TRENDING THIS WEEK

Mir Quasem Ali Executed

Another convicted war criminal, Mir Quasem Ali, the fourth top al-Badr commander, has been executed for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War, on Saturday night, September 3, after deciding not to seek presidential clemency, the last option for a death row convict to avoid the gallows. He was hanged at around 10:30 pm at the Kashimpur jail in Gazipur district, near Dhaka. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal confirmed the execution. Quasem became the sixth individual to be executed for crimes against humanity during the liberation war. Before the high-profile execution, jail authorities allowed 22 of Quasem's family members to meet him. Jamaat-E-Islam declared hartal on the following Monday in protest of the execution. 

Bondhu Tui Local Bus!

The newest song on the block is here and it has created quite a hype in a matter of 3 days. Yes, Local Bus- a collaboration between Pritom Hasan, rapper Shafayat Hossain, and our folk queen Momotaz- has taken the city by storm. The song is an excellent fusion of hip-hop and Bengali folk music, and has had over 5 lakh hits in just 3 days! The song also features a dance by Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya. While the whole video offers a lot of comedy and rhythmic beats as a whole, one thing that this song reminded us is- Momotaz can do just about anything! On another note, Pritom, who has fused genres before with hit songs like Hey Mama Hey, and Kuddus Boyati, has successfully charmed his audience once again with a song that we just cannot get out of our heads. To listen to Local Bus, tune into YouTube right now. 
Warning: the line 'Bondhu tui local bus' is bound to play in your head over and over again, for the rest of the day.  

Walsh Comes to Dhaka

Living legend of cricket, bowler Courtney Walsh from the West Indies has been selected as the official bowling coach for our Tigers, on September 1, 2016. After arriving in Dhaka this week, 53-year old Walsh, said he was eagerly awaiting the exciting challenge ahead: “I am thrilled to be joining the BCB as their Specialist Bowling Coach.  I am really looking forward to getting started with the group” according to Bangladesh Cricket Board's media release. He also mentioned that he will be looking for 'an Ambrose' in our team, and with that attitude, we know how much Walsh can bring out of our boys! Walsh has reached an agreement with the BCB which is effective from 1 September 2016, and runs up to the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England.