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Bangladesh Ambassador Ashud Ahmed Recounts a Life of ‘Integrity, Sincerity, Commitment and Dedication’ TAKE A SHOT Here’s your chance to let the world know of your photography skills. E-mail your contributions with your full name, contact details and complete description of the images to [email protected]. Select images will appear on both our Instagram page (@communitygt) as well as Page 10. Sunday, April 21, 2019 Sha’baan 16, 1440 AH Doha today 240 - 330 Fulfilling ride Bangladesh ambassador Ashud Ahmed recounts a life of ‘integrity, sincerity, commitment and dedication’. P4-5 COVER STORY QUIZ BACK PAGE The ruler of records World renowned artist to paint turns 93. live in Doha next Friday. Page 11 Page 16 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, April 21, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 3.45am Shorooq (sunrise) 5.08am Zuhr (noon) 11.34am Asr (afternoon) 3.04pm Maghreb (sunset) 6.01pm Isha (night) 7.31pm USEFUL NUMBERS Kalank for husband Dev and her newfound love for Zafar. While their DIRECTION: Abhishek Varman back stories and heart-breaking love saga unfolds, the history CAST: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapoor of India takes an epic turn, from where there is no coming SYNOPSIS: A complex love story set during India’s back Partition era, where the young Roop is torn between respect THEATRES: Royal Plaza, Landmark, The Mall Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444 Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Qatar Airways 40253374 The Curse Of La Llorona eerie warning of a troubled mother, a social worker and her CAST: Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez, Sean Patrick own kids are drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Thomas Their only hope of surviving La Llorona’s deadly wrath is a DIRECTION: Michael Chaves disillusioned priest who practices mysticism to keep evil at SYNOPSIS: In 1970s Los Angeles, the legendary ghost La bay. ote Unquo Llorona is stalking the night - and the children. Ignoring the THEATRES: The Mall Qu te “Lighten The Mall Cinema (1): Jersey Royal Plaza Cinema up, just enjoy life, smile (Telugu) 2:30pm; Kanchana 3 Palace (1): Mera Naam Shaji (Tamil) 5:30pm; Madhura Raja (Malayalam) 3pm; Shazam! (2D) more, laugh more, and don’t (Malayalam) 8:30pm; Kanchana 5:30pm; Kalank (Hindi) 8pm; get so worked up about things.” 3 (Tamil) 11:15pm. Naam Shaji (Malayalam) Madhura Raja (Malayalam) — Kenneth Branagh The Mall Cinema (2): Mera 2:30pm; Kanchana 3 (Tamil) 11:15pm. Naam Shaji (Malayalam) 2pm; 5pm; Kanchana 3 (Tamil) 8pm; Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Missing Link (2D) 4:30pm; The Kanchana 3 (Tamil) 11pm. (2): Madhura Raja (Malayalam) Curse of La Llorona (2D) 6:15pm; Landmark Cinema (2): Missing 30:2pm; Kanchana 3 (Tamil) Kalank (Hindi) 8pm; Kalank Link (2D) 2:30pm; Missing Link 5:15pm; Kanchana 3 (Tamil) (Hindi) 11pm. (2D) 4:15pm; Dumbo (2D) 6pm; 8:15pm; Kanchana 3 (Tamil) The Mall Cinema (3): Vellai Kalank (Hindi) 8pm; Madhura 11:15pm. Community Editor Pookal (Tamil) 2:15pm; Madhura Raja (Malayalam) 11pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Kamran Rehmat Raja (Malayalam) 4:30pm; Landmark Cinema (3): Vellai (3): Jersey (Telugu) 2:30pm; Shazam! (2D) 7:15pm; Triple e-mail: Pookal (Tamil) 3pm; Shazam! Dumbo (2D) 5:30pm; The [email protected] Threat (2D) 9:30pm; Mera Naam (2D) 6pm; Madhura Raja Hummingbird Project (2D) Telephone: 44466405 Shaji (Malayalam) 11:15pm. (Malayalam) 8:30pm; Mera 7:30pm; Mission of Honor (2D) Fax: 44350474 Landmark Cinema (1): Mera Naam Shaji (Malayalam) 11:15pm. 9:30pm; Kursk (2D) 11:30pm. Sunday, April 21, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY multiple intelligence and learning styles After School Activities and productivity. For more information, WHERE: Atelier 55448835. WHEN: Ongoing Music and arts activities for students taking place after they fi nish their day in school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 years old after school hours. Arabic Calligraphy Workshop WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday TIME: 6pm Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic handwriting and calligraphy at Music and Arts Atelier. The lessons will take place every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For more information, contact registration@ atelierqatar.com Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm EVENTS TIME: 8:30am – 12:30pm The olympic sport using horizontal bar, This workshop is designed for primary and rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the Baraka: Blessing of the Garden high school teachers who teach from grade children from age 4 till 16. WHERE: Oxygen Park one to year 13 who are looking for new and WHEN: Ongoing till May 2 exciting ways to conduct physical education TIME: 5pm and outdoor sessions. Energetic Education If you’re interested in plants and their is excited to announce one amazing full day medicinal and benefi ts gardening, botany FunShop. This workshop has been conducted Hobby Classes and history, be sure to check out the ‘Baraka: in over ten diff erent countries around the WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art Blessing of the Garden’ exhibition in world with fantastic results aimed at both Centre Education City. The exhibition highlights primary and secondary teachers. WHEN:Wednesday – Monday the use plants mentioned in the Qur’an and Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is a Hadith, and their signifi cance to society. The Aian Athletics Championships Doha holistic performing arts institution and a one narrative of the exhibition aims to inform WHERE: Khalifa International Stadium stop solution for adults as well as children and engage visitors, and, encouraging them WHEN: Ongoing till April 24 looking to explore their talents in various to think about how our everyday life involves TIME: 8am – 10pm art forms. We off er classes in contemporary, and depends on plants, is divided into four Athletics fans in Qatar, Asia and all over Bollywood, hip hop, indian classical dance, categories: cosmetic-medicinal; edible; the world can now secure their tickets for Dr. Mashoor Gulati Clinic live in Doha music (Hindustani and Carnatic), arts and lifestyle; and fragrance. the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships WHERE: Al Dana Club, Doha, Qatar craft, karate, yoga, percussion( Chenda, after the competition’s Local Organizing WHEN: April 26 Thimila, Elathalam and Madhalam), violin, Sunset Desert Safari Committee put the tickets for online sale on TIME: 6pm – 10pm harmonium, public speaking. WHERE: InLand Sea Off Rd, Qatar the competition’s offi cial website. Witness the genius of Indian stand-up Additional services include dance WHEN: May 3 comedian, Sunil Grover live as he plays his education, choreograph music videos and TIME: 2pm – 7pm popular characters ‘Dr. Mashoor Gulati’ dance cover albums, choreograph dance Enjoy a day out in the relaxing singing sand and ‘Gutthi’ from Kapil Sharma show. Sunil musical projects, corporate workshops and dunes of Mesaieed along with a thrilling dune Grover will be performing live at Al Dana events, choreograph events for schools, bashing experience. This 5-hour getaway Club in Doha. colleges, alumni meets and corporate takes you all the way to the breath-taking and choreography events. For details, call inland sea beach a.k.a Khor Al Adaid to watch Syria Matters Exhibition 33897609. the Sunset. Only for QR170 per person. WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art WHEN: Ongoing till April 30 TIME: 9am – 7pm Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha presents a major exhibition, co-curated by MIA Director Dr Julia Gonnella and Rania Abdellatif, as part of the MIA ten-year anniversary celebrations. Ballet Lessons WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 4pm – 8pm For more info e-mail at registration@ atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. Career Guidance Dance and Instrument Classes WHERE: Right Track Consultants, Al Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Sadd WHERE: Losail Circuit Building WHEN: Sunday – Thursday WHEN: Ongoing WHEN: Wednesday – Monday TIME: 6pm – 8pm TIME: 5pm Learn the movements of dance styles in Career guidance for course, country, Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical The Active FunShop Qatar college and entrance for students of Grade with Qatar Sports For All Federation, invites instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard WHERE:The Swiss International School IX-XII, of all curriculum. Career assessments all cyclists, runners and walkers to train under for adults as well kids and move in the world in Qatar administered for stream preference, career the fl oodlights of Losail International Circuit of music. For details, contact 66523871/ WHEN: April 27 test, branch preference, personality, every Wednesdays. 31326749. Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, April 21, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “I like to take on challenges” — Ashud Ahmed, Ambassador of Bangladesh SUNDAY CONVERSATION HAPPY: “The Government of Qatar has been very co-operative with us in taking care of the Bangladeshi expatriates who have been working in large numbers here,” says the ambassador. Photo by Jayan Orma process. He started his career working with By Mudassir Raja international organisations wing at the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs. Happily married, Ashud has two sons with ailing from a noble Muslim the older one pursuing university education family of Sylhet, an eastern city in the UK.
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