Bangladesh suffered over 50,000 cyberattacks in 10 days during quota protests: state minister
He says no website was completely hacked and there was no incident of stealing data from any government websiteHackers have carried out more than 50,000 cyberattacks in several rounds in the past 10 days to take control of important government websites during the quota reform protests, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said. They used Domain Name System or DNS and diverted users to other pages containing messages from the hackers claiming to hack the website, according to him. Asked if the cyberattacks increased because of the protests, the state minister said: “Cyberattacks are carried out all the time as the hackers try to hack websites of organisations under national security. “But it’s true that cyberattacks have increased during the protests.”He also claimed there was no government instruction to slow the internet down after the resumption of services following a total blackout during the protests. VPN use has increased by 5,000 percent in this period, Palak said, citing technical people.
Source:bd News24
July 30, 2024 14:05 UTC
Two killed, 20 injured in India train derailment
PATNA, India, July 30, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - An Indian passenger train derailed and several of its cars overturned on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring 20 others. The accident happened at around the same time a goods train coming from the opposite side derailed, possibly colliding with the passenger train when it passed by. "There was another derailment of a goods train nearby, but it was unclear if the two accidents occurred concurrently," Charan said. An average of 20,000 people died each year between 2017 and 2021 in rail accidents, according to official records. Last year, nearly 300 people were killed when a passenger train and a stationary goods train collided, with the derailed compartments then striking another fast-moving passenger service.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
July 30, 2024 13:38 UTC
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July 30, 2024 13:21 UTC
Thousands across Serbia protest lithium mine restart
BELGRADE, July 30, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Thousands rallied in towns across Serbia on Monday against the approval of a controversial lithium mine that had been shuttered for two years following mass protests. Serbia has vast lithium deposits near the western city of Loznica, where a mining project being developed by the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has been a perennial political fault line in the Balkan country in recent years. Chanting "Rio Tinto go away", hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Arandjelovac, Sabac, Kraljevo and Ljig. But it has proved unpopular with Serbians worried about pollution, public health and the environmental impact of the project. The lithium deposits near Loznica were discovered in 2004, but weeks of protests forced the government to halt the project in 2022.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
July 30, 2024 11:47 UTC
Men’s Olympic triathlon postponed in Paris over Seine water quality concerns
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July 30, 2024 11:40 UTC
Day of nationwide mourning in Bangladesh for those killed in recent violence
Media reports say that over 200 people were killed in violence and clashes surrounding the quota reform protestsDay of nationwide mourning in Bangladesh for those killed in recent violenceBangladesh is observing a day of nationwide mourning for the many lives lost during the clashes and violence surrounding the protests for quota reforms. As part of the mourning, people from various professions - including government officials and employees – wore black badges. Though many government employees were mourning, they did not wish to speak on the record. At the Cabinet meeting on Monday, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan had highlighted the deaths and damage in the recent violence, said Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain. The home minister had said that the government's death count from the violence had risen from 147 to 150.
Source:bd News24
July 30, 2024 11:35 UTC
Quota protests: 53 murder cases filed in Dhaka
Fifty-three cases of murder have been registered at different police stations in Dhaka over the violence surrounding the quota reform protests. However, it is not yet clear how many murder victims were identified in the various cases. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar noted that there were a total of 264 cases of violence at 50 different police stations in the Dhaka Metropolitan area, of which 53 were murder cases. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has no conflict with ordinary students and is very sensitive to their needs, Biplob said. Some cases over the violence were filed by the government, while others were filed by those who suffered losses.
Source:bd News24
July 30, 2024 11:22 UTC
Landslides in India's Kerala kill 93, hundreds still missing
REUTERS/StringerMembers of rescue teams move towards a landslide site after multiple landslides in the hills in Wayanad, in the southern state of Kerala, India, July 30, 2024. The hillsides gave way after midnight following torrential rainfall on Monday in the Wayanad district of Kerala, a state renowned as one of India's most popular tourist destinations. At least 93 people were killed in the landslides, and 100 families were stranded after the landslides, local Asianet TV reported. Tuesday's landslides are the worst disaster in the state since 2018 when heavy floods killed almost 400 people. "Many people who were working in the estates and staying in makeshift tents inside are feared trapped or missing," he said.
Source:bd News24
July 30, 2024 11:06 UTC
Quilt auctioned at fair
Ann Riechers, owner of Quilt Stitches in Beatrice, started a quilt block challenge at Gage County Fair in 2023. The finished blue-and-white quilt was auctioned off before the premium auction on Sunday afternoon. Adults and children completed quilt blocks that were judged in open class during the 2023 fair. Photos of the fair are posted on the Gage County Fair Facebook page. The 2025 Gage County Fair will be July 23-27, with the theme “You Gotta Love the Gage County Fair.”
Source:Daily Sun
July 30, 2024 10:56 UTC
AL leader stabbed to death in Mohammadpur
A man was stabbed to death in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Monday evening. Kamal Hossain, an Awami League leader and former education secretary of the ruling party for ward no. 33, was attacked with sharp weapons by unidentified assailants. "The assailants carried out a premeditated attack using a sharp weapon," said Mohammadpur Police Station chief Dipak Kumar Saha, as per bdnews24.com reports. Ward Jubo League’s Organisational Secretary Faruk Hossain said Kamal was attacked at the end of the second lane in Katashur.
Source:bd News24
July 30, 2024 10:12 UTC
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July 30, 2024 10:07 UTC
Buffalo Adventures summer camp finishes up
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July 30, 2024 10:06 UTC
New Alzheimer's charity organization looking for donations
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July 30, 2024 10:06 UTC
Higher-than-expected rate of gene mutations seen in Parkinson's patients
Currently, only a small fraction of people with Parkinson’s disease receive genetic testingA higher-than-expected prevalence of gene mutations in Parkinson’s disease patients suggests genetic testing should be offered to them more broadly, researchers said on Monday in the medical journal Brain. Genetic profiling performed in more than 8,000 patients of varying races and ethnicities, all with Parkinson's disease, showed 13 percent had a genetic form of the progressive brain disorder, the researchers found. That rate was 18percent in patients with known risk factors, such as an earlier age at onset, Parkinson’s disease in a first-degree relative, or certain ancestry such as Ashkenazi Jewish, Spanish Basque or North African Berber. Among patients with no known risk factors, more than 9 percent had a predisposing genetic mutation. In the meantime, Beck said, anyone with Parkinson’s disease can enroll in the PDGENE study and receive free genetic testing, here: https://www.parkinson.org/advancing-research/our-research/pdgeneration.
Source:bd News24
July 30, 2024 09:54 UTC
Workshop on municipal complex disappoints Fryeburg officials
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