Iliza Shlesinger, Lewis Black & Bert Kreischer say it's time stand-up got more shine, including a dedicated Emmys category. By Frank DiGiacomo Editor These are boom times in comedy. As of Sept. 25, ...

A masked dancer performs during an event in celebration of the Sikali Jatra festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, Sept. 27, 2025. The festival, also called the festival of Rudrayani, is celebrated here on ...

Before Tamra Goins was closing deals for stand-ups, she was spitting verses. The Innovative comedy agent has an extraordinary backstory, having first taken to the stage as Entice, one half of the rap ...

The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has taken strong objection to a letter by the Delhi police describing Bangla, or Bengali, as a “Bangladeshi” language and called for strong protests on ...

TIMES ARE tough for Tesla. Lately sales of the firm’s pricey electric vehicles (EVs) have fallen around the world. Yet in Bangladeshi cities, a humbler namesake is flourishing. Battery-powered ...

Last week, Chief Minister of Assam and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)leader Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that people writing Bengali as their mother tongue in the census would help identify how many ...

The shooting of Priyadarshan's directorial horror-comedy film, 'Bhooth Bangla', has been wrapped up as the Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar himself confirmed this news by sharing a bts clip on his ...

Priyadarshan’s upcoming movie, Bhooth Bangla, starring Akshay Kumar and Wamiqa Gabbi, is one of the most awaited horror comedies. The film marks the reunion of the dynamic actor-director duo, Akshay ...

Bangladesh's influential coalition of hardline Islamist parties has called for the commission to be abolished, saying the reforms it suggested were against Islamist ideology. DHAKA, BANGLADESH - ...

Thousands of supporters of an Islamist group turned out on the streets of Dhaka to oppose a plan to enshrine equal rights for women. The protestors claimed the proposal would violate religious laws.

For over 20 years, Jatra Biroti has been taking us on a journey of all things Bangladeshi. From clothes, local crafts to food it is a celebration of Bengali culture. They support vegetarianism, ...

Haunted mansions, long corridors and creaky doors are a staple in horror comedies. That’s exactly the world filmmaker Priyadarshan is creating at Royal Palms in Goregaon, Mumbai, for Bhooth Bangla.