Barclays English Premier League MU canter past Spurs Danny Welbeck, Anderson and Wayne Rooney were all on target as Manchester United continued their perfect start to the season with a 3-0 victory over Tottenham at Old Trafford here on Monday. Sir Alex Ferguson once again underlined his confidence in youth with a selection that saw ... Read more
Month: August 2011
Arsenal agree to sell Nasri
Barclays English Premier League Arsenal agree to sell Nasri Arsenal said Tuesday they have agreed to sell French midfielder Samir Nasri to Premier League rivals Manchester City. In a statement on their website the Gunners said: “Arsenal can confirm that they have agreed terms for Samir Nasri to move to Manchester City
Black in self titled
After three years break popular band group Black released their new album ‘Black’ at a function in a city restaurant on Sunday evening under the banner of G-Series. It is their fourth album. The album is based on rock-based tracks. A total of 11 tracks including an instrumental composition are in the album. Of those, ... Read more
Sabina Yasmin on ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla will telecast musical programme Cholochitrer Golpo on 30 August at 1:25pm. The episode will feature popular singer Sabina Yasmin as guest. Directed by Amzad Kabir the programme is hosted by Mazharul Islam. At the programme, Sabina Yasmin will share many never-before-heard stories of her life. The programme will also include
D3 started its journey
The experiences of life, adventures and voices inside the soul, the feminine instincts and memories – all get fused with the textures,colours, motifs and fabrics of her works. Her works have been appreciated bythe most renowned brands of beauty. Lakme chose her as the Top Designer in the very first ‘NextGen Designer Search’ in 2007. ... Read more
Jona returns to Dhaka
To stay here for seven months film actress Jona has returned to Dhaka recently. This time she returned with her six-month old baby Afsin Homaira Hossain. After returning home she became sick. Now she is feeling well and she has started to look after her own fashion house Arians fashion house at RAK Tower in ... Read more
Daalia: Tagore’s story adapted into a thriller
Special TV play “Daalia” will treat the viewers to an hour of historic intrigue and non-stop suspense on the fourth day of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at 8:15pm on ntv. With screenplay and direction by Nurul Alam Atik, the play is an adaptation of a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. The plot: Shah Shuja is the ... Read more
Heart to Heart: Mahfuz & Ishrat
Mahfuz Ahmed, a National Film Award winner and one of the most popular TV actors in the country, has also earned acclaim for his directorial skills. His wife Ishrat Jahan Quader studied at the University of Sydney, completed her masters from University of Melbourne and is currently working as senior lecturer at the Independent University ... Read more
Ityadi’s Eid bonanza
Mega-popular variety show “Ityadi” is the brainchild of Hanif Sanket, who is the writer, director and host of the show as well. The show is known for its innovative ideas, and the diverse subjects it addresses with a generous dose of humour and much more. As in previous years, the special episode of “Ityadi” this ... Read more
Farha Ruma’s debut on big screen
Model Farha Ruma has been very busy before the upcoming Eid as she has recently made her debut as an actress on big screen through the film Putro Ekhon Poisawala. As an artiste, Farha Ruma has been equally successful in modelling and acting. She won the Lux Anondodhara Photoshundori in 1997. In the late 1990’s, ... Read more
Ferdous and Alamgir face each other on Banglavision
Eid Specials Ferdous and Alamgir face each other on Banglavision “Which actress have you worked with in over a 100 films?” Ferdous asks Alamgir. “Let’s talk about the actresses you’ve worked with first, we’ll get back to mine later,” Alamgir replies with a grin. At this point of the conversation, both actors of the silver ... Read more
TV play Char Matrar Bhalobasha on Baishakhi TV
On the occasion of Eid, Baishakhi TV will telecast a single episode TV play Chaar Matrar Bhalobasha on the fifth day of the festival. The play revolves around two young men Mamun and Shibli who are friends in real life but are totally different to mentality. Mamun is self dependent who wants to do something ... Read more
Farooki says goodbye to TV plays
Renowned director Mostafa Sarwar Farooki said good bye to TV plays in an interview with New Age. He, however, claimed that he did not want to make any formal declaration that he would never make any TV plays in his life. ‘At present I’m only interested to concentrate on making movies, since it’s my only ... Read more
Nawsheen, Agun perform together first time
Popular anchor-cum-actress Nawsheen Nahrin Mou, for the first time, has recently performed against renowned singer-cum-actor Agun. Both of them will be seen in an Eid play titled ‘Bike,’ which will go on air in a satellite television channel on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The play was written and directed by Ehsan Elahi Bappi while ... Read more
Hindus celebrate Janmashtami
The Hindus celebrated Janmashtami, a religious festival marking the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, across the country amid festivity and religious fervour yesterday. On the occasion, the devotees offered worship (puja), sang hymns to Krishna, and held discussion, padavali kirtan, Geeta Jaggyam (special prayers), drama, and cultural events at different
DSE dissatisfied with IPO proposals of 3 companies
The Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited last week turned down the proposals of three companies to float initial public offering as its board of directors found the proposals either faulty or unfit for the current market situation. The companies that approached the bourse for its opinion on floating IPOs are Unique Hotel and Resort Ltd, Energyprima ... Read more
3 more banks to offer offshore banking
The Bangladesh Bank is going to allow three more commercial banks to open offshore banking branches to utilise the country’s foreign currency reserve more effectively and boost competition among the banks. The banks can open their offshore banking units in areas of their choice. The central bank has already finalised the process of approving the ... Read more
Too much T20 spoils Sakib’s spin
Too much Twenty20 cricket has substantially reduced Sakib al Hasan’s ability to spin the ball, observed his former coach and mentor Mohammad Salauddin. Apart from the final one-dayer, Sakib was a shadow of his usual self with the ball in the recently-concluded Test and one-day series against Zimbabwe – something which many believe affected the ... Read more
Much to do on Tigers’ return
When all the practice matches against the Academy side were being cut short by rain and while Bangladesh Cricket Board were busy playing hide-and-seek with the media regarding the new national coach, hardly anyone had guessed such a turn of events at the end of August. Early on the morning of 24 August, the Bangladesh ... Read more
China faces bride shortage
Experts have warned that millions of Chinese men of marriageble age may be living as frustrated bachelors by 2020 due to the country’s gender imbalance, a trend that will add pressure to social stability. Boys under 19 outnumber girls in the same age group by 23.77 million, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that more ... Read more