Dhaka – Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende will be here on February 21 next to commemorate the International Mother Language Day, UNB news agency reported.
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Dhaka deeply concerned over missile fire targeting Makkah
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Monday expressed deep concern at the reported missile attack by the Houthi targeting the holiest shrine of Islam in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh strongly condemned such attacks on the very fundamental symbol of faith and unity of…
Violent protest in B’baria over Facebook post on Kaaba
Brahmanbaria: Several temples and houses were vandalised in Haripur union of Nasirnagar upazila on Sunday during a demonstration allegedly over a Facebook post demeaning the holy Kaaba. Chowdhury Moazzem Ahmed, upazila nirbahi officer of Nasirnagar, said Ras Raj Das, 30,…
20 boyfriends, 20 iPhones give Chinese woman a house
Dhaka – Buying a house is generally seen as one of most costly purchases one can make. It’s especially true in China, where house prices continue to rise. Given what a the challenge it can be to get on the…
National Geographic’s ‘Afghan Girl’ faces deportation
They say one never forgets a face. One face hundreds of millions of people will never forget is that of 12-year-old Sharbat Gula. Captured by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry in a refugee camp in 1984, her piercing green eyes…
Digital vehicle fitness certificate programme opens
The citizens are now getting their vehicle fitness certificates under digital one instead of manual system as the fitness test of vehicles is being brought under modern technology in transport management.Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has already been set up…
Brazil land grab threatens isolated tribes
The worst land grab in decades in the Brazilian Amazon is threatening the survival of isolated tribes that have no contact with the outside world, a rights group said Wednesday. Ranchers and settlers in the remotest reaches of northwestern Brazil…
Pakistan arrests National Geographic’s famed ‘Afghan girl’
Pakistan (AP/UNB) — A Pakistani investigator says the police have arrested National Geographic’s famed green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’ for having a fake Pakistani identity card.
Punishment is violent and counterproductive
Robert J. Burrowes Punishment is a popular pastime for humans. Parents punish children. Teachers punish students. Employers punish workers. Courts punish lawbreakers. People punish each other. Governments punish ‘enemies’. And, according to some, God punishes evildoers. What is ‘punishment’? Punishment…
Dhaka leads S Asia in gender equity ranking 72; India 87
Bangladesh has top-ranked in gender equity in South Asia having closed its overall gender gap just under 70 percent.Bangladesh has ranked 72 among 144 countries in the world in the Global Gender Gap Index 2016 prepared by World Economic Forum.India,…
Civilians flee Mosul crowd Iraqi refugee camps
By Cassandra Vinograd and Hind Hassan About 500 people have been arriving each day at the Debaga refugee camp in northern Iraq, with aid organizations bracing for an influx as the Mosul offensive proceeds. Some 11,000 refugees arrived at the…
Global Summit of Women Speakers will take place on Dec 12-13
The Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament will take place at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi on December 12-13.
Global warming will cause more forced child marriages
The New York Times published an article by the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) Tuesday claiming global warming could cause more child marriages and sexual abuse in third world cities.Brishti Rafiq’s father brought her to live in Dhaka, Bangladesh when she…
‘4 million BD girls victims to early marriage in 2 yrs’
Dhaka – Some 40 lakh girls were married off at the age of 14 on average in the country in the last two years beginning from November 2014, according to an NGO, UNB news agency reported. Initiatives for Married Adolescent…
Islamic protest in Rome, the heart of Christendom
Dhaka – Thousands of Muslims demonstrate outside the iconic Colosseum in Rome after small mosques are shut down by the authorities to avoid youngsters becoming radicalized Dhaka- Thousands of Muslims gathered outside Rome’s Colosseum to protest the closure of mosques…
Outrage as Egyptian boy, 12, is to marry his cousin 11
Dhaka -An 12-year-old boy will marry his cousin, 11, after the groom-to-be’s father gave the couple’s engagement his blessing. While family and friends celebrated Nasser Hassan’s eldest son’s lavish wedding, the father decided to ‘double the joy’ in Egypt by…
Father gets 1,503 years in prison for raping daughter
Fresno (AP/UNB) — A Fresno man was sentenced to 1,503 years in prison for raping his teenage daughter over a four-year period. The 41-year-old was sentenced Friday to the longest-known prison sentence in Fresno Superior Court history, the Fresno Bee…
Divorce as wife didn’t look pretty without make-up
Dhaka – In what can be called absolutely bizarre, a husband in UAE divorced his wife because he thought she wasn’t as pretty as she was before marriage, Gulf News reported. Apparently, the woman told the psychologist she approached for…
‘Impolite and arrogant’
Dhaka – Bob Dylan’s failure to acknowledge his Nobel Prize in literature is “impolite and arrogant”, according to a member of the body that awards it. The 75-year-old singer was named the shock winner of the prize last week.
Before execution Saudi prince spent his last hour with family
Saudi Arabia has executed one of its own young princes for murder for the first time since 1975. He spent his last hours with his family, saying goodbye to his loved ones, Khaleez Times reported. Death sentence carried out in…
Drug addict kills wife in Munshiganj
Dhaka – A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death over family feud at Rikabi Bazar in Sadar upazila of Munshiganj district early Friday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Mitu, 35, wife of Mintu of the…
College girl commits suicide in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A college girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at a women hostel at Barnali intersection in Rajshahi city in northern Bangladesh on Thursday night.
Miscreant storms house, hacks schoolgirl in Munshiganj
Munshiganj – A miscreant stormed the house of a schoolgirl at Char Moddam village in Sirajdikhan upazila on Tuesday and hacked her in the head, leaving her injured, UNB news agency reported.
Dutch ambassador to China suspended amid ‘affair’ reports
An inquiry has begun into the Dutch ambassador to China, Ron Keller, amid reports that he had a secret relationship with a local employee.The Dutch foreign ministry said Mr Keller would not remain actively in post while an investigation took…
Trump accusers telling lies – Melania
New York — Melania Trump says the women who have accused her husband of sexual assault are lying, insisting he is a “gentleman”, BBC reported. (AP/UNB) adds: Melania Trump on Monday dismissed her husband’s sexually aggressive language as “boy talk,”…
UN Committee to review BD women’s rights on Nov 8
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will review women’s rights in Bangladesh on November 8.
24 killed in stampede ahead of Hindu ceremony in Lucknow
Lucknow (AP/UNB) — At least 24 people were killed and 20 others injured in a stampede Saturday that occurred as they were crossing a crowded bridge to reach the venue of a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India, police said.
International Day of the Girl Child and Bangladesh
Masum Billah With a view to addressing the challenges girls face and promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated every yea on 11 October globally. Education is essential for…
Michelle Obama attacks Trump over sexual assault comments
Manchester (AP/UNB) — Michelle Obama said Thursday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s boast on a 2005 tape about his fame allowing him to “do anything to women” shook her to the core.
Janet Jackson confirms pregnancy at age 50
New York (AP/UNB) — Janet Jackson has confirmed she’s pregnant at 50. The star showed off her baby bump in a photo Wednesday, smiling in a white dress and cradling her belly.