Ahad Hossain : The issue of language death in Bangladesh has gained attention following a report by the International Mother...
Day: October 13, 2024
Dhaka’s roads are once again in the spotlight, not for progress, but for the chaotic conditions caused by unfit and unauthorised vehicles. A report published in an English daily on Saturday said, buses, trucks, and battery-run rickshaws — many well past their serviceable lives — are not only clogging city streets but also contributing to severe air pollution. The persistent sight of buses picking up passengers from the middle of the road, battery-run rickshaws darting through congested areas, and clouds...
AFP : After Japan’s anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, here is an overview of...
AFP : Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported Saturday, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon which were blamed on Israel.“The entry of any electronic communication device, except mobile phones, in flight cabins or … in non-accompanied cargo, has been banned,” ISNA news agency reported, citing the spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation Jafar Yazerlo.The decision came over three weeks since sabotage attacks targeting members of the Iran-allied Hezbollah group in Lebanon that saw...
AFP : Just like the dwindling group of survivors now recognised with a Nobel prize, the residents of Hiroshima hope...
AFP : US Vice President and Democratic White House hopeful Kamala Harris appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine Friday,...
BBC : About 15 minutes into Donald Trump’s conversation with comedian Theo Von, the chat veered into territory not usually heard in a stump speech.“I had a great brother who taught me a lesson, don’t drink. Don’t drink, and don’t smoke,” the former president said. “I admired so much about him… And he had a problem with alcohol.”“I’ve been in recovery for most of the past 10 years,” Von replied. “Drugs and alcohol.”Trump seemed genuinely interested.“Which is worse?” he asked....
AFP : The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said on Friday, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together.More than two million households and businesses were still without power, officials said, and some areas in the monster storm’s path through the state remained flooded.“There’s places where water is continuing to rise,” Governor Ron DeSantis warned on Friday. But while the storm...
Al Jazeera : After targeting UN peacekeepers, Israel is now threatening to attack ambulances in southern Lebanon.Israeli attacks and injury...