“My mother died after suffering from dengue fever for two days. Let no one else die from the disease,” Sen said at an event organised by BRAC and UHC Forum at Dhaka’s CIRDAP auditorium on Tuesday. Experts are concerned about another possible wave of deadly dengue infections throughout 2024. In the discussion over preparedness to tackle dengue, the health minister said all should work together and give special attention to the prevention of the disease. We will be able to successfully prevent dengue only if we work together to raise awareness about the disease.”Sen lauded the innovation of a dengue testing kit in Bangladesh, urging the Directorate General of Drug Administration to approve it.

May 07, 2024 17:15 UTC

Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayCloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph..TonightScattered thunderstorms early, then partly cloudy after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.

May 07, 2024 16:58 UTC

DHAKA, May 6, 2024 (BSS) - The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has taken 10 decisions to stop the illegal broadcasting of domestic and foreign TV channels and operation of unlicensed commercial activities on the broadcast media. It is completely illegal to carry out campaigns inspiring the use of apps for streaming TV channels or selling such apps by installing in set-top-boxes. Furthermore, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued instructions regarding clean feed broadcasting of foreign TV channels programmes, so no person or organization could broadcast or transmit foreign TV channel programmes without clean feed. Therefore, no person or organization except license holding distributors or service providers can operate or broadcast TV channels or programmes. Authorized distributors should inform their foreign TV channel broadcasters about the decisions in written form.

May 07, 2024 14:40 UTC

Mohammad Saifuddin has fired Bangladesh to a narrow 9-run win over Zimbabwe and seal the Twenty20 home series 3-0 with two matches to spare. Zimbabwe needed 21 runs off the last over with two wickets remaining in the chase of 166 for a win at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday, but Saifuddin gave away only 11.

May 07, 2024 13:31 UTC

Scattered thunderstorms developing later in the day. A few storms may be severe. Chance of rain 50%..TonightIsolated thunderstorms during the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

May 07, 2024 11:51 UTC





Weather Alert...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River Near Rosser affecting Kaufman and Ellis Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River At Trinidad affecting Henderson and Navarro Counties. Trinity River Near Long Lake (Oakwood) affecting Anderson, Leon and Freestone Counties. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. - Flood stage is 33.0 feet.

May 07, 2024 11:20 UTC

Romeo Tripura, the boy who wounded in a gunfight between two armed ethnic minority groups in the remote hills of Baghaichari Upazila in Rangamati, has succumbed to his injuries. The 7-year-old died while receiving treatment in the port city on Tuesday, said Baghaichari Upazila executive officer Shireen Akter. Romeo was the son of Proben Tripura from Shialdahalui Mauza of Sajek Union in the Upazila. Later, Romeo was treated there for three months under the supervision of the Tripura Student Forum with support from the DC Office Rangamati, Khagrachhari Hill District Council and Khagrachhari Cantonment. “No one else should suffer the same fate as my child,” Proben said, urging authorities to stop armed groups in the hill region.

May 07, 2024 11:05 UTC

The High Court has issued a rule asking why a national committee should not be formed to control the cutting down of trees across the country to protect the environment. The bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice KM Zahid Sarwar made the decision on Tuesday following the preliminary hearing of a writ petition. The bench gave the respondents two weeks to submit their responses, bdnews24.com reported. On May 5, the petition was filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh, calling for a halt to the felling of trees nationwide. Advocate Manzil Morshed represented the petitioners in court.

May 07, 2024 09:39 UTC

Vietnamese companies attended the 16th Bangladesh Denim Expo, an international exhibition of ready-made garments which opened on May 6 in Dhaka. People visit the Bangladesh Denim Expo 2024. (Photo: daily-sun.com)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese companies attended the 16th Bangladesh Denim Expo, an international exhibition of ready-made garments which opened on May 6 in Dhaka. The two-day expo, themed “Reimagine”, year attracted more than 60 companies from Bangladesh, India, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Vietnam, and Japan. This year's Denim Expo exhibition featured panel discussions and trend seminars.

May 07, 2024 08:53 UTC

Employees at the automaker received emails over the weekend as part of broader layoffs, according to the Electrek reportElectric-vehicle maker Tesla has laid off staff from the software, service and engineering departments, tech publication Electrek reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Employees at the automaker received emails over the weekend as part of broader layoffs, according to the Electrek report. Tesla, whose shares were up more than 1%, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Tesla disclosed last month it expects to book more than $350 million in costs in the second quarter for the mass layoffs. The job cuts also included an exodus of top executives, including Drew Baglino, Rohan Patel, Rebecca Tinucci and Daniel Ho.

May 07, 2024 07:05 UTC

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May 07, 2024 06:29 UTC

Bangladesh has deployed 418 platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh during the first phase of the Upazila council polls to maintain law and order in the constituencies going to the polls. Twenty-two Upazilas will use electronic voting machines for the polls, while the others will use paper ballots. For the first time, around 94 platoons (2,820 personnel), of armed Ansar-VDP members are working in coordination with the police mobile teams and striking teams. About two thousand other members of the force, including officials and employees, are performing duties at the field level to supervise the deployments. All of them will be deployed for the five days from May 6 to May 10.

May 07, 2024 05:33 UTC

The only time Brady objected to a joke was when Jeff Ross made a reference to Patriots owner Robert Kraft and massages. Later, Kraft and former Patriots coach Bill Belichick did a shot together on stage after some coaxing from Hart. And having Tom Brady and him was the greatest honor the good Lord gave me,” Kraft said. Rob Gronkowski got Belichick and Brady to do a shot together after his monologue. Belichick appeared at the beginning of the roast during a pre-taped segment when he told Brady that he was “starting the roast” instead of Drew Bledsoe.

May 07, 2024 05:24 UTC

Weather Alert...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River Near Rosser affecting Kaufman and Ellis Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River At Trinidad affecting Henderson and Navarro Counties. Trinity River Near Long Lake (Oakwood) affecting Anderson, Leon and Freestone Counties. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. - Flood stage is 33.0 feet.

May 07, 2024 04:44 UTC

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May 07, 2024 04:34 UTC