খুব শিগগীর প্রজেক্টের পাতাটার চারদিকে একটু চোখবুলিয়ে নিন...নতুন কিছু দেখছেন না? বাঁ-দিকে পাতার খানিকটা নিচে জল্পাই রঙের বাক্সটাতে টিগ-বাংলার টুইটার ফীড আসছে! আমরা এখন টুইটারে-ও। প্রতিদিনের খবরাখবর সরবরাহ করবে টুইটার। আপনি যদি দেখতে চান আমরা কতদুর এগিয়েছি, প্রজেক্ট পেজটা একবার ঘুরে যেতে পারেন...একঝলকে সারা দিনের গরমাগরম খবর।
আমাদের ফলো করুন TIG_Bengali নামে।

কিম্বা অনুবাদক-রা আপনাদের কাজের আপডেট টুইট করতে থাকুন। যেমন আমাদের টিমের আনোয়ার হয়ত লিখবে" ৫৪৪ টা ফ্রেজ একবারে করে ফেললাম!!!!...Translation is Addictive" । বলতে গেলে টুইটার ফীডগুলো ট্রান্সলেশন প্ল্যাটফর্মের দৈনন্দিন কাজকর্মের সঙ্গে আপনাদের একটা যোগসূত্র স্থাপন করবে...অনেকেই জিজ্ঞাসা করেন, কেমন চলছে, কদ্দুর এগোলো...এবার আর উত্তরের অপেক্ষা করতে হবেনা!

এবার দুটি আভ্যন্তরীন ঘোষনা -
>টিগ_বাংলা দলের থেকে টুইটার ফীড যারা দিতে চান তারা গ্রুপে ইমেল করুন, তাদের পাসোয়ার্ড জানানো হবে।

>দ্বিতীয়ত, প্রজেক্ট-পাতার নতুন আরেকটি সঙ্কলন হল 'আলাপ'...এই থ্রেডটি সৃষ্টি করা হয়েছে, আমাদের পরিচয় ও আদানপ্রদান আরেকটু বাড়ানোর জন্য। প্রজেক্টের সাথে যুক্ত যে কেউই এখানে পোস্ট করতে পারেন।

কি বলেন?

~দেবশ্রী

Today my sister caught a baby snake which was slithering away from her while she was planting grape seeds. This is the second little snake she caught. The first was three months ago. Two months ago we even found an adult cobra skin underneath an overgrown bush near the backyard. She presented the skin to my little cousin. I think we will release the snake in the empty site which is overgrown with lantana and other shrubs.
With urbanization there isn't much land left for snakes.

I am against neutering of animals. Who are we to decide about another animal's reproduction. But there are so many stray dogs on the streets. They thrive because of unchecked mating (ofcourse!) and on the waste on the streets. There have been many cases of children being attacked and killed by packs of dogs. Dogs can't hunt alone, but are highly effective when hunting in packs.
I was thinking that maybe we should capture all stray dogs and leave them in the jungle. Not all at once, but periodically. Because loss of forest cover and habitat loss and expansion of farmlands has seen a rise in cases of leopards starying into human territory (which was the animals' to being with). Most times, the leopards have fallen into open wells or killed by fearful villagers , beaten to death with sticks. Leopards are in search of fod , so are man-eaters (tigers). So before we kill all our beautiful cats, maybe we should provide them food in their own space, limited as it is, by letting loose a few stray dogs which can be hunted, because both of these cats hunt dogs.
I understand there could be some problems with ecological balance, but dogs aren't good hunters anyway. Unless ofcourse they evolve vertime and adapt to their new surrounding. But, I think saving our national animal, the Tiger is more important than anything.
And meanwhile we can check forest cover loss.
By making punishment to offenders who grab forest and more stringent. According to what I read, laws to deal wth such offences aren't very strong. Rs. 25,000 as a fine is just such a joke.
We should deal such offenders on par with murderers.

Interfaith Conference in Kazakhstan (Photo: GPO)

During his address today to the Interfaith Conference in Kazakhstan, President Shimon Peres called upon King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia to come to Jerusalem, or to meet with him in Riyadh, to initiate discussions that would enable the implementation of their shared vision – the realization of a comprehensive peace between Israel and all the Arab states.

In his address before some 150 leaders of all the world's religions, including a large delegation of imams led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki, Secretary General of the World Moslem League and Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, the Grand Imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque, the Chief Rabbis of Israel and senior Church officials, President Peres called on leaders of the world's religions to separate religion from terror and to condemn religious leaders, who, in the name of God, advocate murder, warfare and bloodshed. The President appealed to his audience to promote peace, both around the world and in the Middle East, and emphasized that Israel's course was one of appeasement and peace with all its neighbors.

It should be noted that all the Arab and Moslem delegates at the conference listened attentively to President Peres' address, and only the Iranian delegate, Mehdi Mostafavi, senior advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left the hall, returning only after President Peres had finished his address.

In response to questions by reporters regarding the departure of the Iranian from the conference hall, President Peres stated that "There were times when Israel remained alone in the conference halls. This time, Iran was alone, while the Islamic religious leadership remained with Israel."

The conference was also addressed by Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, who raised a picture of Gilad Shalit and called on the attending religious leaders to assist in the efforts to return him home, and by the Secretary General of the World Moslem League, Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki, who stated that "I take this opportunity to call upon all religions to unite, to tear down the walls that separate us, and together promote a world of peace, tolerance and appeasement between all nations and all believers."

Shortly after the session's conclusion, President Peres conducted a prayer ceremony attended by hundreds of members of the Rahel Synagogue in Astana, and participated in a farewell event for members of his entourage, which included cabinet ministers and senior Israeli executives.

At the conclusion of the four-day visit to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, President Peres noted that the visit was very successful. "It was an historic visit to two Moslem nations who have stood with Israel and have officially declared their intent to raise the level of their diplomatic relations with Israel. The official instructions of both presidents, Aliyev and Nazarbayev, to their heads of government, directing them to conclude the business transactions with Israel and to expand political and security cooperation with it, opened a tremendous opportunity for Israel to strengthen its position in the world."

Shraga Brosh, chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Israel, advised the president that during the visits, large-scale contracts between Israeli, Kazakh and Azerbaijani corporations had been signed, and that the high technological level of the Israeli companies made them extremely attractive for economic cooperation between Israel and these countries.

During the visits, a space technology agreement and an agreement on establishing unified industrial standards were signed with Kazakhstan, and a communications, cultural and scientific agreement was signed with Azerbaijan.

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World: Africa
Rwanda: Churches protest new law on religion
Leaders of various churches wrote to the government of Rwanda with concerns about stipulations in a new proposed law on religion. Freedom is at issue.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
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Religious leaders from different denominations have protested at certain clauses in the Religious Bill saying they are an upfront to religious freedom.

In a letter presented to the Local government minister, the prelates led by Bishop Emmanuel Koline of the Anglican Church last week said that the bill is putting churches in the category of NGOs and associations yet they differ from the two.

“Articles; 21, 32, 36 make it difficult to start a religious organization and their proper functioning, they said in remarks published by the Times, "the bill articulates that for someone to start a church, one must have at least 100 associates to sign in your statute while he/she must be a graduate."

While arguing that starting a church does not require someone to be academically upright but integrity, the leaders accused the state of handling churches like NGOs.

"Actually, I think if this law is passed, it is likely to cause tension," said bishop Koline.

Chẳng biết đêm hay ngày,

thấy ta là thác đổ suốt.

Nghĩ nhiều mà làm gì chứ nhỉ. Giờ không thể giả nai được. Ra ngoài các em 88 nhận ra ngay mà gọi là chị, hic.

Đến lúc nào mới làm được cái mình thích nhỉ. Đâu phải là dễ. Giờ mới biết, bao nhiêu cái chi phối. Tự mình bước đi thật đáng quý, mà cũng thật gian nan. Đôi khi ngã khụy mà vẫn phải đứng lên. Đó là thử thách. Mỗi lần thế, lại bài ca tự động viên tinh thần 'Cố lên!', rồi nghĩ 'Thành công là vàng, còn thất bại là kim cương'. Ôi trời, cái triết lý! Vàng hay kim cương thì cũng xuống mồ hết.

Sáng nay, tới chỗ Nhà hàng để abc công việc nhưng không gặp được anh giám đốc ở đó, thế là ngồi đợi.. thì gặp mẹ của anh. Rồi lại ngồi đợi.. thì gặp nhân viên của anh. Rồi lại ngồi đợi.. thì gặp bếp trưởng của anh. Rồi lại ngồi đợi.. thì gặp 1 em.

Em: Chị tới tìm ai ạ?
Mình: Chị gặp anh quản lý
Em: Chị tới làm gì ạ?
Mình: Ở đây tuyển quản lý có phải không?
Em: Em cũng không biết.
Em: Chị học trường gì?


....

Chị sinh năm 8x
Mình: Sao em biết?
Em:...


Em: Em định nghỉ, em vừa mới làm ở đây,...
Mình: Sao em định nghỉ, thế làm ở đây không tốt à, lương có được không?
Em: (Gần như lắc đầu)

Em: Em thấy chi quen quen, hình như Em gặp chị ở đâu rồi.


2 chị em nói chuyện cũng được 1 lúc, ngồi đợi lâu quá, mẹ anh giám đốc quản lý bảo hôm khác tới...

Xin phép bác về mà quên mất chẳng kịp chào anh chị em nhân viên. Mình về! Ra tới cổng, Em còn chạy ra trước mà nói với mình

Em:'Chị không làm được ở đây đâu.'
Mình: (Cười)'Tại sao?'
Em: Không nói gì

1 nhân viên khác lấy xe giúp, mình lên xe đi. Em đứng ra phía bức tường đối diện cổng.

Mình: 'Chào em nhé!'
Em: 'Vâng'
Mình: 'Chúc em may mắn'

Mình đi qua Em. Em trai. Chắc kém mình vài tuổi. Có lẽ ở đây phức tạp? Ở đây mình làm được gì? Nói tiếng anh với cây, với hoa, với tiếng nước chảy nhân tạo? Quản lý những người như Em?

Dù Em có đóng giả thì mình cũng quyết định không làm. Dù Em có đóng giả, mình quyết định tin Em vì Em đóng quá đạt.

Dù Em có thật hay giả thì điều gì khiến Em nói thế?! Mình tin Em.

PeaceNobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 2001

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness's, Excellencies,
Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today, in Afghanistan, a girl will be born. Her mother will hold her and feed her, comfort her and care for her – just as any mother would anywhere in the world. In these most basic acts of human nature, humanity knows no divisions. But to be born a girl in today's Afghanistan is to begin life centuries away from the prosperity that one small part of humanity has achieved. It is to live under conditions that many of us in this hall would consider inhuman.

I speak of a girl in Afghanistan, but I might equally well have mentioned a baby boy or girl in Sierra Leone. No one today is unaware of this divide between the world’s rich and poor. No one today can claim ignorance of the cost that this divide imposes on the poor and dispossessed who are no less deserving of human dignity, fundamental freedoms, security, food and education than any of us. The cost, however, is not borne by them alone. Ultimately, it is borne by all of us – North and South, rich and poor, men and women of all races and religions.

Today's real borders are not between nations, but between powerful and powerless, free and fettered, privileged and humiliated. Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another.

Scientists tell us that the world of nature is so small and interdependent that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon rainforest can generate a violent storm on the other side of the earth. This principle is known as the "Butterfly Effect." Today, we realize, perhaps more than ever, that the world of human activity also has its own "Butterfly Effect" – for better or for worse.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. If today, after the horror of 11 September, we see better, and we see further – we will realize that humanity is indivisible. New threats make no distinction between races, nations or regions. A new insecurity has entered every mind, regardless of wealth or status. A deeper awareness of the bonds that bind us all – in pain as in prosperity – has gripped young and old.

In the early beginnings of the 21st century – a century already violently disabused of any hopes that progress towards global peace and prosperity is inevitable -- this new reality can no longer be ignored. It must be confronted.

The 20th century was perhaps the deadliest in human history, devastated by innumerable conflicts, untold suffering, and unimaginable crimes. Time after time, a group or a nation inflicted extreme violence on another, often driven by irrational hatred and suspicion, or unbounded arrogance and thirst for power and resources. In response to these cataclysms, the leaders of the world came together at mid-century to unite the nations as never before.

A forum was created – the United Nations – where all nations could join forces to affirm the dignity and worth of every person, and to secure peace and development for all peoples. Here States could unite to strengthen the rule of law, recognize and address the needs of the poor, restrain man’s brutality and greed, conserve the resources and beauty of nature, sustain the equal rights of men and women, and provide for the safety of future generations.

We thus inherit from the 20th century the political, as well as the scientific and technological power, which – if only we have the will to use them – give us the chance to vanquish poverty, ignorance and disease.

In the 21st Century I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound, awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion. This will require us to look beyond the framework of States, and beneath the surface of nations or communities. We must focus, as never before, on improving the conditions of the individual men and women who give the state or nation its richness and character. We must begin with the young Afghan girl, recognizing that saving that one life is to save humanity itself.

Over the past five years, I have often recalled that the United Nations' Charter begins with the words: "We the peoples." What is not always recognized is that "we the peoples" are made up of individuals whose claims to the most fundamental rights have too often been sacrificed in the supposed interests of the state or the nation.

A genocide begins with the killing of one man – not for what he has done, but because of who he is. A campaign of 'ethnic cleansing' begins with one neighbour turning on another. Poverty begins when even one child is denied his or her fundamental right to education. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life, all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations.

In this new century, we must start from the understanding that peace belongs not only to states or peoples, but to each and every member of those communities. The sovereignty of States must no longer be used as a shield for gross violations of human rights. Peace must be made real and tangible in the daily existence of every individual in need. Peace must be sought, above all, because it is the condition for every member of the human family to live a life of dignity and security.

The rights of the individual are of no less importance to immigrants and minorities in Europe and the Americas than to women in Afghanistan or children in Africa. They are as fundamental to the poor as to the rich; they are as necessary to the security of the developed world as to that of the developing world.

From this vision of the role of the United Nations in the next century flow three key priorities for the future: eradicating poverty, preventing conflict, and promoting democracy. Only in a world that is rid of poverty can all men and women make the most of their abilities. Only where individual rights are respected can differences be channelled politically and resolved peacefully. Only in a democratic environment, based on respect for diversity and dialogue, can individual self-expression and self-government be secured, and freedom of association be upheld.

Throughout my term as Secretary-General, I have sought to place human beings at the centre of everything we do – from conflict prevention to development to human rights. Securing real and lasting improvement in the lives of individual men and women is the measure of all we do at the United Nations.

It is in this spirit that I humbly accept the Centennial Nobel Peace Prize. Forty years ago today, the Prize for 1961 was awarded for the first time to a Secretary-General of the United Nations – posthumously, because Dag Hammarskjöld had already given his life for peace in Central Africa. And on the same day, the Prize for 1960 was awarded for the first time to an African – Albert Luthuli, one of the earliest leaders of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. For me, as a young African beginning his career in the United Nations a few months later, those two men set a standard that I have sought to follow throughout my working life.

This award belongs not just to me. I do not stand here alone. On behalf of all my colleagues in every part of the United Nations, in every corner of the globe, who have devoted their lives – and in many instances risked or given their lives in the cause of peace – I thank the Members of the Nobel Committee for this high honour. My own path to service at the United Nations was made possible by the sacrifice and commitment of my family and many friends from all continents – some of whom have passed away – who taught me and guided me. To them, I offer my most profound gratitude.

In a world filled with weapons of war and all too often words of war, the Nobel Committee has become a vital agent for peace. Sadly, a prize for peace is a rarity in this world. Most nations have monuments or memorials to war, bronze salutations to heroic battles, archways of triumph. But peace has no parade, no pantheon of victory.

What it does have is the Nobel Prize – a statement of hope and courage with unique resonance and authority. Only by understanding and addressing the needs of individuals for peace, for dignity, and for security can we at the United Nations hope to live up to the honour conferred today, and fulfil the vision of our founders. This is the broad mission of peace that United Nations staff members carry out every day in every part of the world.

A few of them, women and men, are with us in this hall today. Among them, for instance, are a Military Observer from Senegal who is helping to provide basic security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a Civilian Police Adviser from the United States who is helping to improve the rule of law in Kosovo; a UNICEF Child Protection Officer from Ecuador who is helping to secure the rights of Colombia's most vulnerable citizens; and a World Food Programme Officer from China who is helping to feed the people of North Korea.

Distinguished guests,

The idea that there is one people in possession of the truth, one answer to the world’s ills, or one solution to humanity’s needs, has done untold harm throughout history – especially in the last century. Today, however, even amidst continuing ethnic conflict around the world, there is a growing understanding that human diversity is both the reality that makes dialogue necessary, and the very basis for that dialogue.

We understand, as never before, that each of us is fully worthy of the respect and dignity essential to our common humanity. We recognize that we are the products of many cultures, traditions and memories; that mutual respect allows us to study and learn from other cultures; and that we gain strength by combining the foreign with the familiar.

In every great faith and tradition one can find the values of tolerance and mutual understanding. The Qur’an, for example, tells us that "We created you from a single pair of male and female and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other." Confucius urged his followers: "when the good way prevails in the state, speak boldly and act boldly. When the state has lost the way, act boldly and speak softly." In the Jewish tradition, the injunction to "love thy neighbour as thyself," is considered to be the very essence of the Torah.

This thought is reflected in the Christian Gospel, which also teaches us to love our enemies and pray for those who wish to persecute us. Hindus are taught that "truth is one, the sages give it various names." And in the Buddhist tradition, individuals are urged to act with compassion in every facet of life.

Each of us has the right to take pride in our particular faith or heritage. But the notion that what is ours is necessarily in conflict with what is theirs is both false and dangerous. It has resulted in endless enmity and conflict, leading men to commit the greatest of crimes in the name of a higher power.

It need not be so. People of different religions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities which unite us with very different groups. We can love what we are, without hating what – and who – we are not. We can thrive in our own tradition, even as we learn from others, and come to respect their teachings.

This will not be possible, however, without freedom of religion, of expression, of assembly, and basic equality under the law. Indeed, the lesson of the past century has been that where the dignity of the individual has been trampled or threatened – where citizens have not enjoyed the basic right to choose their government, or the right to change it regularly – conflict has too often followed, with innocent civilians paying the price, in lives cut short and communities destroyed.

The obstacles to democracy have little to do with culture or religion, and much more to do with the desire of those in power to maintain their position at any cost. This is neither a new phenomenon nor one confined to any particular part of the world. People of all cultures value their freedom of choice, and feel the need to have a say in decisions affecting their lives.

The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the States in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being. It is the nearest thing we have to a representative institution that can address the interests of all states, and all peoples. Through this universal, indispensable instrument of human progress, States can serve the interests of their citizens by recognizing common interests and pursuing them in unity. No doubt, that is why the Nobel Committee says that it "wishes, in its centenary year, to proclaim that the only negotiable route to global peace and cooperation goes by way of the United Nations".

I believe the Committee also recognized that this era of global challenges leaves no choice but cooperation at the global level. When States undermine the rule of law and violate the rights of their individual citizens, they become a menace not only to their own people, but also to their neighbours, and indeed the world. What we need today is better governance – legitimate, democratic governance that allows each individual to flourish, and each State to thrive.

Your Majesties,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

You will recall that I began my address with a reference to the girl born in Afghanistan today. Even though her mother will do all in her power to protect and sustain her, there is a one-in-four risk that she will not live to see her fifth birthday. Whether she does is just one test of our common humanity – of our belief in our individual responsibility for our fellow men and women. But it is the only test that matters.

Remember this girl and then our larger aims – to fight poverty, prevent conflict, or cure disease – will not seem distant, or impossible. Indeed, those aims will seem very near, and very achievable – as they should. Because beneath the surface of states and nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in need. Answering their needs will be the mission of the United Nations in the century to come.

Thank you very much.

Since I was six months old, I was a fan of Michael Jackson. He was the best. I just can't describe how I felt when I heard the news of his death...............

'King of Pop' Michael Jackson dies
June 25, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world , died Thursday. He was 50.

i'm feeling really sad because i LOVED his music. i listened to his music since i was a kid. i think the media was ruthless in condemning him and though he was acquitted of all charges, american society really put this singer with his childlike innocence through such a terrible time all his life. maybe his success could not be tolerated by people who wanted to squeeze out all his earnings. he was a phenomenon. he was a fantastic dancer. no singer and entertainer in the world has had such a phenomenal reach as MJ. i mean, you could ask little kids or grown ups in small towns and villages here and they have heard of him. they don't know where he comes from, but they know him. he was that famous. i don't think we had or ever will have another artist like him.
finally he will rest in peace.

Since the past few months Jayamma worried about the coming monsoon because the rain water would enter her house and flood everything, and because of the rain, pigs would enter through the door and take shelter in her house, and a lot of waste would flow in along with the rain water.

Now it was hard for me to imagine how this could happen.
But last week she seemed very happy because some road layers gave her a few spare bricks and a bit of cement. She said that she used those bricks to make a threshold in front of the door. So that effectively blocked out any rain water from entering (though I'm sure how she would deal with the pigs - maybe by bolting the door?). Now she's happier because her one room house floor remains dry even during the heaviest of downpours.