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Renowned singer Hasina Momtaz no more
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18 Feb 2024, 22:34
Begum Hasina Momtaz, a renowned singer from the 1960 S breathed her last on 18 February, 2024 at Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, Dhanmondi. She suffered a cardiac failure around 6 PM. She was 79.
Begum Hasina Momtaz was a student at the Department of Geography, University of Dhaka, and gained prominence as a cultural activist and singer since the 1970 s. She is remembered for many of her songs, including “Tandrahara Nayan Amar …”. She also inspired the nation during the mass movement of the 1969 and the liberation war in 1971 by her songs. Bangladesh Shilpokola Academy recognised her significant accomplishments as a singer by awarding her “ Shilpokola Award” in 2019.
Her husband Late Rafiqul Islam was a renowned banker and served as the managing director of National Bank ltd. The deceased is survi by her only son, who Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam was the former Dean, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, and now serves as the chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission. She is also survived by her daughter in law, Shenin Rubayat, two grandsons and numerous relatives, friends, and admirers.
Her Namaz e Janaza will be held on Monday February 19,2024 at Eidgah Mosque at Dhanmondi 6/A after Zuhr prayers.
The bereaved family request you all to pray for salvation of her departed soul.
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Anant-Radhika received a villa of Rs 640 Cr gifted by Mukesh & Nita
Ambani family made headlines around the world with their pre-wedding ceremony in Jamnagar, India in March this year. Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding ceremony was attended by Bill Gates to Zuckerberg, Rihanna to Shah Rukh Khan and even Bollywood. Sports stars were also present.
Reliance Industries owner Mukesh and his wife want their youngest son's wedding to be remembered by the world. A few months ago, they had a grand pre-wedding ceremony in Jamnagar, Gujarat. From May 29 to June 1, the second round of pre-wedding ceremonies took place abroad. This event takes place on a cruise. There were various VIP guests from famous Bollywood stars to sports stars.
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are going to tie the knot in Mumbai on July 12. Just before the wedding, Mukesh-Nita gifted Anant and Radhika a house worth Tk 640 crore in Dubai.
Palm Jumeirah is an island north of Dubai. Many stars have their houses there. Anant's new home is also there. His new neighbors are Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, British footballer David Beckham and his wife Victoria.
It is said that this 3000 square feet beachfront villa is one of the most expensive constructions in Dubai. It has 10 bedrooms, a spa and two swimming pools. One of which is under the open sky. The villa also has a private beach.
Earlier buying a house in Dubai was not easy. The government had several restrictions on foreigners owning property which has been relaxed in some cases. Indians who have 'golden visas' are also buying luxury homes in Dubai.
'Nagar Baul' James going to Canada for Concert
'Nagar Baul' James is a popular name in the Bangladeshi band industry. The number of his fans in the country and outside the country is countless. He has been keeping the audience enthralled with songs for ages. After defeating London last month, he is going to Canada with his team.
On July 21, Nagar Baul James is going to perform at Caboto Club in Windsor City, Canada for the first time organized by AIA Productions. The organizers said that apart from different cities in Canada, his fans will come from different states including Michigan, Chicago, New York and other states to listen to James' music.
Muntasir Nasir Saikat, head of AIA Productions, told RTV that 50% of the tickets have already been sold and those who have not yet collected the tickets should collect the tickets online before end and hope that with everyone's cooperation they can present a beautiful show to the audience.
Bangladesh's popular TV channel RTV is the media partner of the concert. Rony Haider, the first Bangladeshi realtor of Windsor City, is the title sponsor of the event, mortgage agent Tahmid Ahmed, realtor Khokon Nasir Uddin, Rafi Sarder are the silver sponsors, and 'Adda Ghar' Restaurant is the food partner.
It is known that James will leave the country for Canada on June 18. After that, his music tour in Canada will start from Toronto on June 22. Second concert June 30 in Vancouver. The third concert will be July 6 in Calgary. After a break of a week, they will perform a concert in Saskatchewan, Canada on July 13.
A week later, Nagar Baul James will go to the port city of Hamilton, Ontario on July 20 for the fifth concert. After that, will go to Windsor, the city of roses, for the sixth concert on July 21. Then James will return home after a one and a half month tour with concerts in Moncton on July 27 and Montreal on July 28.
Incidentally, James's latest song 'Shob i Bhul' was released on the moon night of Ramadan Eid 2023. The lyrics of the song are jointly written by James and Bishu Shikder. The song is composed by James.
Shakib's 'Toofan' in new complications
Shakib Khan's film 'Toofan' is waiting for release in the upcoming Eid. After the release of the teaser of the movie, there is a lot of buzz about the fake. After this, the domestic producers are complaining that the concerned people have laundered money in the name of movie production. Recently, the leaders of 19 organizations of FDC have publicly spoken against the 'Toofan'. There arise an anger in the film industry. At that time another sensational information was found about this movie.
According to various sources, the movie with a budget of 8-10 crores has fallen into rental complications. On Wednesday (June 5), the 'Toofan' team sat in a meeting with cinema hall owners, booking agents and officials of a number of rented halls. But many hall booking agents and rented hall owners expressed their displeasure due to high 'rental' demands.
An anonymous hall owner said that, 'We will not run this movie on Eid with more money. If needed, I will play old movies on Eid.'
However, the source also said that most of the hall owners are keen to screen the movie Toofan on Eid. But the owners do not agree for demanding additional rental.
Meanwhile, on December 11 last year, it was officially announced at a five-star hotel that the movie 'Toofan' is being made under the banner of three producers. The three production houses are Alpha Eye Studios Limited, OTT platform Chorki and SVF, a West Bengal-based production house in India. Raihan Rafi will produce the film. Everything went as advertised.
Till now, all the press releases and news printed around the film, everywhere have the names of the three producers. Everything was fine. But recent obtained censor clearance shows only one owner of this film is Alpha I Studios Shahriar Karim Bhuiyan (Shahriar Shakil).
According to critics, Toofan was finally screened as a Bangladeshi film to avoid restrictions on the release of co-production films during the Eid festival.
Shahriar Karim Bhuiyan said that the production company of Toofan film is Alpha I Studios Limited. That's why his name is written in the censor clearance. Because it is a Bangladeshi movie. Apart from this, Charki is a digital partner and SVF is International Distributor.
Incidentally, Dhaka's Masuma Rahman Nabila and Kolkata's Mimi Chakraborty have acted opposite of Shakib in this action-style movie. The story of Toofan will proceed with the story of the gangster. Shakib Khan will be seen in the role of a gangster of the nineties. Chanchal Chowdhury, Misha Sawdagor and many others acted in it. Actor Jisshu Sengupta is playing the villain role. Although his matter has not been officially confirmed by the director or the production company.
Puja's distance with Shakib reduced, Mim-Pori Moni come closer
Shakib Khan is the king of Dhallywood. Besides acting, he already made his debut as a businessman.
The hero appeared in a different look at the 'Dhaka Fashion Day-2024' event organized at a five-star hotel in the capital on Friday (June 7). And there walked the ramp with Dhallywood's five famous actress Bidya Sinha Mim, Pori Moni, Puja Cherry, Sabila Nur and Tanzin Tisha. Hero Emon was also with them.
Actress Puja Cherry was seen on the same stage with Shakib Khan at the 'Dhaka Fashion Day 2024' event. After the movie 'Galui', the distance between them was created. Many have said that Puja's relationship with Shakib Khan has become normal on the ramp stage.
Meanwhile, many people know about the romance of two actresses Pori Moni and Bidya Sinha Mim with Sariful Razz. At that time there was little discussion and criticism about the matter. Pori alleged that Mim had an affair with her husband Razz. Because of this, Pori's family was broken up. Due to this allegation, not only Mim-Razz couple broke up, Mim was misunderstood by a group of people. This has a negative effect on the clean image of her.
Mim was mentally broken. As a result, she did not sign any film with Razz again. She rejected the offer of a good film with Razz.
But on Friday (June 7th) at 'Dhaka Fashion Day', everyone was surprised to hear Dhallywood actress Mim and Pori Moni's speech! It is known that some popular stars who appeared to participate in the 'Dhaka Fashion Day' event were accommodated in a separate room. Finding Mim there, Pori Moni hugged her. Then Mim talks to Pori with a smile. After this incident, the two actresses were seen captured on camera and smiling on the stage of the show.
Actor Tutul Chowdhury, promoted as Director of Bangladesh Bank
Khairul Alam Tutul Chowdhury, who is well known to television drama and theatre audiences as actor Tutul Chowdhury. He acted in more than five hundred single plays in his long career. Also worked in films. Along with acting, he also started working as a producer. This time he became the director of Bangladesh Bank. Earlier he was working as Additional Director (GM) of the bank. Tutul Chowdhury has been promoted to the position of director of Bangladesh Bank on Sunday (June 9).
Tutul Chowdhury joined Bangladesh Bank as Assistant Director in 1999. After that he has been working in the posts of Deputy Director, Joint Director, Additional Director for more than two years. Now he has got the fifth promotion and has become the director.
Tutul Chowdhury told the media, I joined the officer position. I was associated with late Abdullah Al Mamun Bhai's theatre since childhood. Even though I work in a bank, I am always passionate about acting. Acting with permission from office. I have to shoot after office time. I shoot without resting during the holidays. Both took considerable effort to maintain; still doing.
Tutul Chowdhury said, I love acting even though I work in a big position in the bank. My colleagues also encourage this place of my love. They said, you are the pride of our bank. We like this too. I also get motivated to work and feel a different kind of self-satisfaction in mind.
Incidentally, in the year 2022, Tutul Chowdhury was seen playing an important role in the movie 'Agamikal' directed by Anjan Aich. His other film 'Kanamachi' is awaiting release. Currently, he is acting in several serials including Bakulpur, Prabashi Paribar, Jadunagar. Apart from being a banker and actor, Tutul Chowdhury is also an education entrepreneur. He is the founder principal of Sahajpathya School.
Kangana Ranaut slap incident: Hrithik stood next to her
India's newly elected BJP party MP and actress Kangana Ranaut are in a frenzy online. Already, many people in showbiz spoken in favor of the actress, while others stood against her. In this time, her ex-boyfriend Hrithik Roshan stood by Kangana's side.
Once there was a deep love between them. They have been avoiding each other since their breakup. But Hrithik liked a post opposing Kangana's slapping incident at the airport. As if he stood by the actress through this like.
Hrithik-Kangana worked together in movies like 'Krish 3', 'Kites'. After that explosive news against the actor came to light. Kangana alleged that Hrithik had an affair with her despite being married.
Later, there was controversy about the issue in Bollywood. But those are past. Both of them walked on different paths and rearranged their lives. Now Saba Azad has entered Hrithik's life. On the other hand Kangana is the newly elected Member of Parliament of India.
She was going to Delhi after winning the election. That's when the fight happened. Journalist Faye D’Souza protested on social media and wrote that violence cannot be the answer to anything. Especially in countries where Mahatma Gandhi's policy of non-violence prevails.
She also writes that no matter how objectionable a person's words or views are, they cannot be countered through violence. And such violent incidents should not be condoned. The matter is more serious.
Hrithik liked that post. Not only him, Alia Bhatt and Sonakshi Sinha, Zoya Akhtar, Soni Razdan also liked it.
Even though they did not support Kangana's multiple statements, Ritabhari and Vidipta also opposed the violent protest. On the other hand, composer Vishal Dadlani stood next to the accused CISF woman constable Kulwinder and offered her a job.
Actor Jibon opens up about Coca-Cola ads
Like other countries of the world over the Palestine-Israel issue, the general public of Bangladesh has called for a boycott of the soft drink brand Coca-Cola as well. Recently, there has been a storm of discussion and criticism in social media about an advertisement of this soft drink in Bangladesh.
Actors Sharaf Ahmed Jiban, Shimul Sharma, Abdullah Al Sentu and others performed as models in the advertisement.
Along with the boycott of Coca-Cola, netizens have also threatened to boycott the ad performers.
Actor Jibon finally opened up about working in this advertisements. On Monday (June 10) night, he claimed in a post on his Facebook ID that he did not do anything on behalf of Israel.
Here is the actor life post for the readers –
'I am known to everyone as a producer and actor. I have been involved in production and acting for the past two decades. In personal life I always stood against any aggression about human rights and always respected your feelings and opinions.
Recently Coca-Cola Bangladesh hired me to produce and act in one of their commercials. I have presented only the data provided by them in the work. Since the ad aired, I have noticed a lot of mixed reactions from you and with all due respect I would like to reiterate that work is only a part of my professional life. I have not taken Israel's side anywhere here and I have never been on Israel's side. My heart has always been, always to be on the side of justice and humanity.'
Meanwhile, after the post, there was a storm of comments in the comments box. There has been a mixed reaction from fans to common people.
