Potential shut-down of the Italian Department at Laurentian University

[GTranslate]Professor Diana Iuele-Colilli, Chairperson of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Laurentian University, interviews Danielle Drescher, a second-year student concerned about the Italian Department being cut due to the financial problems the University is facing.
Laurentian declared insolvency on February 1st and must restructure by April 30th as mandated by the courts.

Intervista con la professoressa Diana Iuele-Colilli,
Direttrice del Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Moderne della Laurentian University,

“La lingua e la letteratura italiana sono vive e stanno bene in Canada e in Ontario e non solo nelle grandi metropoli come Toronto e Montreal.

In Ontario, a parte la città di Toronto e la penisola del Niagara, ci sono diverse altre città e paesi dove la nostra bellissima lingua è ancora parlata e prospera anche ad un livello accademico.” Continue reading→

Professor Iuele, Laurentian University, is concerned about the imminent shut-down of the Department of Italian Studies

[GTranslate]The Italian language and culture are alive and well in Canada and in Ontario and not only in large metropolises such as Toronto and Montreal. 
In Ontario, outside of the GTA and the Niagara Peninsula, there are several other towns and cities where our beautiful language is still spoken and flourishes even at the academic level. Continue reading→

বাংলাদেশের উপর যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের কংগ্রেসে সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণ

মোহাম্মদ আলী বোখারী, সিএনএমএনজি নিউজ

টরন্টো, ১৯ মার্চ: বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার সুবর্ণ জয়ন্তী উপলক্ষে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের কংগ্রেসের ১১৭তম অধিবেশনের প্রথম সেশনে গত ১৬ মার্চ ‘এইচ. রেজ. ২৩৯’ শিরোনামে একটি সিদ্ধান্ত গৃহীত হয়েছে। সেটির প্রস্তাবক আলেকজান্দ্রিয়া ওকাসিও-কর্টেজ এবং তার সহযোগী প্রস্তাবক হচ্ছেন যথাক্রেমে রাশিদা তিলায়েব, জিমি গোমেজ ও গ্রেগরি ডব্লিউ. মিক্স। তারা সকলেই ওই কংগ্রেসের নির্বাচিত প্রতিনিধি। Continue reading→

US Congress adopts resolution for Bangladesh’s Independence

Toronto, March 19: In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence, the United States of America’s Congress has adopted a resolution under the title, H. RES. 239 on March 16, 2021, in its First Session of the 117th Congress, which was submitted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and jointly co-sponsored by Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Jimmy Gomez and Gregory W. Meeks. Continue reading→