Corporate Bazaar and Some Things to Read

The third Corporate Bazaar was started from yesterday in Dhaka. This is a fair concerning the corporate world of Bangladesh. Corporate Bazaar 2008 will continue for two more days. I went to the fair yesterday and was present in the opening ceremony and later attended a seminar. There are few more seminars set to be held in the remaining two days of the exhibition. If any of you are interested to know more about Corporate Bazaar then visit the following links:

Opening Ceremony of Corporate Bazaar 2008

Corporate Bazaar 2008: Seminar on Ready Made Garments

Bangladesh: Corporate Bazaar 2008

Disney Wants to Get More of UTV Share

Disney is eyeing to grab more market in Bollywood. The Hollywood production house already owns 14.9 percent share of UTV Software Communications, an India-based media group. Now, Disney wants more takeover of UTV that has a wider presence in Bollywood. UTV declared last year that it would sell 12 more percents of its share in order to launch some more channels. The deal is expected to be held next month. UTV owns the largest film studio of Bollywood.

Times Online reported:

A source said: “Change of control is obviously a possibility. There are no safeguards.”

With two other promoters Mr Screwvala controls a total of 36 per cent of the parent company.

A deal is expected next month, but interest in UTV may yet emerge from other parties. Media houses including Viacom and Sony are targeting India.

So, you can understand that the global companies have set their eyes on Bollwood. The overall market of Bollywood is ever increasing. Naturally, many will come to invest in the industry. Now, let us see how the competitors of Disney react on the deal.

Amitabh Bachchan Laid the Foundation of Girls’ College Named after Aishwarya Rai

The foundation of a girls’ college named after Aishwarya Bachchan has been laid by his father-in-law, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. Last year, Bachchan’s family friend and Samajwadi Party leader declared to set up a girls’ in Daulatpur. Aishwarya and her hubby Abhishek Bachchan were in the center of attention in the foundation laid program, which was held in the presence actress-turned-politician Jayapradha, Amar Singh, Jaya Bachchan and four former chief ministers.

Aishwarya expressed her extreme happiness with this college, which she said should have been named after her late grandfather-in-law Harivansh Rai Bachchan or wifeTeji Bachchan.

Sify.com reported:

In a brief speech, Aishwarya said "it is a dream come true... My family always wanted to do something for the education of girls".

The Bollywood diva said she was taken by surprise when she came to know that the college was in her name but added it would have been better if it was in the name her late grandfather-in-law & poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan or wife Teji.

“I was however convinced when the elders told me that the place of the bahu (daughter-in-law) in this family is very important," Aishwarya said.

The college will initially provide education up to 12^th class on CBSE pattern. However, it would be extended to degree level later on. Amitabh Bachchan has also given his word to provide all the educational expense of two girls. The classes will be started from July this year.

Ptochocracy: Is it a Difficult Word?

There are many words in English language. Some words are very easy while some are difficult. You don’t need to be a linguist to say that “Ptochocracy” is a difficult word. In fact, Ptochocracy is a very rare word and you will not find the meaning of this word in most dictionaries. So, it is weird to see that many people are searching for this word in Google Hot Trends. It has Volcanic status which means too many people are interested about it at this moment.

To know more about it, visit this entry: What is ptochocracy: Government by the poor?

Yuvraj Singh and Deepika Padukone Getting Married?

There is rumor about the love affair of Yuvraj Singh and Deepika Padukone. It seems that they may even get married within two years. Yuvraj Singh is now in Australia with Indian cricket team and Deepika has gone there too for a film. Of course, they have declared nothing to the media. The media has got a lot of rumors from their unnamed friends.

Read more: 'Yuvraj, Deepika may tie knot in two years'

Beauty Queen Kumari Fulbright and her Ex-boy Friend

It is a bizarre story. A former beauty queen Kumari Fulbright is in trouble now. She has been accused of kidnapping her ex-boyfriend. Well, according to the allegation, she did not do it alone. She had accomplishes and she did more than just kidnapping her ex-BF. There is also allegation of torture too.

Read about the story here: The Amazing Tale of Kumari Fulbright

Zi Lin Zhang and Miss World 2007

Earlier today, the final of Miss world 2007 competition took place in China. This competition was telecast live in many countries in the world. Millions of people watched the program in their television and saw that a Chinese girl became the champion much to the delight of her home crowd. It was a a very big achievement for China- as no Chinese girl until now had won the crown of miss world competition. Zi Lin Zhang Is the name of this girl and she’s very tall. Of course, it was not her height that brought her this success but it was the smartness and hard work that paid off in the end.

Like many people in the world, I also watched the final competition of miss world 2007. I was not so thrilled with the whole ceremony. I felt like that the organizers have to think of bringing more variations in the program. After all, nearly 2 billion people watched the program. That is why it is very important to make the final competition of miss world more attractive and entertaining. Do not anything about Zi Lin Zhang? Are you interested to know about Zi Lin Zhang? Then you should visit the following articles:

Zi Lin Zhang is Miss World 2007

20 Things about Zi Lin Zhang: Winner of Miss World 2007