The lack of match practice can be an issue for the Tigers when they will make their return to Test cricket against Zimbabwe in August after more than a year’s break. Shakib Al Hasan’s men will get the opportunity to play a four-day practice match against Zimbabwe XI before the lone Test, which will be ... Read more
Month: July 2011
Sumaiya Shimu at DS Café
The phone at Star Arts & Entertainment started ringing off the hook before 3pm (the scheduled time). During the course of an hour, we received calls from almost all divisions. Majority of the callers were young men and the query from many of them: is the glamorous actress Sumaiya Shimu single? However, Shimu’s popularity can’t ... Read more
An attempt to see contemporary art as artefact
Ashim Halder Sagor’s solo Raku exhibition A solo Raku exhibition, titled “Contemporary Artefacts”, is on at the Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka. The exhibition features works of artist Ashim Halder Sagor. This is Sagor’s 2nd solo Raku exhibition. Art connoisseur and secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mijarul Quayes inaugurated the ... Read more
Farooki signs deal with German producer for “Television”
Filmmaker Mostafa Sarwar Farooki recently signed a deal with German producer Christoph Thoke for his upcoming feature film “Television”. Christoph — who is most notable for producing Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s (Dardenne brothers) art-house feature “Lorna’s Silence” in 2008 — will join a list of local producers including the director himself and Star Cineplex for ... Read more
Movie then, movie now
Babita shares her experience of four decades in Bangla movie ‘Dream Girl’ of Bangladeshi filmdom, actress Babita Akhtar has achieved prominence simply as Babita on the silver screen by acting diverse roles in over 250 movies that made her a household name and a popular cultural icon in Bangladesh. She is best known for her ... Read more
Sacked Viqarunnisa teacher on 5-day remand
Police have got five days to question Viqarunnisa Noon School and College teacher Parimal Joydhar for sexually abusing a 10th grade girl student. Magistrate Shamima Parvin of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on Thursday granted the remand upon an appeal for 10 days from Badda Police Station inspector
Jolie and Jessica Parker top paid actresses in US
Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker have tied at the top of a list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood after they brought home $30m (€21m) each in the year ended May. Jennifer Anniston and Reese Witherspoon were joint second at $28m (€20)m, in the list compiled by business magazine Forbes. According to Forbes,
Name of Natalie Portman’s baby boy revealed
Trust Hollywood celebrities to come up with unique names for their offsprings. The latest ones to do so are Natalie Portman and fiancé Benjamin Millepied, who name their newborn son Aleph. The name carries significant meaning, as it is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and represents the “oneness of God” and the element ... Read more
Trustees barred from being VC, pro-VC, treasurer
Private University Trustees barred from being VC, pro-VC, treasurer From now on, any trustee board member of a private university will not be the vice chancellor (VC), pro-vice chancellor (pro-VC) and treasurer. The government yesterday issued a circular in this regard stating that every university has to send a proposal of three names for appointing ... Read more
Hajj money deposition date extended to July 12
The government yesterday extended the date to deposit Hajj money including airfare and moallam fees until July 12 for both government and non-government managements. The decision was taken considering the benefit and in the wake of demands from Hajj agencies and of this year’s prospective Hajj pilgrims, says a press release of Ministry of
Traders increase rice price citing excuse of rain
Traders increased the retail prices of all varieties of rice in the capital this week citing the excuse of supply shortage because of recent rainfall. They claimed that the ceaseless rainfall and cloudy weather that had persisted for more than a week decreased the supply of rice
Wave-based power plant takes shape in Bangladesh
A Malaysia-based company will build the plant in Ctg Techknow Industrial SDN Bhd, a Malaysia-based company, plans to establish a sea wave-based power plant in north Chittagong, said its Chief Executive Officer Richard Shie yesterday. Shie came to the port city to sign a land procurement deal for the factory at Kumira in Sitakunda, says ... Read more
3 tradeshows in city
Three international tradeshows — ‘BACE Expo 2011’, ‘Big Expo Bangladesh’ and ‘Elprotech Bangladesh’ — began on Wednesday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital. The fifth edition of the four-day electrical products, raw materials and machinery trade show ‘Elprotech Bangladesh 2011’, supplementary power trade show ‘Big Expo Bangladesh’ and
Digital innovations on show
Schoolteachers even in the remote areas of the country now develop classroom contents for their students with the help of textbooks, websites and YouTube videos. Not only that, they also share the contents by signing up into blogs, said Md Mofakkharul Islam, a system analyst of the education ministry. He was giving a description of ... Read more
Catching up with Bappa Majumdar
Bappa Majumdar is a popular name in the music industry of the country. The son of noted classical singer couple ustad Barin Majumdar and Ila Majumdar, Bappa has attained popularity as a singer as well as a music composer. Bappa has a strong base in classical music since he attended a five-year course at Monihar ... Read more
Bengal Tigers, in Indigenous Avatar
Nazir Hossain’s solo exhibition at Bengal Shilpalaya A weeklong solo painting exhibition, titled “Pater Gaan Banglar Bagh”, is on at Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhanmondi, in the capital. Director General of Bangla Academy, Professor Shamsuzzaman Khan, inaugurated the exhibition on July 5. The exhibition features 62 works of self-taught artist Nazir Hossain. Craft researcher ... Read more
A glimpse into the history of Dhaka University
Photo album by Syed Rezaur Rahman features rare images Dhaka University (DU) Day was first observed on January 8, 1983. It was an initiative of the then Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU). However, the day was not celebrated every following year. For example, after 1989, following the uprising that overthrew Ershad from power, the ... Read more
Abdin assaulted by hostile cops
BNP asks home minister to quit; Sahara regrets excesses; case filed against Abdin Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque was assaulted by the law enforcers yesterday, the first day of the 48-hour countrywide hartal called by BNP-led four-party alliance. In a late night development, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police filed a case against 10 to 12 people ... Read more
Culprit caught
Sexual Assault Culprit caught Victim mum, father in hospital, mother falls sick The sacked teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Porimol Joydhor was arrested in Keraniganj just outside the capital yesterday for allegedly molesting a class X student. Detective Branch of police (South) picked him a day after the victim’s father filed a case ... Read more
7 bodies recovered as launch capsize
50 feared missing in Sitalakhya Seven bodies, including those of two women and a baby, were recovered till 10:30pm on Wednesday after a launch capsized in the River Sitalakhya near Madanganj in Narayanganj, with 50 others feared missing. The launch from Chandpur, ML Madinar Alo, with around 150 passengers capsized in the river at about ... Read more