In compliance with a recent Supreme Court order, the High Court Sunday asked the bigwig fugitive graft-convicts to surrender to the respective trial courts within two weeks. Justice M Imman Ali of the special HC bench passed the orders while disposing of a bunch of pending bail petitions filed by bigwig fugitive graft-convicts. The special ... Read more
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Unesco awards for 3 Daily Star journos
Three out of the five journalists who received the “Unesco-Bangladesh Journalism Awards 2009” for investigative journalism are from The Daily Star. The Daily Star bagged two awards in the print media category while Channel-i and Bangla Vision won one each in the broadcast media category. “Journalists are contributing to
BGMEA demands uniform facilities for EPZ non-EPZ RMG factories
Garment factories situated outside the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are getting unequal facilities compared to those located inside the EPZs, resulting them to face various challenges, BGMEA sources said. Factories inside the EPZ, which exports 100 per cent of its production, are enjoying 10-year tax holiday and duty free machineries import facilities. The apex garment ... Read more
56,000 children to die in Asia due to global crisis: ADB
More than 56,000 children in Asia will die as a result of the economic crisis gripping the world economy, the Asian Development Bank said Sunday. The sliding growth rate will bring “serious economic and social impacts in the region,” ADB Managing Director General Rajat Nag said on the sidelines of the bank’s annual governors’ meeting ... Read more
Light shower brings relief in city life
After days of sultry weather, a late morning light shower for a few minutes yesterday brought relief to the city dwellers. The sky got covered with thick black clouds at about 11:15am after sunshine earlier in the morning and then the city experienced a shower for a few minutes. Earlier, the city experienced drizzles overnight ... Read more
Breastfeeding lowers heart risks for mother: study
WASHINGTON : Postmenopausal women who have breastfed a child have a lower risk of heart attacks, stroke and cardiovascular disease, a study released Tuesday found. The study of 139,681 postmenopausal women found that those participants who breastfed for at least one month had lower blood pressure, better cholesterol and less frequent diabetes, all known factors ... Read more
Bangladesh needs three-fold increase of food grain production
GLOBAL AVERAGE 2 TONS PER ACRE; OURS 0.7 Bangladesh needs three-fold increase of food grain production Abdur Rahman Khan Bangladesh has got the lowest productivity among the world’s rice producing countries. She can produce a maximum of 0.7 metric tons of paddy (not rice) per acre, against the global average of two tons per acre. ... Read more
ILO observes its 90th anniversary
Holiday desk Amid the worst financial and jobs crisis, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its 90th anniversary with a series of events across the world. The week-long programme (21-28 April) of celebration was a global convergence on the common theme of social dialogue on decent work for a fair globalization in commemorative events ... Read more
Berlusconi says he is world’s most popular leader
ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has compared himself to Jesus Christ and Napoleon, boasted today that he was the world’s most popular leader. The conservative premier, in his third term in office, said opinion poll findings in his possession showed his popularity at just over 75 per cent, making him far more popular than ... Read more
Review: ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’
Matthew McConaughey’s latest romantic comedy hauls out all the clichés and dumb dialogue for a predictable end. Just in case you can’t get enough of the romantic comedy oeuvre of Matthew McConaughey, Mark Waters’s “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” is here to remind you that, yes, some films of his are even worse than “Failure to ... Read more
Over 100 Taliban killed in Pakistan’s northwest, peace talks underway
Over 100 Taliban fighters have been killed in six days of operations in Pakistan’s restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the military said Friday, even as the provincial government opened peace talks with a radical cleric and a top US commander served notice that Islamabad had just two weeks left to deal with the militants. ... Read more
Role of technology in your love life- read out!
It’s true that love cannot be imagined without heart, but it is also becoming increasingly true that love cannot be sustained without technology. Technology is no more alien to the feelings of heart. Life on the fast lane, busy schedules and the necessity of multitasking is ensuring that internet acquires the role of modern day ... Read more
Amitabh Not Happy With Patti
Amitabh Bachchan has apparently slammed the crew and unit of his lastest film, Teen Patti through his blog. The Bollywood star has been in London filming alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, but apparently wasn’t happy with the way the shooting was conducted. He was also reportedly shocked to see the unprepared unit in the last shooting ... Read more
Lily Allen’s Collins’ Cold Shoulder
Lily Allen was snubbed by Joan Collins. The ‘Not Fair’ singer met the former ‘Dynasty’ star at a London party and went to give her a friendly greeting kiss last night (30.04.09). However, Joan – famed for her outspoken remarks – seemingly refused the offer, claiming she didn’t exchange kisses with strangers. Speaking about the ... Read more
Rakhi Sawant’s 12,500 proposals
Rakhi Sawant is not going to struggle to find a man as the actress has received over 12, 500proposals. The Bollywood star received 12, 515 proposals in just 20 days after announcing she will get married through a reality show. The proposals have come from around the world and the potential suitors include doctors, NRI’s, ... Read more
Asin Denies Salman Gift
Asin Thottumkal had denied that Salman Khan has given her a house. The Bollywood sensation has had to cope with constant speculation revolving her personal life, and this is just the latest rumour to come to the surface. Apparently she isn’t happy with these latest reports, as she has already been linked with Salman in ... Read more
Screening of Oscar titled movies in city
All of this year’s Oscar awarded movies are hitting at the screens from today in the city, as the Alamgir Kabir Film Centre organises a film festival to host the movies at its auditorium in the Science Laboratory Road. The screening will be held at 6:00pm. The organisers will screen today, the biggest blockbuster of ... Read more
Going beyond hedonism
4th National Dance Festival ends with high hopes Curtains came down on the 4th National Dance Festival on April 29 — marking the International Dance Day — at National Theatre Stage, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Chief guest at the programme — organised by Bangladesh Nritya Shilpi Sangstha (BNSS) — was Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid. ... Read more
Hundred years of Boli Khela
Boli Khela (or Bali Khela) is a traditional form of wrestling in Bangladesh, particularly popular in the Chittagong area. ‘Boli’ means a powerful person in Bengali, while ‘Khela’ denotes a game. It is particularly played in the Bengali month of ‘Chaitra’ (March-April) of the Bengali calendar. This is one of the most anticipated events of ... Read more
Rokeya Prachi turns director
Talented actor Rokeya Prachi recently made her debut as a director. Her maiden directorial venture was a TV play that was aired on Rtv as an Independence Day special. The play was challenging for Prachi, as the central character was a ‘razakar’ (Pakistani collaborator during the Liberation War). “Many have worked on the subject (Liberation ... Read more