Archive for April, 2008
Treasons in Brazilian Football
By shahnawaz at 26 April, 2008, 8:57 pm
Every football fan loves Brazil for the way they play football, the fact that their fans all seem to be samba-dancing ladies in bikini tops and for all the incredibly talented superstars who have come from that country over the years. However, while the national team lives up to all of those positive stereotypes more often than not, the fact is that the state of domestic football in Brazil is very rarely so romantic or pleasant.
Kidnapping, corrupt referees, mass brawls, rampaging fans and clubs who sack their managers on a weekly basis; all of these are more commonly found in Brazilian domestic football than samba superstars delighting hordes of attractive beach babes with their silky skills. It may not be pretty, but it’s certainly always interesting, and Sunday’s Paulista championship semi-final second leg clash between Sao Paulo and Palmeiras was another memorable match for all the wrong reasons.
It was played at Parque Antartica, the home ground of Palmeiras, who were trailing 2-1 from the first leg, and they took the lead in the 23rd minute through Leo Lima. The trouble started at half-time, when the visitors returned to their changing-room and quicked exited it, complaining that it had been filled by an unknown gas that was making their players come close to vomiting. They had to hold their team-talk on the pitch instead. “It was impossible to breath, it was extremly irritating for the nostrils and eyes,” team doctor Jose Sanchez told reporters.
Nevertheless, they were able to continue and the match went on, with Jorge Valdivia tapping in Palmeiras’ second goal with six minutes to go after a swift breakaway attack. However, his flamboyant and rather cocky celebrations rubbed the opposition players up the wrong way, and they started to aggressively remonstrate with him. And then the lights went out. There was a scuffle on the pitch during the 15 minute blackout, with the home side’s Martinez sent off after the restart. Andres Dias had already been dismissed in the 80th minute for the visitors.
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Read More >>Wenger dismiss Villa talks
By shahnawaz at 26 April, 2008, 8:32 pm
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has dismissed reports linking him with a summer transfer window move for David Villa. The Valencia striker recently revealed that he admires the way Arsenal play, but Wenger says there is no truth to talk that he has already decided to swoop for the player.
“It is a nice compliment,” he said. “But, for the moment, there is nothing. Who are we going to sign? It has not been decided yet. I have a list where there is a number one, a number two, a number three and a number four for each position we want to strengthen. We have money, just not as much as the papers say because that is not true.”
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Read More >>Dead Dolphin found on Sea Beach
By Sushanta Das Gupta at 24 April, 2008, 10:39 am

Dead Dolphins are found on the sea beach of Cox’s Bazaar. Dogs are eating those dead Dolphins. More than fifty dead dolphins found from last week at the same place. No Government official has been commented yet why this is happening. Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh. April 24 2008.
Photo- Mohammad Islam, Cox Bazar/*Drik*NEWS.
Read More >>Extra-Judicial
By Rezwan at 24 April, 2008, 10:11 am
No wonder another news was muffled in the Bangladeshi media which took the British Bangladeshis by storm. They were disgusted and annoyed to hear that Barrister Rizwan Hussain was detained by the Zia International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the charges of trespassing while he claims he was merely helping an elderly. And things took to a dramatic turn when he was handed over to plain cloth joint forces staffs and he was beaten mercilessly and forced to sign false statements that he was sorry for trespassing and he was treated well by the captors. BBC has details.
Here is Rizwan Hussain’s full statement to the incident. Meanwhile one Bangladeshi newspaper did finally publish an ISPR press release saying:
The London lawyer became incensed and started using abusive words in English at the top of his voice, and even made threats, the ISPR statement said. Finding no alternative, the on-duty security officer handed Rizwan over to the joint forces, who interrogated him.
The lawyer, however, continued to avoid the issue of violating airport rules, instead trying to extract privileged treatment by mentioning his foreign citizenship and the status of his profession, the press release said. It was at this point, the ISPR statement says, that the members of the joint forces “harassed” barrister Rizwan.
But from the pictures of Mr. Hussain with broken arms/legs and bruised torso you can see its more than harrassment.
I fail to imagine why there is such a need to tarnish Bangladesh’s image by acting like a goon by a responsible authority where Mr Hussain (assuming he trespassed) could easily be arrested and handed over to court for the law to take action.
If somebody still can’t get it, this is extra-judicial abuse of human rights.
Rizwan Hussain’s press Conference: Part 1
And this is going to be nasty. The High Court issued a notice on the home secretary, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and director general of the Department of Immigration over the alleged assaults on barrister Rizwan Hussain.
The ISPR said that the air force authorities immediately took the taskforce members into custody in accordance with military law and formed a committee to investigate. Looking forward to hear the findings of the committee. I hope the actions of the relevant authorities will be such that no more extra-judicial abuses are done without foreseeing the consequence it brings.
Meanwhile Barrister Hussain, who is also a famous TV presenter in an UK based Bangla TV got wide support from the community via facebook groups and online petitions.
Blog Views - Episode 3
By Dhaka Correspondent at 24 April, 2008, 12:08 am
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সুপ্রিয় শ্রোতা
ই বাংলাদেশ ব্লগ ভিউজ থেকে আপনাদের প্রতি রইল প্রাণঢালা শুভেচ্ছা। প্রতিবারের মতো আজকেও দীর্ঘ এক সপ্তাহ পর ই বাংলাদেশ ব্লগ ভিউজ নিয়ে এলো আন্তর্জালের বাংলা ব্লগিংয়ের কিছু টুকরো খবর।
পুরোদমে এগিয়ে চলছে আন্তর্জালে বাংলা ব্লগিংয়ের নতুন সংযোজন আমার ব্লগ.কম। সাইটের নির্মাতারা পরিশ্রম করে চলেছেন ইউজারদের সম্পূর্ণ নতুন এবং অত্যাধুনিক ফিচার সমৃদ্ধ ব্লগিং সাইট উপহার দেয়ার জন্য। আমারব্লগ-এর প্রত্যেক ব্লগাররা তাদের নিজস্ব ব্লগপেজকে সাজাতে পারবেন তাদের নিজস্ব পছন্দে। বিভিন্ন ফিচার যুক্ত করতে পারবেন নিজেরাই। আপনার প্রিয় গান, ক্যালেন্ডার, ঘড়ি, চ্যাটরুম অর্থাৎ সৃজনশীল মনে যা যা চায়, ঠিক সেরকম ভাবেই ব্লগাররা সাজিয়ে নিতে পারবেন তাদের নিজস্ব পেজগুলো। চাইলে ব্লগাররা একের অধিক পেজও তৈরি করতে পারবেন। ধরুন আপনি লেখালেখির পাশাপাশি ফটোগ্রাফি পছন্দ করেন। আপনি সহজেই আপনার ব্লগপেজে শুধুমাত্র ফটোগ্রাফির জন্য আরেকটি পেজ অপেন করতে পারেন। সবচেয়ে বড় সুবিধা হলো ব্লগাররা তাদের ব্লগপেজে গুগলের বিজ্ঞাপনও এ্যাড করতে পারবেন। এবং এক্ষেত্রে কিছু অর্থযোগেরও সুযোগ রয়েছে। অর্থাৎ সবমিলিয়ে আমারব্লগ.কম কর্তৃপ ব্লগারদের তৈরি করে দিচ্ছে একটি মনোরম ডায়েরি, যে ডায়েরি আপনার প্রতিদিনই পড়তে মন চাইবে, শুধু আপনিই নন, আপনার বন্ধু অথবা অন্য ব্লগাররাও আপনার ডায়েরির শুধু লেখাই পড়বে না, তারা উপভোগ করবে আপনার সৃজনশীল মন, আপনার নান্দনিকতাকে। আমারব্লগে নিক রেজিস্ট্রেশন করতে এখন লগ ইন করুন www.amarblog.com এই ঠিকানায়।
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