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Source:Daily Sun
January 01, 2024 11:31 UTC
Nobel Laureate Yunus awaits verdict in labour law case
The verdict in the case against Grameen Telecom Chairman Muhammad Yunus and three others over labour law violations is due on Monday afternoon. Judge Sheikh Marina Sultana of the Dhaka Third Labour Court will decide whether the four will be found guilty of failing to provide employees with appointment letters, get work schedules approved by the authorities, and submit annual and half-yearly returns. The court had previously concluded arguments from both sides on Dec 24. The date for the verdict was set for Jan 1. State lawyer Syed Haidar Ali had told bdnews24.com on Dec 24 that the defence team had made mistakes in its arguments.
Source:bd News24
January 01, 2024 11:15 UTC
50.97 lakh students to get new textbooks in Rajshahi division
RAJSHAHI, Jan 1, 2024 (BSS) - A total of 50,96,703 primary and secondary level students will get 3.95 crore new textbooks in all eight districts under Rajshahi division as distribution of books began here for the new year today with festive moods as elsewhere in the country. All the targeted students have started getting new books as schools and other institutions concerned inaugurated their respective book distribution programme through handing over books to students this morning. Around 25.18 lakh primary students will get new books in all eight districts in the division like other parts of the country. There are 3,71,630 students in pre-primary class, followed by 4,48,612 students in class one, 4,39,408 in class two, 4,29,827 in class three, 4,25,447 in class four and 4,03,577 students in class five to get books. Required numbers of books were sent to all the government and registered schools in the division for distribution among the students timely.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 01, 2024 10:45 UTC
18 BNP men jailed in sabotage case
DHAKA, Jan 1, 2024 (BSS) - A Dhaka court today convicted and sentenced 18 leaders and activists of BNP to total three-year jail in a case lodged with capital's Chawkbazar Police Station for sabotage. The convicts include Dhaka south city unit BNP joint secretary Md Anwar Pervej Badal, Jubodal joint general secretary Mir Newaj Ali and Chawkbazar thana Jubodal convener Saba Karim Lucky Shah. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Afnan Somi pronounced the judgment, sentencing them to one-year rigorous imprisonment and fined them Taka 2,000 each under section 147, sentenced them to two-year imprisonment and fined them Taka 3,000 each under section 332 of The Penal Code, 1860. The court however, acquitted Mir Ashraf Ali Ajam from the case as the charges framed against him were not proved. Qazi Mostafizur Rahman took part in the hearing of the case for the state, while Advocate Md Jahir Raihan and Nahidul Islam Nahid argued for the defence.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 01, 2024 10:35 UTC
Three teens burnt in sky lantern fire in Dhaka during New Year’s Eve celebrations
Three teenage boys suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by sky lanterns at a building in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. One of the victims is in critical condition, according to doctors. The victims have been identified as Md Siam, 14, and 17-year-old twin brothers Md Rakib Hossain and Md Raihan, according to bdnews24.com.
Source:bd News24
January 01, 2024 09:44 UTC
Frederik, Denmark's 'woke' and popular future king
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January 01, 2024 08:28 UTC
Hasib president, Opu general secretary of DCAB
Nurul Islam Hasib of the Dhaka Tribune and Ashiqur Rahman Opu of ATN News have been elected president and general secretary respectively of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Bangladesh (DCAB) on Sunday. Arifuzzaman Mamun, joint secretary; Morshed Hasib, office secretary; and Atiqur Rahman, treasurer are the other elected office bearers. Mir Mostafizur Rahaman of The Financial Express, Porimol Palma of The Daily Star, Pantho Rahman of Channel i, Masum Billah of bdnews24.com, and Israt Jahan Urmi of the DBC News have been elected as members of the executive committee. Robiul Islam of the Industry and Tanzim Polen of the BSS received the same number of votes for the post of vice president. [email protected]
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 01, 2024 01:58 UTC
Villagers, grandkids rattle some chains at Camp Villages
Linda Fromme, 13, watches as her grandmother, Teresa Fromme right, of the Village of Linden, throws her disc into the basket during the Camp Villages Disc Golf event on Wednesday at Everglades Recreation.
Source:Daily Sun
December 31, 2023 23:13 UTC
Mom sick again
Mom sick againPosted on December 31, 2023 by Catherine SevenauChapter 67: 1950 • Sonora ~ Larry’s diary (age 16)My brother wrote daily about the usual. Sep 6 Went to San Francisco with dad, stayed at Golden Gate Hotel. Sep 10 Mom fixed a great big turkey dinner. Mom sick again, called Dr. Boice. Mom was back in the hospital, then five days later, home again.
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December 31, 2023 22:54 UTC
Genocides being carried out using religion: Speakers
Those who committed genocide in our country used religion and definitely tarnished its appeal. We need to think about how we can separate religion from the state", said the speakers. They were addressing a discussion on "Bangladesh Genocide from the perspective of religion" at RC Majumdar Auditorium of Lecture Theater of Dhaka University. But, the conflicts, violences and genocides have been occurring for years by misinterpreting and using religion," said Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Bangabandhu Chair Professor Dr. Syed Anwar Husain. Genocide has nothing to do with religion but genocide has been organized through ages using religion, he added.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 31, 2023 21:21 UTC
Hasib president, Apu GS of DCAB
Nurul Islam Hasib of Dhaka Tribune and Ashiqur Rahman Apu of ATN News have been elected president and general secretary of the Diplomatic Correspondents' Association, Bangladesh (DCAB). The election of the DCAB executive committee was held at the Jatiya Press Club yesterday following the annual general meeting, presided over by DCAB President Rezaul Karim Lotus. Tanzim Anwar of BSS and Rabiul Haque of Daily Industry were jointly elected vice president, while Md Arifuzzaman Mamun of Dainik Amader Somoy was elected joint general secretary. Those elected members of DCAB executive committee are Pantho Rahman of Channel i, Mir Mustafizur Rahman of The Financial Express, Ishrat Jahan Urmi of DBC News, Porimol Palma of The Daily Star and Masum Billah of bdnews24.com.
Source:bd News24
December 31, 2023 19:44 UTC
N. Korea's Kim orders military to prepare for possible 'war'
Kim lambasted the United States during a lengthy speech at the end of fivedays of year-end party meetings that set his country's military, political,and economic policy decisions for 2024. At the meeting that ended Saturday, Kim accused the United States of posing"various types of military threat" and ordered his armed forces to maintain"overwhelming war response capability", according to KCNA. In an effort to deter Pyongyang, Washington earlier this month deployed anuclear-powered submarine in the South Korean port city of Busan, and flewits long-range bombers in drills with Seoul and Tokyo. The North has previously described the deployment of Washington's strategicweapons -- such as B-52 bombers -- in joint drills on the Korean peninsula asthe "intentional nuclear war provocative moves". Kim ordered the drawing-up of measures for reorganising departments handlingcross-border affairs, to "fundamentally shift the direction".
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 31, 2023 18:48 UTC
Five hurt in clash over death of domestic help in city
An unruly mob hurling brick chips at police during a clash that ensued after the recovery of the dead body of a female domestic help in the city's Banasree neighbohrhood on Sunday — bdnews24.comFive police personnel were injured and three vehicles were torched during a clash between police and locals after a domestic help found dead in front of a building at Banasree's D Block in the city on Sunday, reports UNB. Rampura police station's Officer-in-Charge Mashiur Rahman said locals spotted the body of 42-year-old Asma Begum lying on road No-4 in the Banasree area at around 8:30 am. Asma used to work in the house of one Kaniz Fatema who came to her father Abdur Rob' house in the area with Asma three days back, he said. Local people, including those work in different houses in the area as domestic worker, got furious suspecting it to be a murder and tried to enter the building breaking the collapsible gate, the OC said adding that he along with a team rushed to the spot after hearing this news.
Source:bd News24
December 31, 2023 18:08 UTC
No. 13 LSU, minus Jayden Daniels, turns page to face Wisconsin
LSU had the most productive offense in the country during the regular season. "Sometimes around bowl games, practice gets lackadaisical, guys are out there (just) to get to the bowl game. "That's something that helped guys want to come out and play this game," LSU linebacker Greg Penn said of Kelly's statement. Badgers coach Luke Fickell called Nussmeier "a really, really good player, too," but acknowledged that Daniels' absence removes "the dynamic of a legitimate, take-it-the-distance quarterback run." Though LSU averaged 50 points while winning its last three games in the regular season, the absence of Daniels and Allen could lead to a lower-scoring game.
Source:Daily Sun
December 31, 2023 17:27 UTC