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Mim has a refrigerator bigger than herself

Draw of The Daily Star-Rangs Toshiba WC Quiz Round 1

ATIQUE ANAM from Barisal
Kamaluddin Ahmed, an avid football fan and a long-time subscriber of The Daily Star, watches football matches with his entire family.
His joy will be many fold this time around since his five-year-old daughter Nurjahan Mim won the first prize — an 8 CFT Toshiba refrigerator — in the first round of The Daily Star-Rangs Toshiba World Cup Quiz 2010 held at the famed BM College Auditorium here yesterday.
When contacted about his daughter's success, Kamaluddin was overwhelmed with emotions. "I dropped coupons for my wife, daughter, son and myself in the hope that one might win a prize. But I never thought we would win the first prize," he said in his instant reaction over phone.
"I'm so happy that I cannot express my feelings. I'm going to call my family and share the good news," said Kamaluddin, a service holder who resides in Golapbagh of the capital.
The coupons were picked up before a large audience by renowned personalities. Interestingly enough, all the winners were from Dhaka.
However the audience present at the hall were not left dejected since they too won attractive gifts through a lottery on entry coupons.
All five, except for one little girl who came from Khulna to perform on the stage, were either students or job holders from Barisal. Rashed Khan Shumon, Tapan Mazumder, Ali Jasim, MA Qayyum and Orko were the lucky winners.
Apart from the prizes, there were performances from local singers that added to the festivity of the occasion.
The programme started with an introductory speech from the Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam who highlighted the spirit of football as supreme and termed the World Cup the most unifying month in four years.
"During the 90 minutes of World Cup matches, people from all corners of the world come to one point, forgetting the divide.
"This great game teaches us how to be part of a team in order to be successful and also the spirit of competition to thrive.
Managing director of sponsors Rangs Industries Limited
Rumee Hossain thanked the BM College authority for staging this event.
"We and The Daily Star have been holding this competition successfully for more than a decade, and I feel proud to start this draw from the renowned BM College," said Hossain.
Captain of the Swadhin Bangla Football Dal Zakaria Pintoo himself was a student of BM College and he was the chief guest in the event.
While reminiscing the golden old times of his playing days, he regretted the declining trend of today' s football.
"We used football as a tool to raise public opinion during the War of Liberation in 1971. We played with a commitment for the country, but since those days regretfully our football has only taken backward steps," rued the legend-
ary footballer of the country.
"We need dedication and commitment to uplift the sport Only money cannot change the picture," said Pintoo.
The speakers cited the example of Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to conquer Mount Everest, and said we should take inspiration from his achievement to take our football to the next stage.