Govt plans to set up five burn hospitals in country, Samanta Lal tells JS
SANGSAD BHABAN, Feb 13, 2024 (BSS) - Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen today said the government has a plan to establish five burn hospitals in the country as around seven lakh people each year suffer from burn related complications. Under the plan, Samanta Lal said the government will set up four 100-bed burn hospitals in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal and Rangpur and one 150-bed hospital in Chattogram. Sen said there is no scope to extend more bed at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Since the first twenty-four hours is golden hours for the burn patient that's why the burn hospitals need to be enhanced, the minister explained. Replying to another supplementary question from another treasury bench lawmaker Elias Uddin Mollah of Dhaka-16, the health minister said the government will consider the set up of another 200-bed hospital at Mirpur section-12.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
February 13, 2024 13:11 UTC
VFW and Auxiliary Patriot Pen and Voice of Democracy winners
The theme for the Patriot Pen contest was "How Are You Inspired By America?" The theme for the Voice of Democracy contest was "What Are The Greatest Attributes Of Our Democracy?" Brenna Sayer went on to win fourth place at VFW State. Brenna won a $1,250 award.
Source:Daily Sun
February 13, 2024 13:11 UTC
Two daughters to live with Japanese mother, one with Bangladeshi father
The High Court division bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman came up with the judgment, declaring absolute in part a rule issued in this regard earlier. But children's father Imran Sharif can visit them. Similarly, second daughter Makano Laila Lina will live with her father Imran, and her mother can visit her anytime. Imran Sharif later filed a civil revision case with the High Court. The High Court on August 31, 2021, had ordered Imran Sharif and Nakano Eriko to live at a Gulshan flat together for 15 days with their two daughters.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
February 13, 2024 11:51 UTC
Two policemen among 3 injured in Barishal crude bomb blast
Three people, including two policemen, have been injured in a crude bomb blast in Barishal’s Gournadi Upazila. The incident took place at Ward No. 2 of the Gournadi Municipality around 10:30 am on Tuesday. According to the police, Sub-Inspector Kamal Hossain, Watcher Constable Md Mizan, and 35-year-old Masum Howladar, the homeowner, suffered injuries in the blast. Gournadi Model Police Station Inspector Mazaharul Islam told reporters that a bathroom stands at least 15 to 20 yards away from Masum’s home behind Boro Kasba Islamia Mission.
Source:bd News24
February 13, 2024 11:36 UTC
Country clubs a place to both dine and play
Alvaro Rivas, sous chef at Glenview Champions Country Club, adds seasoning as he prepares a bourbon-glazed pork tomahawk. Country clubs in The Villages provide places for residents to gather daily for meals with friends, family and golf groups or to celebrate special events and holidays such as Valentine’s Day.
Source:Daily Sun
February 13, 2024 11:10 UTC
Belgian couple makes indoor pet of rescued wild boar
A Belgian couple have adopted a wild boar and taken to him so much that he is living inside their home. Gregory Guiot discovered the boar they call Oscar as a small piglet during a hunting trip with his dogs and decided to take him in to care for temporarily. More than a year on, 80-kilogram Oscar is still there, with his own sofa, pillows and blanket. "We hadn't planned to keep him here, but to save him and then release him, but we became attached to him," said Guiot's wife Tiffany Pierre.
Source:bd News24
February 13, 2024 10:51 UTC
There Is No Free Expression Without Disruptive Expression - The Cornell Daily Sun
The University administration did not simply tolerate these disruptive actions; they listened to students and responded. All three protests played a role in changing University policy. The policy reiterates a set of existing policies defining the boundaries of free assembly and speech on campus and introduces a whole series of new ones. It has been said that a democracy’s ability to tolerate disruptive demonstrations is an important test of its commitment to values like free expression. The Cornell Daily Sun is interested in publishing a broad and diverse set of content from the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.
Source:Daily Sun
February 13, 2024 08:08 UTC
COP hosts UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil announce climate 'troika'
PARIS, Feb 13, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Past and future UN climate talk hosts the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil said Tuesday they are forming a "troika" to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The UAE hosted last year's COP28 conference in Dubai, while Azerbaijan will host this year's summit followed by Brazil in 2025. The 1.5-degree Celsius limit will probably be reached between 2030 and 2035, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). "We are committed to leveraging our strength as a bridge builder between the developed and developing world as host of COP29, to accelerate efforts to keep 1.5 in reach," said COP29 president-designate Mukhtar Babayev. "Key to that will be establishing a new climate finance goal that reflects the scale and urgency of the climate challenge."
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
February 13, 2024 05:45 UTC
Bangladesh is eyeing mergers to bail out debt-ridden banks. Is the plan viable?
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently announced plans to merge the struggling Padma Bank with another banking institution to protect its customers and stabilise the financial sector. The government has endorsed this approach, under which the central bank will categorise the beleaguered banks as vulnerable. A senior official from Bangladesh Bank said that Padma Bank might be merged with the state-owned Sonali Bank, although this has yet to be confirmed. As part of the plan, Sonali Bank's Managing Director Afzal Karim has been named chairman of Padma Bank. The central bank also believes the number of operational banks in the country should be reduced, although the details are still being finalised.
Source:bd News24
February 13, 2024 04:55 UTC
Apollo to Artemis: Why America is betting big on private space
Reputation will be on the line when Intuitive Machines' Nova-C spaceship will launch atop a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday, following recent completed touchdowns by China, India and Japan. The answer lies in the way NASA has fundamentally reorganized itself for Artemis, the agency's flagship Moon-to-Mars program. "The reliability that SpaceX has now is as a result of painfully blowing up multiple rockets along the way," he said. Rather than telling private industry exactly what to build, the agency now purchases services from companies -- though this at-times piecemeal approach carries certain drawbacks. China, meanwhile, has set a deadline of 2030 for its own crewed landing -- and has lately stuck to its promises.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
February 13, 2024 04:05 UTC
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Source:Daily Sun
February 13, 2024 02:05 UTC
Disabled Rohingya youth shot dead in Cox's Bazar
A physically disabled Rohingya youth has been hacked and shot to death in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya upazila, reports bdnews24.com. The victim is Md Asadullah (35), a resident in Ukhiya's Rohingya camp no. The incident took place on a bridge next to the camp around 10:00 pm on Sunday. "The criminals fled the scene after hacking and shooting him to death," said Jewel. Initial reports suggest that Asadullah was killed for passing on information about the whereabouts of the criminals to the police.
Source:bd News24
February 13, 2024 00:04 UTC
Integrated BioPharma Reports Results for its Quarter Ended December 31, 2023
Weather Alert...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River At Trinidad affecting Henderson and Navarro Counties. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. - Flood stage is 33.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 34.1 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning.
Source:Daily Sun
February 12, 2024 21:58 UTC
RAB arrests fugitive sentenced to death for murder of Ansar 22 years ago
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a fugitive who was sentenced to death for killing an Ansar member and also was handed a life term in jail in an 'attempt to murder' case twenty-two years ago. The convict, Shukkur Ali Sohel aka Shohag, 38, was arrested from Savar on Monday, RAB-10 said in a media briefing. On Mar 12, 2002, Ansar member Fazlul Haque and a policeman were severely injured in gunfire by muggers at Dhaka’s Shyamoli, said Commander Khandaker Al Moin, the director of RAB's law and media wing. The doctor on duty declared Ansar member Fazlul Haque dead when he was taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Police constable Akman Hossain filed a murder case with the Mohammadpur Police Station naming Shukkur and two others.
Source:bd News24
February 12, 2024 21:52 UTC