The renowned Rabindra Sangeet singer Sadi Mohammad’s hanging body has been found in the music room of his house. The police suspect that the artist chose to die by suicide. Sadi's brother, Shibli Mohammad, told bdnews24.com that his brother died at their Mohammadpur residence sometime after 7pm on Wednesday. Shibli was not in a state to provide more details immediately.
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GAZIPUR, March 13, 2024 (BSS) - At least 35 people, including women and children, were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur's Kaliakair today. They were Md Akash, Md Kuti, Md Ariful, Maidul Islam, Yasin, Soleiman, Noor Nabi, Moshammat Shilpi, Mohammad Naeem and Nirab. A cooking gas cylinder exploded at a colony next to Top Star Garment Factory around 6:00pm today, said Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence Deputy Director Abdullah Al Arefin. Locals said a cooking gas cylinder started leaking at a house in the colony. The resident brought the cylinder to the main door and threw it out on the road, leading to the explosion.
At least 35 people, including women and children, sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in Gazipur's Kaliakair on Wednesday. They were treated at several wards at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with burn injuries, said Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen. Five people, including children, have been kept in the ICU and four in the High Defense Unit (HDU), Dr Sen added. Locals said a fire broke out in a cooking gas cylinder at a house in Telir Chala area of Mouchak in Kaliakair Upazila of the district around 6:00 pm. Later, they were shifted to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The government has set the price of sugar from its mill at Tk 140 per kg, but the product is being sold at Tk 170 at some places in Dhaka. It is unclear if the product is counterfeit or the price tag is forged. A surprised Sheikh Shoebul Alam, the chairman of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, said on Wednesday they were unaware of such practices using the government corporation’s brand. He suspects someone is engaged in rogue practices using their company's name and packaging design.
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The panel of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Md Atabullah also sought a list of workers arrested in a case over the incident after hearing a writ petition on Wednesday filed by lawyer Masud Reza Sobhan. Speaking to bdnews24.com, Masud said the inspector general of police was ordered to provide the list of arrested workers within a month. He alleged at least 800 innocent workers, who came from Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh for a living, were arrested in the case.
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Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud says the government has been unable to establish contact with the pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean, taking 23 sailors on board hostage. But they are still ‘working’ to rescue them, he said. “We are trying through a second party and have informed those necessary.”The minister’s comments came after a seminar at Dhaka University on Wednesday afternoon. “We have reported the incident to the [IMB Piracy Reporting Centre] in Kuala Lumpur, the [Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region] in New Delhi, and all aerial naval ships, including those of Singapore, USA, UK, and China. We are trying other methods to communicate with them as well.”
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The Bangladesh Railway has announced that advance tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr journeys will be on sale from Mar 24 to Mar 30. The ticket sale has been planned around Apr 11 as the tentative date for Eid, the railway said at a press conference on Wednesday. Minister of Railways Md Zillul Hakim was present at the press conference. Sardar Shahadat Ali, director general of the Bangladesh Railway said, “Tickets for Apr 3 will be sold on Mar 24, tickets for Apr 4 on Mar 25, tickets for Apr 3 on Mar 26, tickets for Apr 6 on Mar 27, tickets for Apr 7 on Mar 28, tickets for Apr 8 on Mar 29, and tickets for Apr 9 on Mar 30.”
The 2024 Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show featured Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, sporting Cardinal Robinson’s ’24 design as part of his “Cities Unseen” collection. When we initially met, he explained to me how he develops a concept and the process for that becoming a tangible design and product,” wrote Lombardi in a statement to The Sun. “It was wonderful to interact with students in this capacity,” Lombardi wrote. Cardinal hoped to bring more attention to the fashion community from everyone on campus, and Lombardi was no exception. “I was exceedingly impressed with the creativity and effort that goes into developing a piece/collection and also the overall production of the entire show,” Lombardi wrote.
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News Desk :A woman has died in an accident in Dhaka’s Shahbagh while eight others on a microbus have been injured in a road crash in Mohakhali. The injured are receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. “The bus rammed the woman and she was declared dead upon her arrival at DMCH.”Police seized the bus and apprehended the driver’s assistant. Meanwhile, a Narail-bound microbus crashed into a flyover railing after it veered out of control outside the Setu Bhaban in Mohakhali around 6am. “The microbus suddenly rammed into the flyover railing.
MOSCOW, March 13, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Ukraine was upping its attacks on Russian territory in order to interfere with upcoming presidential elections. Russia has this week faced some of the most significant attacks on its territory since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine more than two years ago. Asked about the attacks in an interview excerpts of which were published on Wednesday, Putin said:"It's simple. "I have no doubt that the main goal is, if not to disrupt the presidential elections in Russia then to somehow interfere with the normal process," the Ria-Novosti news agency and Rossia 1 television quoted him as saying. Russia is due to hold presidential elections on March 15-17, with Putin, who has ruled the country since the turn of the century, set to secure another six-year term.
