I Am But A Disembodied Voice, The Living Dead

Where am I? I am certain no one will believe me if I say I have no answer to this apparently straightforward question, but the truth is I just do not know. And if I were to be asked how

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Chief adviser urges NRBs to help materialise dev goal

The chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, has urged the non-resident Bangladeshis to pay heed to the motherland’s call for help in materialising the nation’s cherished development goals through concerted effort. The common goal of the nation is to transform the motherland

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Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated in a suicide attack

Ms Bhutto – the first woman PM in an Islamic state – was leaving an election rally in Rawalpindi when a gunman shot her in the neck and set off a bomb. At least 20 other people died in the

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BREAKING NEWS Ayub Quadri steps down over artefact scam

Dhaka, Dec 26 (bdnews24.com) – Cultural affairs adviser Ayub Quadri has resigned. Talking to bdnews24.com by phone Wednesday night, Quadri said he turned in his resignation letter to the Cabinet Division at 4:30 pm—addressed to President Iajuddin Ahmed. Another adviser,

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'Junior Miss' Nora arrives in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec 22 (bdnews24.com) – Bangladesh-born ‘Junior Miss’ of the US Nora Ali arrived in Dhaka at 7:40pm Saturday on a 10-day visit. Nora will attend a function of Kochi Kanther Asar, a US organisation, said member secretary of International

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Shakira grieves with Sidr-hit children – Ashfaq Wares Khan Amit

It is hard to imagine celebrities being emotional. Let alone global mega pop stars. But, when Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira sat in a Dhaka hotel visibly shaken from her visit to Sidr-hit areas, it is easy to understand why

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Bangladesh players exchange Eid greetings in New Zealand

Eid in Hamilton, Rabeed Imam 20-December-2007 HAMILTON: Celebrating Eid ul-Adha away from the closest and dearest ones in a foreign land can not be on the year-planner for the Bangladesh cricket squad members but professionalism demands sacrifices and therefore if

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Open House in Canberra 0

Canberra Open Houses for Eid | Open houses List Dear friends, The way Canberrans celebrate Eid is unique. Even our interstate friends have no idea how much we enjoy on the occasion. Some of our relatives who came to visit

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Press Release on High Commission's Press Conference on SIDR

Bangladesh High Commission Canberra: Press Release on High Commission’s Press Conference on SIDR Australia to support the post-SIDR rebuilding and rehabilitation programme in BangladeshThe Australian SBS TV Channel took interview of the Acting High Commissioner Mr. Md. Restadul Islam after

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Mobarak Hossain Khan Honoured in Sydney

On the 8th of December, 2007, a gathering was held in honour of Mobarak Hossain Khan. In this program Mr. Khan gave a speech about classical music, its history and its influence in Indian and Bangladeshi music. Mr Khan was

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Dr Abed Chaudhury with Channel-i on 19 April 2007

Click on the link at Dr Abed Chaudhury with Channel-i on 19 April 2007

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Muslim takes a subway beating to help Jews

It is a story of bravery and goodwill across religious divides, and normally cynical New Yorkers have taken the hero to their hearts. When Hassan Askari saw two couples on a subway train being pummelled by a white gang yelling

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Eid Salat Time Table In Canberra 0

Eid-ul Adha Wednesday 19th December 2007 [Confirmed by CIC and Yarralumla Mosque] The Canberra Mosque announces Eid-ul Adha to be on Wednesday 19th December with the Eid prayer starting at 8am Location: 139 Empire Circuit Yarralumla ACT 2600. Eid-ul-adha at

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Into Bindi’s World by Ahmed Imran

Bindi Irwin, the 8 year-old daughter of Steve Irwin, emerged as a star worldwide after the sad demise of her father. Steve, a devoted family man and Aussie icon ‘The Crocodile Hunter’, died last September while doing something he always

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We salute our Martyred Intellectuals

Today is the day to remember our martyred-intellectuals who were picked up and killed by Razakars Al-Shams and Al-Badar at the dawn of our Independence, the time when we were marching towards Dhaka for the final victory of our National

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