Grabbing easy, freeing tough
May 27, 2009
River-gobblers having a feast on Buriganga, Shitalakhya, Balu as they face no govt resistance
The Buriganga Second Bridge in Postogola overlooks a significant part of the river. Anybody standing on the bridge would have a clear view of the river and easily realise how shamelessly and ruthlessly encroachers have squeezed the lifeline of the capital.
Encroachment on the Buriganga over the years was so severe that the Shyampur side of the bridge has become just like a bottleneck.
A river view project of Bashundhara has filled up a part of the river and its shore on the Keraniganj side. On the other side beside the Read more
Bijori Barkatullah: When beauty complements dramatics
May 27, 2009
She is a stunning beauty spruced up with talents. Bijori Barkatullah never thought that she would be this gifted actress and do all her job with utmost perfection. Reminiscing on the childhood days she says, “I was always busy with my studies. I also learnt to sing but then shifted to dancing.” Bijori is well versed in Kathak and Bharatnatyam and believes that one cannot learn anything without devotion and proper practice.
Talking about her first play, she says, “It was in the year 1998 and a play was to be aired in BTV. The actress failed to turn up and I was asked to do the role. I was given the script. I passed Read more
Spectacular finale to IPL extravaganza
May 25, 2009
JOHANNESBURG – A galaxy of Bollywood stars added glitz and glamour to the spectacular closing ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 championship after the final game won by Deccan Chargers here Sunday.
Music and fireworks displays filled the air soon after the last ball was bowled, creating an electric-charged carnival atmosphere.
The Wanderers Stadium was transformed into a sea of shimmering, floating lights which were released into the sky as frenzied fans waved to their favourite Read more
Tigers arrive in England
May 25, 2009
Oxford: The Bangladesh contingent has landed in England to start their World Twenty20 mission and it has been a pleasant arrival. The Tigers are the first among the top 10 teams to kick off their preparation for the tournament on English soil. The West Indies are of course currently on tour in England and are involved in the ODI series against the hosts which followed the Tests but Bangladesh’s purpose of coming in nine days before the launching of the tournament proper is solely T20 preparation Read more
Gilly: An amazing experience
May 25, 2009
From laggards to champions! A fairytale ending for the Deccan Chargers. Captain Adam Gilchrist couldn’t have asked for anything better.
The heart went out to Anil Kumble! He bowled superbly, taking four wickets, and restricting the Deccan Chargers to 143. It looked an achievable target but the Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen fell to a mixture of good bowling and reckless shots.
With 15 runs required off the last over, purple cap winner Rudra Pratap Singh bowled a disciplined line as the Royal Challengers fell Read more
Deccan charge to glory
May 25, 2009
CricInfo, undated
Deccan Chargers took the bull in their emblem too seriously, as they came out charging to defend a modest total. They bowled with fire, they fielded aggressively, they sledged with a vengeance, and literally, almost by physical force, hustled Royal Challengers Bangalore out in a thrilling final that lived up to the occasion at the Wanderers in Johannesburg last night.
The Hyderabad side defended a Read more
Rs 5,000 cr changed hands during IPL 2
May 25, 2009
Pune: Royal Challengers Bangalore making it to the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) second season in South Africa on Sunday caught punters on the wrong foot.
“Season 2 saw an overwhelmingly upward trend for bookies,” said a bookie on condition of anonymity. “With the Challengers making it to the finals, it has elevated them even higher.”
When the tournament began, the Royal Challengers were available at Rs30, but on Sunday, they were being quoted at Re0.80.
In all, over Rs5,000 crore were exchanged during the championship. “The championship has been a no-man’s game,” said the Read more
Programmes on Nazrul jayanti
May 25, 2009
The 110th birth anniversary of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be celebrated across the country today. The government, foreign embassies, education institutions, socio-cultural organisations and TV channels have chalked out various programmes to mark the occasion.
The president Zillur Rahman will inaugurate the national poet’s birth anniversary programme at the Osmani Memorial Hall at 11:30am. The inaugural ceremony will be Read more
Nazrul birth anniv on television channels
May 25, 2009
The 110th anniversary of birth of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be celebrated by all and the satellite television channels of the country will telecast special programs. They will telecast programmes including discussions, documentary show, dramas, soirees and recitations.
Channel-i
Channel i will telecast ‘Nazrul Mela’ live, from 11:05am to 5:00pm, from its office premise in Tejgaon. The mela includes musical programmes, poetry recitations, drama presentation, discussion and drawings on Read more
Recession phobia
May 25, 2009
Md. Shairul Mashreque
AT the beginning of the new millennium the world has been beset by an insurmountable challenge in the wake of global recession. Economic downhill-slide in major capitalist countries in the north, which boast of having strong economies, threatens to affect countries in the south — especially the least developed countries (LDCs).
The economically poor countries are now feeling the shattering impact of the domineering role of the north in open market operations. Our economy might become stagnant because of the global recession. The crisis faced by many a country in America, Europe and Asia is a “danger with a Read more
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