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Shilpa Shetty promotes ‘The Desire’ at New York City International Film Festival

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:47 AM PDT



Shilpa Shetty stole everyone's gaze as she walked the red carpet at the gala opening of the 2011 New York City International Film Festival attired in a Tarun Tahliani's adorable white dress. The actress was there to promote her upcoming film 'The Desire - A Journey Of A Woman' in which she stars alongside Chinese actor Xia Yu. The movie has been written and directed by R.Sarath and produced by '10 Golden Star Entertainment' Sunanda Shetty's home production. The film takes pride in winning the 'Best Narrative Feature Film' at the Geneva Film Festival and was also screened at the prestigious Boston International Film Festival.

Govt’s success is higher than failure: PM Sheikh Hasina

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:48 AM PDT



Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in parliament on Wednesday, Every ministry has some achievements; successes are overshadowed if failures are harped on about. "There is no point in handing weapons to enemies and by crying 'fail', 'fail. Then whatever achievements are there will slip- away." "I couldn't come [to parliament] for some days as I was ill, listened to parliament activities from home. I heard about so many failures, one failure is mentioned even though ten other good jobs have been done. I can't say why there is so much psychological poverty," Sheikh Hasina continued. Sheikh Hasina urged everyone to judge the achievements of the government with patience. "Bangalees are short on patience. Bangabandhu (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) took over a war-ravaged country immediately after he had come back. He did not have even three years. The ground to kill Bangabandhu was created through conspiracies, the people were made bitter. Jute warehouses, police stations were burnt, seven Awami League MPs killed before three years had gone. "When [they] failed to make Bangabandhu unpopular, [they] killed him. Anti- liberation force killed Bangabandhu. They had used some freedom fighters and people from the pro-liberation force. They hadn't understood what they had lost," Sheikh Hasina said."The history of the Liberation War and the honour of the freedom fighters would have been all right if the '75 incident had not taken place," Sheikh Hasina replied. "The water has flowed far away in 35 years. The water of the Buriganga had been clear and drinkable. Now it's completely polluted. There is no fish [in the river]," she added. Defending criticisms by several leftist parties, including JaSad and Workers Party, over the 15th Amendment to the constitution, the prime minister said the charter had been amended maintaining consistency with time and the spirit of the Liberation War. "We can't go 35 years back," she added. MPs of JaSaD and Workers Party had signed the amendment by giving notes of dissent on Islam being the state religion and religion-based parties. They had been protesting against the decision to retain Islam as state religion and let religion-based parties to do politics. In reply to a question from Chittagong-8 MP Nurul Islam, the prime minister said, "The government is working on ensuring school admission of all children who can go to schools by 2011 and the net admission rate is almost 100 percent." Responding to a query from Apu Ukil, an MP from seats reserved for women, she said tourists walk seven-eight kilometres of the Cox's Bazar beach, though its length is 120 kilometres. The Urban Development Directorate was working on implementing a mega- plan to turn Cox's Bazar into a tourist resort of international standards, she added. In reply to a supplementary question on autism from Awami League MP Abdur Rahman, the prime minister urged teachers, guardians and students to not neglect autistic children. "The more the autistic children are kept in general schools, the more they'll interact with general people, the more they'll consider them as part of society," she said. She also urged the well- off to employ autistic people. Awami League MP Meher Afroz Chumki asked whether special support can be extended to Hasina's daughter Saima Hossain Putul to work on autistic children. "We've freed our children giving them education. It'll be good for them to work independently," the prime minister replied. "Effective steps have been taken to tackle autism in the country and not only autism, steps for people with neurodevelopment disorder have also been taken," she replied to a question from Comilla-8 MP Nasimul Alam. According to Hasina, the health ministry launched a Tk 63.4 million programme in 2009-10 fiscal year following an appeal from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. The university had funded a 7,000 square feet space where around 200 autism patients, including those with neurological disabilities, were treated and rehabilitated.
Posted by Sheik Azmol Haque Jony

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