The moving nature of reality is portrayed within the still photographs in a solo exhibition of photographer Gazi Nafis Ahmed at the Edward M Kennedy Center in Dhanmondi. Titled Kinetic, this is the artist’s seventh solo exhibition. Earlier, the photographer has exhibited his works in Spain, England, Derby, China, India, Cambodia and Bangladesh.
Month: November 2013
Krrish 3 going strong, earns Rs. 72.8 crore over weekend
This was the big Diwali release all were waiting for. With weekend box office collections averaging close to Rs. 25 crores on each day (Friday – Rs. 25.5Cr, Saturday – Rs. 23 Cr & Sunday – Rs. 24.3), the film is set for bigger things, reports Hindusatan Times. ‘Krrish 3 is fabulous on day two, ... Read more
Demi Moore finds spiritual solace in India
The west has always turned to India for spiritual comfort, and the latest to join that growing list is Hollywood actor, Demi Moore, reports Hindustan Times. The 51-year-old, who’s been in the news for her impending divorce with actor Ashton Kutcher, 35, was in India last week. Moore visited Mcleodganj in Himachal Pradesh on October ... Read more
Jaimie Alexander hints at Wonder Woman role
‘Thor’ actress has hinted that she has met with Warner Bros to discuss about playing iconic superhero Wonder Woman, reports Times of India. The 29-year-old teased the possibility of appearing as the heroine either in a stand-alone film or in the upcoming ‘Batman vs Superman’ movie. ‘I would love for DC to put Wonder Woman ... Read more
Tigers look to end year on high
Bangladesh will look to add to the woes of the New Zealand team and finish the year on a high when they face the visitors in a one-off Twenty20 International at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Bangladesh won the three-match one-day international series by a 3-0 margin to earn their second successive clean sweep against the ... Read more
NZ’s Southee eyes ‘series’ win
The touring New Zealand camp are looking at the final match of their stay in Bangladesh – today’s Twenty20 International – as a chance to leave with a series win, according to Black Caps pace bowler Tim Southee. ‘Obviously the one-day series was disappointing. This is a new series and a chance to go home with ... Read more
Captain needs longer terms, says Mushfiq
The Bangladesh Cricket Board should consider appointing a captain for a long period of time to give him the opportunity to implement his plans, Tigers’ skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said on Tuesday. The captaincy issue was raised on Tuesday during the pre-match press conference as Mushfiq is set to end his term today with the Bangladesh-New ... Read more
Two Dutch players arrive for MSC trial
Two Dutch footballers of Surinamese origin arrived on Tuesday for a trial at Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited’s pre-season training camp. Chevello De Rijp and Melvin Grootfaam have both played for Dutch second division side Stromvogel Telstar in the past. The 23-year-old playmaker
Banned hockey players demand fresh inquiry
Four suspended national team hockey players, under the banner of the Hockey Players’ Welfare Association, claimed on Tuesday that they were suspended unethically and demanded a fresh inquiry into the Asia Cup debacle. Midfielder Russell Mahmud Jimmy, goalkeeper Zahid Hossain and defender Imran Hasan Pintu were banned for three years from
MSC still top in Premier Division chess
Holders Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited are in command of the Rupahali Sarees Premier Division Chess League with eight points after the fourth round of games. Mohammedan beat Leonine Chess Club 3½ to ½ in the fourth round. Mohammedan’s GM Niaz Murshed, Russian GM Volkov Sergey and IM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar beat Leonine’s
Messi almost joined Chelsea in summer!
Lionel Messi could have signed for Chelsea in the summer after adidas offered to pay half of his £210million buy-out clause, according to Barcelona sports paper Mundo Deportivo. Messi, who joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old after the club paid for expensive hormone therapy treatment without which he would never have
Kaka prefers Ronaldo over Cristiano
Kaka says Brazil legend Ronaldo was a better player than former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, reports Goal.com. Ronaldo won numerous individual awards during his career, including the Ballon d’Or in 1997 and 2002, while also winning two World Cups with the Selecao. ‘The best player I have ever played with?
Acute manpower crisis criples SBMCH forensic dept
An acute manpower crisis in the forensic section of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital is seriously hampering educational activities, medical test of women victims of oppression and autopsy of bodies as six out of eight posts in the section lie vacant. The forensic section of the hospital works
Launch journey unsafe for inadequate security staff
Travelling by launches on the Barisal-Dhaka route has become insecure in recent time for lack of adequate security staff. The water vessels plying the route are mostly manned with ansar members far less than required in number, placing the passengers always in a constant fear of sabotage at the time when the country is passing ... Read more
Jahangirnagar Univ teachers give VC 20 hours to resign
The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University have given a 20-hour ultimatum to the vice-chancellor, Professor Anwar Hossain, to resign. They put forth the ultimatum in a press conference held on the campus on Tuesday. The convener of the General Teachers Forum,
Greens for new leadership to face climate hurdles
Green activists at a seminar in Dhaka on Tuesday stressed the urgency of creating new leadership with scientific perspective to implement the climate change strategies announced by the government. They said new leadership especially from youths and students would be better to implement the climate change strategies to cope with adverse impacts of global
Ershad Kamol among 20 journalists get DRU-GP award
Twenty journalists, including Ershad Komal Khan of New Age, have got Dhaka Reporters Unity-Grameen Phone Reporting Award-2013. Each of the winners got Tk 75,000 provided by the Grameen Phone and a crst and certificate. The speaker of parliament, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, distributed the awards at a programme at Hotel Sonargaon in the city.
Banglalink Grandmaster-3 conducts training prog
The Banglalink Grandmaster Season-3 which was launched few months back has engaged enormous no. of students around the around the country, with above 8000 registered students in a single competition to start something new through technological advancement-specifically, mobile internet based applications that can change people’s lives. Grandmaster
BB suspects rise in money laundering thru import LCs
Banks to be asked to maintain standard reference prices against LCs Bangladesh Bank is going to make mandatory for the scheduled banks to maintain standard reference prices against their opening of letters of credit in a bid to check money laundering through price forgery in the form of over-invoicing and under-invoicing, said central bank officials. The ... Read more
Bill passed to protect patent rights of local products
Parliament on Tuesday passed a law aimed at protecting the patent rights of the country’s century-old indigenous products. The Geographical Indicative Products (Registration and Protection) Act 2013 would protect the country’s claims to commodities such as Hilsa fish, Jamdani Saree, Nakshi Kantha, Pineapples, Fazli Mango, Aromatic Rice Chinigura,