State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Pacific Armed Forces Europe Northern Mariana Islands Marshall Islands American Samoa Federated States of Micronesia Guam Palau Alberta, Canada British Columbia, Canada Manitoba, Canada New Brunswick, Canada Newfoundland, Canada Nova Scotia, Canada Northwest Territories, Canada Nunavut, Canada Ontario, Canada Prince Edward Island, Canada Quebec, Canada Saskatchewan, Canada Yukon Territory, CanadaZip Code

A pregnant woman and her son have died after a storm caused a tree to crash into their house in Kishoreganj’s Karimganj Upazila. The incident occurred around midnight on Saturday in Niamatpur village, according to Mizanur Rahman, chief of Karimganj Police Station. The dead were identified as Ruptara Begum, 45, and her son Taijul, 5. “Ruptara and her son Taijul were sleeping after dinner in their tin home,” OC Mizanur said. The bodies of the dead were buried in the afternoon and an unnatural death case was filed at the police station, OC Mizanur said.

State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Pacific Armed Forces Europe Northern Mariana Islands Marshall Islands American Samoa Federated States of Micronesia Guam Palau Alberta, Canada British Columbia, Canada Manitoba, Canada New Brunswick, Canada Newfoundland, Canada Nova Scotia, Canada Northwest Territories, Canada Nunavut, Canada Ontario, Canada Prince Edward Island, Canada Quebec, Canada Saskatchewan, Canada Yukon Territory, CanadaZip Code

Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the board of directors of National Bank around four and a half months after reforming it. The Bangladesh Bank informed the commercial bank about the reformation of the board in a letter. Asked why they quit just four and a half months after taking the reins, he said: “The Bangladesh Bank will give the answer. At that time, the Bangladesh Bank reportedly began mediation between National Bank, the first Bangladeshi private bank founded by a set of entirely local sponsor directors in 1983, and United Commercial Bank Limited or UCB, another bank formed the same year. The National Bank initially appeared to agree with the Bangladesh Bank on a possible merger with another bank, but its directors finally decided not to set the plan in motion for now.

File PhotoJATIYA SANGSAD, May 5, 2024 (BSS) - Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today said the government has provided 70 pc subsidies to farmers in Haor and southern areas and 50 pc to farmers in other areas to buy modern agricultural machineries. "The government provided modern agricultural machineries to farmers to increase agricultural output and minimize costs of production," he told the House today, while responding to a question from Jatiya Party member Md Mujibul Hoque. The minister said modern agricultural machineries will help farmers to mitigate water crisis in Haor areas during the crop harvesting period, besides, farmers will be able to bring their crops at the warehouse within a short time. He said that the agriculture ministry's budget maintained a sector "Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance" for continuing incentive activities and encourage the marginal and small farmers for yielding various crops side by side the agriculture rehabilitation activities.

The 2024 Red athletic season through my viewfinder: Throughout the spring semester, I have had the chance to cover several of Cornell’s athletic teams, including men’s and women’s hockey, basketball and lacrosse. Overall, it was an incredibly successful year for the Red, with record-breaking seasons and commendable performances aplenty. February 17 | “Flying High”In a breakout season for men’s basketball, Chris Manon skies high for the bucket against Dartmouth. February 17 | “Celebration”Cornell men’s basketball celebrates in a high-scoring shootout win against Dartmouth. April 20 | “Senior Day”Red lacrosse show out on senior day as they take down Harvard with ease.

The Idaho Capital Sun took home 13 awards — including seven first-place finishes — in the Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2023 Awards contest. The Sun’s awards, which include General Excellence, Best Website and Best Spanish-Language Media, were announced at the press club banquet on Saturday night in Downtown Boise. To sign up for the Capital Sun’s free morning newsletter, go to idahocapitalsun.com/subscribe, or to donate to continue to support its award-winning work, go to idahocapitalsun.com/donate. Audrey Dutton, Health/Medical Report – Daily category: What happened to the Idaho Health Data Exchange and can other states learn from itBecca Renk, Opinion – Daily category: Why are women in Nicaragua more likely to survive childbirth than women in the U.S.? Second place awardsMia Maldonado and Kyle Pfannenstiel, Health/Medical Report – Daily category: Idaho doctors brace for impact on impending gender affirming banMia Maldonado, Arts / Entertainment Report – Daily category: ‘It’s our roots’: Idaho Commission on the Arts project highlights Mexican diasporaMia Maldonado, Agriculture Report – Daily category: Famous … Oregon potatoes?

The three-day warning starting on Sunday afternoon said rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary wind gusts are likely to occur at places over all the eight divisions. The southwestern district reported record temperatures during the 35-day heatwave – the longest on record. Its adjacent district Jashore, which recorded the second highest temperature on record at 43.8 degrees Celsius on Apr 30, has reported 39.4 degrees Celsius temperature on Sunday. In Dhaka, the temperature fell to 36.7 degrees Celsius until 6pm and there were rains in the capital at night. The Meteorological Department said its headquarters at Agargaon recorded wind gusts at maximum 59 kilometres per hour in the area at 9pm.

DHAKA, May 5, 2024 (BSS) - Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) todayarrested five transport extortionists from Demra and south Keraniganj areasin the city. Al Amin, 22, said MJ Sohel, assistantsuperintendent of police (ASP) and assistant director (Media) of RAB-10. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the RAB-10 conducted separate drives in Demraand south Keraniganj areas in the capital and nabbed them around 11.30 am, headded. ASP Sohel further said that the extortionists were illegally collecting moneyfrom various transports including inter-district trucks, covered-vans,lorries and CNG-run auto-rickshaws. The RAB also recovered extortion money worth Taka 7,200 and four woodensticks from their possession, he said, adding: "Necessary legal action hasbeen taken against them and they have been handed over to respective policestations."

Bangladesh Navy deployed a helicopter in the afternoon to assist in dousing the flames with water. According to the Forest Department, five units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence were working to extinguish the fire by sprinkling water from Sunday morning. Local villagers were also helping the Forest Department to put out the fire. Dipankar Bar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, confirmed that the fire was controlled by the forest department around 1pm, though efforts were ongoing. Conservator of Forest Mihir Kumar Dey of the Khulna office of the Forest Department and Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner Khalid Hossain were among top officials who visited the site.

All of them crossed the border into Myanmar illegally to bring cattle, a public representative saysThree Bangladeshis have been injured in two separate incidents of landmine explosions at Naikhongchhari in Bandarban along the Myanmar border. Two people were injured in the first blast near border pillar No. All of them crossed the border into Myanmar illegally to bring cattle, Absar said. Saber Ahmed, member of Naikhongchhari Sadar Union, said Border Guard Bangladesh strengthened security along the border. Bangladeshis experienced casualties in mine blasts along the Myanmar border several times in the recent years amid intense fighting between the Myanmar military and rebels in the Rahine state.

"I haven't bowled with the new ball too much this season," Siraj, who was adjudged player of the match for his figures of 2-29, said. "Last year I did really well with the new ball, I got a lot of wickets. Siraj is one of the three specialist fast bowlers in India's World Cup squad, and the right-arm quick was rested from the home game against Sunrisers last month. "Siraj is a rhythm bowler. "So, having him up and going, swinging the ball again, bowling with good pace, and being aggressive is so important."

Two more are injured during incidents in three Upazilas in the districtFour people, including a child, have died and two others have been injured by lightning strikes in three Upazilas of Khagracchari district. The incidents occurred in the Dighinala, Matiranga, and Ramgar Upazilas, police said. Local resident Md Jahid said, “I heard the sudden sound of a lightning strike around dawn. A lightning strike in the Hajapara area of Ramgarh led to the death of a man named Ganaj Marma, said Debashish Das, chief of Ramgarh Police Station. “Samika Tripura was critically injured by lightning as she was sleeping in her room early in the morning,” he said.

DHAKA, May 4, 2024 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the Bhanga-Khulna-Jeshore-Benapole train-line by next two months. Railways Minister Md Zillur Hakim today said this while inaugurating two commuter trains on this route to make Dhaka's communication system easier with Rajbari. On the occasion, he said, "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken up the plan to reach the rail communication system the people's door." He added: "Currently there are two zones in the railways and we are thinking to create two more zones. Chief Whip Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury said Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina connected Faridpur to the rail link as a gift.

An environmentalist organisation has filed a petition with the High Court seeking a halt to the cutting down of trees across the country, which it says has been going on despite the current heatwave. Advocate Manzil Morshed filed the petition at the relevant branch of the High Court on Sunday on behalf of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB). Every day the number of trees in Dhaka city are decreasing. This committee will oversee the cutting of trees and approve cutting in Dhaka city if necessary. Trees cannot be cut down without the permission of this committee.