After winning the National Award for Best Actress for her raunchy role in “The Dirty Picture”, Vidya Balan is now keen on working with two superstars–Prosenjit Chatterjee in a Bengali film and with Bollywood ‘badshah’ Shahrukh Khan whom she considers as the “ultimate romantic hero”. “We wanted to work together for quite some time. Every ... Read more
Month: May 2012
Depicting six seasons through Tagorean dance
Open-air dance at Gulshan Though the world enthusiastically celebrated the great bard Tagore’s yearlong 150th birth anniversary, yet Bangladeshi dancers are still continuing their celebration programme commemorating the occasion. Dance and dance drama subcommittee of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh is organising five open-air Tagorean dance programmes at five different venues of
Maznun Mizan Show stealer
Maznun Mizan’s acting career began 15 years ago, with Dhaka Theatre. Regular stage appearance eventually brought him to the world of TV plays. Although he took on humble roles in the beginning, his popularity grew with TV commercials. His success in the media landed him important roles in TV plays and made him a known ... Read more
First Bangladeshi woman conquers Mount Everest
With the tick of 9:30am local time, first Bangladeshi woman mountaineer Nishat Majumder on Saturday climbed Mount Everest, world’s highest peak and hoisted the Bangladesh’s national flag at the top of the mountain. Nishat is the third Bangladeshi to conquer the
Banglalink’s revenue up 19pc
Banglalink’s revenue rose 19 percent to Tk 1,070 crore in the first quarter, compared to the same period a year ago. An aggressive subscriber acquisition strategy for the quarter, in addition to a higher level of value-added service and data adoption led to the revenue increase for Q1, the country’s second largest mobile phone operator said ... Read more
Arsenic-free drinking water in Rajshahi
The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has been supplying arsenic-free drinking water among people in some parts of the dried tract for the last couple of years. Sources said the BMDA has a target to construct 620 more installations to supply the safe drinking water through pipeline by the forthcoming June. The initiative was taken ... Read more
Dieting ‘safe for pregnant women’
Dieting in pregnancy is safe for women and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested. The British Medical Journal analysis looked at the findings from 44 previous studies involving more than 7,000 women. The London-based team said following a healthy diet – and not eating for two – prevents ... Read more
Introducing the pioneers
Rose Than Par had very little idea what hockey is all about. All she knew was that it is a game in which one must play with a stick and a ball and the team scoring more goals come out as winners. She was initially hesitant to put her name on the list when a ... Read more
MSC, Brothers share points
Mohammedan Sporting Club came from behind to secure a point with a 1-1 draw against Brothers Union in their first match of the return leg in the Bangladesh Premier League on Friday. Brothers’ Nigerian forward Victor Anthony put his team ahead in the start of the second half only to see Mohammedan’s young midfielder Mohammad ... Read more
Biggest-ever Yaba seizure in Ctg
4 arrested Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive yesterday seized 2,70,000 pieces of illegal Yaba tablets, worth Tk 10 crore, from Asadganj area of Chittagong and arrested a smuggler along with three of his accomplices. It is so far the largest ever seizure of Yaba tablets, a powerful addictive stimulant smuggled
1 in 3 adults has HTN, 1 in 10 has diabetes
Research 1 in 3 adults has HTN, 1 in 10 has diabetes According to The World health statistics 2012 report released recently, one in three adults worldwide, has raised blood pressure, known as hypertension (HTN) — a condition that causes around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease. One in ten adults has ... Read more
Taxi relief on Dhaka roads not in sight
2 companies now uncertain about importing 2,000 cabs City commuters will have no immediate respite from acute shortage of taxicabs as the two companies licensed to introduce 2,000 new vehicles by December last year are still uncertain about the import. The communications ministry in February and September last year issued licences to the companies to ... Read more
Shahnaz quits music
Celebrated singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah announced that she has wrapped up her music career of over five decades, during an exclusive interview with New Age. These days the singer, a kindred spirit to millions of her devoted admirers, does not sing anymore. ‘After observing Umrah two years back, I’m more into religion these days. And I’ll ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan banned from Mumbai stadium after row
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been banned from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium for five years after a row with staff at an IPL cricket match. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vilasrao Deshmukh said the actor’s behaviour had been “improper”. Khan, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders, was involved in a scuffle with staff after
Shah Rukh Khan defends ‘scuffle’ in Mumbai
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has defended his actions after angry exchanges and scuffles with staff at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Khan said he became angry when security “manhandled” children he was with. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) said the actor could be banned from the stadium
Goodbye, middlemen
Dhaka, KL agree on state handling of workers’ job in Malaysia Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur have agreed on state arrangements for recruitment of Bangladeshi workers by Malaysia eliminating middlemen from the process to reduce the cost of sending workers and end their perennial abuses. “Malaysia is very concerned about human trafficking. It wants to improve ... Read more
Commission formed to review activities
Grameen Bank, Associated Organisations Commission formed to review activities The government yesterday formed a four-member commission to review the activities of Grameen Bank and its associated organisations, and make recommendations on how to run the organisations. The move comes a week after the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s two-day visit to Bangladesh when she ... Read more
Momena Choudhury talks on Lal Jomin
Shunyan Theatre will stage monodrama Lal Jomin at the Experimental Theater hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today. Today’s performance of the play, written and directed by Mannan Hira and Sudip Chakrabarty, respectively, will be the 38th presentation by the troupe. The play depicts a touching account of a young girl’s struggle, in the milieu of ... Read more
Chanchal Chowdhury A household name
Chanchal Chowdhury first caught public attention with his appearance in a Grameen Phone TV commercial. He then used his theatre experience to build a career in TV dramas as well. His performance in the movie “Monpura” cemented his position as an all-rounder actor. A subsequent appearance in the film “’Moner Manush” and numerous
Shah Rukh Khan faces Mumbai stadium ban over ‘brawl’
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan may be banned from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium after reports that he was involved in a brawl with the staff. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vilasrao Deshmukh said the actor misbehaved with the staff during an Indian Premier League (IPL)