A Sessions Court in Mumbai on Wednesday held actor Salman Khan guilty in the 2002 hit-and-run case 13 years after the incident. [caption id="attachment_15681" align="alignleft" width="300"] Last glimpse of Salman Khan on May 6, 2015, before he was convicted of culpable homicide for running over a man in 2002. Photo: Hindustan Times[/caption] Pronouncing the judgement in a packed courtroom, sessions judge D.W. Deshpande convicted the 49-year-old actor for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced him to five years rigor...

The winners of Deutsche Welle’s The Bobs 2015 awards have been announced. Online projects from Bangladesh, Mexico and Syria were selected as winners by an international jury. Projects in 14 languages competed in the categories of Social Change, Privacy and Security and Arts and Media, in addition to People’s Choice. Newly inaugurated this year as part of The Bobs was Deutsche Welle’s Freedom of Speech Award, which was awarded in February to imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi. The Bobs marks its 11^th year of existence this...

English actress Michelle Keegan has been named the sexiest woman in the world by British men’s magazine FHM, reprots CNN. The 27-year-old actress is best known for her roles on the BBC series "Ordinary Lies" and the long-running British soap opera "Coronation Street." Her "Coronation Street" character Tina McIntyre was the show's first character to act as a surrogate, according to IMDB. Keegan is followed by reality television star and model Kendall Jenner, Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, Sports ...

Universal Theatre has staged a special show of its acclaimed production ‘Mahatma’ at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city recently. President of Universal Theatre Azizul Parvez in his welcome speech said, "To uphold the spirit of non-violence, we are staging the show of Mahatma, a production which highlights the philosophies of Mahatma Gandhi. The play was premiered on the occasion o...

A weeklong (April 23-29) colourful programmes marking International Dance Day will set off today at Fine Art premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Noted artist and cultural personality Mustafa Monwar will inaugurate the event at 5pm. The theme for the year is “Santrash Rukhe Dao Nrityer Chhondey.” Bangladesh Nritya Shilpi Sangstha (BNSS) and BSA have jointly organised the event. President Minu Haque and general secretary Mahfuzur Rahman of BNSS, and director of music, dance and recitation department of BS...