Prothom Alo wins four more international awards

WAN-IFRA Board Member KN Shantha Kumar, Managing Director Magdoom Mohammed, KG Media Chief Executive Officer Andy Budiman and Malayala Manorama Director George Jacob handed over the awards to representatives of the winning media outlets. Prothom Alo's assistant news editor Mahfuzar Rahman, digital business manager AFM Khairul Bashar, product manager Hussain Al Farabi and assistant manager […]

Oscar night: five things to watch

As always, the list of Oscar presenters is filled with prominent people from Hollywood. At a press conference this week, organizers revealed that five past winners of each acting category will take the stage to introduce this year's five nominees. That could mean Jennifer Lawrence introducing Emma Stone, Matthew McConaughey announcing Paul Giamatti, and Tim […]

Equal participation of men and women for overall development of the country: PM Hasina International Women's Day

Initially, a documentary on women and the activities of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs was shown. “Joita” (victorious) is the symbolic name of a woman who overcomes all obstacles and reaches the pinnacle of success, that is, a struggling and indomitable woman. The government announced the award to Joyetas in five categories: women […]

Actress Godreche calls for consideration of sexual violence in the French film industry

Ahead of the awards, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati condemned the “collective blindness” that has lasted “for years” in the industry in an interview with the magazine Le Film Français. Of Godrecht he said, “Creative freedom is absolute, but here we're not talking about art, we're talking about pedophilia.” Godreche, 51, has claimed that Doillon, […]