Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s Worcestershire and vice captain Tamim Iqbal’s Nottinghamshire will lock horn in their much awaited match today in the Friends LifeT20 tournament at the Pears’ home ground New Road. While Bangladesh vice captain Tamim Iqbal influenced Notts’ superb victory by five wickets over Yorkshire with a blistering 47 off 37 balls which ... Read more
Month: July 2011
“Poets are wordsmiths” — Rupa Chakraborty
Renowned elocutionist Rupa Chakraborty has been away from limelight in the Bangladesh media. When I at last caught up with her, she was in Heidelberg, Germany. On her return to London we met at trendy restaurant, Kalapata, in White Chapel, London and had an interesting chat on Rupa’s recent involvement in the cultural front as ... Read more
Watercolour Exhibition at Shilpakala Academy
A group watercolour exhibition featuring works of 16 painters is now on at National Art Gallery Plaza, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Noted painter Hashem Khan inaugurated the exhibition on June 30. Chittagong-based painter Monsur Ul Karim was present as special guest at the opening. Liaquat Ali Lucky, director general of BSA, presided over the inauguration. ... Read more
Cooperatives, a moribund movement
For decades, cooperative movement in the country remained stymied, making insignificant contribution to the economy due mainly to lack of policy support and lukewarm leadership devoid of the passion and energy to use it as a tool for achieving collective economic well-being. The moribund movement no more entices people while hundreds of existing cooperative
Remittance earnings face serious jolt
Lowest growth in five years Remittance earnings face serious jolt Bangladesh received $11649.59 million as wage earners’ remittance in the fiscal 2010-11, showing a little growth of 6.3 per cent over the same period of the previous fiscal. “The primary reasons for the declining remittance inflows are due to political crisis in the Middle East ... Read more
Traffic chaos persists
Residents of the capital city Dhaka on Monday experienced one of the worst traffic congestions in recent days. The nagging traffic jam in the city’s thoroughfares, a day after the half-day hartal on Sunday and weekend holidays on Friday and Saturday, held down the city-dwellers for hours on the streets and also caused immense sufferings ... Read more
Students sufferings remain unresolved
BRTC school bus service Students sufferings remain unresolved Despite a great hope that the special school bus service will facilitate the city’s school-goers and reduce traffic congestion through discouraging private car usage, it has already lost its charm as it failed to offer desired service. The school-goers are not getting the benefit of the service ... Read more
Mother, children set on fire for dowry
Two children were burnt to death and their mother sustained critical burn injuries after the in-laws of the woman set fire to their residence at village Piargaon under Jagannathpur in Sunamganj district on late Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Ria Akter, 3, and her brother Imon Ahmed, 5, both children of Nuruddin Ahmed while ... Read more
Nokia shows its new strategy
In an event webcast around the world, Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop demonstrated how the company is making significant progress on the new strategy it laid out earlier this year. From smartphones to mobile phones, from services to user interface design, and from improved device experiences to developer tools, Nokia outlined concrete actions for growth and ... Read more
Digital innovation fair begins tomorrow
The Digital Innovation Fair-2011 begins in the city on July 6 as part of government efforts to build a digital Bangladesh by 2021, reports BSS. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the three-day digital fair as the chief guest at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre at
Lawson’s mantra
You may have a daunting 18-yard run-up, a pivot that needs tightening and a booming follow-through but as far as Geoff Lawson is concerned, only one thing matters. “I will be talking to them about how we get people out; how we make winning teams. All the things that are just common sense. Often people ... Read more
SCB brings the Reds to Asia
Liverpool Football Club embark on a pre-season tour of Asia with a game in China against Guangdong Sunray Cave on July 13. The Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou will host the match. It will be the Reds’ first ever game in mainland China. The other match on the tour will be played in Kuala Lumpur on ... Read more
New serial ‘Ekti Adarsha Mess Bari’ tonight
New drama serial ‘Ekti Adarsha Mess Bari’ will begin on ATN Bangla from tonight. It will be aired every Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:00pm. The serial is scripted by Ahsan Habib, while it is jointly directed by Nurul Islam Babul and Bikram Khan. The cast includes Afroza Banu, Rahamat Ali, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Tawquir Ahmed, ... Read more
‘Escape your limit’ from today
ATN Bangla is going to air new travel show ‘Escape your limit’ from today. It will be aired at 5:20pm. The show will be hosted by Farah Mazid while it was designed and directed by Zillur Rahman. The show will feature several places of scenic beauty and historical importance of different countries of the world. ... Read more
Monir Khan with Farid Ahmed
Popular singer Monir Khan has recently performed in a playback song for a drama serial titled ‘Poymonto’. The song was recorded under the direction of Farid Ahmed. After a span of long eight years, Monir Khan performed under the direction of Farid Ahmed. The recording of the song titled “Manush bhalo manush mondo, dibanishi joltorongo…” ... Read more
Tanjeeb’s debut album launched
Promising singer Tanjeeb Sarwar’s debut album titled ‘Andor Mohol’ has been released recently at a function. All the songs of the album were written by the singer himself. Songs of the album were recorded under the direction of popular music director Rayef Al Hasan Rafa. At the launching ceremony of the album, Addl Attorney General ... Read more
Fox News hacker tweets Obama dead
Hackers have taken over a Twitter account belonging to US broadcaster Fox News and declared President Obama dead. The @foxnewspolitics feed stated: “BREAKING NEWS: @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too
Evaluating services of Sundarbans
Muhammad Selim Hossain and Mohammed Abdul Baten for The Daily Star Forest is a bounteous gift of nature that provides the basis of life and livelihood for humans. According to human history, hunting and gathering, the first and foremost livelihood of homo sapiens, was forest based. Interestingly, mangrove is the most diverse forest and is ... Read more
Growth at the cost of environment?
Industrial Pollution Growth at the cost of environment? Md Koushik Ahmed for The Daily Star The “primitive accumulation” nature of developed countries to use all natural resources as inputs into a human devised system in the never ending quest for economic growth has led us to ask “what the future holds for us”. This growth ... Read more
Scarlett & Ryan are officially over
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are officially ex-husband and wife. The actors announced their separation half a year ago, but their divorce finally became official recently. When it was revealed that Johansson and Reynolds – both the most promising stars of their generation – had tied the knot back in 2008, they were viewed as ... Read more