The overall swine flu situation in Dhaka city improved during the Eid vacation but the number of patients with dengue fever increased, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Diseases Control and Research on Wednesday. ‘Generally, we can say the overall swine flu situation is better in the city. We can confirm the real picture after analysing ... Read more
Month: September 2009
Govt won’t harm nation’s interest
Hasina says on gas exploration The government will not do anything that goes against the interest of the country and the people regarding gas production and exploration, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Have faith in me, I will not do anything going against the people,” she told newsmen after exchanging Eid greetings with people of ... Read more
Rally against gas block lease today
The national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports will go out on demonstrations with black flags in front of the Petrobangla office in Dhaka today, demanding that the government plan for leasing out two offshore gas blocks to international oil companies should be scrapped. The leaders and activists of the group ... Read more
62,000 volunteers to be trained for quake response
Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Abdur Razzaq yesterday said the government would train volunteers on rescue and disaster management and earthquake operation in the major cities of the country. “We will train 62,000 volunteers to tackle earthquake havoc in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Work on identifying the buildings at risk in
Kamal BCB’s new boss
The government on Wednesday appointed AHM Mustafa Kamal as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) putting an end to speculations where he was a front-runner for the hot seat. Keeping in mind the 2011 World Cup, in which Bangladesh is a co-host, the present government had been searching for a suitable candidate for ... Read more
‘Pretty Woman’ in temple upset
Villagers in India have accused the Hollywood superstar, Julia Roberts, of interrupting one of their most important religious festivals. They say that her huge film set in the town of Pataudi near Delhi has prevented them from celebrating the Navratri religious festival. The Pretty Woman star used the Hari Mandir temple to shoot scenes of ... Read more
Mackenzie Phillips: I had sex with musician dad John Phillips
Actress Mackenzie Phillips reveals she had a long-term incestuous relationship with her famous father, musician John Philips, in a tell-all memoir, according to People.com, which obtained an advance copy of her book. Phillips, the 49-year-old former child star and daughter of the Mamas and the Papas founder John Phillips, says she had sex with her ... Read more
Mini Skirt History
Source: Igmatex News Magazine Mary Quant ran a popular clothes shop in the Kings Road, Chelsea, London called Bazaar, from which she sold her own designs. In the late 1950s she began experimenting with shorter skirts, which resulted in the miniskirt in 1965-one of the defining fashions of the decade. Owing to Quant’s position in ... Read more
Sushmita Sen acts as show stopper for LFW Day 4
September 22, 2009 (India): The invitation was to the grandest wedding of the season at the most dazzling venue, with a zardozi encrusted stage at Lakme Fashion Week; when Philips presented a stunning bridal collection by top Bollywood designer, Vikram Phadnis with one of the most beautiful women in the universe, Bollywood’s sensational beauty queen, ... Read more
Deepika Pandukone crackles on ramp for Gauri & Nainika
Cascades of long drapes descended from the ceiling, a giant visual of the Grey Goose Journeys around the world set the stage for one of the most glamorous and elegant retro haute couture shows of the day. Black, white and red – the eternal colour story was the only selection by designers, Gauri and Nainika ... Read more
Hit Men: The Top 5 heroes who rule the Bollywood
They are the ultimate lean, mean, fighting machines or the masters of mush, melting hearts from 8 to 80. These top 5 heroes seem to have it all, the dancing feet that tap a rhythm to the top of the charts and the intensity that makes the audience watch spellbound. From all out action, to ... Read more
Swine flu ‘could kill millions unless rich nations give £900m’
UN report says pandemic may result in anarchy unless western world pays for antiviral drugs and vaccines The swine flu pandemic could kill millions and cause anarchy in the world’s poorest nations unless £900m can be raised from rich countries to pay for vaccines and antiviral medicines, says a UN report leaked to the Observer. ... Read more
Eid Treats
Highlights of special programmes This Eid-ul-Fitr, TV viewers are in for a treat. BTV, ATN Bangla, Channel i, ntv, Banglavision, Desh TV and others are offering an array of special TV plays, feature films, tele-films, musical and variety shows on the occasion of Eid. The programmes will be aired throughout the week and will feature ... Read more
Eid programmes on TV channels
Satellite television channels will broadcast special and attractive programmes for their viewers on the occasion of Eid festival. Besides the three days of Eid holiday, some of the channels have taken up ten-day programmes that include films, telefilms, dramas, live musical programmes, celebrity shows and shows for the
PM flies to NY tomorrow
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who leaves for New York tomorrow (September 21) to attend the 64th UN General Assembly session, will focus her speech on the adverse impacts of climate change and global
Swine flu patients leave hospitals, join streams of homebound people
A good number of patients taking medication for mild swine flu have left hospitals and are believed to have joined the streams of homebound people ignoring the warnings of health experts and heightening
PM urges all to build graft-free society
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for concerted efforts to free the society from corruption for achieving desired progress at all levels. “The BNP-Jamaat-led
Khaleda returns home
The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, also the leader of the opposition in parliament, greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid on her return home on Saturday after performing Umrah in Makkah. Khaleda said
Procurement rules in for change
The government proposes to amend the Public Procurement Rules to allow “single-stage two-envelope” method in submitting bids and draw of lots to select a contractor. But the government
Bank branches in risk in Eid break
Branches of banks throughout the country are left in great risk during the Eid holidays as the authorities failed to improve strongroom security as asked by Bangladesh Bank to secure money and