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Data released Tuesday by the Nebraska Department of Labor shows Nebraska's September unemployment rate was 2.7%, the same as it was in August but up from 2.5% in September 2023.
Source:Daily Sun
October 22, 2024 10:03 UTC
252 cadet SIs in Sarda dismissed for ‘agitating over snacks’
At least 49 of the 804 members of the batch were recruits from GopalganjThe government has dismissed 252 cadet sub-inspectors for 'causing a commotion over the snacks served’ at the rehearsal of the graduation parade in Sarda Academy. At least 49 of the 804 batch members were recruited from Gopalganj. The Bangladesh Police Academy cited a ‘breach of discipline’ as the reason behind the dismissal of 252 trainee SIs (outside cadets) from Sarda. After the BNP made its demands on Thursday, the graduation parade of the 40th BCS cadre's trainee assistant police superintendents on Sunday was postponed due to 'unavoidable circumstances.' The postponement occurred even though the home advisor and other high-ups in the home ministry went to Sarda to attend the graduation parade.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2024 10:01 UTC
Russian Navy Ships Arrive For Joint Drills In Myanmar
Russian Navy Ships Arrive For Joint Drills In Myanmar Military alliance strengthens as coup leaders engage with Moscow amid internal conflictA group of Russian navy ships has arrived at Thilawa port, Yangon, to join Myanmar's military junta for joint maritime exercises. During these exercises, the Russian ships are expected to take part primarily in what officials call the "harbour phase." This coming joint drill marks another significant moment for the Myanmar military, which is increasingly reliant on external military support as it faces severe internal strife. Previously, the Myanmar and Russian navies had successfully conducted joint exercises as recently as November last year, also in the Andaman Sea. This collaboration is seen by many as part of a broader alliance—Moscow continues to support Myanmar's military leadership, providing arms, training, and military hardware.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 22, 2024 08:49 UTC
Ports put on alert as low forms over bay
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a distant warning signal No.1 for maritime ports in the country after a depression in the Bay of Bengal turned into a low pressure area. The maximum sustained wind speeds near the centre of the weather system were recorded at 40 kph, rising to 50 kph in gusts or squalls. The low pressure area might continue moving west-northwest, potentially intensifying through a deep depression phase and possibly evolving into a cyclone, according to the weather office. ESCAP, a regional cyclone agency under the World Meteorological Organization, assigns names to cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the current low pressure system is expected to escalate into a deep depression by Tuesday and could develop into a cyclone by Wednesday.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2024 07:32 UTC
Bangladesh issues cautionary signal No.1 for ports as low forms over bay
The low pressure area is likely to intensify into a cyclone, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological DepartmentThe Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a distant warning signal No.1 for maritime ports in the country after a depression in the Bay of Bengal turned into a low pressure area. The BMD has indicated that the low could intensify into a cyclone. The low pressure area might continue moving west-northwest, potentially intensifying through a deep depression phase and possibly evolving into a cyclone, according to the weather office. ESCAP, a regional cyclone agency under the World Meteorological Organization, assigns names to cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The most recent cyclone, named 'Remal', lashed the coasts of Bangladesh and West Bengal on May 26.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2024 07:26 UTC
Back-to-back wickets from Hasan Mahmud finally give Bangladesh a breakthrough
Back-to-back wickets from young pacer Hasan Mahmud has finally given Bangladesh a breakthrough after steady work by Kyle Verreynne and Wiaan Mulder threatened to put South Africa in a dominant position in the Mirpur Test. Their teamwork put the visitors in the driver’s seat for most of the session as the Proteas continued to rack up the lead. But, a few overs before lunch, Hasan (3-51) changed the game. A teasing ball to Mulder drew the batsman into a swing and a thick outside edge carried it to Shadman Islam at wide slip. At lunch, South Africa stood at 243-8, leading by 137 runs in their first innings.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2024 07:06 UTC
Indian doctors call off protest hunger strike over medic's murder
The 17-day-old hunger strike was launched in protest against the rape and murder of a colleague in KolkataPeople chant slogans as they attend a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital, in Kolkata, India, October 15, 2024. REUTERSPeople chant slogans as they attend a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital, in Kolkata, India, October 15, 2024. REUTERSJunior doctors in India's eastern city of Kolkata called off on Monday a 17-day-old hunger strike launched in protest against the rape and murder of a colleague, they said, in response to an appeal by the victim's parents. The doctors said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee agreed to most of their demands when she met them on Monday. Government hospitals across India lack basic amenities such as restrooms for doctors, security personnel, and closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), doctors say.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2024 06:41 UTC
Rice prices spiking again
After an increase in July-August, rice prices are rising again. "We used to sell BRRI 28 rice at Tk 56-57, but now it's Tk 60. Sayem hopes that prices will drop once the new BRRI 28 rice arrives next month. Right now, prices for all rice types are rising, with BRRI 28 seeing the highest increase of about Tk 5. If anyone raises prices unreasonably, we will take action.”Meanwhile, to keep rice prices affordable, the National Board of Revenue, or NBR, reduced both import duty and regulatory duty on Sunday and also withdrew advance tax.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2024 05:01 UTC
Police arrest former Habiganj-4 MP Barrister Suman
Rumours said that Suman had left the country around Aug 5, when the Hasina government fell and many MPs and ministers fled. "Mirpur Model Police Station officers arrested former parliamentarian Barrister Suman and kept him in the Pallabi Police Station,” said Pallabi Police Station chief Md Nazrul Islam. Earlier, Barrister Suman posted a status and a video on Facebook. In the 12th general election, Suman was elected as the Habiganj-4 (Chunarughat and Madhabpur Upazila) MP. Barrister Suman, who would live-stream on Facebook about public welfare issues on social media, came to the limelight by appealing to the Anti-Corruption Commission to probe the ‘illegal wealth’ accumulated by former IGP Benazir Ahmed.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2024 04:00 UTC
300 students team up with police to manage traffic in capital
Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced 300 students will be working alongside the police to improve traffic management in Dhaka city, reports bdnews24.com. The students will take part in the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Traffic Week from Oct 21 to Nov 04 and will be paid an honorarium. The announcement was made during the launch of DMP's Traffic Week 2024 at the Rajarbagh Police Lines on Monday. "These students have joined us for Traffic Week and will continue to assist us going forward," said Jahangir. Noting that Dhaka's population currently exceeds 20 million, he attributed the severe traffic congestion in the city to inadequate road infrastructure.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2024 00:25 UTC
Sheikh Hasina among 391 accused over attack at Dhaka University
Mahin Sarker, one of the coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, made the complaint at Shahbagh Police Station in Dhaka on Monday, said the station’s chief KM Shahabuddin. A total of 391 people, including Hasina, have been accused in the complaint, alongside 800-1,000 unidentified individuals. Chhatra League criminals will be identified at each district and Upazila-level universities and colleges and named in cases. At one point, Hasina left her premiership and fled to India in the wake of the whopping civil uprising on Aug 5. After the interim government assumed power, cases are being filed against the Awami League leaders across the country.
Source:bd News24
October 21, 2024 23:27 UTC
FUSD carries out controlled release of students following police situation near downtown Flagstaff
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Source:Daily Sun
October 21, 2024 22:56 UTC
Addl SP Jewel Rana sent to jail
DHAKA, Oct 21, 2024(BSS) - A court here today sent Additional Superintendant of Police Jewel Rana to jail after ending his remand and rejecting the bail petition in a case filed over the death of housemaid Liza Akter. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zakir Hossain passed the order after police produced him before the court following his four-day remand. After getting permission from the Home Ministry, police took Jewel Rana in custody on October 17 and showed him arrested in the case. Liza, a professional domestic help received injuries on July 18 when police fired on agitating students and people in city’s Ramna area. Liza's father Md Joynal Shikder filed the case on September 5, 2024 against 174, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in this connection.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 21, 2024 22:42 UTC
Student Artist Spotlight: Nadia Holcomb
On Oct. 11, I visited BFA student Nadia Holcomb ’25 at her studio space in Tjaden Hall for an interview. Upon coming to college, Holcomb felt profoundly unfulfilled, asking herself: “What is the point of living if I can’t create?” Holcomb has been an artist for her entire life; she views art and life as inextricably linked ideas. Leaderboard 2When asked about the way she views art as a whole, Holcomb again finds its meaning mirrored in the monastic idea of something greater. I mean that in a non-religious way … Art is trying to capture this thing that is beyond itself. As for post-grad plans, Holcomb is approaching life the same way she approaches art: one step at a time.
Source:Daily Sun
October 21, 2024 22:14 UTC