Popular and veteran actress Suborana Mustafa will be present at popular satellite channel Maasranga TV’s Eid special programme “Raanga Shokal”. The show will be aired at 7:00am on the third day of Eid. Produced by Rakibul Alam and Mahmudul Haque, the show will be hosted jointly by Dinat Jahan Munni and Mridul Ahmed. The two-hour ... Read more
Month: August 2012
Nancy presents mixed albums in Eid
Popular singer Nancy will present several mixed albums in the upcoming Eid. The princess of melody of the local music industry hopes that her fans will love these songs, which, she claims, will be additional treat during the Eid bonanza. Nancy has lent voice in a duet song titled ‘Bhalobasher swapno’ with Mamhmud Sunny which ... Read more
Salma’s new album
Although being engaged with husband and baby Close Up 1 famed singer Salma doesn’t forget her fans. For this reason, after two years break this folk based singer has completed works of her solo album. Title of the album is “Prem-er Janala.” This album will be released under the banner of Laser Vision this week. ... Read more
Ananta initiates another big budget movie
Noted film actor MA Jalil Ananta has already created a buzz in the industry through his big budget romantic action movies. He is producing and playing the lead in his upcoming project Most Welcome targeting the upcoming Eid. Like his previous big budget projects, Most Welcome will offer actors and technical crews from different countries. ... Read more
Poppy takes the lead
Movie star Poppy has achieved the remarkable feat of winning the National Film Award thrice. Poppy made her start with a bang in “Kuli” and never looked back. Apart from working for the silver screen, Poppy has also made numerous appearances in commercials and TV dramas. The Daily Star recently caught up with the busy ... Read more
Doraemon, others dominate child entertainment
Local channels’ approach over-commercialised: experts Lack of entertainment programmes on the local TV channels is forcing millions of children to watch animated series aired by foreign TV channels portraying violence and ‘unethical’ activities. These series, mostly dubbed in Hindi, are not only influencing the local children to speak Hindi, but also imparting ‘unethical teachings’ to ... Read more
Eid telefilm ‘Nawab Bari’
Popular TV channel ATN Bangla will air special telefilm titled “Nawab Bari” on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Scripted by Rokeya Islam and directed by Sadeque Siddiqui, the telefilm will be aired at 10:30am on the fifth day of Eid. The cast of the telefilm includes popular actors Ferdousi Mazumdar, Tushar Khan, Mimo, Shimana, Sazzad ... Read more
Movie ‘Atmodan’ to be premiered in Eid
Impress telefilm’s Liberation War based movie “Atmodan” is going to be premiered worldwide on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The movie will be aired at 11:10am on the day after Eid day on Channel i. Based on Imdadul Haq Milon’s “Sutoy Bandha Projapoti”, the movie was cinematised by Sufia Chowdhury. Directed by Shahjahan Chowdhury, the cast ... Read more
Nurul Alam Atique’s Eid special telefilm ‘Nolok’
With a view to entertain the television audiences, renowned director Nurul Alam Atique has made a special telefilm titled “Nolok” on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Scripted and directed by Nurul Alam Atique, the telefilm will be aired at 11:15pm on Gazi Television on the third day of Eid. The cast of the telefilm
Gold eludes Brazil again
London Olympics 2012 Gold eludes Brazil again Romario couldn’t do it, Bebeto couldn’t do it, Rivaldo couldn’t do it, Ronaldinho couldn’t do it. Neither could Brazil’s latest poster boy Neymar. The weight of history proved far too much for Mano Menezes’s young Selecao and their dreams of Olympic gold crumpled to dust on the picture-perfect ... Read more
Curtain drops on Olympics tonight
After two weeks of frantic excitement, on and off the field dramas, a loud cheer from the fans and birth of many new champions, the London Olympics comes to an end tonight with a dazzling closing ceremony. The cauldron of the Games will be formally extinguished sometime in zero hour in London to signal the ... Read more
Bangladesh U-19 shock Sri Lanka in opener
Anamul ton sets up Jr Tigers win Skipper Anamul Haque cracked a century as Bangladesh trounced Sri Lanka by 25 runs to begin their ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign in style at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Saturday. Anamul made 101 from 127 balls to guide Bangladesh to 249-7 in their allotted 50 ... Read more
Tigers begin their camp today
The Bangladesh national cricket team will start their preparation camp ahead of the West Indies tour, followed by the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 to be played in Sri Lanka, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Coach Richard Pybus will have 15 cricketers of the 19-member squad in the camp
Telecom sector poised for largest ever investment
The telecom sector is likely to experience the largest ever investment, made by the country’s cellphone operators, by the end of this year, say industry insiders. In 2007 and 2008, the operators had invested Tk 7,484 crore and Tk 10,009 crore, respectively, in the sector. Experts predict that, this year, the amount would be no ... Read more
Export growth declines in USA, EU countries
Export from Bangladesh to most of the key North-American and European destinations failed to achieve its growth in the just concluded fiscal (2011-12) compared to the same period of previous fiscal. Export earnings from USA, the largest market for Bangladeshi goods, registered a negative growth in last fiscal totaling US$ 5.1 billion. According to data ... Read more
Hilsha now pricey
Prices of other fishes go up The price of Hilsa has increased in the city kitchen markets compared to that of the previous week’s price while the price of all kinds of vegetables has been stable. At the Palassey, and New Market kitchen markets, a pair of medium-sized Hilsa was sold for Tk 1300-1500 on ... Read more
20 death traps on Dhaka-Ctg rail track
Unmanned level crossings kill 25 in two years About 20 unsafe level crossings on the Dhaka-Chittagong rail track at Sitakunda, in Chittagong, have turned into death traps, killing at least 25 people in the past two years. Of the 20 level crossings, there is no gate or gate-man at nine. Though there are gates in ... Read more
Indian women wears rule Eid markets
‘Anarkali’, ‘Teri-Meri’, ‘Kareena’, ‘Chikni Chameli’, some three-piece dresses named after Hindi television serials and movies, have flooded the Bangladesh markets ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims. These dresses as well as Indian sarees like ‘Kanchivaram’, chiffon and georgette,
Artist SM Sultan’s birth anniversary celebrated
Eminent artist SM Sultan’s 88th birth anniversary was observed on Friday in Masumdia village in Narail, the birth place of the artist. Different cultural organisations including SM Sultan Shishu Charu-O-Karukala foundation held an array of programmes to celebrate
‘Tell all, I am a living legend’
It had everything in it – the wit, the fun, the acting. Usain Bolt made his every single comment worth of a report for the world media. But the one comment that was going to make the best report was not a part of his press conference. The long, entertaining press conference had just ended and ... Read more