Japan quake death toll jumps to 161, 103 missing: authorities
SUZU, Japan, Jan 8, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The death toll from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake has jumped to 161 from 128 overnight, authorities said Monday as snow complicated rescue efforts. The number of people unaccounted for fell to 103 from 195, according to authorities in the central Ishikawa region hit by the 7.5-magnitude quake. The shock waves toppled buildings, sparked a major fire and triggered tsunami waves over a metre high. Thousands of rescuers have been drafted in from all over Japan, their work complicated by roads being cut off by the quake and an estimated 1,000 landslides. The country is haunted by the monster quake of 2011 that triggered a tsunami, left around 18,500 people dead or missing and caused a nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima plant.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 08, 2024 08:52 UTC
'Barbenheimer' heads to the Golden Globes
"They are so different than each other, yet they were both successful," Globes producer Glenn Weiss told AFP. They are strong contenders for best lead drama actor and supporting actor. - 'Party' -The ongoing hype surrounding "Barbenheimer," even months after the films' releases, is a welcome boon to the new owners of the high-profile but consistently scandal-dogged Golden Globes. - Cooper eyes double -If Murphy loses out on best actor in a drama, it will likely be to Bradley Cooper, who plays Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro." Comedian Jo Koy hosts the 81st Golden Globes, which begins at 5:00 pm (0100 GMT Monday).
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 08, 2024 08:32 UTC
School Choice: No Longer "If," but "How"
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Source:Daily Sun
January 08, 2024 07:52 UTC
Nebraska football year in review: Huskers' defensive line takes step forward
With Colton Feist opting not to use an additional year of eligibility and Stephon Wynn Jr. moving on in the spring, too, uncertainty appeared to surround Nebraska’s defensive line room. Despite all the changes, Nebraska’s season total of 32 sacks represented a major increase from 21 sacks the year prior. The Huskers also finished the regular season with a top-five run defense nationally, a crowning achievement for a defensive line group that displayed consistency all season long. * Nash Hutmacher: A dominant run-stopper whose 40 tackles paced the defensive line group, Hutmacher also added 4 1/2 sacks. Snap countsRobinson: 558 snaps; Hutmacher: 507 snaps; Butler: 363 snaps; Cameron Lenhardt: 262 snaps; Blaise Gunnerson: 186 snaps; Elijah Jeudy: 163 snaps; Riley Van Poppel: 114 snaps.
Source:Daily Sun
January 08, 2024 05:09 UTC
General Daily Insight for January 08, 2024
General Daily Insight for January 08, 2024 Healing potential surrounds us. Taurus April 20 – May 20 The scales are balancing out. Cancer June 21 – July 22 You might find common ground with former enemies at any moment. Leo July 23 – August 22 New people in your network could seem to exemplify your ideal vibes. Regardless of how long you’ve been feeling this way, you can receive some absolution.
Source:Daily Sun
January 08, 2024 03:48 UTC
Making it to 2024
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayWindy with showers this morning becoming a steady rain during the afternoon hours. SSE winds shifting to WSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80%..TonightPartly cloudy skies with gusty winds. Winds W at 25 to 35 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
Source:Daily Sun
January 08, 2024 03:41 UTC
Awami League gets a fourth term, but who gets to be the opposition in parliament?
It raises questions about the composition and role of the opposition in parliament, especially in light of the largest opposition BNP's boycott. Independent candidates of the ruling party have scored shock victories over dozens of heavyweights, including incumbent MPs of the Awami League and the Jatiya Party. Its candidates have lost in half of the 26 constituencies left by the Awami League in a seat-sharing deal. The rebel candidates of the Awami League have won nearly six times as many seats as the Jatiya Party at 61. The Awami League has secured an absolute majority with 223 out of 299 constituencies.
Source:bd News24
January 08, 2024 01:42 UTC
Nebraska women’s basketball suffers first Big Ten loss of season in blowout loss to Indiana
Indiana led for the final 37 minutes of the game. Parrish went 4-for-4 on 3-pointers in the opening eight minutes of the game to get Indiana a quick 19-12 lead. Indiana finished 14-for-23 on 3-pointers, tying its season high for 3s. At halftime, Indiana led 42-29. So I think that’s another aspect where the game was different.”Markowski led Nebraska with 21 points and six rebounds.
Source:Daily Sun
January 08, 2024 00:34 UTC
Fire burns down 1,000 houses in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camp
vAs many as 1,000 houses in flames at Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar on Saturday night — Focus BanglaA blaze has ripped through four blocks of a Rohingya refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar's Kutupalong on the eve of the national election, reports bdnews24.com. The fire broke out at a house in block A of camp No. More than a thousand houses were burnt down in the blaze. Police have yet to determine if the fire started accidentally or if foul play was involved, said Shamim. Menwhile, the fire at a Buddhist temple at Ramu in Cox's Bazar is an arson attack, police say.
Source:bd News24
January 08, 2024 00:04 UTC
Voting at 7 polling centres suspended over irregularities
The Election Commission has suspended voting at seven polling centres for the general election amid irregularities including the forceful stamping of ballot papers. Five of these centres were in Narsingdi and Narayanganj. Voting at these centres was suspended between 8 am and 2:30 pm on Sunday, returning officers confirmed. Voting was suspended at Ibrahimpur Government Primary School centre in the Narsingdi-4 seat in Belabo Upazila soon after polls opened at 8 am, according to Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Badiul Alam. Around 2:30 pm, voting at the Narsingdi-3 polling centres at Dilalpur Fazil Madrasa and Bhitichinadi Government Primary School in Shibpur were suspended.
Source:bd News24
January 07, 2024 23:02 UTC
Election was fair, but not ‘too competitive’, says former CEC Nurul Huda
Former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda believes the general election has been fair, but not as competitive as expected because of the BNP’s boycott. I think the election was fair and acceptable except for some incidents of violence. Foreign observers have also said the election was fair,” Huda said. But the 2018 election was competitive because all the political parties, including the BNP, contested the polls, he said. “A large political party has not contested this election.
Source:bd News24
January 07, 2024 23:02 UTC
Foreign observers term polls free, fair, peaceful, successful and legitimate
DHAKA, Jan 7, 2024 (BSS) – Foreign observers including those from USA, Canada and Russia, who witnessed the 12th general election of Bangladesh today, termed the polls as free, fair, peaceful, successful and legitimate. “This election met the highest standards of democratic accountability and professionalism and I’m very much convinced that the Election Commission has operated professionally with integrity,” he added. Bangladesh has a long tradition of elections …the political process of Bangladesh is developing in a stable way,” he added. “We would like to congratulate the Election Commission for conducting a very free, fair and successful election. I would like to recognise and commend the excellent work of the election commission in marshalling all the government institutions of the state in delivering a free, fair, peaceful and successful election,” he added.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 07, 2024 21:11 UTC
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League to return to power for fifth term after clinching national polls
Photo Courtesy: PID Bangladesh Facebook pagePM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League is all set to return to power in Bangladesh for the fifth term after registering a dominant show in the national elections held on Sunday. Awami League registered a victory amid a poll boycott call by key opposition party- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The ruling party won in 181 constituencies, according to unofficial results until 10:47pm on Sunday (Jan 7), reported Somoy TV. Sheikh Hasina is the daughter of Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was contesting the polls for Awami League.
Source:bd News24
January 07, 2024 18:43 UTC
CEC orders arrest of minister’s son for ‘vote rigging’ in Narsingdi
DHAKA, JAN 7: The Chief Election Commission has ordered the arrest of Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun’s son on charges of electoral fraud in Narsingdi. Md Alam, another rickshaw-puller transporting the voters to polling centres, also expressed his frustration over the low voter turnout in the constituency. The voter turnout was relatively low all day at the polling centres in the Dhaka-5 constituency. The balloting is being held in a peaceful manner in the country so far except some sporadic incidents, he said. No vote rigging has taken place and the complaints of the anti-election evil forces are not acceptable, he added.
Source:bd News24
January 07, 2024 18:22 UTC
BD logs 13 new dengue cases, no death
Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 13 new cases of dengue fever in a day, taking the tally of infections this year to 378 after the worst outbreak in the country's history in 2023, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll remained unchanged with no fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the 24-hour count to Sunday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. In 2023, Bangladesh recorded 321,179 hospitalisations and 1,705 deaths from the viral disease. In the latest daily count, hospitals in Dhaka admitted nine more patients, while the other districts recorded four new cases. Of the 375 dengue patients undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country in the morning, 192 were in Dhaka and 183 outside the capital.
Source:bd News24
January 07, 2024 18:06 UTC