Durga Puja to end with immersion of idols tomorrow
DHAKA, Oct 12, 2024 (BSS) - The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community and a few small ethnic groups, will end tomorrow with the immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga and her children in water bodies across the country amid festivity. Amid tight security, idols of puja mandaps in the city and its outskirts will immerse in Buriganga and Turag rivers and Waisghat. As per the puja schedule, Maha Nabami Puja was celebrated today across the country. According to the information of the Bangladesh Puja Uthjapon Parishad, puja celebration was offered at a total of 31,461 puja mandaps across the country this year, including 252 puja mandaps in the capital. Like previous year, special security arrangements have been made across the country including the capital this year to celebrate Durga Puja in a peaceful atmosphere.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
October 12, 2024 14:58 UTC
Date, theme set for Brandon’s Santa Parade
The announcement of the Brandon Santa Parade means the public can officially mark their calendars for the start of the winter holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Claus pose for a photo in 2023 before climbing up onto the Santa sleigh that is traditionally placed at the end of the Brandon Santa Parade. Now part of the new committee taking the reins on Santa’s sleigh this year, Hamm said she has ambitions to preserve Brandon’s holiday event and even to grow it. “They want to make sure it’s happening.”The Brandon Santa Parade is funded by a grant from the City of Brandon, as well as sponsorships. “The Brandon Santa Parade is an annual volunteer-led event that marks the official start of the holiday season in Brandon,” read a press release from the parade committee.
Source:Daily Sun
October 12, 2024 14:02 UTC
Israeli strikes kill 19 people in Gaza, medics say, as tanks push deeper in the north
Residents say Israeli forces continue to pound Jabalia, which is in the north of the enclaveIsraeli strikes kill 19 people in Gaza, medics say, as tanks push deeper in the northDisplaced Palestinians make their way as they flee areas in the northern Gaza Strip, following an Israeli evacuation order, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu AlkasDisplaced Palestinians make their way as they flee areas in the northern Gaza Strip, following an Israeli evacuation order, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu AlkasIsraeli military strikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 19 Palestinians, medics said on Saturday, while forces continued to push deeper into the Jabalia area, where international relief agencies say thousands of people are trapped. Residents said Israeli forces continued to pound Jabalia, which is in the north of the enclave and is the largest of the enclave's historic refugee camps, from the air and ground. They have also voiced concerns over severe shortages of food, fuel, and medical supplies in northern Gaza, and said there is a risk of famine there.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 14:01 UTC
All 4 lanes of Milton Road expected to reopen by early November
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October 12, 2024 13:39 UTC
Masood says Pakistan bowlers must be more effective to win Tests
They found ways to get those 20 wickets. You can't win Tests without picking up 20 wickets," Masood said. "As a team, we have that second innings of batting to improve but the most important thing is we must also learn how to pick 20 wickets. "What hurts is that we're not getting the results that Pakistan deserves. Pakistan will have a chance to set the record straight when the teams meet in the second of three games starting on Tuesday and Masood welcomed the quick turnaround.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 12:47 UTC
Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Yunus visits Dhakeshwari temple following vandalism during Durga Puja celebrations
Dhaka, Oct 12 (PTI) Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, on Saturday visited the centuries-old Dhakeshwari temple amid reports of attack on another prominent Durga Puja celebration in the national capital. A crude bomb was allegedly thrown at a Durga Puja mandap in the Tanti Bazar area of Old Dhaka and although the bomb caught fire, nobody was injured, daily Prothom Alo said, adding, the incident took place on Friday night. The five-day Hindu religious festival began with an invocation of Goddess Durga, an occasion called Maha Shasthi on Wednesday. Prompted by the latest attack on the Durga Puja mandap, Yunus visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple, one of the prominent shakti peeths, in the old part of the city as against the earlier announced plan of a Sunday visit. “During the Durga Puja, law enforcement agencies have done the 'tough' task of ensuring public security with sincerity.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 12:17 UTC
Van Wezel cancels shows through December due to damage from Hurricane Milton
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October 12, 2024 12:08 UTC
How to get your HSC results
The wait for the results of this year's HSC and equivalent exams is set to end on Oct 15. In previous years, the ousted government used to announce results formally. According to bdnews24.com, the Dhaka Education Board said students will be able to access their results online at www.dhakaeducationboard.gov.bd and www.educationboardresults.gov.bd. Prof Tapan Kumar Sarkar said that subjects for which exams were held will be evaluated based on the exam scripts. Subjects for which exams were not conducted will be assessed through subject mapping based on SSC results, he added.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 11:25 UTC
Bangladesh grants tax exemption to Grameen Bank 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. 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. Grameen Bank and Yunus were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 in recognition of their efforts to alleviate poverty through microcredit.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 10:59 UTC
Farewell bells ring at pavilions as devotees celebrate Nabami with ‘Bihit Puja’, ‘mirror immersion’
As per the lunar calendar, Dashami’s Bihit Puja and mirror immersion have been performed after Maha Nabami rituals this year. Priest Pranab Chakraborty of the national temple told bdnews24.com, “The Nabami rituals had begun on Friday and lasted until 6:13am on Saturday. According to the almanac, the last time for Nabami rituals was 9:20am.”“Here, the devotees made offerings to the goddess at 8:50am as the Nabami rituals ended at 8:30am. Dashami’s Bihit Puja began afterwards.”Pranab said, “Dashami Puja has started from 6:14am and it will continue until 7:45pm. Alongside Kumari Puja, Maha Ashtami’s Bihit Puja and Sandhi Puja were held on Friday, followed by Samtami on Thursday.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 10:40 UTC
India wants to suggest Bangladesh is becoming extremist, says Advisor Nahid
Through the blood sacrifice of Abu Sayed and the other martyrs, Bangladesh is now experiencing independence, he says during a trip to RangpurIndia wants to suggest Bangladesh is becoming extremist, says Advisor NahidNahid Islam, information advisor to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, claims that India wants to portray the current situation in Bangladesh as tending towards extremism. “India wants to make it seem as if extremism is taking hold in Bangladesh,” he said. They are always spreading such propaganda.”He made the remarks to the media after attending a rally commemorating the 16th founding anniversary of Begum Rokeya University on Saturday. We need to be more aware of such issues.”“Aby Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, was martyred and gave his blood in the fight for our rights. The university authorities said the university started out under the name Rangpur University on Oct 20, 2008, under the caretaker government, but the name was changed to Begum Rokeya University in 2009 after the Awami League came to power.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 10:40 UTC
No. 2 Nebraska volleyball fends off No. 10 Purdue in five sets
On the very first point of Nebraska’s match against Purdue, coach John Cook challenged an official’s call and won the video review. Nebraska landed the final blows — Merritt Beason did — and won in five sets. Chicoine just kept going in the fifth set, and her three quick kills in the set got Purdue an 8-7 lead. The third set was a slugfest, with 17 kills for Nebraska and 16 for Purdue. Purdue won the final two points on Nebraska’s hitting error and a kill by Hudson to win 25-23.
Source:Daily Sun
October 12, 2024 10:03 UTC
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Bangladesh: Durga Puja Pandals On Target, Dhaka Reports 35 Cases Of Celebration Disruption; 17 Detained
About a dozen cases have been registered and seventeen persons have been detained after the country witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police said. Earlier, it was discovered that a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown), gifted by PM Modi during his visit to Bangladesh, was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's southwestern Satkhira district. We will take strict action if anyone attempts to create chaos or engage in malicious activities during Durga Puja,” he added. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday is expected to visit the centuries-old Dhakeswari national temple. Dhakeswari National Temple is one of the prominent shaktee peeths, in the heart of the national capital.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 05:41 UTC
In Bangladesh's Durga Puja, Petrol Bomb Hurled At Idol, Islamic Songs Sung At Pandal
Unidentified miscreants threw a petrol bomb at a Durga Puja pandal in Dhaka on Friday, according to viral videos spreading on social media platforms. Islam visited the Banani Puja Mandap in Dhaka on Friday after which he told reporters that Durga Puja was being celebrated at over 32,000 mandaps nationwide. Jihadis are singing Islami jihadi songs in Durga puja pandel in Chittagong Bangladesh. “Jihadis are singing Islami jihadi songs in Durga puja pandel in Chittagong Bangladesh. What if Hindus sing hare ram hare krishna during Namaz inside mosques?” Nasreen wrote on X.
Source:bd News24
October 12, 2024 05:24 UTC
Smith hat trick powers Attack past the IceDogs in Ontario Hockey League action
Log in here »NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Konnor Smith scored a hat trick as the Owen Sound Attack downed the Niagara Icedogs 6-4 in Ontario Hockey League play on Friday night. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed. Starting at $14.99 plus taxes every four weeks you can access your Brandon Sun online and full access to all content as it appears on our website. Your pledge helps to ensure we provide the news that matters most to your community!
Source:Daily Sun
October 12, 2024 05:08 UTC