Split Pants to Fast Splits: Reclaiming Health in College - The Cornell Daily Sun
The lifestyle of college students in general is characterized with “Freshman 15”, sleep deprivation, midnight junk food feasts and hours of sedentary studying. An incident involving split pants on the Arts Quad (On Pi Day, ironically) was, well, the kick in the pants I needed. For the past few months, I feel as though I’ve finally found a way to sustainably integrate healthy habits into my college life. I feel like a new person, and I know plenty of Cornell students could also use the mental boost. The Cornell Daily Sun is interested in publishing a broad and diverse set of content from the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.
Source:Daily Sun
November 28, 2023 02:41 UTC
Five get life term for killing man in Habiganj
HABIGANJ, Nov 27, 2033 (BSS) - A court here today sentenced five people to life term imprisonment for killing a man at Kalikapur village under Madhabpur upazila of the district, in 2006. Additional District and Session Judge Court-2 Judge Yashir Arafat pronounced the verdict this afternoon. According to prosecution, Afzalur Rahman, a family planning inspector, had a land dispute with the accused. On the night of March 21, 2006, the accused beat Afzalur Rahman to death when he was returning home from a local market. On March 22, 2006 the victim's wife Chakina Begum filed a murder case with Madhabpur police station, mentioning the names of Jasim Uddin, Salauddin, Azizur Rahman and unknown 4/5 persons as defendants.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 27, 2023 18:29 UTC
Outside interference in polls 'unfortunate but a reality'
While the Election Commission prepares to hold national elections in January, interference from foreigners was 'unfortunate but a reality', the CEC said. There was no alternative to a free, fair and acceptable election to secure the future of the nation, Awal said. They claimed the upcoming election would be 'one-sided' and the election schedule should be scrapped. "They [foreigners] have a sole demand that we ensure the upcoming election is free, fair, and credible. The commission pledged to hold a free, fair, neutral and credible election."
Source:bd News24
November 27, 2023 18:08 UTC
Shakib's venture into politics draws mixed reactions from Magura leaders
The Awami League’s pick for the Magura-1 constituency in the Jan 7 parliamentary elections, cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan, has triggered intense debates, especially in the locality. Since the announcement on Sunday, fans and leaders of the ruling party have gathered outside his home in Magura to show support. But not everyone is impressed. Some local leaders and activists in Magura expressed mixed reactions to his nomination prior to the elections.
Source:bd News24
November 27, 2023 15:47 UTC
Skipped Black Friday? Today’s Cyber Monday Sales Offer Second Chance
It’s the question of the holiday shopping season. Retailers mostly recycle Black Friday deals on Cyber Monday, which means today could be your second chance at scoring low prices you missed on Friday. How we tracked pricesFor 2023, NerdWallet tracked online prices on 10 products at three of the biggest nationwide retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — focusing on major sales. We used online prices to reflect changing shopping patterns and get the most up-to-date prices available. Today’s Cyber Monday Sales Offer Second Chance originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Source:Daily Sun
November 27, 2023 14:58 UTC
RCC launches skill development institute
RAJSHAHI, Nov 27, 2023 (BSS) - Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has launched askill development institute offering scopes of training on income generationrelated to freelancing for the unemployed youths. Established at the tenth floor of the city bhaban's annex building, theinstitute will conduct four courses, Web design and development forfreelancing, digital marketing for freelancing, graphics design forfreelancing and video editing for freelancing, for the interested people. Each of the courses will have scopes of English spoken courses freeof cost for boosting communication skills. RCC and National Skill Development Authority belonging to the BangladeshTechnical Education Board will provide certificates to each of theparticipants upon successful completion of the course. RCC Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton accompanied by Coordinator of the instituteProfessor Habibur Rahman, RCC Ward Councilors Shariful Islam and MuhammadNuruzzaman and Secretary Mobarak Hossain visited the newly establishedinstitute this afternoon.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 27, 2023 14:25 UTC
Foreign powers interfering in upcoming election, says CEC
Foreign powers have been ‘meddling with’ the preparation of the upcoming 12th general election, said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. While the Election Commission prepares to hold national elections in January, interference from foreigners was ‘unfortunate but a reality’, the CEC said. There was no alternative to a free, fair and acceptable election to secure the future of the nation, Awal said.
Source:bd News24
November 27, 2023 13:03 UTC
Cumilla court sentences four to death over furniture trader’s murder
A Cumilla court has sentenced four people to death and another man to life in prison for killing furniture trader Shahid Ullah over a land dispute in the district’s Barura Upazila 25 years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rozina Khan delivered the verdict on Monday, Nurul Islam, the lawyer representing the state, said. The death row convicts are Abu Yusuf, a resident of Cumilla’s Barura Upazila, and his brother Boni Amin, nephew Solaiman and brother-in-law Abdul Haque. “The convicts stabbed Shahid Ullah after taking him to the disputed land near Poranpur Bazar following an altercation on the matter in May 1998. The victim’s brother Aman Ullah started the case against 15 suspects with Barura Police Station the following day.
Source:bd News24
November 27, 2023 11:47 UTC
Bangladeshi worker dies in Abu Dhabi boat crash
A boat crash has left an expatriate Bangladeshi worker dead and two others injured in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The injured are Jobaidul Karim Jubayer, 45, and Nobi Hossain, 40, both natives of Chattogram. The victim, Mokter, had been living in the city for over 15 years and his wife emigrated there four years ago. The injured, Jubayer and Nobi, are undergoing treatment at Sheikh Khalifa Hospital. Hazra Sabbir Hossain, the labour counsellor at the Bangladesh Embassy in Abu Dhabi, vowed legal and moral support to the victims’ families.
Source:bd News24
November 27, 2023 10:52 UTC
The History of Jewish Inclusion, Resilience at Cornell
As Cornell’s Jewish community grapples with antisemitic threats and a tense campus culture following the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, The Sun explored the larger history of Jewish student inclusion and discrimination at Cornell. Although this initiative created opportunities for Jewish students, only a small proportion of Jewish students enrolled at Cornell in its early years. While the number of Jewish students in the student body increased, Altschuler explained that Jewish students still faced discrimination from the administration and other students. “As more Jews were coming to Cornell after World War II and into the 1950s, anti-semitism didn’t go away on the Cornell campus,” Altschuler said. Cornell’s approximately 3,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate Jewish students currently comprise 22 percent of the University’s population, according to Cornell Hillel.
Source:Daily Sun
November 27, 2023 05:36 UTC
Dozens of new faces get tactical Awami League tickets for general election
The Awami League has named its candidates for the 2024 parliamentary polls, bringing changes to over a third of the 300 seats, and majority of these nominees are contesting a national election for the first time. Still the incumbents and other hopefuls who have been dropped are not totally out of the equation, as party chief Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants all in the vote, even as rebel candidates, so that it becomes more competitive if the BNP goes ahead with its plan to boycott the election under her government. The Awami League is still criticised for holding the 2014 polls amid boycott by the BNP, which led to the unopposed election of more than half of the MPs.
Source:bd News24
November 26, 2023 22:58 UTC
A low pressure area is likely to form over South Andaman Sea
A low pressure area is likely to form over South Andaman SeaDHAKA, Nov 26, 2023 (BSS) – A low pressure area is likely to form over South Andaman Sea and adjoining area during next 48 hrs and it may intensify further. Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMA) Sunday. Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The sun will rise at Dhaka at 6-21am tomorrow.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 26, 2023 14:53 UTC
Bangladesh raises key policy rate by 50 basis points to 7.75% to tame inflation
The central bank raised the repo rate for the last time by 75 basis points, the highest single jump in 12 years, to 7.25 percent on Sept 29. The latest is the third hike in around five months, as the Bangladesh Bank has maintained contractionary monetary policy since June amid inflation rising at a near double-digit rate. Besides banks, their clients will also need to pay more for loans as the central bank has raised the ceiling of interest. For interest, the banks can now add up to 3.75 percentage points to the reference rate, which is Six months Moving Rate of Treasury Bill or SMART, in place of 3.5 percentage points.
Source:bd News24
November 26, 2023 14:31 UTC