Return Hajj flights to begin on Thursday
Hajj return flights are set to begin on Thursday and end on July 22, the Ministry of Religious Affairs said in its latest bulletin. A total of 85,225 pilgrims, including organisers, travelled to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh this year to perform Hajj. Half of the passengers from Hajj return flights will travel by Biman Bangladesh Airlines while the rest will travel by Saudi Arabian Airlines and Flynas. A total of 218 flights were operated for Hajj pilgrims. They include 106 flights operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 75 by Saudi Arabian Airlines, and 37 by Flynas.
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June 19, 2024 10:12 UTC
Legacy of Juneteenth inspires celebration
Lois and Jim Bote, of the Village of Orange Blossom Gardens, take a picture by balloons with Michelle Coley, right, of the Village of Newell, during a Juneteenth celebration hosted by the African American Club of The Villages on Sunday at Rohan Recreation.
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June 19, 2024 10:08 UTC
Secretariat less busy than usual on first working day after Eid
However, officers in different ministries said that most staff members were present for the first working day after the holidays, but some were late. On Wednesday, the Secretariat was less busy than usual, with a lower number of officials and staff present. One of them said that many staff members skipped the first day or came in late. After the Eid holidays, the government office timing has shifted back to the traditional 9am to 5pm schedule. However, banks can continue to complete office work until 6pm.
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June 19, 2024 07:37 UTC
Nine killed in landslides at Rohingya camp
At least nine people were killed after a landslide at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya Upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday morning. Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, the refugee, relief and repatriation commissioner, three separate landslides occurred between 7:00 am and 8:30 am at camps No. “Rescue work is underway. Amir Jafar, commander of the APBn-8 assigned to provide security at the camp, said, “Two of the dead are Bangladeshi nationals, while the other seven are Rohingya. The Fire Service is conducting rescue operations.”
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June 19, 2024 07:17 UTC
US lawmakers meet Tibet's Dalai Lama in India
REUTERSFormer US House speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India, June 18, 2024. The team, led by Michael McCaul, a Republican representative from Texas, who also chairs the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, includes Democratic former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing, which calls the Dalai Lama a dangerous "splittist" or separatist, said it was seriously concerned about the visit and the bill. The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet. The Dalai Lama has met US officials, including presidents, during previous visits to the United States, but Biden has not met him since taking office in 2021.
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June 19, 2024 06:09 UTC
LNG Deliveries Cancelled After Storm Damages Terminal
LNG Deliveries Cancelled After Storm Damages Terminal bdnewsThe government has cancelled four spot cargo deliveries of liquified natural gas or LNG with one of Bangladesh’s two import terminals damaged during recent cyclone Remal. Summit hoped the FSRU, which acts as a floating LNG import terminal, could return to the country within three weeks after repairs. Reuters reported that Summit LNG told state gas company Petrobangla that it had declared force majeure on LNG deliveries after its terminal was damaged, one of the sources added. Due to Summit’s terminal outage, Petrobangla cancelled four spot cargoes scheduled for delivery from late May to around mid-June, a senior Petrobangla official told Ruters. It has imported 2.6 million metric tons of LNG so far this year, with May shipment volumes reaching an all-time monthly record of 600,000 metric tonnes.
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June 19, 2024 05:59 UTC
Indian heatwaves, floods kill 11, with four buried alive
REUTERS/Amit Dave/File PhotoA woman covered with a cloth to protect herself from the heat walks on a road during a heatwave in Ahmedabad, India, May 29, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File PhotoIndia was battling on Wednesday extreme weather that caused severe heatwaves, landslides and floods, killing at least 11 people this week, among them a woman and her three daughters buried alive in a northeastern state, officials and media said. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain in the northeastern state of Assam killed at least six people on Tuesday night, officials said. "A landslide buried a woman and her three daughters alive," a state disaster management official, Siju Das, said by telephone. More than 30 people in the state have died since the end of May in floods and landslides brought by heavy rain, officials said.
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June 19, 2024 04:53 UTC
NAU ROUNDUP: Men's tennis wins ITA Community Service Award for second time
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June 19, 2024 01:32 UTC
Research study seeking input about social security administration customer service
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June 18, 2024 21:13 UTC
Homestead Days kicks off
After months of planning, the 2024 Homestead Days celebration begins on Wednesday. Friday-SundayThe Homestead National Historical Park will be hosting performances and demonstrations. SaturdaySean Astin will be the keynote speaker at 3 p.m. at Homestead National Historical Park. A Nowear BMX Stunt Show will perform at Chautauqua Park at 11 .m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. About 15 to 20 individuals help plan Homestead Days with the Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce.
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June 18, 2024 21:02 UTC
After effort to mellow planned increases, Flagstaff City Council expected to approve hikes in water/sewer rates
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June 18, 2024 18:49 UTC
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June 18, 2024 17:43 UTC
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