Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Delhi on June 21 on a two-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. This will be Sheikh Hasina’s second trip to the Indian capital in less than 15 days, preceding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Dhaka. Later on the same day, Sheikh Hasina will go to Hyderabad House to hold a tete-a-tete with Prime Minister Narendra Modi followed by delegation- level talks. Then they will attend a Banquet Luncheon hosted by the Prime Minister of India in honour of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh at Hyderabad House. In the afternoon, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will call on the Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar at his Secretariat.

June 18, 2024 12:23 UTC

Seven-times F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer, with filming starting last year and continuing during selected grand prix weekends this season. The production team have had a garage and pitwall stand as a fictional 11th 'APX GP' team. Other cast members include Academy Award winner Javier Bardem and best supporting actress nominee Kerry Condon. Formula One said production of the movie would complete at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Formula One now has three US races in Austin, Miami and Las Vegas.

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June 18, 2024 10:08 UTC

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Israeli military will have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after its war against Hamas ends. In a news conference on Tuesday, Netanyahu said Gaza would have to remain demilitarized and that the only body capable of ensuring this would be the Israeli military. “No international force can be responsible for this,” he said. “I’m not ready to close my eyes and accept any other arrangement.”This is an update. AP’s earlier story follows below:Humanitarian crisis continues in Gaza as truce expires, and more of today's top videos Fighting resumed in Gaza immediately after a week-long truce between Israel and Hama expired, trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner has died at 93, and more of today's top videos.

June 18, 2024 10:06 UTC

REUTERSChinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 31, 2024. REUTERSChina's task of flood control has grown "severe", President Xi Jinping warned on Tuesday, as heavier-than-usual rainfall pounded provinces from the interior to the eastern coast at the beginning of the annual flood season. Flash floods engulfed a car in the far western region of Xinjiang on Tuesday, and four people are missing, state media said. Flash flood warnings were also issued in the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, where heavy rain fell for two days, state media said. Weather forecasters expect more heavy rain in Guangxi region, and the provinces of Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Anhui, which could lead to more landslides and flooding.

June 18, 2024 09:56 UTC

Maj Gen (Retd) KM Shafiullah, one of the noted sector commanders in the Liberation War, has been admitted to the intensive care unit, or ICU, at a Dhaka hospital. “He [Shafiullah] is receiving treatment at the ICU of Dhaka’s Combined Military Hospital,” Habib said, citing the sector commander’s family. Shafiullah was second in command of the Second East Bengal Regiment in Joydevpur during the 1971 Liberation War. At the beginning of the Liberation War, Shafiullah was the commander of Sector 3. Born in 1934 in Narayanganj’s Rupganj, Shafiullah served as the chief of Army staff of the Bangladesh Army from 1972 to 1975.

June 18, 2024 08:42 UTC

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock says that 10,408,918 animals were sacrificed across Bangladesh during Eid-ul-Azha this year. “Last year, the number of sacrifices across the country was 10,041,812. “Compared to last year, the country sacrificed 367,106 more animals this year.”Dhaka Division saw the most sacrifices this year, while Mymensingh Division saw the least. Field level data says 2,529,182 animals were sacrificed in the Dhaka Division, 2,057,520 in the Chattogram Division, 2,426,111 in the Rajshahi Division, 1,008,855 in the Khulna Division, 428,438 in the Barishal Division, 393,742 in the Sylhet Division, 1,172,553 in the Rangpur Division, and 392,517 in the Mymensingh Division. The livestock sacrificed included 4,766,859 cows, 112,918 buffaloes, 5,056,719 goats, 471,149 sheep, and 1,273 other animals.

June 18, 2024 05:44 UTC

General Daily Insight for June 18, 2024 An unusual intensity is surrounding our current emotions. You’re more than happy to stop and smell the roses while Venus tours your upbeat 3rd house, showing you the pleasure on offer. Conversely, the mismatch between Venus and Pluto in your 10th House of Career will force you to change tact. With Venus huddled in your private 8th house, you’re possibly prone to keeping your cards close to your chest. There is an uncommon alignment between Venus in your productivity sector and transformative Pluto in your expressive 1st house.

June 18, 2024 04:43 UTC

Nearly 350 people have sought medical treatment on Eid day after sustaining injuries either while cutting meat for sacrifice or by being kicked by cows in the capital Dhaka and surrounding districts. Dhaka Medical College Hospital, or DMCH, and the National Orthopaedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute, or NITOR, have revealed these statistics. Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated across Bangladesh on Monday, when Muslims sacrificed animals on this day in the hope of pleasing Allah according to their means. “Some were injured by sharp knives or cleavers, suffering cuts to fingers or hands, while others were injured by cow horns and had broken legs. Almost all of the nearly 350 people received first-aid treatment and left the hospitals.

June 18, 2024 02:41 UTC

Dhaka South City Corporation has fined five seasonal rawhide traders for conducting unauthorised trade on the streets, creating obstacles to public movement. The traders, operating in the Science Lab area of Dhaka, were fined a total of Tk 47,000 during mobile court proceedings conducted from 2:30pm to around 6:00pm on Eid-ul-Azha day on Monday. DSCC spokesman Md Abu Naser said Executive Magistrate Mohammad Shafiqul led the mobile court of the corporation’s Zone-1. Traders were fined for obstructing public movement by parking trucks and three-wheelers on the road, and unauthorised trade of rawhides, said Naser.

June 18, 2024 02:18 UTC

Specifically, my theater pursuits in high school. The quick background — I was a part of a few productions with our high school drama club and a couple with our community players. However, while my statue-like performances were fun in their own way, few really shone through more than the performance of a life-time in our high school English literature class. Throughout practice on our cramped high school stage, I dutifully rained plague over the heads of my classmates with glee, striking a pose I hope represented the mighty sun-god Apollo. Arcing arrow, arcing arrow, arcing arrow, arcing arrow, streaking arrow, arcing arrow, arcing arrow.

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