A book released this year claims that Americanisms will have completely absorbed the English language by 2120. Hephzibah Anderson takes a look. By Hephzibah Anderson So it turns out I can no longer speak English. This was the alarming realisation…
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Thesis forgery of two RU teachers under probe
Rajshahi – A 3-member probe committee has been formed over the allegation of thesis forgery against two teachers of Rajshahi University (RU).
Charles ‘architect of the disaster’
Prince Charles was the “architect of the disaster” of his marriage to Princess Diana, a new book claims. Even though he had ended his relationship with former girlfriend Camilla Parker Bowles as soon as he decided to get engaged to…
Rabindranath Tagore’s death anniversary Sunday
The 76th death anniversary of the Bard of Bengal Rabindranath Tagore will be observed on Sunday.Different organizations will organize many programmes while various television channels will air many productions based on Rabindranath Tagore’s works.A tribute ceremony featuring a special lecture…
Hillary Clinton’s new book calling – What has happened
Hillary Clinton is calling her new book “What Happened” and promising unprecedented candour as she remembers her stunning defeat last year to Donald Trump. “In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I’ve often felt I had to be…
Book of Michelle Obama photographs coming in October
Books of Obama photographs will be in the news this fall.A collection of White House pictures of Michelle Obama is coming out Oct. 17, Ten Speed Press told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “Chasing Light” will feature 150 color shots…
1997 Asian Crisis lessons lost
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram Kuala Lumpur (IPS) – After months of withstanding speculative attacks on its national currency, the Thai central bank let it ‘float’ on 2 July 1997, allowing its exchange rate to drop suddenly. Soon, currencies and stock…
A global call for journalists’ safety
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jul 9 (IPS) – The UN system and its member states must develop policies to protect journalists and end impunity for crimes against them, said key stakeholders during a meeting.
TIB seeks review of Nat’l Online Mass Media Policy
Dhaka, Jul 6– Voicing concern over some provisions of the newly approved National Online Mass Media Policy 2017, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to suspend the implementation of the policy until the review of its some…
RU celebrates its 65th founding anniversary
Rajshahi – The 65th founding anniversary of the University of Rajshahi was celebrated o Thursday amid festivity and fanfare on the campus. RU Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the programs at 10 am in front of the administrative…
RU celebrates its 65 th founding anniversary
Rajshahi – The 65th founding anniversary of the University of Rajshahi was celebrated o Thursday amid festivity and fanfare on the campus. RU Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the programs at 10 am in front of the administrative…
Two books by Abdullah Shibli published
The publication ceremony of two books – Economics and policy in the public arena, and Nightfall (a collection of short stories) by Abdullah Shibli, university teacher and researcher based in Boston, USA was held at the Policy Research Institute, Dhaka…
Book on Ziaur Rahman published on Wednesday
Dhaka, July 5 – A book on the life and works of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was launched on Wednesday night by Zia Parishad.
RU celebrates its 65th anniversary Thursday
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University is the highest seat of learning in the northern region of Bangladesh. Over last glorious 6 decades, a large number of students and teachers from this university have displayed their ingenuity and intellectual potentiality in…
No Is Not Enough
by Naomi Klein Donald Trump’s takeover of the White House is a dangerous escalation in a world of cascading crises, Klein asserts. She argues that Trump’s vision—a radical deregulation of the U.S. economy in the interest of corporations, an all-out…
Socially owned news media must for objective journalism
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A young journalist colleague told me the other day he would make no mistake in aligning himself with either of the two major political parties in Bangladesh because he has seen and is by now ‘sure that…
World poverty could halve if all adults had secondary education
Paris, 21 June—A new UNESCO policy paper shows that the global poverty rate could be more than halved if all adults completed secondary school. Yet, new data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) show persistently high out-of-school rates in…
Book on young entrepreneurs’ business strategies
Dhaka – A journal book titled ‘Youth Entrepreneurship: How to start …?’ has recently been launched in Bangladesh. Young Startup Founder & Freelance Journalist Syed Rabius Shams, in association with the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), BRAC University (BRACU) has…
An interview with Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy’s 1997 debut novel, The God of Small Things, was a worldwide sensation, and deservedly so. Wildly inventive and fresh, the novel went on to win the Booker Prize and establish her as one of the brightest of a…
Russian librarian locked up
Russian authorities have detained the director of the Moscow Library of Ukrainian Literature, apparently alleging that some of the library’s materials are meant to “incite hatred” toward the Russian people, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 28, 2015, law…
NASA release incredible photos of Saturn
Compared to some of Saturn’s other moons, Mimas is by no means tiny. But, in a breathtaking new image from the Cassini spacecraft, the 246-mile-wide moon appears just a barely-detectable speck in an endless black sky. The stunning photo shows…
Most SSC passouts get chance to enter colleges
Dhaka – At least 95.3 percent applicants have got chance to different colleges – government and non-government – in the first merit list published Monday.
Peter’s tribute to Mahbubul Alam, former editor of The Independent
Tribute by Sir Frank Peters It is difficult for me to get around the fact that it’s now been three years since the passing of Mahbubul Alam. It seems like only yesterday his sparkling eyes peered over his gold-framed glasses…
Germany is the silicon valley of political innovation
One of the more significant quotations of last week came from President Donald Trump, when he reportedly described the Germans as “bad, very bad,” referring to their automobile exports. He returned to the theme Tuesday: Another take on Germany, articulated…
118th birth anniversary of National Poet Nazrul Thursday
Dhaka – The nation will observe the 118th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Thursday in a befitting manner. The programme of the day will begin with placing of wreaths by the cultural affairs ministry at poet’s grave…
Thai school without walls fosters minds sans barriers
Kei Franklin explores how one school in Thailand fosters “good citizens,” going beyond simple environmental education. This article is excerpted from EarthEd, the latest edition of State of the World which examines how, education worldwide can help people better adapt…
Truth or delusion?
Robert J. Burrowes One inevitable outcome of the phenomenal violence we all suffer as children is that most of us live in a state of delusion throughout our lives. This makes it extraordinarily difficult for accurate information, including vital information…
New book highlights worldwide benefits of agroecology
Danielle Nierenberg The Institute for Food and Development Policy, a nonprofit known as Food First, released a new book entitled Fertile Ground: Scaling Agroecology from the Ground Up, edited by Groundswell International Executive Director and co-founder Steve Brescia.
RU Accounting Deptt offers evening MBA course
Rajshahi – The Department of Accounting and Information System (AIS) under the Business Studies faculty of Rajshahi University (RU) is offering two-year long Evening MBA (EMBA) Program (July-December 2017).
Free and diverse media essential to protect democracy
By Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah London, (IPS) – Images of protestors flooding the streets – whether in Caracas, Bucharest, Istanbul or Washington DC – send a powerful message to those in power, especially when they are plastered across newspaper front pages. In…