Culture

Folk legend Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury music festival, alleging it has fallen under “the corporate control” of its partner the BBC. The 79-year-old musician, who was once one of the line-up...

Famed actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie signed off on a divorce settlement on Monday, according to People Magazine, marking a turning point in the eight-year legal saga. Jolie’s attorney James Simon confirmed the settlement to...

In a case involving her attempt to kill businessman Ishtiak Mahmud during the recent anti-discrimination student protest, the High Court today granted actress Shomi Kaiser temporary bail. Following a hearing on a petition submitted by Shomi,...

Kaushik Hossain Taposh was detained today in a Dhaka court in connection with a complaint alleging that he had stolen private Gaan Bangla television. Ziadur Rahman, the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka, issued the ruling,...

Eminent lyricist, composer and singer Abu Zafar, who is mostly known for penning and composing patriotic song ‘Ei Padma Ei Meghna’, passed away today at the age of 82. The composer had been suffering from old-age...

According to court documents and media reports on Tuesday, Canadian rapper Drake has brought his battle with competitor Kendrick Lamar to the US legal system, accusing record firm Universal Music of defaming the California hip-hop artist...

Suborna Mustafa, an actress and former member of parliament, was halted at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, preventing her from receiving medical care in Bangkok. The incident happened this Saturday morning. Prothom Alo received confirmation of the...

Top of the charts K-pop group NewJeans said they were leaving their label ADOR on Thursday, citing “mistreatment” from the firm. The announcement follows two weeks after the girl group threatened to end their contract with...

Shortly after the polls closed, preliminary results showed that voters in the Swiss city of Basel on Sunday overwhelmingly supported spending about $40 million to host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Sixty-four percent of voters in...

Dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who was forced to leave Iran, says it is bittersweet that his most recent film will be competing at the Oscars under a different nation’s banner. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,”...