed by Vatsal Neelakantan. It’s produced under the banner of Excel Entertainments with Netflix having the official distribution rights. The up-and-coming cast includes Babil Khan, Aadhya Anand, Amrith Jayan, Medha Rana, and Ninad Kamat with Juhi Chawla Mehta in a special guest appearance.  Friday Night Plan premieres on September 1. Read more: Oppenheimer: 10 Fascinating Facts to Know Before Watching the Movie Virgin River  Virgin River follows the story of Melinda. One day she answers an ad to become a nurse and midwife in the remote Californian town of Virgin River. What was initially an escape from the past and bad memories, soon takes an unexpected turn.  The series is produced by Reel World Management and is based on the best-selling Virgin River novels by Robyn Carr. It stars Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, and Colin Lawrence in lead roles.  The series will be back for its fifth season on September 7. Read more: ‘Hero or villain?’ Shah Rukh Khan teases with new ‘Jawan’ poster Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight  The beloved Kung Fu Panda series is back with its third season. The series follows the story a few years after the premise of Kung Fu Panda 3 and the second season, The Paws of Destiny. This time, Po must leave home and wander on a journey to find the 4 elemental weapons. In his quest, Po is joined by an English Knight called Luthera, who also happens to be a brown bear.  Jack Black reprises the role of the much loved Po with Rita Ora, Chris Geere, and Della Saba in supporting roles. Mitch Watson and Peter Hastings also reprised their roles in the development of the new season.  Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight will premiere on September 7. Read more: Top 12 South Indian Films Being Released in August 2023 A Time Called You  A Time Called You is an upcoming South Korean time travel romance series. It is based on the novel Someday or One Day by Juang Tien-jen. The story follows the life of Jun-hee as she mourns the loss of her boyfriend, Yeon-jun in 2023. Somehow she teleports back to 1998 in the body of an 18-year-old Min-ju. What’s even more surprising is that in this timeline, she meets Si-heon who looks exactly like her deceased boyfriend.  The series is directed by Kim Jin-won and stars Ahn Hyo-seop, Jeon Yeo-be, and Kang Hoon in lead roles.  It is set to premiere on September 8. Read more: Sharey Showlo is full of suspense: Mamo

England will look to clinch the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh when they face off in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. The visitors won the first ODI by three wickets on Wednesday, posing a threat to end Bangladesh’s seven-year-old unbeaten run at home in the ODI series. Dawid Malan’s unbeaten century steered England to a smooth victory that seemed difficult on the challenging Mirpur pitch. Malan, who has plenty of experience  playing in Bangladesh, assessed the situation well and delivered what England required. Both teams will be hoping for better batting performances in the second ODI, as they struggled to cope with the disciplined bowling from both sides. Bangladesh were bowled out for 209 overs, with only Najmul Hossain Shanto hitting a fifty. Shanto reached his maiden ODI half-century but fell soon after, playing a loose shot. The left-hander will be keen to convert his starts into big scores and cement his place in the middle order. England also lost wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 103-5 at one stage. Malan held the innings together with a mature knock and found support from Will Jack (26), Moeen Ali (14) and Adil Rashid (17 not out). The left-hander hit eight fours and four sixes and smothered Bangladesh’s charge with his calmness under pressure. England captain Jos Buttler praised Malan’s innings and said he was pleased with the team’s performance. Read more: Analysis of BAN vs ENG 1st ODI 2023 “It was a fantastic knock from Dawid Malan. He showed great composure and skill. It was a great win for us. We showed great character and fight,” he said after the match. Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal rued the lack of runs on the board and said his team need to bat better in the second ODI. “We were probably 20-25 runs short. We lost too many wickets in clusters. We need to bat better as a unit,” he said in the post-match presentation. Bangladesh are likely to stick with the same XI that played in the first ODI, unless they opt to replace underperforming Mustafizur Rahman with any of Ebadot Hossain and Hasan Mahmud. The pitch is expected to be similar to the one used in the first ODI, offering some assistance to both seamers and spinners. Dew could play a factor in the evening and prompt the team winning the toss to bowl first. The weather is forecasted to be dry but getting warm.

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed won the player of the match award in his second ODI match, as Bangladesh beat the West Indies by nine wickets to win the ODI series Wednesday at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. Bangladesh won the first ODI at the same venue by six wickets. "The dressing room wasn't the happiest (after the Tests and T20Is), but everyone was eager to win. It feels great to win, but there is still room for improvement. And we need to tick more boxes," Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal told the media. Nasum bagged three wickets after Bangladesh chose to bowl first. The Tigers managed to restrict their hosts to 108/10 in 35 overs. Nicholas Pooran, West Indian captain, made a golden duck. Keemo Paul, the number eight batter, scored the most runs (25) for the hosts. Read: Shakib to skip West Indies ODIs, Zimbabwe tour In the absence of Shakib Al Hasan, right-arm all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled superbly, picking up four wickets and conceding only 29 runs in eight overs. In reply to the West Indies' 108, Bangladesh won the match in just 20.4 overs, with Tamim scoring an unbeaten 50, and Liton Das 32. The visitors did not include Anamul Haque in the team. The right-handed batter did well in the 50-over format at the domestic level but failed to bring his form to the international format. He played five innings in the ongoing tour and managed to pass the 20-run mark only once. Also read: ENG vs IND 2nd ODI 2022: India eye series win at Lord’s The last ODI of this series will be played on July 16 at the same venue.   Ahead of the ODI series, Bangladesh lost both the Test and T20I series against the hosts.

Gang culture arising from conflict of powers can be seen in the video streaming platform Bongo's upcoming original crime comedy "Dragon Gang." The 12-episode drama series will be released on March 12. Read:Bongo partners with Haier Smart TV The cast of the drama includes Marjuk Russell, Chashi Alam, Mir Sabbir, Pirzada Harun, Ahna Rahman, Rimi Karim, and Mukit Zakaria The story is written, scripted and directed by Fahrian Chowdhury Tanmoy. The series is produced by Mushfiqur Rahman Manzu. "The plot of the series is a mixture of crime and comedy. At the beginning of the drama, the audience may think they already figured out the story, but the twist comes at the very end," Tanmoy said. Read: Kangana Ranaut's 'Thalaivii' released on Bongo as 'Netri' "Everyone can easily distinguish it from the other dramas about comedy and crime. I believe that after a long time, everyone will enjoy the great performance of the Ahana-Marjuk duo." Md Khaled Sajeeb, senior manager (content and publishing) at Bongo, said: "Through laughter, 'Dragon Gang' shows a different image of the society with the rhythm of allegorical stories."

Generation Alpha, Generation G or senior millennials have their freedom of thought and consciousness. The transformation of the generation, the tension of relationships, dreams, thought of taking responsibility, and the moments of the known and unknown pieces happening around us – Bongo original series "BnG" is coming with all these. BnG production team includes Polash Nazim and the series is directed by Momin Biswas and Shahriar Sajib. Read:Akash Jure Megh on Bongo: Another Bangla adaptation of a Turkish hit TV series It stars youngsters Partho, Shadman, Naovi, Saba, Nihal, Jopari, Athoy, Rothsi, Shan, and others. Among the senior artists are Intekhab Dinar, Munira Yousuf Memi, and Saberi Alam. Mushfiqur Rahman Monju, the chief content officer of Bongo and producer of BNG, said: "Visitors will be able to enjoy BnG on Bongo from February 22." "During market research, we found that about 73 percent of our total population belongs to Generation G and millennials categories. So, we are creating content for all of them to connect the thoughts and lifestyles of Generation X and their predecessors and understand each other."

Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind “House of Cards” more than $30 million because of losses brought on by his firing for sexual misconduct, according to an arbitration decision made final Monday. A document filed in Los Angeles Superior Court requesting a judge's approval of the ruling says that the arbitrators found that Spacey violated his contract's demands for professional behavior by “engaging certain conduct in connection with several crew members in each of the five seasons that he starred in and executive produced House of Cards.” MRC, the studio behind “House of Cards,” had to fire Spacey, halt production of the show's sixth season, rewrite it to remove Spacey's central character, and shorten it from 13 to eight episodes to meet deadlines, resulting in tens of millions in losses, the document said. “The safety of our employees, sets and work environments is of paramount importance to MRC and why we set out to push for accountability," MRC said in a statement Monday. Also read: Disney’s 'Eternals' tops domestic box office for 2nd weekend A representative for Spacey did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. His attorneys argued that the actor's actions were not a substantial factor in the show's losses. The ruling came after a legal fight of more than three years and an eight-day evidentiary hearing that was kept secret from the public, along with the rest of the dispute. Spacey appealed the decision to a panel of three more private arbitrators, who found for the plaintiffs, making the decision final, and public, on Monday. "MRC stood its ground, pursued this case doggedly, and obtained the right result in the end,” plaintiff's attorney Michael Kump said in a statement. The 62-year-old Oscar winner's career came to an abrupt halt late in 2017 as the #MeToo movement gained momentum. Actor Anthony Rapp, who has appeared in “Rent” on Broadway and film as well as in “Star Trek: Discovery” on television, said Spacey made a sexual advance on him when he was 14 at a party in the 1980s. Also read: Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner dies in plane crash At the time, Spacey issued a statement saying he didn’t remember the encounter but apologized. Several other accusers followed. Some, including Rapp, have filed lawsuits. Independent investigations found widespread sexual harassment of those who worked under him. Spacey was fired or removed from several projects, most notably “House of Cards,” the Netflix political thriller where for five seasons he played lead character Frank Underwood, a power-hungry congressman who becomes president. The one criminal case brought against him, an indecent assault and battery charge stemming from the alleged groping of an 18-year-old man at a Nantucket resort, was dismissed by Massachusetts prosecutors in 2019.

To play three T20Is and two Tests against Bangladesh, the Pakistan national cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Saturday morning. This is Pakistan’s first Bangladesh tour for a bilateral series after 2015. The Pakistani team took a direct flight to Dhaka from Dubai where they ended their T20 World Cup campaign with a defeat in the hands of Australia in the semis. Before that defeat, they were playing wonderful cricket -- winning five out of five matches. Read: Brazil Qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022 as the first South American team The T20I series will begin on November 19 in Dhaka, while the other two matches will be played on November 20 and 22 at the same venue. After that, both teams will travel to Chattogram where the first Test will begin on November 26. The teams will return to Dhaka to play the second Test which will begin on December 4. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is yet to announce the squad for this series. It is expected that the board will bring some big changes to the squad.    

Bangladesh’s series win over Australia by a margin of 4-1 is a big step towards becoming a big team in future, believes Bangladesh all rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who won the player of the series award. Bangladesh played this series without the services of Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Liton Das, who are integral parts of the Bangladesh T20I setup. Despite their absence, young Bangladeshi players did well and lifted the title.  It was Bangladesh’s maiden series win against Australia. Before this series, the Tigers faced Australia in four T20Is but failed to win any of them.  READ: BAN vs. NZ 2021: New Zealand Announce Squad For the T20 Series against Bangladesh “It was great to win this game without the service of some big players,” Shakib told the media after winning the fifth match of the series, in which he bagged four wickets.  “It will surely inspire us more, and it will also help us to take the responsibilities in the coming days. When they will come back, our strength will surely increase,” Shakib added.  Shakib believes that the young players created a healthy competition in the team. According to him, healthy competition is something that helps a team to become a big team.  Along with Shakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam and Nasum Ahmed played tremendously well against Australia. In the third and fourth matches, Mustafizur conceded only nine runs each. His bowling performance against Australia became the talk of the cricketing world.  Australian spinner Ashton Agar said Mustafizur is a “difficult customer”. More of Agar’s teammates came to praise Bangladesh’s left-arm pacer.  Bangladesh will now take on New Zealand in early September. The Black Caps will arrive in Bangladesh later this month. They will also play a five-match T20I series against the Tigers.  READ: Shakib Al Hasan Favourite to Win ICC’s Player of the Month for July Ahead of the New Zealand series, the Tigers were scheduled to take England at home. But the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have decided to play this series in March 2023.

Technology products manufacturer brand Walton has launched a new model of high configuration gaming laptop named ‘Waxjambu GL710H’ The device comes at a reasonable price of only Tk.189,950. In addition to that installments facilities  are available as well. Besides, students will get guaranteed scholarship ranging from Tk 2,000 to a maximum of Tk 1 lakh on purchasing any model of Walton brand laptop, desktop PC, tablet PC or all-in-one computer under its 'Crore Taka Scholarship’ project. Read Best Budget Laptops for Students in Bangladesh under 25000 Taka Engineer Liakat Ali, Deputy Managing Director of Walton Digi-Tech Industries Ltd. and CEO of Walton computer products said, “the new Walton gaming laptop features a 15.6-inch full HD Matte IPS LED Backlit Display with 144Hz refresh rate and 72% NTSC while the screen resolution is 1920x1080 pixels. As a result, users will have great experience on playing games, working or watching movies.” The high speed of this laptop is ensured by Intel’s 10th generation 2.20 GHz Core i7 10870H processor. It has a 16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz RAM, expandable up to 32 GB. There is a 1 terabyte M.2 228 solid state drive with NVMe PCle Gen 3.0X4 interface for storing necessary games, software, documents, movies etc. READ: Walton Primo R8 Review: Affordable phone with attractive features This device sports a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 3060 model 6GB GDDR6 video RAM as graphics to run powerful and heavy games effortlessly. There is also a built-in Intel HD Graphics 630. This laptop has high definition audio to create an attractive gaming atmosphere with 2x2W speakers, sound blaster atlas and built in array microphone. A powerful 3-cell polymer battery has been used in the laptop to ensure more than 8 hours power backup. It features per-key RGB backlight keyboard with numeric pad and built in gamma secure touch pad with Microsoft PTP multi-gesture and scrolling function. Read OnePlus 9R review: Is it a flagship killer? The laptop can be easily carried out anywhere as its total weight only 1.99 kg with 357.5mm width, 238mm depth and 19.8mm height. Customers will get two years after sales service for the laptop from Walton service center.

With a staggering number of people around the world confined into their living space during the Covid-19 pandemic, many have turned their attention towards binge-watching movies or series to pass the time. More often than not, reliving the cinema experience with the company of a few delectable treats is a natural thing to do - so here is our take on some of the top snacks for a Netflix binge.