With only two days left for Eid-ul-Azha, cattle markets in the Chittagong city have become vibrant with buyers although the prices of sacrificial animals were a bit high. Huge crowds were observed at all the 12 cattle markets in the city, including Sagorika Bazar, Bibirhat, Karnaphuli Shah Amant Bridge, Soltgola Crossing, Steel Mills Bazar and
Month: November 2010
Interview – Preity Zinta
In Preity Zinta’s 12 years in Hindi cinema, the star has risen to become one of the biggest actresses of her generation, amassing fans across the globe and over 400,000 followers on Twitter. The Kal Ho Naa Ho performer is used to winning awards for her work in Bollywood, but recently the female empowerment, AIDS awareness ... Read more
‘What’s My Name?’ Gets Drake Closer to Rihanna
In the new music video for “What’s My Name?,” Rihanna and Drake, who reportedly had a fling in the past, gets up close and personal while falling for each other. The clip sets off in a grocery store when the two caught eye and have a “milk moment” then the saga continued to get more ... Read more
Did Oksana Lie About Mel Gibson Abuse?
She says he’s an abusive monster, but verbal abuse aside, there’s been scant proof of any physical attacks, with a whole lot of credibility issues raised. Case in point? A pediatrician who examined the child of Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva the day after their fight saw no evidence Lucia was injured. That’s contrary to ... Read more
Grint: ‘Kissing Emma Watson was weird’
Rupert Grint has revealed that he had been “dreading” his kiss with Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson and found the entire experience “weird”. Despite claims to the contrary, the 22-year-old confessed to feeling uncomfortable during the passionate scene for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, as he considers Watson to be more of a family ... Read more
Hrithik’s health suffered for junk food diet
Hrithik Roshan has admitted that his health suffered as a result of the junk food diet he was put on in preparation for Guzaarish. The normally health-conscious Roshan was made to forgo his workout regime for six months and binge on junk food to put on weight for his role as a paraplegic in the ... Read more
It is a “taboo”: Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor has admitted that it is a “taboo” in Bollywood to carry on acting in ‘young’ roles after getting married. The Kurbaan actress has been dating actor boyfriend Saif Ali Khan since 2007. In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, she said: “Saif is extremely supporting and he jokes that marriage is a taboo in ... Read more
Humayun Ahmed turns 62
Renowned novelist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed celebrated his 62nd birthday yesterday. He spent the special day at his Dhanmondi residence, ‘Dokhin Hawa’, with his friends, family and close relatives. The acclaimed writer says, birthday celebrations have now become something he does for relatives, fans and publishers. To him, a birthday is now just passing of ... Read more
Herons in danger
Poachers in northern districts catching a large number of such birds for customers in Dhaka Poachers are indiscriminately trapping and shooting a large number of pond herons and cattle egrets in the vast marshlands of the northern region every day to satisfy the appetite of consumers in the capital. It’s very usual for car riders ... Read more
Trees dying in Dhaka
Experts clueless about reasons The green canopy is shrinking in parts of the capital. More than 550 trees have died while many have fallen into decay in several areas in the last four years. Nearly 500 trees died in the Bashundhara residential area, 20 around the Baridhara Lake, 25 near the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University and ... Read more
No burn units in hospitals outside Dhaka
Dhaka Medical College Hospital is the only public hospital in the whole of Bangladesh to treat serious burn injuries while hospitals and clinics outside the capital have no burn units. Hundreds of burn injury patients are admitted to hospitals across the country every month, but all the serious cases, constituting 5 per cent of the ... Read more
Generating electricity from potentially-rich biomass
THE government has fixed a target to generate 10 per cent of total electricity from renewable energy by 2020. It is exploring all possible options for increasing power generation. Use of renewable energy will have to be increased to meet huge shortage of power and for the sake of sustainable development. The sustainable development is ... Read more
Fix the nation’s diet to overcome ill-health
A dialogue on health and education some months ago, while conceding that the crisis in human health is a worldwide problem and that there is no easy solution to it, concluded that the most effective way to tackle ill health and impoverishment in South Asia would be, first, to raise awareness through compulsory general education, ... Read more
91,823 pilgrims safely reach S Arabia
Some 91,823 pilgrims, almost double the last year’s number, have safely reached Saudi Arabia to perform hajj, said Shafique Alam Mehdi, secretary of civil aviation and tourism ministry yesterday. Of them, 85,090 went to Saudi Arabia on private arrangement while the remaining ones through the government management
Kindergarten teacher jailed
Sexual Harassment Kindergarten teacher jailed A mobile court yesterday sentenced a teacher six-months of imprisonment on charge of sexually harassing two 11-year old female students at a school in city’s Jurain. It was the first time a person was convicted for committing such offence by a mobile court in Dhaka. Nazrul Islam, a teacher at ... Read more
51pc girl students stalked
Seminar told Fifty-one percent girls, aged between 11 and 20, are harassed by stalkers on their way to schools and colleges, said women leaders at a seminar in the capital yesterday. Salma Khan, president of Women for Women, revealed the information at the seminar titled “Sexual harassment on women at workplace: Bangladesh perspective”
JSC, JDC exams postponed to Nov 22
The Junior School Certificate’s mathematics examination and Junior Dakhil Certificate’s social science examination, scheduled to be held today, have been postponed, said a press release of the education ministry. Both the examinations will be held on November 22 from 10am to 1pm, according to the
Locals reject Barapukuria rehabilitation package
Leaders of the Bhumi O Sampad Rokhkha Committee, an organisation of the locals adversely affected by the Barapukuria coalmine, at a rally at Phulbari in Dinajpur on Saturday rejected the rehabilitation package offered by the government. They said they were not against the coalmine but the government should provide them with proper
Dhaka seek to field Tamim
NCL one-day final today Dhaka were eying to play national opener Tamim Iqbal in the National Cricket League one-day version final against Barisal, scheduled to be held today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Tamim was looking for an opportunity to have some match practice ahead of the five match one-day series against Zimbabwe as he ... Read more
Shooters’ dismal show
Bangladesh shooters put on a dismal show in the 10-metre Air Rifle event when they shot far below than their normal scores on the opening day of the Asian Games shooting in Guangzhou on Saturday. The 10-metre Air Rifle, usually the favourite event of Bangladesh, saw both the male and female shooters put in below-par ... Read more