Perfectionist Aamir Khan may be an emperor or cinematic genius for Kareena Kapoor but he claimed himself to be a joker and an idiot, reports a national daily. At a press conference in Delhi, a journo told Aamir that Kareena called him the emperor of Bollywood to which he replied, “When did she say that? ... Read more
Month: November 2009
unhygienic condition of public toilets in city
Women have little access to public toilets in the capital city, as there are no separate arrangements for them and most such facilities are unhygienic and not maintained properly. Dhaka City Corporation has around 100 public toilets in the city, but most of them do not have separate cubicles or space for women. Such situation ... Read more
Eid programmes on TV channels
The television channels will air special programmes on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. All the Bangla channels are offering a surfeit of entertainment ranging from special TV plays, tele-films, musical shows to magazine programmes. There’s likely to be something for everyone. A rundown of the Eid-special programmes on different channels: BTV Single episode play “Antaraley” Special ... Read more
“Ebong Banolata Sen”
Special tele-film “Ebong Banolata Sen” will be aired on ATN Bangla on the third day of Eid-ul-Azha at 4:30 pm. The film features four actresses in the famous literary character. Afsana Mimi, Tarin, Joya Ahsan and Sanjida Preety will play the epitome of Bengali beauty created by poet Jibanananda Das. Written and directed by Tanvir ... Read more
Bangladesh’s 7.2 million under-5 children malnourished
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday released a report which said most of the world’s 83 million chronically undernourished children under five are in South Asia. The report said 24 countries bear 80 percent of the global burden of under nutrition and the top five are- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Nepal, Unicef ... Read more
Kareena Kapoor says it aptly depicts theme of ‘Kurbaan’
Kareena Kapoor says there is nothing “vulgar” about her backless shot being used for the publicity posters of forthcoming release “Kurbaan”, an intense thriller about terrorism. In fact, she says, it subtly reveals a lot about the story. “This shot of me in a backless posture and Saif with a wound on his chest tell ... Read more
Om Puri’s wife exposes his sexual encounters
Veteran actor Om Puri is not a happy man at the moment. What he thought would be beautiful turned out so ugly. He is extremely upset with his wife Nandita for making his sexual encounters public in the media to market her biography Unlikely Hero: The Story Of Om Puri. He said that he couldn’t ... Read more
Tax payment goes online in January
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will complete the tasks for introducing an online tax payment system within next month to streamline the existing tax return submission procedure, said the chairman of the board yesterday. “We have already signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to initiate the online tax ... Read more
BTCL hits snags
State-owned BTCL has hit the doldrums, unable to provide new land phone connections in most metropolitan areas including Dhaka, but still has lofty plans. There are ten private sector operators providing land phone services across the country apart from BTCL. Together, the state-run and private companies provide just 1,571,748 land phone connections across a country ... Read more
People continue to suffer 5 months inside Aila
Food, water, sanitation still problems for Dacope people From NewAgebd Living became a nightmare for people of Dacope, an upazila in southwestern Khulna, after May 25 when the region was battered by water surges whipped up by cyclone Aila that ripped through the coastline into India. And it has not yet changed for the better ... Read more
Bangladesh readies flood-tolerant rice
3 varieties to prevent a million tonnes of crop loss a year From The Daily Star Bangladesh is set to officially release three flood-tolerant rice varieties that would help farmers prevent up to a million tonnes of annual crop loss caused by flash floods, researches said. Officials concerned told The Daily Star that these rice ... Read more
Tendulkar crosses 17,000-run mark in ODIs
Having smashed a number of records in his awe-inspiring career, Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar became the first player in the history of the game to cross the 17,000-run mark on Thursday. Tendulkar was chasing the milestone from the onset of the series against Australia and achieved the feat when he, requiring seven runs coming ... Read more
283 get plots at Uttara, Purbachal
3rd Phase Lottery 283 get plots at Uttara, Purbachal Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) yesterday announced the names of 283 plot winners of the third phase lotteries for Purbachal New Town Project and Uttara Model Town Project. Of the total, the names of 55 winners were picked in one category – journalist — for Purbachal project ... Read more