The Somali pirates who hijacked the ship MV Abdullah have threatened to start killing the Bangladeshi sailors held hostage unless they are paid a ransom. In a message sent to his wife, the vessel’s Chief Officer Atiq Ullah Khan said, “Pass on this message to everyone because they are taking away our mobiles. They are taking our mobiles. They are taking our mobiles.”In an audio message sent by Chief Engineer Saiduzzaman to the ship’s owners, he said, “Sir, they are seizing our mobiles. Jannatul Ferdous, the wife of a sailor on the vessel, said, “My husband, rank GS Nuruddin, called yesterday at 1:30pm saying that pirates were attacking them.

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is in Washington, trying to shore up support to stop the bill. The co-sponsors, House Republican Mike Gallagher and House Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, as well as the White House, argue that the bill is not a ban of Tiktok, as long as the company divests from ByteDance. When Trump was president, he attempted to wrest control of Tiktok from ByteDance, but was blocked by US courts. Other efforts to ban TikTok also failed with a bill proposed a year ago getting nowhere largely over free speech concerns.

A Dhaka court has sentenced two suspects to life in prison and acquitted three others for the murder of housewife Sagira Morshed in the capital's Siddheswari over a family feud in 1989. Dhaka Special Sessions Judge Mohammad Ali Hossein delivered the verdict in the case on Wednesday. In addition to the prison sentence, they were fined Tk 50,000 each. An additional six months will be added to their prison sentences if they fail to pay. The time the two spent in jail will be deducted from their prison sentence, according to Mosharraf Hossain Kajol, one of the lawyers representing the defendants.

Pirates have seized control of the Bangladeshi-flagged ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean, taking its 23 sailors hostage. A message was sent from the ship around 1:30pm on Tuesday Bangladesh time, said SR Shipping CEO Mohammad Meherul Karim. The UKMTO also did not specify that it was Somali pirates who boarded the ship. Somali pirates caused chaos in important global waterways from about 2008 to 2018. Security firm Ambrey said there were conflicting reports about the whereabouts of the crew of the boarded ship, according to Reuters.

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The Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education approved buying new playground equipment at its meeting on Monday evening. “We seriously considered moving the equipment, but there were a couple of things that got in the way of that,” he said. In other business the board approved the resignation of BHS Principal Jason Sutter. He has served as the high school principal for 25 years. The board also approved the contract for James Ford as the elementary principal for the 2024-2025 school year.

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News Desk :A Bangladeshi-flagged ship headed from the African country of Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates has been captured by pirates in the Indian Ocean. The vessel, named the MV Abdullah, had 23 Bangladeshi sailors on board and all of them have been taken hostage, according to the ship’s owners, reports bdnews24.comThe ship is owned by the KSRM Group’s SR Shipping and runs freight. A message was sent from the ship around 1:30pm on Tuesday Bangladesh time, said SR Shipping CEO Mohammad Meherul Karim. “The pirates have taken control of the ship. We are trying to get more details.”In December 2010, Somali pirates had hijacked the Bangladeshi vessel MV Jahan Moni in the Arabian Sea.

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Pirates have seized control of the Bangladeshi-flagged ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean, taking its 23 sailors hostage. The vessel, owned by KSRM Group’s SR Shipping, was transporting coal from the African country of Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked. The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by Somali pirates in recent months although the maritime security firm, Ambrey, did not specify that the 20 armed people were Somali pirates who boarded the ship, Reuters report. The incident happened about 600 nautical miles east of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, it said. A message was sent from the ship around 1:30pm on Tuesday Bangladesh time, said SR Shipping CEO Mohammad Meherul Karim.

State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu has shared his frustrations about becoming the target of social media trolls due to his involvement in market oversight activities. During an event focusing on bilateral trade with Japan at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Titu expressed his dismay to journalists about the negative feedback he has received. Despite the backlash, Titu emphasised his commitment to his responsibilities, saying he remains focused on carrying out his duties rather than dwelling on the criticism. "Our efforts in inspecting the market are misinterpreted by some as overzealous, with others suggesting we're treating it as a learning experience. However, we don't let these criticisms deter us."