Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts and Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul (South Korea) have jointly organised a group art exhibition, titled “Contemporary Paintings of Bangladesh”, featuring works of Quayyum Chowdhury, Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, Hashem Khan, Rafiqun Nabi, Monirul Islam, Mahmudul Haque, Shahid Kabir, Farida Zaman, Rokeya Sultana, Dilara Begum Jolly, Kanak Chanpa Chakma and Mohammad Iqbal. ... Read more
Month: April 2011
Sakib loses top all-rounder spot
Bangladesh captain Sakib al Hasan finally lost his number one place in the ICC rankings for one-day all-rounders after a string of poor performances in the World Cup and the one-day series against Australia. Australia’s Shane Watson displaced Sakib after Wednesday’s third and final one-dayer, ending his long reign of 115 weeks and four days ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh celebrated
The nation celebrated the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, on Thursday amid traditional fanfare and festivity leaving behind the gloom of past and pledging to uphold the nation’s heritage. Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life dressed in traditional clothes poured into the streets, parks and open spaces ... Read more
Temple, cremation ground grabbed
Developer in Ctg selling plots on arable land without CDA nod, but denies wrongdoings A housing company has grabbed and earth-filled a temple and a cremation ground in Chowdhury Hat area under Hathazari upazila of Chittagong. Elite Land Limited, the developer, encroached on the nearly one-acre cremation ground and a large portion of Laxmi Narayan ... Read more
Pot smoking was a factor
Trapped in Container Pot smoking was a factor The two Bangladeshis, who were discovered in a cargo container shipped from Chittagong to Singapore, had smoked marijuana in the container before being locked in. “For some time, we forgot that we were in a container,” said port worker Din Islam, who was lucky to survive after ... Read more
Share splitting used as a tool to inflate prices
Stockmarket Probe Report Share splitting used as a tool to inflate prices Split of shares used as a tool to sweep up small investors’ money had been a major reason behind the massive price inflation on the stockmarket, said the government probe committee on the recent market debacle. Market capitalisation of the companies, which split ... Read more
Rapid bus route planned for city
Work starts early next year on 45-km Gazipur-Sadarghat double-lane route The government has planned to start work on a double-lane rapid bus route in the capital early next year to introduce an improved mass transportation service and ease the perennial traffic gridlock. The 45-kilometre long route, otherwise known as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), has two ... Read more
More than just runs and wins
In John Wright’s popular book “Indian Summers”, he mentions on many occasions how difficult it is for coaches when all is said and done and the team is out in the middle. During the second innings of the decisive 5th one-dayer against Pakistan in 2003-04, Wright wrote: “After all the practice, planning, fielding charts, computer ... Read more
Shakib’s fine debut
Shakib Al Hasan made a bright IPL debut when he took two wickets in Kolkata Knight Riders’ 9-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur yesterday. The Bangladesh captain, who was acquired by the Kolkata franchise for $425,000 during the auction in January, removed Amit Paunikar in his first over ... Read more
Jennifer Lopez named People’s most beautiful woman
Jennifer Lopez’s career is red-hot these days. She’s burning up the charts and she’s bringing her signature J. Lo charm as one of the judges on “American Idol.” To top it all off, Lopez landed the coveted cover of People magazine’s “Most Beautiful” issue this week, garnering the magazine’s “Most Beautiful Woman” title. “I kind ... Read more
Catherine Zeta Jones treated for bipolar disorder
Catherine Zeta Jones has revealed she has been treated for bipolar disorder. Catherine Zeta Jones has received treatment for bipolar disorder after dealing with the stress of her husband’s battle with throat cancer. Zeta Jones, 41, made a decision to check into a “mental health facility” for a brief stay, said her publicist. Michael Douglas, ... Read more
Yet another laurel for Popy
Sadika Parvin Popy has won National Film Award 2009 in the best actress category for her performance in the film Gangajatra. This is for the third time that the celebrated actress of Bangladesh mainstream movie industry has won the national award. The National Film Award 2009 was announced recently through a gazette notification issued by
Salman doesn’t want any intimate scene with child like Sonakshi!
Actor Salman Khan has asked the maker of ‘Kick’ to mellow down the love making scene for the Hindi version of the movie. The movie is a remake of a Telugu film ‘Kick’, which even has featured the South stars Ravi Teja and Ileeana D’Cruz in a passionate lovemaking scene. Nonetheless, Salman has normally shied ... Read more
World’s oldest man dies aged 114
The world’s certified oldest man, whose advice to others included the observation “you’re born to die”, has passed away aged 114 in the US. Walter Breuning was old enough to remember his grandfather recounting his part in the slaughter of the American Civil War, during the 1860s. In his final years in Montana, he was ... Read more
DNA solves 20-year-old rape
A Lancashire man has been jailed for life for a rape in Canterbury more than 20 years ago after latest scientific techniques helped to find a DNA match. James John Robertson, 58, assaulted and raped a 20-year-old woman after she accepted a lift from him following an argument she had with a friend in 1988, ... Read more
Sachin Tendulkar named as Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World
Sachin Tendulkar has been named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for the first time to mark a phenomenal year in which he became the first player to reach 50 Test hundreds. He is the third successive Indian player to win the coveted award, following Virender Sehwag who took the award in the previous two ... Read more
Mimo, Mousumi for first time
For the first time winner of Super Hero Super Heroine Mimo and Lux superstar 2010 Mousumi are going to perform together in a play titled ‘Bhalobasai Phera’. Both Mimo and Mousumi will act in roles of two wives in the play. The play is scripted by Sagor Jahan and it will be directed by Ziauddin ... Read more
Stellar cast for Woody Allen’s new film
Woody Allen’s latest project is a gathering for Oscar winners and nominees. Not too long ago Penelope Cruz, who won an Oscar in 2008 for her performance in Allen-directed Vicky Cristina Barcelona, revealed that she is set to reunite with the director again in her next project. Later it was reported that Oscar nominee Alec ... Read more
Wayne Rooney hooker Helen Wood beds famous actor
Prostitute Helen Wood, who slept with Wayne Rooney, also had sex with a world famous actor – but the press have been barred from revealing his name. Miss Wood was identified on Wednesday as the woman the actor slept with. An injunction allows publication of the fact she ‘had sexual relationships with a leading actor ... Read more
Woman sets herself on fire on train
A mother in the United Kingdom committed suicide by setting fire to herself on a train to London. The Daily Mail reported the 43-year-old woman, Rachel James ignited a can of highly flammable gas in the lavatory. Passengers fled after hearing a loud explosion. Tim Naylor, who was on the