A 20-Minute Daily Workout Can Improve Your Life Tenfold
Good sleep is necessary for good physical and mental health and a high quality of life - we all know this. and part of being a scientist is researching things again and again to see if different results can be produced. New research from the University of Portsmouth in the UK suggests exercise does more for the brain than we thought when it comes to sleep. Yair Ben-Dor has more.
Source:Daily Sun
December 02, 2023 03:24 UTC
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December 02, 2023 03:02 UTC
Nine candidates to vie for each seat in national polls
According to the statistics, one-fourth of all candidates intending to contest the polls are independent. An average of nine candidates are set to contest each seat at the elections. Initially, the ruling Awami League submitted party nominations for 298 seats, and later, it nominated two candidates each for five seats. In contrast, the Jatiya Party, the opposition party in parliament, submitted nominations for 286 seats, followed by additional nominations of two candidates each for 18 seats. In cases where multiple nominations exist for a single seat, the EC will finalise one candidate, automatically eliminating the others.
Source:bd News24
December 01, 2023 23:21 UTC
Cox's Bazar Express train starts maiden journey today
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 1, 2023 (BSS)- Cox's Bazar Express, the first commercial train between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar, started operating from the iconic railway station of Cox's Bazar with 1030 passengers today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially inaugurated the railway project at the newly constructed iconic station in Cox's Bazar on November 11. Humayun Kabir inaugurated the train journey at the Cox's Bazar train station this morning. Golam Rabbani, Station Master of Cox's Bazar Iconic Railway Station said the first train left Cox's Bazar Iconic Railway Station for Dhaka at 12:30 pmtoday with 1030 passengers. Another train from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar will leave Kamalapur station at 10:30 tonight, he said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 01, 2023 14:30 UTC
11 dead in east Iraq attack blamed on jihadists: security officials
BAGHDAD, Dec 1, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - A mine blast and ambush killed at least 11 civilians in eastern Iraq, two security officials said, in an attack which the provincial governor blamed on jihadists. The attack, in Diyala province, occurred on Thursday evening and targeted a minibus returning the civilians from an electoral meeting, an interior ministry official, who asked for anonymity, told AFP.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 01, 2023 13:25 UTC
Lighting the way for the holiday season
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November 30, 2023 08:46 UTC
BCB orders probe into Tigers’ World Cup flop
The governing body of Bangladesh cricket has formed a three-strong special committee led by Enayet Hossain Siraj, the chairman of the BCB's Working Committee. The other members of the committee are BCB Director Mahbub Anam and former international captain Akram Khan. Following the World Cup, team director Khaled Mahmud and head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe submitted their reports to the BCB. Despite going into the World Cup with high hopes, the Bangladesh team fell short, winning only two out of nine matches and displaying little resilience in their defeats. Looking ahead, the Bangladesh team is scheduled to tour New Zealand after the ongoing Test series against the Kiwis at home.
Source:bd News24
November 30, 2023 06:18 UTC
MPs need not to resign to vie as independent candidates
DHAKA, Nov 29, 2023 (BSS) - The Election Commission (EC) today issued a statement saying that the incumbent members of parliament (MPs) will not have to resign for contesting in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections as independent candidates. The statement was issued following several media reports that if any sitting MP elected with party ticket want to contest in the polls independently, s/he has to resign from the post of Member of Parliament and has to submit signatures of one percent voters of their constituency as per the Representation of the People Order-1972, said an official handout here today. The statement also said, if any independent candidate was previously elected as a member of parliament, it will not necessary for him/her to provide the list. "In that case, the MPs elected with party tickets will not have to resign from their posts to take part in the JS polls as independent candidates," the statement said, adding, MPs elected through a party ticket, as an independent candidate, or from reserved seats, will be able to take part in the elections staying in their positions.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 29, 2023 10:44 UTC
BNP expels two more central leaders for breaching ‘discipline’
The BNP has expelled Rabeya Siraj, the assistant weavers’ affairs secretary of the party's central committee, and Md Mahabubul Hasan, a member of the party in Jamalpur's Dewanganj Upazila, for breaching "party discipline". Local BNP leaders were concerned about Rabeya publicly backing her daughter's campaign in defiance of the party policies. The BNP earlier dismissed Syed AK Ekramuzzaman, a member of the party chairperson's advisory committee, and Shah Md Abu Zafar, an executive committee member, for similar reasons. 4 EX-BOGURA LEADERS TO CONTEST POLLSFour former leaders of the BNP in Bogura have collected nomination papers to stand for election. Shokrana said he was 74 and his age would not permit him to contest polls in the future.
Source:bd News24
November 29, 2023 10:05 UTC
Woman beaten to death in Noakhali
NOAKHALI, Nov 29, 2023 (BSS) - A woman was beaten to death reportedly by her neighbour over a trivial matter in Jagodananda village under Ward No-5 of Dhansiri union in Kabirhat upazila of the district today. The deceased was identified as Aleya Begum, 50, wife of Soleman Mia, a resident in Jagodananda village under Ward No-5 of Dhansiri union of the upazila. Later, local people rescued her and took her to Noakhali 250-bed General Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared her dead around 8:30 am, he said. Salim, the son of the victim, complained and said that Rezia Begum's ducks next to their house eat their paddy. The body was kept at the Noakhali 250-bed General Hospital morgue for autopsy, OC added.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 29, 2023 09:51 UTC
Govt accepts resignation of two technocrat ministers, state minister
The government has accepted the resignation of two technocrat ministers and one state minister 10 days after they submitted them on orders fromPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina as part of the process to reconstitute the cabinet ahead of the parliamentary elections. The resignation of three advisers to the prime minister took effect as well, a cabinet official said on Wednesday.
Source:bd News24
November 29, 2023 08:36 UTC
EC on verge of finalising poll centres, officers for upcoming election
The Election Commission has been finalising the list of more than 42,000 poll centres and thousands of people comprising the panel of polling officers for the upcoming 12th general election. The commission asked for a tentative list of presiding officers, assistant presiding officers and polling officers and the final list of polling centres once it announced the election schedule. Traditionally, the Election Commission publishes the list of polling centres at least 25 days before election day, said EC Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath. As such, it asked the returning officers to send the final list by Dec 12, he said. Election officers would receive training before conducting the voting, he added.
Source:bd News24
November 29, 2023 07:31 UTC
Main Street Road Closures for Dec. 1
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodaySunny this morning then becoming cloudy during the afternoon. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph..TonightCloudy with rain developing after midnight. Low near 55F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Source:Daily Sun
November 29, 2023 07:10 UTC
Low forms over Andaman Sea, may into cyclone
A low pressure area has formed over the south Andaman Sea and adjoining areas, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm. The current low pressure will become more well-marked by Wednesday (Today) and might turn into a depression, meteorologist Monowar Hossain has said. "We'll understand its path and nature better after it forms, and then we'll give out weather warnings based on how it progresses," he added. The India Meteorological Department forecasts that the low pressure might turn into a deep depression and a cyclone by Dec 2. The cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are named by the World Meteorological Organisation's regional cyclone agency ESCAP.
Source:bd News24
November 29, 2023 04:00 UTC