BD Idol

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[BD Idol @bdidol]

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[Anatoli Kopadze @AnatoliKopadze]

instead of watching 2 hours of Netflix tonight, watch this Stanford lecture

it's the clearest explanation I've seen of how ChatGPT and Claude actually work

useful whether you've never touched AI in your life or have been using it every day for the past year

I took the key ideas and turned them into a practical guide on how to actually get 100% out of Claude

find it below

[Sami @ZulkarnainSaer]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐳𝐚𝐳'𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐃𝐍𝐂𝐂) 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫

So, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan is tossing all sorts of laws to thwart Ishraque Hossain from swearing in as the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor, but do you know that he broke a bunch of rules to appoint Mohammad Azaz as the administrator (basically an unelected mayor) of Dhaka North City Corporation?

As is practice, an official with the joint secretary rank from the Bangladesh Administrative Service (admin cadre) is appointed the administrator for city corporations, as reported by Manabzamin on the 7th of February. But Mr Azaz is a private individual who headed the River & Delta Research Centre, a non-profit with 11-50 employees, according to its LinkedIn page. He was also a member of the Environment and Climate Cell of Jatiya Nagorik Committee, the senior wing of Students Against Discrimination and the precursor of the National Citizen Party, then.

On the 23rd of January, Asif sent in a DO letter of recommendation for Mr Azaz’s appointment to Mr Mokhles Ur Rahman, secretary of the ministry of public administration, in his capacity as the adviser to the ministry of local government, rural development and cooperatives. The city corporations fall under the jurisdiction of the LGRD ministry but it is the ministry of public administration that appoints administrators. The letter created quite the commotion among the bureaucrats in the two ministries, according to the Manabzamin report. “How can an NGO person perform the duties of an administrator? He is not a qualified person for this role,” an official of the public administration ministry told Manabzamin.

By brute force, Mr Azaz was appointed the administrator on the 12th of February. Let’s see the number of ways this appointment was improper for Asif.

- Curiously, 21 days after the DO letter sent by Asif, the public administration ministry issued an order warning all government employees to refrain from recommending people for appointment through DO letters or verbally. This is a violation of Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979 — and applies to advisers too as they draw a government salary and hence are considered government employees. The type of lobbying that Asif did is identical to what we saw during the Awami League rule. Because the Awami League did it, such practice is kosher for the interim government?

- To be fair to the public administration ministry, Mr Rahman sat on Asif’s DO letter. Seeing no movement on that, Asif went ahead and appointed Azaz through his own ministry — in a first for Bangladesh.

- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is helming the ministry of public administration. If Yunus’s ministry did not respond to Asif’s DO letter, shouldn’t he get the message? And yet, he went ahead and did what he wanted. Isn’t this a blatant disrespect to the chief adviser? Isn’t this undermining the chief adviser’s authority? Would a minister during Sheikh Hasina’s rule dare do such a thing?

- Under a political government, the position of mayor is equivalent to the rank of a minister. A security clearance is needed for such posts but in the case of Mr Azaz, none was taken. We can guess why: given Mr Azaz’s background of arrests and his involvement with the banned extremist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir, there is a high chance he wouldn’t have passed the background checks.

Yes, this IS the নয়া বন্দোবস্ত that we have been hearing of since the 5th of August, 2024.

[Starlink @Starlink]

Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Bangladesh! 🛰️🇧🇩❤️ → https://t.co/Q0StscVtIP

[BD Idol @bdidol]

@311Toronto Why the Birkdale Revine bridge is close during the cherry blossom time? People are dangerously crossing the bridge anyway. Extremely poor planning, insensitive to public needs. The playground also fenced off for a long time and people are using it anyway.

[BD Idol @bdidol]

@JahurallyOdia @tay_bennet @CentralHilalCmt Where is here? How far will you go to North/South/East/West?

[BD Idol @bdidol]

@ramzzm @adam20022000 @hilal_council So do you when you pray...you don't look at the sky to where the sun is, you look at your phone

[BD Idol @bdidol]

@SarjisAlam_

[Doug Ford @fordnation]

I want to send my best wishes to Muslims across Ontario who are celebrating Eid al-Fitr after a month of fasting, prayer and reflection. Eid Mubarak!
https://t.co/dtokY3S3iZ

[BD Idol @bdidol]

@abdarrives @hilal_council This is their latest post..and the answer is never...wait for moonlighting in a completely different region like California or Chilli or Peru

[Mao Ning 毛宁 @SpoxCHN_MaoNing]

President Xi Jinping met with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of the interim government of Bangladesh @ChiefAdviserGoB.

China’s policy of good neighborliness and friendship towards Bangladesh remains highly stable and consistent, and China is committed to being good neighbors, good friends and good partners of mutual trust with Bangladesh.

The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of China-Bangladesh diplomatic ties and the China-Bangladesh People-to-People Exchange Year. China is ready to work with Bangladesh to elevate their cooperation and bring greater benefits to the people of both countries.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

In Bangladesh and around the world, societies are stronger and more resilient when everyone can play a meaningful role in political, economic and social life.

My thanks to representatives of civil society for sharing their views with me today in Dhaka.

[BD Idol @bdidol]

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[MG Shahidul Haque(retd) @haque_shahidul]

The propaganda against Dr Yunus in #Indian media and official outlets is mind-boggling. It's not surprising that these are in line with #AL's. Just a thought: if Dr Yunus is a militant, what is #Modi? https://t.co/ElzioOr97i

[Jon Danilowicz @JonFDanilowicz]

This is an example of someone talking very confidently about a topic they really don’t understand. This stitches together a number of ridiculous claims that have been thoroughly debunked. I understand the context is a domestic U.S. debate about foreign assistance and other topics. But when it comes to the reality of Bangladesh, in particular the July Revolution, it just does not withstand scrutiny.

The pro Hasina and pro BJP accounts are recirculating this because that is the extent of what they do. They peddle disinformation and misinformation and seek to exploit the relative ignorance that exists about Bangladesh in much of the world. The disinformation agents are in overdrive at the moment because they think they can hijack the domestic debate in the US in advance of the Modi visit to Washington.

Nobody in Bangladesh will believe these lies and with some explanation nobody else will either. Most ridiculous of all is the fantasy about the US wanting a base on St Martin island. Other elements of the conspiracy theory are similarly outlandish.

[BD Idol @bdidol]

@Were_All_Dudes @tedcruz Why did hamas attacked?

[BD Idol @bdidol]

@elonmusk USAID funding crappy DEI and Trans program in #Bangladesh has nothing to do with ousting the #dictator #skhasina ...people revolted because of her fascist dictatorship, corruption and oppression.

[Post-Revolution Bangladesh @bangla0508]

The last three elections in Bangladesh (2014, 2018, and 2024) were rigged to keep the Awami League in power, with India playing a key role in orchestrating them. The 2014 election was boycotted by the opposition, leading to 153 uncontested seats. The 2018 election was marked by mass arrests, pre-filled ballot boxes, and media censorship. The 2024 election saw further suppression, with India once again being the first to endorse the illegitimate government. With Sheikh Hasina in power, India enjoyed unchecked influence over Bangladesh, exploiting its resources and policies.

Now, as a result of mass uprisings, Hasina fled to India on August 5. Despite supporting her rigged elections for years, India and its media have suddenly begun lecturing Bangladesh on democracy, which is nothing short of hypocrisy. The interim government under Professor Yunus is committed to holding a truly free and fair election, ensuring that power remains with the people, not a foreign state. India should support this process rather than interfere. The people of Bangladesh have been denied their right to vote for too long, and they hold India responsible for that. If India continues its attempts to influence Bangladesh’s politics, it will only fuel further resentment. Bangladesh does not need democracy lessons from those who enabled dictatorship for years. Enough is enough.

@firstpost @ndtv @TOIIndiaNews @nytimes @StateDept @UN_Spokesperson @guardiannews @narendramodi @DrSJaishankar @ChiefAdviserGoB
#Bangladesh #democracy

[Ridoan Mahbub @ridoanmahbub]

A Bangladeshi woman was raped and then murdered in India.

In India, the body of a 28-year-old Bangladeshi woman was recovered near Kaggadasapura Lake in Bangalore, Karnataka state. The police suspect, based on preliminary investigations, that she was raped and then murdered.

According to police information, the woman worked as a domestic helper in an apartment. The incident took place on Thursday night (January 23) while she was on her way home. On Friday morning, locals found her body in a secluded area and informed the police.