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Month: March 2011
Plunderers now protectors
Stealing of Modhupur forest resources marks significant fall because of positive steps by the authorities The number of cases filed for stealing resources in Madhupur forest sees a significant fall during the last several months as once forest resource plunderers are now serving as community forest workers, helping protection and development of the traditional sal ... Read more
Fans Gift Skirts To Deepika
Deepika Padukone gets fan mail delivered to her house on a daily basis. Most of it consists of soft toys, chocolates and greeting cards from fans professing their love for her. Not this time! When the leggy lass returned home from her Aarakshan shoot in Bhopal, she was shocked to see the nine skirts lined ... Read more
Kareena: I don’t think Priyanka is an actress!
Looks like Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra just have to take a swipe at each other. The two don’t mince words when it comes to reacting to each others’ statements. Bebo recently quipped, “I don’t think Priyanka is an actress!” When Piggy Chops was asked for a rebuttal, she coolly replied, “Everyone has their opinion, ... Read more
Is Madhuri Dixit worth Rs 5 crores?
When we speak about actress Madhuri Dixit, the only thing that strikes our mind is the word ‘evergreen’. Even if she is not an active member in B-Town Madhuri still has the power to grab the spot light, news paper headlines, camera focus and hearts of Bollywood Fans. Her short stay in India proved the ... Read more
Desperately Seeking Breathing Space
Exhibition at Goethe Institut highlights a distraught Dhaka Walking into Goethe Institut in Dhanmandi, Dhaka, one notices a fairly large structure of whitened bamboos — with shoes and mirrors hanging randomly from the intricately positioned arms. What is more unsettling about this piece is that little plants with tiny green leaves are sprouting out of ... Read more
Pedestrian movement hindered
The increasingly common practice of keeping construction materials on the Dhaka city’s footpaths and roads is causing pedestrians’ difficulty in walking down the pavements as well as creating traffic congestion and pollution to the environment, many city dwellers have told New Age. The Dhaka City Corporation officials admit that this practice is increasing but added ... Read more
Murals neglected at DU library
Noted artist Hamidur Rahman’s three historic murals installed inside the Central Library of Dhaka University in mid-fifties are kept in negligence by the authorities, artists and art critics observed. ‘The negligence in preserving three fresco-murals and a relief-sculpture by the university authoritie for years is not acceptable. These historic works by Hamudur Rahman must be ... Read more
Grand Finale of Talent Hunt for RMG Workers Today
The grand finale of the musical talent hunt for garment workers, “Premier Bank Gorbo” (by BGMEA), will be held today at 5:30pm at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has consented to grace the programme as the chief guest. Commerce Minister, Faruk Khan; State Minister for Labour and Employment, Munnujan Sufian ... Read more
Drik Gallery exhibits Women in Nature
A weeklong painting exhibition titled ‘Women in Nature’ is going on at the Drik Gallery of Dhanmondi in Dhaka. Exploring various women’s issues, the exhibition is a tribute to the late artist Rawjatun Zannat Champa who died in November 2008 and also to mark International Women’s Day. Three Bangladeshi artists, who are former students of Charukala, ... Read more
John almost married Genelia!
John Abraham and Genelia D’Souza would have been man and wife today had they not been stopped by a unit member of Vipul Shah’s Force before the seventh phera. The actors who had completed all the wedding rituals except the seventh phera were shooting for a wedding sequence in Malshej Ghat at an old temple. ... Read more
Sandra Bullock sends $1 million for Japan
Actress Sandra Bullock sent a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross this week to help with earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan, the Red Cross said Thursday. It is the largest celebrity donation to the Red Cross to be announced since the disaster struck last Friday, although the charity may have gotten ... Read more
Aiming for the quarterfinals
Tigers face SA today Prior to today’s crunch Bangladesh-South Africa match, the question on everybody’s lips was what awaited the millions of cricket crazy fans in the country? Will it be heartbreak or will today usher in an era of hope? Shakib Al Hasan’s men can write a new chapter for Bangladesh cricket when they ... Read more
Shakib relaxed
The general populace might have plenty of questions regarding Bangladesh’s batting prior to their crucial Group B match against formidable South Africa today but Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was as satisfied as he could be with his team’s performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup and was upbeat ahead of the tough battle at ... Read more
Smith knows the occasion
Graeme Smith believes the South Africa team have become accustomed to sub-continental teams and conditions as they face the Tigers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. The Proteas arrived in town the day after their win over Ireland last Tuesday but chose to train only yesterday, on the eve of their final group ... Read more
Rajshahi rout Barisal
Rajshahi division recorded a huge 126-run win over Barisal in the second round of the National Cricket League, while national discard Alok Kapali smashed a massive century (153) to help Sylhet salvage a draw against Dhaka on Friday. Khulna and Chittagong also settled for a draw in the other match of the second
Still room for improvement
The under pressure Bangladesh side achieved the best of all possible outcomes in Chittagong after a shocking defeat against West Indies to revive the flagging enthusiasm among the cricket crazy fans in the country about the ICC World Cup. Taking advantage of the conditions the Tigers displayed a splendid team spirit to script a famous
Home beckons, holds no hope
On Tunisia-Libya Border Home beckons, holds no hope Bangladeshi fortune-seekers tell of manpower touts, survival struggle at border camp “Human trafficking!” exclaimed an IOM official shocked to his very core, “These are Bangladeshi migrant workers in Libya fleeing Gaddafi’s atrocity. How can they be victims of human trafficking?” The official’s seemingly reasonable reaction was triggered ... Read more
Tokyo braces for radiation
Japan Nuke Plant Blasts Tokyo braces for radiation Japan faced a potential catastrophe yesterday after a quake-crippled nuclear power plant exploded and sent low levels of radiation floating toward Tokyo, prompting some people to flee the capital and others to stock up on essential supplies. Radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi plant has reached harmful levels, ... Read more
SC to examine Yunus verdict
Adjourns appeal hearing for two weeks The Supreme Court yesterday adjourned for two weeks the hearing on two appeals filed against the High Court verdict that upheld a Bangladesh Bank order removing Muhammad Yunus from the office of Grameen Bank managing director. Nobel Laureate Dr Yunus and nine board members of the microfinance bank on ... Read more