The air conditioner explosion in the Bashundhara residential area in Dhaka has claimed its fourth and final victim. Raksi Akhter, 20, died early on Sunday while undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, said Bachchu Mia, chief of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police Outpost. Four members of a family were burnt badly on Monday evening when an explosion occurred at a ground-floor flat in Dhaka’s Bashundhara residential area. The family had come to Dhaka from Cox’s Bazar’s Moheshkhali so that Raksi could seek treatment for a brain tumor at Evercare Hospital. Her sister, 18-year-old Futu Akhter, died on Thursday.

June 16, 2024 07:01 UTC

The reopening event will be a fundraiser with all proceeds going to the new Beatrice Elementary School and the Beatrice Humane Society. There will be a bounce house from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and a dunk tank with teachers as the dunkees. The Humane Society will offer $5 microchipping (cash only) from 1-4 p.m. Dogs must be friendly to strangers, leashed and collared with their legal owner, and remain the vehicle.

June 16, 2024 05:34 UTC

The result means that defending champions England will proceed to the second round of the T20 World Cup in their stead. Needing a win, they were sent in to bat at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Saturday. With four deliveries to go, Tim David launches one to midwicket, down the throat of Chris Sole. They played well against Namibia and Oman and the washing out of their game against England put the rivals on equal standing. Australia, meanwhile, will feel a surge of confidence in topping a competitive group with relative ease.

June 16, 2024 05:24 UTC

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June 16, 2024 03:36 UTC

THIS IS A STATEWIDE CHILD ABDUCTION ALERT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS AMBER ALERT NETWORK The Bandera County Sheriff's Office is searching for missing child Savanna Cardenas, 15 years old, White, Female. The missing child was last seen at 6 AM, on June 13 2024 at 191 West Loop 1604 South, San Antonio, Texas 78245. Police are looking for an Unknown Female, 45 to 50 years old, with blonde hair, in connection with the abduction of the child. Anyone with information regarding this child abduction, should contact the Bandera County Sheriff's Office at 8 3 0 7 9 6 3 7 7 1. News Media Point of Contact is Bandera County Sheriff's Office at 8 3 0 7 9 6 8 4 6 1.

June 16, 2024 03:32 UTC





Urs Flueeler/Pool via REUTERSParticipants listen to a speech during the opening plenary session, at the Summit on peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, Jun 15, 2024. The war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has also diverted the world's attention from Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy trumpeted the summit's attendance as a success and predicted "history being made." "Today is the day when the world begins to bring a just peace closer," he told leaders assembled around a giant rectangular table. "He's calling for surrender," Harris said, adding: "Let nothing about the end of this war be decided without Ukraine."

June 16, 2024 02:59 UTC

REUTERSAn Oil and Natural Gas Corp's (ONGC) well is pictured in an oil field on the outskirts of the western city of Ahmedabad, India, February 10, 2016. REUTERSThe Indian government has cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 3,250 Indian rupees ($38.90) per metric ton from 5,200 rupees, effective June 15, according to a notification issued on Friday. The tax, which is revised every fortnight, remained unchanged at zero for diesel and aviation turbine fuel. India on June 1 cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 5,200 rupees per metric ton from 5,700 rupees. From July 2022, India started taxing crude oil production and exports of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel to regulate private refiners which wanted to sell fuel overseas instead of locally to gain from robust refining margins.

June 16, 2024 02:59 UTC

Padma Bridge has collected its second-highest toll revenue in a single day amid the Eid travel surge. As many as 44,033 vehicles crossed the bridge on Friday after paying nearly Tk 48.23 million in tolls. According to the portal of the Bridges Division on Saturday, a total of 44,033 vehicles used the bridge on Friday. Of these, 28,896 vehicles crossed from the Mawa end, while 15,137 vehicles travelled towards Dhaka from the Janjira end. The previous second-highest record was on Jun 27 last year when roughly Tk 46.05 million was collected, with a total of 43,137 vehicles crossing the bridge.

June 16, 2024 02:29 UTC

His bus was half an hour from departure, and some passengers around him were still waiting for the 6:30pm bus. Passengers say they did not face traffic jams while travelling to districts in the north, south, Chattogram, Comilla, or Sylhet. Since the two days prior are also weekend holidays, people have had three days to travel home, impacting the roads significantly. Those who could not get tickets or had duties in the office faced difficulties in their Eid journey after leaving Dhaka on Saturday evening. After the start of the Eid journey last Wednesday, Bangladesh Railway has imposed strict controls at Kamalapur and Airport stations.

June 16, 2024 02:21 UTC

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June 16, 2024 01:17 UTC

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and Legal Aid of Nebraska are sponsoring succession clinics across the state for farmers, ranchers and their families, including one in Fairbury. The free clinic will cover succession planning, USDA and farmer programs, debtor and creditor law, and more. It also will include one-on-one sessions with an ag lawyer and an ag financial counselor. The Fairbury clinic will take place on June 27. To sign up for a confidential session or more information, call the Nebraska Farm Hotline at 800-464-0258.

June 16, 2024 01:10 UTC

THIS IS A STATEWIDE CHILD ABDUCTION ALERT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS AMBER ALERT NETWORK The Bandera County Sheriff's Office is searching for missing child Savanna Cardenas, 15 years old, White, Female. The missing child was last seen at 6 AM, on June 13 2024 at 191 West Loop 1604 South, San Antonio, Texas 78245. Police are looking for an Unknown Female, 45 to 50 years old, with blonde hair, in connection with the abduction of the child. Anyone with information regarding this child abduction, should contact the Bandera County Sheriff's Office at 8 3 0 7 9 6 3 7 7 1. News Media Point of Contact is Bandera County Sheriff's Office at 8 3 0 7 9 6 8 4 6 1.

June 16, 2024 01:05 UTC

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