The presidential debate is a pivotal moment in any U.S. election campaign. The presidential debates: Their powerOne of the few times candidates can directly communicate with millions of voters before election day in real time is in presidential debates. Political betting markets and how they are affected by debatesLike presidential polling, political betting markets respond to what happens in these debates. That has meant bettors and analysts watch debate performances looking for clues that could shift the 2024 presidential election odds. Even after the most recent debates, early polling data and 2024 presidential election odds indicate it is going to be a highly-competitive race.

October 14, 2024 20:11 UTC

The authorities urge people to return these tickets to the nearest stationPassengers left the station without returning 200,000 tickets used in a single journey on the Dhaka Metro Rail. The metro rail operator’s Managing Director Mohammad Abdur Rouf made the appeal at a media briefing at the organisation’s office in Dhaka’s Uttara on Monday. Rouf said a total of 248,000 tickets were purchased for single journeys on the metro rail. This is a criminal offence.”The metro rail offers two types of passenger tickets - single-use tickets and long-term MRT passes. In multiple Facebook groups based on Dhaka metro, passengers often post funny or wishful thinking about how to take the ticket home.

October 14, 2024 19:10 UTC

Patient admissions in the medicine department will remain suspended until the fire site is declared safe for use, said the hospital's Assistant Director Rezwanul Alam Rayhan. He added that no new patients are being admitted to the medicine department, and under the health director's orders, patients are being sent to Barishal Sadar Hospital. The health director mentioned that rehabilitating patients will take time, estimating at least three days to complete. "Except for the ground floor, the remaining floors will be operational for patient care. However, normal operations on the ground floor will take longer to resume," he added.

October 14, 2024 18:12 UTC

A panel reviewing the age limits for public sector jobs has recommended raising the eligibility threshold to 35 years for men and 37 years for women, reports bdnews24.com. Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, chief of the Public Administration Reform Commission and head of the review committee, addressed the issue on Monday. "The government will now make a decision on the age limits. The recommended age limit for women has been set at 37 to provide them with greater opportunities, aligning with practices in neighbouring countries. A general recommendation of 35 has been made for all other applicants, applicable across all government job grades."

October 14, 2024 18:12 UTC

So, now I’m doing something I really didn’t think I’d do this year — I’m endorsing Larry Hogan. The only truthful ad I’ve seen from the Alsobrooks campaign is one that remixes interviews of Governor Hogan saying “I’m a Republican” — you’ve probably seen it too. But I respect that Hogan has rejected his party’s extreme demands and always listened to Maryland voters. Governor Hogan not only refused to accept Trump’s endorsement, he also stood up to him when he falsely claimed victory in 2020 and protected democracy from the insurrectionists on January 6. Unlike the MAGA wing of his party, Hogan is in favor of codifying abortion rights and banning assault weapons — measures Maryland voters have expressed strong support for.

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It fixed the farm-level price at Tk 10.58 per egg, the wholesale price at Tk 11.01, and the retail price at Tk 11.87. Wholesalers say they pay over Tk 12.50 per egg to bring them to Dhaka, higher than the government-set retail price. CHATTOGRAM’S PAHARTALI MARKETIn Chattogram’s Pahartali, egg sales have also been suspended since Monday, according to Abdul Shukkur, general secretary of the Egg Traders' Cooperative Association. Retail egg prices in Chattogram on Monday reached Tk 1,400 per hundred eggs, with individual eggs selling for Tk 15. He told bdnews24.com: “We’ve heard they’ve stopped selling eggs, but we can’t let them run businesses illegally.

October 14, 2024 17:42 UTC

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October 14, 2024 17:22 UTC

Sajjad’s father Md Jasim Uddin Raja is a mason by profession, while his mother Shahnaz Begum is a homemaker. Sajjad’s death has put the family in deep shock and sorrow. But with Sajjad’s death, all our plans fell apart.”Sifat said that he had his last conversation with Sajjad on July 17. Sajjad’s mother Shahnaz Begum said, “With the grace of the Almighty, we were living happily. Officials of district administration provided various types of fruits and financial assistance of Tk 10,000 to the bereaved family, Jasim added.

October 14, 2024 16:52 UTC

General Daily Insight for October 14, 2024 Staying humble may be a challenge. While it can be difficult to juggle the different issues of people in your life, unleashing your frustrations on them is unlikely to be a good idea for your connection. Perhaps stress is physically and mentally weighing on you, or you’re using your mind so much that it refuses to rest at night. Pushing the envelope is not a good idea right now. Libra September 23 – October 22 Stress from the workplace may be sneakily following you home.

October 14, 2024 16:51 UTC

DHAKA, Oct 14, 2024 (BSS)- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today seized Indian goods, including clothes and Jira worth about Taka 3.45 crore from Lalmonirhat and Mymensingh frontiers. The BGB personnel seized 1,466 pieces of Indian sarees, 1,000 pieces of pants and 1,479 pieces of Punjabis worth about Tk three crore from a covered cargo van at Teesta Toll Plaza in Lalmonirhat district, a BGB press release said. The BGB troops followed the covered van (Dhaka Metro-T-14-2266) of Karatoa Courier Service from Nageshwari Upazila of Kurigram district which was carrying Indian illegal smuggled goods to Dhaka last night, it said. Later, the BGB patrol team intercepted the car when it reached Teesta Toll Plaza. In another drive at Dhobaura border areas, the BGB members seized 2130 kgs of Indian Jira worth about Taka 25.56 lakh.

October 14, 2024 16:37 UTC

Former agriculture minister Abdur Razzaque has been arrested following the detention of Awami League MPs and ministers after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. The influential Awami League leader was placed under arrest in Dhaka’s Eskaton area, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, or DMP, said in a statement on Monday. Earlier on Aug 19, a murder case was filed against 56 people, including Razzaque and former state minister for commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu. On the day of the Awami League government’s collapse in the mass uprising, a school student named Maruf Mia was killed in a march on Aug 5. Razzaque was elected with the Awami League ticket from the Tangail-1 seat in the 2001, 2008, 2014, and 2018 elections.

October 14, 2024 16:01 UTC

REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File PhotoThe United Nations said Israeli tanks had burst into its base in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the latest accusation of Israeli violations against peacekeeping forces, as Hezbollah unleashed a deadly "swarm of drones" on an Israeli military camp. The UNIFIL peacekeeping force said two Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate of a base and forcibly entered before dawn on Sunday. The Israeli military said Hezbollah militants had fired anti-tank missiles at Israeli troops, wounding 25 of them. On Sunday, Hezbollah said it attacked a camp of the Israeli military's Golani Brigade camp in Binyamina in northern Israel with a "swarm of drones". Israeli tanks reached the north edge of Gaza City on Sunday, pounding some districts of the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood and forcing many families to leave their homes, residents said.

October 14, 2024 14:59 UTC

LAKSHMIPUR, Oct 14, 2024 (BSS) - At least three persons were killed and 20 others injured in a gas cylinder explosion of a bus when it was refueling CNG at a station in Muktiganj area of Laxmipur municipality early hours of today. The deceased were Suman Hossain, 30, son of Botu Mia of Charmansar, M Yousuf Mia, 45 and Hridoy Hossain, 23, sons of Suja Mia of Banchanagar area under Sadar Upazila here. The accident occurred around 2.00 am last night and all the dead were CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers, who are waiting for receiving gas behind the bus, said filling station manager Al-Amin. Local people said a Meghna Paribahan passenger bus of Laxmiipur-Ramgati route entered in the Green Life Filling Station at 1.45 am last night and the cylinder of the bus suddenly exploded when it was filling with gas. As a result, three CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers died on the spot and 20 others injured.

October 14, 2024 14:32 UTC

The number of hospitalised dengue patients across the country is 43,656 so far this yearOne dies, another 1,186 hospitalised with dengue fever in BangladeshHospitals across Bangladesh have admitted 1,186 dengue patients in the latest 24-hour count, taking the tally of infections with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease since Jan 1 to 43,656. Among the new dengue patients hospitalised until morning, 517 were in the capital. On Monday morning, a total of 3,717 dengue patients were receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. 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 14, 2024 13:48 UTC

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October 14, 2024 11:31 UTC