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Who Will Go Home With an Oscar?

You needn’t tune in early to the Oscar show this coming Mar. 7; there’ll be no suspense for the Supporting Actor and Actress awards. Christoph Waltz is a lock for his role as the sneaky German officer in Inglourious Basterds, and Mo’Nique a sure thing as the mom from hell in Precious. But you might [...]

Unsatisfactory turnout at Dhaka Int’l Book fair ‘09

The two-week long Dhaka International Book Fair 2009 at Suhrawardi Udyan ends today. National Book Centre and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs jointly organised the fair, which began on December 11. The fair, largest after the Ekushey Book Fair, featured a total 169 stalls giving the visitors an opportunity to choose from a lot. This [...]

A night of fashion

The mercury dipped low over Dhaka on December 10, but things were heating up at Dhaka Club as some of the industry’s most prominent names brought their work to the ramp at a fashion show there, organized by Marico Bangladesh, and sponsored by Kaya Skin Clinic and Aromatic Gold.
The event, meant to showcase the make-up [...]

Aziz Market: Sights and Sounds

And you also see a lot of devotees visiting the shrine. Aziz Market has been the ‘official’ chitchat place for many celebrities. It is not uncommon to see a poet browsing through the books, or a few journalists and columnists strolling through the corridors, or actors and dramatists like Mostofa Sarwar Faruki sitting in the [...]

“Channel i Shera Kantho ‘09” finale tonight

The much-awaited grand finale of “Channel i Shera Kantho-2009″ will be held today. Viewers at home and abroad can watch the ‘Maha Utshab’, aired live from Rajshahi District Stadium.
Seven finalists — Ripon, Shakila, Konal, Tithi, Chaity, Nodi and Rafsan — will vie for the title.
Four judges of the competition — Runa Laila, Sabina Yasmin, Subir [...]

Nagarbaul to perform at South Asian Band Festival

It’s that time of the year again when rock bands from South Asia will enthral Delhiites.
The third edition of the three-day South Asian Band festival, starting from December 11 at the historic Purana Qila here, will see James and his band Nagarbaul of Bangladesh along with 14 other rock bands from 9 countries, including well [...]