Following legislation that permits same-sex marriage in the U.K. yet prohibits the Church of England from performing the ceremony, a gay couple are planning to sue to be able to marry in their church.
Month: August 2013
US urges citizens abroad to be ready for attacks
By Jeff Seldin
Kudankulam NPP: How safe is safe enough?
By G. Balachandran and Kapil Patil
Carbon Trust to advise 2016 Olympics on energy demands
The UK-based Carbon Trust has been recruited to provide ONS, the Brazilian National Electricity Operator, with best practice advice learnt from the 2012 London Olympics Games as Brazil prepares itself for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de…
Alpine glaciers ‘protect mountain peaks from erosion’
By Simon Redfern
Ashes 2013: Kevin Pietersen cencuty rescues England
Kevin Pietersen has scored hundreds that were more aesthetically pleasing, but his 113 on day three of the third Test at Old Trafford was one of his finest given the circumstances.
Gareth Bale: Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas criticises Real Madrid
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised Real Madrid for going public with their interest in Gareth Bale.
Luis Suarez will not go to Arsenal
Liverpool’s former managing director Christian Purslow believes Luis Suarez will stay with the Reds unless a club other than Arsenal make a bid for him.
Democratise Egypt collectively
Dr. M. S. Haq
Ex-MP Auranga laid to rest at Intellectuals’ graveyard
Former MP KM Hemayet Ullah Auranga who was killed along with four others in a road accident on Saturday was buried at the Intellectuals’ graveyard in Dhaka city on Sunday. Five people, including former MP KM Hemayet Ullah Auranga, were…
New commander can’t resist AL’s fall: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam on Saturday said the ruling party will not be able to resist its debacle with its ‘new commander’ as he has no link with the country and its people.
Govt has no plan to ban Jamaat: Ashraf
Awami League general secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Saturday said the government has no plan to ban the Islamist party.
Jamaat verdict won’t affect 18-party unity: Moudud
BNP standing committee member barrister Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said the High Court verdict declaring Jamaat’s registration illegal will not cast any negative impact on the unity of the 18-party alliance.
Lack of info about Rana Plaza dead, survivors irks workers
Citizens groups, workers organisations at a programme here on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of information on the dead and the survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse.
Climate Change: Infectious disease outbreaks to rise
Global climate change is increasing Bangladesh’s vulnerability to floods and raising the potential for infectious disease outbreaks, says the latest Health and Science bulletin of the icddr,b.
HSC percentage of pass 74.30
The success rate in HSC and equivalent exams this year has dropped by about four percent over last year.
Jamaat torches microbus in Dhaka
Jamaat-e-Islami activists and the members of its student front, the Islami Chhatra Shibir, have set fire to a microbus at capital Dhaka’s Jatrabari.
Sagor’s wife detained
Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday detained the wife of Maruf Reza Sagor, believed to be a close associate of slain Juba League leader Reazul Haque Milki, in Dhaka.
United Airways brings 3 more flights on int’l routes
United Airways (BD) Limited private airlines, will introduce flights on Dhaka-Singapore, Dhaka-Doha and Dhaka-Karachi routes in September next.
Hanif slams BNP for threat to enforce non-stop hartal
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Hanif on Saturday said BNP’s threat to enforce non-stop hartal and blockade programmes after Eid has proved that the main opposition does not want the trial of war crimes.
Hotel, restaurant workers for wages, bonus before Ramadan 27
Hotel and restaurant workers on Saturday demanded that their wages, arrears and Eid bonus be paid before the 27th Ramadan.
Boycott corrupt people in election: Gono Front
Gono Front on Saturday called upon all quarters to boycott corrupt people in the forthcoming general elections and get united to turn Bangladesh a welfare state.
Liverpool: Luis Suarez shown support in Steven Gerrard match
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was given a rousing ovation at Anfield as he made a second-half cameo in Steven Gerrard’s testimonial against Olympiakos. The Reds have rejected two offers from Arsenal for Suarez, 26, who wants to play in the…
Russia bans US rockers Bloodhound Gang over flag stunt
US rock group Bloodhound Gang has been banned from a Russian music festival after a band member stuffed the Russian flag into his underpants on stage.
Ashes 2013: Michael Clarke praises battling Australia
By Ben Dirs BBC Sport Australia captain Michael Clarke lauded the character of his side after his magnificent innings of 187 put the tourists in control of the third Test.
JK Rowling law firm pays damages over pseudonym leak
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has accepted a substantial charity donation from the law firm that revealed she was writing under a pseudonym.
Lives in Britain, loved in Lithuania
By Nick Hope BBC Ruta Meilutyte is 16 years old and cannot walk down the streets of Lithuania without being mobbed.
Ellen DeGeneres to host the 2014 Oscars
US chat show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres is to host the Oscars for a second time, it has been announced.
2 cops hurt by ‘robbers’ in Dinajpur
Two policemen were injured in an attack by some alleged robbers at Nalshisha in Nawabganj upazila midnight Friday.
Boy kidnapped from Sylhet, rescued in Dhaka
A five-year-old boy who was kidnapped from Sylhet was rescued in the capital on Friday evening, a day after his kidnapping.