Previously actress Purnima has acted in quite a few TV plays based on Tagore’s works. As her latest project she will play a lead role in Laboratory, a TV play based on Tagore’s acclaimed story. She will be playing the role of Rebuti in the TV play which will be directed by Mahbuba Islam Shumi. ... Read more
Month: July 2011
Shabnam to perform in movie after 12 years
After the time span of long 12 years, veteran and legendary film actress Shabnam is going to perform in a full-length Bangla feature film titled ‘Khodar Por-e Maa’. This popular actress will play as the key role in this movie. The movie will be directed by Malek Afsari while its story was written by Abdullah ... Read more
Shahin Samad enthralls audience at ‘Pran-er Khela’
Noted popular Nazrul artiste Shahin Samad performed at regular monthly arrangement of the Bengal Foundation, ‘Pran-er Khela’, at the Bengal Shilpalaya in the city recently. It was a month-long programme of the Foundation to mark the 112th birth anniversary of our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. In the musical soiree, Shahin Samad rendered some popular ... Read more
Kalim Sharafi’s ‘Bhora Thak Smriti Sudhai’
Bengal Foundation has released noted Tagore artiste late Kalim Sharafi’s only Tagore song-based album titled ‘Bhora Thak Smriti Sudhai’. A total of 16 tracks take place in the album. Titles of those tracks are: “Kannahashir-dol-dolano”, “Aguner poroshmoni”, “Ashrunodir sudur pane”, “Loho loho tule loho”, “Monmohon, gohon jaminisheshe”, “Bojre tomar baje banshi”, “Achhe duksho, ache mrittu”, ... Read more
Zeenat Rehana launches three albums
A children’s delight Zeenat Rehana launches three albums Singer Zeenat Rahana’s albums “Sa Re Ga Ma” and “Hashi Khushi” for children and an adhunik song album “Kanthey Nilem Gaan” were launched recently. Under the banner of Impress Audio Vision Limited, the album “Sa Re Ga Ma” contains 10 educational songs– “Gaan Shikhbey Agey Tobey”, “Sokal ... Read more
No move yet to implement HC directives on stalking
The police have taken no initiative to comply with an order of the High Court, given five months ago, that requires every thana to form a separate team of officers to deal with complaints of sexual harassment. The government has also failed to amend the Nari-O-Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain 2000 which the court ordered it ... Read more
Accommodation crisis leads to subhuman life at Barisal jail
The Barisal Central Jail is crammed with prisoners more than double its capacity, pushing the inmates to lead a subhuman life. Crises of solitary cells for the death row inmates, separate ward for children and juveniles and shortage of jail guards have become acute
Fake doctor held at Dhaka Medical College Hospital
The Shahbagh police in Dhaka on Sunday arrested a young man impersonating a doctor at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The police said Moshiur Rahman Samrat, 24, from Patuakhali was primarily caught by on duty Ansar members when he was trying to treat some patients at ward number 212 in the
Safia, Afia recover from mental illness
The mentally imbalanced young girls who, along with their father, were rescued from a Sylhet city residence on Saturday, were shifted to a cabin from the surgery ward at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital on Sunday to ward off the flocking visitors. The hospital sources said the two girls and their father were under the ... Read more
Road blockade by students halts traffic movement
Traffic movement on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid land port highway in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila remained suspended for two hours on Sunday due to road blockade by students. The police said that Palli Bidyut authorities on Wednesday disconnected power supply to Chapainawabganj Polytechnic Institute on charge of not paying arrear power
DSE turnover tops Tk 1,100cr after two and a half months
Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday crossed the Tk 1,100-crore mark again after two and a half months while the bourse’s general index continued to rise for the fifth consequent day as both individual and institutional investors went on a buying binge on the hope that the market would rally further. Market operators ... Read more
Indo-Bangla border markets open July 16
Two border markets between Bangladesh and India will start operations on July 16, said commerce minister Faruk Khan on Sunday. ‘We are expected to inaugurate a border market between Lauwaghar in Sunamganj and Balat in Meghalaya on July 16 as the Indian commerce minister [Anand Sharma] assured that he would also
ADB team to visit Dhaka this month to examine solar funding scope
A consultation mission of Asian Development Bank will arrive in Dhaka this month to examine scope of the installation of 500MW capacity solar energy system in Bangladesh. The ADB also plans to take an initiative to organise an investors’ meeting in Dhaka by September to ensure donors’ support in the project, a top official of ... Read more
Bangladesh through
WC Qualifiers Bangladesh through Meet Lebanon next Bangladesh advanced into the next round with a 3-0 aggregate after playing out a goalless draw against Pakistan in their second-leg match of the 2014 World Cup Asian Zone Round-1 qualifiers at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore yesterday. Bangladesh, who won the home match 3-0 at, will now ... Read more
Bangladesh sided with India at ICC meeting
Bangladesh sided with India at the ICC meeting that sought to scrap the rotation policy despite the newest full-member nation has reasons to fall victim to any such decision. Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday admitted he voted in favour of scrapping the rotational presidency, though he said he did it on
Homage to an icon
Nazrul Utshab 1418 at Chhayanaut For the third consecutive year, Chhayanaut arranged a two day-long Nazrul Utshab (festival) 1418 at its main auditorium on July 1. Artistes of Chhayanaut began the festival with a choral rendition of the song “Anjoli Laho Mor Sangeet-e” while a number of artistes, with mongolprodip, presented a lively dance to ... Read more
Shadow of artist Sultan
Jibon Monthon Shadow of artist Sultan A huge crowd rushing towards the centre where a red sun is beaming down its light, titled ‘Sukh surjer ashay’, the artwork done in acrylic by artist Balodeb Adhikary is among the 46 vibrant artworks currently being displayed at an exhibition titled Jibon monthon / Churning Life at the ... Read more
Cultural programme marking 156th Santal Revolutionary day
The 156th ‘Historic Santal Revolutionary Day’ was celebrated here in Dinajpur and its 13 upazilas with cultural programmes performed by the artistes of the community. Discussions were also organised highlighting the significance of this day. Colourful festival processions were brought out in various areas of Dinajpur. In Phulbari, a programme
Khurshid Alam Saleem’s solo exhibition in Berlin
New York based Bangladeshi painter Khurshid Alam Saleem’s 47th solo painting exhibition is now on at Galerie in Berlin. The exhibition began on June 24 and will continue till September 24, says a press release. As an abstract expressionist, Saleem concentrates on pure forms and compositions where deep red, emerald green, bright yellow, burning crimson ... Read more
“The history of Rock n Roll”
Qubee Junction to celebrate “The history of Rock n Roll” QUBEE Junction is an entertainment platform through which QUBEE users will delight. After the successful first Junction on December 25th, 2010, its time to move forward and delight the QUBEE users in a bigger and better fashion. QUBEE junction this time presents “The history of ... Read more