Army, police, RAB will get holidays during Puja in the ‘dream state’: Yunus
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed his desire for a country where the army, police, and RAB can also take time off during festivals like Durga Puja, rather than being deployed for security. Following the ouster of the Awami League government on Aug 5, several measures have been taken by the caretaker administration amid numerous concerns about this year's Durga Puja celebrations. The chief advisor said, “We are celebrating Durga Puja with the help of the military, police, and RAB. However, we must work towards creating a state where they too can enjoy holidays, where we can all celebrate together.”“We should not have to rely on the sacrifice of their holidays for us to enjoy ours. Yunus concluded, "We will build such a state—a dream state—where people can take pride in their country before the world.”
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 20:16 UTC
India granting ‘travel pass’ to Hasina won’t deteriorate ties, says Foreign Advisor Touhid
The advisor says action will be taken if court summons the former prime ministerEven if India grants a travel pass to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, it will not deteriorate the bilateral relationship between the two countries, says Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain. “However, if she [Sheikh Hasina] is summoned by a court regarding any case, the foreign ministry will take necessary actions,” he added. Hasina fled to India on Aug 5 after stepping down as prime minister in the face of massive public protests and political upheaval. Recent reports suggest that Hasina has taken refuge in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, after leaving India. “If they wish to return to the country, travel passes can theoretically be issued, allowing them to travel one way back to Bangladesh,” said Touhid.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 19:56 UTC
Samson fireworks secure clean sweep for India against Bangladesh
After winning the toss and opting to bat, India set the tone early on as Sanju Samson (111) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (75) left Bangladesh reeling with an explosive 173-run partnership off 70 balls. Samson, in particular, was exceptional, bringing up his maiden T20I century in just 47 balls, the second-quickest century in the shortest format by an Indian - second only to Rohit Sharma's 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in 2017. India's total was the highest by a full ICC member and only surpassed by Nepal's 314 against Mongolia last year. Samson has struggled for form since the T20I series in Sri Lanka in July, where he was dismissed for two consecutive ducks while his performances in the first two games of the series against Bangladesh were also underwhelming. Captain Suryakumar Yadav added: "I think we've achieved a lot as a team.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 19:18 UTC
India wants to portray BD situation as tending towards extremism
— Focus BanglaNahid Islam, information adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has said India wants to portray the current situation in Bangladesh as tending towards extremism, reports bdnews24.com. "India wants to make it seem as if extremism is taking hold in Bangladesh," he said. He made the remarks while talking to the media after attending a rally commemorating the 16th founding anniversary of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur on Saturday. "Aby Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, was martyred and gave his blood in the fight for our rights. On Friday night, attackers threw an improvised explosive into a Puja venue at Old Dhaka's Tantibazar.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 18:53 UTC
Businesses stall investment amid high interest rates
However, rising interest rates have hampered the plans of the fully export-oriented and publicly listed company, reports bdnews24.com. Shasha Denims is not the only company affected by these high interest rates. Despite recommendations from economic analysts to let market forces dictate interest rates and raise the policy rate, the '9-6' interest cap remained in place. Syed Nasim Manzur, president of the Leather Goods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh, said: "No country with double-digit interest rates sees its businesses profit. He attributed the hike to the $4.7 billion IMF loan, which increased interest rates, impacting businesses negatively.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 18:53 UTC
Grameen Bank exempted from tax until 2029
The government has granted Grameen Bank a tax exemption until 2029, conditional upon submitting its income tax returns.Under the same condition, the non-profit religious charity As-Sunnah Foundation has been granted a tax exemption for income from donations until June of the same year.The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, issued separate gazette notifications on Thursday, specifying that the benefits can only be availed by complying with all regulations, including the timely filing of returns.Since its establishment in 1983 under a military ordinance, Grameen Bank has consistently received tax exemption benefits.This privilege falls under Section 33 of the Grameen Bank Ordinance, which has remained effective even after the ordinance was enacted into law in 2013.Muhammad Yunus, who served as the managing director of the bank for 28 years since its inception, is now the head of Bangladesh's interim government.Grameen Bank and Yunus were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 in recognition of their efforts to alleviate poverty through microcredit.As-Sunnah Foundation, founded by Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmadullah in 2017, focuses on various social services, including education and humanitarian work.The foundation's recent flood relief efforts have received considerable attention. —bdnews24.com
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 18:19 UTC
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who sought Scotland’s independence from UK, dies at 69
LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K., has died. Tributes poured in from across the political spectrum, with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the Labour Party calling him a “monumental figure” of both Scottish and British politics. FILE - Alex Salmond, former Scotland first minister, attends an Alba party meeting in Dundee, Scotland, on April 19, 2022. Salmond, as then leader of the Scottish National Party, led the independence campaign in the referendum in 2014, but lost, gaining 45% of the vote. He subsequently formed a new party called Alba — the Scottish Gaelic word for Scotland — and was acquitted of the charges.
Source:Daily Sun
October 12, 2024 18:16 UTC
Durga Puja being celebrated peacefully in country: Sakhawat
DHAKA, Oct 12, 2024 (BSS) - Adviser to the interim government on the ministries of shipping, textiles and jute Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hussain today said this year's Durga Puja is being celebrated peacefully in a very festive atmosphere across the country. "This year's Durga Puja is being celebrated peacefully in a very festive atmosphere across the country. The government has made maximum security arrangements for puja festival. Army has been deployed along with police-ansar," he said while visiting various puja mandaps in the city, according to a press release. This evening, the adviser visited various puja mandaps including Osmani Hall Puja Mandap of Bangladesh Textile University under Tejgaon Thana of the capital, Tejgaon Shilpanchal Thana Puja Mandap, BG Press Puja Mandap and exchanged greetings with Sanatan followers marking the Durga Puja.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 12, 2024 17:54 UTC
Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak
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Source:Daily Sun
October 12, 2024 17:42 UTC
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October 12, 2024 17:15 UTC
Portuguese school sets world record for largest programming lesson
Organisers seek to draw more international attention to Portugal as a growing hub for information technologyStudents participate in an event to attempt to break the Guinness Record for the world's largest computer programming lesson at a university in Lisbon, Portugal, October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Rodrigo AntunesStudents participate in an event to attempt to break the Guinness Record for the world's largest computer programming lesson at a university in Lisbon, Portugal, October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Rodrigo AntunesNearly 1,700 students aged between 12 and 67 gathered at the University of Lisbon's IST school of technology on Saturday to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest computer programming lesson in a single venue. The previous record grouped 724 participants in Dallas, in the United States, on Oct 31, 2016. "The final total was counted on how many people were here and 1,668 participants were achieved," said Guinness World Records Adjudicator Paulina Sapinska.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 16:26 UTC
Hops and Homes event unites over 50 community members to address Truckee/Tahoe housing crisis
TRUCKEE, Calif. – On September 19, 2024, over 50 community members gathered at Alibi Ale Works in Truckee to engage with local housing experts and address the pressing housing challenges facing the Truckee Tahoe region. The event, co-hosted by several key housing organizations, brought together the Truckee Tahoe Workforce Housing Agency, Town of Truckee, Placer County, Tahoe Housing Hub, Placemate, Sierra Community House, and the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, along with residents eager to ask questions and learn about local housing solutions. The Hops and Homes event provided an informal yet productive setting for community members to connect with housing partners and discuss topics ranging from affordable housing developments to available resources for renters and homebuyers. Attendees were able to ask pressing questions about the housing landscape in the Truckee Tahoe area, helping to foster a stronger understanding of the regional efforts to address the housing crisis. Heidi Volkhardt Allstead, Executive Director, Truckee Tahoe Workforce Housing Agency.
Source:Daily Sun
October 12, 2024 16:20 UTC
What’s Working: Denver-area inflation slows again to 1.4% in past 12 months
Area annual inflation has fallen steadily in the past two-and-a-half years after peaking at 9.1% in March 2022. It’s also nearly the same as a median-price one-bedroom apartment in Denver, according to ApartmentList’s October data. In the Denver region, those went up 1.4% from a year ago, just like overall inflation. These days, housing prices and rents aren’t growing as fast as they were in recent years. Last week’s What’s Working poll asked readers about what would help them forget about the high inflation of recent years?
Source:Daily Sun
October 12, 2024 16:07 UTC
Puja pavilion attack, theft of Modi's gifted crown ‘deplorable events’: India
The country urges Bangladesh to ensure safety of Hindus and their places of worship during festivitiesIndia has called the attack on a Puja pavilion in Bangladesh and the theft of a crown gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi deplorable events. In a statement on Saturday, the Indian foreign ministry said: “We have noted with serious concern the attack on a Puja pavilion in Dhaka’s Tantibazar and the theft at the revered Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Satkhira.”“These are deplorable events. On Thursday, the crown, a gift from Modi, was stolen from the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple during an annaprashan ceremony. In a separate incident, on Friday evening, a petrol bomb was thrown at a Puja pavilion in Tantibazar during the Durga Puja festival. Initial reports indicate that four volunteer workers at the pavilion were injured in the attack and have been admitted to Mitford Hospital for treatment.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 15:45 UTC
Gazi's struggle for realizing journalists' rights recalled
KHULNA, Oct 12, 2024 (BSS) - Speakers at a programme here today recalled Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President Ruhul Amin Gazi's contribution to journalism, saying that he fought throughout his life for realizing the journalists' rights. He fought throughout his life for realizing the rights of the country's journalists," BFUJ General Secretary Quader Gani Chowdhury said as the chief guest while addressing a civic memorial meeting commemorating Gazi at Khulna Press Club here. Metropolitan Union of Journalists (MUJ) organized the meeting with its President Md Anisuzzaman in the chair while BFUJ Assistant Secretary General Ehteshamul Haque Shaon addressed it as the chief speaker. The BFUJ general secretary said despite being sick during the recent anti-fascist movement, Gazi joined the protest on the streets and inspired other journalists to wage strong demonstrations. Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) President Md Shahidul Islam, BNP City Unit President Advocate Shafiqul Alam Mona and Jamaat-e-Islami City Unit Ameer Professor Mahfuzur Rahman spoke as special guests.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 12, 2024 15:06 UTC