Laura Pritchett: The gift of a sweater can’t change a life, but a book can
I’d gone from a book-a-day kiddo to a young woman who didn’t read much in high school, despite my professed love of books. Maybe it’s aging or phones or ADHD or the pandemic, but they find it hard to sink into a good book. I don’t remember a single other graduation gift or who gave me what or if they gave me anything at all. As they say, a sweater or a necklace never changed a life. So gift a book or 10 this year — and support indie bookstores, authors, art, ideas — and best of all, perhaps, expand someone’s life.
Source:Daily Sun
December 10, 2023 21:07 UTC
Bangladesh looks to early season onions as India export ban send prices spiralling
The government is banking on onions being harvested early ahead of the season as prices of the kitchen staple have almost doubled overnight after India banned exports to stabilise the domestic market. India on Thursday replaced a floor price to export onions with a near total ban until Mar 31, 2024. The decision prompted traders in Bangladesh to raise the prices of imported onions to Tk 190 a kg while locally produced onions are being sold at Tk 200. The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection conducted drives across the country to prevent profiteering and stockpiling.
Source:bd News24
December 10, 2023 19:52 UTC
Emission reduction pledges for 2030 needs to be increased seven times: Shahab Uddin
Emission reduction pledges for 2030 needs to be increased seven times: Shahab UddinDHAKA, Dec 10, 2023 (BSS)-Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today said the ambition of emission reduction pledges for 2030 needs to be increased seven times to keep 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Agreement. The minister said the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Adaptation Fund (AF) and GEF Trust Fund should be strengthened with adequate resources and access of that funds should be quick and easy. Bangladesh firmly emphasizes the doubling adaptation fund and support for National Adaptation Plan (NAP) implementation, which is the priority of 49 countries those have already prepared and submitted their NAPs. “We are looking forward to adopting a decision on Global Goal on Adaptation emphasising on time bound implementable targets for achieving climate resilience,” Shahab Uddin said. It is also important for the discussion of New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) of climate finance, the minister said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 10, 2023 19:16 UTC
Govt trying to bring back convicted war criminals Mueen, Ashraf
DHAKA, Dec 10, 2023 (BSS) - The government's effort has been continuing to bring back convicted war criminals Chowdhury Mueen Uddin from the UK and Ashrafuzzaman Khan from the US. Mueen and Ashraf were sentenced to death after Special War Crimes Tribunal found them guilty of abducting and murdering 18 intellectuals including nine university teachers, six journalists and three doctors in December of 1971. Immediately after December 16, 1971, when Bangladesh achieved victory in the war, Mueen, a leader of infamous Al-Badr Bahini, fled Bangladesh and emerged as a leader of the Muslim community in the UK. After his conviction, Bangladesh requested the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to issue a red notice to arrest Mueen. As Al-Badr commander, he not only helped in the abduction and massacre of the intellectuals but himself shot seven professors of Dhaka University in the killing ground of Mirpur.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 10, 2023 18:05 UTC
BNP urges people to keep shops closed, cancel overseas trips to resist government
The BNP has called upon the people to keep their shops closed, cancel overseas trips and scale down wedding parties to resist the government through noncooperation before the Jan 7 election. Opposition activists took to the streets on Sunday with the families of 'missing' and 'murdered' party loyalists to demand the release of its incarcerated leaders and activists and the protection of human rights in the country. In a departure from its recent stream of hartals and blockades, BNP adherents lined the sidewalk outside the Jatiya Press Club to stage a human-chain protest to mark Human Rights Day. Selima Rahman, a member of the BNP’s policymaking National Standing Committee, said their Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged all to say “No” to the government. Keep your shops shut, stop travelling abroad and scale down wedding parties,” she said.
Source:bd News24
December 10, 2023 16:56 UTC
25 BNP activists get 3 years in jail for vandalism
The activists were accused of vandalising vehicles and stores in Dhaka’s Bangshal in 2018A Dhaka court has sentenced 25 activists of the BNP and its affiliate organisations to three years in jail each for vandalism and stirring unrest. 68 BNP faction, and Razia Alam aka Razia Sultana, president of the Dhaka South Mohila Dal. The chief of Bangshal Police Station was tasked with apprehending them after warrants for their arrest were issued. On Sept 6, 2018, Taiju and other activists for the BNP and its affiliate organisations gathered near the Ahmed Bawani School in Dhaka’s Bangshal area to demand the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the case documents say. A case was filed against 25 suspects at Bangshal Police Station over the incident.
Source:bd News24
December 10, 2023 14:51 UTC
BNP stages human-chain protest to mark Human Rights Day
The BNP has taken to the streets with the families of 'missing' and 'murdered' party loyalists to demand the release of its incarcerated leaders and activists and the protection of human rights in the country. In a departure from its recent stream of hartals and blockades, BNP adherents lined the sidewalk outside the Jatiya Press Club to stage a human-chain protest on Sunday, marking Human Rights Day. They chanted slogans emphasising the importance of preserving fundamental rights, while reiterating calls for the resignation of the Awami League administration and the establishment of a neutral election-time government.
Source:bd News24
December 10, 2023 13:30 UTC
EC restores candidacy of 56 aspirants on first day of appeal hearing
The regulator also rejected the appeals of 32 candidates and kept pending the decision over the candidacy of six people on the first day of the hearings on Sunday. The majority of the candidates whose appeals were approved were independents, including Abdus Salam from Chattogram-8. Awami League nominee Nasirul Islam Khan's candidacy for Kishoreganj-3 has been restored, allowing him to compete against Jatiya Party General Secretary Mujibul Haque Chunnu. Three Jatiya Party candidates were also cleared to contest the polls.
Source:bd News24
December 10, 2023 13:30 UTC
Doctors checking on Adam Tamizi’s mental health, say police
Police have sent Adam Tamizi Haque, the recently-arrested controversial managing director of biscuit-maker AT Haque Limited, to a doctor to ensure the stability of his mental health. He will undergo an interrogation once the doctor declares him mentally stable, Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch chief Harunor Rashid said on Sunday. The DB arrested Tamizi, who recently drew flak for burning his passport and threatening politicians in live social media videos, from his Gulshan residence on Saturday. He said that Tamizi was “speaking something incongruous” on social media and burnt down the passport of the country “he grew up in”. In October, his wife Saira Siddiqui Tanha started a case, accusing Tamizi of lying about his past marriages and beating her.
Source:bd News24
December 10, 2023 10:40 UTC
Humane Society announces challenge gift
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Source:Daily Sun
December 10, 2023 05:05 UTC
'Gotta be sick of getting punked': Fred Hoiberg implores Nebraska men's basketball to get tougher
LINCOLN — Sam Hoiberg wants to clear his head. Nebraska collectively wants to be tougher than it’s been over the past two games. “We’re not physical enough right now, and that’s what it boils down to,” Fred Hoiberg said. That group eventually developed into a gritty, physical team. It was the team Nebraska wants to take the floor Sunday.
Source:Daily Sun
December 10, 2023 02:16 UTC
Swanstrom Named 28th Head Coach of Cornell Football
Newsletter SignupDan Swanstrom was named the Roger J. Weiss ’61 Head Coach of Cornell Football on Thursday, Dec. 7. Swanstrom was credited with the resurgence of the Bombers football team and concluded his tenure there with a 32-11 record. Swanstrom then arrived in South Hill in his first head coach position for the Ithaca College Bombers from 2017-2021. “My family and I couldn’t be more excited to come back home to Ithaca,” Swanstrom said in a statement. “I’ve got great relationships and family in the area, but that was all second to the football part … There is a legitimate vision here to have a great football program.
Source:Daily Sun
December 09, 2023 22:20 UTC
Barrister Mainul Hosein, former caretaker adviser who once ran Ittefaq, is dead at 83
Born in Pirojpur on Jan 14, 1940, Mainul graduated in political science from Dhaka University in 1961 after studying at Nawabpur Government School and Dhaka College. He later studied law at Middle Temple in London and returned in 1965 before starting his career as a lawyer. The eldest son of The Daily Ittefaq founder-editor Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah, he took charge of The Daily Ittefaq after his father’s death in 1969. His associations with Ittefaq were more influential in shaping his identity than his professional pursuits as a lawyer or politician. He was elected president of Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad and member of the Press Council several times.
Source:bd News24
December 09, 2023 16:06 UTC
Business Spotlight: Properly Planted
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Source:Daily Sun
December 09, 2023 15:36 UTC
FUSD slashes bus service eligibility in response to ongoing driver shortage
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Source:Daily Sun
December 09, 2023 13:38 UTC