Eid festival traditionally begins with the popular Nazrul song O mor ramjan-er oi rojar sheshe elo khushir Eid. As soon as the moon of the Shawal month of the Arabic calendar comes to sight, the radio and TV channels play this timeless Nazrul song written by national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, carrying the message of ... Read more
Month: August 2011
Shamsudohha’s powerful visions
Profile Shamsudohha’s powerful visions Bengal’s scenic beauty, bucolic panoramic view, riverine life, metropolis, daily life in Old Dhaka, ravages of flood, working class people and more have long been remarkably depicted by the avant-garde painter Ahmed Shamsudohha. The artist portrays the moving sights around him. A socially conscious artist, Shamsudohha paints people, capturing the diverse ... Read more
Shahidul’s fascinating craft
Shahidul Islam Mollah’s handicrafts made of tender leaves add aesthetic appeal to even the most sophisticated living room. Mollah recently attracted a huge crowd to Durgabari Road in the town where he was adroitly making such handicrafts using palm leaves. Shahidul, 32, began to learn this craft as a boy and has been in this ... Read more
Mysticism unbound
In conversation with Birohi Kala Mia Fifty-one year old Baul singer Birohi Kala Mia was born in Sunamganj. His parents named him Md. Habibur Rahman. Kala Mia’s grandfather, the late Jaban Ali, was a mystic and father, late Fakir Mohammad Monohor Ali, was also a Baul singer and songwriter who performed with Baul Shah Abdul ... Read more
Marriage, divorce up weight
Both marriage and divorce can trigger weight gain, according to research being presented at the American Sociological Association. There is an increased risk of piling on the pounds in the two years after a marriage starts or ends, according to their study of 10,071 people. Newly-married women were at greatest risk of “large” weight gains. ... Read more
The Jurassic cheetah
Supercheetah The Jurassic cheetah Obaidur Rahman Paleontologist from Senckenberg Research Institute, Weimar, Germany, recently unearthed the remains of a cheetah which might just have been the bloodiest killers of the ancient times wandering at one of the oldest known habitat of human beings. It is well known that the only remaining species of cheetah, Acinonyx ... Read more
Focusing on community strength for disaster preparedness
OP-ED Focusing on community strength for disaster preparedness We can mobilise all the communities at every corner of Bangladesh and we will discover that they all have the same potentials. They by themselves will find a way out of their problems, writes M Mizanur Rahman. INVESTMENT in disaster preparedness can save five times as much ... Read more
NU session jam puts students in uncertainty
Unusual session jam has forced thousands of National University (NU) students to sacrifice up to four years. Failure of university authorities in managing the situation has also frustrated students, who are now gravely worried about their future. NU, which offers affiliation to 1,778 colleges, is now burdened with the huge task of looking
Homebound trips turn nightmare
Eid holidaymakers suffer in tailbacks on battered highways Those who came out smiling in the struggle to get bus tickets to go home for Eid now endure more as travel time to most destinations outside Dhaka has doubled with the mad rush home getting into its stride. However, battered roads, congested highways and delayed ferries ... Read more
Nazrul’s death anniv today
The 35th anniversary of the death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed today in accordance with the Bangla calendar. The revolutionary poet and renowned Bengali lyricist died at the age of 77 on Bhadra 12, 1383, which correspond to August 27, 1976
I hate to be known as Wasim Akram’s girlfriend: Humaima
The beautiful Pakistani model-turned-actress Humaima Malik is not amused or flattered by being constantly linked with cricketer Wasim Akram. Lashing out at Indian journalists for making Humaima the next in Wasim Akram’s line of girlfriend after Sushmita Sen, Humaima says, “Wasim has kids, I’ve a family. We’re both answerable to people in our lives. It ... Read more
Salman Khan heading to US for treatment
Leading Bollywood actor Salman Khan is to have surgery in the United States to correct a facial nerve disorder that leaves him in excruciating pain. The 45-year-old star of blockbuster films like “Dabangg” (Fearless) wrote in an Indian newspaper that he had been prescribed strong medication to alleviate the symptoms, which first began four years ... Read more
Tight security for Messi & Co
Stringent security measures have been taken by the Bangladesh Football Federation to ensure safe stay of the Argentina and Nigeria teams in Dhaka during their September 6 FIFA friendly. Dhaka Metropolitan Police will co-ordinate the whole security programme with the help of the other related bodies like the BFF, CID, Civil Aviation, SWAT and
Many issues still brewing
Argentina-Nigeria Friendly Many issues still brewing The Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel yesterday officially asked the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to not accommodate the Argentina national football team at their premises due to security issues that have arisen for the stay of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the same time. The Special Security Force of ... Read more
Bobby turns down BPL job
The fate of proposed T20 tournament uncertain Bangla-desh Cricket Board vice-president Ahmed Sazzadul Alam Bobby said on Friday that he has declined to take the responsibility of co-ordinator for the proposed Bangladesh Premier League. Bobby’s name was proposed by the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board long ago as the board was eying to host ... Read more
Launch journey gets riskier
Battered highways force more passengers to choose waterways; hurriedly patched-up faulty launches ready to ply before Eid Rundown highways have increased safety risk for water transport passengers too, as the number of people using riverine routes for Eid travel may shoot up this year, increasing the chance of overloading of vessels. Around 10 to 12 ... Read more
Ibn Sina doctor, 5 employees held on HC directive
The police on Thursday arrested Ibn Sina Hospital physician Syed Anwarul Abedin and five of the hospital employees hours after the High Court had asked the them to take legal action against physicians and nurses concerned and all the members of the hospital’s trust who were sued for their alleged responsibility for the death of ... Read more
No driving licence to be issued without test: HC
The High Court on Thursday prohibited till October 17 the issuance of driving licences without making the aspirant drivers undergo the proper tests and due process of law. The bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Md Nuruzzaman asked the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority to produce before it on October 17 all the documents ... Read more
Customers disappointed at high prices on footpaths
The recent inflation has hit hard the poor people who have been forced to significantly cut down their Eid shopping, said customers and vendors on the footpaths of the capital on Thursday. They said that this year the prices of all the readymade garments have increase by Tk 50 to Tk 250 in the stalls ... Read more
BGMEA fears short-term slump in apparel export
All workers to get salary, allowances before Eid: assoc There will be a slowdown in apparel exports for another six months as exports orders from the buyers have slowed down, Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said on Thursday. Addressing a meeting with the press, he claimed that most of ... Read more