A women’s world is centered around herself, but most mens world are centered around women. Re-inforcing that philosophy is beautiful babe from Bollywood, Minissha Lamba appearing on the cover page of top men’s magazine “Man’s World”. Sizzling hot Minissha, complimented the sunny hot beaches of Goa well,dressed in nothing more than a bikini for
Month: April 2011
Scarlett Johansson Not Pregnant
Just like Nicole Richie, Scarlett Johansson is setting the record straight about recent rumblings that she has a baby on board. “Scarlett is not pregnant,” the actress’ rep said in a statement. The rumors began after Johansson was spotted looking a tad full in the belly area, while out for a run with Owen Wilson ... Read more
China has 960,000 millionaires
China is closing in on having 1 million millionaires. According to an annual wealth report released on Tuesday, the mainland has 960,000 millionaires with personal wealth of 10 million yuan (RM4.6 million) or more. That is up 9.7 percent year-on-year, said the GroupM Knowledge – Hurun Wealth Report 2011.
Fatal rest in a container
Two port workers end up in Singapore with one dead, other lucky to be alive A Bangladeshi port worker survived nine days trapped without food or water in a cargo container shipped to Singapore from Chittagong. But his compatriot co-worker, trapped with him, died. Din Islam, 30, said he and another man Alamgir got trapped ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh: Symbol of the timeless
It is that time of year when the Bangalees celebrate their heritage and, through that celebration, assesses their place in the universal scheme of things. For the Bangalees, like millions of others across the globe, have a claim on history based on the cultural tradition their ancestors shaped for them, one that they renew annually ... Read more
His chopped body found in a sack
Abducted Businessman of Rajshahi His chopped body found in a sack Police yesterday recovered a businessman’s decomposed body, cut into nine pieces, from a house at Alupatty in Rajshahi city three days into his abduction. Victim Md Aminul Haque, 50, resident of Nawdapara, was a class-I contractor and also the owner of hotel Haque’s International ... Read more
Tigers put up a fight
Australia take series 3-0 Though there was some sting from the 3-0 series loss and Australia’s gargantuan score yesterday, it hardly dampened the mood of Imrul Kayes, Shahriar Nafees and Mahmudullah as the trio decided to give coach Jamie Siddons an enjoyable farewell. To make it a somewhat memorable last game in charge for Siddons, ... Read more
‘Be patient’
Siddons bids emotional goodbye The final match in a long and winding season for Bangladesh cricket could describe coach Jamie Siddons’s tenure in a microcosm. In certain parts of the game, Bangladesh were brilliant; Imrul Kayes’s belligerent 93, almost as good an innings as played by Michael Hussey on the day. At certain other moments
Defining Images of Pahela Baishakh
The coming of Kalbaishakhi (Nor’wester) is welcomed by the biggest secular festival of Bangladesh, Pahela Baishakh. Named after the star ‘Bishakha’, in line with the names of other Bengali months also named after constellations, romanticised notions of Baishakh were embedded in the hearts of millions, primarily due to Rabindranath Tagore’s love for the month. Pahela ... Read more
Chaitra Sankranti, Pahela Baishakh in rural Bangladesh
Most communities in rural Bangladesh celebrate Chaitra Sankranti and Pahela Baishakh following the age-old traditions. The celebrations bring together people, irrespective of their creed and social differences. Usually rural people arrange weeklong programmes to celebrate the end of a year and the beginning of another. The preparations start a month before Chaitra Sankranti and
Baishakhi celebrations have given us an individual identity: Aly Zaker
Weach Bangla New Year we start a new journey. Leaving all the sorrows, sad and bad times behind us we move forward. We welcome Pahela Baishakh by celebrating the occasion. We re-discover ourselves with the Baishakhi celebrations. It reminds us of our cultural identity and heritage as we celebrate Pahela Baishakh with new hopes in ... Read more
Rinku, a voice of the soil
One of the rising folk singers in the music scene, Rinku’s rise to fame has been fast. Rinku’s songs represent the very essence and fragrance of rural Bangladesh. In-short, Rinku has been playing an important role in popularising folk songs among the young generation. Since he made his debut in the music
Pahela Baishakh today
Dhaka: The nation is all set to welcome Bangla year 1418, with festivities and gaiety, with the rising of the sun on Thursday, leaving behind all sorrow and despair. Thousands of men, women and children, in traditional colourful clothes, will throng Ramna Batamul and other prominent venues for new year celebrations in the capital and ... Read more
Bowling now the biggest agony
Australia have severely dented the pride of Bangladeshi bowlers and fielders after they humiliated them in all possible manners in the three-match series that ended on Wednesday. With two convincing wins earlier, Australian have given ample scope to raise questions over the effectiveness of our bowling attack when they posted 361-8 on Wednesday.
Bangladesh batsmen gain some lost pride
Dhaka: Bangladesh batsmen showed great gusto to end the three-match Zoom Ultra ODI series on a high note at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. On the day of Jamie Siddons’s last match as Bangladeshi coach, the batsmen responded with ultra aggressiveness to match up with Australian aggression before losing the match by 66 ... Read more
Michael Shannon To Play Villain In Superman
Actor Michael Shannon has been roped in to play villaneous general Zod in Zack Snyder’s reboot of superhero franchise Superman: Man of Steel. The Oscar-nominated actor will face off against newcomer Henry Cavill’s Superman in the movie. Shannon is best known for his performance in Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet starrer Revolutionary Road, the Hollywood Reporter said
Scarlett Johansson campaigns for women’s health
Scarlett Johansson is spearheading a campaign to save women’s healthcare centres in the U.S. from budget cuts. The Hollywood actress is angry with plans to axe more than £188 million in government funding for organisations which provide services such as birth control, cervical cancer screenings and HIV testing. She has now filmed a public service
Robert Pattinson cried over elephant
Robert Pattinson cried over an elephant while shooting his latest movie. The 24-year-old actor admits he was sad when his animal co-star Thai finished her last day of filming and he shed a tear for the huge performer. He said in an interview with Seventeen Latino magazine: “I cried the last day that Tai was ... Read more
Halle Berry regrets marriages
The 44-year-old actress – who was previously wed to US baseball player David Justice and singer Eric Benet and has a three-year-old daughter Nahla from a past relationship with model Gabriel Aubry – thinks she has made a lot of “wrong choices” in her personal life and believes she would have been much happier if ... Read more
Bengali Heritage & Pahela Baishakh
Md. Anwarul Kabir Following the Bengali calendar when the Pahela Baisakh comes and we step into a New Year, we try to search our souls with a view to rediscovering our cultural heritage originating from this deltaic land mingled with the Bengali ethnicity. On this day, most Bengalis, especially those from the middle class, are ... Read more