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Asian Business Awards 2008
by st editor, Friday 31st October 2008
The much awaited business oscars for Oldham was held at the Queen Elizabeth hall in Oldham at the end of October 2008. It was a glamorous event with business to business exhibition being one of the main attractions of the event. A range of Asian businesses…
This article is in category: Business, Events
Tags: Achievement,asian businesses,Business Woman of the Year,Events,Manchester,mortgage quest,nafees,Oldham,Oldham Council,Queen Elizabeth Hall,raj restaurant,ramzan,razaq,UK,zahid hussain
Read this articleKala Miah Music Night in Westwood, Oldham
by st editor, Tuesday 28th October 2008
Millon Restaurant organised a night of folk music with the best Baul singer Kala Miah taking centre stage. Hundreds of locals finished work early and attended a night of music reminding them of Bangladesh and Sylhet. Folk music from Sylhet is famous for its spirituality that…
This article is in category: Culture
Tags: baul,centre stage,Culture,famous artist,jitu,locals,Manchester,Millon,Music,music night,night of music,Oldham,UK,Westwood
Read this articleGlobal Peace and Unity Event 2008
by st editor, Sunday 26th October 2008
Islam Channel, once again hosted the biggest Muslim event, and this year, it was even more spectacular attracting up to 50,000 people at the venue. Originating from Europe, the event is the first of its kind that works towards promoting the need for global peace among…
This article is in category: Culture, Events
Tags: Ahmed Bukhatir,bilal philips,Culture,dr israr ahmed,dr israr ahmed pakistan,Events,holy mosques,imran khan,London,lord nazir ahmed,muslim artists,yusuf estes,Yvonne Ridley
Read this articleShahin Badar’s long awaited album Laila released
by st editor, Thursday 23rd October 2008
AWARD winning and leading British Bengali vocalist Shahin Badar has released her debut solo album Laila and returning to the music scene for the first time in nearly two-years. Laila features a blend of Arabic, English and Indian influences that showcases a talent that lead to…
This article is in category: Entertainment
Tags: BBC Radio 1,best female vocalist,bollywood films,debut solo album,dj pete tong,Entertainment,guinness book of records,guy manoukian,long awaited album,Music,prodigy albums,us sitcoms
Read this articleProfessor Amir Khan
by st editor, Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan is all set to take the role of a professor in real life. If the current reports are to be believed then actor Aamir Khan has been approached by India’s topmost management Institute IIM–Ahmedabad to become a visiting professor. Apparently the premier…
This article is in category: Entertainment
Tags: Aamir Khan,amir khan,apoorva lakhia,Bollywood,Cinema,Entertainment,Film,kamal hassan,madhur bhandarkar,mahesh bhatt,Movies,om puri,production economics,ram gopal varma,vidhu vinod chopra
Read this articleFrom Deewangi to Desi Girl
by st editor, Sunday 12th October 2008
‘Desi Girl’ from Tarun Mansukhani directed DOSTANA has been unleashed all over the music channels and something that one can’t miss in the song is the sheer energy and some electrifying sound and dance movements that the song brings with it. And guess what does ‘Desi…
This article is in category: Entertainment
Tags: Abhishek Bachchan,aishwarya rai,Amitabh Bachchan,Bollywood,deewangee,Entertainment,farah khan,foot tapping,john abraham,Movies,priyanka chopra,shatrughan sinha,vishal and shekhar
Read this articleSylhet’s Keane Bridge
by st contributor, Saturday 11th October 2008
A notable landmark, Sylhet’s Keane Bridge, is still a star attraction to many visitors to Sylhet. Until 1986, the only way to cross from the south over the Surma River was Keane Bridge. A second bridge was constructed in 1986 which now takes all of the…