4 JU students arrested over gang rape allegation on campus
SAVAR, Feb 4, 2024 (BSS)-Four students of Jahangirnagar University were arrested today for their alleged involvement in raping a woman on the campus last night. Mostafizur was the BCL unit's international affairs secretary and a student of the international relations department. Later, the couple lodged a complaint with Savar Model Police Station and a team of the station conducted a drive on the JU campus at about 1:00am on Sunday to detain the perpetrators. Sagar, Sabbir, Hasan, and the accused Mustafizur Rahman are the followers of JU BCL president Akhtaruzzaman Sohel. BCL central committee in a press release permanently expelled the JU BCL international affairs secretary Mustafizur Rahman for his involvement with such activities disgraceful to the organisation.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
February 04, 2024 12:18 UTC
58 Myanmar border guards seek shelter in Bangladesh as battle rages between military, insurgents
Dhaka: At least 58 soldiers of Myanmar’s paramilitary Border Guard Police (BGP) escaping the junta-run country took shelter in Bangladesh amid reports of heavy gunfights between the government troops and the rebel resistance fighters, officials said here on Sunday. The soldiers entered through the Tambru border in predawn hours on Sunday and sought shelter from the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB). “Fifty-eight BGP personnel took shelter in Bangladesh throughout the day since the predawn hours. Dhaka, meanwhile, expressing concern over the skirmishes in its border areas with Myanmar, said the violence was affecting Bangladesh's frontlines. But when the sound of gunfights is heard at the border, naturally it creates panic in the public mind.
Source:bd News24
February 04, 2024 10:41 UTC
Northbound traffic halted as Ijtema pilgrims return home from Tongi
Roads in Tongi are brimming with pilgrims as they make their way back home at the end of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, one of the world's largest Muslim gatherings. To ensure their safety, authorities have suspended traffic on the northbound roads from the capital. The first phase of the Bishwa Ijtema ended on Sunday after hundreds of thousands devotees from across the country took part in the 'Akheri Munajat' or final prayer on the banks of the Turag River. Devotees started arriving in Tongi on Saturday afternoon using various modes of transport, including buses, trucks, cars, microbuses, trains, and launches, to participate in the prayer service.
Source:bd News24
February 04, 2024 07:37 UTC
Roads in Tongi brimming with Ijtema pilgrims
Roads in Tongi are brimming with pilgrims as they make their way back home at the end of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, one of the world's largest Muslim gatherings. To ease their arrival and departure, Gazipur Metropolitan Police's traffic department restricted general traffic, excluding vehicles carrying pilgrims, on three Gazipur roads starting from 10 pm on Saturday. To manage this influx, we have restricted vehicular traffic on these roads, though we are gradually allowing small vehicles to pass. Sheikh Nuruddin, co-owner of Soukhin Paribahan bus company, said the Ijtema in Tongi prevented their vehicles from leaving. He added that many of their buses are in Tongi, hired specifically for transporting Ijtema attendees.
Source:bd News24
February 04, 2024 07:16 UTC
Protesters Praise Mideast Militants in Divestment Rally
“We don’t take our cue from some bullsh*t Student Assembly at Cornell,” said Momodou Taal, grad, who led chants throughout the event. At time of publication, Taal did not respond to repeated requests to elaborate on his remarks. Taal has previously described himself as the liaison representative for Cornell’s Coalition for Mutual Liberation, an activist collective that organized Friday’s protest. Students rally outside Day Hall to demand that Cornell divest from arms companies allegedly contributing to Israel’s offensive in Gaza, on Feb. 2, 2024. Students at Cornell and other universities have faced doxxing and blacklisting over their support for the Palestinian cause.
Source:Daily Sun
February 04, 2024 07:01 UTC
Seven Different Players Score in Men’s Hockey’s 7-2 Dismantling of Clarkson
“It was just awesome,” said junior forward Sullivan Mack. Offensive floodgates opened on Saturday as men’s hockey (13-4-4, 8-4-2 ECAC) took down Clarkson (13-12-1, 7-6-1 ECAC). The goal came on a Clarkson delayed penalty, allowing the Red to receive both the goal and the ensuing man-advantage. Clarkson capitalized not long into its two-man advantage, when Anthony Romano halved Cornell’s lead around 20 seconds into the Clarkson power play. Seven different players scored for Cornell, and all four lines contributed to the dominant offensive performance.
Source:Daily Sun
February 04, 2024 06:58 UTC
With fewer options after supply halt, stent price reduction fails to benefit patients
The government’s decision to fix prices of stents, commonly called heart rings in Bangladesh, has apparently backfired, leaving patients with cardiovascular diseases and their families with fewer but costlier options. A coronary artery stent is a small, self-expanding, metal mesh tube. It is placed inside a narrowed coronary artery after balloon angioplasty. The new rates range between Tk 14,000 and Tk 140,500 per stent. The importers of European stents stopped bringing in the products after the readjustment of prices.
Source:bd News24
February 04, 2024 05:09 UTC
General Daily Insight for February 04, 2024
General Daily Insight for February 04, 2024 Finding the right balance between work and play could be a challenge at present. On the other hand, you’re not required to be a daredevil to impress people — simple pleasures are okay too! A potentially transformative insight may be initially exciting for you, but sharing it with your friends before you’re ready risks throwing you off a promising scent. Cancer June 21 – July 22 You might feel trapped in your daily routine. Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Your side of the story is possibly easy to tell right now.
Source:Daily Sun
February 04, 2024 03:02 UTC
Through the past brightly, Feb. 3
I’m the first to admit, I have strong opinions on, well practically everything but here’s what I’m “gangin’ on aboot” today. All the televised sports that I am interested in viewing should be broadcast on either ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN or the Big Ten Network. My wife, on the other hand, is a smart woman but not nearly so wired as I pretend to be. A simple phone call to Amazon would have fixed it. Now, my friends, since this entire rant is, in the end, strictly rhetorical, we might as well launch into this week’s narrative.
Source:Daily Sun
February 03, 2024 23:01 UTC
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Source:Daily Sun
February 03, 2024 22:59 UTC
Father, son among 3 crushed under train in Tangail
TANGAIL, Feb 3, 2024 (BSS) - Three people, including a man and his son, were crushed under the wheels of a train at Analiabari area under Kalihati upazila of the district last night. The deceased were identified as Ratan Miah, 27, and his son Sunny, 6, residents of Baraigram upazila in Natore district and Sharif, 40, son of Alam Mandal, a resident of Mahindra village of Belpukur in Rajshahi. The accident occurred when a passenger bus was going to Dhaka from Natore. At one stage, the trio crashed under the wheels of a train around 8.20pm, he said. Police recovered the bodies from the spot and sent these to Tangail General Hospital morgue for autopsy, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bangabandhu Bridge East Police Station Alamgir said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
February 03, 2024 22:09 UTC
Bangladesh mulls protest against India’s GI recognition of Tangail saree
Amid demonstrations against the Geographical Indication recognition of Tangail saree as an India-origin product, the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has called a meeting to discuss the issue. Besides setting a course of action, the meeting on Sunday will consider lodging a protest against India’s claim, the department’s Assistant Director Md Belal Hossain said on Saturday. "Tangail is not a part of India, nor does the Tangail saree belong to India," he said. The department’s Director (Trademarks) Md Zillur Rahman said they could not respond earlier because Friday was the weekend. The controversy ignited when the Indian Ministry of Culture, in a Facebook post on Thursday, asserted that the Tangail saree originated from West Bengal, a claim that contradicts the saree's deep-rooted association with Bangladesh.
Source:bd News24
February 03, 2024 21:58 UTC
Macron condemns killing of French aid workers in Ukraine
PARIS, Feb 3, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - France's President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Friday that two French aid workers had been killed in a Russian strike in Ukraine, condemning the attack as "outrageous". Ukrainian officials said the two men had died in a recent drone attack in southern Ukraine. "Two French aid workers have been killed in Ukraine by a Russian strike. Ukrainian officials had said two French nationals were killed and three other foreigners wounded on Thursday in Beryslav, near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. "The brave French aid workers assisted people and we will always be grateful for their humanity.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
February 03, 2024 20:39 UTC
My mother-in-law is obsessed with dogs and wants daily phone calls about them
BARKING MAD My mother-in-law is obsessed with dogs and wants daily phone calls about themDEAR DEIDRE: MY mother-in-law’s obsession with dogs is so infuriating. Get in touch with the Dear Deidre team Every problem gets a personal reply from one of our trained counsellors. Fill out and submit our easy-to-use and confidential form and the Dear Deidre team will get back to you. I’m expected to speak to my mother-in-law during every call and take an active interest in her dogs. DEIDRE SAYS: You have done very well to cope with three to six phone calls with your mother-in-law every day.
Source:Daily Sun
February 03, 2024 19:30 UTC