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German novelist Günter Grass dies at 87

Günter Grass, the German novelist, social critic and Nobel Prize winner whom many called his country’s moral conscience but who stunned Europe when he revealed in 2006 that he had been a member of the Waffen-SS during World War II, died on Monday. He was 87. 041ee9bb81068ad1a61d1e4e83d3b569-GunterMr. Grass’s publisher, the Steidl Verlag, said the author died in a clinic in the northern city of Lübeck, which had been his home for decades. No cause of death was given. Mr. Grass wa...

Home decor for Bengali New Year

“Esho hai baishakh esho esho” - Pohela Baishakh, the - Bengali New Year is knocking on the door. On this day everyone will be dressed with colorful clothes, and the streets will come alive as people celebrate a fresh start for the New Year. But it is not only outside the home that you will find Pohela Baishakh festivities. 218092_10150230882065420_3931284_nYour home interior should also be decorated to get in the spirit of the celebrations. Leading property portal Lamudi Bangladesh has compi...

Moment of truth for the Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize is about to bow out to critics. As of Jan. 1, the Oslo-based Norwegian Nobel Committee that selects the winners has a new secretary, Olav Njølstad, who announced that “changes loom” in a recent interview. However, Njølstad added, the changes “will not be dramatic”, making it unlikely that they will satisfy the full makeover demanded by The Nobel Peace Prize Watch, a newly-formed advocacy group nobel prizewishing to reverse and undo international militarism. In a letter sent in February to the Nobel Prize awarder...

Youth Dialogue with DNCC mayoral candidates Thursday

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh will host the first-ever Youth Dialogue with the mayoral candidates of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday. UNDP_552a4e980b606.pngThe Youth Dialogue, to be held at the Spectra Convention Centre in Gulshan, will be joined by young people from all parts of Dhaka providing them a platform to voice their concerns and questions regarding the upcoming city corporation’s mayoral elections in Dhaka North, said an official here on Sunday, reports U...

Politics, religion and the limits of speech in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a secular state, but the murder of two bloggers who questioned Islamist values represents a danger to freedom of expression. In February, Avijit Roy, a Bangladeshi-American blogger and the founder of a secularist website was killed by machete-wielding assailants in a Dhaka street. A few days later another blogger, Washiquir Rahman met a similar end. bangladeshThe killers of both men were motivated by a desire to silence what they considered to be anti-Islamist views. The murders are testament to the highly charged atmosphe...

Mystery has opposition on edge in Bangladesh

A jittery silence has fallen over the street where Salahuddin Ahmed, a top official of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, is believed to have been abducted a month ago. The caretaker who opened the compound gate to a group of men, and told several journalists they identified themselves as police detectives, can no longer be found, friends on the street say. Neither can the maid who opened the door to the apartment. The owner of Khaleda Ziathe apartment, the deputy managing director of a bank, is also unreachable. “Of course...
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