National Perspective: Wisdom in the words left unspoken
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Source:Daily Sun
May 21, 2022 01:46 UTC
Home Minister: Strict action against those who extort in my name
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has asked the law enforcement agencies to take strict action against those who extort money in his name. The man who went to extort money using my name has been arrested and a weapon has also been seized from him.”The home minister further said that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) took immediate action after detecting they were using his name. The law enforcement agencies will take strict action against anyone using others’ names for extortion, he added. During primary interrogation, Delwar admitted that he used to extort money using the name of the home minister. They are questioning the honesty of the commission members and the methodology of their research, which also named some 1,000 madrasas for spreading communalism.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
May 21, 2022 01:29 UTC
AP News Summary at 8:18 p.m. EDT
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayScattered thunderstorms during the evening, with mostly cloudy skies after midnight. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50%..TonightScattered thunderstorms during the evening, with mostly cloudy skies after midnight. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Source:Daily Sun
May 20, 2022 23:31 UTC
Dhaka-New Jalpaiguri train service to kick off on June 1
Bangladesh Railway officials said Bangladeshis would be able to visit Indian tourist hotspots like Darjeeling and Sikkim’s Gangtok using the cross-border train service. Now all set to get going, it will be the third passenger train service and the fifth cross-border train between Bangladesh and India. The new passenger train service between New Jalpaiguri and Dhaka will use that route. “We are expecting the number of tourists to double once the new train service launches in June, as children and older citizens will be able to travel to Darjeeling and Sikkim because this train service is cozier than buses. According to a railway notification, Mitali Express tickets will be available at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station, Chittagong Railway Station and Kolkata’s Terminal Station.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
May 20, 2022 22:41 UTC
Pulse prices rise in Bangladesh as soaring dollar, Ukraine war hurt imports
Official data from the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, or TCB, showed prices of pulse increased by up to 7 percent in a month. The price of the fine variety of locally produced or Nepalese lentil increased Tk 10 to Tk 130 per kg in a month. The prices of other varieties of pulse, such as split peas and Mung, have also increased by Tk 10 a kg. Businesses believe the Russia-Ukraine war has played the biggest role in driving the prices of pulse and flour. Shafi Mahmud, president of Bangladesh Pulse Traders’ Association, however, does not agree that the prices have increased too much.
Source:bd News24
May 20, 2022 20:48 UTC
Bangladeshi-origin women killed after being pushed on New York subway track
The bizarre incident has rattled the Bangladeshi American community at large in America. Zinat Hossain was a student at Hunter College in Brooklyn and lived with her parents in New York after immigrating from Bangladesh. Police, according to reports, believe that the snatchers were trying to take Zinat’s bag and she was pushed towards the subway track. Hossain’s family is from the Daudkandi Upazila of Comilla and has lived with her parents in Brooklyn since 2016. Our community must unite in protest against this.”Earlier this year Michelle Go was also pushed on subway tracks in New York by a stranger on the Times Square subway station in an unprovoked incident.
Source:bd News24
May 20, 2022 15:56 UTC
Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayA mix of clouds and sun with gusty winds. Near record high temperatures. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph..TonightA few clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph.
Source:Daily Sun
May 20, 2022 13:20 UTC
Woman attacked at Narsingdi railway station for her outfit
A group of people have attacked a young woman at Narsingdi Railway Station for what they called an obscene outfit she wore. Stationmaster ATM Musa said the young woman along with two young men came to the station by a train from Dhaka around 11:00 am. Another woman started hurling offensive words toward the young woman from Dhaka for her dress. In the video, a woman and some young men appear to assault the young woman while one of his co-travellers tries to save her. The young woman runs away and takes shelter in the stationmaster’s room with the help of others.
Source:bd News24
May 20, 2022 12:22 UTC
Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
Nehru’s early years as Prime Minister were spent in the shadow of the Partition. By the time he began wielding political power as Gujarat’s Chief Minister in 2001, Nehru’s ghost had lain dormant for 37 years and was seemingly well past its prime. But the question remains, why should Nehru’s ghost choose Narendra Modi and no one else? Nehru’s ghost, quite strangely, spared even Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the only other BJP Prime Minister of India, who governed from 1998 to 2004. Modi in historyIf Modi wants posterity to remember him as a great Prime Minister, he cannot ignore this small piece of advice from this unknown Indian.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
May 20, 2022 12:05 UTC
Sylhet hit by worst floods in over a decade
Sylhet, hit by the worst flooding in a decade and a half, is struggling to supply food and drinking water to hundreds of residents. Food and drinking water crises are also intensifying with the surging water level, according to local residents. They have been closed again by the floods,” said Abdul Karim, a resident of Kanaighat Upazila’s Laxmi Prasad Union. After Sadar, Dakshin Surma, Companiganj, Gowainghat, Jointiapur, Zakiganj, Kanaighat and Fenchuganj Upazilas, floodwaters submerged parts of Beanibazar and Golapganj Upazilas. The water level of rivers in Sunamganj, Netrokona and Habiganj could flow above the danger level in the next 24 hours.
Source:bd News24
May 20, 2022 11:34 UTC
Two die after pickup van rams autorickshaw in Chandpur
At least two people have died after a pickup van collided with an autorickshaw in Chandpur's Sadar Upazila. The autorickshaw was going to Chandpur city from Hajiganj, while the pickup van was heading to Hajiganj. Fatema died at the scene. Three others were taken to Chandpur Government General Hospital where the doctors declared Abdullah dead. Both drivers of the pickup and the autorickshaw have fled.
Source:bd News24
May 20, 2022 09:37 UTC
Draft law caps ownership at 8 hectares of land for a Bangladeshi
The ceiling was highlighted in the draft Land Reform Act, 2022, which received the nod from the cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Thursday. The proposed law also exempted arable landowners from paying land development taxes up to 3.35 hectares (approximately), but if anyone owns over that limit, taxes will be levied for the total areas of land. The top civil servant also said personal or family-owned graveyards are kept under the purview of this tax. As per the draft Act, which will replace the Land Reform Ordinance, 1984 if the parliament approves, the 8 hectares cap will not be applicable to those owners who have been producing exportable items or have established export-focused agro-industries in their land. As per the draft law, the tenure of the land leasing contract with a farmer shall remain valid for five years, the cabinet secretary said.
Source:bd News24
May 20, 2022 09:06 UTC
FHS senior Mayrin Soto signs with Webster soccer
Flagstaff High School senior Mayrin Soto is continuing a family legacy as she signed to play soccer at Webster University in the fall. She signed her letter of intent on Tuesday at Flagstaff High School. Soto’s two older brothers, also soccer players in their days with the Eagles, attend the school in Webster Groves, Missouri. Holly Jones, formerly the head coach at Flagstaff and a longtime club coach for Soto, said she could see potential in Soto immediately. Your attitude has not changed.”Now healed, Soto said she is soaking in her last few days at Flagstaff High School.
Source:Daily Sun
May 20, 2022 08:56 UTC