LONDON : David Beckham has revealed his dream of playing for England in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was the motivation behind his desire to stay with AC Milan. After weeks of negotiations, Beckham has extended his loan with Milan from Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy until the end of the Italian ... Read more
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Dalai Lama to speak out 50 years after failed uprising
DHARAMSHALA, India : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was to address his community of exiles Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against China that forced him to flee to India. Prayers, vigils and protests were planned throughout the day in Dharamshala, the northern Indian hill town where the Tibetan government-in-exile has been ... Read more
Older fathers’ children are less intelligent, research finds
MELBOURNE : Children fathered by older men are likely to be less intelligent than the offspring of younger dads, Australian and US scientists have found in a report published Tuesday. The research contrasted sharply with earlier studies showing that older mothers produced children more likely to record above average intelligence scores, the researchers concluded. Lead ... Read more
Vidya Balan does intimate scenes
NDTVMovies.com New Delhi: Vidya Balan is back in news, but this time not for her clothes. The sultry actress has shot for some really intimate scenes in Vishal Bharadwaj’s upcoming movie Ishqiyaan with co-star Arshad Warsi. The actress has done such scenes in her earlier movies namely Parineeta and Heyy Babyy. A source from the ... Read more
Kareena will be Mrs Khanna in July
NDTVMovies.com New Delhi: UTV Spot Boy in collaboration with Sohail Khan Productions is all set to release Kareena- Salman starrer Main Aur Mrs Khanna on 3rd July, 2009. Main Aur Mrs Khanna s is about Samir and Raina who have a fairy-tale marriage. Samir has an immensley satisfying professional life and they both have love ... Read more
Amy Winehouse Denied U.S. Visa
By Nora Gasparian Things are not looking up for Amy Winehouse! First, she went back to London in hopes of reuniting with her soon to be ex-husband Blake and that didn’t go so well, and now she’s been denied a visa to come to America. Amy had high hopes to make a big musical comeback ... Read more
Preity meets Sachin in NZ
Many Fridays have gone by since we last saw Preity Zinta on the big screen . But the actor has a lot to keep her busy otherwise. The dimpled dazzler, who is in the Maori Nation on an invitation by New Zealand Cricket and New Zealand Tourism Board, attended the official reception where the Prime ... Read more
Confce on special economic zone held
Staff Reporter A three daylong conference on special economic zone (SEZ) development styled ‘Deep Dive’ to stimulate discussions on best practices and actionable strategies begins yesterday at the Hotel Radisson. The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Investment Climate Department organised the programme. The objective of the Deep Dive is to serve as a networking and learning ... Read more
Extraction ban makes stone chips rare, pricey
Kawsar Khan The supply of stone chips has dropped in recent times raising its prices in local markets because of a partial government ban on stone collection from two rivers in Sylhet. Since February 2, the Department of Environment (DoE) imposed a ban on the use of machines to collect stone from the Piyain and ... Read more
AL names 36 women candidates for reserved JS seats
Staff Correspondent The ruling Awami League on Monday published the list of its 36 women candidates for women’s reserved seats in parliament, including two from allied parties and two others from the families of army officers slain in the February 25-26 BDR rebellion. The AL announced the names of its women candidates for reserved JS ... Read more
The dowry system breaking family ties, destroying women’s dream
Md. Shakib Hasan The dowry has a long history in Europe, South Asia, Africa and other parts of the world. One of the major functions of the society and the state should be to protect women against ill treatment by their husbands and husbands’ kin. The giving of a dowry more or less disappeared in ... Read more
Supermarkets to spread out
Sohel Parvez Supermarket biggies have attempted a massive expansion drive this year to catch up more shoppers who still depend on unorganised wet markets to buy their essentials. The rise in supermarkets, according to analysts, will diversify consumer choices and boost consumer spending needed for economic growth, while the wet markets will also witness an ... Read more
Investors may get money whitening facility again
Staff Correspondent The government might provide facility again to legalise the undisclosed money to boost up the industrialisation and employment in the wake of global financial recession, hinted the revenue board chairman on Sunday. ‘We want all kinds of money should come into the formal economy,’ Abdul Mazid, national board of revenue chairman, said at ... Read more
Fancy a bit of French?
Nivedita Raitz von Frentz Coinciding with the city’s 400th birthday, and in an attempt to leave no stone of Old Dhaka unturned, intrepid architects, Homaira Zaman and Taimur Islam conduct heritage walks to arouse interest and awareness among locals and
Stories of Change screened on Int’l Women’s day
Nadia Sarwat On the occasion of International Women’s Day, documentary film “Stories of Change” was screened at Star Cineplex, Bashundhara City Mall. The 55-minute documentary directed by Kamar Ahmed Simon is an artistic documentation of the success stories of five valiant women, who, braving all obstacles, have made significant achievements. The event also marked the ... Read more
Super Cup begins tomorrow
Sports Correspondent The Super Cup football tournament begins tomorrow at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city with Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra and Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club facing each other in the inaugural match. B. League champion Dhaka Abahani meets Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in the second match of the opening day. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) ... Read more
Carnage plotted at least 2 months back
Investigators cite phone records; so far 100 people’s involvement found in Pilkhana killing Shariful Islam Citing telephone records of some suspects, investigators yesterday said the February 25 massacre at BDR Pilkhana headquarters might have been planned at least two months back. They said so far they have collected the last
Sufferings of city dwellers mount due to severe power crises
Manufacturing industries count huge loss Sufferings of city dwellers mount due to severe power crises Staff Correspondent In the capital, frequent power disruption and load shedding is seriously affecting the city dwellers, educational institutions, business establishments and hospitals as the supply of electricity fell drastically due to gas
Agriculture Ministry suffers officer shortage frustrating agro promotion
Sale of fake fertiliser across the country Agriculture Ministry suffers officer shortage frustrating agro promotion Staff Correspondent A section of unscrupulous vendors are selling sham fertilisers across the country causing a risk of affecting agricultural production heavily. Although Awami League government is committed to increase agricultural production to control price hike but its plans are ... Read more
BDR rebellion a grave conspiracy, says PM
Staff Correspondent The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said Thursday that last week’s troop rebellion at the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters was a ‘grave conspiracy’ against the country’s nascent democracy. ‘It [the rebellion] was a big conspiracy against democracy. It is presumed initially that the rebellion was staged to embarrass and put the democratically elected government in ... Read more