Three people have died of dengue, while 1,033 more patients were hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across the country in the past 24 hours. The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 441 were hospitalised in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Wednesday morning. With the new counts, the number of hospitalised dengue patients has reached 39,822 this year. 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.

The number of hospitalised dengue patients across the country is 39, 822 this yearThree die, another 1,033 hospitalised with dengue fever in BangladeshThree people have died of dengue, while 1,033 more patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across the country in the past 24 hours. The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 441 were hospitalised in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Wednesday morning. With the new counts, the number of hospitalised dengue patients has reached 39,822 this year. 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.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus says that the interim government would resolve the issues tied to the payment of debt and interest on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. The discussion over the Rooppur loan was held at the meeting. The Chief Adviser's Office, or CAO, said the interim administration chief had welcomed more Russian investment in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has taken steps to resolve the complexities with Russia over the payment of the Rooppur loan and interest. The chief adviser appreciated Russian cooperation in the power and energy sectors and Russia's role as a supplier of wheat and fertiliser to Bangladesh.

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In all my years, I’ve never seen someone come and try to stop the river erosion,” a Rajbari resident saysTears strain Asia Begum’s voice as she speaks of her precarious situation. Many farmers along the mighty river are losing their land and crops as the erosion continues. Asia is worried as she has no idea what to do if the erosion takes the last of her resources. Schools, graveyards, over 100 houses and hundreds of bighas of land are at risk due to the erosion in the area. A lot of land, including farmland with winter vegetables, has been washed away by the river.

The information ministry has decided to monitor harassment cases filed against journalists working in different media outlets.An eight-strong committee has been formed to oversee these cases, as announced in an official order from the ministry on Monday.In addition to monitoring the cases, it will also inform the authorities periodically about the progress of these cases, the statement said.Hundreds of people died during clashes and shootings before and after the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5.Journalists have also been named as 'accomplices and instigators' in murder cases related to these killingsSo far, at least four journalists have been arrested in connection with these cases, while many are in hiding or not appearing publicly.The committee was formed amid discussions and criticisms over many journalists being broadly accused in cases despite having no involvement in the killings.The ministry's order said, "Recently, it has been observed that various harassment cases are being filed against journalists. To monitor these cases, the 'Committee for Monitoring Harassment Cases against Journalists Working in Mass Media' has been formed. "The additional secretary of the information ministry has been appointed as the head of the committee, while the joint secretary (press) of the same ministry has been named the member secretary.Other members include the chief information officer, a representative from the Law and Justice Division (district judge rank), the director general of the Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Trust, the director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh, and the secretary of the Bangladesh Press Council.—bdnews24.com

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Taslima Begum Renu was beaten to death in 2019 on suspicion of being a child abductorMan to die, four get life in prison for lynching of RenuA Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death and four other people to life sentences in prison for the lynching of Taslima Begum Renu, who was believed to be a child abductor, in Dhaka’s Badda in 2019. Dhaka 6th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Morshed Alam delivered the verdict in the much-discussed case on Wednesday. Riya Begum Moina, Abul Kalam Azad, Kamal Hossain, and Asadul Islam all received life terms in prison. Renu was beaten to death in front of Dhaka’s North Badda Government Primary School on Jul 20 as rumours were swirling about the abduction of children. The court ordered the incident to be investigated.

(Ming DeMers/Sun Photography Editor)Public Safety Ambassadors — unsworn, unnarmed security guards hired by the University — stayed close by to the protest, wearing body cameras. (Karlie McGann/Sun Assistant Photography Editor)Margolin led event attendees of all faiths in Tashlikh, a Rosh Hashanah atonement ritual. (Ming DeMers/Sun Photography Editor)It was a somber mood among the approximately 500 Cornell students and Ithaca community members gathered. (Ming DeMers/Sun Photography Editor)The crowd stood silent as the names of the 101 hostages still in Gaza were read aloud. (Ming DeMers/Sun Photography Editor)New York State Police, as well as Cornell Police and Cornell Public Safety Ambassadors, stood on the outskirts of the crowd.

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former state minister for information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak have been named in a case under the Cyber Security Act. Kazi Golam Mostafa, chief of Kafrul Police Station, confirmed that the case was filed over a complaint of revealing NID information. Nineteen other named suspects are accused in the case, he said. On Wednesday, an individual named Enamul Haque filed the case, the OC said. Since then, many cases have been filed against her, her family members, the senior leaders of her Awami League party, and others connected to her administration.

This season, after a warm welcome to the writing world with her debut novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors launched her sophomore work, Blue Sisters. Mellors maintains her focus on intimacy and strained bonds as she transitions from the marriage story in Cleopatra and Frankenstein to sibling dynamics in Blue Sisters. The novel follows three sisters, Avery, Bonnie and Lucky, as they come together after the death of their sister, Nicky, to pack up their Upper West Side childhood home. Sisterhood is the axis on which the novel rotates, but romance, addiction, parental relationships and grief are key components of the composition.

Former Sunamganj-5 lawmaker Mohibur Rahman Manik was arrested in Dhaka’s Bashundhara Residential Area on Tuesday. He was detained on charges of carrying out attacks on the mass student-public movement in Sunamganj, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said in a statement, according to a bdnews24.com report. Hafiz Ahmed, the brother of an injured student, initiated the lawsuit on September 2 over the allegation of attacks on the students and the public in Sunamganj Sadar during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, accusing 99 people including former planning minister MA Mannan and three former members of parliament. The RAB apprehended Manik in relation to the charges. Hafiz filed the case after Johur Ahmed suffered bullet injuries while participating in the civil movement on August 4.

Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam speaking at a press briefing at Dhakeshwari National Temple in the capital on Tuesday. — Focus BanglaThe Durga Puja holidays have been extended by another day, according to Mahfuz Alam, special assistant to the chief advisor, reports bdnews24.com. He said this to the media at the Dhakeshwari National Temple on Tuesday. "For a long time, Hindu devotees have been demanding an extension of the Durga Puja holiday as they celebrate it from Sashthi [the sixth day of the festival] to Dashami [the 10th day of the festival]. "As such, the puja holiday has been extended by a day.

After competing with UAlbany for three quarters, Cornell surrendered two late touchdowns in a 31-10 loss. UAlbany opened the scoring with a field goal after a rushing drive that the Red’s defense halted at the 20-yard line. UAlbany’s offense then controlled the remainder of the first quarter, which ended with a missed field goal attempt. In the second quarter, senior quarterback Jameson Wang was able to connect with junior wide receiver Parker Woodring to put Cornell up 7-3. Leaderboard 2UAlbany found its momentum in the fourth quarter, building a lead that the Red couldn’t overcome.

John Hopfield Ph.D. ’58, a professor emeritus in molecular biology at Princeton University, won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, as announced Tuesday morning. He is the 51st Nobel laureate affiliated with Cornell University. Hopfield, alongside co-laureate Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto, was awarded “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.” He developed the Hopfield network, a method of machine learning that saves images and uses them to find patterns and complete distorted images. According to Princeton, Hopfield is grateful for the opportunity to speak as a Nobel laureate on the important connection between scientific research and life-changing technology. Additionally, he described the hearty congratulations he received through email following the Nobel announcement as “astounding” and “heartwarming.”Angelina Tang ’28 is a Sun contributor and can be reached at [email protected].