Police have raided 1,132 restaurants in Dhaka over the last three days in the wake of the deaths of 46 people in a blaze that ripped through a building housing several eateries on Bailey Road last month. People were prosecuted on 887 instances as part of the campaign crackdown, Dhaka Metropolitan Police announced in a statement on Wednesday. It said they are conducting raids on hotels, restaurants, risky shops selling gas cylinders, and chemical warehouses in the capital. Over the past three days starting from Sunday, they raided a total of 1,347 establishments, including 1,132 hotels and restaurants, 207 gas cylinder shops, and eight chemical warehouses, it said. The deadly blaze raced through the seven-storey Green Cozy Cottage, mostly housing restaurants, on Thursday.

Sri Lanka is committed to repaying its debt within the 2027-2042 schedule, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday, adding that successful debt restructuring negotiations will bring annual external debt payments down to 4% of GDP. The island nation defaulted on its foreign debt in May 2022 after its economy ran into an unprecedented financial crisis triggered by a severe foreign exchange shortage. Sri Lanka kicked off negotiations with its creditors after securing a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September 2022 but has still to reach an agreement with private bondholders. The country reached an agreement with its bilateral creditors including India, China and Japan last November.

Various species of fish and aquatic animals have started floating to the surface of the Karnaphuli River under the influence of waste stemming from melted raw sugar burnt in a fire at the S Alam Group warehouse in Chattogram. Experts said the level of oxygen in the water dropped due to the waste from the burnt sugar, and so fish and other aquatic species are floating to the surface due to the lack of sufficient oxygen. S Alam Refined Sugar Industries Limited is situated in Karnafuli Upazila’s Charpatharghata Union on the south bank of the river. Around 400,000 tonnes of raw sugar were stored in four warehouses owned by the company, including 100,000 tonnes in the one that burnt, an S Alam Group official said. “The S Alam Group is trying to stop the liquid from flowing into the river alongside the sand.

Members of The Villages Musical Theater run through a scene of “Fiddler on the Roof,” which will be presented March 18-20 at Savannah Center. Visit any Villages Box Office location or thevillagesentertainment.com for tickets.

SATKHIRA, March 6, 2024 (BSS) - Two college students were killed and another was injured in a motorcycle accident in Dhapua bridge area under Assasuni upazila of the district today. The deceased were identified as Nayan Ghosh, 19, son of Niranjan Ghosh of Amania village under Kaliganj upazila, and William Ghosh, 18, son of Jagannath Ghosh of the same village. They were HSC second year students of Kaliganj College. Police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies from the spot and sent to Satkhira Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, OC said. The injured was taken to Satkhira Sadar Hospital.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the Rapid Action Battalion to take stringent measures against commodity hoarding and price gouging during the month of Ramadan. She also called for vigilance against the circulation of counterfeit currencies during an event marking the 20th founding anniversary of the RAB on Wednesday. “Ramadan is a month of moderation, but unfortunately, some unscrupulous traders exploit this period through hoarding and price manipulation. It is essential to take strict measures against them.”She stressed the need for continuous efforts to combat counterfeiting, noting an increase in fake currency circulation during the Eid period.

According to Biswajit, there was a road leading to the bridge, but there was a ditch on the other side. “The three youths were crossing the bridge, which is currently under construction, on a bike. It is believed that the early morning fog obscured the end of the bridge and the alternate road next to it, Biswajit said. According to the Upazila’s Local Government Department Engineer Nizam Ul Haque, a notice was sent to the contractor after the construction period ended last year. “Steps are being taken against the contractor,” said Nizam.

First day of voting in SCBA election continuesDHAKA, March 6, 2024 (BSS) - First day voting of the two-day Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) polls (2024-2025) began at 10am today in a festive mood. The voting will continue till 5pm with an hour lunch and Zohr prayers break. The results will be announced after the voting ends tomorrow. The Election Sub-Committee has set up 50 booths in the Supreme Court building auditorium for 7,883 voters. Fatima Akhtar, Syed Fazle Elahi Avi, Md Shafiqul Islam Shafiq, Md Russell Ahmed, Md Ashikuzzaman Nazrul, Mohiuddin Hanif and Md Ibrahim Khalil are contesting as members.

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LIMA, March 6, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Peru's powerful Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned Tuesday amid allegations of influence-peddling to help a young woman he is said to have addressed lovingly in recordings released by news media. Otarola told reporters in Lima that "in conversation with the President of the Republic I have announced my decision to present my resignation."

A 16-year-old Omaha boy accused of killing one person and injuring two others during a January shooting at Casey’s Gas Station was ordered to stand trial on first-degree murder and assault charges. According to Lier’s testimony:Police responded to Casey’s Gas Station, located near 72nd and Grover streets, around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. When they returned to the car, Fox said, Moran and the other person were yelling at someone on the phone. The two informed Flores and Fox that they had arranged to meet Amaya at Casey’s for a physical fight. At 2:18 p.m., an exterior camera on Amaya’s home near 73rd and Hascall Streets captured him leaving the house and walking in the direction of the gas station.

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Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayA mix of clouds and sun with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. ENE winds shifting to SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%..TonightScattered thunderstorms during the evening. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

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From a purely intellectual perspective, the students I teach at Cornell are often dazzling — insightful, creative, analytically gifted and unafraid of hard work. Policy work and politics are a slog. But slogging together — it is the best antidote to world-weariness that I know. Alexandra Dufresne is a Professor of the Practice and the Director of the State Policy Advocacy Clinic in the Brooks School of Public Policy. The Cornell Daily Sun is interested in publishing a broad and diverse set of content from the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.