Metro rail services disrupted after cable falls on power line
Train operations on the Dhaka metro rail experienced a brief disruption after a cable fell onto its power line. The issue prompted authorities to suspend service on the Motijheel-Uttara route around 12:10 pm on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com. MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), which operates the metro rail, said, "An external wire, likely a cable TV wire, was thrown onto the metro rail's power line between Karwan Bazar and Shahbagh. He reported that a Motijheel-bound train from Uttara was parked at the station, while the train from Motijheel to Uttara was delayed. The metro rail authorities later apologised for the temporary hold up.
Source:bd News24
January 24, 2024 00:08 UTC
3 killed in Jhenaidah road accident
JHENAIDAH, Jan 23, 2024 (BSS) - Three people were killed and four others injured as a truck collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Maheshpur-Khalishpur road in Balaipur area under Maheshpur upazila of the district today. The accident occurred when a CNG-run auto-rickshaw with some passengers on board was going to Khalishpur from Maheshpur. Locals rescued the injured and took to Maheshpur Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor referred Kamal Hossain to Jashore General Hospital for better treatment. But he died on the way to Jashore Hospital, he said. The bodies have been sent to Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 23, 2024 23:14 UTC
Prindle promoted to director of hospitality marketing
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Source:Daily Sun
January 23, 2024 22:36 UTC
Sharifa’s Story: debate erupts in Bangladesh over textbook lesson on third gender people
A lesson on third gender people in a textbook of Class VII has sparked a fresh debate after the dismissal of a BRAC University teacher for tearing up pages containing the content. The inclusion of the lesson, ‘The Story of Sharifa’, in the chapter on similarities and differences between people in the history and social science book of the class stirred debate among parents after the distribution of the books earlier this year. Now netizens and a group of students of BRAC University have joined the fray after the sacking of Asif Mahtab Utsha as a part-time teacher. Some of them argue that homosexuality and transsexuality are being promoted under the veil of this story.
Source:bd News24
January 23, 2024 22:12 UTC
Dhaka metro rail service disrupted after cable falls on power line
Train operations on the Dhaka metro rail experienced a brief disruption after a cable fell onto its power line. The issue prompted authorities to suspend service on the Motijheel to Uttara route around 12:10 pm on Tuesday. As the suspension was announced over public address systems, scores of passengers were seen waiting in crowds at various stations. Normal service resumed around 12:28 pm when a train departed from Farmgate station towards Uttara.
Source:bd News24
January 23, 2024 21:04 UTC
Sitting Down For Work Increases Risk Of Heart Disease
Filmmaker Norman Jewison has died at 97. The Canadian-born director’s work ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night." Jewison was a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement.
Source:Daily Sun
January 23, 2024 20:08 UTC
Those who kill people are enemies of the country: Nasim
Those who kill people are enemies of the country: NasimDHAKA, Jan 23, 2024 (BSS) - Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary AFMBahauddin Nasim today said those who think themselves capable through killingpeople are the enemies of the country. AL works for the country and its people. Nasim said BNP doesn't love the country and its people. The AL leader said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly forthe country and its people. He urged all to remain united under the leadership of PM Shiekh Hasina.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 23, 2024 19:02 UTC
My 'gutless' holidays without chitterlings on the menu
This was the rare holiday season in which I didn’t have a bowl of home-cooked chitterlings, which are pigs’ intestines — “chitlins” to the initiated. But seasoned with onions, celery salt, fresh garlic, and a little hot sauce the way I like? Chitlins later became a part of American Southern cuisine generally. Many friends laugh when I remind them of my chitlin cravings around the holidays. In October, I began my search for a brand of raw, frozen chitterlings with a reputation for being exceptionally clean.
Source:Daily Sun
January 23, 2024 17:34 UTC
Bangladesh reports zero Covid-19 death, 35 positive cases
DHAKA, Jan 23, 2024 (BSS) - Bangladesh today recorded zero Covid-19 deathwhile it reported 35 coronavirus positive cases. "Bangladesh reported 8.62 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 406 samples weretested during the last 24 hours," a daily statement of the DirectorateGeneral of Health Services (DGHS) said here. During the period, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhakadistrict and the capital is 33 while zero Covid-19 death was reported here. The recovery count rose to 20,46,823 as four other patients were dischargedfrom the dedicated hospitals during the last 24 hours, the statement added. From the beginning of the pandemic, 98.41 percent Covid-19 patients recoveredamong the infected people while 1.44 percent died, the DGHS statisticsshowed.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 23, 2024 17:23 UTC
BNP sticks to election boycott under Awami League, will skip Upazila polls
The BNP has decided to stay away from the Upazila polls, having boycotted the recent general election. The party maintains that elections can never be free and fair under the Awami League government, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said at a press conference on Tuesday. The Awami League said it will contest the polls to the Upazila councils and other local government bodies without its symbol in an effort to reduce infighting at the grassroots level. Asked what the BNP will do, Rizvi said: “We’ve always said that no election under [Prime Minister] Sheikh Hasina will be peaceful, credible and fair. https://bangla.bdnews24.com/politics/2e8ps4u8os
Source:bd News24
January 23, 2024 17:15 UTC
School board to hear about 'cobots,' book vending machines on Tuesday
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Source:Daily Sun
January 23, 2024 16:14 UTC
Supreme Court launches golf cart service for lawyers, litigants
Authorities have launched a special transport service involving golf carts on the Supreme Court premises to facilitate the movement of lawyers and bolster security. On Tuesday, three golf carts were operating between the Supreme Court shrine gate and Sonali Bank until the afternoon. Rickshaws were initially barred in the morning, but due to increasing commuter pressure, they were allowed to enter around 9:30 am, according to Sub-Inspector Shahidul, stationed at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court registrar's office said that rickshaw movement will be completely halted once more golf carts are introduced. Those arriving by rickshaw can alight at the shrine gate and use the golf cart service to get to Sonali Bank, next to the bar association building.
Source:bd News24
January 23, 2024 15:48 UTC
Commerce ministry asks NBR to cut import duty on oil, sugar, dates ahead of Ramadan
The Ministry of Commerce has recommended cutting customs duties on cooking oil, sugar and dates ahead of Ramadan based on demands from traders. Currently, sugar, which was priced at Tk 65-70 two years ago, cannot be bought for less than Tk 140 per kg on the market. Currently, there is a 15 per cent duty at the import stage of cooking oil, a 15 per cent duty on the production stage and another 5 per cent duty at the distribution stage, said Biswajit Saha, director of City Group. Sirajul Islam, president of the Fruit Importers Association, said the duty on unpackaged dates was Tk 5-10 per kg and that on packaged dates was Tk 30. But, following the recent hike in the duty on dates, the amount had risen to Tk 70 per kg on unpackaged dates and Tk 145 per kg on packaged dates.
Source:bd News24
January 23, 2024 14:57 UTC
Why I always talk with my Uber driver
I travel quite a bit for work, and while I don’t talk much on my flights, I make a point of chatting with my Uber driver once I land. Many Uber drivers are immigrants. And certainly, fewer of us can say “I know how they feel, because I experienced that also.” Many Uber drivers can say just that. Does learning about someone else’s lived experience cause us to make changes in our own lives? But in a world where we are increasingly disconnected from one another and operating in our self-absorbed realities, talking with your Uber driver might just make a difference.
Source:Daily Sun
January 23, 2024 13:42 UTC