Versatile singer Shakila Zafar has not lost an iota of her excitement for Eid even as she recovers from a bout of viral fever, which has slowed her down somewhat. Though she is not recording for any special TV show or albums at the moment, she spoke to The Daily Star about her Eid plans: ... Read more
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Tarin acts in a dozen TV plays in Eid
Popular small screen actress Tarin is now working in full swing to complete plays and tele-films scheduled to be screened on different channels in the upcoming Eid. Tarin will be appeared in a dozen of single-episode TV plays and tele-films during the Eid festivity. ‘I am playing diverse
Munmun to host ‘Cricket Extra’
Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) 2012 began yesterday. Besides Indian and Pakistani cricketers, Bangladeshi cricket players Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Nasir Hossain and Elius Sunny have been playing in this T-20 event. As a result, the tournament has a special significance to the Bangladeshi cricket fans too. That’s why Gazi Television is telecasting
Suborna Mustafa at ‘Raanga Shokal’ in Eid programme
Popular and veteran actress Suborana Mustafa will be present at popular satellite channel Maasranga TV’s Eid special programme “Raanga Shokal”. The show will be aired at 7:00am on the third day of Eid. Produced by Rakibul Alam and Mahmudul Haque, the show will be hosted jointly by Dinat Jahan Munni and Mridul Ahmed. The two-hour ... Read more
Movie ‘Atmodan’ to be premiered in Eid
Impress telefilm’s Liberation War based movie “Atmodan” is going to be premiered worldwide on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The movie will be aired at 11:10am on the day after Eid day on Channel i. Based on Imdadul Haq Milon’s “Sutoy Bandha Projapoti”, the movie was cinematised by Sufia Chowdhury. Directed by Shahjahan Chowdhury, the cast ... Read more
Endless woes of commuters
South Jatrabari Endless woes of commuters A stretch of road in South Jatrabari is less than 500 metres but it is in such a bad shape that it is making life of people in the area miserable. Popularly known as Kazla Power House Road, which connects Demra Road to Jatrabari Biswa Road, the road is ... Read more
Army given charge of passport printing
The Bangladesh Army-led ongoing machine readable passport project has been given the responsibility of passport printing, storing and quality control after over two thousand passport booklets went missing from Agargoan passport office recently, said sources in the Department of Immigration and Passports. ‘Under the office order, one army officer was entrusted with the whole procedure ... Read more
Benarasi Palli gives in to Indian products
The shops at Mirpur Benarasi Palli are selling mostly Indian saris while the traditional Benarasi weavers are passing idle time as the customers are opting for the cheaper Indian saris of various designs. Eighty per cent of the products the shops in the sari hub were seen selling are Indian instead of those made by ... Read more
Metro railway project hits snag
Delay in JICA loan signing feared The proposed elevated metro railway project in the capital with Japanese financial assistance has hit a snag as the communications ministry is yet to get approval for it from the ministry of planning, officials said. The delay in getting approval from the planning ministry is attributed to bureaucratic exercise ... Read more
Capital witnesses agonising traffic gridlock
The capital witnessed agonising traffic gridlocks thanks to traffic mismanagement and the pre-Eid shopping rush even on a public holiday. Passengers remained stranded for hours at almost all major city thoroughfares which were choked with huge traffic congestion on the public holiday for Janmashtami on
Asus’ new Laptop
Asus has released X44HR laptop in the local market. The laptop is equipped with Intel Core i3 2.30 GHz processor. It also comes with the AMD Radeon HD 7470M graphics with 1GB dedicated video memory for better visual performance. The laptop delivers has 16:9, 14-inch high definition LED display panel and Altec Lansing
Highlighting folk music traditions of Bangladesh
Six-episode programme hosted by Momtaz on Channel 9 On the occasion of Eid, Channel 9 will air a special six-episode programme featuring folk songs of Bangladesh. The ‘uncrowned queen of Bangladeshi folk music’, Momtaz, will host the show titled “Banglar Eid Utshab”. The programme will start from Eid day and continue for six consecutive days, ... Read more
Prince Mahmud features popular solo singers
Popular lyricist and composer Prince Mahmud is coming up with a mixed album titled Oporajita featuring leading solo singers of the country targeting the upcoming Eid. Nine songs of the album have been recorded by singers like Bappa Mazumder, Nancy, Tahsan, Topu, Mahdi, Elita, Polash, Ehsan Rahi and Parvez. ‘It’s a huge project since
High frequency on the small screen
Eid Specials High frequency on the small screen A busy Eid for Sajal With each Eid prompting a frenzy of special TV dramas, actors in demand also begin a mad dash to be titled “the most visible face” on the small screen. Popular actor Sajal has been the frontrunner in the race for the past ... Read more
Chanchal in Dadar Biye
This Eid actor Chanchal Chowdhury will be seen in Eid special telefilm ‘Dadar Biye’. At the telefilm Chanchal Chowdhury will be seen as Zahid, who lives with his grandfather. Zahid is in love with Chameli. As the story moves forward Chameli creates pressure on Zahid to marry her. At one point Zahid agrees but first ... Read more
Zarda Jamal on Maasranga Television
On Eid day, at 8:45 pm, Maasranga Television will air the play “Zarda Jamal”. Written by Polash Mahbub and directed by Hasan Morshed, the play features Mosharraf Karim and Nowsheen in lead roles. Synopsis: Jamal is a regular guy, who doesn’t give anyone trouble. He works at a private firm. His only annoying habit is ... Read more
Eid Book Fest begins at Aziz Super Market
A 12-day book fair titled ‘Eid Book Festival’ was launched on Wednesday at Aziz Super Market of Shahbagh in the capital. Boi Prokashona O Bipanan Samabay Samity organised the fair on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr offering the customers 40 per cent discount for 400 specific titles. A number of 20 publishing houses would participate ... Read more
Realtor silent, clients crazy
Modhumoti Model Town Realtor silent, clients crazy Now nobody picks up the phone at the Metromakers office, Kutub Uddin said in frustration. “They said they had all the permissions and approvals. I am really frustrated now,” Kutub, an assistant professor of Dhaka University, said. “I had personally talked to lawyers and they said there was ... Read more
Eid sales frustrate shop owners
Afternoons are usually a busy time for any shop-owners in the run up to the Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival for Muslims, but things are pretty much the other way around this year. Mostafa Sarkar, owner of Taiyeba Fabrics at Bashundhara Shopping Mall in the capital, and his four employees were yesterday afternoon seen larking for ... Read more
Moon ride on Jatrabari road
With only a week remaining before people will start heading towards villages to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has failed to keep its promise to repair the busy Gulistan-Jatrabari road. Jahangir Alam, chief engineer of DSCC, while accompanying Communications Minister