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Riaz-Tina become parents

20120409-riaz-300Celebrity couple Riaz-Tina becomes the parents of a beautiful baby girl last Saturday around 2 pm at Square Hospitals Ltd. At the moment the mother and her newborn is under the supervision of Dr. Nargis Fatema. Riaz said, “Both of them are well at the moment, I ask all the people to keep us in their prayers.”

Deepika in Dhaka

deepika  birthdayDeepikaBollywood superstar Deepika Padukone has finally landed in Dhaka to be part of a Lux campaign programme. The ‘Chennai Express’ actor landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 12:00 noon, said one of the organisers. Unilever has been promoting its Lux soaps for a long time in Bangladesh while Deepika is one of their brand ambassadors. As part of the branding, the popular actor, who has a huge fan base in Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka for the first time ever to be a part of a fashion show here.

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Iranian ‘Hush, Girls Don’t Scream’ gets Fiji award

Iranian filmmaker Pouran Derakhshandeh’s Hush, Girls Don’t Scream has garnered two top awards at the 2015 Fiji International Film Festival. The festival granted its Best Film Award to Derakhshandeh and its Best Actress Award to Tannaz Tabatabaei for the 2013 cinematic production. [caption id="attachment_16013" align="alignright" width="650"]Hush Girl A scene from ‘Hush, Girls Don’t Scream’ by Iranian filmmaker Pouran Derakhshandeh[/caption] The social drama tells the story of abused children and their negligent families who fail to meet the emotional nee...

For Kids’ Sake show features Bangladesh art

The For Kids' Sake Art Show fundraiser continues with an Off the Wall Art Sale at the Longbranch Cafe & Bakery now through Monday, May 18. The show features 25 paintings from Kamal Talukder, a deaf artist from rural show .imageBangladesh. Kamal supports his family solely from the sale of his art, and half of the profits from the sale at Longbranch will go directly to Kamal and his family. The remaining 50 percent will benefit For Kids' Sake. The back room of the Longbranch, 100 E Jackson St., also features colorful and unique a...

Five lesser known facts about Tagore

  Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861 in Kolkata to a zamindar family of Bengal. Tagore was one of the primary crusaders during the pre-independence era to challenge the common perception that India was just a country of snake-charmers and superstitions, and was culturally backward. rabindranath-tagoreHe was one of the stalwarts who travelled around the world to highlight the richness of the country, and pitched that the diversity in the nation was its strength and not weakness. He was the first non-Europ...

Tagore’s birth anniversary today

Rabindranath is not all about his elegant prose and magical poetry. He is part of our everyday life, mundane and spiritual. This mystic is omnipresent, through his verses, in our joy and sorrow, in merriment and mourning. rabindranath-tagore-whatsapp-dpHe is for every day. Yet there is something special the 25th Baishakh. For 154 years ago on this day he made his first mark upon the earth and never ceased to do so as long as he lived. ...
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