Bangladesh to renew passports of 69,000 Myanmar Rohingya living in Saudi Arabia
The displaced Myanmar people have been living in Saudi Arabia with Bangladeshi passports since the 1970sBangladesh has agreed to renew the passports of 69,000 Rohingya from Myanmar who have been living in Saudi Arabia since the 1970s. “Some Rohingya went to Saudi Arabia after Bangladesh’s independence. We don’t know how many, but they [Saudi Arabia] have told us that the number is 69,000,” Asaduzzaman said. Nearly 2.28 million Bangladesh nationals work in Saudi Arabia - the largest Bangladeshi diaspora abroad. The home minister said Saudi Arabia proposed a prisoner swap deal and Bangladesh did not object to it.
Source:bd News24
May 12, 2024 16:54 UTC
Letters to the Editors
Not much goes on in our little town without it eventually being discussed at the local hair salon. I love my town, I love the people in it. I also think as a community we have been doing great at that for years without the meddling of the town council. Flags are great, but I think they should represent the community as a whole, not in part. I don’t think we need expensive flags or stickers or crosswalk paintings to tell us how to treat one another.
Source:Daily Sun
May 12, 2024 15:02 UTC
Breaking the cycle of silence on postpartum depression
If you want a baby, be prepared for postpartum depression and/or anxiety. Because I had never heard much about perinatal mental health disorders, I didn’t know I was suffering from postpartum depression and anxiety after the birth of my daughter Jordyn, 11. That is part of why only 25% of women with postpartum depression ever get treatment. It wasn’t until I stumbled onto a website about postpartum depression that I finally felt a sense of relief, a burden lifted off my shoulders. My mother never said anything to me about postpartum depression or anxiety because no one ever said anything to her about it.
Source:Daily Sun
May 12, 2024 14:43 UTC
Avoid Overheating Dangers When Recharging Medical Devices
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Source:Daily Sun
May 12, 2024 14:21 UTC
Two missing boys, aged 4 and 5, found dead in ditchwater in Sirajganj
They were cousins and came to visit their unclePolice have recovered the bodies of two boys from ditchwater a day after they went missing in Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur Upazila. They are Abu Bakr, 4, and his cousin Yasin, 5, who was identified with a single name. Mamun, an uncle of Bakr who gave a single name, said the two boys’ mothers are sisters and the boys came to visit their maternal relatives. They went missing after starting to play in a pile of sand next to their grandparents' home, the uncle said. Their bodies were found floating in the ditchwater next to our house later,” said Mamun.
Source:bd News24
May 12, 2024 13:48 UTC
Colorado Sunday | On the other side of the bridge
It would not be opening any time soon because the 1,500-foot-long bridge had at least one dangerous crack. READ THIS WEEK’S COLORADO SUNDAY FEATUREThe Colorado LensMay is a great time in Colorado. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)Flavor of the WeekBrothers light up historic Pueblo alley with neonNeon Alley in Pueblo features more than 40 vintage signs collected by the Koncilja brothers. (Parker Yamasaki, The Colorado Sun)“The great thing about neon is it’s kind of sleezy,” said Jim Koncilja, a collector of neon signs that line Pueblo’s Neon Alley. (Gabe Allen, Special to The Colorado Sun)🌞 Meet Dr. Sammy Ramsey, a University of Colorado professor of entomology who is on the front line of the fight against the next big threat to honeybees.
Source:Daily Sun
May 12, 2024 12:58 UTC
Carpenter's Column: For my mother, who liked to laugh
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Source:Daily Sun
May 12, 2024 12:52 UTC
Sonali Bank, BDBL Bank sign MoU on merger
It is the second merger since the central bank began accepting proposalsThe state-owned Sonali Bank and Bangladesh Bangladesh Development Bank Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge in the presence of the governor of Bangladesh Bank. This former bureaucrat said, "On Apr 3, we were called to Bangladesh Bank, the board of Sonali Bank was also there. Since Sonali Bank wants to take us, the board has decided to go for the merger.”On Apr 8, the board approved the merger proposal of BDBL and Sonali Bank. That means the central bank holds the right to instruct any bank to take over the responsibility of a weak bank. With 1,232 branches, including two abroad, Sonali Bank is the largest commercial bank owned by the state.
Source:bd News24
May 12, 2024 12:15 UTC
Students mark SSC success with celebrations, dreams of a bright future
On Sunday, students of Holy Cross Girls High School who passed the SSC exams shared their feelings with bdnews24.com. Tashfia Murshida, a science division student, passed her SSC exam from Viqarunnisa Noon School with a 'golden A+'. Afsana Jerin, another Viqarunnisa student, missed a GPA of 5.0 by just a few marks. "The situation is the same across the country, where students' results were worse than the previous year. Muntasir Ahmed, a student of Motijheel Government Boys High School, said he was very happy to get the GPA 5.0 he expected.
Source:bd News24
May 12, 2024 11:56 UTC
Quilters in The Villages wrap the community with handmade love
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Source:Daily Sun
May 12, 2024 10:05 UTC
Dean Minnich: There always seems to be more questions than answers | COMMENTARY
And I tested the patience of most employers, family, friends and, I presume, strangers who stumble over the things I write. For instance, when the response is, “Because I say so,” I know I’m dealing with an authoritarian. If it’s, “Because that’s the way we’ve always done it,” I know I’m wasting time trying to learn anything of value here unless I’m exploring traditions or blind faith. Then they’d tell me something that was enlightening, and that always led to more questions. It’s the opening of the mind to new information and being willing to challenge what you think you know.
Source:Daily Sun
May 12, 2024 09:16 UTC
Curriculum being changed so students not only learn by memorisation: PM
Curriculum being changed so students not only learn by memorisation: PMDHAKA, May 12, 2024 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is bringing changes to the curriculum and the method of education mainly to cut dependency on learning through memorisation to flourish talents and creativity of the students. "We have to explore the reason that why male students are less compared to female students," she said. "We have a target to increase technical education rate to 30 percent by 2030 and 41 percent by 2041," she said. She continued that her government is establishing a technical training school in every upazila to spread the technical education. Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury, PM's Education Adviser Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and State Minister for Education Begum Shamsun Naher spoke on the occasion.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
May 12, 2024 08:23 UTC
Comprehensive road law to be passed soon: home minister
A comprehensive road law will be passed in parliament soon to reduce the number of deaths in road accidents, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says, reports bdnews24.com. He said the new law analyses the responsibilities of drivers, assistants, transport owners, and transport agencies. The minister said, "According to BRTA (Bangladesh Road Transport Authority) data, 14 people die every day due to road accidents. Our records show that in 2023, there were 5,495 road accidents resulting in approximately 5,024 deaths and a similar number of injuries." Previously, the 'Road Transport Act-2018' was passed in parliament, providing a maximum of five years' imprisonment for accidents caused by reckless driving.
Source:bd News24
May 12, 2024 06:02 UTC