Warmer days ahead as sun brings respite from foggy gloom
After a week of overcast skies, bright sunshine has finally pierced through the veil of dense fog cloaking Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh. By Thursday afternoon, the fog dissipated in the capital, revealing a clear sky and bringing a much needed respite from the biting cold. Since Dec 11, the country has been shrouded by thick fog, intensifying the chill of winter. In the weather forecast for Thursday, meteorologist Bazlur Rashid said that while the day's temperature was expected to remain unchanged, the mercury could rise by 1 to 3 degrees Celsius on Friday.
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January 18, 2024 20:48 UTC
HC seeks details of evidence stored in police stations, warehouses
The High Court has ordered the police to provide the latest details relating to the amount of evidence stored in police stations and courthouses across the country within two months. The panel of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah issued the order on Thursday in response to a writ petition filed by five supreme court lawyers. Advocate Shishir Monir, representing the petitioners, said the inspector general of police has been tasked with implementing the directive. The writ petition named the Ministry of Home Affairs, the IGP, and the commissioner of Police of Dhaka as respondents. Monir explained that the writ petition filed in 2022 challenges the government's "neglect" in managing evidence warehouses in the country and seeks for it to be declared illegal.
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January 18, 2024 19:56 UTC
For many in China, the economy feels like it is in recession
In China, 96 percent of the roughly 300 million urban households owned at least one apartment in 2019, according to the latest central bank data. "The big risk is that the fallout from diminishing old growth sources could become too large to contain and inhibit new growth sources. If that happens, China could become stuck in transition," said Yuen Yuen Ang, Alfred Chandler Chair of Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University. Diplomatic tensions with the West over Taiwan, Ukraine and the South China Sea have contributed to its first ever foreign investment deficit. US tech restrictions on China prevent David Fincher's consultancy in Shanghai from doing business in leading-edge semiconductors, blocking off a key source of income.
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January 18, 2024 18:17 UTC
Nation comes out of crisis, concern thru election: CEC
Nation comes out of crisis, concern thru election: CECFile PhotoDHAKA, Jan 18, 2024 (BSS) - Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal today said the nation has come out of crisis and concern through successful completion of 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections held on January 7. If crisis is created centering elections after an interval of every five years, the country’s development will get hampered,” he told a thanks-giving ceremony at Agargaon’s Nirbachan Bhaban here. EC secretary Md Jahangir Alam chaired the function while four other election commissioners and commission’s officials and employees were present. The CEC underscored the need for reformation of the electoral process to make polls more acceptable. Habibul Awal said a big political party not only boycotted the polls but also tried to resist it.
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January 18, 2024 18:09 UTC
Govt to provide digital skill training to 80,000 students
Dhaka, Jan 18, 2024 (BSS) - The government is set to provide training to 80,000 students and graduates in the next two years through public universities under a programme titled, 'Digital Skills Training for Students' aimed at creating employment opportunities. More public universities will be included in phases to provide digital skills training for students. According to MoU, as many as 80,000 students will get training in three phases. Emphasizing the importance of conducting research and training to advance the ICT sector, ICT secretary Shamsul Arefin said many universities are facing a funding crisis. Shamsul Arefin stated that the government is implementing the Digital Skills for Students Training Programme through universities, with the aim of strengthening ties between government, industry and academia.
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January 18, 2024 17:25 UTC
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January 18, 2024 17:07 UTC
Huthis say US, UK launch new strikes in Yemen
DUBAI, Jan 18, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - US and UK forces launched a fourth round of strikes against targets in Yemen, Huthi media said Thursday, as the Iran-backed rebels vowed to continue attacking Red Sea shipping. Al-Masirah and Huthi news agency Saba.net said US and UK strikes had hit several targets in Yemen, including the port city of Hodeida and the city of Taez, the fourth round of strikes in the past week. US media, including CBS and CNN, quoted US officials as saying another round of strikes had been carried out against an unspecified number of Huthi targets in Yemen. The Huthis said late on Wednesday they had attacked a ship with a drone off Yemen. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) security agency said a drone hit a vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 18, 2024 09:12 UTC
80% of Economists Expect a Rocky 2024
Heightened economic and stock market volatility is what 80% of chief economists surveyed in the World Economic Survey said to expect this year. The foundation polled 60 chief economists ahead of the annual Davos meeting. Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge has more. As featured on Stock market today: Wall Street dips as hopes dim for an imminent cut to interest rates Treasury yields in the bond market climbed after a report showed sales at U.S. retailers were stronger last month than economists expected.
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January 18, 2024 01:43 UTC
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January 17, 2024 15:40 UTC
Pakistan says Iran launched deadly airstrike on its territory
Pakistan says Iran launched deadly airstrike on its territoryISLAMABAD, Jan 17, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Pakistan said Wednesday that Iranlaunched an airstrike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehranlaunched attacks in Iraq and Syria against what it called "anti-Iranianterrorist groups". The strike came after Iran launched missile attacks on "spy headquarters" and"terrorist" targets in Syria, and in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. The Iranian strikes add to multiple crises across the Middle East, withIsrael waging a war against Hamas in Gaza and pro-Palestinian Huthi rebels inYemen commercial attacking vessels in the Red Sea. Iran's Nour News agency posted on X: "Minutes ago, two important headquartersof the so called Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group was targeted in Pakistan". Iraq challenged Iran's claim that the strikes targeted Israel's intelligenceservices in response to recent Israeli assassinations of Iranian and pro-Iranian commanders.
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January 17, 2024 15:24 UTC
Indian envoy emphasizes for continuing existing relations
DHAKA, Jan 16, 2024 (BSS)-Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Prannoy Kumar Verma today said that existing friendly relations between Bangladesh and India will continue further and work closely with the newly formed government. The high commissioner congratulated the minister and mentioned that the relationship between the two countries is excellent. The home minister said that discussions were held on how to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries. He said that initiatives will be taken to train the members of the law enforcement agencies of Bangladesh. It will continue.”About outside pressure on the government, he said that the government has no pressure.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 17, 2024 14:56 UTC