NAHARNET: Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say. The authorities deny such claims, but have not explained exactly why service has become slower. Businesses, banks and even state organizations [...]
International
Internet in ‘Coma’ as Iran Election Looms
El Salvador gangs say Supreme Court ruling threatens truce
BBC: The leaders of El Salvador’s main street gangs have said a decision taken by the Supreme Court threatens a truce that has saved thousands of lives. The Constitutional Chamber of the Salvadorean Supreme Court declared illegal the appointment of Security Minister David Mungia Payes. He is one of the main architects of the truce, [...]
Malcolm Shabazz killing: Two suspects remanded
BBC: Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, have been remanded in custody in Mexico. David Hernandez Cruz and Manuel Alejandro Perez de Jesus were waiters at a Mexico City nightclub where Mr Shabazz was beaten to death on 8 May. A formal order was made for [...]
National
AL govt holds all elections impartially: Land Minister
Jamalpur Correspondent Land Minister Alhaj Rezaul Karim Hira, MP, said on Sunday, as a pro-people government we have established the voting rights of people which is precondition of democracy. He said, during our tenure all public elections including union parishad, upazila parishad, pourashava and City Corporation were held impartially and peacefully. Besides this, our government [...]
‘Govt ensures maximum facilities for hajj pilgrims’
RANGPUR : The present government has been ensuring maximum facilities, assistances and providing necessary training with better management for hajj pilgrims in conducting the religious ritual safely in a hassle-free manner, reports BSS. High government officials said this in Rangpur on Saturday afternoon at a divisional level views-sharing meeting organised by Islamic Foundation of Bangladesh [...]
One held with firearms in Faridpur
BARISAL : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man and recovered a foreign made revolver and three round bullets from Aruakandi village under Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur district Sunday night, reports BSS. The arrested was identified as Mithun Das, 24, son of Anath Das of the village. On a tip-off, a team of [...]
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Business
Essor Institute holds workshop on ‘Relationship Development’
Essor Institute organized a day-long workshop on ‘Relationship Development’ at Brac Centre Inn at Mohakhali, Dhaka on May 18, 2013, says a press release. The training was participated by executives from Citycell, Pacific Motors Limited, The City Bank Limited, BRAC Bank Limited, Eastern Bank Limited, HSBC, Nestle Bangladesh Limited, DHL, ACI Limited, Concito PR, UNDP, [...]
Sports
Ferguson set for final goodbye at West Brom
Sports Desk LONDON: English football will witness the end of an era on Sunday when Alex Ferguson takes charge of Manchester United for the 1,500th and final time in their last game of the season at West Bromwich Albion. Having waved goodbye to Old Trafford in an emotional 2-1 win over Swansea City last weekend, [...]
Entertainment
‘Ishkq In Paris’ has certain scenes from my life: Preity Zinta
Entertainment Desk Bollywood actress Preity Zinta says certain scenes in ‘Ishkq in Paris’ are inspired by her life. The film also has bits from director Prem Raj’s life, reports IBN. ‘Ishkq in Paris’, Preity’s first production venture, is releasing May 24. Talking about the film, she said: “(It) is not inspired from my life, but [...]
Jewel Aich; in a different show
Jewel Aich, a magician and also anchors. He plays flute too. But he is mostly busy with magic. Now he took part in a program ‘Horlicks light life to the fullest’ that emphasizes in the daily life of different influential people. Horlicks life to the fullest…. The theme of the program is new. The program [...]
‘Ishkq In Paris’ has certain scenes from my life: Preity Zinta
Entertainment Desk Bollywood actress Preity Zinta says certain scenes in ‘Ishkq in Paris’ are inspired by her life. The film also has bits from director Prem Raj’s life, reports IBN. ‘Ishkq in Paris’, Preity’s first production venture, is releasing May 24. Talking about the film, she said: “(It) is not inspired from my life, but [...]
Review: The Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann is a polarizing director. His cinematic canvasses have sometimes been dismissed for being overstuffed, his take on the classics — a mix of tradition and overwhelming modernism — muddled. The same criticisms can be brought to bear on The Great Gatsby. Some scenes explode with so much visual stimulation that watching them feels [...]
MUSIC REVIEW: YAMLA PAGLA DEWANA 2
Keeping in sync with the theme, composer duo Sharib-Toshi has embellished the five tracks with loud beats. If the theme of director Sangeeth Sivan’s forthcoming movie ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana 2′ has a strong Punjabi flavour, its soundtrack is high on the same too. Keeping in sync with the theme, composer duo Sharib-Toshi has embellished the [...]
Black Box Theater
This theatre is also known as experimental theatre. Recent, consisting of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor. The concept of a building designed for flexible staging techniques can be attributed to Swiss designer Adolphe Appia, circa 1921, and instigated a half century of [...]
Lifestyle
SHEULEE: Night Jasmine
Coral jasmine commonly known as night jasmine is known in Bangladesh as shiuli ful.People calls it as shefali ful also. Night jasmine or shiuli ful is a highly perfumed flower.The tree is sometimes called the ”tree of sorrow”,because the flowers lose their brightness during daytime. Its scientific name is Nyctanthes arbor-tristis. It belongs to Family:Oleaceae; [...]
Natural Glow with foundation
One of the most important steps for natural and glowing makeup is applying foundation. If this step is done right, it means that half of the makeup is done. The basic key to the right makeup is to apply right shade of foundation in the right way. The things required for applying the foundation are [...]
Mango Kulfi
Ingredients Milk – 2 cups plus 4 teaspoons Fresh cream – 1/4 cup Sweetened condensed milk – 1/2 cup Unsweetened thick mango pulp – 1 cup Powdered sugar – 2 to 4 tablespoons (vary to taste and sweetness of mangoes) Saffron extract – scant 1/2 teaspoon Toasted sliced almonds – 1/4 cup (optional) Procedure Take [...]
SHEULEE: Night Jasmine
Coral jasmine commonly known as night jasmine is known in Bangladesh as shiuli ful.People calls it as shefali ful also. Night jasmine or shiuli ful is a highly perfumed flower.The tree is sometimes called the ”tree of sorrow”,because the flowers lose their brightness during daytime. Its scientific name is Nyctanthes arbor-tristis. It belongs to Family:Oleaceae; [...]
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The trees planted by Sarat Chandra
Parts of the house-like the mud-walled kitchen-collapsed and the house was damaged in the 1978 floods, the Zilla Parishad undertook its repair spending INR77000. After it was declared as a Heritage or Historical Site by the Clause 2 of the West Bengal Heritage Commission Act 2001 (Act IX of 2001)[3][4] Act IX of 2001 in [...]
Dayarampur Rajbari
Dayarampur, now the Kadirabad Cantonment is 12 km west of Banpara in Natore district and is situated on the bank of the river Baral. It is a branch of Dighapatia zamindari. Raja Promathanath Roy of Dighapatia left behind four sons and one daughter. In 1883 before his death, he drew up a will in the [...]