As every year, Laser Vision– one of the best-known record labels of the country, brought out a number of albums this Eid. Fahmida Nabi’s solo album “Ichhey Hoy” was one of them. With lyrics by Zulfiquer Russell, the songs were composed by Naquib Khan and Pilu Khan. A total of eight tracks feature on the ... Read more
Month: August 2013
Aishwarya Rai Reminisces about
The Pink Panther 2 Aishwarya Rai is feeling a bit nostalgic about her movie star days.The Bollywood icon, who hasn’t made a movie since 2010’s “Guzaarish,” posted a Facebook photo on Wednesday that showed the 39-year-old beauty in character for the 2009 film “The Pink Panther 2.” In it, the “Bride and Prejudice” star shows ... Read more
From Roots to Ragga
The Music of Jamaica Despite the tiny size of the island, Jamaican music has long been a powerful force on a global scale. Even ignoring the deity that is Bob Marley and his reggae legacy, the island boasts a wealth of extraordinarily popular genres such as dancehall and dub, as well as having a long ... Read more
Fresh violence rocks Egypt
Fresh violence hit Egypt Thursday, with Islamists going on the counterattack a day after a crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi sparked clashes that killed hundreds and drew international censure. The country awakened to an unusual calm after an overnight curfew imposed by the army-backed government, but Morsi supporters vowed
Nation pays homage to Bangabandhu
The nation paid glowing tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 38th death anniversary on Thursday. Mujib, along with all but two of his family members, was killed by a disgruntled section of army officers at his Dhanmondi residence here on August 15, 1975. Since then, the day is being observed as National Mourning ... Read more
Movement won’t work, Ashraf tells opposition
No compromise on constitution: Nasim Awami League general secretary and LGRD minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Thursday said that the opposition could not gain any benefit through the anti-government movement demanding restoration of caretaker government. “The opposition could not gain any benefit out of movement. No solution would come from it. If you have any
50 hurt as BNP groups clash in Tangail: Mayor arrested
Sarker Shahidul Islam Shaheed, Mayor of Madhupur Municipality of the district, was arrested on Thursday as clashes erupted between two units of the main opposition BNP in the area injuring at least 50 people including 10 cops. Food Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque MP of the constituency, while attending the National Mourning day programme at a ... Read more
BNP cake cutting leads to scuffle in Ctg
Two rival factions of the Chittagong city unit of BNP locked into scuffle over cutting cake to celebrate the 69th birthday of the party’s chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia here in the port city on Thursday morning. Witnesses said that the brawl took place at Nasimon Bhaban, office of the city unit of BNP, and it ... Read more
Canada for immediate release of Odhikar secy
Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden on Thursday voiced deep concern over the arrest of Adilur Rahman Khan, secretary of human rights organization Odhikar, and demanded his release from detention. “I’m deeply concerned by the arrest of Adilur Rahman Khan. Canada joins like-minded missions in Bangladesh to urge the government
Khaleda’s 69th birthday celebrated
Leader of the opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia on Thursday celebrated her 69 birthday by cutting a large cake at her Gulshan office. Senior leaders and party activists, intellectuals and professionals including poets, writers, journalists, doctors, engineers and lawyers were present on the occasion. The BNP Chairperson cut the 69-pound cake at 9:05pm at a ... Read more
One-third of ponds not used for fish farming
In sharp contrast with the current trend in many Asian countries which grow farmed fish in traditional-small-scale systems that benefit local communities, one third of ponds in Bangladesh are not used for scientific fish farming. Fish farming in all the ponds and dighis in the country, using modern technology, would multiply production, said fisheries officials.
Father sacrifices life for kids
2 children missing in Ctg boat capsize A father’s affection knows no bounds. One such father is Harun-ur-Rashid who drowned trying to save his two children after a boat capsize in the river Karnaphuli in Chittagong Wednesday evening. The bodies of the three could not be traced yet though a rescue operation has been on ... Read more
BTRC website hacked
The website of the country’s telecom regulator was hacked yesterday and the hackers had put a bunch of links to porn sites with all the posts and notices at the site. Giasuddin Ahmed, vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), last night said experts were working to recover the site.
Construction of Shahbagh underpass yet to start
The construction of Shahbagh underpass is yet to start while the work was scheduled to start on December 15, 2012. The working people of the Shahbagh area, who face acute problem daily in the absence of any footbridge or underpass in the area, have alleged that the construction work has not started yet though the ... Read more
Postal cash card service gains popularity in Sylhet
The postal cash card service has been able to attract the clients within one year after it was launched in the region because of easy procedure and cost-effective charges. Sources in the Sylhet Head Post Office said the cash card service was launched at the post office in the beginning of 2012-13 financial year.
Revised fund for gas supply to south approved
The government has approved the revised fund of Tk 409 crore for implementation of the project to supply gas through pipelines to the south-western region of the country including Khulna. This approval came from a meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council, held Tuesday. The Sundarban Gas Company Limited project director,
Sylhet awaits World T20 fate
ICC inspection team arrives today The fate of the Sylhet Divisional Stadium hosting the ICC World Twenty20 matches could be sealed when a high-level ICC inspection team will visit the stadium to see the progress of its development work. The ICC delegation, which includes event director Chris Tetley, stadium consultant Eugene Van Vuuren, event manager ... Read more
Football transfers delayed amid disputes
The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to postpone the beginning of the inter-club local players’ transfer window, which was scheduled to open today, until Wednesday. The BFF said that they postponed the transfer window because the executive committee has yet to approve league by-laws, but a source confirmed
Kamal’s first ICC blunder!
AHM Mustafa Kamal committed his first blunder as the vice-president of International Cricket Council when he made certain comments on local TV channels about the BPL match-fixing issue at his business office on Wednesday. His comments came a day after the ICC stated that it will not make any further comments on the issue after ... Read more
Bangladesh U-19 post 198
A rearguard action from the lower middle-order enabled Bangladesh Under-19 to post 198 runs before being dismissed in 50 overs against their English counterparts in Worcester on Thursday. Bangladesh U-19 team kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the face of some disciplined bowling by the England U-19 bowlers, as half of the side had