Nepal's hydropower supply reaches Bangladesh after six-year wait
The energy advisor says more imports may follow in futureNepal has begun supplying electricity to Bangladesh through India’s grid, ending a six-year wait for the Himalayan nation’s hydropower to reach Bangladeshi consumers. The transmission process was officially inaugurated on Friday at 12:55pm with virtual participation from officials of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. An official from the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh, or PGCB, confirmed that from 1:00pm, 38 to 40 megawatts of electricity is being supplied via the Bheramara grid, previously used for imports from India. The agreement involves the Nepal Electricity Authority, or NEA, India’s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited, or NVVN, and Bangladesh’s Power Development Board, or PDB. Under this agreement, power imports will continue for seven months annually, from April to November.
Source:bd News24
November 15, 2024 18:27 UTC
Maulana Saad disciples take over Kakrail Mosque for 2 weeks
Members of the Tablighi Jamaat faction led by Indian preacher Saad Kandhlawi have gathered at Kakrail Mosque in the capital for a two-week stay. Adherents of the Saad faction began arriving early in the morning from across the country, with thousands seen making their way to Kakrail Mosque through different routes in Dhaka. “Both groups agreed that the Zubair faction would stay at Kakrail Mosque for four weeks, followed by a two-week stay by the Saad faction. Around 8am, the Saad faction took over the mosque and accepted all arrangements, including kitchen supplies, from the Zubair faction in our presence. The Zubair faction has even issued ultimatums to the government, demanding a ban on the Saad faction.
Source:bd News24
November 15, 2024 17:24 UTC
Three months have passed, people won’t give much more time, says Saki
Three months have passed, people won’t give much more time, says SakiThree months after the interim government took office, the safety of citizens' lives and property has still not been ensured, according to Ganosamhati Andolan’s Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki. He highlighted that over the past 15 years, political parties, particularly, have been protesting against 'fascism'. “Since 2019, we have clearly said that the existing state system has turned into an autocratic fascist regime under Sheikh Hasina. The 2014 election was held without voting, and the 2018 election took place in the dead of night. Saki called for a “new political arrangement” in Bangladesh, urging all political parties to unite.
Source:bd News24
November 15, 2024 17:10 UTC
Daily Horoscope for November 15, 2024
General Daily Insight for November 15, 2024 We’re likely to receive the information we need to make wise decisions at the moment. If it’s actually true that you’re challenging them on some things, you probably won’t succeed in hiding that. With the unstable Full Moon in your anxious 12th house, this could send you down the path of catastrophizing. Cancer June 21 – July 22 You might currently be ready to let your friends know about an interesting subject you’ve been studying lately. Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Your ongoing efforts to put down roots could be finding some success.
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November 15, 2024 17:00 UTC
GC Girls Basketball: Frost opens season with 49-19 win over Meridian
Daily Sun File Photo/Paul BorsellinoFrost's Brenda Manrriguez, seen here from an earlier game, is back after winning the District 12-2A Player of the Year and All-Golden Circle Offensive Player of the Year awards last season. She opened the 24-25 season by scoring 14 points, grabbing six rebounds, handing out five assists and making seven steals to go along with eight deflections on defense in a 49-19 romp over Meridian.
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November 15, 2024 15:35 UTC
‘Shame On You’: Student Assembly Criticizes Administration’s Response to Campus Tragedies, Passes Restorative Health Day Guidelines
The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday to implement guidelines for campus-wide community restorative days in response to student deaths and sexual assault Crime Alerts. Resolution 17 follows a string of campus tragedies in the past week, including a report of drugging and sexual assault at the Chi Phi house, a student found dead in Fall Creek Gorge and a student hospitalized after falling in the same area. “Shame on you, shame on you,” Student Health Advisory Committee Chair Davian Gekman ’27 said in reaction to the administrative response. of Finance Niles Hite ’26 explained that he hopes passing Resolution 17 following this week’s events will set a good precedent for the administrative responses to future tragedies. A community restorative day would be granted in the event of a student death or a sexual assault Crime Alert.
Source:Daily Sun
November 15, 2024 15:34 UTC
India’s BSF returns body of Bangladeshi youth at Sherpur border
Police say the youth illegally entered India and died from electrocutionThe Indian Border Security Force has handed over the body of a Bangladeshi youth at the Sherpur border. The deceased was identified by a single name as Ershadul, a resident of Apuarkhata village in Ulipur Upazila of Kurigram. OC Sanowar said Ershadul had left home on Oct 5, saying he was going to the market. He later crossed into India illegally via the Ulipur border, where he reportedly died from electrocution. The Indian High Commission was contacted, and after completing the formalities, the body was handed over, the OC said.
Source:bd News24
November 15, 2024 15:26 UTC
We’ll see the end of enforced disappearances, says Asif Nazrul
The advisor assures victims' families that the government will not back downThe government lacks neither the courage nor the sincerity in investigating and prosecuting cases of enforced disappearances, Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said. Speaking at the opening of the eighth congress of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearance, or AFAD, on Friday at a hotel in Dhaka, Nazrul assured the victims' families of the government's unwavering commitment. “We may have shortcomings in our capabilities, but there is no shortage of our sincerity or courage. The advisor described enforced disappearance as an even more heinous crime than murder. But the pain of not knowing whether someone is alive or dead is unbearable,” said Nazrul.
Source:bd News24
November 15, 2024 14:49 UTC
Chinese tech giant Alibaba posts 5% quarterly revenue growth
BEIJING, Nov 15, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba on Friday reported moderate revenue growth of five percent in its latest quarter, as Beijing works to stimulate domestic spending. Alibaba's revenue during the three-month quarter ending September 30 totalled 236.5 billion yuan ($32.7 billion), the firm announced in a statement at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, up five percent from a year ago. But the figure came in lower than a Bloomberg forecast, which had anticipated year-on-year revenue growth of 6.5 percent. Net income attributable to shareholders was at 43.9 billion yuan ($6.1 billion), up 58 percent from the same period in 2023. JD.com posted accelerated third-quarter growth in a filing on Thursday, with revenue up 5.1 percent from the previous year.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 15, 2024 14:25 UTC
Robbers kidnap child, steal valuables in Azimpur home raid
Robbers have abducted a child and stolen valuables during a daytime home invasion in Dhaka’s Azimpur. The incident took place at a residence near Lalbagh Tower on Friday. “The child’s mother is a government employee, and they live in a rented house in Azimpur,” said Md Jashim Uddin, deputy commissioner of the DMP’s Lalbagh Division. Both the child’s mother and the new subtenant were in the house during the robbery. The robbers then tied up the mother and left with the child, along with other valuables,” he said.
Source:bd News24
November 15, 2024 13:48 UTC
Policymakers want to take away a tool that I and other workers depend on
However, as the cost of living has continued to rise and expenses no longer align with my biweekly pay schedule, it’s made it harder for me to say “yes” to things we need and want. That’s why I use new solutions like earned wage access (EWA), solutions that allow me to keep making my own financial decisions. This service gave me the freedom to say “yes” without borrowing, stressing or facing fees that harm my credit. Earlier this year, the Connecticut government put out strict rules about EWA, forcing most EWA services to leave the state. It lets me say “yes” to the moments that matter without sacrificing my financial health.
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November 15, 2024 13:01 UTC
Principle Meets Pressure: A Case for Institutional Stability - The Cornell Daily Sun
She called for the elimination of the Senate filibuster, a rule that has historically required a 60-vote threshold to pass most legislation. Look on our campus: Cornell has made a shift away from longstanding established policies to solve shorter-term issues — and it has proved costly. For example, the interim policy stated that event registration was “expected” without clarifying whether registration was mandatory or punishable if not registered. Additionally, the interim policy created a blanket prohibition on open flames and inadvertently restricted candlelight vigils, a valued form of peaceful assembly on campus. 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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November 15, 2024 12:34 UTC
Israel hits Beirut suburb after US delivers truce proposal
The draft was Washington's first written proposal to halt fighting between its ally Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in at least several weeks, the sources said. When asked about the proposal, a spokesperson for the US Embassy in Beirut said: "Efforts to reach a diplomatic deal are ongoing." The diplomacy marks a last-ditch attempt by the outgoing US administration to secure a Lebanon ceasefire, as efforts to end the war in Gaza appear totally adrift. The sound of an incoming missile could be heard in footage showing the airstrike near Tayouneh. Hezbollah attacks have killed about 100 civilians and soldiers in northern Israel, the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and southern Lebanon over the last year, according to Israel.
Source:bd News24
November 15, 2024 12:31 UTC
Asking Eric: What does ‘skibidi’ mean?
Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone? And skibidi, which originated in a series of TikTok videos, now joins a long line of neologisms that can mean good, bad or dumb depending on the context. That’s OK. You don’t have to be skibidi to be trustworthy or interesting or curious about your kid’s life in a way that respects his sometimes-perplexing autonomy. Dear Eric: A few months ago, a close friend and I got into a disagreement over text. I told her that people don’t talk to me in that fashion; that’s not the behavior of a friend.
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November 15, 2024 12:30 UTC