Debbie Reynolds, who starred opposite Gene Kelly in the 1952 musical Singin’ in the Rain, has died a day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher.The US actress, 84, had been rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke.Her son,…
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Military jet crash killed 64 Russian Army Song, Dance Ensemble men
The Alexandrov Russian Army Song and Dance Ensemble lost 64 members, and all but 3 of its choir singers, in the crash. Moscow, Russia – A Russian military plane that crashed on Sunday in the Black Sea on its way…
Two ‘female militants’ on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed two women of a militant outfit on a seven-day remand each in a case filed in connection with Saturday’s raid at a militant hideout in Ashkona of the city’s…
Severing wife’s tongue: Man surrenders in Sylhet
A man who severed his wife’s tongue and a tendon of her left leg in Sadar upazila on December 15 surrendered before a court here on Monday.Belal Miah, a resident of Lamuya village in South Surma upazila, turned up before…
George Michael: Pop superstar dies at 53
Singer George Michael has died at his home at the age of 53. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and had huge success as a solo performer, “passed away peacefully” on Christmas Day in Goring,…
Queen Elizabeth II misses Christmas service
England (AP/UNB) — A heavy cold is keeping Queen Elizabeth II from attending the traditional Christmas morning church service near her Sandringham estate in rural Norfolk, England.
Merry Christmas observed
Dhaka – Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christian community, was celebrated across the country on Sunday. The day is the celebration of rebirth, new beginning, forgiveness and peace, and renewing relationship with God and human beings.
XMmas celebrated in Rangpur
Dhaka – Christmas, the biggest religious festival of Christians, was celebrated amid tight security and due religious festivity in Rangpur today.The daylong celebration programmes included morning prayers, recitation from the holy Bible, carol singing, exchanging pleasantries, cutting Christmas cakes, decoration…
Pope Francis: Christmas ‘hostage to materialism’
Pope Francis has said that the true meaning of Christmas is being drowned out by materialism. During a high-security Christmas Mass at the Vatican, the head of the Roman Catholic Church also denounced the continuing suffering of children.
Vesna Vulovic, stewardess who survived 33,000ft fall, dies
Vesna Vulovic, an air stewardess who survived the highest ever fall by a human being after her plane broke up at 33,000ft (10,000m), has died aged 66. State TV in Vulovic’s home country of Serbia said she was found dead…
Christmas Sunday
Dhaka – The Christian community celebrates Christmas Day in Bangladesh tomorrow commemorating the birthday of Jesus Christ as elsewhere in the world.
Most heavily dammed rivers in US are being restored
By Jenny Rogers Sally Brown knows how to throw a party. On the second floor of an old mill factory in rural New Hampshire, she gathered several friends to watch a dam—her dam—be removed from the Ashuelot River. “It was…
Kareena, Saif bring baby Taimur home
Dhaka: New mom Kareena Kapoor Khan, who welcomed a baby boy on December 20, was discharged from Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Thursday afternoon. Kareena and son Taimur went home from hospital Friay with Saif by their side. NDTV via UNB.…
Obama shuts down Muslim registry
The Obama administration has moved to shut down the Department of Homeland Security’s Muslim national registry program, a vestige of post-9/11 policy that’s been sitting on the books since 2002 but unused in the past five years. It’s the same…
‘Organic 3.0’ – A lighthouse for truly sustainable agriculture
The first phase of the organic movement, which was formed around 100 years ago, was termed ‘Organic 1.0’. With the establishment of IFOAM – Organics International, the early 1970s saw the emergence of ‘Organic 2.0’. However, Organic 2.0 has run…
Police frame charges on Pahela Baishakh molestation suspect
Police have filed its chargesheet over the molestations of women during the Bangla New Year celebrations in Dhaka last year.Charges have been pressed against Md Kamal Hossain, who was arrested earlier this year, more than nine months after the incident.”The…
‘Number of female drug users risising in Bangladesh’
Dhaka – The number of female drug users in Bangladesh is increasing day by day while that of Yaba users has seen a rise by 15-20 percent in the last several months.
Indonesian FM to visit Rohingyas at Ukhia Tuesday
Dhaka – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi will visit Ukhia upazila of the Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday morning to witness the Rohingya situation over there.
UK Muslims press for peace at 10 Downing Street
Engagement2030 campaign in more than 125 locations worldwide aims to dispel myths and build interfaith understanding. Tasnim Nazeer London, United Kingdom – In an attempt to promote peace and dispel stereotypes surrounding Islam, a group of British Muslims visited 10…
Out of date textbooks put sustainable development at risk: UNESCO
Dhaka– A new study (attached) by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report shows secondary school textbooks from the 1950s until 2011 missed or misrepresented key priorities now shown as crucial to achieve sustainable development.
Eid-e-Miladunnabi Tuesday
Dhaka – The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), is being observed in Bangladesh as elswehere in the world on Tuesday with religious solemnity and fervour. On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of…
Mother, 2 children found dead in Feni
Dhaka – A woman and her two minor children were found dead at their residence at West Ukilpara in Feni district town on Monday night.
Divorced woman ‘killed after rape’ in Jessore
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a divorced woman from her house at Kefayetnagar in Sadar upazila of Jessore on Monday. The deceased was identified as Selina Begum, 48, daughter of late Hasem Ali of the village.
Ivy exudes confidence as Narayanganj City Corporation poll campaign hots up
Narayanganj – Electioneering gathered pace in the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) on Monday, nine days ahead of the election, with Awami League contestant Dr Salina Hayat Ivy and BNP contender Advocate Shakhawat Hossain Khan making big promises to reshape the…
Eid-e-Miladunnabi Tuesday
Dhaka – The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), will be observed in the country on Tuesday with due religious solemnity.
Bomb kills 25 at Egypt’s main Coptic Christian cathedral
Cairo (AP/UNB) – Sunday morning Mass was drawing to a close at the chapel next to St. Mark’s Cathedral, the seat of Egypt’s ancient Coptic Orthodox Church, when Magdy Ramzy said there suddenly was a “shattering explosion like nothing I…
College student Khadija attacker charged with attempted murder
Suspect Badrul Alam lashed out against his victim, Sylhet college student Khadiza Begum Nargis, outside the court conducting his trial for attempted murder.The former Chhatra League leader told reporters Khadiza was a ‘traitor, a hypocrite and a fraud’ as he…
Cairo bombing: Cairo Coptic Christian complex hit
A bomb explosion in the Coptic Christian cathedral complex in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people, officials say.Dozens of others were injured in the blast in a chapel adjoining St Mark’s cathedral during a Sunday service.Many…
‘Don’t dress like Kim Kardashian’ says Queen’s University Belfast
Queen’s University in Belfast has been given a dressing down for advising women not to style themselves like Kim Kardashian West at graduations. An article on its website said women should “think Grace Kelly, not Kim Kardashian”. It also said…
Dylan expresses awe over Nobel Prize, alludes to Shakespeare
Stockholm (AP/UNB) — Bob Dylan has expressed awe at receiving the Nobel Prize in literature and thanked the Swedish Academy for including him among the “giants” of writing.