Photo:BSSDHAKA, Oct 16, 2024 (BSS)- Bangladesh Police is going to get new uniform and logo soon against the backdrop of the changed situation following the student-people movement. A committee formed for selecting police uniform and designing a logo has almost completed its task, police spokesperson Enamul Haque Sagor, AIG, Media and Public Relations told BSS today. The committee has selected several samples of the uniform and working to select truly a nice uniform and logo for all units of the police,” he said. Police Headquarters on August 12 last formed a 10-member committee headed by Deputy Inspector General (DIG-Logistics) Mohammad Ataul Kibria to change the color of police uniform and design a logo. The committee was given seven working days to accomplish its task, but the time has been extended, the spokesperson said.

October 16, 2024 16:55 UTC

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Former Cornell President James Perkins established the Committee on Special Educational Projects, an initiative to boost Black enrollment, merely two years after John F. Kennedy’s adoption of affirmative action Executive Order 10925 of 1961. I argue that it is high time for a long-term system of consequences to reform the culture at Cornell. Surely new stringent initiatives have bolstered on-campus safety and assured Jewish students that violations would not go unnoticed. Cultural reform in favor of order, retributive justice, and effectual discourse is just what students — especially Jewish students — need. The Cornell Daily Sun is interested in publishing a broad and diverse set of content from the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.

October 16, 2024 16:29 UTC

In a bid to facilitate the plan, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signed a contract with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Nov 6, 2023. Under the policy, rescued migrants must apply for asylum in Albania, where their applications will be scrutinised by Italian judges, Il Messaggero reports. Following Italy's lead, 15 other EU countries also signed agreements with Albania to process asylum seekers there. “The Italian government took the initiative to curb illegal migration to Italy and instead attract skilled workers through legal channels. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this week that Italy was setting an example for the rest of Europe with the policy.

October 16, 2024 16:04 UTC

Three people have died of dengue, while 1,186 more patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease throughout Bangladesh in the past 24 hours. The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 469 were admitted to hospital in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Wednesday morning. With the new counts, the number of hospitalised dengue patients has reached 45,950 this year. As many as 3,697 patients are currently undergoing treatment for dengue in hospitals across the country. The DGHS has been keeping records of dengue hospitalisations and deaths since 2000.

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The group leading the effort to oppose Proposition 131, Voter Rights Colorado, is backed by a list of liberal organizations. Colorado’s Wildlife Deserve Better has raised about $1.6 million to fight Proposition 127, spending $1.3 million of that through Oct. 9. The group has raised about $1.5 million during the cycle, spending about $1.2 million of that haul. Read moreThe committee has raised a total of about $2.5 million and spent about $1.9 million. The group spent $14,000 in recent weeks and had $86,000 in cash.

October 16, 2024 15:55 UTC

Bangladesh: 12 high court judges barred from judicial activities amid students' protest'Twelve HC judges will not be allocated benches for now when the court reopens from October 20,' the report quoted Supreme Court Registrar General Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan

October 16, 2024 15:46 UTC

DHAKA, Oct 16, 2024 (BSS) - The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods at Sylhet frontier today, said a BGB press release signed by Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB) Commander Lt. Col Md Hafizur Rahman. “The BGB personnel seized 108 pieces of Indian saree, 2430 pieces of Nivea soft cream, 1415 Practin syrup, 1500 kgs of sugar, 1680 packets of bidis, 7440 pieces betel nuts, 750 soaps and 590 kg of Bangladeshi garlic, two illegal stone quarrying boats and other goods from the border area,” release said. The estimated costs of the seized goods are about Taka 42.15 lakh. None was detained in this connection, the BGB added.

October 16, 2024 15:41 UTC

After over two years of elevated real estate prices, mortgage rates, and rents, the housing affordability crisis in the U.S. is more apparent …

October 16, 2024 15:26 UTC

The number of hospitalised dengue patients across the country is 45,950 this yearThree die, another 1186 hospitalised with dengue fever in BangladeshThree people have died of dengue, while 1,186 more patients been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease throughout Bangladesh in the past 24 hours. The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 469 were admitted to hospital in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Wednesday morning. With the new counts, the number of hospitalised dengue patients has reached 45,950 this year. The DGHS has been keeping records of dengue hospitalisations and deaths since 2000. Since then, a record 321,179 dengue hospitalisations were logged in 2023.

October 16, 2024 15:00 UTC

"Lost means the passengers took them away instead of returning them to the station at different times. "The metro rail offers two types of passenger tickets - single-use tickets and long-term MRT passes. The fare is automatically deducted from the punching machine itself.On the other hand, passengers have to insert single-use tickets while leaving the station. One passenger even boasted of taking multiple tickets in this way.Making a request to return these tickets, the DMTCL MD said, "Taking single-journey tickets out of the station is a criminal offence. "An app is being prepared for MRT recharge from home.

October 16, 2024 14:16 UTC

Nahid Islam, the information and broadcasting advisor, says the interim government does not consider Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the ‘Father of the Nation’. As such, whoever they call the Father of the Nation, the national days they declare, that will not continue in a new Bangladesh. As such, we have to bring a new perspective to history.”“You consider everything done by the Awami League as national… a government that was not voted in has no legitimacy. In 2011, the Awami League made the 50th amendment to the Constitution, declaring Bangabandhu the ‘Father of the Nation’ and taking steps to preserve and display his portrait. Fifteen years of Awami League rule came to an end when Sheikh Hasina resigned as premier and fled the country on Aug 5.

October 16, 2024 13:05 UTC

Typically, the task of leading various police units falls on officers holding the rank of additional inspector general. Accordingly, the five officers will serve as the new heads of their respective units. Md Abdul Alim Mahmud, formerly the additional inspector general of the River Police, has also been transferred to the Police Headquarters. Kusum Dewan, recently promoted to additional inspector general at the CID, has been transferred to the River Police. Additionally, the transfer order for Md Tawfiq Mahbub Chowdhury, the additional inspector general for the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), has been revoked.

October 16, 2024 11:18 UTC

As such, whoever they call the Father of the Nation, the national days they declare, that will not continue in a new Bangladesh. As such, we have to bring a new perspective to history.”“You consider everything done by the Awami League as national… a government that was not voted in has no legitimacy. Because of their struggle we have our independence.”The interim government announced the scrapping of eight national days with ties to the Awami League on Wednesday. In 2011, the Awami League made the 50th amendment to the Constitution, declaring Bangabandhu the 'Father of the Nation' and taking steps to preserve and display his portrait. Fifteen years of Awami League rule came to an end when Sheikh Hasina resigned as premier and fled the country on Aug 5.

October 16, 2024 10:56 UTC

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