HE’S young. He’s handsome. His face is on billboards and buses all over town. He earns a fortune. Teenagers worship him. He is . . . a math teacher. Anyone who thinks there are hardly any differences left between
Month: October 2009
City traffic situation worsening
Rail-based mass rapid transit (MRT) or bus rapid transit (BRT) has become crucial for the capital to find a way out of perennial gridlock, experts said at a workshop yesterday. “It has to be resolved first whether it
Mimo, Niloy win crowns
From NewAgebd Mimo and Niloy won super hero and super heroine crowns at the grand finale of the talent hunt programme ‘Fair & Lovely Super Hero Super Heroine’ held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Wednesday. The first runners-up were Bashury as heroine and Sohan as hero while the second runners-up were Prema as ... Read more
Injured Mortaza out of Zimbabwe ODIs
Shakib Al Hasan will retain the Bangladesh captaincy for the five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe at home with Mashrafe Mortaza failing to prove his fitness following knee surgery. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced a 14-member squad for the first three ODIs starting October 27 and the most notable inclusion is that of the left-arm ... Read more
Augere launches first WiMax for Dhaka
From The Daily Star Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Ltd yesterday launched the much-waited wireless broadband service through WiMax in some designated areas in Dhaka. Augere, one of the two WiMax licensees, is the first company in Bangladesh to launch such service under the brand name ‘Qubee’. Augere is initially offering two packages. Customer will have ... Read more
‘Kachurloti’ can be major forex earner
From The New Nation The creepers of arum – kachurloti – could become one of the major foreign exchange earners as the product grown on a hectare spending Taka 75,000 could fetch nearly Taka 4 lakh. Former deputy director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Md. Hashanur Rahman, told BSS that 15,000 farmers have been ... Read more
Vettori claims hattrick at cricket awards
From stuff.co.nz Daniel Vettori played out another commanding performance at the New Zealand Cricket Awards tonight, claiming a hattrick of leading accolades. The New Zealand captain was predictably crowned player of the year while he was also awarded the Winsor Cup for first class bowling and the JR Reid best allrounder trophy. It was little ... Read more
Seven ODIs are too many: Ponting
From zeenews Mumbai: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting feels the seven ODIs against India are a case of one too many and the series should have been a best-of-five affair to keep the players motivated. “It (seven-match ODI bilateral series) is probably too many. Five is enough head-to-head in any one series. We all know the ... Read more
Dhaka celebrating 400 years to project her glorious past
From WeeklyHoliday Abdur Rahman Khan A nation cannot progress without having a clear conviction and pride in her past glories. A citizen develops the feeling of esteem for his or her heritage through learning about the country’s historical and cultural legacy. This is why the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB) have planned a three-year programme ... Read more
43 canals demarcated, grabbers identified
JS body decides to get the troublesome job to PM for directives From The Daily Star The Land Survey Department of the land ministry has finally demarcated the capital’s 43 canals lost to grabbers and identified persons and institutions that encroached upon the water bodies. On receiving the list of canals and grabbers, the parliamentary ... Read more
Lalon: Reverberations in the soul
From The Daily Star After 119 years of his demise, Fakir Lalon Shai’s philosophy continues to have a strong hold, especially in the greater Kushtia and adjacent areas. Every year a large number of people from all corners of the country as well as from abroad visit Lalon’s shrine and pay homage to the great ... Read more
Grand finale of Super Hero Super Heroine today
The grand finale of the talent hunt programme titled ‘Fair & Lovely Super Hero Super Heroine’ will be held tonight at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. It will be aired live on NTV from 8:20pm to 10:20pm. Three males and three females will be crowned as the Super Heroes and Super Heroines from among the 12 ... Read more
30 structures on Shitalakhya river banks knocked down
From The New Nation The BIWTA authorities yesterday knocked down 30 makeshift structures and gave two-day ultimatum to sand traders for removal of sand piled on Shitalakhya river banks in Narayanganj as part of the ongoing eviction drive against the river encroachers. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and Narayanganj district administration conducted the drive ... Read more
Twitter Growing Fastest in Indonesia, India, Japan, Brazil
Indonesia is one of Twitter’s fastest-growing markets, according to company CEO Evan Williams. While the growth of the popular microbogging site has slowed in the US, Evans said India, Japan, Indonesia and Brazil are making up the difference. Despite widespread speculation about Twitter’s profit potential, Evans insisted the company is still focusing on improving the ... Read more
Ponting for points system to stop ODI dead rubbers
The reinvention of one-day cricket has been a hot topic of discussion over the past few months and Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, has joined the debate by calling for a points system to give the format “significant meaning”. Speaking ahead of Australia’s departure for India for a seven-match ODI series, Ponting gave the example ... Read more
Sari makes me look too sexy: Namitha
So she prefers not to drape it South siren Namitha is exuberant at the good response her latest movie Jaganmohini has got from her loyal fans. The busty belle was at her candid best while batting questions from media persons in Chennai at a press conference. When a scribe asked her about her dressing style, ... Read more
Salim-Sulaiman create magic yet again with “Kurbaan” music
Film: “Kurbaan” Music Directors: Salim Merchant-Sulaiman Merchant Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher, Marianne D’Cruz Aiman, Salim Merchant, Vishal Dadlani, Sonu Niigaam, Shruti Pathak and Shreya Ghoshal Salim-Sulaiman have slowly emerged as creators of amazing and impressive music. With their next album for the movie “Kurbaan”, which has Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali ... Read more
Hooligans harass Kangana Ranaut in Lucknow
Lucknow, Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is here to shoot for a film, was harassed by a group of hooligans in the Kaiserbagh locality of the city. Kangana is here with co-stars R. Madhavan and Jimi Shergil for the past 10 days to shoot for Anand L. Rai’s “Tanu weds Manu”. The incident took place ... Read more
Gridlock halts vehicles for 7.5 hrs a day
From The Daily Star Gridlocks in the capital halt traffic for 7.5 hours a day, earning Dhaka a bad reputation of being one of the world’s most congested cities alongside exposing it to huge economic losses, according to a survey report released yesterday. Roads and Highways Department (R&H) conducted the study. The respondents said tailbacks ... Read more
20 million Bangladeshi people need to be relocated by 2050 for climate change, SAARC meet told
Bangladesh would need to relocate 20 million people by 2050 as their habitats would be imperiled by climate change, Dhaka apprised SAARC environment ministers in Delhi and called for regional and international support