Brad Pitt has saved Christmas for 150 American families. ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ star spent more than £3 million rebuilding 150 New Orleans homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina – just in time for the festive season. Gloria Guy – a 69-year-old grandmother who lost her house, pets and eldest son in the 2005 ... Read more
Month: December 2008
Jennifer Hudson’s gala appearance
Jennifer Hudson will make her first public appearance since the tragic deaths of her mother, brother and nephew at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala in February. The 27-year-old star – who has been in hiding since mom Darnell Donerson Hudson, sibling Jason Hudson and seven-year-old nephew Julian King were shot in October – ... Read more
Katrina Kaif is accident prone
Mumbai, (IANS): Katrina Kaif is very accident prone. A month ago, Ranbir Kapoor missed his cue and slapped her so hard on the sets of “Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani” that her face got swollen badly and shooting had to be cancelled. Last week, she got her leg rather badly injured while shooting for “De ... Read more
Like Aamir, I’m also quite a perfectionist: Asin
New Delhi, (IANS): Aamir Khan’s perfectionist attitude often sends jitters down his co-stars’ spines. But southern beauty Asin, who is set to make her Bollywood debut with Aamir in “Ghajini”, says she had no issues matching up to the superstar as she too always settles for nothing but the best. “People often call Aamir a ... Read more
Love birds Kangana and Adhyayan defy rumours
Eversince Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman have been a couple there have been negative reports floating around. Earlier it was said that his father Shekhar Suman was not happy with the alliance. Then that the couple played truant on the sets and irked Emraan Hashmi. Adhyayan clears the air about his girl friend and says ... Read more
BTV reaches 44
A leap or a slide? Sadya Afreen Mallick How BTV has changed! When it was launched sometime around middle of 1964 (under the name of Pakistan Television Corporation), people would excitedly flock in front of the TV sets, waiting expectantly, and all this time, watching a blank screen with the words PTC on the screen. ... Read more
CAT, Bangladesh stages Lady from the Sea
Ibsen Festival in Delhi CAT, Bangladesh stages Lady from the Sea Kavita Charanji, New Delhi Dark, bleak and brooding — this best describes the landscape of parts of Norway. And Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen has aptly captured the ambiance of his country in his famous plays. Recently an Ibsen festival was held in Delhi ... Read more
Mexican beauty queen arrested in gun-filled truck
AP Guadalajara: A reigning Mexican beauty queen from the drug-plagued state of Sinaloa was arrested with suspected gang members in a truck filled with guns and ammunition, police said on Tuesday. Miss Sinaloa 2008 Laura Zuniga stared at the ground, with her flowing dark hair concealing her face, as she stood squeezed between seven alleged ... Read more
Poll spending started well before campaign
TIB finds 142 candidates spent nearly Tk 3 lakh each before campaign Staff Correspondent As many as 142 candidates from 40 constituencies spent on average about Tk 3.04 lakh each for
No withdrawal from polls, says Khaleda
She warns govt, EC against manipulation Abdullah Juberee . Feni Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday dismissed rumours that her party and alliance might withdraw from the election race but warned against attempts to rig the December 29 parliamentary polls. She warned the interim government and the Election Commission of ‘dire consequences’ if ... Read more
Hasina accuses Khaleda of staging drama as ploy
Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee . Dinajpur The Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday termed her political arch-rival Khaleda Zia’s claim of an attempt on her life a ploy in the guise of a drama to keep off the December 29 polls. ‘It is not clear why she suddenly staged such a drama claiming grenades were ... Read more
X-mas today
Staff Reporter The Christian community will celebrate the largest religious festival ‘Christmas Day’ today across the country in remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Christian community believes, God appeared on earth through his son, Jesus Christ, on Christmas Day. It is also a celebration of rebirth, new beginnings, forgiveness and peace as the ... Read more
New situations being created as polls near, says Delwar
Staff Correspondent The BNP secretary general, Khandaker Delwar Hossain, on Wednesday said that with the election day approaching, ‘new situations’ were being created with an ulterior motive. The BNP-led alliance on Wednesday staged demonstrations across the country in protest against the ‘attempt’ on the life of the alliance chief Khaleda Zia. ‘With the day for ... Read more
US travel alert on Bangladesh elections
UNB, Dhaka The US State Department has warned its citizens of the risks of travel to Bangladesh and urged caution while traveling before and after parliament election on December 29. In its travel alert the State Department said the Bangladesh government lifted a State of Emergency on December 17 that had been in place since ... Read more
Public holiday on Dec 29
Unb, Dhaka The government has announced December 29 public holiday to enable all to cast their votes in the national elections in a holiday mood. “The day has been declared holiday so that all officials and employees of government, semi-government, autonomous and private organisations, and teachers and employees of government and non-government educational institutions can ... Read more
Noor Ali withdraws case against Hasina
Staff Correspondent The Unique Group chairman, Noor Ali, on Wednesday claimed that he did not file complaint against the former prime minister and Awami League president Shiekh Hasina, but a high-ambitious vested quarter lodged it, aiming to make his relation with the AL chief sour. ‘I did not file the case against Sheikh Hasina, rather ... Read more
EC cautions poll candidates over code breach
Staff Correspondent The Election Commission on Wednesday started cautioning polls candidates against whom the electoral inquiry committee had found evidence of breach of code of conduct. The commission in letters to the candidates concerned asked them to refrain from violating further the code of conduct and warned of actions if they continued to violate the ... Read more
Votes of working class to be decisive factor
DHAKA 4 CONSTITUENCY Votes of working class to be decisive factor Staff Correspondent Candidates vying for Dhaka 4 constituency with a high concentration of working class people, have geared up their campaigns with lofty promises as parliamentary elections are nearing. Workers, mostly garment workers, comprise the majority of the 20,1000 registered voters in the constituency ... Read more
50pc driving licence fake, admits BRTA
Govt faces Tk 20cr loss due to BRTA graft in last 5 years Staff Correspondent About 50 percent of driving licences carried by drivers across the country are fake and prepared through irregularities and corruption, says the chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). Not only the fraudsters, a section of staffs of BRTA and ... Read more
3 lakh cases pending with High Court
Judges tell president Unb, Dhaka President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday urged the High Court judges to quickly dispose of the cases pending with the court. He made the suggestion when six newly appointed judges of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban. The judges apprised the president ... Read more