Fifth solo painting exhibition titled ‘Sensation Within’ by KMA Quayyum was inaugurated at the compound of Bengal Gallery at Dhanmondi in the evening on July 24. The exhibition will remain open from 12:00pm to 8:00pm and continue till August 4. Sixty five recent and previous paintings mostly in vivid colours and subtle tonal effects are ... Read more
Month: July 2009
Shahrukh Khan turns into a fatherly figure
SRK is the father of a big boy in ‘My Name Is Khan’ Be assured to see Shahrukh Khan like never before in director Karan Johar’s much anticipated film My Name Is Khan. Shahrukh, 43, and father of two kids, plays his age and essays the character of a teenage boy’s father. According to media ... Read more
Monica’s intimate journey
Solo painting exhibition at Alliance Francaise, Dhaka Monica Jahan Bose is an artist who is not quite familiar in the Dhaka art circuit. Her first exhibition in Bangladesh, titled “Drowning: Is there time for Love?” is now on at Alliance Francaise, Dhaka. The artist has lived in many countries and has acquired diverse experiences throughout ... Read more
Star hotels dodge recession impact
Hotel occupancy rate indicates good business Business executives from abroad have begun flocking to Dhaka’s five-star hotels in recent days — a trend that indicates negotiations and deals on advance export orders from the West for spring and summer of 2010. Occupancy rates in four major hotels in the capital have increased significantly now compared ... Read more
First ODI against WI today
Expectation will be high when Bangladesh start their three-match one-day international series against a makeshift West Indies side today after a historic first-ever away Test series victory in the Caribbean. The Tigers swept the two-match Test series and go into today’s ODI at cricket’s newest venue, Windsor Park in Dominica, with the ‘favourites’ tag. The ... Read more
Most city roads in bad shape
Most of the roads, lanes and by-lanes in the Dhaka city remain in a poor condition for lack of regular maintenance by the Dhaka City Corporation. The corporation authorities have kept their eyes away from taking care of the city roads for about three years, making traffic difficult and risky in the capital. Road digging ... Read more
Augere launches wireless broadband today
Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Ltd launches its operation today. Augere chairman and chief executive officer Sanjiv Ahuja arrived in Dhaka on Sunday to host the inauguration, said a press release of the organisation. Augere is the parent company of Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Ltd which successfully won a WiMAX licence in BTRC’s auction held in ... Read more
I don’t have time to spend money: Emma Watson
EMMA Watson has loads of money – but she doesn’t have time to spend it! “I really don’t have time to spend my money,” the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince star told Britain’s Sunday Mirror newspaper in a new interview. “Sometimes my bank manager calls me up to say, ‘You haven’t used your card ... Read more
Vegetables more hydrating than a glass of water
A new study had found that some fruit and vegetables may hydrate the body twice as effectively as a glass of water – making them a refreshing snack option during the hot summer months. Containing hydrating salts, minerals and sugars, they work in a similar way to the isotonic drinks favoured by athletes. Water-rich fruit ... Read more
Siddons set to stay on
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to extend the contract of Australian national team coach Jamie Siddons whose two-year tenure expires in November this year. “We are looking forward to making a good team management with an eye on the next World Cup. And Jamie (Siddons) is very much a part of our ... Read more
Bangladesh concede lead
July 19 : A day that promised much for Bangladesh ended with West Indies 56 for one in their second innings and leading by 61, after impressive bowling from Kemar Roach kept the hosts in the second and final Test on Saturday. Bangladesh were dismissed for 232, replying to West Indies first innings total of ... Read more
Documentary on Women’s Football to be made in November to raise fund
A documentary film on “Women’s Football in Bangladesh” will be made to raise fund for the development of women’s football in the country. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary Al Musabbir Sadi informed Sunday that a 20-minute documentary would be
England U-19 team beat Bangladesh Under-19 side by 84 runs in 1st ODI
Hosts England Under-19 team made a good start in the five-match Youth ODI series outplaying touring Bangladesh U-19 side by 84 runs in the first match at Grace Road in Leicester on Saturday. With this win, English youth team took 1-0 lead in the five-match one-day series after clinching the two-match four-day Youth test series ... Read more
Women’s Super Championship soccer in Aug
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will organise Super Championship tournament from first week of August. Four top teams of the National Women Football Championship will take part in the championship. Besides the four teams’ competition, BFF women’s wing committee, in a meeting held on Sunday decided to hold Women’s Corporate League at the end of October. ... Read more
SMS quiz for World T20 prize awarded
Sixty winners of SMS quiz contest on the World T20 Cricket were today awarded prize by the Olympic Industries Limited for the World T20 Cricket. Besides, five lucky contesters were given mega awards – TV set, computer, cell phone and cricket gears.
School chess
The 6th round of the 11th Standard Chartered School chess tournament ended on Sunday at the N.S.C Tower Auditorium Lounge. Four players are sharing lead in the points table with maximum 5½ points each in the Class VI to X Group. They are Abdullah Al-Saif, Ikramul Haque Siam, Debotpal Dey (India) and Rupesh Jaiswal (Nepal).
Zia sent to Bangkok for better treatment
Captain of Bangladesh national kabaddi team Ziaur Rahman has been sent to Bangkok for an improved treatment for his right-knee. He left Dhaka on Sunday in company with Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation member Mir Kaisar Sadik and Chairman of Bangladesh Olympic
It’s a pleasure trip!
A five-member delegation left the city yesterday to visit the infrastructure and high performance gymnasium of Malaysia. Secretary of the Ministry of Sports Mahbub Ahmed, his wife and daughter and Secretary of National Sports Council (NSC) Shafiq Anwar, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Mahmudul Haque, Director of NSC Abdur Rahman, CEO
ZH Sidker football
The second edition of the day-night ZH Sikder football tournament commenced on Sunday at the Millennium international school and College (MISC) ground in Monica real estate, west Dhanmondi. The tournament was inaugurated by
PMO looking after home ministry activities
The Prime Minister’s Office is giving necessary directives regularly to the home ministry to expedite its activities in the absence of home minister Sahara Khatun. The directives come from regular meetings between the prime minister’s adviser on establishment and administrative affairs, Hossain Toufiq Imam and high officials of the home ministry. HT Imam had a ... Read more