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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Offices, banks, financial institutions and stock markets resume operations on Monday after the Durga Puja holidaysBangladesh’s offices, banks, financial institutions and stock markets have opened after four days off for Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Hindu community. Offices and institutions returned to their regular schedule on Monday. Dashami – the tenth day of the Hindu festival – fell on Sunday and had been previously declared a public holiday. Educational institutions are still closed due to the Durga Puja, Fateha-i-Yajdaham, Lakshmi Puja and Prabarana Purnima holidays. According to the annual calendar of the education ministry, Durga Puja holidays began on Oct 9 and will end on Thursday Oct 17.

October 14, 2024 09:31 UTC

Photo:Mahmud Zaman OviThe government has decided not to pursue any cases against students and members of the public who ‘actively participated’ in the ‘mass uprising’ that brought down the Sheikh Hasina administration. It covers incidents over a period of 25 days -- 22 days before the overthrow of the Awami League government and three days after. On Aug 5, former prime minister Hasina resigned and fled the country in the face of a student-led mass movement. On Aug 8, an interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge. At the same time, the ministry has warned the concerned parties against obtaining any benefits by providing false information on these issues.

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