This video is part of a series of stories and op-eds launched by IPS on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17 Rome, Jun 13 (IPS) – We are witnessing the degradation of…
Year: 2018
Addressing Asia’s ageing societies
While populations have seen and undergone changes since the beginning of time, one trend in particular is unfolding across the world: less children, older people. In an effort to tackle the complex issue in Asia, government officials are convening to…
Priyanka ’s first book is ready to hit the stands
There is nothing this woman cannot do. From winning a beauty pageant to becoming an international movie star, Priyanka Chopra has been a global inspiration for everyone. She’s been a recording artist, she’s reigned over primetime television, done over fifty…
Minar debuts in Kolkata film industry
Entertainment Desk Renowned Bangladeshi singer Minar Rahman has made his debut in the Kolkata film industry, with the song “Eka Din” in the film “Frida.” The song has garnered more than 800,000 views on YouTube in the four days since…
Rajkummar Rao, Kangana to come together again
Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao’s on-screen pairing seems to be a hit with not just the audience but with filmmakers too. After the success of Queen, Ekta Kapoor and Shaailesh R Singh managed to bring these two talented actors together…
Strike a pose for International Yoga Day
Downward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors were set to sprout all over the world Thursday, as the fourth annual International Yoga Day got under way. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose proposal for the global event won UN approval in 2014,…
Earth’s intact forests vanishing at accelerating pace: scientists
Earth’s intact forests shrank by an area larger than Austria every year from 2014 to 2016 at a 20 percent faster rate than during the previous decade, scientists said Wednesday as the UN unveiled an initiative to harness the “untapped…
Humanity’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’
Starving, enslaving, raping, torturing and killing our children Robert J. Burrowes In a recent article titled ‘Challenges for Resolving Complex Conflicts’, I pointed out four conflict configurations that are paid little attention by conflict theorists.
Goatee & goals turn this into Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup
Moscow, Jun 21 (AP/UNB) — Cristiano Ronaldo walked out for warmups at sun-splashed Luzhniki Stadium with diamonds affixed to each earlobe and a new goatee sprouting from his chin — like a goat, get it? Greatest of All Time.
Hearing on Rohingya issue held in ICC; decision pending
Dhaka, Jun 20 – A closed-door hearing on Bangladesh’s submission on Rohingya issue was held at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Wednesday but a decision in this regard is still waiting.
Art show on Rohingyas begins in Dhaka
Dhaka, Jun 21 – A weeklong art exhibition on Rohingya refugees kicked off at Liberation War Museum on Wednesday with lighting the candles.
Lottery for disabled people’s organization, BPKS, launched
Dhaka, June 20 – The Minister for food Quamrul Islam on Wednesday opened a lottery of the Bangladesh Protibandhi Kallyan Somity (BPKS) to raise fund for this national voluntary organization dedicated to the welfare of people with all forms of…
Guatemalan man recalls fear, agony of separation from child
Provo, Jun 21 (AP/UNB) — Three-year-old Genesis Gonzalez Lopez giggled excitedly as she played with her father at a sunny Utah park, zipping down a slide again and again into his arms.
Mother ‘commits suicide’ after killing son in Panchagarh
Dhaka- A woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her minor son at their residence in Sheuratoli village of Debiganj upazila in Panchagarh on Wednesday night.
Youth commits suicide in Rajshahi
Dhaka- A young man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of a house at Dashmari Hindupara in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
After only 2 matches, Egypt eliminated from World Cup
St. Petersburg, Jun 21 (AP/UNB) – Egypt arrived in Russia with Mohamed Salah and some high expectations.
Diego Costa scores again, Spain beats Iran 1-0 at World Cup
Kazan,(AP/UNB) – Patience is a virtue, and Spain showed plenty of it to overcome a tough challenge from Iran at the World Cup.
Brazil says FIFA has dismissed its complaint over VAR use
Sochi,(AP/UNB) – The Brazilian soccer federation says FIFA has dismissed its complaint over the use of video review in the team’s World Cup opener against Switzerland. The federation said Wednesday FIFA didn’t specifically address the plays contested by Brazil: non-calls…
Neymar returns to training, Brazil guarantees he’s ready
Sochi,(AP/UNB) – Brazil is making sure everyone knows Neymar is perfectly fit at the World Cup.
Trump backs down on migrant family separations policy
US President Donald Trump has bowed to public pressure and signed an executive order promising to “keep families together” in migrant detentions. Mr Trump reversed his own policy amid international fury over the separation of undocumented parents and children. He…
নরওয়ের পরিবহন বিপ্লব: ইলেকট্রিক ব্যাটারি চালিত বিমান-গাড়ি-ফেরি
নরওয়ে হচ্ছে পুরো বিশ্বের মধ্যে প্রথম দেশ যারা তাদের পুরো পরিবহন ব্যবস্থাকে বৈদ্যুতিক জ্বালানি নির্ভর ব্যবস্থায় রূপান্তরের সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিকল্পনা নিয়েছে। একটা লক্ষ্য হচ্ছে, ২০৪০ সাল নাগাদ নরওয়ের সব স্বল্প দূরত্বের প্লেন ইলেকট্রিক ব্যাটারি দিয়ে চালানো। ২০২৫ সাল নাগাদ দেশটিতে বৈদ্যুতিক…
Food sustainability, migration, nutrition and women
By Enrique Yeves Rome, Jun 19 (IPS) – We worry about how we can continue to put food on our tables, and yet one-third of food is never eaten, instead of being lost or wasted.
Assistance urgent for Rohingya facing severe monsoon: AI
On World Refugee Day, Amnesty International calls on the international community to urgently step up international assistance for more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District as they face severe monsoon weather.
জয়নাল আবেদীন নিউইয়র্ক থেকে প্রকাশিত সাপ্তাহিক রানার সম্পাদক
নিউইয়র্ক : নিউইয়র্ক থেকে প্রকাশিত দ্বিভাষিক সাপ্তাহিকী রানার’এর সম্পাদক হিসেবে দায়িত্ব নিয়েছেন সাংবাদিক ও গবেষক মোহাম্মদ জয়নাল আবেদীন । ২০ মে থেকে তিনি এ দায়িত্ব নেন।
Interest rates on Bank loan to be 9 percent in July
Dhaka, June 20 – The Bangladesh Association of Bankers (BAB) has decided to reduce the bank loan interest rate to a single digit. From July next, the rate would be 9 percent and it would be 6 percent for deposits.
Tuku, GS of BNP’s student front JCD, put on remand
Dhaka, June 20 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka Wednesday placed Juba Dal Secretary General Sultan Salauddin Tuku on a 3-day remand in a case filed with Shahbagh Police Station of the city under the Special Powers…
58 HC benches formed with 93 judges
Dhaka June 20 – Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday constituted 58 benches of the High Court Division with its 93 judges for disposing of cases after reopening of the court on June 24.
Ronaldo confirms Portugal place in 2nd round of World Cup
DHAKA – It was again the Ronaldo’s magic as Portugal became the second team to confirm their place in the second round of the FIFA World Cup 2018 as they were lucky to scrape home by a solitary goal against…
Rapists on the prowl: 3 schoolgirls raped in 3 districts
Dhaka – Three schoolgirls have been raped in Narail, Panchagarh and Bogura districts in the last two days.
‘Drug dealer’ hurt in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected drug trader sustained bullet injuries in a reported gunfight with police during an anti-narcotic drive in the city’s Mohammadpur area early Wednesday.