Hasina calls on RAB to step up efforts against hoarding, price gouging
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the Rapid Action Battalion to take stringent measures against commodity hoarding and price gouging during the month of Ramadan. She also called for vigilance against the circulation of counterfeit currencies during an event marking the 20th founding anniversary of the RAB on Wednesday. “Ramadan is a month of moderation, but unfortunately, some unscrupulous traders exploit this period through hoarding and price manipulation. It is essential to take strict measures against them.”She stressed the need for continuous efforts to combat counterfeiting, noting an increase in fake currency circulation during the Eid period.
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March 06, 2024 10:33 UTC
2 teens killed as bike falls into ditch from under-construction bridge in Satkhira
According to Biswajit, there was a road leading to the bridge, but there was a ditch on the other side. “The three youths were crossing the bridge, which is currently under construction, on a bike. It is believed that the early morning fog obscured the end of the bridge and the alternate road next to it, Biswajit said. According to the Upazila’s Local Government Department Engineer Nizam Ul Haque, a notice was sent to the contractor after the construction period ended last year. “Steps are being taken against the contractor,” said Nizam.
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March 06, 2024 10:11 UTC
First day of voting in SCBA election continues
First day of voting in SCBA election continuesDHAKA, March 6, 2024 (BSS) - First day voting of the two-day Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) polls (2024-2025) began at 10am today in a festive mood. The voting will continue till 5pm with an hour lunch and Zohr prayers break. The results will be announced after the voting ends tomorrow. The Election Sub-Committee has set up 50 booths in the Supreme Court building auditorium for 7,883 voters. Fatima Akhtar, Syed Fazle Elahi Avi, Md Shafiqul Islam Shafiq, Md Russell Ahmed, Md Ashikuzzaman Nazrul, Mohiuddin Hanif and Md Ibrahim Khalil are contesting as members.
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March 06, 2024 10:07 UTC
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March 06, 2024 04:40 UTC
Peru prime minister resigns amid influence peddling claims
LIMA, March 6, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Peru's powerful Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned Tuesday amid allegations of influence-peddling to help a young woman he is said to have addressed lovingly in recordings released by news media. Otarola told reporters in Lima that "in conversation with the President of the Republic I have announced my decision to present my resignation."
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March 06, 2024 04:09 UTC
Omaha 16-year-old to stand trial on murder charge in Casey's Gas Station shooting
A 16-year-old Omaha boy accused of killing one person and injuring two others during a January shooting at Casey’s Gas Station was ordered to stand trial on first-degree murder and assault charges. According to Lier’s testimony:Police responded to Casey’s Gas Station, located near 72nd and Grover streets, around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. When they returned to the car, Fox said, Moran and the other person were yelling at someone on the phone. The two informed Flores and Fox that they had arranged to meet Amaya at Casey’s for a physical fight. At 2:18 p.m., an exterior camera on Amaya’s home near 73rd and Hascall Streets captured him leaving the house and walking in the direction of the gas station.
Source:Daily Sun
March 06, 2024 03:48 UTC
AP Trending SummaryBrief at 8:57 p.m. EST
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayA mix of clouds and sun with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. ENE winds shifting to SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%..TonightScattered thunderstorms during the evening. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
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March 05, 2024 23:42 UTC
Children in Gaza are dying of malnutrition
(5 Mar 2024) The Gaza Health Ministry said Sunday that 15 children had starved to death at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza and that another six in the intensive care unit were at risk of dying from malnutrition and dehydration. Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPressWebsite: https://apnews.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/APFacebook: https://facebook.com/APNewsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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March 05, 2024 23:34 UTC
Slogging Together: The Antidote to World-Weariness - The Cornell Daily Sun
From a purely intellectual perspective, the students I teach at Cornell are often dazzling — insightful, creative, analytically gifted and unafraid of hard work. Policy work and politics are a slog. But slogging together — it is the best antidote to world-weariness that I know. Alexandra Dufresne is a Professor of the Practice and the Director of the State Policy Advocacy Clinic in the Brooks School of Public Policy. The Cornell Daily Sun is interested in publishing a broad and diverse set of content from the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.
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March 05, 2024 23:09 UTC
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March 05, 2024 19:59 UTC
Nebraska women's basketball NCAA tournament bracket predictions, March 5
As the NCAA tournament approaches, here’s a look at the projections for the Husker women’s basketball team. 8 seed, playing Arizona in the South Carolina subregional, opposite the No. 8 seed, playing Marquette in South Carolina subregionalCollege Sports Madness: No. At this point, Nebraska is safely in the tournament, and winning one at the Big Ten tournament will only further cement that status. In the second round, 12 of the top 16 seeds won games, but two No 1s — Indiana and Stanford — lost.
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March 05, 2024 19:57 UTC
Meta's Facebook, Instagram back up after global outage
Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram were back up on Tuesday after a more than two-hour outage that was caused by a technical issue and impacted hundreds of thousands of users globally. The disruptions started at around 10:00 a.m. ET (1500 GMT), with many users saying on rival social media platform X they had been booted out of Facebook and Instagram and were unable to log in. "We are aware of the incident and at this time, we are not aware of any specific malicious cyber activity at this time," a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said. At the peak of the outage, there were more than 550,000 reports of disruptions for Facebook and about 92,000 for Instagram, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
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March 05, 2024 17:37 UTC
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March 05, 2024 17:14 UTC