Thirty Years On, Killers of Bangladesh’s Founding Father to Be Hanged

The home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh, sits down a tree-lined street in an affluent corner of the capital, Dhaka. Tourists and locals file into the compound daily to view its insides and his personal belongings — a dressing gown, old books, his favorite pipe.

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Me 2.0: Branding yourself online

The concept of personal branding has been around for more than a decade, but the Internet and social networking have made it easier than ever to sell brand “you.” “If you have a view that others want to hear, think about where your target audience goes for information and what media they consume, and then get your message to them,” James told CNN.

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Review: ‘Amelia’ doesn’t fly

“Amelia” is a frustratingly old-school, Hollywood-style, inspirational biopic about Amelia Earhart that doesn’t trust a viewer’s independent assessment of the famous woman pictured on the screen. The mystery we ought to be paying attention to is: What really happened on the legendary American aviator’s final, fatal flight in 1937 But the question audiences are left with is this: How could so tradition-busting a role model have resulted in so square, stiff, and earthbound a movie Why present such a modern woman in such a fusty format Dressed for the title role in a wardrobe of jumpsuits, leather jackets, scarves, and slinky evening wear dashing enough to stop air traffic, Hilary Swank’s Earhart doesn’t so much talk as make stump speeches — even when she’s at her own breakfast table.

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