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Kylie Jenner becomes first woman with 300 million Instagram followers
Make-up mogul Kylie Jenner has become the first woman to reach 300 million followers on Instagram, reports BBC.
Ariana Grande, previously the app's most popular woman, is now tied in second place with Selena Gomez. The singers have 289 million each.
But Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo remains Instagram's most followed person, now with more than 388 million followers.
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Jenner has been relatively quiet on the image-sharing platform recently.
Her partner, rapper Travis Scott, was performing at the Astroworld music festival, in Houston, Texas, on 5 November, when 10 people died during a stampede of fans
And Jenner, who is pregnant with their second child, only broke her social-media silence on Christmas Eve, sharing a photo of her mother, Kris Jenner.
The following week, she posted about the "blessings" and "heartaches" she had experienced in 2021.
Created in 2010, by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Instagram - bought by Facebook in 2012, for $1bn (£0.7bn) - now has 1.3 billion users.
Every day, 500 million people use the app
Its official account, @Instagram, which showcases its favourite photographs from creators around the world, has the most followers, more than 460 million
Next up is Ronaldo, the first person to reach 200 million followers.
Fellow footballer Lionel Messi has also broken the 300 million milestone.
Other accounts in the top 10 belong to former wrestler The Rock, reality-TV personality Kim Kardashian and singers Beyoncé and Justin Bieber.
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As Instagram has grown in popularity, it has faced criticism about its responsibility for harmful online content.
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen called it "more dangerous than other forms of social media", after it was revealed the company's own research showed it could be harmful.
At the time, Instagram said the research showed its "commitment to understanding complex and difficult issues".
Spider-Man comic page sells for record $3.36M bidding
A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold at auction Thursday for a record $3.36 million.
Mike Zeck’s artwork for page 25 from Marvel Comics’ “Secret Wars No. 8” brings the first appearance of Spidey’s black suit. The symbiote suit would eventually lead to the emergence of the character Venom.
The record bidding, which started at $330,000 and soared past $3 million, came on the first day of Heritage Auctions’ four-day comic event in Dallas.
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The previous record for an interior page of a U.S. comic book was $657,250 for art from a 1974 issue of “The Incredible Hulk” that featured a tease for the first appearance of Wolverine.
Also Thursday, one of the few surviving copies of Superman’s debut, Action Comics No. 1, sold for $3.18 million, putting it among the priciest books ever auctioned.
None of the sellers or buyers were identified.
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Singer Asif Akbar indicted in ICT case
A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against popular singer Asif Akbar in a case filed under the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Act.
Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Mohammad As-Sams Jaglul Hossain framed the charges rejecting the plea for acquittal and set June 23 to start recording statements of witnesses, said public prosecutor Najrul Islam Shamim.
With the framing of charges the formal trial in the case has started.
On June 4, 2018, lyricist and singer Shafiq Tuhin filed the case against Asif at Tejgaon police station.
On November 20, 2019, the investigation officer in the case filed two separate chargesheets against the singer under the ICT Act and Penal Code.
According to the case complaint, the plaintiff found out that Asif sold 617 songs of different lyricists, musician and singers without their permission through an investigative program named,”Search Light,” broadcasted in a private TV channel on June 1, 2018.
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Later the plaintiff got information from different sources that Asif digitalized those songs through his production company ARB Entertainment and earned a huge amount of money.
Shafiq Tuhin posted a status about the matter on his personal Facebook account where Asif commented indecently.
Later Asif came live on Facebook and said he will resist Shafiq anywhere he finds him.
Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet split after 16 years together
Jason Momoa and wife Lisa Bonet have ended their 16-year relationship.
A joint statement posted on the “Aquaman” star’s Instagram page Wednesday that he and his wife were parting ways.
“We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times… A revolution is unfolding (tilde)and our family is of no exception,” the post said, adding that they were announcing the split so “as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty.”
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Momoa, 42, and Bonet, 54, met and started dating in 2005 and officially married in late 2017. They have a son and daughter together.
Bonet, who rose to fame playing one of Bill Cosby’s daughters on “The Cosby Show” and its spinoff, “A Different World,” was previously married to rocker Lenny Kravitz.
Top 10 Hollywood Movies Released in 2021
With the epidemic of Covid-19 becoming somewhat milder, the Hollywood frenzy has returned to normal by mid-2021. Popular franchises, as well as movies with original stories, have taken place on the silver screen. At the lockdown, housebound movie-lovers desperately countdown to see the faces of their favorite stars on the full-length film. At the beginning of the year, let's take a look at the best Hollywood movies of 2021.
Top 10 Hollywood Movies released in 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home | December 17, 2021
IMDb: 8.8/10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 98% (Audience Score)
The Marvel movie means mesmerizing scenes of breathless action and VFX (high visual effects). This 27th movie of MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has also carried on with that. Tom Holland, the youngest Peter Parker, has appeared in a solo Spiderman movie for the third time under the direction of John Watts. As always, Chris McKenna and Eric Somers set the screenplay for this timeless character of Stan Lee. Spiderman's previous characters are also featured here as the context of the story this time is about the multidimensional world. As a result, this highest-grossing movie of 2021 features stars like Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Andrew Garfield, and Toby Maguire.
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Dune | October 21, 2021
IMDb: 8.1/10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 90% (Audience Score)
Popular rising stars like Timothy Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, and Jason Momoa are seen together in this American epic science fiction movie. Denis Villeneuve directed it based on the first half of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, which had already been adapted twice. John Spyhats And Eric Roth worked with him on the screenplay. The second version of the movie with the second half will come in October 2023. The story is about a child of an aristocratic family getting involved in a battle on a terrifying desert planet to protect the galaxy's most precious element.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League | March 18, 2021
IMDb: 8.1/10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 94% (Audience Score)
DC studio, the worthy rival of Marvel, was not far behind this time as well. This movie is basically a more refined and more detailed version of the 2017 Justice League movie by Jack Snyder, the inaugural filmmaker of DCEU (DC Extended Universe). As before, it had Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gale Gadget, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, and Ezra Miller in their respective roles. In addition to hitting the box office, this director's cut of DCU's fifth movie has received a very positive response worldwide, even surpassing the original movie.
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Ilias Kanchan to vie for president in film artistes’ association elections
Popular film actor Ilias Kanchan is going to run for president in the upcoming election of Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association, said a press release on Monday.
The election will be held on January 28.
According to the press release, Ilias Kanchan will run for president while actress Nipun Akter will run for general secretary from the same panel.
Ilias said other members of the panel, including Nipun, offered to vie for the post of president. Considering the current situation in the industry, ‘’I agreed’’, said the release.
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He also said “if we win, we all work together and the industry will move forward”, added the release.
“I have to make some plans to save our industry. First of all, we have to increase the number of films because without films, the halls cannot run. Taka one thousand crore is being given for the construction of cinema halls across the country, he added. “I want to revitalize the industry and I am moving forward with this”.
He said the government has many initiatives about the film industry adding that the prime minister has taken many initiatives for the betterment of cinema. “I also want our industry to move forward with something good.”
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Ilias Kanchan-Nipun panel will collect nomination papers on January 11, read the release.
Tisha, Farooki welcome their daughter
Acclaimed director Mostafa Sarwar Farooki and popular actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha announced the arrival of their newborn on December 29 last year, a beautiful baby girl on Wednesday night.
The National Film Award-winning actress shared the news on her official Facebook page by posting an image with her baby girl, covering the newborn baby's face with an adorable sticker. The actress also expressed gratitude to her doctor for her exceptional care.
“She made her journey from God’s garden to Momma-Pappa’s nest safely at 8.27 pm today! Alhamdulillah! Both mother and daughter are doing fine. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s call this angel Ilham Nusrat Farooki. Thanks to Doctor Sangjukta Saha for her extraordinary care,” Tisha wrote on the post.
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Farooki also shared his photograph with his baby girl on his verified profile, saying, “We thought we will be in complete control of emotions! But we didn’t know what happened when we saw her, took her in our laps. Tears rolled down. Tears of gratitude and love! Ladies and gentlemen, our angel Ilham Nusrat Farooki is saying hi to everyone! Please keep her and the mother in your prayers! Both of them are doing fine and under the extraordinary care of Dr Sangjukta Saha!”
Several celebrities including Amitabh Reza, Adnan Al Rajeev, Animesh Aich and more congratulated the newborn baby girl and the debutante parents on their social media handles.
The popular couple tied the knot on July 16, 2010.
Bidya Sinha Mim ties knot
Actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim tied the knot on Tuesday with banker Sony Poddar at a five-star hotel in the city.
Many showbiz stars have greeted the newly-wed couple in photographs posted on social media.
In the photograph, Mim was seen wearing a red Benarsi lehenga with red and white bangles , fully dressed as a bride with a nose ring and a silver tikli on her forehead. The groom wore a white and pink traditional ensemble.
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Mim got engaged on her birthday last year. Later, she shared the news with fans by posting photographs on Facebook.
However, Mim did not reveal any plans for the marriage in that post.
Two films of Mim are waiting to be released in the New Year. Among them, ‘Paran’ will be released on February 14. ‘Damal’ will be released in March. Besides, this actress is currently busy with the film ‘Antarjal’.
Afran Nisho in new look for his upcoming web content
Afran Nisho, who is popular on the small screen, will be seen on the country's popular OTT platform ‘Chorki’ in a new look.
However, it was not clear whether the content was a film or a series.
On Sunday, a post was made from the official Facebook page of Chorki showing a poster of Afran Nisho's new look.
A live broadcast was also made on Facebook from Chorki showing Nisho trimming his hair in a saloon.
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At the beginning of that live streaming of 8 minutes and 56 seconds, Nisho wished everyone a Happy New Year. He also sought suggestions from the audience about his new look.
Nisho was seen cutting his own hair with a trimmer. He also said that he will be completely bald.
From the connection between the live and the poster, it is clear that this is the campaign that is waiting for the fans. What is that surprise, why did Nisho do that? To get answers, fans have to wait a little more, said Chorki management.
Top actor Nisho was popular with OTT content throughout 2021. So his new year is also starting with such a surprise.
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Nusrat Faria-Yash Rohan pair up for web-film 'Pordar Arale'
Continuing the success from last year, popular actress Nusrat Faria has recently paired up with promising actor Yash Rohan for an upcoming web-film titled 'Pordar Arale'.
The signing ceremony of the web-film, produced by Bengal Multimedia Limited, was held at satellite television channel RTV's Headquarter in the capital on Sunday (January 2).
Syed Ashik Rahman, CEO of RTV and Director of Bengal Multimedia Limited, was present at the signing ceremony of the web-film.
RTV Program Chief Dewan Shamsur Rakib, Deputy Head of News Mamunur Rahman Khan, R&D Chief Pradeep Bhattacharya, Advertising and Marketing Chief Sudeb Chandra Ghosh, DSM Chief Kabir Ahmed and many others were also present at the signing ceremony.
The web film will be directed by Parvez Amin, also the storyteller of the film. Tanmoy Muktadir wrote the dialogue and screenplay of the film.
Regarding this introductory project of the year, Nusrat Faria said, "Alhamdulillah, it feels pretty good to be associated with such a project at the beginning of the year. Together, we hope to present a good film to the audience."
Director Amin said, "We are going to present a different and interesting story through this film. Special thanks to Bengal Multimedia Limited, as well as RTV for this project."
Actor Yash Rohan said, "I don't want to spoil anything about the story right now. For the time being, I am keeping it as a surprise. Our audience now want to see quality stories, and I can surely say that they will get that taste here. All I can say is that the audience will not be disappointed."
It is to be mentioned that the shooting of 'Pordar Arale' will start from this month in different places of Dhaka.