35 suffer burn injuries as gas cylinder blasts in Gazipur
At least 35 people, including women and children, sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in Gazipur's Kaliakair on Wednesday. They were treated at several wards at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with burn injuries, said Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen. Five people, including children, have been kept in the ICU and four in the High Defense Unit (HDU), Dr Sen added. Locals said a fire broke out in a cooking gas cylinder at a house in Telir Chala area of Mouchak in Kaliakair Upazila of the district around 6:00 pm. Later, they were shifted to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Source:bd News24
March 13, 2024 15:22 UTC
Counterfeit or forged tag?: Government sugar is sold at Tk 170 after price is set at Tk 140
The government has set the price of sugar from its mill at Tk 140 per kg, but the product is being sold at Tk 170 at some places in Dhaka. It is unclear if the product is counterfeit or the price tag is forged. A surprised Sheikh Shoebul Alam, the chairman of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, said on Wednesday they were unaware of such practices using the government corporation’s brand. He suspects someone is engaged in rogue practices using their company's name and packaging design.
Source:bd News24
March 13, 2024 14:57 UTC
High Court questions arrest of restaurant workers after Bailey Road fire
The panel of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Md Atabullah also sought a list of workers arrested in a case over the incident after hearing a writ petition on Wednesday filed by lawyer Masud Reza Sobhan. Speaking to bdnews24.com, Masud said the inspector general of police was ordered to provide the list of arrested workers within a month. He alleged at least 800 innocent workers, who came from Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh for a living, were arrested in the case.
Source:bd News24
March 13, 2024 14:33 UTC
Devils play the Stars, look to break road slide
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayA mix of clouds and sun. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph..TonightPartly cloudy skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low near 70F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Source:Daily Sun
March 13, 2024 14:18 UTC
Trying to rescue sailors through ‘second party’: FM
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud says the government has been unable to establish contact with the pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean, taking 23 sailors on board hostage. But they are still ‘working’ to rescue them, he said. “We are trying through a second party and have informed those necessary.”The minister’s comments came after a seminar at Dhaka University on Wednesday afternoon. “We have reported the incident to the [IMB Piracy Reporting Centre] in Kuala Lumpur, the [Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region] in New Delhi, and all aerial naval ships, including those of Singapore, USA, UK, and China. We are trying other methods to communicate with them as well.”
Source:bd News24
March 13, 2024 13:19 UTC
Rockets play the Wizards on 3-game win streak
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayA mix of clouds and sun. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph..TonightPartly cloudy skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low near 70F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Source:Daily Sun
March 13, 2024 12:16 UTC
Advance train tickets for Eid go on sale Mar 24
The Bangladesh Railway has announced that advance tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr journeys will be on sale from Mar 24 to Mar 30. The ticket sale has been planned around Apr 11 as the tentative date for Eid, the railway said at a press conference on Wednesday. Minister of Railways Md Zillul Hakim was present at the press conference. Sardar Shahadat Ali, director general of the Bangladesh Railway said, “Tickets for Apr 3 will be sold on Mar 24, tickets for Apr 4 on Mar 25, tickets for Apr 3 on Mar 26, tickets for Apr 6 on Mar 27, tickets for Apr 7 on Mar 28, tickets for Apr 8 on Mar 29, and tickets for Apr 9 on Mar 30.”
Source:bd News24
March 13, 2024 11:16 UTC
Ryan Lombardi Struts the Runway in CFC Fashion Show
The 2024 Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show featured Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, sporting Cardinal Robinson’s ’24 design as part of his “Cities Unseen” collection. When we initially met, he explained to me how he develops a concept and the process for that becoming a tangible design and product,” wrote Lombardi in a statement to The Sun. “It was wonderful to interact with students in this capacity,” Lombardi wrote. Cardinal hoped to bring more attention to the fashion community from everyone on campus, and Lombardi was no exception. “I was exceedingly impressed with the creativity and effort that goes into developing a piece/collection and also the overall production of the entire show,” Lombardi wrote.
Source:Daily Sun
March 13, 2024 10:52 UTC
Woman dies, 8 hurt in Dhaka road crashes
News Desk :A woman has died in an accident in Dhaka’s Shahbagh while eight others on a microbus have been injured in a road crash in Mohakhali. The injured are receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. “The bus rammed the woman and she was declared dead upon her arrival at DMCH.”Police seized the bus and apprehended the driver’s assistant. Meanwhile, a Narail-bound microbus crashed into a flyover railing after it veered out of control outside the Setu Bhaban in Mohakhali around 6am. “The microbus suddenly rammed into the flyover railing.
Source:bd News24
March 13, 2024 08:12 UTC
Putin says Ukraine upping attacks to interfere with election
MOSCOW, March 13, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Ukraine was upping its attacks on Russian territory in order to interfere with upcoming presidential elections. Russia has this week faced some of the most significant attacks on its territory since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine more than two years ago. Asked about the attacks in an interview excerpts of which were published on Wednesday, Putin said:"It's simple. "I have no doubt that the main goal is, if not to disrupt the presidential elections in Russia then to somehow interfere with the normal process," the Ria-Novosti news agency and Rossia 1 television quoted him as saying. Russia is due to hold presidential elections on March 15-17, with Putin, who has ruled the country since the turn of the century, set to secure another six-year term.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 13, 2024 07:45 UTC
Somali pirates threaten to kill Bangladeshi sailors if ransom isn’t paid
The Somali pirates who hijacked the ship MV Abdullah have threatened to start killing the Bangladeshi sailors held hostage unless they are paid a ransom. In a message sent to his wife, the vessel’s Chief Officer Atiq Ullah Khan said, “Pass on this message to everyone because they are taking away our mobiles. They are taking our mobiles. They are taking our mobiles.”In an audio message sent by Chief Engineer Saiduzzaman to the ship’s owners, he said, “Sir, they are seizing our mobiles. Jannatul Ferdous, the wife of a sailor on the vessel, said, “My husband, rank GS Nuruddin, called yesterday at 1:30pm saying that pirates were attacking them.
Source:bd News24
March 13, 2024 07:18 UTC
US House to vote on TikTok ban
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is in Washington, trying to shore up support to stop the bill. The co-sponsors, House Republican Mike Gallagher and House Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, as well as the White House, argue that the bill is not a ban of Tiktok, as long as the company divests from ByteDance. When Trump was president, he attempted to wrest control of Tiktok from ByteDance, but was blocked by US courts. Other efforts to ban TikTok also failed with a bill proposed a year ago getting nowhere largely over free speech concerns.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 13, 2024 06:55 UTC
Two jailed for life, 3 acquitted for 1989 murder of housewife Sagira Morshed
A Dhaka court has sentenced two suspects to life in prison and acquitted three others for the murder of housewife Sagira Morshed in the capital's Siddheswari over a family feud in 1989. Dhaka Special Sessions Judge Mohammad Ali Hossein delivered the verdict in the case on Wednesday. In addition to the prison sentence, they were fined Tk 50,000 each. An additional six months will be added to their prison sentences if they fail to pay. The time the two spent in jail will be deducted from their prison sentence, according to Mosharraf Hossain Kajol, one of the lawyers representing the defendants.
Source:bd News24
March 13, 2024 06:54 UTC