In conversation with Kushum Shikdar Kushum Shikdar is riding a high wave with the release of her second movie, “Lal Tip” [on February 17]. Now running at 26 movie theatres across the country, the Impress Telefilm Ltd. presentation has had a good run so far. The actress is excited about the new release, expressing her ... Read more
Month: March 2012
Vidya Balan wins Indian National Film Award, says she can’t believe it
Vidya Balan, who has bagged all the popular Indian film awards this year for her performance as Silk Smitha in “The Dirty Picture”, has also won the prestigious National Award for Best Actress. Vidya has already scooped up the Best Actress trophies at Filmfare, Screen, Stardust and Zee Cine awards for her searing, uninhibited portrayal ... Read more
Akram’s heroic decision
Akram Khan doesn’t have to look too far for support after taking such a bold decision. As he submitted the resignation letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday morning, messages from former teammates poured in; his family and friends have backed him fully. More importantly, Akram has won the respect of almost everyone ... Read more
Cloud over cricket
Chief selector resigns over interference Akram Khan quit as chief selector yesterday, thirty-six hours after Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal dropped Tamim Iqbal from the Asia Cup squad. The resignation of the former national captain is being hailed by the cricket community as the meddling in team selection is rapidly outgrowing the national ... Read more
Divider, speed reducer can cut 30pc crash
States Buet’s 1998-2010 road accident research Thirty percent of the road accidents from 1998 to 2010, which claimed around 1,200 lives every year, could have been averted if road dividers and speed bumps had been set up to check head-on and rear-end collisions. During the period, 14,876 people were killed and 6,741 others injured in ... Read more
No bike riding on footpaths
HC asks govt to ensure walkways only for walkers The government has to stop straying of vehicles, particularly motorcycles, on to footpaths and walkways in the capital, the High Court said yesterday. The order came along with other directives, including removal of all billboards that darken foot bridges. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner and Dhaka ... Read more
‘Kamal drops Tamim’
BCB announces 14-man squad The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday named a 14-member Bangladesh team for the forthcoming Asia Cup, leaving out Tamim Iqbal. Chief selector Akram Khan said last night that BCB chief AHM Mustafa Kamal cut Tamim from the national team. “Tamim Iqbal was dropped by [BCB president] Mustafa Kamal. He was in ... Read more
Pandit Ramkanai Das on music, recent ventures
Pundit Ramkanai Das is one of the renowned classical music artistes of Bangladesh. However, being a true music maestro, he is also equally proficient in traditional music and Tagore songs. In an interview with New Age the musical genius shared his thoughts on both genres of music and information about his current activities. ‘There are ... Read more
CSR and a new order of business
From being seen as mere philanthropy and ‘doing good’, corporate social responsibility is now at the heart of business sustainability and ethical and accountable corporate behaviour Bitopi Das Chowdhury CSR or corporate social responsibility has been a buzz phrase for quite some time now. Not a day goes by without it being mentioned, albeit in ... Read more
On the rise: Sabbir
Young singer Sabbir has been a regular in the music arena since childhood. After winning an award in “Notun Kuri”, a nationwide talent hunt, as a child artiste, Sabbir later went on to seize the best vocalist award in the “Benson and Hedges Star Search”. His journey didn’t stop there; Sabbir also became one of ... Read more
Mosquitoes free to bite
Citizens complain of the menace, 2 DCCs’ adulticide dearth Though the Dhaka City Corporation was bifurcated with a view to improving public service, city dwellers are hardly getting any respite from mosquito menace. Life indoors and outdoors in the capital has become so uncomfortable due to this seasonal boom of mosquitoes. The homeless and security ... Read more
Housing projects keep grabbing flood zones
Several hundred land development and housing projects continue to take over hundreds of acres of low-lying flood zone and farmland around the capital Dhaka jeopardising the ecosystem. In 2010, when the government prepared the Detailed Area Plan for 590 square miles of the capital city which specifies how the land should be used in the ... Read more
All because of stalking
Over 100 vehicles, 15 buildings vandalised, 60 hurt as students of 2 private universities clash At least 50 students and 10 policemen were injured and over 100 vehicles and 15 buildings were vandalised when students of two private universities at Banani in the capital yesterday clashed over the alleged stalking of a female student. The ... Read more
Dubiously innovative
Auto-parts thief picks his gang from jail, gets them out on bail, goes after cars A leader of auto-parts theft ring has been providing legal aid to detained criminals to have them released and join his gang. The ringleader, 40-year-old Billal Hossain, recruited at least 20 criminals, who had been detained earlier for theft, mugging ... Read more
Registration to go online
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) is set to launch an online registration system for the BCS examinees to ease the appointment process. “The new system will enable the commission to recommend the successful candidates of a BCS examination for appointment within a year, which took almost three years in the recent
Artists should explore in various mediums: Selim
Artist Lala Rukh Selim, associate professor of the sculpture department at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University, talks about the perception of sculpture art and the status of the local sculpture scene in Bangladesh, in a recent interview with New Age. The artist/academic is the lead partner from Bangladesh for the three-year exchange ... Read more
Marketing summit ends with Dhaka Declaration
The World Marketing Summit (WMS) yesterday adopted a ten-point declaration with focus on a year-long research into health, education, environment and food security. The Dhaka Declaration was adopted at the closing session of the three-day summit in Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in
Buriganga second channel at stake
Unabated encroachment, waste dumping leave it in a near-death condition The second channel of the Buriganga, which flows through the southwestern part of the capital, is almost dead due to wholesale encroachment by public and private organisations and also dumping of waste. Also known as Buriganga Morarkhari, the channel was originally around six kilometres long. ... Read more
Yunus unwilling to be WB chief
Thanks PM for proposal; says he would rather head ‘World Social Business Bank’ in future Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has said he is not interested in taking the helm of the World Bank, as he wants to dedicate his life to social business. In a statement issued yesterday, he, however, thanked Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more
Students lose interest in science
Study says number of science students in decline as more and more opt for business education While the country desperately needs more science graduates as human resource, the number of science students at the secondary and higher secondary levels is dropping rapidly. More students are opting for business education as new commercial institutions like bank, ... Read more