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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France court finds topless photos violated royal’s privacy
A French court ruled Tuesday that photographers and gossip magazine executives violated the privacy of Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge by taking and publishing photographs of the former Kate Middleton sunbathing topless.The court in a Paris suburb fined two executives of…
Small entrepreneurs backbone of BD rural economy
By Shahiduzzaman Banaripara (Barisal), Sep 4 (IPS) – She was born in the early 1950’s to an ultra-poor family in Kundihar, a remote village of Banaripara of Barisal division in Bangladesh. She was a beautiful baby and her father named…
Rohingyas — Jihadists ?
By Chandra Muzaffar The Rohingyas — or at least some Rohingyas — are now being projected as terrorists, as “Jihadists” out to kill Myanmar soldiers and civilians. Myanmar leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi have spoken along these lines. This…
Rohingya persecution: Indonesian Minister due Tuesday
Dhaka, Sept 4 – Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will arrive here on Tuesday to discuss with Bangladesh leadership the current persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine. The Indonesian Foreign Minister will arrive Tuesday…
Satellite images show massive fire destruction on Rakhine
New satellite imagery shows several hundred buildings burned in Burma’s Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said today. Imagery from the Rohingya Muslim village of Chein Khar Li in Rathedaung township shows 700 buildings burned, a near total destruction of the…
Prince William and Kate expecting third child
Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace said Monday. Kensington Palace made the pregnancy announcement as they said that the former Kate Middleton was not feeling well enough to attend an…
Japan’s Princess Mako engaged to commoner
Japan’s Princess Mako has formally announced her engagement to a commoner after receiving the emperor’s approval.
Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Cape Canaveral, Sept 3 (AP/UNB)- Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance.
Five-day Hajj rituals completed in Saudi Arabia
Makkah, Sept 3 (AP/UNB)- The annual five-day Islamic pilgrimage to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia known as Hajj is officially over.
N Korea announces improved hydrogen bomb test
Seoul, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — South Korean officials say they have detected an artificial 5.6 magnitude quake in North Korea and are analyzing whether Pyongyang has conducted its sixth nuclear test. South Korea’s weather agency said Sunday the unusual seismic…
7 girls killed in Kenya dormitory fire
Nairobi, Sept 2 (AP/UNB)- Seven girls died early Saturday when a fire gutted their dormitory at a high school in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, the country’s education minister said.
Ruling AL factions clash at Chuadanga Eid mass: 23 hurt
Dhaka, Sept 2 – At least 23 people were injured in clashes between the leaders and activists of the two groups of local Awami League over the Eid Jamaat (Congregation) at Hapania village in Alamdanga Upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday…
Work to establish BD as a dignified country: PM
Dhaka, Sept 2 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon all to tirelessly work from their respective positions to take Bangladesh to a dignified position at the global stage.
Obama’s Myanmar legacy in trouble for no fault of Trump
Washington, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — One of former President Barack Obama’s greatest foreign policy achievements is at risk — and it has nothing to do with his successor.
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated with religious fervour
Dhaka, Sept 2 – The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across Bangladesh on Saturday with due solemnity and religious fervour. On the occasion, the Muslims across the country are offering prayers in…
Hajj pilgrims celebrate Eid-Ul-Azha
Saudi Arabia, Sept 1 – Two more days are left to complete the rites of the Holy Hajj Pilgrimage while the main rituals are complete through standing at Arafat from Fajr to Maghrib on Thursday, prayer and stay at Muzdalifa…
Eid-ul-Azha celebration in Bangladesh Saturday
Dhaka, Sept 1 – Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on Saturday.
Plan to re-excavate 921 canals, 1611 large ponds
Dhaka, Sept 01 -The government has taken steps to re- excavate 921 canals and 1,611 large and small ponds in the country’s 56 districts to encourage rural youths for fish and poultry farming.
2m Muslims start performing Hajj at Arafah
With their palms facing the sky in supplication, and many with tears in their eyes, around 2 million people from around the world gathered Thursday in an effort to start anew, erase past sins and beg God for forgiveness and…
Four-tier security measures for Nat’l Eidgah: Police
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken up a 4-tire security measures for the National Eidgah at the High Court premises in the capital. DMP Commissioner Md. Asaduzzaman Mia came up with the information while briefing reporters after inspecting security measures…
Rupa’s body exhumed for proper burial
The body of Jakia Sultana Rupa, who was killed after being gang raped in a running bus, was exhumed and handed over to her family for burial in proper manner on Thursday. The body was exhumed at about 4 pm…
Oxfam condemns heinous rape-murder of Rupa
Oxfam in Bangladesh has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the heinous gang rape and murder on a moving bus of Zakia Sultana Rupa, a 27-year-old law student – echoing the horrific 2012 rape followed by murder of ‘Nirbhaya’ in…
Princes Williams and Harry pay tribute to Princess Diana
Princes William and Harry are paying tribute to their mother, Princess Diana, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death by visiting a memorial garden at Kensington Palace. The engagement at the Sunken Garden will allow the young…
Tigers bag historic Test win against Aussies
Dhaka, Aug 30 – Bangladesh have bagged their biggest scalp in 17 years as a Test-playing nation, beating Australia, arguably cricket’s strongest side, by 20 runs in an absorbing contest at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Noted singer Abdul Jabbar passes away
Dhaka, Aug 30 – Eminent singer Abdul Jabbar passed away at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Wednesday morning. He was 80.
Court sends Indian guru to 10 years in prison for rape
A judge on Monday sentenced a flamboyant and controversial Indian spiritual guru to 10 years in prison on charges of raping two female followers. The sentence was pronounced amid intense security at a prison in the northern town of Rohtak…
Drug-resistant gonorrhea threat
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is a global public health issue. Data from 77 countries show that the problem has become harder and even impossible to treat.
Nazrul’s 41st death anniversary observed
Dhaka, Aug 27 – The 41st death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, popularly known as Bidrohi Kobi, was observed on Sunday with due respect.
Pope laments “persecutions” of Myanmar Rohingya Muslims
Vatican City, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis is decrying persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and praying they receive “full rights.”