The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to again defer the scheduled start of the overdue Dhaka Premier League after clubs demanded it be shifted from September 3, an official of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis said on Friday. Though the clubs agreed to participate in the newly-introduced Player’s By Choice auction on August 25 ... Read more
Month: August 2013
Saber challenges Nazmul to debate
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury has challenged his opponent in the impending BCB election, current president Nazmul Hasan, to an open debate on television or any other platform. Saber, who was the BCB chief from 1997 to 2001, defied Nazmul to join in a discussion after a press conference at his residence ... Read more
Bangladesh beat Chinese Taipei in warm-up
The Bangladesh national hockey team registered a 3-1 win over Chinese Taipei in their last practice match on Friday ahead of the Asia Cup in Malaysia, which starts today. Pushkor Khisa Mimo scored two goals, while Krishna Kumar also scored for the national team. National team coach Naveed Alam was satisfied with
Corporate Soccer kicks off
The 8th Ascent Corporate 5-A-Side Indoor Soccer Cup 2013 got underway amid much fanfare at the STM Hall of Scholastica School’s Uttara campus on Friday. A total of 48 teams, divided into 16 groups, are taking part in the competition. On the opening day, defending champions Beximco
U-19 trials begin
More then 600 footballers participated in the Under-19 national football team trial on Friday, ahead of the forthcoming qualifying round for the 2014 AFC Under-19 Championship. On the first day of the trial at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dutch youth coach Rene Koster narrowed the field down to 150 outfield players,
Nadia on the upcoming Dhaka Art Summit
Nadia Samdani is the founder-director of the Dhaka Art Summit and the co- founder and president of Samdani Art Foundation. She is an avid art collector and well-known for her art philanthropy. She was the architect of the 1st edition of the very well received Dhaka Art Summit (2012). She is an articulate observer of ... Read more
Q & A Ferdousi Rahman
Ferdousi Rahman, a singer of repute, stepped into the world of music as a young girl of six. She has been a major figure in the cultural scenario for over six decades. The Daily Star met up with the eminent singer. Excerpts: What’s your nickname? “Mirna”–it’s a Russian name. What keeps you going?
Our pick
Weekends are time to relax and unwind, and what better way to do that than with some music and films? Star Arts & Entertainment brings you Our Pick, a selection of films and music albums we believe you will enjoy; something that can brighten up your weekend. Album: Dukhini Dukkho Korona Artist: James, Release: 1999
Lux Super Star Mehzabien on the go
Nicknamed Jennifer, born under the zodiac sign of Aries, Mehzabien Chowdhury was the “Lux Super Star 2009” from when her meteoric rise to stardom began. From TV plays to walking the ramps to starring in the silver screen, she has left no stone unturned to further her career. Here she shares with us little known ... Read more
Nipun shares her experience
Acting In Tollywood Nipun shares her experience Noted film actor Nipun has recently shot for a Bengali film being produced in Kolkata. She has completed working in Rupali Chatterjee’s debut film Porichoy starring Tollywood heartthrob Prasenjit Chatterjee in the lead male role. ‘The film Porichoy is a simple social drama portraying the life of a ... Read more
Monodrama, Tagore’s play staged
Theatre Fest on Women Issues Monodrama, Tagore’s play staged On the third day of the ongoing six-day theatre festival highlighting the women issues featured a monodrama and a Tagore’s play at the two venues of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. Nagorik Natyngon staged monodrama Ami Birangana Bolchhi [the war-heroine speaking] at the National Theatre Hall ... Read more
Nature through mind of Japanese artist
The eye soothing beauties and the calming serenity of nature have been depicted through colours, brushe strokes on canvasses and papers by Japanese artist Toyomi Hoshina. His artworks are currently being displayed in a nine-day exhibition at the Bengal Shilpalaya Gallery at Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Toyomi Hoshina has dealt mainly with nature and to some extent his ... Read more
Madras Cafe not based on Rajiv Gandhi
Director Shoojit Sircar concedes that his movie, Madras Cafe, based on the Sri Lankan civil war, may have certain scenes resembling events related to Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, but he clarifies that the film’s story is not a biopic on the former prime minister, reports Hindustan Times. At a press conference on Monday, Sircar and the film’s ... Read more
Katy Perry beats Lady Gaga
Katy Perry has beat Lady Gaga in the US digital chart with Roar outselling Applause by almost double. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Perry’s new single Roar has shifted 557,000 copies in the US last week, reports Metro UK. Roar has toppled Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines featuring TI and Pharrell Williams from the top of the ... Read more
Half of school-age children not enrolled
A half of the country’s school-aged children are not enrolled in any school, official government surveys have found. The Bangladesh Primary Education Annual Sector Performance Report and the Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics, both published towards the end of 2012, found that 1.91 crore children aged between 6 and 17 are not receiving
Non-party govt must for credible polls: Yunus
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said there was ‘no scope’ for holding the next general elections without a ‘non-party’ caretaker government. A non-party government is a must for a participatory and credible election, he told reporters after a meeting with Krishak Sramik Janata
Crisis deepens at JU
The crisis at Jahangirnagar University has deepened, as a large number of agitating teachers, under the banner of the General Teachers’ Forum, have kept the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Anwar Hossain, confined to his room from Wednesday morning till the time of filing of this report on Thursday evening. They are demanding his resignation. Defining the teachers’ ... Read more
Yunus sides with BNP, Jamaat: AL
Awami League leaders on Thursday said that Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus had sided with the BNP-Jamaat by supporting their demand for an election-time non-party caretaker government. Yunus at a joint press conference with Bangladesh Krishak-Shramik Janata League president Kader Siddiqui at Yunus Centre had said that free, fair
Subed, 71 other cases to be withdrawn
Politically-Motivated Cases Subed, 71 other cases to be withdrawn The government on Thursday decided to withdraw 72 more cases, mostly filed against leaders and activists of the Awami League and its front organisations. The national committee to review and recommend withdrawal of the ‘politically-motivated cases’ took the decision in its 31st meeting at the secretariat
Dialogue essential to end political stalemate: Speaker
The two major political parties have to take the initiative to hold talks to resolve the prevailing political impasse over the election-time government, said Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday. “Either the government or the opposition should take the initiative for talks to resolve the political crisis over holding the next parliamentary polls. If ... Read more