Category: Daily News
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The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has lifted the restriction on adding unused data to a package that was bought before its end date. No matter how much data a customer has, they can now keep it and use it. This cap was taken away completely when the BTRC updated the “Guidelines for Data and…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has cancelled an attempt to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza due to lack of safety guarantees. Since December 26, this is the fourth occasion that the WHO has had to cancel a mission. It is very difficult to safely and regularly send medical supplies across Gaza, especially in the…
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United States, United Kingdom and Canada have not officially sent anyone to observe the elections in Bangladesh. Spokespersons of the United States and United Kingdom missions in Dhaka and the Canadian High Commission shared on X (previously Twitter) today. Observers from different countries and international organizations visited different centers as invited observers in the election…
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The ruling party Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said that the Prime Minister will decide who will be the opposition party in the 12th National Parliament. He said, “Already many of the opposition party Jatiya Party have won. 14 teams also won like two. The time to make a decision in this regard is…
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Ruma Akter, a 26-year-old woman from Sadar upazila of Chandpur district, gave birth to five children at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. She is the wife of Shahid Molla, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Saudi. Dr. Nazma Haque, head of the gyno department at DMCH, cared for the births, but one daughter died during delivery. DMCH director,…
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A malware exploit has been discovered by CloudSEK, allowing hackers to access Google accounts without a password. The exploit, first disclosed on Telegram, exploits third-party cookies and bypasses two-factor authentication, posing a significant risk to users relying on additional security measures. Google Chrome, the world’s most widely used web browser, has been targeted by a…
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World Cup winning Argentinian forward Ángel Di María who now plays for Portuguese club Benfica will visit the subcontinent, spending a 1.5 days each in Kolkata and Dhaka, This was confirmed by Satadru Dutta, a Kolkata based sports promoter, over phone. Dutta had previous brought Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and retired Brazilian forward Ronaldinho in…
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Christopher Nolan has won best director at the Golden Globes for his 2023 film “Oppenheimer,” a much-praised biography of the man behind the development of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer. He won ahead of Bradley Cooper for “Maestro,” Greta Gerwig for “Barbie,” Yorgos Lanthimos for “Poor Things,” Martin Scorsese for “Killers of the Flower…
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PM Sheikh Hasina was greeted at Ganabhaban by ambassadors from India, China, and Russia, as well as officials from Bhutan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. They were all happy for her that the Awami League won the 12th national elections. The officials said they were committed to working with Bangladesh in the future and…
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Awami League candidate for Magura-1 constituency Shakib Al Hasan has won the electoral race by bagging 185,388 votes. His nearest rival Kazi Rezaul Hossain secured 45,993 votes. Voting began at 8am at 261,912 polling booths in 42,024 voting centres and continued until 4pm with 299 parliamentary seats up for election. However, centres where people are…
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Police say that the man seen with a gun during a conflict near a voting centre in Chittagong’s Khulshi area today, has been identified as Shamim Azad, an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League. Shamim Azad is a follower of Chittagong City Corporation councillor Wasim Uddin, who is also city Jubo League’s vice president. When The…
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The 12th National Parliamentary Election was called “free and fair” by Jim Bates, a former US congressman who is now an election watcher from the US. “This election is already free and fair,” he told the press. “They keep talking about low numbers, but that’s not what it is. “In certain nations, you can vote…
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Senior leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Abdul Moyeen Khan, praised people for not going to the polls on Sunday, saying that their party’s call to skip the “unilateral” general election had been successful. He also told reporters at his home in Gulshan that the people of the country had rejected the Awami…
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In a press briefing at the Election Commission, CEC Kazi Habibul Awal said that the average voter turnout across the country is 40 percent. He said, “Can’t say for sure, but about 40 percent of votes have been cast. This is reliable information so far. But when the counting of votes is over, it may…
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The EC cancelled the candidacy of ruling Awami League candidate from Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury. The action was taken against him because he threatened police, said EC Secretary Jahangir Alam. The returning officer said that if EC cancels the candidacy of a candidate, the election will be held among the other contesting candidates of…
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In a center of Kalyanpur Girls School and College in Dhaka-14 Constituency, the signatures of the agents on the result sheet (result statement) have been kept before the voting ended. After the counting of votes, the result is declared on the result sheet signed by the agent of each candidate. The workers of Sabina Akhter…
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In the 12th parliamentary election, Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman said he was hopeful that more than half of the votes would be cast. Following his vote this morning at the Dhaka City College in the city, Anisur spoke about his views. The voting center is in the Dhaka-10 constituency. When asked about his expectations…
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আজ রোববার সকাল ৯টায় বান্দরবান সরকারি বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়ের ভোটকেন্দ্র পরিদর্শন শেষে ভোটারদের উদ্দেশে এই আহ্বান জানান তিনি। একই সময়ে ওই কেন্দ্রে ভোট দিতে আসেন আওয়ামী লীগ সমর্থিত প্রার্থী বীরবাহাদুর উশৈসিং। সেসময় কুশল বিনিময় করেন দুই প্রার্থী। পরে জাপা প্রার্থী শহিদুল সাংবাদিকদের বলেন, ‘নৌকা মার্কায় ভোট দিবেন আর আমার জন্য দোয়া করবেন।’ উল্লেখ্য, সাতটি উপজেলায়…
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Volunteers with BAL badges standing next to the center forced the voters who had voted to stand in line again after they saw journalists. Some time before 10:30 AM there was no line to be seen. While talking to the voters of the line, it was found that they have irremovable ink marks on their…
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The Election Commission’s (EC) Tk 21 crore app, which helped voters find details about the election, like polling places, crashed the night before the election. As of January 1, EC Secretary Jahangir and other officials said that voters would be able to use the app to find out where they could vote. But minimum 5…
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Four people were killed in at least 14 fires across the country between 6 PM on January 5 and 10 AM on January 6 (16 hours). The fires destroyed 6 cars and 9 buildings. Stats from the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) show that five of the events happened in Dhaka Division. The stats…
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In the midst of talks about the conflict between Israel and Gaza, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has voiced worries about the lack of support for Muslim and Palestinian tech workers in the field. Since Altman is Jewish and works in technology, he said that he has seen more support for Jewish coworkers than for Muslim…
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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday that world food prices went down in 2023. Grain and oil prices went down the most as worries about supply eased. The Rome-based FAO said that the prices of food commodities around the world fell 13.7% in 2023 compared to the previous year. The FAO’s cereals price…
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Police have arrested Nabi Ullah Nabi, the joint convenor of Dhaka South, and seven other party members on suspicion that they had something to do with the fire on the Benapole Express train on January 6. The other people who were arrested are Md Hasan Ahmed, Md Russell, Delowar Hakeem Biplab, Md Salauddin, and Md…
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Azad Hossain, the former Chhatra League leader who publicly put 43 seals in 57 seconds in the by-election of Laxmipur-3 (Sadar) seat, was seen campaigning in the polling field. But this time no one is calling him a ‘Shibir member’. This time, Awami League officials are identifying him as a former Chhatra League leader. Azad…
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Everything about the game is great, from the original story to the graphics and sound. But the stunning 3D model of the IUT campus is what has caught many people’s attention the most. Three third-year students at IUT’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) made this game for their Computer Graphics class project. Their…
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Robert Kiyosaki, author of the best-selling personal finance book ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’, has confirmed being in $1.2 billion worth of debt. The widely followed entrepreneur who is popular for his advice on building up wealth and managing finances, claimed this on a podcast named “Disruptors.” Kiyosaki talked about his unique way of dealing with…
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On the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Mouchak, Narayanganj, a time bomb was found in a bus going to Cox’s Bazar. At 10:30 PM, on January 5, the bomb was found in a Bengal Paribahan sleeper bus. The counter-terrorism unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police carried out an operation and proved that the object was a time…
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8 fire engines units brought the Benapole Express train fire under control at 10:22 PM, Fire Service and Civil Defence duty officer Rakibul Hasan asserted on Friday. The fire was first reported at approximately 9 PM when the train was passing through Gopibagh. Officials of the fire service brought out four bodies from the train.…
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The University Teachers’ Network is a platform of university teachers in Bangladesh. On Friday they have rejected Bangladesh’s upcoming general election. They said that another ‘unacceptable’ election like those in 2014 and 2018 was going to take place in the country. DU Professor Gitiara Nasreen sent an open letter to the Bangladeshi people on behalf…
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A study in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (Volume 11, Number 9) called “Tuning of cellular insulin release by music for real-time diabetes control” showed that scientists were able to program cells to release insulin in response to certain sound waves, in this case, music from the band Queen. The study which employs a mechanosensitive…
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It is now as cold as it has been all winter in Finland and Sweden, with temps dropping as low as -40 degrees Celsius (-40 degrees Fahrenheit). This cold spell has made it hard to get around. For example, in Norway, a major highway in the south was closed, and boat lines stopped running. Swedish…
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A computer science and engineering student at BRAC University named Hasibul Hasan Ahmed has been given a $2,000 seed grant by the National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy for his study internship on “Community and Conservation.” The grant is part of an eight-week virtual learning and leadership program for young people around the world…
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মৃত ব্যক্তিদের কবর থেকে উঠে এসে ভোট না দেওয়ার আহ্বান জানিয়েছে খুলনা বিএনপি। আজ বুধবার দুপুরে খুলনা নগরের টুটপাড়া কবরস্থানে মৃত ব্যক্তিদের উদ্দেশে এমন শপথবাক্য পাঠ করায় তারা। পরে টুটপাড়ার দিলখোলা সড়কে এক দফা দাবিতে লিফলেট বিতরণ করেন বিএনপির নেতা-কর্মীরা। এ সময় বিএনপির নেতা-কর্মীরা বলেন, এই সরকারের ভোট জালিয়াতি এমন পর্যায়ে পৌঁছেছে যে বিভিন্ন সময়…
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The temperature has been dropping for a few days because of cold waves and frost in the northern parts of the country. After the sun goes down, thick fog is seen, making winter even worse. The temperature hit 7.4 degrees celsius in Tetulia, Panchagarh district, at 6 AM on Wednesday, January 3, which was the…
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After ‘MBA Chaiwala’ and ‘Patrakaar Pohewala’, a ‘PhD Sabzi Wala’ is going viral on the internet. Dr Sandeep Singh, who has 4 Master’s degrees and 1 PhD degree, is now a vegetable vendor on the streets of Punjab. Singh, 39, was a contractual professor at Punjabi University in Patiala for 11 years, reports say. He…
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Although they are on a break, K-pop band BTS continues to make history. NASA has chosen 3 BTS songs for the upcoming mission to the moon, and although some members, including RM, are on military enlistment, the South Korean rapper has achieved another milestone with his solo track “Moonchild” being included in NASA’s The Moon…
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কুকুরমারা, শিয়ালমারীর মতো বিভিন্ন রকমের শ্রুতিকটু ও নেতিবাচক নাম থাকা দেশের ১১টি সরকারি প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়ের নাম পরিবর্তন করেছে সরকার। এর মধ্যে ৯টি বিদ্যালয় চুয়াডাঙ্গার আর ২টি নরসিংদীর। নতুন বছরের প্রথম দিনে আজ সোমবার প্রাথমিক ও গণশিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় প্রজ্ঞাপন জারি করে নাম পরিবর্তনের কথা জানিয়েছে। প্রাথমিক ও গণশিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়ের প্রজ্ঞাপনে বলা হয়েছে, সরকারি প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়ের নামকরণ…
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নোবেলজয়ী অর্থনীতিবিদ ড. মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস বলেছেন, ‘যে দোষ করিনি, সেই দোষে শাস্তি পেলাম। এই দুঃখটা মনে রয়ে গেল।’ শ্রম আইন লঙ্ঘনের মামলায় ৬ মাসের কারাদণ্ড ও ৩০ হাজার টাকা জরিমানার রায় ঘোষণার পর ড. ইউনূস সাংবাদিকদের এ কথা বলেন। ঢাকার তৃতীয় শ্রম আদালতের বিচারক বেগম শেখ মেরিনা সুলতানা আজ সোমবার শ্রম আইন লঙ্ঘনের মামলায় গ্রামীণ…
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শ্রম আইন লঙ্ঘনের মামলায় ড. ইউনূসসহ চার জনের ছয় মাসের কারাদণ্ড ও ৩০ হাজার টাকা অর্থদণ্ড দিয়েছেন ঢাকার একটি শ্রম আদালত। রায় ঘোষণার পর আপিলের শর্তে ড. ইউনূসকে জামিন দেন আদালত। এ বিষয়ে তথ্যমন্ত্রী বলেন, ‘পৃথিবীর বহু নোবেল পুরস্কার বিজয়ী ফৌজদারি ও দেওয়ানী অপরাধে শাস্তিপ্রাপ্ত হয়েছেন, অনেকে অনেক দিন জেলও খেটেছেন। যৌথভাবে নোবেল পুরস্কার পাওয়া…
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