PM asks party men to work for AL nominated candidates' win in next polls
DHAKA, Oct 22, 2023 (BSS) - Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today asked the party men to work in unison for the party nominated candidates to make sure their win in the next general election. She asked all particularly the sitting lawmakers to work for the candidates who will be given nomination by the party, meeting sources said. "Those who will oppose the party nominated candidates, their politics will come to an end," she said. Sheikh Hasina also said that many of some lawmakers who were present in the ALPP meeting might not get party nomination. "All have to work together shunning all intra party conflicts and ensure party's victory in the next elections," she said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 23, 2023 05:12 UTC
EC invites application to give permission as election observers
DHAKA, Oct 22, 2023 (BSS) - The Election Commission has invited applications from interested international observers and media by November 21 to monitor the 12th parliamentary polls, the EC said in a notice. According to the notice, the EC is committed to holding free, fair, credible and peaceful elections under any circumstances and it gives outmost importance to the observation of the election process. "The Election Commission wants foreign election observers and foreign media along with local observers to monitor the upcoming 12th Parliamentary Elections," said the notice signed by EC secretary Jahangir Alam. As per the guidelines for International Election Observers and Foreign Media, applicants of election observers -- individuals and organizations -- should have working experience in good governance, election, democracy, peace building and human rights. Organisation that wants to monitor an election should be registered in its own country and they should comply with the election laws of Bangladesh.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 22, 2023 21:53 UTC
BNP is trying to create anarchy over national polls: home minister
LAKSHMIPUR, Oct 21, 2023 (BSS) - Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said BNP is now trying to create anarchy in the country centering the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls as they failed to draw people's response to their political stance. So, the people are not responding to BNP's call," he told journalists after attending a view exchange meeting with government officials at Raipur upazila here. "So, if BNP wants to do something like arson and killings, the countrymen will resist them, they will give befitting reply to BNP through voting. The cases which are called ghost cases have been filed as such incidents have taken place," he added. In the afternoon, he also attended a public rally organized by local Awami League at Raipur Merchant Academy ground as the chief guest.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 22, 2023 15:26 UTC
Nagad, ACI’s Kori get BB nod for setting up digital banks
Bangladesh Bank has given initial approval to Nagad, a mobile money company, and ACI’s Kori Digital Bank to launch next-generation virtual banking services. The central bank’s board of directors decided to send letters of intent to Nagad and Kori for the new services, bdnews24.com reported on Sunday quoting Bangladesh Bank spokesman Mezbaul Haque. Digi10 Bank Limited, a consortium of 10 banks, bKash Digital Bank owned by BRAC Bank, and Bank Asia’s Digital Bank Limited will not require separate licences to open digital banks because they are already in the banking business, Mezbaul said. These three organisations will be able to operate digital banks through a new guideline to be issued by the central bank, he said. They will get the final approval afterwards.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2023 15:12 UTC
Nine dengue patients die, 2,056 hospitalised in 24 hrs
DHAKA, Oct 22, 2023 (BSS) - Nine dengue patients died and 2,056 wereadmitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till8 am today. "During the period, 500 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while1,556 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," theDGHS daily statement added. "A total of 7,677 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at differenthospitals. But the dengue disease is changing its nature and it is gradually spreadingacross the country, they said, adding: "All 64 districts of the country havewitnessed positive dengue cases." According to the DGHS, Bangladesh reported 1,01,354 dengue cases, the secondhighest since dengue cases were detected in 2000, in 2019, 1,405 cases in2020, 28,429 cases in 2021 and 62,382 cases in 2022.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 22, 2023 13:34 UTC
Canadian delegation team visits BRRI
BRRI Director General Dr. Md. BRRI Director General Dr. Md. Shahjahan Kabir presided over the opinion exchange meeting organized on the occasion while BRRI Director (Administration and Common Service) Dr. Md. BRRI Director General Dr. Md. ShahjahanKabir greets Debra Boyce with a flower bouquet and Director (Research) Dr. Mohammad Khalequzzaman offered the vote of thanks on the occasion.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 22, 2023 11:44 UTC
No BNP sit-ins planned for Oct 28 rally, says Mirza Fakhrul
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said there are no plans to stage any sit-in protests during the party’s ‘mass rally’ in Dhaka on Oct 28. Mirza Fakhrul alleged that the ruling party was spreading ‘false propaganda’ about BNP leaders and activists planning to ‘sit on the streets’ during the upcoming rally. We have not instructed any of our party leaders and activists to gather and stay in Dhaka. The party boycotted the election in 2014 and alleged vote rigging and intimidation during the 2018 polls, which were held under an Awami League government. The Awami League has refused to step down before the election, arguing that such an unelected government will be unconstitutional, and would damage the country’s politics and development.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2023 11:27 UTC
Dengue crisis may be easing, experts say. But is the peak of the worst outbreak over?
Bangladesh has been grappling with the worst dengue outbreak in its history for several months, but experts see possibilities of improvement towards the end of this year, from November in particular. They have also warned against loose efforts to control the mosquito-borne disease, saying that taking the guards off will potentially make matters worse. The dengue caseload this year stood at 252,990 with the death toll rising to 1,246 on Saturday. With over two months still left this year, the figures have broken all annual records of the country after highest cases and deaths in September.
Source:bd News24
October 22, 2023 09:04 UTC
BHBC Oikya Parishad castigates BNP-Jamaat statement on "minorities' security"
DHAKA, Oct 22, 2023 (BSS) - Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad today heavily came down on Jamaat-BNP's recent effort to project "minorities are not secured" under the current government, saying the clique designed this campaign to "score political points". The Oikya Parishad also reminded the BNP-Jamaat combine of their refusal to acknowledge "state sponsored" communal attacks on thousands were fuelled while they were in power in the past. "This campaign (of BNP-Jamaat) was designed to score political points that are unfortunate for minorities," BHBC Oikya Parishad Secretary Advocate Rana Dasgupta told BSS. He also said whenever the combine helmed the government "we witnessed state sponsored atrocities against minorities". "The horrific tale of atrocities against minorities can be described into two segments: 'state sponsored persecution and political and social persecution with very much involvement of BNP-Jamaat".
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 22, 2023 09:04 UTC
Cricket: England v South Africa World Cup scoreboard
MUMBAI, Oct 21, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Scoreboard in the World Cup match betweenEngland and South Africa in Mumbai on Saturday:South AfricaQ. de Kock c Buttler b Topley 4R. Hendricks b Rashid 85R. van der Dussen c Bairstow b Rashid 60A. Markram c Bairstow b Topley 42H. Klaasen b Atkinson 109D. Miller c Stokes b Topley 5M. Jansen not out 75G. Coetzee c sub (Livingstone) b Atkinson 3K. Maharaj not out 1Extras (b2, lb3, nb1, w9) 15Total (7 wkts, 50 overs) 399Did not bat: K Rabada, L NgidiFall of wickets: 1-4 (De Kock), 2-125 (Van der Dussen), 3-164 (Hendricks),4-233 (Markram), 5-243 (Miller), 6-394 (Klaasen), 7-398 (Coetzee)Bowling: Topley 8.5-0-88-3 (4w); Willey 9-1-61-0 (1nb, 3w); Root6.1-0-48-0; Atkinson 9-0-60-2 (1w); Wood 7-0-76-0 (1w); Rashid 10-0-61-2EnglandJ. Bairstow c Van der Dussen b Ngidi 10D. Malan c De Kock b Jansen 6J. Root c Miller b Jansen 2B. Stokes c and b Rabada 5H. Brook lbw b Coetzee 17J. Buttler c De Kock b Coetzee 15D. Willey c Rabada b Ngidi 12A. Rashid c Hendricks b Coetzee 10G. Atkinson b Maharaj 35M. Wood not out 43R. Topley absent hurt -Extras (b9, nb1, w5) 15Total (9 wkts, 22 overs) 170Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Bairstow), 2-23 (Root), 3-24 (Malan), 4-38 (Stokes),5-67 (Buttler), 6-68 (Brook), 7-84 (Rashid), 8-100 (Willey), 9-170 (Atkinson)Bowling: Ngidi 5-1-26-2 (3w); Jansen 5-0-35-2 (1w); Rabada 6-1-38-1 (1nb);Coetzee 4-0-35-3 (1w); Maharaj 2-0-27-1Result: South Africa won by 229 runsToss: EnglandUmpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI) and Nitin Menon (IND)TV Umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 22, 2023 05:31 UTC
20 dengue patients die, 1,889 hospitalised in 24 hrs
On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in asingle day this year, and the nation also saw the same highest figure onSeptember 2. "During the period, 412 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while1,889 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," theDGHS daily statement added. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,52,990 thestatement said, adding: "This year, some 2,43,630 patients were released fromdifferent hospitals out of the total patients." But the dengue disease is changing its nature and it is gradually spreadingacross the country, they said, adding: "All 64 districts of the country havewitnessed positive dengue cases." According to the DGHS, Bangladesh reported 1,01,354 dengue cases, the secondhighest since dengue cases were detected in 2000, in 2019, 1,405 cases in2020, 28,429 cases in 2021 and 62,382 cases in 2022.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 21, 2023 19:23 UTC
5-day Sharadiyo Durgotsab being celebrated with offering Saptami puja
DHAKA, Oct 21, 2023 (BSS) - The five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, is being celebrated for the second day today with Maha Saptami puja amid due religious fervor and gaiety. Maha Saptami puja was offered later to Goddess Durga at temples and makeshift mandaps countrywide followed by offering of Anjali to Goddess by devotees who kept fasting till the puja. Devotees often shout "Aschhebochhor abar hobe" (Durga Puja will return next year again). Durga Puja is being celebrated at 32,408 mandaps across the country this year including 245 in the capital, according to Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad (BPUP). Stringent security measures have taken across the country during thecelebration of Durga Puja to avert any untoward situation.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 21, 2023 14:48 UTC
Bangladesh records 1,889 dengue cases, 20 deaths in a day
The number of dengue patients hospitalised in Bangladesh so far has increased to 252,990, with 1,889 new cases reported in the latest daily count. The death toll stood at 1,246 as 20 more patients died from the mosquito-borne disease in the 24 hours to Saturday morning amid the worst outbreak on record, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Dhaka saw 412 new cases and 10 deaths in this period.
Source:bd News24
October 21, 2023 13:46 UTC
Sri Lanka bring Dutch crashing back to reality at World Cup
LUCKNOW, India, Oct 21, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Sadeera Samarawickrama hit an undefeated 91 as Sri Lanka brought the Netherlands crashing back down to World Cup reality on Saturday with a five-wicket victory which gave the 1996 champions their first win of the tournament. The Dutch had stunned South Africa by 38 runs up in the chilly and wet Himalayas on Tuesday, but struggled to contain Sri Lanka in the heat of Lucknow. Chasing 263 to win, Samarawickrama hit seven boundaries in a patient 107-ball stay at the crease with Pathum Nissanka making 54 as Sri Lanka reached their target with 10 balls to spare. After defeats to South Africa, Pakistan and Australia, the Sri Lankans have their first points on the board in the 10-nation World Cup. The Dutch sensed a chance of another shock when Sri Lanka were 104-3 but Samarawickrama, who made a fine 108 against Pakistan, steadied the ship in a man of the match performance.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 21, 2023 13:38 UTC