The BNP's acting chairman is finally back from exile. Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh after nearly seventeen years abroad, greeted by a huge crowd of supporters. Senior party figure Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain received him upon arrival. Rahman will operate from two locations: a newly prepared office on the second floor of the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office and a separate chamber at the party's Nayapaltan central office. Both buildings were freshly painted and decorated for his return.
Ahead of the election, the party also rented a four-story building on Gulshan's Road No 90 to serve as an election coordination center. This secured facility includes a briefing room, departmental seating, and a research cell. The homecoming has...
Simu Liu finally got to live out his super spy fantasy. The actor stars as intelligence agent Alexander Hale in the new Peacock series The Copenhagen Test, a role he always wanted. In the show, his character's mind gets hacked by an enemy trying to destroy his agency. Liu said he was drawn to the topical themes of surveillance and technology, set in a near-future world of espionage. He also connected deeply with Alexander's backstory as someone from an immigrant family, constantly second-guessed and underestimated in his work, which felt culturally specific and resonant.
As both star and executive producer, Liu said he is doing his part to get projects made that feel universal yet uniquely his own. With Hale's mind compromised, his...
Zoe Saldana is hyper-focused on learning Gen Alpha slang. The actress told a magazine her favorite pop culture moment of 2025 is the viral term "6-7," a meme from a song by rapper Skrilla. She called the trend, pronounced "six seven," an absolute anomaly and is determined to get the lingo down. The Oscar winner is also trying to use the word "aura," which refers to someone's cool factor, though she jokes she loses it whenever she tries to preserve it. She has three sons in that age group, ten-year-old twins Cy and Bowie, and nine-year-old Zen.
She admitted in June that she sometimes wishes her kids were oblivious to her fame. Zoe said they have grown up on set with her and her husband, Marco Perego-Saldana, so they understand her work...
Lindsay Lohan says kindness makes her cry. The actress, who is a Cancer and describes herself as very sensitive, admitted in a recent talk that people being nice to her triggers her emotions. She said getting older has made this more intense, tearing up during interviews when someone says something kind. Lohan also feels deeply moved by being truly seen for who she is. The Freaky Friday star finds balance through downtime, stressing the need to nurture yourself as your own vessel in a fast-moving world.
She and her husband, Bader Shammas, are parents to a two-year-old son named Luai. Lohan savors every single moment of motherhood, emphasizing the importance of being present with your child. She disagrees with the common advice about...
Stellan Skarsgard thinks being a good parent is basically impossible. The 74-year-old actor, father to eight kids, including actors Alexander, Gustaf, Bill, and Valter Skarsgard, admitted one of his sons compared him to the egocentric, absent father he plays in his new film Sentimental Value. He told an outlet he was not insulted, noting the situations might seem similar but are different, though his child saw something he did not. Skarsgard bluntly stated you can never satisfy a kid because parents are only human and children are not perfect either.
He confessed he was not always a present father when his large brood was younger, calling it frankly impossible with eight kids. His philosophy involves mutual tolerance, letting his...
Charlie Puth is literally serenading his unborn kid. The singer, expecting his first child with wife Brooke Sansone in March, shared that he sings James Taylor's Something in the Way She Moves to the baby bump, just like his mom did for him. He joked about also performing his own songs so the newborn knows his whole discography, but clarified that the kid can be whatever it wants. The four-time Grammy nominee is set to drop a new album called Whatever's Clever in March 2026.
He says his approach to this album was different, putting life before music for the first time. Puth explained he let the songs come from personal experiences, almost like therapy sessions, which then got a melody. He feels being human is key right now, with all...
Shweta Tripathi is pumped about Indian stories going global. The actress recently highlighted a few positive shifts as the year wraps up. She pointed to mainstream talks about equality and mental health, noting people are now more aware of their own minds and others' struggles. She hopes this leads to more empathy overall. Tripathi also celebrated how Indian cinema, art, and culture are finding a confident voice worldwide, recognized beyond borders.
She credited streaming platforms for raising the bar globally, which motivates her as an actor, producer, and viewer on tough days. Seeing great work from everywhere gives her an extra kick. A major point for her was the rise of women and girls across all fields, from sports like winning a...
Gwyneth Paltrow turned down a pretty wild sex scene with Ethan Hawke. The two actors recently revisited their 1998 film Great Expectations, recalling how director Alfonso Cuaron pitched an explicit moment. Paltrow explained she immediately refused because her father would have had a heart attack. Hawke remembered Cuaron describing a detailed shot moving up her body as her character reached ecstasy, with light exploding like the sun. Paltrow just said she would never do it.
She admitted feeling self-conscious back then about her dad and grandfather seeing such content, saying it really bothered her. Paltrow noted she would not care now. Hawke said she handled the rejection well, not being petulant but aware of how those images could be...
The actress, stepping into a song, said it was just destiny. Krystle D'Souza addressed taking over the Shararat number in the movie Dhurandhar from Tamannaah Bhatia, calling the whole thing fate. She told an outlet she had no behind-the-scenes info but praised Tamannaah as amazing and beautiful. Krystle, who performed the track with Ayesha Khan, believes the opportunity was simply meant for them. The song features vocals from Jasmine Sandlas and Madhubanti Bagchi.
Choreographer Vijay Ganguly had previously mentioned initially thinking of Tamannaah for the part, but director Aditya Dhar did not approve. Ganguly later clarified on social media that the Baahubali star was never actually in contention. He explained her star power might...
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