Journey of Abdullah Al Mamun

Abdullah Al Mamun (1942-2008), was one of the pioneers of the neo-theatre movement after '71. Few can forget him, he was a great actor. He was history student at Dhaka university He gave his first audition sometimes in 1962. He began his acting career in an early age and rode high in all mediums--cinema, theatre, TV and radio.He wrote his first stage play, Niotir Parihas, in 1950 when he was still a schoolboy. Under the guidance of Shaheed Muneir Chowdhury, he whetted his skills as a playwright, director and actor.He got involved in the then Pakistan Television (PTV), later renamed Bangladesh Television (BTV), from its very start in 1965.Mamun wrote 22 stage plays, mostly belonging to the middle-class. Ekhono Kritadas, Tomari, Amader Sontanera, Kokilara, Bibisab, Meraj Fakirer Maa and Mayik Master are few of his popular plays. He directed most of these dramas produced by his Theatre troupe.Mentionable plays produced by Mamun include Sangshaptak, Pathar Somoy, Jibon Chhobi and Baba.Abdullah Al Mamun was also a popular filmmaker. He made his first movie Angikar in 1972 and earned much critical acclaim for movies like Sareng Bou, released in 1978.His other mentionable films include Ekhoni Somoy, Dui Jibon, Sokhi Tumi Kaar and Bihanga.

In his long performing-arts career, Mamun won many awards including the prestigious Ekushey Padak, Bangla Academy Literature Award, Alakta Sahitya Purashkar and Tarokalok Padak.

Olympic Games

The 2008 Summer Olympic games officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad has started in Beijing on 8th Aug to 24th Aug and followed by the 2008 Summer Paralympics from Sep6-Sep17. 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events in 28 sports.

The official logo of the games, titled "Dancing Beijing," features a stylised calligraphic character jīng (meaning capital), referencing the host city. The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace -- and good wishes from China -- to children all over the world. Fuwa also embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals -- the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow -- and the Olympic Flame. The Olympic slogan, One World, One Dream, calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit.

History of Olympic games: In 1896, the Modern Olympic games were inaugurated in Athens and are held at the beginning of every Olympiad. The Games were organized as a summer sports event through 1920. In 1924 the winter games began in Chamonix, France. Until 1992, they were both held in the same year. Since then, the summer games are held during the first year of an Olympiad, the winter games during the third year. The original Olymic Games were first recorded in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and were celebrated until AD 393.
The Olympic symbols are the icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee to promote the Olympic Games. Some — such as the flame, fanfare, and theme — are more prevalent during Olympic competition, but others, such as the flag, can be seen throughout the year.

Motto: The Olympic motto is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger". The motto was proposed by Pierre de Coubetin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.

Olympic emblem:

The emblem of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively) on a white field. This was originally designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games.

Flame and torch relay: Months before the Games are held, the Olympic Flame is lit on a torch, with the rays of the Sun concentrated by a parabolic reflector, at the site of the Ancient Olympics in Olympia, Greece. The torch is then taken out of Greece, most often to be taken around the country or continent where the Games are held. The Olympic torch is carried by athletes, leaders, celebrities and ordinary people alike, and at times in unusual conditions, such as being electronically transmitted via satellite for Montreal 1976, or submerged underwater without being extinguished for Sydney 2000. On the final day of the torch relay, the day of the Opening Ceremony, the Flame reaches the main stadium and is used to light a cauldron situated in a prominent part of the venue to signify the beginning of the Games. Then it is left to burn throughout the Games till the Closing Ceremony, when it is extinguished to signify the end of the Games. Only twice has the Olympic Flame actually been carried over more than one continent, i.e. Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, the latter of which had actually involved all six inhabited continents.

এক পায়ে নুপূর...

এক পায়ে নুপূর তোমার অন্য পা খালি
এক পাশে সাগর এক পাশে বালি
আমার ছোট তরী, বল যাবে কি

বলবোনা আঁকাশের চাঁদ এনে দিব
বলবোনা তুমি রাজকন্যা
শুধু জিজ্ঞেস করি, দেবে কি পাড়ি
হোক যত ঝড় বন্যা।

নয় মিছে আশা, নয় শুধু ভালবাসা
নয় অকারণ প্রেমে অন্ধ
জানি তুমি আমি আমাদের তরী
আজব এক বন্ধুত্ত।

চাঁদের আলো আজ যদি ভালো লাগে
কাল হয়ে যায় ঝাপসা
আমার এ তরী যদি চলে যায়
ফিরে আর আসবেনা
যতই ভালবাসো তারে, দুরে রয়ে যাবে
তা কি তুমি জানন.............

Happy Friendship Day

F - Few
R - Relation
I - In
E - Earth
N - Never
D - Die

SONG OF THE RAIN

The sky was gray today
When she woke up and got out of the bed
She walked out into her balcony
She saw the rain pouring down fast
It washed her tears away
And washed her sadness away
Rain I hope you will stop soon

It will make the grass grow green again
It will water the flowers in the garden
This is the song of the rain
God created the rain and the sun also
How luckyYou have heard her prayer
It finally stopped raining again

I always found peaceful the sound of the rain
The sound of the rain is music to my ears
And puts me to restAny time of the day or night
I am not frighten of the rain
I know that the rain is not going to hurt me
And I am not going to melt either
Because I am not made of ice

The song of the rain I sing
I wrote it for the rain
I had the rain on my mind today
Honestly I did
The rain washes all the mud away,
the side walk, and the street away

The song of the rain I keep singing on and on
Until I run out of voice
And tired myself out
People say the rain is for the ducks
Some say it is raining cats and dogs
Every time it rains out

Aldo Kraas

Spain wins Euro 2008 final after 44yrs

On the strength of Fernando Torres' goal in the 33rd minute, Spain claimed its first European Championship in 44 years Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Germany at Ernst Happel Stadion.
Spain found European glory for the first time since 1964, finally shedding its label as perennial underachievers.

"It is to me the most important day in Spanish football in many, many years," Torres said.

Against the highly accomplished Germans, the Spaniards weren't intimidated. They got the one goal they needed — from a slumping striker, no less — and set off chants of "ES-PANA!" and "Ole, Ole Ole!" at the final whistle.
The entire Spanish squad ran over to the huge rooting section of red and gold, exchanging hugs, while many of the spent Germans collapsed to the turf.
When Spain goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas accepted the trophy on a stage, the Spanish fans began chanting the melody to their national anthem, which has no words. Thousands of camera flashes went off as the players jumped in place, then headed onto the field to show off their prize.
The Spaniards weren't close to finished with their celebration that was so long in the making. They marched to their rooting section, hoisting the cup and saluting their flag-waving, firecracker-exploding fans.
"We have won in a brilliant way," coach Luis Aragones said. "We will be able to start saying we can win, a European championship as well as any other thing."

Death

"Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying."

We know one thing for sure that everybody will die one day. Some will go early some will go late. It's like everybody is waiting for his/her death. They/We are getting ready but we don't know that. Whenever one's bell rings he/she is ready for another world. This is a hard truth of nature.

When an older person dies it touches us but we can sometimes convince ourselves. But when an young person dies its very difficult to make the dear ones calm. When a mother dies after child birth; its so difficult. The child can never understand the love of a mother. She/He will be mother/father someday but will miss her mother as well. Again, when somebody loses her/his children/child. Its again difficult. Is is said, "It's difficult for a father to carry his child's dead body."