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(4142, 4142, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Malaika Arora took to Instagram and shared a romantic picture with actor-boyfriend Arjun Kapoor on Sunday. They were on vacation in an undisclosed destination, where they celebrated New Year\'s Eve with actor Varun Dhawan and his wife Natasha Dalal. Malaika planted a kiss on Arjun\'s cheek as they posed for a couple photo. Reacting to the photo, their fans called them ‘love birds’ and ‘best couple.’</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malaika posted a black-and-white picture of herself with Arjun Kapoor. She kissed Arjun on his cheek as they struck a romantic pose. Malaika kept her hair open and wore a jacket. Arjun seemingly took a selfie and looked straight into the camera, while Malaika looked at him. They stood in front of large trees decorated with fairy lights.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharing the picture on Instagram, Malaika wrote, “Hello 2023 (red heart emoji)… Love and light.” Saif Ali Khan\'s sister Saba Ali Khan commented, “Happy birthday 2023!! To you both (red heart emoji).” Reacting to the post, one of Malaika\'s fans wrote, “Best couple forever (red heart and evil eye emojis).” Another fan commented, “Lovebirds (red heart and smiling face with red heart eyes emojis).” A fan also wrote, “Beautiful couple… happy new year to both of you…(red heart emoji).” A comment also read, “My favourite couple @arjunkapoor @malaikaaroraofficial (smiling face with red heart eyes emojis).”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Sunday, Malaika also shared a happy group picture from her New Year\'s Eve on Instagram, and wrote, “Love, happiness and eternal sunshine… happy 2023.” The picture featured Arjun, Varun, Natasha, designers Kunal Rawal, and Arpita Mehta, among others from their party.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arjun and Malaika Arora have been dating for many years now. The two made their relationship Instagram official in 2019, when Malaika dedicated a romantic birthday post to Arjun. Malaika recently opened up about her relationship with Arjun and what keeps them together for so many years. In a September 2022 interview with Masala magazine, she said, “The best thing about Arjun is that not only that I bond with him, but he is also my best friend. It’s very important to love your best friend and fall in love with him. Arjun gets me, he understands me, he says it the way things are. I think we both are each other’s biggest cheerleaders as well. I can talk to him about anything and everything under the sun.\" HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 07:30:56', '2023-01-01 07:30:56'),
(4143, 4143, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The 120th birth anniversary of famous poet and litterateur Jasimuddin, widely revered as the “Polli Kobi” is being observed on Sunday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The poet was born on this day in 1903 at his maternal uncle’s house in Tambulkhana village in Faridpur district.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">UNB Faridpur correspondent reports: As part of the celebration, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Kamrul Ahsan Talukdar, Superintendent of district Police Md Shahjahan and freedom fighter commander Abul Foyez Shanewaz among others paid floral tributes to the poet’s graveyard at Ambikapur.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, people from all walks of life and members of different cultural and social organisations paid their respect to the poet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A discussion meeting and a doa mahfil were held at the yard of the poet’s house with Additional DC Taslima Ali in the chair. DC Kamrul addressed the event as the chief guest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Different aspects of the poet’s life and creations were discussed at the programme.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two of his legendary works, ‘Nakshi Kanthar Math’ (Field of the Embroidered Quilt) and ‘Sojan Badiar Ghat’ (Gypsy Wharf) are considered two masterpieces in Bengali literature and has been globally translated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Being a versatile writer, Jasimuddin is also respectfully remembered for his numerous other creative works including poems, ballads, songs, dramas, novels, stories, memoirs, travelogues and more.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As an esteemed lyricist, Jasimuddin penned many popular Bengali songs including “Amar sonar moyna pakhi,” “Prano shokhi re,” “Amay eto raate,” “Nishithe jaiyo fulobone,” “Amar haar kala korlam re,” “Amay bhaisaili re,” and others.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For his remarkable literary works, Jasimuddin was awarded the President\'s Award for Pride of Performance in 1958, DLitt. by Rabindra Bharati University, India in 1969, Ekushey Padak in 1976 and Independence Day Award (posthumously) in 1978.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In January 2018, Bangla Academy announced Jasimuddin Literary Award, a biennial award to be given for lifetime contribution to Bangla literature. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 07:52:51', '2023-01-01 07:52:51'),
(4144, 4144, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A patient infected with Omicron sub-variant BF.7 has been detected in Bangladesh.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The patient came from China recently, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control And Research (IEDCR) on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the wake of the surge in the new sub-variant of Covid-19 infections, Omicron BF.7, in different countries including China and India, the government has asked all to take necessary steps in maintaining health guidelines in all airports, land ports and river ports across the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued a notice in this regard on December 26.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The emergence of new sub-variant Omicron BF.7 is most likely responsible for the current surge of COVID-19 infection in China, India and other countries which is more transmissible, said DGHS.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To contain the spread of Covid, DGHS has instructed the authorities concerned to strengthen surveillance and screening of people coming to Bangladesh from countries including China, India, Japan, South Korea, USA, France, Brazil and Germany. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 08:23:29', '2023-01-01 08:23:29'),
(4145, 4145, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid emphasis on expansion of domestic market and increasing purchasing power of people to make the local industry more effective.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Alongside the export, we have to put concentration on expansion of domestic market and increasing the purchasing power of people. It will make our industry more effective and production will be boosted,\" she said.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The premier made this remarks while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2023 at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center at Purbachal on the city’s outskirts.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">She said today\'s diplomacy is not political; rather it will be economic diplomacy.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;\"I\'ve directed all the embassies and foreign missions to explore the products\' demand abroad and to find out that what types of products we can export there or from where we can bring investment,\" she added.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">She said analysing the demand and necessity of different countries, \"we will produce products in our country and then we will export those to those countries\".</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">All the embassies and foreign ministries have been asked to work to this end, she said, adding, \"We will boost our trade in this way.\"</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The prime minister again put stress on finding new markets and products for diversifying the export basket of the country.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"We are dependent on limited export items which need to be diversified. The more we will be able to diversify our products, the more we will find new markets and the more we can expand our business and incomes,\" she said.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on establishing food processing industries to tap the immense potentials of these items around the world.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"The demand of food items will not shrink, it will always increase,\" she observed.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The prime minister, from the programme, declared jute and jute products as the \"Product of the Year 2023\".</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Highlighting that once the jute was the golden fibre of the country, she said the demand of jute will never come to an end as jute products are environment friendly.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">She said, \"We have been able to discover the jute genome, so we can produce a lot of products.\"</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sheikh Hasina also mentioned that jute is such an item, of which, all parts can be used as jute leaves, fibre and jute sticks all can be used in different purposes.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"So we have to give importance to the jute. We\'ve opened up our public jute mills. Anyone can take lease one of these mills,\" she said.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In this regard, she said the lessee can operate these mills directly or induct modern technology to produce diversified items.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">She went on, \"You can do your marketing across the globe as demands of the environment friendly products is increasing day by day. You have to take that opportunity.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"We\'ve launched 4G service and will surely introduce 5G service. But this will be done for the 100 economic zones. This service (5G) is not needed in all areas, this will be applicable for the economic zones,\" she said.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">She mentioned that the government is working on it.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">She asked all concerned to put emphasis on IT and IT enabled services.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Later, the premier went round different stalls at the fair venue.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">With Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi in the chair, Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Vice Chairman AHM Ahasan delivered the welcome address.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi (Birpratik), Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Md Jashim Uddin also spoke.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A documentary on export activities of the country was screened.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At the function, a commemorative book on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman titled \"Ami Tomaderi Lok\" (I Am Your Man) was handed over to the prime minister.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Commerce Ministry and EPB organised the month-long largest annual commercial and trade event of the country at its permanent venue of Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Purbachal for the second time.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Some 17 organisations from 10 countries including Singapore, Indonesia, Korea and India alongside the local firms and companies are taking part in it.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">This 27th edition of the DITF features some 351 local and foreign stalls, pavilions and mini pavilions, up from the previous year\'s tally of 225.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Apart from the premier pavilions, and mini pavilions, general stalls, food courts, mini stalls, premier stalls, there will also be a cafeteria where some 500 people can have food at a time.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Initially some 70 BRTC buses will ply to and from Kuril Biswa Road to the fair venue while the number of such buses would be increased as per the need. The bus fare has been fixed at Taka 35.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The main goal of the fair is also to showcase local products before the international market as the DITF plays an important role in local and foreign trade. The spot export orders of Taka 200 crores were made in the last edition of the fair.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The fair will remain open every day from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm while it will remain open till 10:00 pm in holidays.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The entry fee for the adults have been fixed at Taka 40 while that of the minors at Taka 20.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">There will be scope for availing 50 percent discount if anyone buys tickets online. Besides, there will be vehicle parking facility for some 1,000 cars. BSS</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 08:37:01', '2023-01-01 08:37:01'),
(4147, 4147, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Police arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team along with a firearm from Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram in the early hours of Saturday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Mojaher Uddin alias Rajib, 33, was arrested from near gate no-2 of Chittagong Chemical complex near Barabkunda Bazar of the upazila.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police also recovered a firearm and two rounds of bullet from his possession, said Tofail Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda model police station, on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There are five cases against Mojaher. One case was filed against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Motijheel police station, another at Rajshahi’s Puthia police station under the Anti-Narcotics Act and another at Sitakunda police station under the Arms Act,” Tofail Ahmed said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police also said Mojaher came to Sitakhunda form Dhaka one and a half months ago and committed robbery in different places. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 08:51:36', '2023-01-01 08:51:36'),
(4148, 4148, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed February 14 for submitting the probe report in a case filed over the incident of cyber heist of $101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account in 2016.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this, the submission of the probe report in the case has been deferred for the 69th time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury deferred the date as Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to submit the probe report today (Sunday).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">International robbers stole $101 million from the Bangladesh Bank account with the Federal Reserve Bank through fraudulent instructions against their target of about $1 billion in February 2016.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh has so far recovered around $18 million of the $81 million transferred to the Philippines. It was later suspected that Dridex malware was used for the attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 15, 2016, Deputy Director of Accounts and Budgeting Department of Bangladesh Bank Zubair Bin Huda lodged a case against unidentified people under Money Laundering Prevention Act at Motijheel police station. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 09:01:19', '2023-01-01 09:01:19'),
(4149, 4149, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members along Burimari border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat early Sunday.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deceased was identified as Bipul Hossain 23, of the upazila.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to locals, a group of cattle traders including Bipul tried to bring Indian cows through Patgram border in the early hours of Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bipul sustained bullet when BSF opened fire at them, Omar Faruq, officer-in-charge (OC) of Patgram police station.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He succumbed to his injuries on the way to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, he added. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 09:29:37', '2023-01-01 09:29:37'),
(4150, 4150, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh is likely to see moderate to thick fog in 24 hours commencing 9am on Sunday, the weather office has said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the country during midnight to morning,” said a regular bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department.</div><div><br></div><div>Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 10.0 degree Celsius in Tetulia in 24 hours till 6am Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>The highest temperature was recorded at 27.0 degree Celsius in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, the ridge of Sub-continental high extends up to Bihar &amp; adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over South Bay. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 10:29:52', '2023-01-01 10:29:52'),
(4151, 4151, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least nine people were killed and several others injured in a New Year stampede in Uganda\'s capital, Kampala, police said on Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to police, the incident involved several juveniles who were attending a music show. \"It is alleged that the incident occurred at midnight when the event\'s Master of Ceremonies encouraged attendees to go outside and watch the fireworks display,\" police said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"After the display ended, a stampede ensued, resulting in the instant deaths of five people and injuries to several others,\" police said, adding that four others were confirmed dead after the injured were rushed to hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Emergency responders arrived on the scene and transported the injured individuals to the hospital,\" police said, adding that more information would be availed in the course of the day. - Xinhua</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 10:52:24', '2023-01-01 10:52:24'),
(4152, 4152, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ukraine shot down 45 Russian drones overnight as the pro-Western country rang in the New Year, the air force said on Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In a New Year’s Eve assault, Moscow attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with missiles and Iranian-made drones.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukraine’s air force said in a statement that air defenses destroyed 45 “Shahed” drones.</div><div><br></div><div>Thirteen drones were shot down at the end of 2022 and another 32 in the new year, the statement said.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukrainian authorities did not say if some of the drones reached their targets.</div><div><br></div><div>Andriy Nebitov, the head of the Kyiv police, posted on Facebook a picture of wreckage of a downed drone that featured the words “Happy New Year” in Russian.</div><div><br></div><div>“That is everything you need to know about the terror state and its army,” he wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>The attacks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 11th month.</div><div><br></div><div>After a series of humiliating military defeats, Russia in October began targeting Ukraine’s infrastructure, leaving millions in the cold and dark. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 11:07:04', '2023-01-01 11:07:04'),
(4153, 4153, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pakistan says it has handed a list of its nuclear installations and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad under a decades-old agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan’s foreign office said in a statement on Sunday that India had simultaneously handed over a list to the Pakistani mission in New Delhi.</div><div><br></div><div>It said lists are exchanged annually on January 1. The practice has been in place since 1992.</div><div><br></div><div>The neighbours have fought three wars and have had a number of military skirmishes in recent years. Last year an Indian missile accidentally landed in Pakistan, setting off alarm bells across the world.</div><div><br></div><div>“The list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over to a representative of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today [Sunday],” Pakistan’s foreign office said.</div><div><br></div><div>The annual exchanges come at a time diplomatic ties between the two are near non-existent.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>India’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters news agency’s request for comment.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan first officially tested nuclear weapons in 1998 and has since developed a significant stockpile of nuclear capable missiles, as has India.</div><div><br></div><div>With the help of China, Pakistan has recently increased its use of nuclear energy to meet the rising demand for electricity.</div><div><br></div><div>In a separate statement, Pakistan’s foreign office said the two countries had also exchanged a list of each other’s citizens held in prisons.</div><div><br></div><div>The list included 705 Indian prisoners imprisoned in Pakistan, including 51 civilians and 654 fishermen, the statement said.</div><div><br></div><div>It added that the Indian government also shared with the Pakistani mission in New Delhi a list of 434 Pakistani prisoners in India, including 339 civilians and 95 fishermen.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan has requested the early release and repatriation of 51 of its civilian prisoners and 94 fishermen who have completed their sentences. A request for special consular access to 56 civil prisoners has also been made.</div><div><br></div><div>Fishermen from each country are often arrested when they stray into the other’s waters. Source: Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 13:13:01', '2023-01-01 13:13:01'),
(4154, 4154, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$ 1.7 billion remittances in December, which was 4.23 percent higher than the corresponding month of the previous year.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The country received $1.63 billion from overseas workers in December 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, a 2.48 percent year-on-year growth in remittance earnings has been reported in the first six months of the current fiscal.</div><div><br></div><div>The country received $10.49 billion from July to December against $10.24 billion for the same period of the previous fiscal. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 13:55:36', '2023-01-01 13:55:36'),
(4155, 4155, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Sunday said the government remains better prepared in 2023 to achieve its goals overcoming the challenges both from domestic and international fronts.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"If it seems to be more challenging, I would say we remain better prepared,\" he said while talking to a small group of journalists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</div><div><br></div><div>The state minister described the year 2022 a very successful year in terms of its engagement with the international partners with opening of new markets.</div><div><br></div><div>He, however, said it is a failure that the Rohingya repatriation is yet to begin.</div><div><br></div><div>Responding to a question, Shahriar said the government remains engaged with the USA to withdraw sanctions on the Rab as an institution at least.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Painfully, it\'s a slow process. We will strengthen our efforts,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He said there is a need for a law to deal with misinformation and other issues but surely the Digital Security Act is not for harassing journalists.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 14:01:34', '2023-01-01 14:01:34'),
(4156, 4156, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Tiger census by using camera trapping method in the Sundarbans began today, five years after last tiger census, under the \'Sundarban Tiger Conservation Project\'.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The forest department is expected to publish the census result in June 2024.</div><div><br></div><div>The census kicked off under the Kalabagi Forest Station of Khulna Range of the Sundarbans.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the forest department, the census is being carried out by surveying the rivers and creeks and by looking for footprints of tigers.</div><div><br></div><div>In this regard, the forest department has begun creeks and rivers surveying in the Sundarbans on December 15, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Sundarbans West Division and Project Director (PD) of Tiger Conservation Project Dr Abu Naser Mohsin Hossain told BSS today.</div><div><br></div><div>\"A total of 665 cameras will be installed in the both East and West Sundarbans and each point will also be installed two cameras for the census to capture pictures of tigers and other animals,\" he said, adding that they will be later analysed using advanced technology.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the latest survey (2018), there are 114 tigers in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, which was 106 in 2015 and 404 in 2004 survey, the PD added.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, the numbers of tigers may have increased, he said, quoting tourists observations who returned from the Sundarbans recently.</div><div><br></div><div>Md Belayet Hossain, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Sundarbans East division, told BSS that survey and camera trappings will continue for the next three months. Later in November 2023, a similar survey will be conducted alongside capturing photographs.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We will be able to announce the results by June 2024,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>According to Forest Department, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change approved a project titled \'Sundarban Tiger Conservation Project\' on March 23 this year.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The cost of the project was estimated at Taka 35 crore 93 lakh 80 thousand. The project period was set from April this year to March 2025. The project has two parts -- tiger census and tiger conservation.</div><div><br></div><div>The work was supposed to start from October this year. However, due to global economic recession, the project was late in securing funds.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Later, in mid-October, the Planning Commission released Taka three crore 24 lakh 36 thousand for the tiger census as part of the project.</div><div><br></div><div>According to forest department, currently 3,840 tigers survive in nature in 13 countries of the world. - BBS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 15:17:51', '2023-01-01 15:17:51'),
(4157, 4157, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Anita Pointer, from the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, has died aged 74, her publicist has announced.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>She died surrounded by her family at her Beverley Hills home in California.</div><div><br></div><div>Her family said they were deeply saddened by her passing. \"Heaven is a more loving beautiful place with Anita there,\" they said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>The second oldest of the four sisters, Ms Pointer and her siblings rose to fame with hits including Jump (For My Love) and Fire.</div><div><br></div><div>With a blend of funk, soul and R&amp;B, the group released their eponymous debut album in 1973. Yes We Can Can, a funky tune which called for unity and tolerance at a time of racial unrest in the US, became the album\'s breakout hit.</div><div><br></div><div>And in 1975, their hit song, Fairytale, won a Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Performance. The win remains a rarity in a category dominated by white acts.</div><div><br></div><div>The group almost disbanded in 1979 after Bonnie Pointer left to pursue a solo career, but the remaining sisters regrouped and went on to shed their previously retro image for a modern pop sound.</div><div><br></div><div>Throughout the 1980s, they remained a powerhouse in the US charts, and their hits, which included He\'s So Shy, Jump (For My Love) and Neutron Dance, have stood the test of time, remaining heavily streamed to this day.</div><div><br></div><div>But Pointer\'s personal life was marked by tragedy. In 2003, her only child - Jada Pointer - died from cancer aged just 37. She went on to raise her granddaughter Roxie McKain Pointer.</div><div><br></div><div>Her family said they were \"comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter Jada and her sisters June &amp; Bonnie and at peace\". - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 15:24:06', '2023-01-01 15:24:06'),
(4158, 4158, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">An investigation has been launched after an explosion near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport killed and wounded several people on Sunday, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A bomb exploded near the entrance of the facility in the Afghan capital, ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takoor said.</div><div><br></div><div>He told Arab News: “A number of our countrymen were martyred and wounded as a result of a bomb blast that took place outside Kabul military airport.”</div><div><br></div><div>Takoor gave no figures or further information about the incident, saying that further details will become available later.</div><div><br></div><div>Local media outlets, citing security sources, said at least 10 people were killed and eight others wounded.</div><div><br></div><div>Residents living near the facility said a loud explosion was heard at about 8 a.m.</div><div><br></div><div>Eyewitness Mohammad Fahim said: “We were near the scene of the incident in the morning.</div><div><br></div><div>“God protected us. There were some casualties.”</div><div><br></div><div>No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but a regional affiliate of Daesh has increased its assaults since the Taliban takeover in August 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>The security situation in the country has been deteriorating in recent months, with the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate claiming responsibility for multiple attacks that have targeted Russian, Pakistani and Chinese diplomats, and civilians in Kabul.</div><div><br></div><div>Other targets have included Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan’s Shiite minority.</div><div><br></div><div>At least two Chinese nationals and more than a dozen others were wounded last month when members of the group stormed a hotel and residential complex in the center of the city.</div><div><br></div><div>The attacks come at a time when the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate is attempting to court international recognition as the official government of Afghanistan.</div><div><br></div><div>Gen. Sadiq Shinwari, who was active during the previous Afghan administration, said that the recent attacks will affect stability in the country.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>He told Arab News: “If the Taliban do not pay attention to this point in security matters, then the situation may go out of control, not only in Afghanistan but also in the region, which will be a risk for instability in the future.</div><div><br></div><div>“The international community may be forced to take action because of the threat of terrorist groups.” - Arab News&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-01 16:21:27', '2023-01-01 16:21:27'),
(4159, 4159, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A mild cold wave is sweeping Panchagarh, Moulvibazar and Kurigram districts and it may continue, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Monday morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">When the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius or less and continues for some period, it is considered a cold wave, according to the BMD.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Different parts of the country experience different intensities of cold waves.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave and less than 6 degrees Celsius a severe cold wave.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and northern part of the country and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country during midnight till morning, the weather department said in its bulletin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 9.0 degrees Celsius in Tetulia in 24 hours till 6am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 29.1 degrees Celsius in Teknaf.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ridge of Sub-continental high extends up to Bihar and adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over South Bay. Extending its trough to North Bay, as per the bulletin. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 06:29:13', '2023-01-02 06:29:13'),
(4160, 4160, '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Donald Trump began 2022 on a high. Primary candidates were flocking to Florida to court the former president for a coveted endorsement. His rallies were drawing thousands. A bevy of investigations remained largely under the radar.</b><br></p><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One year later, Trump is facing a very different reality.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is mired in criminal investigations that could end with indictments. He has been blamed for Republicans’ disappointing performance in the November elections. And while he is now a declared presidential candidate, the six weeks since he announced have been marked by self-inflicted crises. Trump has not held a single campaign event and he barely leaves the confines of his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instead of staving off challengers, his potential 2024 rivals appear ever more emboldened. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, fresh off a resounding reelection victory, increasingly is seen as Trump’s most formidable competition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trump’s subdued campaign announcement has left even former stalwarts wondering whether he is serious about another run for the White House.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There was a movie called ‘Failure to Launch.’ I think that’s what Donald Trump’s process of running has been so far. He had the announcement, and he hasn’t done anything to back it up since then,” said Michael Biundo, a GOP operative who advised Trump’s 2016 campaign but is steering clear this time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trump also defended criticism of his campaign’s slow start. “The Rallies will be bigger and better than ever (because our Country is going to Hell), but it’s a little bit early, don’t you think?” he wrote on his social media site.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While he has eschewed campaign events, the former president has nonetheless courted controversy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was his dinner with a white nationalist and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has been spouting antisemitic tropes and conspiracies; his suggestions that parts of the Constitution be terminated to return him to power; and the “major announcement” that turned out to be the launch of $99 digital trading cards that do not benefit his campaign.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since his announcement, he has also faced a series of legal losses, including the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate inquiry involving Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump’s namesake company was convicted of tax fraud last month for helping executives dodge taxes on extravagant perks. In Georgia, a special grand jury appears to be wrapping up its work investigating his efforts to remain in power.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trump’s potential rivals have spent months laying the groundwork for their own campaigns, visiting early-voting states, speaking before conservative groups and building the kinds of relationships that could benefit them down the line.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bob Vander Plaats, the president and CEO of The Family Leader, an Iowa-based conservative group, pointed to Republicans such as former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who have made repeat visits to the state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“They’ve done the early work that is needed to be out in front of Iowans and they’re very well received,” he said, noting the period since Trump announced his candidacy has been “unusually quiet. In a lot of ways, it kind of feels like it’s the announcement that didn’t even happen or doesn’t feel like it happened because there was no immediate buzz. ... I don’t hear from people on he ground, ‘I can’t wait for Trump to run.’ ‘Did you hear Trump’s announcement?’”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He called the poor performance of some Trump-backed candidates in the 2022 midterms a “caution flag” and said that even Trump supporters are open to backing someone else in the 2024 contest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“For the president, I think he’s definitely going to have to earn the nomination,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite his vulnerabilities, Trump remains the early GOP front-runner. While he is seen as potentially beatable in a one-on-one matchup, he is likely to benefit from a crowded field that splits the anti-Trump votes, just as he did when he ran and won in 2016.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Biundo, the former Trump campaign adviser, said that after watching likely candidates such as Pence pay visits to early voting states, he too, believes the field is wide open.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I don’t think Donald Trump has it locked up. I don’t think Ron DeSantis has it locked up. I don’t think anyone has it locked up,” he said. “At this point, it’s an open primary.” AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 06:47:16', '2023-01-02 06:47:16');
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(4161, 4161, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Paris Saint-Germain, without World Cup winner Lionel Messi and Neymar, lost for the first time in any competition since March 20 last year when they were defeated 3-1 at Lens on Sunday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Lens deserved their win,\" said PSG coach Christophe Galtier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lois Openda scored one and set up another as Lens, who have only lost once in Ligue 1 this season, closed the gap on PSG at the top to four points after 17 rounds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are happy to be four points behind,\" said Lens coach Franck Haise. \"This victory proves that we can beat anyone in this championship.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG\'s last loss was more than nine months ago when they fell 3-0 at Monaco in Ligue 1, although that still left them 12 points clear at the top of the table.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday at Lens, PSG were without Messi and suspended Brazilian Neymar, but Kylian Mbappe, the Golden Boot winner in Qatar, received a rousing welcome from the Lens fans as he warmed up.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Galtier said he hoped French fans would give Messi a similar reception.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"He\'s going to join us on January 3, in 48 hours,\" said Galtier. \"I hope Leo will be well received. He won the most beautiful trophy by being very good. We know he\'s a great and decisive player so we hope he\'ll be well received obviously.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Kylian worked had,\" said Galtier. \"He showed a very good attitude.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Leo and \'Ney\' were not there but that is no excuse.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lens took the lead after five minutes when PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma blocked an effort from Massadio Haidara to Przemyslaw Frankowski who scored.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hugo Ekitike replied three minutes later, swinging hard as Brice Samba dived to gather a cross and driving the ball through the Lens goalkeeper\'s grasp.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lens took control after 28 minutes. Seko Fofana won possession on the edge of his own box, drove through a couple of challenges then measured a pass between the PSG central defenders to Openda. The Belgium sprinted clear, and squeezed a shot under Donnarumma.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lens pressed from the start of the second half and in the 48th minute won possession deep in the PSG half.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ball reached Openda in the box, his backheel left the defence flat-footed and allowed Alexis Claude Maurice to take a touch and score from close range.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Celebration Week\' –</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The French league normally takes the holiday season off but with matches to make up following the World Cup, it played one round immediately after Christmas and another on Sunday and Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They have dubbed the games \'Celebration Week\', in English, as a nod to the English tradition of Boxing Day games, but many fans are suspicious or hostile.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among protest banners unfurled by fans in an almost empty stand at Nantes, where the home team beat Auxerre 1-0, was one that complained that the league and broadcasters were \"killing\" them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Monaco, Aleksandr Golovin smashed in the only goal from outside the penalty area as the home team did just enough to beat Brest 1-0 and tighten their grip on fourth place.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Angers remain anchored to the bottom after suffering a ninth straight loss, falling 2-1 to visiting Lorient who broke their own run of six games without a victory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The home team\'s Moroccan World Cup stars Sofiane Boufal and Azzedine Ounahi, who have just returned from vacation and reportedly been promised lucrative transfers, were honoured before the match but did not appear.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I was happy to see Sofiane and Azzedine,\" said Angers coach Abdel Bouhazama. \"For the moment they are here. For the rest, I leave that to the club directors. I take care of what happens on the pitch.\" AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 06:51:17', '2023-01-02 06:51:17'),
(4162, 4162, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader left for Singapore on Monday morning for a routine health check-up.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, left Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 8.30am for a routine health check-up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said a press release signed by Sheikh Walid Fayez, senior information officer of the ministry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He will return to Dhaka on January 4.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This AL leader has been suffering from chronic heart and lung problems for a long time. In 2019, three blockages were found in his coronary arteries. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 06:57:07', '2023-01-02 06:57:07'),
(4163, 4163, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Seoul and Washington are discussing joint planning and exercises involving US nuclear assets to counter growing threats from the nuclear-armed North, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In an interview with the Chosun Ilbo newspaper published Monday, Yoon said the United States\' existing \"nuclear umbrella\" and \"extended deterrence\" were no longer enough to reassure South Koreans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The nuclear weapons belong to the United States, but the planning, information sharing, exercises and training must be done jointly by South Korea and the United States,\" Yoon said, adding that the US was \"quite positive\" about the idea.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His comments came a day after the North\'s state media reported that leader Kim Jong Un had called for an \"exponential\" increase in his country\'s nuclear arsenal and new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to counter what it termed US and South Korean hostility.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2022, the North conducted sanctions-busting weapons tests nearly every month, including firing its most advanced ICBM ever.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It capped the record-breaking year of launches by firing three short range ballistic missiles early Saturday, and conducting another rare early morning launch on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the hawkish Yoon, South Korea has beefed up joint military drills with the United States, which had been scaled back during the pandemic or paused for a bout of ill-fated diplomacy with the North under his predecessor.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since talks collapsed in 2019, Kim has doubled down on his banned weapons programmes, and Seoul and Washington have warned for months that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear test. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 07:21:32', '2023-01-02 07:21:32'),
(4164, 4164, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka\'s air quality continued to be in the \'very unhealthy\' zone on Monday morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 208 at 8 am, the metropolis ranked fifth in the list of world cities with the worst air quality.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘very unhealthy’, while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing serious health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan’s Lahore, China’s Wuhan and Ghana’s Accra occupied the first  three spots with an AQI of 288, 242 and 241, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, an AQI between 101 and 200 is considered \'unhealthy\', particularly for sensitive groups.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 07:25:29', '2023-01-02 07:25:43'),
(4165, 4165, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) has decreased by Tk 5.39 per kg to Tk 102.70 from previous price of Tk 108.09 per kg as Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has announced its latest price for the month of January.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the new price, 12kg LPG cylinder cost has lowered by Tk 65 as a retail consumer will get it at Tk 1232 instead of Tk 1297.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">LPG prices for other sizes of cylinders – from 5.5kg to 45kg – will go down rationally, said BERC chairman Abdul Jalil, who announced the new prices at a virtual press briefing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the announcement, the price of “auto gas” (LPG used for motor vehicles) also decreased&nbsp; to Tk 57.41 per litre from previous price of Tk 60.41 per litre, down by Tk 3 per litre.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new prices will be effective from 6 pm today (January2, 2023).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The price of LPG, marketed by state-owned LP Gas Company, will remain the same as it is locally produced with a market share of less than 5%.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The LPG price went up to the highest, Tk 1,439 (per 12kg cylinder), in the local market, following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February last year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">LPG price in Bangladesh was the lowest at Tk 1,225 for a 12kg cylinder in January last year and it witnessed continuous hikes in February, March and April in 2022. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 08:14:58', '2023-01-02 08:14:58'),
(4166, 4166, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A total of 10,858 people were killed and 12,875 others injured in 7,617 road, railway and waterway accidents across the country in 2022, said Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare platform, on Monday.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of them, 6,749 road accidents left 9,951 people dead and 12,356 others injured which are the highest figures in the last eight years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Md Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, general secretary of the platform,&nbsp; presented their new report at a press conference in the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deaths in road crashes saw a rise by 27.43 percent in 2022 than that of 2021, it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the just-concluded year, 550 people were killed and 201 others injured in 606 railway accidents while 262 accidents on waterways claimed lives of 357 people, and left 318 others injured and 743 more missing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report shows that 52.02 percent of the total accidents last year were on regional highways, 27.70 percent on national highways and 11.88 percent on feeder roads.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, 5.67 percent of the total accidents in the country occurred in the capital, 1.71 percent in Chattogram city and 0.99 percent in rail crossings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reckless driving, risky overtaking, dilapidated roads, unfit vehicles, unskilled drivers, using mobile phones or headphones while driving and lack of awareness among road users were cited as main reasons behind road crashes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The platform alleged that the number of road accidents and deaths is increasing due to irregularities, corruption and lack of accountability of the agencies responsible for ensuring road safety.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also stressed the need for modernisation of the traffic system, ensuring fitness of vehicles to keep pace with the developed world. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 08:21:33', '2023-01-02 08:21:33'),
(4167, 4167, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Two helicopters collided mid-air killing four people Monday on Australia\'s Gold Coast tourism destination, officials said, with images showing one of the aircraft\'s rotors lying on a sand bank.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three other people are in a critical condition, police said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One helicopter lay flipped over on the sand a few feet from the shore. Its rotors lay a short distance away, images from public broadcaster ABC showed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other chopper appeared to be largely intact at the accident scene, which is near the popular Sea World marine theme park.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A bright yellow rescue helicopter had landed on the sand nearby, its rotors spinning, images of the aftermath showed, as scores of rescuers spread around the area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several police and rescue vessels stood by just off the sandbank strewn with the wreckage of the two aircraft.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Those two aircraft, when collided, have crash landed, and landed, on the sandbank just out from Sea World resort,\" Queensland police service acting inspector Gary Worrell told a news conference at the scene.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As a result of that, four people have lost their lives today,\" he said. \"Three others are critical in hospital.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia\'s transport safety bureau launched an investigation into the incident, which it described as a \"mid-air collision\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Investigators were expected to arrive shortly to examine the wreckage and map the site, as well as recover components for examination, it said in a statemen. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 08:46:58', '2023-01-02 08:46:58'),
(4168, 4168, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The High Court on Monday fixed Tuesday for hearing the bail petitions of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital’s Nayapaltan on December 7 last year.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The HC bench of Justice Md Selim and Justice Md Riaz Uddin fixed the date following the BNP leaders’ bail pleas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Lawyer Sagir Hossain Leone filed separate petitions on their behalf on Monday, said BNP’s Legal Secretary Barrister Kaiser Kamal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 21, Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Asaduzzaman rejected the BNP leaders’ bail petitions for the fourth time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 9, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Fakhrul and Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, they were shown arrested in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital’s Nayapaltan. A Dhaka court sent them to jail rejecting their bail pleas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 12, a Dhaka court rejected the bail petitions of 224 leaders and activists of BNP, including Fakhrul and Abbas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 15, the bail petitions of the two BNP leaders were rejected again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Dhaka court ordered to give division facility to them on December 9 and then they were given the division facility from December 13.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were accused of instigating, planning and directing an attack on police.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 7, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office, ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police filed four cases at Ramna, Shahjahanpur, Motijheel and Paltan police stations against 720 BNP activists and over 2400 unnamed people in connection with the clash with BNP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of the BNP men, 450 were accused in the case filed at Nayapaltan police station, 20 in Motijheel police station case and seven in Shahjahanpur police station case. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 08:58:43', '2023-01-02 08:58:43'),
(4169, 4169, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Thousands of Catholics began paying their respects Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at St Peter\'s Basilica at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state before his funeral.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The queue began to form before dawn in the square in front of the basilica, where Benedict\'s body was transferred earlier from the monastery in the Vatican grounds where he died Saturday aged 95.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I arrived at 6:00 am, it seemed normal to come and pay homage to him after all he did for the church,\" said an Italian nun, sister Anna-Maria, who was in the early morning queue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Benedict led the Catholic Church for eight years before becoming the first pope in six centuries to step down in 2013, citing his declining and physical health.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His successor Pope Francis will lead the funeral on Thursday in St Peter\'s Square before his remains are laid to rest in the tombs beneath the Basilica.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Benedict, a German theologian, died at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, which had been his home for the past decade.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Vatican on Sunday released photos of his corpse, dressed in red papal mourning robes and wearing a gold-edged mitre on his head, on a catafalque in the monastery chapel.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of the public will be able to pay their respects at St Peter\'s Basilica from 9:00 am (0800 GMT) on Monday and then on Tuesday and Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Benedict\'s shock resignation created the extraordinary situation of having two \"men in white\" -- him and Francis -- at the Vatican.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His funeral will also break new ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Papal deaths usually trigger the calling of a conclave of cardinals to elect a successor, but this time Francis remains in post, and will lead proceedings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Benedict\'s funeral will be \"solemn but simple\", the Vatican has said, after which he will be buried in the papal tombs under St Peter\'s Basilica.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Vatican has yet to release details of the guest list, beyond saying that it will include delegations from Italy and Benedict\'s native Germany.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Faithful servant\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The last papal funeral, of John Paul II in 2005, drew a million faithful and heads of state from around the world, although Benedict was a more divisive figure.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A brilliant theologian, he alienated many Catholics with his staunch defence of traditional values and as pope struggled to impose his authority on the church as it battled a string of crises, including over clerical sex abuse.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His successor cuts a very different figure, an Argentine Jesuit who is most at home among his flock and has sought to forge a more compassionate church.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pope Francis paid tribute to Benedict in three New Year\'s events at the Vatican over the weekend, \"thanking God for the gift of this faithful servant of the Gospel and of the Church\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Francis, 86, has raised the prospect that he might follow Benedict\'s example and step down if he became unable to carry out his duties.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In July, suffering knee problems that have forced him to rely on a wheelchair, he admitted he needed to slow down or think about stepping aside.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last month, Francis revealed he had signed a resignation letter when he took office should poor health prevent him from carrying out his duties. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 09:03:19', '2023-01-02 09:03:19'),
(4170, 4170, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A person can now have their body turned into soil after their death - which is seen as an environmentally friendly alternative to a burial or cremation.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also known as \"natural organic reduction\", the practice sees a body decompose over several weeks after being shut in a container.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2019, Washington was the first US state to legalise it. Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and California followed suit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York is therefore the sixth American jurisdiction to allow human composting, following Saturday\'s stamp of approval from Kathy Hochul, the state\'s Democratic governor</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The process happens in special above-ground facilities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A body is put in a closed vessel along with selected materials such as woodchips, alfalfa and straw grass, and gradually breaks down under the action of microbes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">New York approves composting of human bodies</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a period of around a month - and a heating process to kill off any contagion - loved ones are given the resulting soil. This can be used in planting flowers, vegetables or trees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One US firm, Recompose, has said its service can save a tonne of carbon compared with a cremation or a traditional burial.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emissions of carbon dioxide are a major contributor to climate change, because they act to trap the Earth\'s heat in a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Traditional burials involving a coffin also consume wood, land and other natural resources.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Proponents of human composting say it is not only a more environmental option, but also a more practical one in cities where land for cemeteries is limited.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York\'s approval of the process was \"a huge step for accessible green death care nationwide\", one Washington-based provider, Return Home, told the New York Post.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But, for some, there are ethical questions about what happens to the soil which results from the composting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Catholic bishops in New York state reportedly opposed the legislation, arguing that human bodies should not be treated like \"household waste\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Concerns have also been raised about the cost of composting. But the firm Recompose - whose facility in Seattle is one of the world\'s first - says its $7,000 (£5,786) fee is \"comparable\" with rival options.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The median sum in the US for a funeral with a burial was $7,848 in 2021, or $6,971 for a funeral with a cremation, according to the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Human composting is already legal throughout Sweden. And natural burials - in which a body is buried without a coffin or with a biodegradable coffin - are permitted in the UK. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 09:27:39', '2023-01-02 09:27:39'),
(4171, 4171, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Thirty-eight more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 281 as no death was recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of the new patients, 22 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 16 outside it, said DGHS.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 228 dengue patients, including 137 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also read: Dengue in Bangladesh: 14 new patients hospitalised in 24hrs</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the past year and the first day of the New Year. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 10:02:42', '2023-01-02 10:02:42'),
(4172, 4172, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Rail communications of Khulna with other parts of the country has been suspended following the derailment of a bogie of an oil tanker train in Doulatpur upazila of Khulna district Monday afternoon.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Shafiqul Islam, in-charge of Doulatpur Rail Police camp, said the bogie veered off the tracks around 2:30 pm while the oil tanker train returning to Khulna from Santahar after unloading oil in front of Doulatpur BGB headquarters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Already, a relief train from Khulna left for the spot removing the bogie. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 10:16:08', '2023-01-02 10:16:08'),
(4173, 4173, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ten security guards and four inmates were killed in Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez after gunmen attacked the state prison, according to Mexican local newspaper Reforma, ANI reported.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“So far, the investigative authority has documented the death of 14 people, including 10 prison security and custody officers and 4 people deprived of liberty,” the Chihuahua Prosecutor’s Office reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mishap occurred around the time when the family visited to meet their members, which is approximately 7 am. Gunmen arrived in vehicles at the Penitentiary Center, where they shot at the security officers. In the confusion and panic of relatives, 24 inmates escaped from the prison.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“According to the first inquiries, around 7:00 am, armed with firearms and on board armoured vehicles, they arrived at the Penitentiary Center, where they shot at the security officers.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minutes before what happened, it was reported in the Avenida Manuel Gomez Morin, an armed attack against elements of the Municipal Police, in which, after a chase, four men were captured and a Ford Expedition truck was seized,” Reforma quoted Prosecutor’s Office as saying. ANI</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 10:41:21', '2023-01-02 10:41:21'),
(4174, 4174, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Around a dozen countries have slapped fresh travel regulations on travellers from China, as the world\'s most populous nation faces a surge in Covid cases following its decision to relax strict virus restrictions.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is a run-down of the countries that have imposed mandatory Covid tests and other rules on arrivals from China:</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">- United States -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">As of January 5, the United States will require negative Covid tests taken within two days of departure -- or documentation proving passengers have recovered from the virus within the last 90 days -- for all entries from China.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Acceptable tests include \"a PCR test or an antigen self-test administered and monitored by a telehealth service or a licensed provider\", according to the US Centers for Disease Control.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rules include those travelling from Hong Kong and Macau.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- European Union -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting January 5, all those arriving in France from China must present a negative PCR test result, or a rapid antigen test, that was taken less than 48 hours before their flight.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Italy and Spain have also imposed Covid test requirements.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">European countries are set to meet this week to discuss a joint response to the issue, with incoming EU presidency holder Sweden saying it was \"seeking a common policy for the entire EU when it comes to the introduction of possible entry restrictions\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Australia</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia is also requiring travellers from China -- including Hong Kong and Macau -- to provide a negative Covid-19 test before arrival, citing a \"lack of comprehensive information\" from Beijing about the outbreak.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Canada -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canada is asking travellers arriving from China to show a negative Covid test taken no more than two days before their departure.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- United Kingdom -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In rules that come into effect on January 5, all travellers to the UK from China must submit a negative test before boarding.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The UK government also said it would test \"a sample of arrivals\" to monitor for new variants.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Israel -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israel is requiring Covid tests on foreigners intending to travel from China, with a screening centre set up to test arrivals who volunteered.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Japan -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Japan was one of the first countries to impose new rules on arrivals from China, requiring them to submit a negative Covid test.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those who test positive will be quarantined for seven days at designated facilities and Tokyo will also cap flights coming from mainland China.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- South Korea -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Korea has also taken steps to screen travellers from China, requiring them to provide a negative Covid test before and after arrival.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Travellers from Hong Kong and Macau are exempt from the rules.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- India -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India will require travellers from China and a spate of other Asian countries to provide a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours of departure to the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Morocco -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The north African nation of Morocco has taken some of the strictest measures, banning entry outright for all travellers from China.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ban will take effect on January 3 and last until further notice, \"in order to avoid a new wave of contaminations in Morocco and all its consequences\", the country\'s foreign ministry said. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 10:53:05', '2023-01-02 10:53:05'),
(4175, 4175, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Bank (BB) has created an export facilitation fund of Taka 10,000 crore to support export-oriented firms.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Under the fund, an exporter will be allowed to take a loan of a maximum of Taka 200 crore from the fund, which is a pre-finance scheme by nature, as per a BB circular issued on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the circular, BB finances businesses through banks in response to their applications and exporters will have to use the fund to import raw materials.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Banks will avail the fund at an interest rate of 1.5 per cent from the central bank. The end users will pay 4 per cent to avail the fund from banks, according to a Bangladesh Bank notice.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fund would help exporters to tackle challenges in external trade stemming from its journey towards becoming a developing nation from a least developed one.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will also help exporters address the challenges emancipating from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lenders will have to repay the fund within six months. But they can extend or reduce the repayment tenure for clients.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If any exporter fails to repatriate the worth of the exported goods on time due to any unexpected situation, the central bank will extend the repayment facility for another three months on a case-to-case basis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clients will not be allowed to enjoy new funds from the scheme if they have overdue export bills.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Banks would be able to enjoy new funds from the scheme if they failed to repatriate their export bills on time for unforeseen reasons.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In such a situation, exporters will have to repay at least 50 per cent of their overdue payments before availing the loan facility.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clients already enjoying loans from other funds of the central bank to import raw materials will not be allowed to take loans from the central bank\'s scheme.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, and B and C types industries of the export processing zones (EPZs) will be eligible to avail the fund.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are three types of companies in the EPZs, namely A, B, and C.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Joint venture companies with foreign and Bangladeshi ownerships are treated as type B and those with 100 per cent Bangladeshi ownerships type C. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 11:15:30', '2023-01-02 11:15:30'),
(4176, 4176, '<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP vice-chairman and senior lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain was buried at Azimpur Graveyard in the capital on Monday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The burial took place after his fifth namaz-e-janaza at the Khilgaon Chowdhury Para Jame Masjid ( Matir Masjid) after Zuhr prayers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahbub, who was elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association on four occasions, died at Evercare Hospital while undergoing treatment on Saturday night at the age of 84.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His first janaza was held at Bashundhara residential area mosque and the second one on Khandaker Mahbub Hossain Eye Hospital premises at Mirpur, the third one at Nayapaltan in front of BNP’s central office and the fourth one on the Supreme Court premises on Sunday.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP leaders and activists, lawyers as well as judges, and court officials paid their last respects to Mahbub after his body was brought to the BNP central office at Nayapaltan and the Supreme Court Bar Association compound on Sunday.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 26, Mahbub was admitted to the Evercare Hospital, and he was later diagnosed with pneumonia and with fluid in his lungs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;The noted lawyer was put on a ventilator a day later and suffered a heart attack while his kidneys were not functioning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahbub, who was enrolled as a lawyer of the High Court Division in 1967, became vice-president of the Bangladesh Bar Council.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He joined the BNP in 2008 and he was also one of the lawyers for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahbub contested the 11th parliamentary election in 2018 as a BNP candidate in a Barguna constituency. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 11:44:37', '2023-01-02 11:44:37');
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(4177, 4177, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Portugese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be unveiled before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia\'s Al Nassr club on Tuesday, a spokesman said, after sealing a shock move estimated at more than 200 million euros.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 37-year-old great, a five-time winner of the Ballon d\'Or, will arrive late on Monday with his family together with media and technical staff, club spokesman Al-Walid Al-Muhaidib told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo, who left Manchester United under a cloud after slamming the club in a TV interview, will appear at Al Nassr\'s 25,000-capacity Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh at 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) on Tuesday, officials said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest, and possibly final, chapter in an illustrious career comes weeks after Portugal\'s quarter-final exit from the World Cup in neighbouring Qatar, where his great rival Lionel Messi lifted the trophy with Argentina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo\'s signing until June 2025 is just the latest foray into top-level sports by oil-rich Saudi, which has moved into Formula One, boxing and golf and snapped up English club Newcastle United.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Critics have dubbed the strategy \"sportswashing\" -- an attempt by the conservative country to distract attention from its human rights record.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Nassr is expecting a full stadium for the unveiling, according to one official who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak to media.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo is by far the biggest star to play in Saudi Arabia, although other heavyweights including George Weah, Pep Guardiola and Xavi also had stints in the wealthy Gulf in the twilight of their careers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Nassr, the nine-time Saudi league champions, have called Ronaldo\'s signing \"more than history in the making\", claiming he will inspire the rest of the league and even the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a tweet, Saudi Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal pledged to \"support the rest of our clubs for quality deals with international stars soon\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">United terminated Ronaldo\'s contract during the World Cup after an explosive interview where he said he felt \"betrayed\" by the club and had no respect for coach Erik ten Hag.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Portuguese forward has long been one of the top-paid players in football, earning a reported salary of 31 million euros at Juventus before taking a pay-cut to rejoin United.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo has won five Champions League titles (2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018), league titles in Italy (2019, 2020) with Juventus, in Spain (2012, 2017) with Real Madrid and in England (2007, 2008, 2009) with United.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is also the top scorer in the Champions League and with the Portuguese national team, with whom he won Euro 2016.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Qatar, he became the first man to score at five World Cups with his penalty in the group-stage win over Ghana. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 13:55:36', '2023-01-02 13:55:36'),
(4178, 4178, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka- Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has directed all Bangladesh envoys abroad to respond ‘spontaneously’ against all sorts of anti-Bangladesh propaganda in their respective host countries without waiting Dhaka’s permission.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“Don’t look at Dhaka to get respond from the (foreign) ministry (against anti-Bangladesh propaganda) … you are representing the country (Bangladesh)… so respond spontaneously,” he told the reporters at foreign ministry here today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The minister said sometimes Bangladesh envoys wait for Dhaka’s permission or approval to respond against anti-Bangladesh propaganda in their respective countries.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“My all missions are extension of my ministry … we have to work as a team,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The foreign minister addressed virtually the Heads of Bangladesh Missions abroad and senior officials on Sunday evening highlighting the government\'s foreign policy priorities and guidelines to be pursued in 2023.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the government has formed a coordination committee with the home and law affairs ministries leading by the foreign ministry to deal with \"anti-government propaganda\" at home and abroad in a \"coordinated way\" and fight against misinformation by presenting correct information.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The decision was taken at a meeting held at the state guesthouse Padma on Sunday with Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen in the chair.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Law Minister Anisul Huq, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and representatives from the law enforcement agencies were present.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting decided that the members of the coordinating committee will sit regularly to find out the effective ways to present correct information about Bangladesh against fabrication and misinformation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Replying to a question, Momen said, the government is not that much worried about the next national election, noting that the polls will be held timely and fairly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Election will be held at the time of election. We believe in people,\" he said. Momen said the government is committed to hold a \"free, fair, transparent and inclusive\" election. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 13:59:49', '2023-01-02 13:59:49'),
(4179, 4179, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">DHAKA- New Cabinet Secretary Kabir Bin Anwar paid a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here this evening.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"During the meeting, the President congratulated the new cabinet secretary for getting the optimum capacity in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS),\" President\'s Press Secretary Mohammad Joynal Abedin told BSS.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The head of the state said, during the meeting, the cabinet secretary sought direction and cooperation of the President in fulfilling his assignments.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Hamid wished his success in the days to come.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President\'s Office Secretary Sampad Barua, Military Secretary Major General SM Salahuddin Islam, Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin and Secretary (attached) Md Wahidul Islam Khan were present on the occasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A senior secretary of the government Kabir Bin Anwar is the country\'s 23rd Cabinet Secretary.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard on December 11. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-02 15:59:58', '2023-01-02 15:59:58'),
(4180, 4180, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ukraine\'s president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to demoralise Ukraine.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Volodymyr Zelensky said he had received intelligence reports suggesting that Moscow would launch the attacks using Iranian-made Shahed drones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It comes after Ukraine carried out a strike that it said killed hundreds of Russian troops in the Donbas region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a rare admission of battlefield losses, Russia said the attack killed 63 of its troops.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking from Kyiv in his nightly address, Mr Zelensky said Russia planned to \"exhaust\" Ukraine with a prolonged wave of drone attacks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We must ensure - and we will do everything for this - that this goal of terrorists fails like all the others,\" he said. \"Now is the time when everyone involved in the protection of the sky should be especially attentive.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian drone strikes on Ukraine appear to have increased in recent days, with Moscow launching attacks on cities and power stations across the country over the past three nights.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Zelensky said Ukrainian air defences had already shot down over 80 Iranian-made drones in the opening days of 2023.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has been targeting Ukraine\'s energy infrastructure for several months, destroying power stations and plunging millions into darkness during the country\'s freezing winter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elsewhere, Ukraine has confirmed it carried out a strike in the occupied region of Donetsk, which it earlier claimed killed 400 Russian troops.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian officials contested the figure, saying only 63 troops were killed. Neither claim has been verified, and access to the site is restricted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ukrainian attack on New Year\'s Day hit a building in the city of Makiivka, where Russian forces were stationed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is extremely rare for Moscow to confirm any battlefield casualties.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But this was such a deadly attack, says the BBC\'s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, that staying silent probably wasn\'t an option.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the highest number of deaths acknowledged by Moscow in a single incident since the war began ten months ago.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement on Monday, Russia\'s defence ministry said Ukrainian forces fired six rockets using the US-made Himars rocket system at a building housing Russian troops. Two of them were shot down, it added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Igor Girkin, a pro-Russian commentator, earlier said that hundreds had been killed and wounded, although the exact number was unknown because of the large number still missing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The building itself was \"almost completely destroyed\", he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that the victims were mainly mobilised troops - that is, recent conscripts, rather than those who chose to fight. He also said ammunition was stored in the same building as the soldiers, making the damage worse.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Almost all of the military equipment was also destroyed, which stood right next to the building without any disguise whatsoever,\" he wrote on Telegram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Girkin is a well-known military blogger, who led Russian-backed separatists when they occupied of large parts of eastern Ukraine in 2014. He was recently found guilty of murder for his part in the shooting down of flight MH17.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite his hawkish stance, he regularly criticises the Russian military leadership and their tactics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Ukrainian military\'s earlier statement, 300 were wounded in addition to the estimated 400 killed. Ukraine\'s army claims, almost daily, to have killed dozens, sometimes hundreds, of soldiers in attacks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A later statement from the Ukrainian military\'s general staff said \"up to 10 units of enemy military equipment\" were \"destroyed and damaged\" in the strikes, and that \"the losses of personnel of the occupiers are being specified\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine has not confirmed the strikes were carried out with Himars missiles, maintaining a long-held strategy of not releasing specific details about its attacks. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 02:09:32', '2023-01-03 02:09:32'),
(4181, 4181, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">North Korea had a record-busting 2022.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">It fired more missiles than ever before in a single year. In fact, a quarter of all missiles North Korea has ever launched hit the skies in 2022. It was also the year that Kim Jong-un declared that North Korea had become a nuclear weapons state and that its weapons were here to stay.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This has raised tensions on the Korean peninsula to their highest since 2017, when then US President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with \"fire and fury\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nuclear weapons development</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2022, North Korea made significant progress on its weapons. It began the year by testing short-range missiles designed to hit South Korea, followed by mid-range ones that can target Japan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By the end of the year it had successfully tested its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile to date - the Hwasong 17, which in theory is capable of reaching anywhere on the US mainland.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Kim also lowered his threshold for using nuclear weapons. After announcing in September that North Korea had become an irreversible nuclear weapons state, he revealed that these weapons were no longer designed just to prevent war, but that they could be used pre-emptively and offensively, to win a war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the year drew to a close, he gathered the members of his ruling Workers\' Party, to set out his goals for 2023.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Top of his list is to \"exponentially increase\" the production of nuclear weapons. This must include, he said, the mass production of smaller, tactical nuclear weapons, which could be used to fight a war against South Korea.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the most serious development, according to Ankit Panda, a nuclear weapons expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To make tactical nuclear weapons, North Korea first must produce a miniaturised nuclear bomb, which can be loaded onto a small missile. The world is yet to see proof that Pyongyang has been able to do this. The intelligence community spent most of 2022 waiting for it to test such a device, but the test never came - 2023 may well be the year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other items on Mr Kim\'s new year list are a spy satellite, which he claims will be launched into orbit this spring, and a sturdier solid-fuelled ICBM, which could be fired at the US with less warning than his current model.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We can therefore assume 2023 will have a distinctly 2022 feel, with Pyongyang continuing to aggressively test, refine and expand its nuclear arsenal, in defiance of UN sanctions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indeed, less than three hours into the new year it had already conducted its first missile test.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But, Mr Panda says, \"most missile launches in the coming year may not be tests, but training exercises, as North Korea now prepares to use its missiles in a possible conflict\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To make tactical nuclear weapons, North Korea first must produce a miniaturised nuclear bomb, which can be loaded onto a small missile. The world is yet to see proof that Pyongyang has been able to do this. The intelligence community spent most of 2022 waiting for it to test such a device, but the test never came - 2023 may well be the year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other items on Mr Kim\'s new year list are a spy satellite, which he claims will be launched into orbit this spring, and a sturdier solid-fuelled ICBM, which could be fired at the US with less warning than his current model.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We can therefore assume 2023 will have a distinctly 2022 feel, with Pyongyang continuing to aggressively test, refine and expand its nuclear arsenal, in defiance of UN sanctions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indeed, less than three hours into the new year it had already conducted its first missile test.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But, Mr Panda says, \"most missile launches in the coming year may not be tests, but training exercises, as North Korea now prepares to use its missiles in a possible conflict\". BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 02:14:26', '2023-01-03 02:14:26'),
(4182, 4182, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Police have charged a 19-year-old with two counts of attempted murder over an attack on three police officers near Times Square on New Year\'s Eve.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trevor Bickford - who was also charged with two counts of attempted assault - travelled to NYC by train from Maine before the attack, police said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">US media reported his family recently told the FBI they feared he was being radicalised by Islamist extremists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the attack was \"unprovoked\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The three officers - one of whom suffered a fractured skull after being struck by the machete - were all released from hospital on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Bickford is believed by investigators to have travelled to the city on 29 December after withdrawing thousands of dollars in cash from his bank account and purchasing the knife later used in the attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He allegedly launched his attack shortly before 22:00 local time on Saturday near an area that had been set up for New Year\'s Eve celebrations, Ms Sewell said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the attack he attempted to strike police over the head with his weapon, before one of the officers fired their weapon and hit him in the shoulder, officials said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Bickford remains in hospital under police custody because of the injuries sustained in the attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to US media reports, his mother and aunt had reported him to the FBI over their fear that he had been radicalised by extreme Islamists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">CNN, citing law enforcement sources, reported that was interviewed by FBI agents in Maine in mid-December after he said he wanted to travel overseas and help fellow Muslims.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The network also reported that a backpack found at the scene contained a diary in which he expressed his desire to join the Afghan Taliban and believed he would die in the attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of New Year\'s Day, the NYPD had released intelligence reports suggesting that some terrorist groups were preparing for a potential attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Throughout December, multiple pro-ISIS users disseminated extremist propaganda graphics broadly calling for attacks in advance of the New Year, advocating a wide range of low-tech tactics,\" the assessment report said. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 02:18:24', '2023-01-03 02:18:24'),
(4183, 4183, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As he ambles in for his annual health check, Kwanmueang\'s size takes your breath away.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nearly three metres high at the shoulder, weighing at least four tonnes, and with spectacular tusks that curve together until they almost touch, the 18-year-old Thai bull elephant is an imposing sight.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet he and his keeper, or mahout, Sornsiri \"Lek\" Sapmak, are in trouble.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They used to make a living by having Kwanmueang take part in ceremonies to ordain new monks, or dress up as a war elephant for re-enacting historic battles. All that stopped during the Covid lockdowns.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More elephants are used for tourism in Thailand - over 3,000 - than anywhere else. Unlike other countries with captive populations, those in Thailand are nearly all privately owned. So the collapse of tourism during the pandemic has had a devastating impact on the elephants and their owners, who no longer earn enough to look after them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even as tourism starts to recover, another threat hangs over this unique industry. Ethical concerns over how captive animals are kept and trained are prompting many foreign visitors to boycott the elephant shows, which were once a staple of tour groups, raising questions over whether elephant tourism can ever go back to what it was before Covid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lek and Kwanmueang have come back to Lek\'s home village in Surin province - a region whose people are famed for their skill in keeping, training, and in the past capturing, elephants.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lek is not alone. Hundreds of other elephants have returned to Surin from tourist hot spots like Phuket and Chiang Mai, where they made money by performing tricks or giving rides to foreign visitors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Walking through these villages is a disarming experience. Nearly every house has one or more elephants chained up in their front yards, or resting under trees. You get used to seeing the huge animals plodding along the road, their mahouts straddling their broad necks, and when driving you learn to take care to move around them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Boonyarat \"Joy\" Salangam owns four elephants, which she and her partner brought back from Phuket when tourism dried up in 2020. One is a playful baby, penned in with its mother in an enclosure Joy built in front of her house.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Covid stopped everything,\" she says. \"The mahouts, owners and elephants have all been unemployed. In the tourist camps the females are kept apart from the bulls, but here we have all been hanging out together, and the elephants have been having sex. We don\'t force them. They do it in their own time. So the population is increasing.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Joy says she thought about selling her baby elephant to raise funds - they can fetch as much as a luxury car - but worried about how well he would be looked after. Joy has lived with his mother, who is 39 years old, nearly all of her life, and inherited her from her grandparents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mahouts too may live for decades with the same elephant from when they are both young, sometimes choosing to sleep with them, taking them to lakes or rivers to bathe in the evening, and keeping a close eye on their health. That has been a challenge under Covid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elephants are expensive. An adult needs to eat 100-200kg (220-440lb) of food a day, and drinks up to 100 litres (22 gallons) of water. Without any other income, owners like Joy have been livestreaming their animals on social media, while appealing for donations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes this is done at home, as the elephants play or bathe, or they get a friend to ride a motorbike alongside them to film them on their evening walks. Viewers can pay online for the elephants to earn baskets of bananas by performing tricks, but this is not ideal for their health.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their diet should mainly be different kinds of leaves and grass, but with so many elephants coming back to the area it is hard to find enough for them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are finding they have digestive problems, because of the change in diet,\" says Nuttapon Bangkaew, a vet giving free check-ups offered by Elephant Kingdom, a project started seven years ago to improve the welfare of elephants in Surin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"When the mahouts or elephant owners come back home, they don\'t have any income. So, they don\'t have money to buy grass or food for them. They have to do these social media livestreams to make money, but this causes health problems.\" BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 03:20:42', '2023-01-03 03:20:42'),
(4184, 4184, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ukrainian forces fired rockets at a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian soldiers were stationed, killing 63 of them, Russia’s defense ministry said Monday, in one of the deadliest attacks on the Kremlin’s forces since the war began more than 10 months ago.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch system and two of them were shot down, a defense ministry statement said. It did not say when the strike happened.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The strike, using a U.S.-supplied precision weapon that has proven critical in enabling Ukrainian forces to hit key targets, delivered a new setback for Russia which in recent months has reeled from a Ukrainian counteroffensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the governor of Russia’s Samara region, Dmitry Azarov, an unspecified number of residents of the region were among those killed and wounded by the strike on the town of Makiivka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian military bloggers, whose information has largely been reliable during the war, said ammunition stored close to the facility had exploded in the attack and contributed to the high number of casualties.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Expressing anger at the losses, Daniil Bezsonov, an official with the Russian-appointed administration in Russian-occupied Donetsk, called for the punishment of military officers who ordered a large number of troops to be stationed at the facility.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ukrainian military appeared to acknowledge the attack Monday, with the General Staff confirming that Makiivka was hit on Dec. 31, and saying 10 Russian military vehicles were destroyed or damaged. It added that Russian personnel losses were still being clarified.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a claim that could not be independently verified, the Strategic Communications Directorate of Ukraine’s Armed Forces had maintained Sunday that some 400 mobilized Russian soldiers were killed in a vocational school building in Makiivka and about 300 more were wounded. The Russian statement said the strike occurred “in the area of Makiivka” and didn’t mention the vocational school.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Russia deployed multiple exploding drones in another nighttime attack on Ukraine, officials said Monday, as the Kremlin signaled no letup in its strategy of using bombardments to target the country’s energy infrastructure and wear down Ukrainian resistance to its invasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The barrage was the latest in a series of relentless year-end attacks, including one that killed three civilians on New Year’s Eve.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that 40 drones “headed for Kyiv” overnight. All of them were destroyed, according to air defense forces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Klitschko said 22 drones were destroyed over Kyiv, three in the outlying Kyiv region and 15 over neighboring provinces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Energy infrastructure facilities were damaged as the result of the attack and an explosion occurred in one city district, the mayor said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether that was caused by drones or other munitions. A wounded 19-year-old man was hospitalized, Klitschko added, and emergency power outages were underway in the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the outlying Kyiv region a “critical infrastructure object” and residential buildings were hit, Gov. Oleksiy Kuleba said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has carried out airstrikes on Ukrainian power and water supplies almost weekly since October.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of “energy terrorism” as the aerial bombardments have left many people without heat amid freezing temperatures. Ukrainian officials say Moscow is “weaponizing winter” in its effort to demoralize the Ukrainian resistance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine is using sophisticated Western-supplied weapons to help shoot down Russia’s missiles and drones, as well as send artillery fire into Russian-held areas of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moscow’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 has gone awry, putting pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin as his ground forces struggle to hold ground and advance. He said in his New Year’s address to the nation that 2022 was “a year of difficult, necessary decisions.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin insists he had no choice but to send troops into Ukraine because it threatened Russia’s security — an assertion condemned by the West, which says Moscow bears full responsibility for the war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia is currently observing public holidays through Jan. 8.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drones, missiles and artillery shells launched by Russian forces also struck areas across Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five people were wounded in the Monday morning shelling of a Ukraine-controlled area of the southern Kherson region, its Ukrainian Gov. Yaroslav Yanushevich said on Telegram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian forces attacked the city of Beryslav, the official said, firing at a local market, likely from a tank. Three of the wounded are in serious condition and are being evacuated to Kherson, Yanushevich said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seven drones were shot down over the southern Mykolaiv region, according to Gov. Vitali Kim, and three more were shot down in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a missile was also destroyed, according to Reznichenko. He said that energy infrastructure in the region was being targeted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine’s Air Force Command reported Monday that 39 Iranian-made exploding Shahed drones were shot down overnight, as well as two Russian-made Orlan drones and a X-59 missile.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We are staying strong,” the Ukrainian defense ministry tweeted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A blistering New Year’s Eve assault killed at least four civilians across the country, Ukrainian authorities reported, and wounded dozens. The fourth victim, a 46-year-old resident of Kyiv, died in a hospital on Monday morning, Klitschko said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Multiple blasts rocked the capital and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday and through the night. The strikes came 36 hours after widespread missile attacks Russia launched Thursday to damage energy infrastructure facilities, and the unusually quick follow-up alarmed Ukrainian officials.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Russia, a Ukrainian drone hit an energy facility in the Bryansk region that borders with Ukraine, Bryansk regional governor Alexander Bogomaz reported on Monday morning. A village was left without power as a result, he said. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 03:26:52', '2023-01-03 03:26:52'),
(4185, 4185, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A woman will head Mexico\'s Supreme Court for the first time after Norma Lucia Pina was elected president on Monday amid controversy over plagiarism allegations against a rival candidate.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 63-year-old constitutional law specialist welcomed the opportunity to \"break what seemed like an inaccessible glass ceiling.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pina, who has defended the right to abortion and pledged to fight gender-based violence, won the votes of six of the 11 Supreme Court judges.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The election to replace Arturo Zaldivar was shaken by accusations that Supreme Court justice Yasmin Esquivel, another hopeful for the post, plagiarized her graduation thesis in 1987.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Esquivel is seen as close to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who rejected the claims as an attack against him but pledged to recognize the outcome of the vote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There\'s no way we\'re going to declare war on the judiciary,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Esquivel denied the allegations, prompted by an analysis by a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and accused another lawyer of copying parts of her thesis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Local media reported Monday that the Mexico City Prosecutor\'s Office had cleared Esquivel of plagiarism, though there was no official announcement. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 03:40:07', '2023-01-03 03:40:07'),
(4186, 4186, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the governor-elect, identified the slain officer in a tweet as Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Today’s tragedy in Brackenridge is a devastating reminder of the bravery of those who put their lives on the line every day to protect us,” Shapiro said in the tweet. ”Police Chief Justin McIntire ran towards danger to keep Pennsylvanians safe — and he made the ultimate sacrifice in service to community.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The shootings happened in separate incidents just blocks apart in Brackenridge, an Allegheny County town northeast of Pittsburgh. The gunman carjacked a vehicle after the shootings Sunday afternoon and is considered “extremely dangerous,” assistant police Superintendent Victor Joseph told a news briefing reported by WTAE-TV. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 04:06:37', '2023-01-03 04:06:37'),
(4187, 4187, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has now crossed 665 million.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 665,546,183 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,699,015 on Tuesday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US has recorded 102,686,752 cases so far, while 1,118,478 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India reported 173 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with the active caseload standing at 2,670.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The country also logged two more deaths related to COVID-19, taking the death toll to 530,707 since the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to data released on Monday morning by the federal health ministry, a total of 44,145,445 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged from hospitals.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Singapore reported 390 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,203,146.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One new death from COVID-19 was reported on Monday, pushing the total death toll to 1,712.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Covid in Bangladesh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh registered 14 more Covid cases in the 24 hours till Monday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the new numbers, the country\'s total caseload rose to 2,037,156, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,440 as no new fatalities were reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The daily case test positivity fell to 0.84 per cent from Sunday\'s 1.07 per cent as 1,667 samples were tested during the period. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 04:32:02', '2023-01-03 04:32:02'),
(4188, 4188, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A record number of 5,891 Bangladesh workers went to South Korea, a \"popular, preferred\" destination for them, in 2022.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \"low and medium\" skilled workers from Bangladesh were taken by the East Asian country last year through its Employment Permit System (EPS) programme, according to the Embassy of South Korea in Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">After almost one and a half years of suspension of admitting foreign EPS workers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the South Korean government resumed taking them in December 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">From 2008 to 2022, 28,697 Bangladesh workers were taken by South Korea through the EPS and it is expected that around 100 to 120 workers are to be taken by South Korea every week this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The East Asian country is a popular destination for Bangladeshi expats as they can earn a minimum of $1,420 monthly, the legally guaranteed minimum wage of South Korea, the Korean mission in Bangladesh said Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The monthly salary can be over $2,000 to $3,000 when overtime payment is combined, it added. \"Also, South Korea encourages foreign workers to subscribe to four types of social security insurance, including accident insurance for foreign workers.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">From 2007 to 2022, there were about 320 workers who returned to Bangladesh without receiving the departure guarantee insurance and airfare insurance which was tantamount to severance payments ranging from Tk30,000 to Tk400,000 per person, the mission said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Korean government, however, through the EPS Center in Dhaka has made an active effort to identify the location and contact information of the returned Bangladeshi workers, through the Overseas Employment and Expatriates\' Welfare Ministry, to return their money.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case the worker who should receive the insurance money is dead, his or her spouse, children, or parents can receive it when appropriate documents can be presented.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first batch of this year\'s expatriate workers will leave for South Korea tonight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on chartered flights operated by a Korean air company.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the 92 Bangladeshi workers in the first batch, 69 are new, and 23 are re-admitted ones. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 04:37:20', '2023-01-03 04:37:20');
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(4189, 4189, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Unwanted by Europe\'s elite clubs, Cristiano Ronaldo\'s steep decline has been laid bare by a move to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr that signals the end of his reign as one of football\'s most feared strikers.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ronaldo will be officially unveiled by Al Nassr on Tuesday after agreeing a contract that runs until 2025 and is reportedly worth more than 200 million euros.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">But the riches and fanfare that await the 37-year-old in Saudi Arabia are at odds with his reduced status as a fallen star trading on past heroics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Ronaldo to be forced to play out what will surely be the final chapter of his glittering career in the football backwater of Saudi Arabia is a damning indictment of his lacklustre form over the last 18 months.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d\'Or winner, heads to the Gulf after a painful year that saw him relegated to the Portugal bench and cut adrift by Manchester United.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His second spell with United imploded in November with his departure by mutual consent, shortly after he criticised boss Erik ten Hag and the club\'s hierarchy in an explosive television interview.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As his relationship with United soured, Ronaldo was linked to a string of Champions League contenders including Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Napoli.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A return to his first club Sporting Lisbon was also rumoured, while there was talk of a move to the MLS to join Inter Miami, part-owned by former United team mate David Beckham.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But none of those deals came to fruition and when United decided his diminishing contribution, coupled with his public displays of dissent, made him a pricey luxury they no longer needed, it was instructive to note the absence of a rush to sign the ageing icon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coming at the same time as his acrimonious United exit, Ronaldo\'s failed quest to finally win the World Cup underlined his descent to the ranks of football\'s mere mortals.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Tears in Qatar -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a move that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, Ronaldo was left out of the starting line-up for Portugal\'s last 16 thrashing of Switzerland.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And when Portugal suffered a shock 1-0 defeat against Morocco in the quarter-finals, Ronaldo started on the bench, made little impact after his eventual introduction and was last seen trudging down the tunnel in tears after the final whistle.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was a sting in the World Cup tale for Ronaldo as it was his old sparring partner Lionel Messi who got his hands on the trophy for the first time instead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sight of Messi lifting the World Cup after Argentina\'s final victory over France in Qatar will have pained Ronaldo given their long-standing rivalry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Few would question Ronaldo\'s right to be regarded as one of the all-time greats after winning five Champions League crowns and a combined seven domestic league titles with United, Juventus and Real Madrid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is also the record goal-scorer in the Champions League and with the Portuguese national team, who won the 2016 European Championship -- Ronaldo lasted less than half an hour before going off injured in the final against France.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Messi\'s triumph with Argentina vaulted him into the ranks of football\'s immortals alongside Pele and Diego Maradona, a rarefied air that Ronaldo will never sample without a World Cup victory on his CV.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo\'s decision to accept the lucrative deal offered in the Middle East rather than play on for a lesser European team made it clear he knows his diminished place in the football hierarchy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are the new global stars stepping into Ronaldo\'s boots.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Nassr hailed Ronaldo\'s signing by claiming the \"history making\" deal would \"inspire future generations\" to be the best version of themselves.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But for the millions who have been captivated by Ronaldo over the last two decades, this version of the superstar is very far from his best. 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(4190, 4190, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The fourth death anniversary of former Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam is being observed today.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 3 in 2019, Syed Ashraf, also the then Public Administration Minister, died at the age of 68 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bangkok. He had been suffering from lung cancer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ashraf was born in Mymensingh in 1952. His father Syed Nazrul Islam was acting President of Mujibnagar Government in 1971 and one of the key organisers of Bangladesh\'s independence struggle.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ashraf took part in the 1971 Liberation War after taking training from Dehradun in India. He was a member of Muktibahini.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ashraf was actively involved in student politics. After the country\'s independence, he became the general secretary of Mymensingh District Chhatra League and also served as Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League Central Committee.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On November 3 in 1975, his father Syed Nazrul Islam along with three other national leaders was brutally killed in Dhaka Central Jail. After the incident, Syed Ashraf went to London and organised the Bangladesh Awami League in the UK.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After returning home in 1996, Ashraf was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) from Kishoreganj Sadar constituency. He served as the State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism during 1996-2001. Ashraf was also elected MP in 2001 elections and served as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Foreign Affairs Ministry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former AL general secretary was also elected MP in 2008 elections and served as the Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister. He took over the charge of Public Administration Ministry on July 16, 2015.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though Ashraf was absent during the 11th national elections, he was elected the lawmaker from Kishoreganj-1 constituency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He left behind his only daughter while his wife Shila Islam died in October, 2017. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 05:26:02', '2023-01-03 05:26:02'),
(4191, 4191, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world\'s breath away with his dazzling skill.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Throughout the day, thousands of fans and football dignitaries slowly filed through the Vila Belmiro, home to Pele\'s longtime club, Santos.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More continued to join the queue as night fell, waiting their turn to walk past the body of \"O Rei\" (The King), lying at the center of the field.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pele\'s coffin was draped in the flags of Santos and Brazil and surrounded by white flowers, including bouquets from the likes of Real Madrid or current Brazil star Neymar, whose father was in attendance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife also sent a wreath, local media reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lula\'s office announced earlier that he would attend the wake on Tuesday morning, less than 48 hours after taking office, to \"pay his respects and tribute,\" before a funeral procession and interment later in the day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pele, a three-time World Cup winner widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, died Thursday at age 82 after a battle with cancer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who attended the wake with the heads of the South American and Brazilian football confederations, said the sport\'s governing body would ask all member countries to name a stadium in Pele\'s honor.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Pele is eternal. He\'s a global icon of football,\" he told journalists in Santos, a southeastern port city 75 kilometers (45 miles) from Sao Paulo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carlos Mota and his 12-year-old son Bernardo had traveled more than 500 kilometers from Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to their hero.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"My whole childhood was influenced by what Pele did for Brazil, by his World Cup wins. He was a national idol,\" Mota, 59, told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'ve always told my son, there are three indisputable facts: the ball is round, the grass is green and Pele is the greatest of all time.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bernardo clearly took the lesson to heart.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I never saw Pele play, but I\'ve seen the videos. He\'s the greatest player who ever walked the Earth,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seventy-five-year-old retiree Vera Lucia, who had made the trip from Sao Paulo, was also braving the scorching sun to stand in line, which stretched to two kilometers in the early afternoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'m just devastated,\" she said. \"We always loved watching his matches as a family.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Tributes to \'eternal\' star -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele exploded onto the scene at age 15, when he made his professional debut with Santos.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He went on to win the World Cup three times with Brazil, in 1958, 1962 and 1970 -- the only player in history to achieve the feat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tributes have poured in from around the world since his death, with a Who\'s Who of current and former football greats hailing his genius for the \"beautiful game.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A stream of athletes, politicians, dignitaries and fans are expected in Santos for the wake, though turnout may be dented somewhat by the New Year\'s holiday weekend.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some 7,000 people had filed past the casket by mid-afternoon, according to Brazil\'s TV Globo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pele\'s coffin was carried into the stadium by pallbearers dressed in black, led by his son Edinho.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The late icon\'s widow, Marcia Cibele Aoki, his third wife, whom he married in 2016, cried before his open casket as she reached out to touch his head. She also placed a rosary in his coffin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- National mourning -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other tributes have come in from around Brazil, which held three days of national mourning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio, a giant poster with Pele\'s image bears the word \"eternal.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And Lula\'s inauguration Sunday began with a minute\'s silence in Pele\'s memory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pele had been in fragile health, suffering from kidney problems and then colon cancer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he remained active on social media, cheering on Brazil from his hospital bed in Sao Paulo during the World Cup in Qatar and consoling the pre-tournament favorites when they were eliminated in the quarter-finals, three weeks before his death.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The wake will be followed by a funeral procession Tuesday through Santos, including past the house of Pele\'s mother, 100-year-old Celeste Arantes, who is still alive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The procession will end at Santos\'s Memorial Cemetery, where a Catholic funeral service will be held before Pele is interred in a special mausoleum. 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(4192, 4192, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the six-day Police Week-2023.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She opened the police week in person in the capital\'s Rajarbagh Police Lines, after a gap of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier reviewed the parade of the Bangladesh Police by riding on an open jeep and took the salute.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Different police contingents staged a spectacular parade to mark the police week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She later handed over Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) Bravery, President Police Medal (PPM) Bravery, BPM-Service and PPM-Service to 117 police officials for making the police force proud by setting exemplary standards of bravery and commitment endangering their lives in the year 2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of them, 15 have received the BPM-Bravery and 25 got the PPM-Bravery while 25 got BPM Service and 50 got the PPM-Service awards.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On her arrival at the venue, the premier was received by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Public Security Division Senior Secretary Md. Aminul Islam Khan and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cabinet members, parliament members and senior government officials were present.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the outset of the programme, the national anthem was played. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 05:59:52', '2023-01-03 05:59:52'),
(4193, 4193, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bachchan, have returned from their New Year vacation. The family of three was spotted at the Mumbai airport in the wee hours of Tuesday. As usual Aishwarya held Aaradhya\'s hand as they walked out towards the parking lot. Her fans came out in defence on social media as some trolls questioned her practice of always holding Aaradhya\'s hand at airports.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aishwarya was in her usual black casuals and untied hair as she stepped out with Aaradhya, who was in a pink sweatshirt and black track pants. The mother-daughter duo were seen happily chatting together. Aishwarya did wave goodbye to the paparazzi before getting into her car.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a paparazzo account shared a video of the Bachchans from the airport, many questioned Aishwarya for why she always hold her hand. Many of her fans took upon themselves to defend her. A fan wrote, “To people commenting and complaining about she holding hands of her daughter should realise that she’s just being protective towards her and every mother on this earth has that affection &amp; feeling towards her child! So what? Don’t pass nasty comments just because she’s a celebrity!” Another wrote, “Judging by the number of paps they face every time they enter the airport of course she’s going to hold her daughter’s hand..a couple of years ago her mum fell due to the rush to get pics of her family..don\'t judge.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aishwarya saw the release of her period drama Ponniyin Selvan I last year. The second part of Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film franchise is set to hit theatres on April 28. It will feature Aishwarya in a dual role. The multi-starrer also has Vikram, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Lekshmi, among the ensemble cast.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abhishek Bachchan was last seen in season two of the thriller web series, Breathe: Into the Shadows. He also had a film release in Dasvi on Netflix. He will now be seen in R Balki\'s Ghoomer, which will also star his superstar father Amitabh Bachchan. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 07:36:31', '2023-01-03 07:36:31'),
(4194, 4194, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday vowed to build a world standard \"Smart Police\" force good at knowledge, science and technology, urging the law enforcing agency to work for upholding people\'s trust and confidence achieved through services.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Our target is to build an efficient and world standard \"Smart Police\" capable in knowledge, science and technology,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The prime minister said this while inaugurating in person the six-day Police Week-2023 in the capital\'s Rajarbagh Police Lines, after a gap of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She expressed her heartfelt greetings to the police for their pro-people service and asked them to keep up the good deeds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also urged the law enforcers to ensure maintaining people\'s confidence in police, hoping that the police would be friendly force as envisioned by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said, “You (police personnel) will serve the people inspired with the utmost humanitarian perspective”.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said her government is set to purchase two Russian helicopters to make the police as a three-dimensional force alongside working to establish a separate aviation wing for it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have already taken measures to buy two helicopters from Russia to make the police as three dimensional force and a process is going on to form a separate aviation unit (of it),\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier inspected the parade of the Bangladesh Police by riding on an open jeep and took the salute.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She later handed over Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) Bravery, President Police Medal (PPM) Bravery, BPM-Service and PPM-Service to 115 police officials for making the police proud by setting exemplary standard of bravery and commitment endangering their lives in the year 2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of them, 15 have received the BPM-Bravery and 25 got the PPM-Bravery while 25 got BPM Service and 50 got the PPM-Service awards.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Different police contingents staged a spectacular parade to mark the police week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On her arrival at the venue, the premier was received by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Public Security Division Senior Secretary Md. Aminul Islam Khan and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Cabinet members, parliament members and senior government officials were present.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the outset of the programme, the national anthem was played. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 08:03:47', '2023-01-03 08:03:47'),
(4195, 4195, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Seven people were killed Monday in northern Mexico\'s Ciudad Juarez during a police operation to recapture prisoners who escaped after an attack at their facility, state authorities announced.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gunmen attacked the border city\'s state prison on Sunday at dawn, leaving nearly 20 people dead and allowing the prisoners, which include a gang leader, to flee.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Monday\'s deaths -- two agents from the state prosecutor\'s office and five alleged criminals -- took the total fatalities related to the attack to 26, according to a statement from the Chihuahua Public Security Department.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval had earlier told reporters that ten guards, seven prisoners and two attackers had died in Sunday\'s assault on the prison, which has been attributed to drug traffickers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fourteen inmates and a guard were injured and five attackers were captured, Sandoval said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 25 escapees included Ernesto Alfredo Pinon, known as \"El Neto,\" the leader of a gang allied with the Juarez drug cartel, Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pinon was sentenced to more than 200 years in prison in 2010 for kidnapping and murder, according to the Chihuahua state prosecutor\'s office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The attackers, traveling in armored vehicles, launched the assault when relatives of the inmates were lined up for New Year\'s visits.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ciudad Juarez, which sits across the border from El Paso, Texas, has seen years of violent clashes between security forces and rival drug cartels.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prison itself has seen multiple breakouts of fighting and riots, notably in March 2009 when 20 people died.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mexican detention centers suffer from chronic overcrowding and violence, which has worsened in recent years due to conflict between criminal groups. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 08:25:29', '2023-01-03 08:25:29'),
(4196, 4196, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The High Court on Tuesday granted six months bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital’s Nayapaltan on December 7 last year.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The HC bench of Justice Md Selim and Justice Md Riaz Uddin&nbsp; granted the bail.</div><div><br></div><div>The court also issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the two BNP leaders should not be granted permanent bail.</div><div><br></div><div>Advocate Joynul Abedin stood for the BNP leaders while Additional Attorney General SM Munir represented the state.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, on Monday, the High Court fixed Tuesday for hearing the bail petitions of the BNP leaders.</div><div><br></div><div>Lawyer Sagir Hossain Leone filed separate petitions seeking bail for them.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 21, Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Asaduzzaman rejected the BNP leaders’ bail petitions for the fourth time.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 9, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Fakhrul and Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, they were shown arrested in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital’s Nayapaltan. A Dhaka court sent them to jail rejecting their bail pleas.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 12, a Dhaka court rejected the bail petitions of 224 leaders and activists of BNP, including Fakhrul and Abbas.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 15, the bail petitions of the two BNP leaders were rejected again.</div><div><br></div><div>A Dhaka court ordered to give division facility to them on December 9 and then they were given the division facility from December 13.</div><div><br></div><div>They were accused of instigating, planning and directing an attack on police.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 7, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office, ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div><br></div><div>Police filed four cases at Ramna, Shahjahanpur, Motijheel and Paltan police stations against 720 BNP activists and over 2400 unnamed people in connection with the clash with BNP.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the BNP men, 450 were accused in the case filed at Nayapaltan police station, 20 in Motijheel police station case and seven in Shahjahanpur police station case. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 11:06:51', '2023-01-03 11:06:51'),
(4197, 4197, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The by-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency, which was suspended due to irregularities, will be held on Wednesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>On October 12 last year, the Election Commission (EC) suspended the by-election due to ‘rampant irregularities’ on the election day and later the commission fixed January 4 for holding the polls.</div><div><br></div><div>Following the death of Gaibandha-5 lawmaker and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Fazle Rabbi Miah on July 22, 2022, it became a constitutional obligation to hold election for the parliamentary seat by October 20, 2022. Accordingly it was scheduled for October 12.</div><div><br></div><div>Elections will be monitored through CCTV cameras as before while voting will be held through electronic voting machines(EVMs) from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.</div><div><br></div><div>A three-member committee was formed to look into the election irregularities on October 12.</div><div><br></div><div>Following the recommendations of the committee, the Election Commission took punitive actions against 133 officials including an additional deputy commissioner, five sub-inspectors and returning officer of the election.</div><div><br></div><div>The candidates of the Gaibandha-5 by-election are-Awami League candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon, Jatiya Party candidate AHM Golam Shaheed Ranju, Bikalpa Dhara candidate Advocate Jahangir Alam, independent candidate Syed Mahbubur Rahman.</div><div><br></div><div>The constituency consists of Saghata and Phulchhari upazila and 339,743 people will exercise their franchise.</div><div><br></div><div>UNB Gaibandha correspondent reports: Election materials including EVMs were distributed for 145 polling centers on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Returning officer Abdul Motaleb and assistant returning officer Kamrul Islam were present.</div><div><br></div><div>Rab, police, BGB and Ansar members will remain deployed to hold the election peacefully, said Abdul Motaleb. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 12:12:18', '2023-01-03 12:12:18'),
(4198, 4198, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (BAFEDA) and Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) have set the US dollar exchange rate for export proceeds at Tk 102.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>BAFEDA and ABB took the decision at a meeting on Sunday and the new rate came into effect on Monday, according to BAFEDA press release.</div><div><br></div><div>However, the exchange rate for inward remittances has been kept unchanged at Tk 107.</div><div><br></div><div>The BAFEDA and the ABB have been fixing the official exchange rates of dollars flowing into the country through the banking channel for different sectors since September 2022. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 13:04:24', '2023-01-03 13:04:24'),
(4199, 4199, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Fourty-eight more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Of the new patients, 17 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 31 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 237 dengue patients, including 135 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country</div><div>So far, DGHS recorded 127 dengue cases and 110 recoveries this year with zero death.</div><div><br></div><div>The country reported 281 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease last year, the highest ever dengue fatalities recorded in a single year in Bangladesh. The previous record of 179 deaths was reported in 2019.</div><div><br></div><div>The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the past year - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 13:53:03', '2023-01-03 13:53:03'),
(4200, 4200, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that the electricity, under the agreement with Adani Power, will come to Bangladesh in mid-March, reports BSS.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Now we are getting 240 megawatt (MW) power on test basis from Adani power plant and in March 750 MW will be connected to the national grid through Rohonpur,\" he said after inspecting Adani\'s under-construction 1600 MW power plant having two units with 800 MW generation capacity each at Godda, Jhadkhand, India today.</div><div><br></div><div>Nasrul said that Adani group constructed a dedicated transmission line to supply electricity from India to Bangladesh, adding, \"It will be possible to import electricity from mid-March and by June we will get 1,450 MW electricity.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"We need more electricity to meet the next summer\'s demand, as 1000 MW diesel based power plant would be phased out. We are also looking for alternative sources of fuel and working for uninterrupted power supply at affordable prices,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The state minister said that Bangladesh government has been working with neighbouring countries to ensure power and energy security in this region.</div><div><br></div><div>The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was signed between Bangladesh Power Development Board and Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited to import 1496 MW (Net) from Coal Fired Power Generation Facility at Godda District, Jharkhand, India on November, 5, 2017.</div><div><br></div><div>According to Implementation Agreement (IA) the Interconnection and Transmission Facilities should be ready no later than six (6) months prior to the Required COD.</div><div><br></div><div>The dedicated transmission lines were constructed. The PGCB constructed two substations and other transmission works at Chapainawabganj and Bogra in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Power Division Secretary Md Habibur Rahman and Chairman of BPDB Md Mahbubur Rahman and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Adani Power Sh. Anil Sardana were present during the inspection.</div><div><br></div><div>Giving update of the power plant, Anil Sardana said that Adani has been constructing the 1600 MW having two units with ultra-super critical technology method coal fired power plant.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Due to the Indian government policy not to export electricity generated by using local coal, we are bringing coal from Australia, South Africa and Indonesia for the plant. Right now coal price is going up that\'s why power tariff is depended on coal price. In future coal price become lower, then power tariff will be downed,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a question, Anil Sardana said the Adani group is yet to receive money from Bangladesh government without supplying electricity. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 14:10:22', '2023-01-03 14:10:22'),
(4201, 4201, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The deadline for VAT exemption on import of soybean oil and palm oil has been extended by four months till April 30, 2023 in order to keep stable the price of such edible oil.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The National Board of Revenue (NB) has issued a notification in this regard on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on December 31, 2022, the deadline for VAT exemption on import of such edible oil ended.</div><div><br></div><div>The Ministry of Commerce has recently sent a letter to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) requesting the revenue board to extend the timeframe of VAT exemption on edible oil imports till June 30 this year to keep its price stable during the Holy Month of Ramadan and the Eid Ul Fitr.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>In response, the NBR has taken such decision to extend the timeframe.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on October 4 last year, the NBR exempted all types of VAT on refined edible oil at production and supply stage to keep the price of soybean oil and palm oil stable considering the price hike of refined and non refined edible oil in international market.</div><div><br></div><div>Prior to that, the NBR on March 16 last year reduced the VAT on non-refined soybean oil and refined palm oil at 5 percent from 15 percent.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, there is an annual domestic demand for 20 lakh tons of edible oil of which 2 lakh tons is met internally while the rest is being met through import of soybean oil and palm oil. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 16:35:01', '2023-01-03 16:35:01'),
(4202, 4202, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, entered the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem earlier today, prompting condemnations from the US, Palestinians and several Arab countries, including those who have inked peace treaties with Israel.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Any unilateral action that jeopardises status quo of Jerusalem holy sites is unacceptable, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said on Tuesday following the visit that Palestinians labelled as an “unprecedented provocation”.</div><div><br></div><div>“The United States stands firmly for preservation of the status quo with respect to the holy sites in Jerusalem,” the spokesperson said, adding the United States calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to preserve his commitment to the status quo of holy sites.</div><div><br></div><div>Netanyahu issued a statement late on Tuesday claiming he “is committed to strictly maintaining the status quo, without changes, on the Temple Mount [Al-Aqsa Compound].”</div><div><br></div><div>“Under the status quo, ministers have gone up to the Temple Mount in recent years, therefore, the claim that a change has been made in the status quo is without foundation,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Ben-Gvir was seen at the site on Tuesday under heavy security.</div><div><br></div><div>“Our government will not surrender to the threats of Hamas,” Ben-Gvir said in a statement published by his spokesman, after the Palestinian group that governs the besieged Gaza Strip warned that such a move would cross a “red line”.</div><div><br></div><div>Ben-Gvir has long called for greater Jewish access to the holy site, which is viewed by Palestinians as provocative and as a potential precursor to Israel taking complete control over the compound. Leading rabbis forbid Jews from praying on the site.</div><div><br></div><div>Ben-Gvir wrote on Twitter after his visit that the site “is open to all and if Hamas thinks that if it threatens me it will deter me, they should understand that times have changed”.</div><div><br></div><div>Ofir Gendelman, who has long served as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Arabic-language spokesman, released a video saying that the “situation is completely calm” at the holy site following Ben-Gvir’s departure.</div><div><br></div><div>The visit appears to have been calculated to avoid a direct confrontation with Palestinians, having come early in the morning, and a day after Ben-Gvir had appeared to backtrack from his plans, thereby avoiding a gathering of Palestinians at the site. Source: Al Jazeera&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 16:40:24', '2023-01-03 16:40:24'),
(4203, 4203, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Shafiul Azim today said he has taken a plan to turn Biman into a \"smart airline\" in \"Smart Bangladesh\" aligning with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s vision.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"We have made a pledge to make Biman as smart airline in the forthcoming era of \'Smart Bangladesh,\" he told reporters at a briefing on the eve of 51st anniversary of the national flag carrier at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The Biman chief said that he had taken a plan to first bring Biman into top 10 Asian airlines and gradually to uplift the carrier into top three airlines in Asia.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Azim said that he had already taken some work plan including expansion of routes by optimizing use of its new generation fleet and building skilled human resources at all levels of the airline administration and operational fronts including pilots to realize the goal.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The main focus of the programme is to ensure good governance, accountability and transparency from the topmost to the lowest level of Biman, he said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Azim said they are continuously taking guidelines from the top level of the government to achieve the goal.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\"If anyone does good work, he or she will be rewarded. On the contrary, if anyone does anything wrong, he or she will be punished,\" said the Biman\'s top boss.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>He said that Biman would operate this year\'s Hajj flights with its own aircraft. \"We won\'t take any aircraft as lease to operate the hajj flights,\" he said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Azim said currently Biman Bangladesh airlines successfully conducts \'C\'-check and saves two million US dollar in every \'C\'-check which is an extensive check of individual systems and components for serviceability and function of an aircraft.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Recently, Biman saved a total of Taka 20 crore as it successfully conducted \'C\'-check of a total five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft at Biman\'s hangar here.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, Azim said that Biman would introduce online feedback services for the passengers and take all necessary measures to maintain flight schedule.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>He said efforts have been taken to make the airline more passenger-friendly and to facilitate more digital services through websites for ticketing.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"We have taken work plan to increase capacity of our 24-hour call centers to get complaints of the passengers promptly,\" he added.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Azim said Biman made profit of Taka 436 crore during 2021-22 fiscal year while achieved 77 percent of load capacity surpassing the target of 74 percent by carrying 2.8 million passengers last year.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The current Biman\'s fleet contains 21 aircraft including 18 own planes and operates to 20 international destinations. Source: BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-03 16:43:45', '2023-01-03 16:43:45');
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(4204, 4204, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Russia has said a new year missile attack that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using their mobile phones.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine hit a college for conscripts in Makiivka, in the occupied Donetsk area, shortly after midnight on 1 January.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soldiers\' use of banned phones allowed the enemy to locate its target, the Russian military has now said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the number of people killed is unverified, it is the largest death toll acknowledged by Russia in the war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine claims the figure is far higher, saying 400 soldiers were killed in the attack and a further 300 wounded.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia said that at 00:01 local time on New Year\'s Day, six rockets were fired from a US-made Himars rocket system at a vocational college, two of which were shot down.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deputy commander of the regiment, Lt Col Bachurin, was among those killed, the military of defence said in a statement on Telegram in the early hours of Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A commission is investigating the circumstances of the incident, the statement said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it is \"already obvious\" that the main cause of the attack was the presence and \"mass use\" of mobile phones by troops in range of Ukrainian weapons, despite this being banned, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This factor allowed the enemy to locate and determine the coordinates of the location of military personnel for a missile strike.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials found guilty in the investigation will be brought to justice, the statement added, and steps are being taken to prevent similar events in future.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia also raised the number of Russian soldiers killed in the attack to 89 - up from 63 - although there is no way of verifying how many soldiers were killed. It is extremely rare for Moscow to confirm any battlefield casualties.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The vocational college was packed with conscripts at the time - men who were among the 300,000 called up in President Vladimir Putin\'s partial mobilisation in September. Ammunition was also being stored close to the site, which was reduced to rubble.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some Russian commentators and politicians have accused the military of incompetence, saying the troops should never have been given such vulnerable accommodation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pavel Gubarev, a former leading official in Russia\'s proxy authority in Donetsk, said the decision to house a large number of soldiers in one building was \"criminal negligence\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If no-one is punished for this, then it will only get worse,\" he warned.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deputy speaker of Moscow\'s local parliament, Andrei Medvedev, said it was predictable that the soldiers would be blamed rather than the commander who made the original decision to put so many of them in one place.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Putin signed a decree on Tuesday for families of National Guard soldiers killed in service to be paid 5m roubles (£57,000; $69,000). BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 02:27:31', '2023-01-04 02:27:31'),
(4205, 4205, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">If Monday\'s wake for Brazilian football legend Pele was a day of reflection, Tuesday\'s funeral cortege was one of carnivalesque proportions.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 82-year-old, who many regarded as the world\'s best football player, died on 29 December.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His coffin arrived in Santos on Monday, where thousands of mourners came to pay their respects at the ground of his former club - some even queued overnight.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, supporters\' club Torcida Jovem gathered outside the Urbano Caldeira stadium ahead of the casket leaving. Fans waved huge black and white banners, the colours of Santos Football Club. Many wore the number 10 shirt that Pele made so famous.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Only Pele, 1,000 goals,\" they repeatedly chanted as people beat drums and danced in the street.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His body was then accompanied for seven kilometres through the streets of Santos while helicopters flew overhead. His coffin was carried on a fire engine, as is traditional in official parades.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It travelled along the sea front and past Pele\'s mother\'s house - she turned 100 last year. There, a relative asked for a minute\'s silence and the party atmosphere hushed immediately as Doña Celeste clutched her hands in prayer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">These past few days have halted the busy coastal city of Santos.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"He was important for the whole world, for young people too,\" said Marcia Simões, who was standing with her sons Eduardo and Mario at the road leading to Pele\'s burial place. \"I\'m prouder than ever to be from Santos.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That was a feeling echoed by so many mourners - that he was the best of Brazil.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Everyone in Brazil wants to be a football player to imitate him,\" said Thiago Silva, one of the last people in the queue before the wake ended. \"Of course, nobody can.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"My father was a Pele fanatic,\" said Sandra Garcia, who was with 11-year-old Enzo. \"I got really emotional remembering my father - if he was alive, no question he would have been here crying. I grew up praising Pele, talking of him and telling stories about him - so it\'s important to be here.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even for someone of Enzo\'s young age, Pele was a powerful influence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"No question, he beats Cristiano Ronaldo by a long way,\" he said. \"He\'s the best player of all time over several decades.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond football, Pele united Brazilians by being their ambassador. In a country deeply divided politically and economically - people have only had good things to say about him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same could not be said of the country\'s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who only this week took office for a third term. He arrived to pay his respects shortly before the wake ended and cheers for him competed with calls that he should be in prison.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Lula was released in 2019 after spending 18 months in jail for corruption. His convictions were annulled in 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The coming together of a nation in grief has been a welcome relief for so many in what has been a turbulent few months since the presidential elections.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Pele united all of us,\" said Deofilo de Freitas, waiting in the queue. He was the first one in the line on Monday but wanted another chance to see his idol before he was laid to rest. \"Not only was he the best player in the world, he was a marvellous human being.\" BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 02:43:57', '2023-01-04 02:43:57'),
(4206, 4206, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Missouri inmate was put to death Tuesday for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near the Mississippi River in St. Louis. McLaughlin’s fate was sealed earlier Tuesday when Republican Gov. Mike Parson declined a clemency request.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">McLaughlin spoke quietly with a spiritual adviser at her side as the fatal dose of pentobarbital was injected. McLaughlin breathed heavily a couple of times, then shut her eyes. She was pronounced dead a few minutes later.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I am sorry for what I did,” McLaughlin said in a final, written, statement. “I am a loving and caring person.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A database on the website for the anti-execution Death Penalty Information Center shows that 1,558 people have been executed since the death penalty was reinstated in the mid-1970s. All but 17 of those put to death were men. The center said there are no known previous cases of an openly transgender inmate being executed. McLaughlin began transitioning about three years ago at the state prison in Potosi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clemency petition cited McLaughlin’s traumatic childhood and mental health issues, which the jury never heard during her trial. A foster parent rubbed feces in her face when she was a toddler and her adoptive father used a stun gun on her, according to the petition. It cited severe depression that resulted in multiple suicide attempts, both as a child and as an adult.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The petition also included reports citing a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, a condition that causes anguish and other symptoms as a result of a disparity between a person’s gender identity and their assigned sex at birth. But McLaughlin’s sexual identity was “not the main focus” of the clemency request, her attorney, Larry Komp, said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2003, long before transitioning, McLaughlin was in a relationship with Beverly Guenther. After they stopped dating, McLaughlin would show up at the suburban St. Louis office where the 45-year-old Guenther worked, sometimes hiding inside the building, according to court records. Guenther obtained a restraining order, and police officers occasionally escorted her to her car after work.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guenther’s neighbors called police the night of Nov. 20, 2003, when she failed to return home. Officers went to the office building, where they found a broken knife handle near her car and a trail of blood. A day later, McLaughlin led police to a location near the Mississippi River in St. Louis, where the body had been dumped. Authorities said she had been raped and stabbed repeatedly with a steak knife.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">McLaughlin was convicted of first-degree murder in 2006. A judge sentenced McLaughlin to death after a jury deadlocked on the sentence. Komp said Missouri and Indiana are the only states that allow a judge to sentence someone to death.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A court in 2016 ordered a new sentencing hearing, but a federal appeals court panel reinstated the death penalty in 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“McLaughlin terrorized Ms. Guenther in the final years of her life, but we hope her family and loved ones may finally have some peace,” Parson said in a written statement after the execution.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">McLaughlin began transitioning about three years ago, according to Jessica Hicklin, who spent 26 years in prison for a drug-related killing before being released a year ago. Hicklin, now 43, sued the Missouri Department of Corrections, challenging a policy that prohibited hormone therapy for inmates who weren’t receiving it before being incarcerated. She won the lawsuit in 2018 and became a mentor to other transgender inmates, including McLaughlin. McLaughlin did not receive hormone treatments, however, Komp said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hicklin described McLaughlin as a painfully shy person who came out of her shell after she decided to transition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“She always had a smile and a dad joke,” Hicklin said. “If you ever talked to her, it was always with the dad jokes.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bureau of Justice Statistics has estimated there are 3,200 transgender inmates in the nation’s prisons and jails. Perhaps the best-known case of a transgender prisoner seeking treatment was that of Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who served seven years in federal prison for leaking government documents to Wikileaks until President Barack Obama commuted the sentence in 2017. The Army agreed to pay for hormone treatments for Manning in 2015.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice wrote in a court filing that state prison officials must treat an inmate’s gender identity condition just as they would treat other medical or mental health conditions, regardless of when the diagnosis occurred.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only woman ever executed in Missouri was Bonnie B. Heady, put to death on Dec. 18, 1953, for kidnapping and killing a 6-year-old boy. Heady was executed in the gas chamber, side by side with the other kidnapper and killer, Carl Austin Hall.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nationally, 18 people were executed in 2022, including two in Missouri. Kevin Johnson was put to death in November for the ambush killing of a Kirkwood, Missouri, police officer. Carman Deck was executed in May for killing James and Zelma Long during a robbery at their home in De Soto, Missouri.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another Missouri inmate, Leonard Taylor, is scheduled to die Feb. 7 for killing his girlfriend and her three young children. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 03:05:16', '2023-01-04 03:05:16'),
(4207, 4207, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The Chinese government has suggested that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on Chinese arrivals are politically motivated - and has warned that it may retaliate.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The US, India and the UK are among the nations that have introduced mandatory testing for arrivals from China.</div><div><br></div><div>The country has recently seen a surge in Covid cases following the easing of its strict controls.</div><div><br></div><div>And there are fears that cases and deaths are being vastly underreported.</div><div><br></div><div>China\'s last daily Covid update, on 24 December, reported fewer than 5,000 cases - but some analysts claim the daily caseload is already over two million, and could peak at almost four million this month.</div><div><br></div><div>A lack of data - and China\'s announcement that it was easing curbs on travel from 8 January - led to more than a dozen countries announcing Covid testing on arrivals from China.</div><div><br></div><div>The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share more real-time information and a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry on Tuesday said that Beijing was willing to \"improve communication with the world\".</div><div><br></div><div>However, spokeswoman Mao Ning said the government was \"firmly opposed to attempts to manipulate the epidemic prevention and control measures for political purposes, and will take corresponding measures...according to the principle of reciprocity.\"</div><div><br></div><div>China\'s borders have been largely closed since March 2020 - meaning few foreigners were able to enter and those that did had to undergo rigorous testing and quarantine.</div><div><br></div><div>The European Union\'s disease prevention agency and Australia\'s Chief Medical Officer have both argued that high levels of vaccination and immunity reduce the threat that Covid poses.</div><div><br></div><div>But despite that, countries - including in the EU - have imposed testing for Chinese arrivals.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I think we\'re performing our duty in protecting French people by asking for tests,\" France\'s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We\'re doing it while respecting the rules of the World Health Organization and we will continue to do it.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, has said an overwhelming number of member states favour introducing travel restrictions. Some countries have already introduced their own measures but a decision on whether that will be extended to all EU countries is expected on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>The US has also defended its testing requirements, saying that its approach is based \"solely and exclusively on science\".</div><div><br></div><div>It\'s not the first time that Beijing has been at odds with the international community over the virus. It was first detected in Wuhan in central China in late 2019 and the government resisted attempts to investigate the origins.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, China has on Tuesday rejected an offer from the European Union to supply an unspecified number of Covid-19 vaccines to help deal with the surge in cases, saying it has an \"adequate supply\".</div><div><br></div><div>Official data shows China has given more than 3.4 billion doses - the vast majority of which are CoronaVac.</div><div><br></div><div>The government has so far insisted in using only Chinese-made vaccines, which have been proven to be less effective than other Western-developed mRNA vaccines against the Omicron variant. BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 03:28:41', '2023-01-04 03:28:41'),
(4208, 4208, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka\'s air quality turned in the ‘unhealthy\' zone on Wednesday morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 192 at 8:30 am, the metropolis ranked sixth in the list of world cities with the worst air quality.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘very unhealthy’, while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing serious health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sarajevo’s Bosnia Herzegovina and Ghana’s Accra occupied the first two spots with an AQI of 289 and 258, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, an AQI between 101 and 150 is considered \'unhealthy\', particularly for sensitive groups.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 03:32:06', '2023-01-04 03:32:06'),
(4209, 4209, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Kannada star Kiccha Sudeep has responded to the criticism that Rashmika Mandanna has been facing ever since she said that she had not watched the hit Kannada film Kantara. He has said that a celebrity\'s life is about getting all the garlands, as well as stones.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Asked if she had watched Rishab Shetty\'s Kantara, Rashmika had told media in November that she did not get the time to watch it. However, a section of people went after her alleging that she forgot her roots; Rishab had directed her debut film Kirik Party.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked if her statement was blown out of proportion, Sudeep told IndiaGlitz Telugu in a new interview, “It is what it is. How can you change the world? If you go 15-20 years back, there were news channels interviewing us and all that was pretty new at the time. But if you go to Dr Rajkumar sir’s time, nothing was there except Doordarshan and papers.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added, \"So, how can you say they were better because now suddenly media is there? It’s wrong (to say that) because of media news everything is going wrong. We should learn to handle it. We should always move on. And once you’re a public figure, there will always be garlands; there will always be eggs, tomatoes and stones also coming at you.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rashmika has not responded to the criticism directly but soon after the chaos, she posted a long note on Instagram about handling negativity. \"A couple of things have been troubling me these last few days or weeks or months or maybe even years now and I think it’s time I address it. I am only speaking for myself – something I should have done years ago. I have been on the receiving end of a lot of hate ever since I started my career. Quite literally a punching bag for a lot of trolls and negativity out there,” she wrote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I know that the life I’ve chosen comes with a price – I understand that I’m not everyone’s cup of tea and certainly don’t expect to be loved by every single person out there. That doesn’t mean because you don’t approve of me you can spew negativity instead. Only I know the kind of work I put in, day in and day out to make you all happy. The happiness you feel from the work I put out is what I care about most. I really am trying the best I can to put out things that both you and I are proud of,” she added. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 04:07:59', '2023-01-04 04:07:59'),
(4210, 4210, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland got a formal welcome into the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, taking the two-year seats they won unopposed in June.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a tradition that Kazakhstan started in 2018, the five countries’ ambassadors installed their national flags Tuesday alongside those of other members outside the council chambers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mozambican Ambassador Pedro Comissário Afonso of Mozambique called it “a historic date” and Swiss Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl said she felt “a deep sense of humility and responsibility” as their countries marked their first-ever terms on U.N.’s most powerful body. Malta joined for a second time, Ecuador a fourth and Japan a record 12th.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States are permanent, veto-wielding members of the group. Its 10 other members are elected by the 193-nation General Assembly for staggered, two-year terms. They’re allocated by global regions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To many countries, winning a council seat is considered a signature diplomatic accomplishment that can raise a nation’s global profile and afford small countries a bigger voice than they might otherwise have in the major international peace and security issues of the day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The council deploys peacekeeping missions, can approve sanctions and speaks out — sometimes — on conflicts and flashpoints, while also surveying such thematic issues as terrorism and arms control. While many matters are perennials on the agenda, council members also can use the platform to spotlight emerging concerns or topics of particular interest to them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Countries often campaign for the council for years. Some 60 nations have never had a seat since the group’s formation in 1946.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five latest members are replacing India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway. Their terms ended Dec. 31.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other current two-year members are Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and United Arab Emirates. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 04:12:13', '2023-01-04 04:12:13'),
(4211, 4211, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">As families have struggled to purchase household staples, an Egyptian government agency praised an alternative, cheap protein source -- \"chicken feet, good for the body and the budget\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The advice drew widespread scorn on social media while lawmaker Karim al-Sadat slammed it as \"divorced from the reality of the crisis\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The anger reflects the hardships of many in the Arab world\'s most populous nation, which recently had to ask for a $3 billion loan programme from the International Monetary Fund.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The bread I used to buy for one Egyptian pound now costs three,\" said Rehab, 34, at a Cairo bakery, asking not to be named in full.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"My husband makes 6,000 pounds ($242) a month, which used to last us all month but now runs out in 10 days.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In a country heavily reliant on food imports, prices have also shot up for staples such as cooking oil and legumes, putting the financial squeeze on many of Egypt\'s 104 million people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Rationing signs in big supermarkets now warn customers they can each purchase only three bags of rice, two bottles of milk and one bottle of oil.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Reda, a 55-year-old civil servant and hospital janitor who provides for her family of 13, said frozen meat had more than doubled in price and is \"no longer an option\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Even with two salaries, there\'s a lot I just can\'t buy anymore.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">- Scramble for dollars -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Egypt\'s economy was hit hard after Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine last February unsettled global investors and led them to pull billions out of the North African country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The war sent wheat prices spiralling, heavily impacting Egypt, one of the world\'s largest grain importers, and piling pressure on its foreign currency reserves.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">With costs driven up further by soaring global energy prices, official inflation topped 18 percent in November.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The central bank twice devalued the pound last year as the foreign currency crunch saw imported goods worth billions held up at its ports.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Amid the crisis, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi\'s government has been looking for foreign currency where it can.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Starting this month, tourists will have to pay for train tickets in dollars, said Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Many banks have limited foreign currency withdrawals and tripled credit card charges.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Even the pro-government TV talk show host Amr Adib voiced fury when he urged banks to allow Egyptians abroad to at least \"withdraw enough money to take a taxi to the airport so they can come home\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">- Suez Canal fund -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Egypt has in the past decade tripled its foreign debt to $157 billion. It has $33.5 billion in foreign reserves, of which $28 billion are deposits from its wealthy Gulf allies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The IMF loan programme, worth $3 billion over 46 months, is a drop in the bucket for Cairo whose debt service in 2022-2023 alone amounts to $42 billion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ratings agency Moody\'s ranks Egypt as one of the five countries most at risk of defaulting on its foreign debt.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Egypt\'s economy has long been dominated by powerful state and military-led enterprises.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The Egyptian military, on whose support President Sisi is dependent, is the main beneficiary of the debt policy,\" said Stephan Roll of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">External debt has helped \"to finance major projects in which they could earn significant money, namely large development projects entrusted to military engineers,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">As such, Roll said, Egypt\'s foreign debt policy has served to \"consolidate the authoritarian regime\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Under IMF pressure, Egypt is now seeking to make headway on some long-delayed privatisation schemes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">A recent move to create a sovereign fund tied to the Suez Canal raised public fears that Egypt would lose sovereignty over the waterway, a major source of national pride.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Authorities were quick to reassure Egyptians that the canal is \"not for sale,\" while a fund overseen by Sisi himself aims to leverage the canal\'s revenues to draw in foreign investment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"When it comes to money, stay out of it,\" Sisi said recently. \"I know how to handle it.\" AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 04:47:22', '2023-01-04 04:47:22'),
(4212, 4212, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">US President Joe Biden will host Japan\'s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on January 13, the White House announced Tuesday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"President Biden looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan to the White House on Friday, January 13th to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people,\" the White House said in a statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two leaders will talk about ways to address climate change as well as discuss security issues around North Korea, China and Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, the statement added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden will renew his support for Japan\'s presidency of the G7 and its mandate as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the White House said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kishida warned last summer at a summit with Biden in Japan that China\'s ambition to take back the island of Taiwan could flare into a new conflict. \"Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,\" the Japanese leader said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last month, Japan\'s government approved a major defense policy overhaul, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the \"greatest strategic challenge ever\" to its security.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its largest defense shake-up in decades, Japan vowed to increase security spending to two percent of GDP by 2027, reshape its military command, and acquire new missiles that can strike far-flung enemy launch sites. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 04:51:15', '2023-01-04 04:51:15'),
(4213, 4213, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route resumed this morning after more than six hours of disruption caused thick fog.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Mohiuddin Russel, Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Aricha sector, said ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route were suspended at 3 am due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two ferries were stuck in the middle of the river while twelve others were stranded on both sides of it, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 200 small and large vehicles were seen waiting on both sides to cross the river, causing immense suffering for the passengers amidst cold.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ferry services on the route resumed at 9 am when the fog started to clear, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route were suspended at 2:15 am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five ferries were stranded on both sides, said an official, adding that the services will resume once visibility improves. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 05:27:42', '2023-01-04 13:02:38'),
(4214, 4214, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Cristiano Ronaldo described himself as a \"unique player\" and insisted his career was not over as he received a thunderous welcome at his new club in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Portuguese superstar, 37, said he had done all he could in Europe and was hungry for a new challenge as he was greeted by fireworks and deafening roars at Al Nassr\'s Mrsool Park stadium.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five-time Ballon d\'Or winner, with five Champions League titles to his name, signed for an estimated 200 million euros to June 2025 not long after his acrimonious split with Manchester United.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s not the end of my career to come to Saudi Arabia. This is why I change and, to be honest, I\'m really not worried about what people say,\" Ronaldo said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"In Europe my work is done... I had many offers in Europe, many in Brazil, Australia, the US, even in Portugal,\" he added. \"Many clubs tried to sign me but I gave my word to this club.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The packed, 25,000-capacity stadium erupted when Ronaldo, dressed in Al Nassr\'s yellow and blue kit, walked on the pitch, saluting the crowd as fireworks and floodlights flashed around him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, wearing the traditional black abaya or all-covering robe worn by most Saudi women, followed at a distance along with Ronaldo\'s children.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'m a unique player. It\'s good to come here, I broke all the records there (in Europe) and I want to break a few records here,\" Ronaldo said earlier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'m coming here to win, to play, to enjoy, to be part of the success of the country and culture of the country,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo joins the nine-time Saudi champions just weeks after his departure from United following a TV interview where he slammed the club and coach Erik ten Hag.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Sportswashing\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Nassr, the nine-time Saudi league champions, represent a significant drop in standard for the Portuguese forward who spearheaded title-laden campaigns with United, Real Madrid and Juventus.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oil-rich monarchy Saudi Arabia, which has been snapping up sports assets as part of a drive to soften its austere image, is often accused of \"sportswashing\", or using sport to distract attention from human rights controversies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo arrives just weeks after the World Cup in neighbouring Qatar, and as Saudi Arabia considers a joint Asia-Africa-Europe bid to host football\'s biggest tournament with Egypt and Greece.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well before his arrival, supporters carrying yellow \"Ronaldo 7\" flags and blue-and-yellow Al Nassr scarves turned up at the stadium, some of them looking for tickets.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adam Seddik, an Al Ittihad fan from Jeddah, said he drove 900 kilometres (560 miles) to Riyadh to witness the spectacle.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"His presence will elevate the Saudi league value and its viewership,\" said Seddik.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"He is the greatest player in the world.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Excitement is at fever-pitch over the arrival of Ronaldo, the highest-profile player to come to Saudi Arabia, the Gulf or any country in the Asian confederation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fans queued down the street to buy Ronaldo\'s Al Nassr shirt with his trademark number seven, and Al Nassr\'s Instagram page gained millions of new followers after his signing was made public.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo\'s signing comes against the backdrop of a Saudi push into sports including golf, boxing, tennis and F1 as well as football, following the takeover of English Premier League club Newcastle United last year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi Arabia, led by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- Ronaldo\'s contemporary at 37 -- will host upcoming editions of the Asian Games and Asian Winter Games, as well as football\'s men\'s and women\'s Asian Cups. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 05:45:00', '2023-01-04 05:45:00'),
(4215, 4215, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Moderate to severe cold conditions are likely to continue in north, north-western and central parts of the country due to lower difference between day and night temperatures, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Met office regular bulletin, “Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight till morning and it may continue till noon at places.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Met office made the forecast at 9 am today for the next 24 hours.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky over the country while night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lowest temperature in the country was recorded in Srimangal, at 9 degree Celsius.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, ridge of Sub-continental high extends up to West Bengal and adjoining area of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seasonal low lies over South Bay, extending its trough to North Bay. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 06:18:41', '2023-01-04 06:18:41');
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(4216, 4216, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Voting to Gaibandha-5 (Saghata-Fulchhari upazila) constituency by-polls began at 8 am today amid tight security as the polling will continue till 4 pm without any break.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A public holiday has been announced in the constituency to enable the voters to exercise their rights to franchise, officials said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 3, 39, 743 voters will cast their votes at 952 booths of 145 centres in all the 17 unions of the upazilas to elect Member of Parliament from the constituency, they said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deputy Commissioner Oliur Rahman visited some polling centers in the morning to see the polling atmosphere.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his visit, the voters expressed satisfaction over the polling atmosphere in the centers, saying they are exercising their rights to franchise peacefully.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel along with other law enforcers are patrolling the roads and important places of the constituencies so the voters can cast their votes without any difficulties, said police super Md. Kamal Hossain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As many as 17 executive magistrates and two judicial magistrates are on duty to hold the by-polls peacefully said, additional district magistrate Jahid Hasan Siddiquee.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mobile and summary courts are also tasked with instantly trying the law violators during the polling, he also said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A number of voters were seen to go to the polling centres to cast their votes with festive mood.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five candidates are contesting the election race, district election officer said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The candidates are Mahmud Hasan Ripon (Awami League), Zahangir Hossain (Bikolpo Dhara), Nahiduzzaman Nishat (Independent), Syed Mahbubur Rahman (Independent), and Golam Shaheed Ranzu (Jatiya Party).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But, a few days back, independent candidate Nahiduzzaman Nishat at a press conference in Bogura Press Club had announced to withdraw himself from the election race.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The constituency fell vacant due to the death of veteran parliamentarian and deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangshad Adv. Fazle Rabbi Miah.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then, on August 24, the election commission announced the by-polls to be held on October 12.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the election schedule, the polling started on October 12, but after noon, due to some irregularities the voting was suspended.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> Later, the election commission rescheduled the by-elections for January 4. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 06:25:10', '2023-01-04 07:11:43'),
(4217, 4217, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Voting in the by-election for Gaibandha-5 constituency, which was suspended due to irregularities, is underway with participation of voters in a festive mood.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Voting started at 8 am and will continue till 4:30 pm. No untoward incident was reported till the filing of this report around 10 am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">People were seen standing in long queues since morning, ignoring the cold.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The presence of female voters is comparatively higher than their male counterparts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 3,39,743 people are expected to exercise their franchise in 145 polling centres. Of them, 1,70,160 are females and 1,69,583 are male.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">District Election Officer and Returning officer Abdul Motaleb said that of the 145 polling centres, 72 are consider \"important\" while 32 are counted as \"most important\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All preparations have been taken to hold a smooth, free and fair election, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elections will be monitored through CCTV cameras as done before.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rab, police, BGB and Ansar members will remain deployed to hold the election peacefully, said Motaleb.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The candidates of the Gaibandha-5 by-election are: Awami League candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon, Jatiya Party candidate AHM Golam Shaheed Ranju, Bikalpa Dhara candidate Advocate Jahangir Alam and independent candidate Syed Mahbubur Rahman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The constituency consists of Saghata and Phulchhari upazilas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On October 12 last year, the Election Commission (EC) suspended the by-election due to “rampant irregularities” on the election day and later the commission fixed January 4 for holding the polls.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the death of Gaibandha-5 lawmaker and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Fazle Rabbi Miah on July 22, 2022, it became a constitutional obligation to hold election for the parliamentary seat by October 20, 2022. Accordingly it was scheduled for October 12.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A three-member committee was formed to look into the election irregularities on October 12 last year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the recommendations of the committee, the Election Commission took punitive actions against 133 officials including an additional deputy commissioner, five sub-inspectors and returning officer of the election. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 07:10:46', '2023-01-04 07:10:46'),
(4218, 4218, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A petition has been filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order granting bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in Dhaka\'s Nayapaltan on December 7 last year.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additional Attorney General SM Munir said the government filed the petition with the Appellate Division bench concerned this morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division will hear the petition after 2 pm.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, on Tuesday, the High Court granted six months\' bail to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas, in the case. The HC bench of Justice Md Selim and Justice Md Riaz Uddin granted the bail.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court also issued a rule asking the government to explain why the two BNP leaders should not be granted permanent bail.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 21, Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Asaduzzaman rejected the BNP leaders’ bail petitions for the fourth time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 9, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Fakhrul and Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, they were shown arrested in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital’s Nayapaltan. A Dhaka court sent them to jail rejecting their bail pleas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 12, a Dhaka court rejected the bail petitions of 224 leaders and activists of BNP, including Fakhrul and Abbas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 15, the bail petitions of the two BNP leaders were rejected again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Dhaka court ordered to give division facility to them on December 9 and then they were given the division facility from December 13.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were accused of instigating, planning, and directing an attack on police.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 7, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office, ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police filed four cases at Ramna, Shahjahanpur, Motijheel and Paltan police stations against 720 BNP activists and over 2400 unnamed people in connection with the clash with BNP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of the BNP men, 450 were accused in the case filed at Nayapaltan police station, 20 in a case filed at Motijheel police station and seven in a case filed at Shahjahanpur police station. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 07:27:17', '2023-01-04 07:27:17'),
(4219, 4219, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the next election will he held as per the constitution of the country and her government is ready to welcome election observers.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The next election will be held as per the constitution,” she said while four MPs of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group called on her at her office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MPs are- Rushanara Ali, Jonathan Reynolds Mohammed Yasin and Tom Hunt.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the reporters after the call on.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He quoted the PM as telling the delegation that the Election Commission in the country is very much independent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We follow your Westminster type of democracy. We do not have any problem if election observers come,\" she was quoted as saying.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that Awami League as a political party has its long tradition of fighting for the restoration of  democracy from the clutches of military rulers in the past. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that the military rulers used to grab the state power using guns and then got into politics after forming political parties. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina urged the British MPs to take initiative to stop Russia-Ukraine war. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that as a result of sanctions and counter sanctions countries like Bangladesh have been suffering in many ways. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that foodgrains, essentials and edible oils used to come from Ukraine. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“But due to the war import of these items is being hindered resulting in price hike of these items,\" said the premier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She urged the UK entrepreneurs to make investment in the 100 economic zones across the country. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We will welcome the UK investment  there,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British MPs expressed their satisfaction over the unprecedented infrastructural development of Bangladesh. They praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for this development, according to the press secretary.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Specially they highly appreciated the development in the connectivity including Metro Rail, Padma Bridge and Bangabandhu Tunnel,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MPs think that these infrastructures will be very helpful for the development of Bangladesh, he said </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Terming Britain as the development partner of Bangladesh they said that their country wants to work with Bangladesh for its development. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They said that Bangladeshi diaspora in the UK is very much hard working, and they are  contributing to the British economy. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also said that the UK will work with Bangladesh on climate change issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also discussed about the next general elections in Bangladesh, Ihsanul added. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM appreciated British support to Bangladesh in climate change issues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that the government is serious about the climate change problem and it has started the adaptation and mitigation progammres with its own resources. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had started the process initially with tree plantation along the coastal belt and construction of multipurpose cyclone sheltera by training 75,000 volunteers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina expressed her gratitude to the late Queen Elizabeth II saying that she always gave special attention to Bangladesh as guardian of the commonwealth nations. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also conveyed her regards to the British PM Rishi Sunak.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ambassador-at-Large M Ziauddin, Principal Secretary M. Tofazzel Hossain Miah and British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson were present. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 08:08:13', '2023-01-04 08:08:31'),
(4220, 4220, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Myanmar\'s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country\'s independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Southeast Asian country has faced international isolation and Western-led sanctions since the military seized power from a democratically elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung Sang Suu Kyi nearly two years ago.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I want to say thank you to some international and regional countries and organisations and individuals who positively cooperated with us... in the midst of all the pressure, criticisms and attacks,\" Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said in a speech to mark Myanmar\'s 75th independence day.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are closely working with neighbouring countries such as China, India, Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh. We will work together for border stability and development,\" Min Aung Hlaing said in a speech at a parade in the capital Naypyitaw, complete with flag-waving civil servants, marching soldiers, tanks and a flypast by military jets.</div><div><br></div><div>Myanmar has been in chaos since the army took power from Suu Kyi\'s government on Feb 1, 2021, detaining her and other officials and responding to pro-democracy protests and dissent with brutal force, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.</div><div><br></div><div>While street protests are now rare after bloody crackdowns, the military is involved in almost daily clashes with minority ethnic forces and insecurity has spread to swathes of the country as members of a so-called People\'s Defence Force have taken up arms to fight for a return to democracy.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, Suu Kyi was recently convicted of five counts of corruption and jailed for seven more years, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham designed to keep the junta\'s biggest threat at bay amid widespread domestic resistance to its rule.</div><div><br></div><div>Suu Kyi is being held in a jail in Naypyitaw in solitary confinement and the military insist she has received due process by an independent court.</div><div><br></div><div>Authorities typically release some prisoners to mark the day when Myanmar declared independence from British rule.</div><div><br></div><div>MRTV said the latest amnesty would not include those convicted of murder and rape, or jailed for charges related to explosives, unlawful association, weapons, drugs, natural disaster management and corruption.</div><div><br></div><div>It was not immediately clear if any political detainees would be freed.</div><div><br></div><div>The United States, the European Union and countries such as Britain and Canada, have imposed sanctions on Myanmar\'s military and individuals deemed to have helped the junta come to power.</div><div><br></div><div>In a further rebuke, the UN Security Council last month adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years, demanding an end to violence and for the junta to free all political detainees.</div><div><br></div><div>Referring to international pressure, Min Aung Hlaing hit out at what he said were \"disruptions from countries and organizations who want to intervene in Myanmar\'s internal affairs.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Still, the junta has maintained some international support. The UN Security Council remains split over how to deal with the Myanmar crisis, with China and Russia arguing against strong action. They also abstained from last month\'s vote on a resolution, along with India.</div><div><br></div><div>Thailand also hosted regional talks last month to discuss the crisis, including rare international appearances by junta ministers, even as several key members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, vocal in their criticism of the junta, did not attend.</div><div><br></div><div>ASEAN is leading diplomatic peace efforts and Myanmar\'s generals have been barred from the bloc\'s high-profile gatherings for failing to honour promises to start talks with opponents linked to Suu Kyi\'s ousted government. - Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 09:52:59', '2023-01-04 09:52:59'),
(4221, 4221, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A petition has been filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order granting bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in Dhaka\'s Nayapaltan on December 7 last year.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Additional Attorney General SM Munir said the government filed the petition with the Appellate Division bench concerned this morning.</div><div><br></div><div>The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division will hear the petition after 2 pm.</div><div>Earlier, on Tuesday, the High Court granted six months\' bail to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas, in the case. The HC bench of Justice Md Selim and Justice Md Riaz Uddin granted the bail.</div><div><br></div><div>The court also issued a rule asking the government to explain why the two BNP leaders should not be granted permanent bail.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 21, Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Asaduzzaman rejected the BNP leaders’ bail petitions for the fourth time.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 9, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Fakhrul and Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, they were shown arrested in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital’s Nayapaltan. A Dhaka court sent them to jail rejecting their bail pleas.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 12, a Dhaka court rejected the bail petitions of 224 leaders and activists of BNP, including Fakhrul and Abbas.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 15, the bail petitions of the two BNP leaders were rejected again.</div><div><br></div><div>A Dhaka court ordered to give division facility to them on December 9 and then they were given the division facility from December 13.</div><div><br></div><div>They were accused of instigating, planning, and directing an attack on police.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 7, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office, ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div><br></div><div>Police filed four cases at Ramna, Shahjahanpur, Motijheel and Paltan police stations against 720 BNP activists and over 2400 unnamed people in connection with the clash with BNP, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand. of the BNP men, 450 were accused in the case filed at Nayapaltan police station, 20 in a case filed at Motijheel police station and seven in a case filed at Shahjahanpur police station.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 10:03:45', '2023-01-04 10:03:45'),
(4222, 4222, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the next election will be held as per country\'s constitution while four MPs of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group called on her.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"The next election will be held as per the constitution,\" Prime Minister\'s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted the premier as saying while briefing reporters after the call on at Prime Minister\'s Office (PMO).</div><div><br></div><div> Four British MPs are - Rushanara Ali, Jonathan Reynolds, Mohammed Yasin and Tom Hunt.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the press secretary, the prime minister said the Election Commission of Bangladesh is very much independent.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We follow your Westminster type of democracy. We don\'t have any problem if election observer comes,\" she told the British MPs.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina mentioned that Awami League (AL), as a political party, has a long tradition of fighting for the restoration of the democracy from the military rulers in the past.</div><div><br></div><div>She said the military rulers used to grab the state power using guns and then descended to politics after forming political parties.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina urged the British MPs to take initiative to stop Russia-Ukraine war, saying that as a result of sanction and counter sanction, countries like Bangladesh are suffering in many ways.</div><div><br></div><div>She said that foodgrains, essentials and edible oils used to come from Ukraine. \"But due to the war, importing of those items are being hindered resulting in its price hike,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister urged the UK entrepreneurs to come up with the investment in the 100 economic zones in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We will welcome the UK investment there,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The British MPs expressed their satisfaction over the unprecedented infrastructural development of Bangladesh as they praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for this development.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Especially, they highly appreciated the development of the connectivity including construction of Metro Rail, Padma Bridge and Bangabandhu Tunnel,\" the press secretary said.</div><div><br></div><div>The British parliament members think that these infrastructures will be very helpful for the development of Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Terming Britain as the development partner of Bangladesh, they said Britain wanted to work with Bangladesh for its development.</div><div><br></div><div>They mentioned that Bangladeshi diaspora in the UK is very much hard-working, and they are contributing to the British economy.</div><div><br></div><div>The British lawmakers also said that the UK will work with Bangladesh on climate change issue.</div><div><br></div><div>They also discussed the next general elections in Bangladesh, Ihsanul Karim added.</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appreciated British support to Bangladesh in climate change issue.</div><div><br></div><div>She said the government is serious about the climate change issue and it has started taking adaptation and mitigation programmes with its own resources.</div><div><br></div><div>She, in this regard, said that Bangabandhu had started the process initially by tree plantation in the coastal belt areas and construction of multipurpose cyclone shelter with providing training to 75,000 volunteers.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina expressed her gratitude to the Queen Elizabeth II saying that she always gave special attention to Bangladesh as a guardian of the commonwealth nations.</div><div><br></div><div>She also conveyed her regards to the British prime minister.</div><div><br></div><div>Ambassador-at-Large M Ziauddin, PM\'s Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah and British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson were present, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 11:05:50', '2023-01-04 11:40:17'),
(4223, 4223, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Delhi\'s minimum temperature on Wednesday morning plunged to 4.4 degrees Celsius - the season\'s lowest -- making the national capital colder than Dharamsala, Nainital and Dehradun.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A dense layer of fog lowered visibility to 200 metres, affecting the movement of road and rail traffic. At least 19 trains to Delhi were delayed by one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half hours due to the foggy weather, a Railways spokesperson said.</div><div><br></div><div>The India Meteorological Department (IMD) shared satellite images that showed a thick layer of fog over the Indo-Gangetic plains and adjoining central and eastern parts of the country.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Fog/low cloud layer persists over north and central parts of India, covering large parts of the country and causing \'cold day\' to \'severe cold day\'. (A) cold wave (was) recorded over isolated pockets of Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan,\" an IMD official said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Palam observatory at the Indira Gandhi International Airport logged a visibility level of 200 metres at 5.30 am.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the weather office, \'very dense\' fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, 51 and 200 metres is \'dense\', 201 and 500 metres \'moderate\', and 501 and 1,000 metres \'shallow\'.</div><div><br></div><div>With frosty winds from the snow-clad Himalayas barrelling through the plains, the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi\'s primary weather station, saw the minimum temperature plummet to 4.4 degrees Celsius from 8.5 degrees a day ago.</div><div><br></div><div>Delhi\'s minimum temperature was lower than that of Dharamsala (5.2 degrees), Nainital (6 degrees) and Dehradun (4.5 degrees).</div><div><br></div><div>The Delhi Ridge weather station near Delhi University recorded a cold wave with a minimum temperature of 3.3 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the capital on Wednesday.</div><div>Coldwave conditions are predicted in the national capital during the next three days and the mercury may drop to 4 degrees, the IMD has forecast.</div><div><br></div><div>The cold snap is expected to strain power grids and pose challenges to homeless people.\'Cold day\' conditions had gripped Delhi on Tuesday with the maximum temperature dropping five degrees below normal at many places in the national capital, including Lodhi Road, Palam, Jafarpur and Mayur Vihar.</div><div><br></div><div>A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius below the normal and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below the normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum is 6.5 degrees Celsius or more below the normal.</div><div><br></div><div>The IMD has predicted dense to very dense fog and cold day conditions over northwest India during the next four to five days.</div><div><br></div><div>Coldwave conditions are likely to continue over northwest India during the next two days and the intensity will decrease thereafter, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>In the plains, the Met office declares a cold wave if the minimum temperature dips to four degrees Celsius or when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 notches below normal.</div><div><br></div><div>A severe cold wave is when the minimum temperature dips to two degrees Celsius or the departure from the normal is more than 6.4 degrees Celsius. Source: zeenews.india.com&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 11:30:16', '2023-01-04 11:30:16'),
(4225, 4225, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the police officials to remain alert against recurrence of arson-terrorism and ill-attempt to hinder country\'s economic progress.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Remain alert so none can impede the economic development of Bangladesh, none can dare to do arson-terrorism again and none can interrupt the security of people\'s life,\" she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The premier said this while addressing the high officials of Bangladesh Police at the Prime Minister\'s Office (PMO) here on the occasion of Police Week-2023.</div><div><br></div><div>She said it\'s alright that anyone will stage agitation and movement, but it will have to be done with people\'s participation.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\"If any destructive activity is perpetrated there, appropriate measures have to be taken,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said today\'s achievement of Bangladesh didn\'t come in any way, rather the government has done it.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This development of the country didn\'t come in any way, we have to give labour, have to do work and have to formulate plan for it,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She also said the government has brought a massive change in Bangladesh as the outcome of its development activities.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister said, \"In Bangladesh, we not only tell it, rather the entire world acknowledge it (development of the country).\"</div><div><br></div><div>She said they have kept rolling the economic wheel of Bangladesh and done it very successfully facing Covid-19 and war (Ukraine-Russia) as well as maintaining economic policy strictly.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>With many others, Bangladesh Police also has huge contribution to this development, she said, adding that, \"So, none can disrupt this progress.\"&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and Public Security Division Senior Secretary Md. Aminul Islam Khan also spoke.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun delivered the welcome address, while Additional IGP Kamrul Hasan gave the vote of thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier also heard some high police officials.</div><div><br></div><div>A documentary on Bangladesh Police was screened. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 11:38:18', '2023-01-04 11:38:18'),
(4226, 4226, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Natural remedies can be helpful when it comes to not feeling cold in winter. While not as severe as the flu, coming down with a cold can make basic day-to-day activities more challenging.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>☼ Practice prevention</div><div><br></div><div>One of the best ways to manage a cold is to avoid getting sick in the first place. While it’s impossible to avoid ever catching a cold, there are a few things you can do to minimize your risk, like</div><div><br></div><div>Protect your immune system by staying healthy. Exercise regularly.&nbsp;</div><div>Eat healthy foods - especially dark green leafy vegetables. And take good care of your mental health.</div><div><br></div><div>Wash your hands with soap and water.</div><div>Avoid touching your face. Cold viruses can live on your hands for up to 24 hours and they can enter your body through your nose, mouth, and eyes.</div><div>Stay away from people who are sick.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>☼. Stay hydrated</div><div><br></div><div>Proper hydration can help your body fight infection. To ensure you’re staying hydrated, try to:</div><div><br></div><div>Drink lots of fluids. This can include water, decaffeinated tea, juice (but skip anything with too much sugar), and soup.</div><div><br></div><div>Avoid beverages that dehydrate you - like sodas, alcohol, or coffee.</div><div><br></div><div>☼ Set yourself reminders to drink water.</div><div>Fill up a water bottle in the morning and make sure to sip it throughout the day.</div><div><br></div><div>☼ Get some good rest</div><div><br></div><div>Fighting an illness can take a toll on your body. Giving your body the rest it needs can help your immune system fight off the cold virus. Here are a few ways to let your body naturally heal itself:</div><div><br></div><div>Put the smartphone down. Give your brain a break by setting the device aside.</div><div><br></div><div>Take a nap.</div><div>Read a lighthearted book.</div><div><br></div><div>☼ Ease your sore throat</div><div><br></div><div>A sore throat can be a constant irritation when you have a cold. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to soothe it.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Make your own honey, lemon, and ginger cough drops. There are several recipes available online - find one that works for you.</div><div><br></div><div>Sip warm tea with honey and lemon.</div><div>Gargle with warm saltwater.</div><div><br></div><div>Drink warm, clear broth.</div><div>Enjoy a cold treat like a fresh fruit ice pop.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Reduce congestion</div><div>When mucus builds up in your nasal passages and lungs, it causes congestion and a general feeling of stuffiness.&nbsp; - Thrive</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 12:18:56', '2023-01-04 12:18:56'),
(4227, 4227, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">It was used to build the Great Wall of China and Spain\'s mediaeval Alhambra Palace -- and now earth is back in vogue as a building material.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Climate change has spurred renewed interest in the ancient technique which sees polluting concrete swapped where possible for earth.</div><div><br></div><div>For centuries, mud and clay were an abundantly available way to put a roof over one\'s head, but earth\'s environmental credentials are behind its modern-day resurgence.</div><div><br></div><div>\"A kilo of cement emits a kilo of CO2. Whereas a kilo of earth emits none,\" Xavier Chateau of the Navier Laboratory at the French National Centre for Scientific Research said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"If we could reduce by 25 percent the volume of cement consumed globally it would be equivalent to negating the impact on the climate of all air transport,\" he estimated.</div><div><br></div><div>Known as rammed earth construction, the practice dates at least as far back as the Neolithic era.</div><div><br></div><div>It involves compacting certain soils into a mold, of sorts, to make building blocks or build up whole walls, layer by layer.</div><div><br></div><div>More than two billion people across some 150 countries live in buildings made of earth, according to a 2006 guide on earth building by French authors Hugo Houben and Hubert Guillaud.</div><div><br></div><div>Advocates say it can help reduce reliance on concrete, which accounts for about eight percent of global CO2 emissions.</div><div><br></div><div>Earth also has a high thermal capacity by self-regulating its humidity, is fireproof, non-toxic and can be completely recycled.</div><div><br></div><div>But it has downsides too, not least the cost, given the need to find builders qualified in ancient techniques.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Earth concrete\' hybrid -</div><div><br></div><div>Confronted with flooding, earth-constructed buildings need protection, as earth also has its weaknesses.</div><div><br></div><div>A four-storey rammed earth building crumpled in France\'s southeastern Rhone region in November, while a house collapsed in the nearby department of Isere on December 22, according to local press reports.</div><div><br></div><div>Often substances such as lime or straw can be added to the earth to stabilise it and bolster its durability.</div><div><br></div><div>French building material firm Saint-Gobain is experimenting with a hybrid system of \"earth concrete\", combining excavated earth from construction sites, steel industry waste and hemp.</div><div><br></div><div>But purists see it as verging on heresy, in a country due to complete a 9,000-seat concert coliseum north of Paris next year using recycled excavated earth.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It\'s not the same material at all,\" complains architect Paul-Emmanuel Loiret, who manages La Fabrique outside Paris where blocks and bricks of compressed earth are made from construction rubble.</div><div><br></div><div>Urging a \"complete and rapid decarbonisation\" of construction, he complained that EU laws \"impose on us materials 10 to 20 times more durable than those which we need.\"</div><div><br></div><div>But, said Chateau: \"In Africa, in Burkina Faso or Malawi, it\'s become a kind of artisanal savoir-faire to stabilise raw earth with cement at the foot of the building to solve the problem of water\" encroachment.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Huge demand\' -</div><div><br></div><div>Austria has Europe\'s only factory to date making low-energy prefab homes using rammed earth methods.</div><div><br></div><div>The site, in the western village of Schlins on the Liechtenstein border, creates foundations, floors and walls using chalk, clay, chopped straw, lime or gravel.</div><div><br></div><div>A machine pounds the earth which is compacted into a vast casing to produce 40-metre (130-foot) long walls.</div><div><br></div><div>Once dried and cut to size, the blocks are sent off to be assembled.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Given the ecological challenge and the problem of energy, huge demand is emerging for this material,\" said environmentalist, entrepreneur and former potter Martin Rauch, who built the factory.</div><div><br></div><div>Architect Sami Akkach who works with Rauch said they use earth from the surrounding area, building and excavation sites.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It must contain clay, gravel, angular rather than round so it really sticks,\" Akkach said.</div><div><br></div><div>Rauch has several earth-constructed buildings to his name, including his home whose exterior walls include terracotta designed to act as a brake on rain and erosion, a throwback to ancient methods used in Saudi Arabia.</div><div><br></div><div>He says the factory boasts Europe\'s longest earthen wall -- at 67 metres -- and he believes the demand is there for more projects using rammed earth.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The problem is there are not enough artisans and people are still too afraid of this natural material,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He added that hopefully people will realise that \"earth structures will last for centuries, if they are built correctly.\" - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 12:32:04', '2023-01-04 12:32:04'),
(4228, 4228, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The government will import 100,000 metric tons (MT) of rice from the international market.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, in a meeting with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair, approved two separate proposals in this regard.</div><div><br></div><div>According to one proposal, placed by the Food Ministry, the Directorate General of Food will import 50,000 MT of non-Basmati boiled rice from M/S Bagadiya Brothers Pvt. Ltd., India at a cost of Tk 210.35 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The supplier was selected through open international tender and each metric ton of rice will cost $393.19 while previous price of similar rice was $443.05.</div><div><br></div><div>Under another proposal of the same ministry, the Directorate General of Food will import the remaining 50,000 MT of non-Basmati boiled rice from M/S Agrocorp International Pte. Ltd, Singapore at a cost of Tk 213.40 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The supplier was selected through open international tender and each metric ton of rice will cost $397. 03 while the previous price of similar rice was $393.19. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 12:38:53', '2023-01-04 12:38:53'),
(4229, 4229, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pakistan\'s government has ordered shopping centres and markets to close early every day as the country faces an economic crisis.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Defence minister Khawaja Asif says the measures will save the South Asian nation around 62bn Pakistani rupees ($274.3m; £228.9m).</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan generates most of its power using imported fossil fuels.</div><div><br></div><div>Global energy prices jumped last year, putting further pressure on the country\'s already dwindling finances.</div><div><br></div><div>To pay for those energy imports the country needs foreign currency, especially US dollars.</div><div><br></div><div>The Pakistan government had $11.7bn of foreign currencies available last month after its reserves fell by about 50% last year. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 12:58:31', '2023-01-04 12:58:31'),
(4230, 4230, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka were disrupted as thick fog covered the city on Wednesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>An international flight has been diverted to Hyderabad in India and operations of seven others were delayed due to heavy fog, Group Captain Kamrul Islam, executive director of the airport, told UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>However, no flight was suspended, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Flights of seven airlines-- Jazeera Airlines, US Bangla Airlines, Air Arabia Airlines, Fly Dubai Airlines, Qatar Airways, Oman Air and Indigo Airlines—were delayed due to dense fog.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on Tuesday morning, two international flights carrying passengers from Qatar and Saudi Arabia headed for Dhaka airport made emergency landings at Sylhet Osmani International Airport due to dense fog. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 13:14:56', '2023-01-04 13:14:56'),
(4231, 4231, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday increased exchange rate of a US dollar by Tk 1 to Tk 100.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Now, those who will buy dollars from the central bank will have to pay Tk100 for each US dollar.</div><div><br></div><div>The central bank increased the dollar price within a month. Earlier, the central bank fixed exchange rate of US dollar at Tk 99 on December 5.</div><div><br></div><div>It says that the price of the dollar has been increased in line with the market price.</div><div><br></div><div>Central bank spokesperson Masbaul Haque told UNB that the dollar price has been increased to match the market price and it is part of regular initiative. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 13:58:37', '2023-01-04 13:58:37'),
(4232, 4232, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Italy brings good news for Bangladesh manpower sector as the country will take 82 thousand day labourers from Bangladesh, according to media reports.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Alfredo Mantovano, secretary of Italian Prime Minister, confirmed the news to media.</div><div><br></div><div>A final gazette might be published in this regard within a few days.</div><div><br></div><div>Expatriates, living in Italy, see the decision issued by the Italian government as a great opportunity.</div><div><br></div><div>The government of the country will take 82,705 workers from various countries within 2023.</div><div><br></div><div>The workers will be taken on the permanent and seasonal basis for developing agriculture, transport, tourism, shipbuilding industry, mechanics and manufacturing sectors.</div><div><br></div><div>A year ago, Italy gave 69 visas under various categories. According to experts, getting visas&nbsp; this year will be more tough than previous due to issuing maximum number of visas.</div><div><br></div><div>Thirty three countries including Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Mishore, El Salvador, Pakistan, India and Tunisia will be given the visas.</div><div><br></div><div>Forty four thousand workers, recently, will get visas under agriculture and temporary jobs while 38, 705 will get under permanent sponsor categories, according to reports.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 15:00:10', '2023-01-04 15:00:10');
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(4233, 4233, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Donald Trump on Wednesday called for far-right Republicans to end their blocking of the party\'s candidate to become US House speaker, after a damaging split prevented Kevin McCarthy from securing the role.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"It\'s now time for all of our great Republican House Members to vote for Kevin, close the deal and take victory,\" Trump posted on social media.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\"Republicans, do not turn a great triumph into a giant and embarrassing defeat.\" - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 16:01:59', '2023-01-04 16:01:59'),
(4234, 4234, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Nineteen people have been killed in twin car bombings in central Somalia claimed by Al-Shabaab, a local militia commander in the Hiran region said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Nineteen people, including members of the security forces and civilians, died in the blasts,\" said Mohamed Moalim Adan, a leader of a community militia allied with the government in Mahas, the district where the attacks took place.</div><div><br></div><div>The attack, blamed on Al-Shabab extremist fighters, took place in the Hiran region of central Somalia, where a major offensive was launched last year against the Al-Qaeda-linked group.</div><div><br></div><div>“The terrorists, after having (been) defeated, resorted to desperately targeting civilians, but this will not stop the will of the people to continue defeating them,” said Osman Nur, a police commander in Mahas.</div><div><br></div><div>“They have killed innocent civilians in the explosions,” he added.</div><div>Witnesses said the blasts occurred near a restaurant not far from a district administration building in Mahas.</div><div><br></div><div>“I saw the dead bodies of nine civilians including women and children, this was a horrible attack,” said one witness, Adan Hassan.</div><div><br></div><div>Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared “all-out war” against Al-Shabab, which has been waging a bloody insurgency against the fragile internationally-backed federal government for 15 years.</div><div><br></div><div>In July, local clan militias known as “Macawisley” launched a revolt against Al-Shabab in parts of central Somalia, and Mohamud sent in troops in September to support the fight-back.</div><div><br></div><div>In recent months, the army and the militias have retaken swathes of territory in the central states of Galmudug and Hirshabelle (where Hiran is located) in an operation backed by US air strikes and an African Union (AU) force known as ATMIS.</div><div><br></div><div>But the insurgents have frequently retaliated with bloody attacks, underlining their ability to strike at the heart of Somali towns and military installations despite the offensive.</div><div><br></div><div>Although forced out of the country’s main urban centers around 10 years ago, Al-Shabab remains entrenched in vast swathes of rural central and southern Somalia.</div><div><br></div><div>On October 29, 121 people in the capital Mogadishu were killed in two car bomb explosions at the education ministry, in the deadliest attack in the troubled Horn of Africa nation in five years.</div><div><br></div><div>Eight civilians died on November 27 in a 21-hour siege at a hotel in Mogadishu popular with politicians and government officials.</div><div><br></div><div>A triple bombing in October in the city of Beledweyne, the capital of Hiran, left 30 people dead including local officials.</div><div><br></div><div>And at least 21 people were killed in a siege of a Mogadishu hotel in August that lasted 30 hours before security forces were able to overpower the militants inside. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 16:06:21', '2023-01-04 16:06:21'),
(4235, 4235, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday urged the police as well as the people of all classes and professions of the country to build a social movement against drugs.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He made the call as chief guest at a function organised at Bangabhaban on the occasion of \'Police Week 2023\'.</div><div><br></div><div>Calling the spread of drugs a big problem for the country, Hamid said it is a duty to protect the future generation from addiction.</div><div><br></div><div>“So, the police must follow a zero tolerance policy against drugs,” Hamid said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Lately it is seen that children and teenagers are committing various types of crimes. Many times, they are organised in various areas as juvenile gangs and commit heinous crimes,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Asking Bangladesh Police to be more active in suppressing juvenile crimes, the President requested parents, guardians and families to play a responsible role in this regard.</div><div><br></div><div>Stating that there is no alternative to increasing the police\'s skills and capabilities to face the growing challenge of cyber crime, the President said police must be ahead to face the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution. Bangladesh Police should be proactive in suppressing crimes through the incorporation and use of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data.</div><div><br></div><div>\"With the rapid development of information technology in this era of globalisation, the type and nature of crimes is also changing. Nowadays, cyber crime, financial crime and cyber bullying are spreading widely along with traditional crimes. Cyber space is becoming unsafe especially for women,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Hamid said that it has become easier to provide quick service to people through the National Emergency Service 999.</div><div><br></div><div>He also said that setting up desks for women and children, freedom fighters, disabled people in police stations is also a big step forward.</div><div><br></div><div>Online services like Online Police Clearance, Online GD, E-Traffic Prosecution and technical services are made available to the public through apps like BD Police Help Line, Hello City, Report to RAB and Hello SB are also a major development.</div><div><br></div><div>The President asked to take the initiative to launch more technology-based public-facing services to increase public trust and confidence in the police.</div><div><br></div><div>Hamid said that the government has implemented various programmes for the development and modernisation of Bangladesh Police. Increase in manpower, development of physical infrastructure, formation of new specialised units and modern training at home and abroad have been arranged to increase the capacity of the police, which will make the overall activities of the police more dynamic, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Through these series of activities, the Bangladesh Police Force should be developed to be suitable for the developed Bangladesh of 2041, he added, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, he also said that the police should acquire the ability to face contemporary challenges through research and innovation in various fields.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 16:18:22', '2023-01-04 16:18:22'),
(4236, 4236, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked expatriate Bangladeshis not to send money (to the country) via hundi, a cross-border money transfer method that bypasses the legal banking system.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"I would like to request those who use hundi to stop it and instead send the money (to the country) directly via banking channels,\" she said, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister said this while meeting with the leaders of Awami League\'s different overseas chapters at her office.</div><div><br></div><div>She said the government is now setting up 100 economic zones in the country and the expatriates can invest in these under joint venture.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Those who want to do business can make investments there. If anyone- can bring foreign partners to invest here, it would be even better,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The government is now setting up 100 economic zones in the country and the expatriates can invest in these under joint venture. Those who want to do business can make investments there. If anyone can bring foreign partners to invest here, it would be even better, she added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 16:29:57', '2023-01-04 16:29:57'),
(4237, 4237, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said that discipline was maintained at the voting centers during the Gaibandha-5 by-election.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He said this while talking to journalists after monitoring the by-election to Gaibandha- 5 through CCTV cameras at Election Commission Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the EC has nothing to be satisfied or dissatisfied over the low voter turnout as it is their (voters) right to cast vote.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, asked whether the CCTV cameras will be used during the 12th parliamentary elections, he said CCTV cameras have important role in holding fair election but no decision has been taken yet in this regard.</div><div><br></div><div>He appreciated the role of district administration and&nbsp; police saying that they performed their duties with professionalism.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-04 16:52:09', '2023-01-04 16:52:09'),
(4238, 4238, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"This is the toughest operation I\'ve ever seen. The enemy has thrown its strongest assault at Bakhmut. We haven\'t seen troops like this before,\" the Ukrainian commander tells us.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Commander Skala, as he wants to be called, is controlling the Ukrainian operation to defend the city of Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region from an underground chamber off a nondescript street. It is one of the main command centres the Ukrainian military has set up in the city, and few journalists have been here.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tall, hefty man with sparkling eyes, he watches a live feed from a drone hovering outside the eastern edge of the city on a big screen in the centre of the room.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the battalion\'s units is trying to spot the location of Russian positions, to aid another unit which has just gone out to defend eastern approaches to Bakhmut under attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to Russian armed forces, mercenaries from the private paramilitary Wagner group have been sent in their thousands to front lines around Bakhmut.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Wagner soldiers openly advance under fire towards us even if they\'re littering the land with their bodies, even if out of 60 people in their platoon only 20 are left. It\'s very difficult to hold against such an invasion. We weren\'t prepared for that, and we\'re learning now,\" Commander Skala says.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Some weeks ago, we lost positions on the eastern approaches to the city because the enemy was constantly storming us with assaults. We moved to secondary front lines to save our soldiers,\" he adds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are trying to work smartly and get those positions back. Sometimes you have to withdraw to attack the enemy properly.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has said Ukrainians have turned every house in Bakhmut into a fortress, and that there were now \"500 lines of defence\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has been using all its might to try to take Bakhmut - a battle considered critical for the country after it lost ground in Ukraine in recent months, being pushed out of Kherson in the south and the Kharkiv region in the north-east. Capturing Bakhmut is also important to further Russia\'s aim to control the whole of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Throughout our conversation with Commander Skala, muffled explosions can be heard from above ground. The second you step outside, the sound is loud enough to make your heart pound - the terrifying whistle of shells flying in followed by the deafening boom of the impact.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And the sound never stops as the bombs keep falling.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One resident described it as \"the end of the world\" and there are moments when it feels like that.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bombs have ripped through the middle of apartment blocks, blown away the facades of buildings and created craters by the side of streets. It was hard to find a window in Bakhmut that was intact. The ground is littered with broken glass and debris.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was once a quiet, ordinary town in the east, known for its sparkling wine. Now, it\'s become a byword for war and Ukraine\'s resistance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It lies at a vital road intersection, but over the months, the battle here has gained a symbolic importance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently called it the \"fortress of our morale\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bakhmut used to be home to just over 70,000 people before the war. Just a tenth of its residents - mostly elderly or poor - remain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the streets are largely empty, we see dozens of civilians in an aid centre, known here as a \"resilience centre\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has power, and wi-fi provided by Elon Musk\'s Starlink satellite system. Volunteers distribute small packets of food, medicines and other basic supplies. A wood-burner in the centre keeps the room warm.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a lifeline for the people in Bakhmut.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many sit huddled around electrical points, trying to charge up their phones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">What\'s remarkable is that even when shells land just a few hundred metres from the centre, people don\'t flinch. It\'s as if they\'ve become numb, running from bombs every day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trauma is visible on many faces though.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why don\'t you leave, we asked Anatolay Suschenko, who was standing in a queue for some food.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I have nowhere to go. I\'m alone. Who would want to take an 86-year-old?\" he said. \"Here, at least sometimes when soldiers throw away food or soup, I find it and eat it. And I get free bread. In my whole life, I\'ve never seen anything like this. All the windows of my house have been blown off, and the gate has been destroyed.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">People have different reasons to stay. Olha Tupikova sits in the corner of the room with her 13-year-old daughter Diana.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I think everywhere in Ukraine is equally dangerous. Some of our neighbours left and died elsewhere. Here we have a house. We have cats and dogs. We can\'t leave them,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Our roof has 21 holes and the garage has nine. I mend them every time, and try to repair the windows too. Normally the holes are caused by shrapnel, but lately we\'ve had stones flying in too, making holes that are the size of a head.\" BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 03:04:07', '2023-01-05 03:04:07'),
(4239, 4239, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two days of voting are in the books, and the US House of Representatives isn\'t any closer to electing a Speaker.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In fact, the chamber may be farther away. Kevin McCarthy, who has served as the party\'s House majority leader for four years, has 20 Republicans standing between him and the gavel - and they aren\'t budging.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Matt Gaetz, one of those so-called \"Never Kevins\", described Mr McCarthy as a \"desperate guy\" and said his request was simple: \"For him to drop out of the race.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr McCarthy, for his part, pushed for the House to adjourn until Thursday, guaranteeing a third day of voting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I don\'t think a vote tonight will make a difference,\" he said, insisting that progress was being made. \"But a vote in the future will.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With that in mind, here are three ways that future vote could turn out:</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Kevin McCarthy prevails</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The current strategy from Kevin McCarthy appears to be to fight a war of attrition. His supporters will keep placing his name in nomination until those in opposition get tired of voting against him. Doing the same thing but expecting different results may be the definition of madness, but it may also be their only option until they can figure out what the recalcitrant Republicans really want.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If Mr McCarthy is able to craft some sort of deal, he would almost certainly have to offer more power and influence to his opponents, allowing them to declare victory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The challenge for him is that any further concessions will ultimately weaken his hold on power, making it more likely that he could be unseated when the really tough fights - on things like the budget and raising the debt ceiling - take place later in the year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr McCarthy could also hope that Democrats tire of the fight and stop showing up for the speaker votes, lowering the margin necessary for Mr McCarthy to win a majority. At least so far, however, Democrats appear to be relishing the Republican chaos.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And already, some Republicans - like Ken Buck of Colorado - are hinting that Mr McCarthy should step aside for alternative candidate, like his deputy, Steve Scalise of Louisiana.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Kevin McCarthy gives up</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Surrender has to be considered a possible, even likely, outcome for Mr McCarthy after two days of failure. At some point, the rank-and-file Republicans who are currently supporting Mr McCarthy may decide the best move is to give the hardline Republicans their scalp and try to move on. And if even a few of them break ranks, the floodgates could open.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'re starting to get some open conflict on the floor as well as behind closed doors,\" Mr Buck, who has voted for Mr McCarthy all six times, said on Wednesday afternoon. \"We have to choose a speaker and move forward.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Scalise, the Republicans\' chief vote-counter, is perhaps the choice best positioned to be a candidate acceptable to both the conservative hardliners and the rest of the House Republicans. He is considered a staunch, southern conservative and has literally bled for the party, having been seriously wounded in the 2017 attack on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice. The biggest obstacle at the moment is that he doesn\'t seem to want the job.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other possibilities include firebrand congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana, the head of the conservative Republican Study Committee. Neither seems capable of unifying the entire party behind him, however. (Byron Donalds of Florida was the nominee of the anti-McCarthy Republicans three times on Wednesday, but the novice congressman has been more of a vessel for ant-McCarthy sentiment than a serious candidate.)</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. The two parties agree on compromise candidate</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Democrats and Republicans in the Ohio state House of Representatives joined together on Tuesday to reject a more conservative speaker and elect a moderate compromise candidate. Could such a thing happen in the US House of Representatives, as well?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\'s been plenty of such speculation, as Mr McCarthy\'s predicament became clearer in recent days. Some of that has been fanned by his supporters as a warning for conservative hard-liners to fall in line, but some of it is real.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don Bacon, a centrist Republican from Nebraska, has previously expressed an openness to working with Democrats to elect a compromise speaker if Mr McCarthy fails. Fred Upton, a former Republican congressman from Michigan with moderate credentials, has expressed an openness to presenting himself as a coalition pick (there is no requirement that a speaker has to be a current member of Congress). And there\'s been some talk of sweeteners for Democrats, like rule changes that would allow them to introduce legislation or more committee power.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All of this would require a sizeable number of Democrats to go along with the plan, which in today\'s sharply divided partisan environment seems unlikely in the extreme. And any Republican who works with Democrats will instantly be persona non grata among most conservatives.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Given that the House is already in uncharted territory by modern standards, however, no options are too far-fetched at this point. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 03:08:16', '2023-01-05 03:08:16'),
(4240, 4240, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Amazon aims to shed more than 18,000 roles as it cuts costs, the technology giant\'s boss says.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Affected workers will be informed from 18 January, chief executive Andy Jassy said in a note to staff.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The cuts amount to around 6% of the firm\'s roughly 300,000-strong corporate workforce.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In November Amazon said it was starting a round of layoffs but did not give a figure of how many jobs it would cut.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are working to support those who are affected and are providing packages that include a separation payment, transitional health insurance benefits, and external job placement support,\" Mr Jassy said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added: \"Amazon has weathered uncertain and difficult economies in the past, and we will continue to do so.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Jassy did not specify where affected employees were located, but he said the firm would communicate with organisations that represent employees \"where applicable in Europe\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said the \"majority of role eliminations\" would be in the Amazon Stores operations and its People, Experience, and Technology team.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two months ago the firm said it would focus on reducing expenses in its annual review of business operations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amazon had already introduced a hiring freeze and halted some of its warehouse expansions, warning it had over-hired during the pandemic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has also taken steps to shut some parts of its business, cancelling projects such as a personal delivery robot. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 03:12:10', '2023-01-05 03:12:10'),
(4241, 4241, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A night of new year rioting and attacks on emergency services in Berlin and other cities has shocked Germans and prompted calls for a ban on fireworks and firecrackers.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forty-one police officers were hurt in the capital alone and there were dozens of attacks on firefighters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mayor Franziska Giffey has called a youth summit, condemning the violence as \"absolutely unacceptable\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several figures highlighted the migrant background of many of the youths.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the Berlin mayor insisted the issue was more to do with the social environment in which young Berliners had grown up: \"We\'re not talking about immigration labels but about what went wrong in the social flashpoints.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was not just Berlin that witnessed violence. There were reports of rockets, firecrackers and even a starting pistol being fired at emergency vehicles in cities including Hamburg, Bonn, Dortmund and Essen.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police said of the 145 arrests made during the Berlin riots that the majority were men, 45 were German while 27 were of Afghan nationality and 21 were Syrians.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The revelations fed into a broader debate, and leading conservative figure Jens Spahn spoke of \"unregulated migration, failed integration\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some commentators questioned whether breaking down the suspects\' nationalities was helpful. Germany\'s press code makes clear that ethnic or religious background should only be reported where there is legitimate public interest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Government integration commissioner Reem Alabali-Radovan called for perpetrators to be judged on their actions and \"not according to their presumed origins, as some are now doing\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that while a debate had to take place on the background to the riots, it should not be used to stir up \"racist resentment\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But she told the Funke newspaper group that Germany\'s major cities had a significant issue with \"certain young men with a migration background, who hold our state in contempt, commit acts of violence and who can hardly be reached via education and integration programmes\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Part of the problem is thought to have stemmed from the brief lifting of a ban on sales of fireworks and firecrackers over the new year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a two-year halt on sales during the Covid pandemic to prevent hospitals coming under further pressure, authorities said pyrotechnics would be allowed between 6pm on New Year\'s Eve and 6am on New Year\'s Day. One of the police unions said sales should be banned completely in future.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Berlin district of Neukölln was worst-hit by the violence and local mayor Martin Hikel spoke of conditions similar to a civil war, with rescue workers being lured into ambushes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He told the newspaper Die Welt that the violence was less about migration issues and more to do with socially disadvantaged areas. He warned of the risk of moving towards a situation similar to that in suburban areas of France.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Neukölln\'s integration commissioner Güner Balci said those who took part in the attacks came from a small group of \"absolute losers\". In some inner city areas facing major social issues, she said children and young people were growing up witnessing domestic violence as part of their daily lives. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 03:15:12', '2023-01-05 03:15:12'),
(4242, 4242, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is to be flown to Mumbai by air ambulance to undergo surgery after being injured in a car crash last week.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Pant has been receiving treatment at Max Hospital in Dehradun.</div><div><br></div><div>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said the 25-year-old will also have \"subsequent procedures for ligament tears\".</div><div><br></div><div>Police said Pant\'s car flipped over twice and caught fire after he \"dozed off\" and lost control.</div><div><br></div><div>In a statement, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said: \"The Board will make every effort to aid and expedite the recovery process of Rishabh and will provide him with all the support he needs during this period.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Pant crashed on 30 December between Mangalaur and Nursan, close to his hometown of Roorkee in the northern state of Uttarakhand.</div><div><br></div><div>Reports in India said the Delhi Capitals player suffered injuries to his head, back and leg. BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 03:21:32', '2023-01-05 03:21:32'),
(4243, 4243, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sent a frigate armed with the country\'s latest Zircon hypersonic missile on a trans-ocean cruise in a show of force as tensions with the West escalate over the war in Ukraine.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Russia touts that the Zircon missile can evade any Western air defenses by flying at an astounding 7,000 miles per hour (11,265 km/h).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is a glance at the ship and its weapons.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commissioned by the navy in 2018 following long trials, the Admiral Gorshkov is the first ship in the new series of frigates which were designed to replace the aging Soviet-built destroyers as a key strike component of the Russian navy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Armed with an array of missiles, the ship is 130-meters (427-feet) long and has a crew of about 200.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2019, it circled the world oceans on a 35,000-nautical mile journey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Admiral Gorshkov has served as the main testbed for the latest Russian hypersonic missile, Zircon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent years, the Zircon has undergone a series of tests, including being launched at various practice targets. The military declared the tests successful and Zircon officially entered service last fall.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zircon is intended to arm Russian cruisers, frigates and submarines and could be used against both enemy ships and ground targets. It is one of several hypersonic missiles that Russia has developed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin has hailed Zircon as a potent weapon capable of penetrating any existing anti-missile defenses by flying nine times faster than the speed of sound at a range of more than 1,000 kilometers (over 620 miles).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin has emphasized that Zircon gives the Russian military a long-range conventional strike capability, allowing it to strike any enemy targets with precision.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia\'s hypersonic weapons drive emerged as the U.S. has been working on its own Conventional Prompt Global Strike capability that envisions hitting an adversary’s strategic targets with precision-guided conventional weapons anywhere in the world within one hour.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin heralded Zircon as Russia\'s answer to that, claiming that the new weapon has no rival, giving Russia a strategic edge.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Months before ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin put the U.S. and its NATO allies on notice when he warned that Russian warships armed with Zircon would give Russia a capability to strike the adversary\'s “decision-making centers” within minutes if deployed in neutral waters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking via video link during Wednesday\'s sendoff ceremony, Putin again praised Zircon as a “unique weapon” without an “equivalent for it in any country in the world.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, the Pentagon said it is monitoring the ship, and did not think it presented a threat that could not be countered.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We are aware of the reports regarding the Russian launch of a frigate, the Admiral Grorshkov. We will continue to routinely monitor its activities as we maintain awareness of our operating environment,\" said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Roger Cabiness. \"While we do not comment on specific capabilities or speculate on hypotheticals, the Department of Defense remains confident in our ability to deter our adversaries and defend United States national security interests at any time, in any place.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has already commissioned the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles for some of its ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles that constitute part of Russia’s strategic nuclear triad. Putin has hailed the Avangard\'s ability to maneuver at hypersonic speeds on its approach to target, dodging air defenses.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian military has also deployed the Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on its MiG-31 aircraft and used them during the war in Ukraine to strike some priority targets. Kinzhal reportedly has a range of about 1,500 kilometers (about 930 miles).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin on Wednesday that the Admiral Gorshkov will patrol the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean, but didn’t give further details.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shoigu said the Admiral Gorshkov\'s crew will focus on “countering the threats to Russia, maintaining regional peace and stability jointly with friendly countries.” He added the crew will practice with hypersonic weapons and long-range cruise missiles “in various conditions.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some military experts say a single, hypersonic missile-armed warship is no match for the massive naval forces of the U.S. and its allies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But others noted that the frigate\'s potential deployment close to U.S. shores could be part of Putin\'s strategy to up the ante in the Ukrainian conflict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“This is a message to the West that Russia has nuclear-tipped missiles that can easily pierce any missile defenses,” pro-Kremlin political analyst Sergei Markov wrote in a commentary. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 03:37:26', '2023-01-05 03:37:26'),
(4244, 4244, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Joe Biden intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border — his first since taking office — in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Mexico and Canada.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“That’s my intention, we’re working out the details now,” Biden told reporters Wednesday during a trip to Kentucky.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden said upon his return to the White House that he hoped to see “what\'s going on” at the border and also planned to make remarks about border security on Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There have been large increases in the number of migrants at the border even as a U.S. public health law remains in place that allows American authorities to turn away many people seeking asylum in the United States. Republican leaders have criticized the president for policies that they say are ineffective on border security and they have questioned why he has not made a trip there yet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The increased focus from Biden on the border also comes as the president prepares for a 2024 reelection bid. His sole declared potential rival, Donald Trump, rose to the top of the GOP ranks by animating the party\'s base voters with his hardline stances on immigration.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But there was some praise Wednesday after the news.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I’m pleased President Biden will finally visit our southern border - which has been completely surrendered to the cartels, smugglers, and human traffickers,” tweeted Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., among those most critical.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the complaints on border security by Republicans is the amount of fentanyl coming into the U.S. via Mexico. A 2022 report from a bipartisan federal commission found that fentanyl and similar drugs are being made mostly in labs in Mexico from chemicals shipped primarily from China.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And fentanyl and other lab-produced synthetic opioids now are driving an overdose crisis deadlier than any the U.S. has ever seen. But drug control advocates and experts say an anti-drug policy that relies on tighter border security is dangerous and likely futile. It\'s too easy to move in small, hard-to-detect quantities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drug trafficking and immigration are among the top talking points at the summit Monday and Tuesday when Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are hosted by Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Early in his presidency, Biden put Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge at the border and work with Central American nations to address central causes of the problem. She visited El Paso, Texas, in June 2021 and was criticized for choosing a location too far from the epicenter of border crossings that straining federal resources. The number of migrants crossing the border has only risen.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For now, the Supreme Court has for now kept in place Trump-era restrictions, often known as Title 42 in reference to a 1944 public health law, after Biden acted to end them and Republicans sued in response.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Title 42 was invoked to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but there always has been criticism that the restrictions were used as a pretext by then-President Donald Trump to seal off the border.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden also has yet to lay out any systemic changes to manage an expected surge of migrants should the health restrictions end. And the president is limited in what he can do without immigration law changes. But in Congress, a bipartisan immigration bill was buried shortly before Republicans assumed control of the House.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden made his comment about the upcoming visit during a stop in Kentucky at a highway bridge that is receiving federal dollars under the bipartisan infrastructure law.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trump visited the U.S. side of the border as president several times times, including one trip to McAllen, Texas, where he claimed Mexico would pay for the border wall.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">American taxpayers ended up covering the costs. Mexican leaders had flatly rejected the idea when Trump pressed them early on. \"NO,” Enrique Peña Nieto, then Mexico’s president, tweeted in May 2018. “Mexico will NEVER pay for a wall. Not now, not ever. Sincerely, Mexico (all of us).”&nbsp; AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 03:49:48', '2023-01-05 03:49:48'),
(4245, 4245, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Deepika Padukone was spotted with Ranveer Singh at Mumbai airport recently as the two left for her birthday vacation. The actor will celebrate her 37th birthday on January 5. In 2007, Deepika made her acting debut with Farah Khan\'s Om Shanti Om, which also featured Shah Rukh Khan. Before she became one of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood, Deepika was a model, and was seen in many TV commercials in the 2000s.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the first ads that featured Deepika was for a toothpaste brand. The 2004 ad saw her dancing in the bathroom along with an animated Close-Up toothpaste. Over the next few years, along with walking the ramp at fashion shows for some of the biggest designers in the country, Deepika Padukone was also grabbing attention with her TV commercials for brands like Limca. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The actor was seen dancing in the rain and jumping in puddles of muddy water on the road in a Limca ad. She drank from a bottle of Limca almost the entire time in the commercial.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another old ad showed Deepika promoting a Chennai-based clothing store called Naihaa. The commercial showed her as a modern woman with a career in the corporate world, who is still connected to her Indian roots. She meets a prospective groom in the ad, who seemed as impressed with her.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before modelling, Deepika, the elder daughter of Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone, was a national-level badminton player. After years of modeling, Deepika became an actor. It’s been 15 years since Deepika joined films with Om Shanti Om, in which she played a movie star as well as an actor hired to impersonate this aforementioned movie star.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since then she has worked with some of the most-acclaimed directors of Bollywood – from Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat) to Shoojit Sircar (Piku). Deepika was last seen in Gehraiyaan (2022), which also featured Ananya Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi. The film was directed by Shakun Batra, and backed by Karan Johar. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She will next be seen with Shah Rukh Khan in Pathaan, which is set to be released on January 25. She also has Fighter with Hrithik Roshan, among other upcoming projects. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 04:26:37', '2023-01-05 16:31:18');
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(4246, 4246, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka\'s air quality backed to the ‘very unhealthy\' zone on Thursday morning.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 201 at 8:20 am, the metropolis ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘very unhealthy’, while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing serious health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghana’s Accra occupied the first spot with an AQI of 202 and India’s Delhi and Mumbai ranked the third and fourth position respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, an AQI between 101 and 150 is considered \'unhealthy\', particularly for sensitive groups.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 04:29:49', '2023-01-05 04:29:49'),
(4247, 4247, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The overall number of global Covid-19 cases is gradually nearing 667 million, with the sudden surge of the virus’ sub-variant in Asia. </b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to latest global data, the total case count mounted to 666,603,048 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,703,798 this morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US has recorded 102,963,370 cases so far, while 1,120,040 people have died from the virus in the country, both highest counts around the world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India reported 141 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the caseload to 44,680,402.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With no deaths reported across the country during this period, India’s Covid death toll remained static at 530,707.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, France has registered 39,356,184 Covid-19 cases so far, occupying the third position, while 162,377 people have died in the country, as per the Worldometer. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency is “concerned about the risk to life in China” amid the coronavirus’ explosive spread across the country and the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government, reports AP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency recently met with Chinese officials to underline the importance of sharing more details about Covid-19 issues including hospitalisation rates and genetic sequences, even as the pandemic continues to recede globally since it began in late 2019.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WHO said Chinese scientists have now shared more than 770 sequences, with omicron subvariants BA.5 and its descendants accounting for more than 97% of all local infections. Globally, BA.5 variants comprise about 68% of all sequences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China reported 9,308 Covid cases in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, taking the caseload to 461,825. With one more death, the country’s death toll stands at 5,259.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Covid-19 in Bangladesh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh registered 21 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the new numbers, the country\'s total caseload rose to 2,037,208, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,440 as no new fatalities were reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The daily case test positivity fell to 0.62 percent from Tuesday\'s 0.74 percent as 3,404 samples were tested during the period.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mortality and recovery rates remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and 97.59 per cent, respectively, it added. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 04:47:09', '2023-01-05 14:18:38'),
(4248, 4248, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Three types of fungi that cause serious lung infections and were once thought to be confined to certain regions of the United States are now widespread.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1955, Histoplasma fungi grew mainly in Midwest soil and in parts of the East and South, and that’s where histoplasmosis infections mainly occurred. But Medicare records from 2007 through 2016 indicate that 47 states and Washington, D.C., had cases of histoplasmosis above a certain threshold, researchers report November 11 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">These fungi are now “a lot more common than we think they are,” says Andrej Spec, an infectious diseases doctor and mycologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doctors using maps from the 1950s and ’60s may fail to diagnose infections in patients who live outside of the fungi’s historical borders. Such missed or delayed diagnoses can have deadly consequences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spec and colleagues drew updated maps for Histoplasma cases and for two other fungi whose ranges have expanded, probably because of climate change.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coccidioidomycosis cases, caused by Coccidioides fungi, have spread from their 1955 roots in the Southwest to 35 states, Medicare records indicate. Coccidioides includes fungi that cause valley fever (SN: 11/29/21). Wildfires have been linked to a rise in valley fever cases in recent years (SN: 4/13/21). </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like Histoplasma, Blastomyces was primarily found in the Midwest and East in 1955. But from 2007 through 2016, 40 states reported blastomycosis cases above a certain threshold, the researchers found.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When diagnosing infections, doctors are taught to look for horses, not zebras, meaning tests typically focus on common infectious organisms, not rare ones, Spec says. “We’ve talked about these [fungi] as zebras … but they’re not zebras. They’re Clydesdales. Clydesdales aren’t the most common horse you’ll see, but they’re still horses.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He hopes the updated maps encourage doctors to test for the fungi more often in patients with lung infections. SN</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"5\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 04:58:39', '2023-01-05 16:29:49'),
(4249, 4249, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Relationships that we cherish in life have a deep impact on our lives. From our mental health to the physical and the emotional one, relationships have a lot to affect. Relationships that are dysfunctional and unhealthy can break our mental strength to any extreme, while emotionally intimate and safe relationships can heal us from all kinds of trauma. </b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing this, Psychologist Nicole LePera shared her own experience with relationships - “I didn’t know how to communicate, how to work through issues (repair), and how to meet my own needs let alone the needs of another. After almost 10 years in my relationship, I see relationships as an incredible place to practice these skills. And to heal from our past.” </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nicole further added that intimacy and romance are completely different, and healthy relationships can span out of friendship and family as well. “I also want to note that emotional intimacy isn’t just for romantic relationships. We can have emotional intimacy with friends as well as family,” she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emotional connection: Our brains and nervous systems are wired to attach themselves to other human beings. Hence, when we find a good relationship, we tend to let it impact us. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"24\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 05:04:02', '2023-01-05 14:18:58'),
(4250, 4250, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A bomb cyclone smashed into California on Wednesday, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that was expected to cause flooding in areas already saturated by consecutive storms.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities issued ominous warnings of threats to life and property for a vast stretch of the most populous US state, focused around San Francisco and Sacramento.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forecasters said gusts of up to 70 miles (110 kilometers) an hour and intense rain could pummel the region through Wednesday, with the downpour continuing into Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meteorologists at the National Weather Service said there could be \"widespread flooding, roads washing out, hillsides collapsing, trees down, widespread power outages, immediate disruption to commerce, and the worst of all, likely loss of human life.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency \"to support response and recovery efforts,\" while San Francisco established an Emergency Operations Center.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bars and restaurants were shuttered as the city girded for the storm, with local media showing flooded roads, and reports of long delays on public transport.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dozens of flights in and out of the city were cancelled or delayed, while around 60,000 homes were without power, according to the PowerOutage.us website.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thousands of sandbags were distributed to residents fearful of flooding.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We\'re very worried about it,\" Deepak Srivastava told CBS in San Francisco.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"(I) just spent all day putting sandbags in front of the garage at every entering point and we\'re just crossing our fingers and hoping we won\'t have more damage.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">City officials said they were working around the clock to try to help people prepare.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'ve been working very hard to source sandbags from wherever we can in northern California,\" said Rachel Gordon, of the city\'s public works department.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But she warned residents need to take the storm seriously.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If you don\'t have to be out in San Francisco, please don\'t be out on the roads.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The intense rain was brought about by a combination of a bomb cyclone -- a sudden steep drop in air pressure -- and an atmospheric river, where moisture-laden air is drawn in from the oceans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Up to four inches (10 centimeters) of rain were expected in the Bay Area, with double that amount over nearby hills.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sierra Nevada mountain range was forecast to get up to four feet (1.2 meters) of snow.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Several storms\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The downpours come on top of a series of storms that have brought near-record rainfall over recent weeks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On New Year\'s Eve, parts of northern California were lashed by a storm that caused landslides and power outages, as levees were breached and roadways were flooded.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least one person is known to have died after being trapped in a submerged car.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">San Francisco recorded almost 5.5 inches (14 centimeters) of rain on December 31, the city\'s second wettest day in recorded history.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The waterlogging caused by those previous storms would exacerbate the danger of this one, meteorologist Matt Solum told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This storm alone without the previous storms would cause localized flooding concerns and rock slides and mudslide concerns,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"But with the recent wet conditions, a lot of the rainfall that\'s already fallen has already saturated the ground so any additional rainfall is going to run off instead of soak into the ground.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While it is difficult to draw a straight line to this storm from human-caused climate change, scientists say a warmer planet brings more unstable weather, with more ferocious storms as well as longer, hotter dry periods.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The western United States is in the grip of a decades-long drought, with below-average precipitation leaving river and reservoir levels worryingly low.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solum said while any rain is helpful in alleviating the drought -- a long-term issue -- these back-to-back storms can be destructive because there is nowhere for the water to go.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s just the compounding impact of all the storms is what\'s going to be the most impactful,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Typically, we don\'t see this many series of storms with this much heavy rain.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And there is more to come.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s definitely going to continue,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are expecting another one over the weekend. And then another several storms potentially for next week. And even possibly the following week as well.\" AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 05:26:31', '2023-01-05 05:26:31'),
(4251, 4251, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Ansu Fati snatched an extra-time winner for Barcelona in a thrilling 4-3 victory over third-tier Intercity in the Spanish Cup round of 32 on Wednesday.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minnows from Alicante nearly embarrassed Barcelona with former La Masia youth player Oriol Soldevila scoring a superb hat-trick to force extra-time, before Fati\'s deflected strike settled the tie.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronald Araujo headed home after just four minutes from youngster Pablo Torre\'s corner, making it look like Barca would breeze into the last 16.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Uruguayan defender made a lively comeback from the thigh injury which kept him from starting for his country at the World Cup, also clearing an effort off the line.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ferran Torres and Ousmane Dembele spurned opportunities for the visitors before Intercity struck a shock equaliser, with Soldevila netting from close range after the ball was nodded into his path from a corner.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dembele executed a fine chip to put Barcelona back in front when he was sent through in the 66th minute.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Intercity levelled again when Soldevila produced a fine header to beat Inaki Pena but Raphinha stroked home Jordi Alba\'s low cross to restore Barcelona\'s lead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However Soldevila completed a remarkable hat-trick against his former side after a Marcos Alonso slip-up to force extra-time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Substitute Fati came close at the start of the additional period and then fired Barcelona ahead with a deflected strike which looped home in the 104th minute, and it proved decisive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It was the magic of the cup,\" Araujo told Movistar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It will serve us to learn from, the cup is like this, we know that.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elsewhere Atletico Madrid earned a 2-0 win at second-tier Real Oviedo with goals from Marcos Llorente and talented youngster Pablo Barrios, while Sevilla also racked up a big win.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jorge Sampaoli\'s side, struggling in La Liga, thrashed Linares 5-0, including a hat-trick for Moroccan World Cup hero Youssef En-Nesyri.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mateu Lahoz\'s controversial refereeing in Barcelona\'s draw with Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday made headlines, and he continued in the same vein by sending off Sampaoli for dissent early in the first half.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Second division Alaves won 1-0 against La Liga side Real Valladolid, who had Zouhair Feddal dismissed in the first half to give themselves an uphill struggle.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Mallorca needed extra-time to beat Pontevedra 2-0, while Real Sociedad progressed to the last 16 with a 1-0 win at UD Logrones. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 05:49:55', '2023-01-05 05:49:55'),
(4252, 4252, '<div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>As Muslim ummah, we put so much importance of Quran for every Muslims because of its divine revelation. The Quran is the word of Allah SWT. Hence, it has divine guidance for all Muslims.</b></div></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The laws laid on the holy Quran are the word of Allah SWT and by following it, you will attain paradise.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Revelation of the Quran </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Quran is the last holy scripture from Allah SWT. It contains the word of Allah. The Quran was verbally revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by angel Gabriel in the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, in 609CE.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was revealed to Prophet Muhammad over 23 years. Muslims believe the Quran is holy scripture that hasn’t been altered, unlike other religious scriptures. This ensures the importance of the Quran.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The holy Quran is the everlasting miracle of Allah’s last Prophet, Muhammad (PBUH). The Quran is the only guidance you require if you’re a believer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Allah SWT stated in the holy Quran –</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">إِ<b>نَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُون </b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Indeed, We have sent down the Reminder, and indeed, we of it (are) surely Guardians.” </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">–       Surah I Hijr; Verse 9 </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is meant by the word ‘Quran’?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ‘Quran’ comprises Allah’s texts that have been penned in Arabic, and in Arabic, it means recitation. All Muslims around the world, irrespective of their language and country, must carry out the recitation of the Quran.   </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Miracle of the Holy Quran</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Quran consists of various principles of ethics and deeds that will help all Muslims to achieve bliss and peace of mind. The importance of the Quran in our life cannot be emphasized enough. It acts as a complete guide on how to lead our day-to-day life.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meaning and words of the Holy Quran literary offer a lot of miracles. Prophet Muhammad PBUH stated that –</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> “Every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed, but what I have been given, is Divine Inspiration which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope my followers will outnumber the followers of the other Prophets on the Day of Resurrection.” </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">–       Sahih al-Bukhari 4981</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We will witness the miracle of the Holy Quran until doomsday. Many verses of the Holy Quran states the miracle of the Quran. As mentioned in the Quran –</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> “O Prophet,˺ “If ˹all˺ humans and jinn were to come together to produce the equivalent of this Quran, they could not produce its equal, no matter how they supported each other.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Irrespective of how much science develops, it can never contradict the holy Quran. Rather, the development of science would help you to understand, interpret and explain the Quran more easily.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Badiuzzaman Said Nusri said –</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> “As time gets older, the Quran gets younger; the realities it contains become apparent more brightly.” </div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Holy Quran prophesized numerous miraculous aspects that came to fruition later. Things happened exactly as it was mentioned within the Quran.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Few definitions of the holy Quran are as mentioned below –</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> “The All-Wise Qur’an, which makes known to us our Sustainer, is the pre-eternal translator of the great Book of the Universe” </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marriage is a Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad PBUH </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marriage is an indisputable commandment for all Muslims. It is a sacred union between a man and his wife. There are many verses within the Holy Quran that encourage single men and women to get married, given that they are capable.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marriage is not limited to only brothers and sisters who are single. Even if you’re divorced, you may still get married again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quoting the following verse from the Holy Quran –</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> “Marry the single people from among you and the righteous slaves and slave-girls. If you are poor, Allah (SWT) will make you rich through His favor; and Allah (SwT) is Bountiful, All-Knowing.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">–       Surah An Nur; Verse 32</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the aforementioned verse, Allah SWT commanded Muslims to marry men or women who are righteous and single. Also, we should not hesitate to marriage, even if we are not wealthy enough. Allah SWT will provide barakah and rizq (blessings and provision).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> “But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your right hands possess – then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allah which He has given you.” </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">–       Surah An Nur; Verse 33 </div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"7\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 07:01:52', '2023-01-05 14:20:00'),
(4253, 4253, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Patients, most of them elderly, are lying on stretchers in hallways and taking oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as COVID-19 surges in China’s capital Beijing.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chuiyangliu hospital in the city’s east was packed with newly arrived patients on Thursday. By midmorning beds had run out, even as ambulances continued to bring those in need.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hard-pressed nurses and doctors rushed to take information and triage the most urgent cases.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The surge in severely ill people needing hospital care follows China abandonment of its most severe pandemic restrictions last month after nearly three years of lockdowns, travels bans and school closures that weighed heavily on the economy and prompted street protests not seen since the late 1980s.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also comes as the the European Union on Wednesday “strongly encouraged” its member states to impose pre-departure COVID-19 testing of passengers from China.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Over the past week, EU nations have reacted with a variety of restrictions toward travelers from China, disregarding an earlier commitment to act in unity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Italy — where the pandemic first exacted a heavy toll in Europe in early 2020 — was the first EU member to require coronavirus tests for airline passengers coming from China, but France and Spain quickly followed with their own measures. That followed the imposition by the U.S. of a requirement that all passengers from China show a negative test result obtained in the previous 48 hours before departure.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China has warned of “countermeasures” if such policies were to be imposed across the bloc.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Still, World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday he was concerned about the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China has sought to get more of its elderly population vaccinated, but those efforts have been hampered by past scandals involving fake medications and previous warnings about adverse reactions to the vaccines among older people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China’s domestically developed vaccines are also considered less effective than the mRNA jabs used elsewhere. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 07:05:11', '2023-01-05 07:05:11'),
(4254, 4254, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the police officials to remain alert against recurrence of arson-terrorism and ill-attempt to hinder country\'s economic progress.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Remain alert so none can impede the economic development of Bangladesh, none can dare to do arson-terrorism again and none can interrupt the security of people\'s life,\" she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said this while addressing the high officials of Bangladesh Police at the Prime Minister\'s Office (PMO) here on the occasion of Police Week-2023.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said it\'s alright that anyone will stage agitation and movement, but it will have to be done with people\'s participation.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If any destructive activity is perpetrated there, appropriate measures have to be taken,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said today\'s achievement of Bangladesh didn\'t come in any way, rather the government has done it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This development of the country didn\'t come in any way, we have to give labour, have to do work and have to formulate plan for it,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also said the government has brought a massive change in Bangladesh as the outcome of its development activities.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said, \"In Bangladesh, we not only tell it, rather the entire world acknowledge it (development of the country).\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said they have kept rolling the economic wheel of Bangladesh and done it very successfully facing Covid-19 and war (Ukraine-Russia) as well as maintaining economic policy strictly.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With many others, Bangladesh Police also has huge contribution to this development, she said, adding that, \"So, none can disrupt this progress.\"&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and Public Security Division Senior Secretary Md. Aminul Islam Khan also spoke.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun delivered the welcome address, while Additional IGP Kamrul Hasan gave the vote of thanks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier also heard some high police officials.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A documentary on Bangladesh Police was screened.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister said Bangladesh needs to face different problems induced by the global crisis, natural calamities and man-made disasters like arson violence and other destructive activities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mentioning that law and order is the most important issue for a country, she said \"The police will have to carry out their responsibility to keep the law and order under control.\"&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The head of government extended her thanks to the police as the force has also contributed to this success of the country, particularly in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She again asked the police to be careful so that none can interrupt this progress.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She added, \"There might be many things - anyone may belong to any party, opinion or creed, but you will have to pay a special attention so that none can destroy or obstruct any work and interrupt our ongoing progress in any sector for the sake of the country\'s interest and development and the welfare of the people.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said her government formulated the Perspective Plan 2021-2041 and targeted to make the country as \'Smart Bangladesh\' by 2041 by equipping the country\'s people with technology and latest knowledge.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'ll build the country as a developed, prosperous sonar Bangladesh,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said police played a significant role in the development journey of Bangladesh as the law enforcement agency tackled many manmade disasters and militancy and thus helped continue the country\'s progress.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If the law and order is maintained properly, the country will surely go further towards development and we will be able to reach our desired goals,\" she said.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister asked all the members of Bangladesh Police to work sincerely in maintaining the law and order and finally help fulfill the target of building a \'Smart Bangladesh\'. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 07:18:14', '2023-01-05 07:18:14'),
(4255, 4255, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted that mild cold wave sweeping over Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia districts may continue until tomorrow morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia and it may continue,\" the met office said in its 24 hours weather forecast commencing from 9am today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to differences of day and night temperature, moderate to severe cold feeling condition is likely to persist in north, north-western and central part of the country during the period, it also said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the release, weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky over the country while moderate to thick fog may occur over the country from midnight to tomorrow morning and it may continue till noon at different places.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged and day temperature may rise slightly over the country during the period.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The country\'s highest temperature on Wednesday was recorded 28.2 degrees Celsius at Teknaf in Chattogram division while today\'s minimum temperature was 9.0 degrees Celsius at Jashore in Khulna division. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sun sets at 5:25pm today and rises at 6:43am tomorrow in the capital. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 07:43:30', '2023-01-05 14:21:14'),
(4256, 4256, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> Arabia has offered services to seven million Umrah pilgrims from around the world in 2022.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah allowed people with tourist visas to perform Umrah during their stay in the country for the first time last year, reports Al Arabiya News.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ministry also released 13 awareness guides, including Umrah comprehensive guide, for pilgrims in 14 different languages that facilitated pilgrims of all religious, medical, and procedural information before their arrival in the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Citizens of 49 countries, who applied for tourist visas online and upon their arrival at airports, were also facilitated with service.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also facilitated pilgrims with all types of visas – instant visa on arrival, family visa, personal visa, and Schengen, UK and US visa holders, which were all issued electronically.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, the Umrah visa had been extended from 30 to 90 days.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ministry launched “Nusuk platform,” which includes 121 services to book and design the Umrah program and issue visas electronically to all countries, as per the media report.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This platform has allowed five countries – Britain, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Kuwait – for the quick issuance of online visas through the Saudi Visa Bio smartphone application of the Saudi Foreign Ministry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A comprehensive insurance service for the pilgrims was also launched last year to cover the health emergencies, accidents and cancelling or delaying flights. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 08:22:08', '2023-01-05 14:21:57');
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(4257, 4257, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Iran warned France on Wednesday of consequences after satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran deemed to be insulting.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The weekly had published dozens of cartoons ridiculing the highest religious and political figure in the Islamic republic as part of a competition it launched in December in support of the three-month-old protest movement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The insulting and indecent act of a French publication in publishing cartoons against the religious and political authority will not go without an effective and decisive response,\" tweeted Iran\'s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We will not allow the French government to go beyond its bounds. They have definitely chosen the wrong path,\" he added, without spelling out the consequences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later on Wednesday, Iran\'s foreign ministry said it had summoned French ambassador Nicolas Roche.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"France has no right to insult the sanctities of other Muslim countries and nations under the pretext of freedom of expression,\" foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Iran is waiting for the French government\'s explanation and compensatory action in condemning the unacceptable behaviour of the French publication,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seen by supporters as a champion of freedom of speech and by critics as needlessly provocative, Charlie Hebdo\'s style is controversial even within France.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">But the country was united in grief when in January 2015 it was targeted in a deadly attack by Islamist gunmen who claimed to be avenging the magazine\'s decision to publish cartoons of the prophet Mohammed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Not last word\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The issue contained a variety of sexual images depicting Khamenei and fellow clerics. Other cartoons pointed to the authorities\' use of capital punishment as a tactic to quell the protests.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It was a way to show our support for Iranian men and women who risk their lives to defend their freedom against the theocracy that has oppressed them since 1979,\" Charlie Hebdo\'s director Laurent Sourisseau, known as Riss, wrote in an editorial.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All the cartoons published \"have the merit of defying the authority that the supposed supreme leader claims to be, as well as the cohort of his servants and other henchmen,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nathalie Loiseau, a French MEP and former minister loyal to President Emmanuel Macron, described Iran\'s response as an \"interference attempt and threat\" to Charlie Hebdo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Let it be perfectly clear: the repressive and theocratic regime in Tehran has nothing to teach France,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Washington, State Department spokesman Ned Price, asked about the row, told reporters that the United States stood \"on the side of freedom of expression\" whether \"that\'s in France, whether that\'s in Iran, whether that\'s anywhere in between\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei, the successor of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is appointed for life. Above day-to-day politics, criticism of him is prohibited inside Iran.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khomeini in 1989 famously issued a religious decree, or fatwa, ordering Muslims to kill the British author Salman Rushdie for what he deemed the blasphemous nature of \"The Satanic Verses\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many activists blamed Iran last year when the writer was stabbed at an event in New York but Tehran denied any link.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime has been shaken by three months of protests triggered by the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurd who was arrested for allegedly violating the country\'s strict dress code for women.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has responded with a crackdown that Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights said has killed at least 476 people in protests, which Iranian officials generally describe as \"riots\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Charlie Hebdo published the caricatures in a special edition to mark the anniversary of the deadly attack on its Paris office, which left 12 people dead, including some of its best known cartoonists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Eight years later, religious intolerance has not said its last word,\" its director said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It continues its work in defiance of international protests and respect for the most basic human rights.\" AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 08:38:38', '2023-01-05 08:38:38'),
(4259, 4259, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A mild cold wave is sweeping across Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia districts and it may continue, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said this morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Temperature between 8 to 10 degree Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave and less than 6 degree Celsius, a severe cold wave.</div><div><br></div><div>The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 9 degrees Celsius in Jashore in 24 hours till 6 am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius in Teknaf.</div><div><br></div><div>Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy skies over the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, night temperature may remain nearly unchanged and day temperature may rise slightly over the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight till morning and it may continue till noon at places.</div><div><br></div><div>The ridge of sub-continental high extends up to West Bengal and adjoining Western part of Bangladesh. Seasonal low lies over south Bay, extending its trough to North Bay. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 09:45:27', '2023-01-05 09:45:27'),
(4260, 4260, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The World Health Organization criticised China\'s \"very narrow\" definition of Covid deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>There is growing concern over China\'s steep rise in Covid infections since Beijing last month abruptly lifted years of hardline restrictions, with hospitals and crematoriums quickly overwhelmed.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We still do not have complete data,\" WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told reporters.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We believe that the current numbers being published from China under-represent the true impact of the disease in terms of hospital admissions, in terms of ICU admissions, and particularly in terms of deaths.\"</div><div><br></div><div>China has only recorded 22 Covid deaths since December and has dramatically narrowed the criteria for classifying such fatalities -- meaning that Beijing\'s own statistics about the unprecedented wave are now widely seen as not reflecting reality.</div><div><br></div><div>Ryan pointed out that the definition Beijing is using \"requires a respiratory failure\" associated with a Covid infection for a fatality to be registered as a Covid death.</div><div><br></div><div>\"That is a very narrow definition,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>- Testing travellers \'understandable\' -</div><div><br></div><div>EU countries have also echoed the WHO\'s concern that Chinese data on Covid infections was insufficient.</div><div><br></div><div>As countries grapple with the best response to the surge in cases, a crisis meeting of European Union experts said Wednesday that EU countries were \"strongly encouraged\" to demand Covid tests from passengers coming from China.</div><div><br></div><div>The meeting was held to coordinate a joint EU response to the sudden inflow of visitors as Beijing lifts its \"zero-Covid\" policy which had largely closed the country off to international travel.</div><div><br></div><div>The experts also recommended that passengers to and from China wear face masks, that EU countries conduct random tests on arrivals and test wastewater from flights from China, according to a statement issued by the Swedish presidency of the EU.</div><div><br></div><div>WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had earlier told reporters that the organisation\'s officials had held high-level talks in recent weeks with counterparts in China.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We continue to ask China for more rapid, regular, reliable data on hospitalisation and deaths, as well as more comprehensive, real-time viral sequencing,\" Tedros said.</div><div><br></div><div>He reiterated that the UN health agency understood why some countries were introducing fresh Covid curbs on visitors from China.</div><div><br></div><div>\"With circulation in China so high and comprehensive data not forthcoming... it is understandable that some countries are taking steps they believe will protect their own citizens,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The United States -- which will require negative tests from most travellers from China starting Thursday -- praised the role of the WHO and said Washington\'s own precautions were due to the lack of transparency from Beijing.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN body is \"in the best position to make an assessment\" due to its contact with Chinese officials, State Department spokesman Ned Price said.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Most transmissible\' subvariant -</div><div><br></div><div>Outside of China, many experts have their attention on the US and Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, which has been detected in 29 countries so far.</div><div><br></div><div>Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO\'s Covid-19 technical lead, said it was \"the most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet.\"</div><div><br></div><div>However there is no indication as yet that XBB.1.5 -- which has been spreading rapidly in the northeastern United States -- causes more severe disease than other types of Covid.</div><div><br></div><div>The upsurge in XBB.1.5 cases, Van Kerkhove said, underlined how important it was \"to continue surveillance for Covid-19 around the world.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"There were more than 13 million Covid cases reported to the WHO last month alone, she said, \"and we know that that\'s an underestimate because surveillance has declined.\"</div><div><br></div><div>There were also 15 percent more Covid deaths globally last month than the month before, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Every week, approximately 10,000 people die of Covid-19, that we are aware of,\" Tedros said. \"The true toll is likely much higher.\" - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 10:56:16', '2023-01-05 10:56:16'),
(4261, 4261, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The deeply riven US House of Representatives was engulfed in crisis for a second day running Wednesday as fresh rounds of voting failed to produce a winner in the race for speaker.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Conservative hardliners have been blocking establishment pick Kevin McCarthy in a humiliating standoff that has paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress since it flipped to narrow Republican control after the new year.</div><div><br></div><div>Some 20 Republicans denied McCarthy a majority in three drawn-out votes on Wednesday -- forcing another overnight adjournment with little to show for the drama -- after the rebels had spent Tuesday blocking the California congressman\'s path to the gavel.</div><div><br></div><div>Republican infighting, described by Democratic President Joe Biden as \"embarrassing for the country,\" has made the 2023 speakership race the first in a century to require multiple rounds of voting.</div><div><br></div><div>The stalemate has left the chamber unable to swear in members, fill committees, adopt rules for legislating or negotiate a path through the paralysis.</div><div><br></div><div>The House adjourned until noon on Thursday after the sixth indecisive ballot, allowing the Republicans a few precious hours to regroup and settle on a new strategy before going back into the fray.</div><div><br></div><div>McCarthy -- who has raised millions of dollars to elect right-wing lawmakers -- dragged his party back to a 222-212 House majority in last year\'s midterms after four years in the wilderness.</div><div><br></div><div>The 57-year-old former entrepreneur has long coveted the opportunity to replace Democrat Nancy Pelosi, something of an icon in US politics who held the gavel in the last Congress.</div><div><br></div><div>But McCarthy\'s speaker bid has opened a troubling rift within the House Republicans, with centrists referring to the hard-right faction leading the charge against him as the \"Taliban 20.\"</div><div>- \'Embarrassing defeat\' -</div><div><br></div><div>The standoff sparked frantic behind-the-scenes negotiations as McCarthy\'s allies sought to cut a deal with his conservative detractors that could also win the approval of moderates.</div><div><br></div><div>US media reported that the rival sides were in talks about setting up a \"negotiating group\" to hash out their differences, made up of four McCarthy allies and four representatives of the renegade Republicans.</div><div><br></div><div>McCarthy meanwhile told reporters in Congress he planned to stay in the race and had spoken to his biggest VIP backer, Donald Trump, who was still supporting his candidacy.</div><div><br></div><div>The former president duly called for an end to the McCarthy blockade, warning the renegade Republicans not to \"turn a great triumph into a giant and embarrassing defeat.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The comments didn\'t move the needle at all on the House floor and were curtly dismissed by normally staunch Trump ally Lauren Boebert, who said her \"favorite president\" had things backwards.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, sir, you do not have the votes and it\'s time to withdraw,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>No House business can take place without a speaker, the chamber\'s presiding officer who is second in line to the presidency, meaning lawmakers-elect have to continue voting until someone wins a majority.</div><div><br></div><div>Should McCarthy, who has lost every round so far to Democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, ultimately decide to pull out, the two parties are likely to start casting around for a \"unity\" candidate -- a consensus Republican willing to work across the aisle.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'A desperate guy\' -</div><div><br></div><div>The Republicans will first consult their own ranks though, where two McCarthy loyalists -- incoming House majority leader Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, a darling of the right -- look like the most viable alternatives.</div><div><br></div><div>Some of McCarthy\'s detractors have taken issue with specific political positions, but many others have just indicated broad distaste for his candidacy.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Every single Republican in Congress knows that Kevin does not actually believe anything. He has no ideology,\" Florida congressman Matt Gaetz recently wrote of McCarthy.</div><div><br></div><div>The former delicatessen owner has already given away the store to his conservative opponents, agreeing to changes in the way the House does business, to stop opposing far right candidates in open primaries and to lower the threshold of support needed to oust a speaker.</div><div><br></div><div>But not one of them has shown signs of wavering so far.</div><div><br></div><div>Boebert and Gaetz held talks with McCarthy after a brief early evening adjournment but Gaetz told reporters afterwards that the would-be speaker was \"a desperate guy whose vote share is dropping\" while Boebert predicted \"increased opposition coming Kevin\'s way.\" - AFP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 11:05:06', '2023-01-05 16:17:41'),
(4262, 4262, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Evacuation orders and advisories are in place in parts of northern California as a major storm slams into the coast.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regions that have been hit by wildfires in the past were among the first places to be told to evacuate due to concerns about flooding and landslides.</div><div><br></div><div>California\'s governor has declared a state of emergency for the storm - the second to drench the state in a week.</div><div><br></div><div>Forecasters say it will form into a bomb cyclone, a type of explosive storm, and will probably kill people.</div><div><br></div><div>Northern California, which saw a deadly levee breach over the weekend, is expected to be hardest-hit.</div><div><br></div><div>The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch and high wind warning for the entire Bay Area in northern California, saying that wind gusts were expected to down trees and cause power outages</div><div><br></div><div>It warned that the North Fork Dam was compromised and water would overtop its spillway by Thursday morning. The NWS urged anyone in low-lying areas beneath the dam to \"move to higher ground immediately\" - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 11:11:22', '2023-01-05 11:11:22'),
(4263, 4263, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In a fresh attack on Gen (retd.) Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan\'s ousted prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that the former army chief wanted to have him murdered and impose a state of emergency in the country.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, made the startling allegation during an interview with private Bol News channel in Lahore.</div><div><br></div><div>Khan, 70, had been at loggerheads with Bajwa ever since his ouster from power in April by a no-confidence motion.</div><div><br></div><div>He suffered bullet injuries in the right leg on November 3 when two gunmen fired a volley of bullets at him and others standing on a container-mounted truck in the Wazirabad area, some 150-km from Lahore, where he was leading the long march to press for snap polls.</div><div><br></div><div>Imran Khan said he was being told by many to stop levelling allegations against Bajwa as he has retired, but he could not cover up the crimes that Gen Bajwa had committed, the Dawn newspaper reported, quoting the channel\'s Lahore bureau chief.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the report, Khan, in the as-yet unaired interview, claimed that Bajwa \"wanted me dead\".</div><div><br></div><div>Khan has attacked Gen (retd.) Bajwa in the past. Bajwa is now the main target of Khan who not only sees him as the sole reason for all his failures in the government but also alleges that the retired general had toppled his government as part of a US conspiracy.</div><div><br></div><div>Last month, Khan accused Bajwa of playing a \"double game\" against his government and said that he committed a \"big mistake\" by extending the tenure of then military chief in 2019.</div><div><br></div><div>Gen Bajwa, 61, retired on November 29 after getting a three-year extension in 2019 by the then Prime Minister Khan, who turned out to be the biggest critic of the Pakistan Army.</div><div><br></div><div>The powerful Army, which has ruled the coup-prone country for more than half of its 75 plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in the matters of security and foreign policy.</div><div><br></div><div>Khan, the former cricketer-turned-politician, is the only Pakistani prime minister to be ousted in a no-confidence vote in Parliament.</div><div><br></div><div>He had alleged that the no-confidence vote was part of a US-led conspiracy targeting him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China, and Afghanistan. The US has denied the allegations. - PTI</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 11:17:22', '2023-01-05 11:17:22'),
(4264, 4264, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>With mercury dropping to several degrees below freezing point in Kashmir, videos showed ice flowing out of water pipelines in Valley and large parts of Dal lake in Srinagar were frozen on Thursday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In some areas locals resorted to setting up fires under the frozen pipelines to melt the water supply.</div><div><br></div><div>Kashmir is under the grip of \'Chilla-i-Kalan\', the 40-day harsh winter which begins on December 21 and ends on January 30. This period is marked by frequent snowfall and several water bodies across the Valley being frozen.</div><div><br></div><div>Minimum temperature in the Valley remains sub-zero for last one month.</div><div>Today minimum temperature in Srinagar was minus 6.4 degrees Celsius. Pagalgam in South Kashmir was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir with a temperature of minus 9.2 degrees Celsius. The ski resort resort of Gulmarg recorded a temperature of minus 7. 5 degrees Celsius.</div><div><br></div><div>Qazigund and Kupwara recorded low temperatures of minus 6.2 degrees Celsius</div><div><br></div><div>Over the next few days, the region will continue to face dry weather and colder night. According to the India Meteorological Department snowfall is expected on Sunday and Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>A less harsh cold wave continues after the 40-day harsh winter, with a 20-day cold period called \'Chillai-Khurd\' (small cold) and a 10-day-long \'Chillai-Bachha\' (baby cold). - NDTV</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 11:57:01', '2023-01-05 11:57:01'),
(4265, 4265, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The 21st session of the 11th Parliament, also known as winter session, began on Thursday afternoon with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>President Abdul Hamid started addressing the Jatiya Sangsad during the maiden session of 2023 as per the Article 73(2) of the Constitution.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, there will be a discussion over a thanksgiving motion on the President’s speech in the House during the session.</div><div><br></div><div>The House went into the session after a recess of 59 days as the 20th session of the current parliament was prorogued on November 06 last.</div><div><br></div><div>On December 19, the President convened the 21st session, exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Clause (1) of Article 72 of the constitution. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 12:41:07', '2023-01-05 12:41:07'),
(4266, 4266, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Police in a drive last night arrested district Jamaat ameer Abdul Karim in connection with a subversive case filed under Special Power Act.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Model Thana Shah Kamal Akand said the case was filed on October 22 last year. On information, a team of police conducted a raid at his residence in Maharaja Street and arrested him.</div><div><br></div><div>Abdul Karim, 60, was produced before a court this noon. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 13:28:51', '2023-01-05 13:28:51'),
(4267, 4267, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>President M Abdul Hamid called all concerned for further integrated efforts to build an exploitation-free society by entirely eradicating corruption, terrorism, drugs and militancy from the country.</b></span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The President made the call as he addressed the New Year\'s (2023) first session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) here this evening.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The head of the state termed the parliament as the focal point of people\'s expectations and said, \"People are the source of all power. All public representatives must give priority to the public interests.\"</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>He also asked all to work together with the spirit of Liberation War to build a \'Sonar Bangla\' which will be free from hunger and poverty envisioned by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;As per the parliamentary practice, the current session is the maiden one of the New Year, where the President addresses the House every year. Subsequently, detailed discussions would take place on his speech with the participation of lawmakers.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In his speech, the President highlighted the development and success of the government in various fields, including economic development, communication, electricity, agriculture, education, health, rule of law, women empowerment and information technology.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Abdul Hamid praised the Prime Minister\'s strong leadership in implementing various mega projects, including metro rail, the construction of the tunnel under Karnaphuli River and Padma Bridge with government\'s own funding, fighting against COVID-19, providing humanitarian aid to the vulnerable Rohingyas and facing climate change affects.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Referring to Bangabandhu\'s foreign policy dictum, \"Friendship to all, malice towards none\", the President said the government, based on this, is working tirelessly to strengthen diplomatic ties with neighbouring countries, expand trade and labour market under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The Prime Minister\'s strong leadership in providing humanitarian aid to the vulnerable Rohingya people, empowering women and tackling climate challenges is being acclaimed globally,\" he added.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Talking about the impact of the ongoing global economy and politics, the President said the entire world is passing through a difficult time.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>He said the present government was able to successfully deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain economic dynamism, but the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has slowed down this ongoing progress. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 13:44:43', '2023-01-05 13:44:43'),
(4268, 4268, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>American multinational technology company Intel has launched a plethora of new desktop processor models as part of its 13th Gen line-up.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to GSM Arena, a tech news-related website, joining the existing six unlocked K-series models are sixteen new locked models, six of which are low-power variants for OEMs.</div><div><br></div><div>The top of the ten basic variations is the Core i9-13900, which keeps the 13900K\'s core and thread count but reduces all clock speeds, with boost clocks lowering by up to 200MHz.</div><div><br></div><div>Although boost power is only down by 34W to 219W, the base clocks are also lower, resulting in a lower 65W base power. If you intend to operate at maximum turbo speeds, you will still need robust cooling. -&nbsp; ANI</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 13:53:53', '2023-01-05 13:53:53'),
(4269, 4269, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh\'s Liton Das reached a unique height by becoming the highest-ranked batter for his country in the ICC Test rankings.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He indeed broke his own record as he moved to 11th position from 12th as per the latest rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) today. He has now 702 rating points, 14 less than No. 10 batter New Zealand\'s Daryl Mitchell.</div><div><br></div><div>Since Bangladesh has had no Test matches scheduled in the recent time, it will be tougher for him to break into the top 10 for the first time by any Bangladeshi batter.</div><div><br></div><div>However, by moving to 11, he went past the stars like Usman Khawaja, Virat Kohli, David Warner.</div><div><br></div><div>After the Mirpur Test against India last week, Liton rose to the 12th position in the ranking among Test batters. He came to this position once before in June this year.</div><div><br></div><div>Liton could not break his previous record in rating points even though he moved beyond that position and came close to the top 10. His rating was 724 in June this year. This is the highest rating of any Bangladeshi batter till now.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, Bangladesh\'s Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan have moved down two steps in the ICC\'s latest Test batting rankings as Mushfiqur is in 22nd position and Shakib is at 42nd.</div><div><br></div><div>Marnus Labuschagne of Australia is at the top of the Test batting rankings with 925 rating points. His compatriot Steven Smith is at two and Pakistan\'s Babar Azam at three. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 14:41:45', '2023-01-05 14:41:45'),
(4270, 4270, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation tomorrow evening marking the completion of the fourth year of the current tenure of the Awami League government.&nbsp;</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>\"The Prime Minister will deliver her speech at 7.30pm on Friday to mark the completion of the government\'s fourth year in office in present term,\" PM\'s Assistant Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayas told BSS.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Her speech will be broadcast by Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and private TV channels and radio stations.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina was sworn-in as the Prime Minister for the fourth time, third in a row, on January 7 in 2019 after her party Bangladesh Awami League secured a landslide victory in the general election held on December 30 in 2018. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 15:32:30', '2023-01-05 15:32:30'),
(4271, 4271, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Thai authorities said Thursday that travellers from China could enter the kingdom without pre-departure coronavirus tests, hoping their return would be a shot in the arm for the country\'s tourism sector recovery.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>China has experienced a surge in infections and its hospitals and crematoriums have been inundated after Beijing last month wound back tight restrictions.</div><div><br></div><div>The United States, Canada, Japan and France are among the countries that have imposed new rules requiring travellers from China to provide negative Covid tests as concerns grow over the spike in cases.</div><div>But Thai authorities on Thursday said all countries should be treated the same.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Thailand does not require Covid test results from tourists from any country,\" Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters on Thursday following a meeting between health, tourism and transportation officials.</div><div><br></div><div>China was the largest source of foreign tourists for Thailand before the pandemic, with almost 11 million arrivals in 2019, according to government data.</div><div><br></div><div>Tourism accounted for nearly 20 percent of national income before the pandemic, and tough border restrictions at the height of the health crisis took a toll on hotels, restaurants and tour operators across the country. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 15:55:06', '2023-01-05 15:55:06'),
(4272, 4272, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>President Vladimir Putin told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan he was open to dialogue with Ukraine if Kyiv accepts territories occupied by Moscow as Russian, the Kremlin said Thursday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Putin again confirmed Russia\'s openness to serious dialogue on the condition of Kyiv authorities fulfilling the well-known and repeatedly voiced requirements of taking into account the new territorial realities,\" the Kremlin said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>Erdogan had called for peace talks in the phone call with Putin, his office said earlier.</div><div><br></div><div>Russian troops occupy large swathes of eastern and southern Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>The Kremlin claims it has annexed the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions despite not controlling them in their entirety.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The Russian side emphasised the destructive role of Western states, pumping the Kyiv regime with weapons and military equipment, providing it with operational information and targets,\" the statement added.</div><div><br></div><div>The leaders also discussed the implementation of a landmark grain deal, brokered by the UN with the help of Turkey, to unblock Ukrainian grain.</div><div><br></div><div>The Kremlin said the pair discussed \"the unblocking of food and fertiliser supplies from Russia\" and the need for \"the removal of all barriers to Russian exports.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Russia briefly exited the deal in October after a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet. It re-entered the deal within days but officials have complained of restrictions on Russian products.</div><div><br></div><div>Putin sent troops to Ukraine in Febuary last year.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-01-05 16:15:51', '2023-01-05 16:15:51'),
(4273, 4273, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Russian military’s top brass came under increasing scrutiny Wednesday as more details emerged of how at least 89 Russian soldiers, and possibly many more, were killed in a Ukrainian artillery attack on a single building.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The scene last weekend in the Russian-held eastern Ukrainian town of Makiivka, where the soldiers were temporarily stationed, appears to have been a recipe for disaster. Hundreds of Russian troops were reportedly clustered in a building close to the front line, well within range of Ukraine’s Western-supplied precision artillery, possibly sitting close to an ammunition store and perhaps unwittingly helping Kyiv’s forces to zero in on them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was one of the deadliest single attacks on the Kremlin’s forces since the war began more than 10 months ago and the highest death toll in a single incident acknowledged so far by either side in the conflict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine’s armed forces claimed the Makiivka strike killed around 400 Russian soldiers housed in a vocational school building. About 300 more of them were wounded, officials alleged. It wasn\'t possible to verify either side\'s claims due to the fighting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian military sought to blame the soldiers for their own deaths. Gen. Lt. Sergei Sevryukov said in a statement late Tuesday that their phone signals allowed Kyiv’s forces to “determine the coordinates of the location of military personnel” and launch a strike.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emily Ferris, a research fellow on Russia and Eurasia at the Royal United Services Institute in London, told The Associated Press it is “very hard to verify” whether cellphone signaling and geolocation were to blame for the accurate strike.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She noted that Russian soldiers on active duty are forbidden from using their phones — exactly because there have been so many instances in recent years of their being used for targeting, including by both sides in the Ukraine war. The conflict has made ample use of modern technology.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also noted that blaming the soldiers themselves was a “helpful narrative” for Moscow as it helps deflect criticism and steer attention toward the official cellphone ban.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to move the conversation along, too, as he took part via video link in a sending-off ceremony Wednesday for a frigate equipped with the Russian navy’s new hypersonic missiles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin said the Zircon missiles that the Admiral Gorshkov frigate was carrying were a “unique weapon,” capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and with a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). Russia says the missiles can\'t be intercepted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, away from the battlefields, France said Wednesday it will send French-made AMX-10 RC light tanks to Ukraine — the first tanks from a Western European country — following an afternoon phone call between French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The French presidency didn\'t say how many tanks would be delivered and when. The NATO member has given Ukraine anti-tank and air defense missiles and rocket launchers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later Wednesday, President Joe Biden confirmed that the U.S. is considering sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. The Bradley is a medium armored combat vehicle that can carry about 10 personnel, or be configured to carry additional ammunition or communications equipment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Pentagon has already provided Ukraine with more than 2,000 combat vehicles, including 477 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles and more than 1,200 Humvees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The weekend Makiivka strike seemed to be the latest blow to the Kremlin’s military prestige as it struggles to advance the invasion of its neighbor.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Ferris, the analyst, said “there should be a bit of caution around leaning too heavily on this (attack) as a sign of (the) Russian army’s weakness.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As details of the strike have trickled out in recent days, some observers detected military sloppiness at the root of so many deaths.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.K. intelligence officials said Wednesday that Moscow’s “unprofessional” military practices were likely partly to blame for the high casualties.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Given the extent of the damage, there is a realistic possibility that ammunition was being stored near to troop accommodation, which detonated during the strike, creating secondary explosions,” the U.K. Defense Ministry said on Twitter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the same post, the ministry said the building struck by Ukrainian missiles was little more than 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from the front line, within “one of the most contested areas of the conflict,” in the partially Russian-occupied Donetsk region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The Russian military has a record of unsafe ammunition storage from well before the current war, but this incident highlights how unprofessional practices contribute to Russia’s high casualty rate,” the update added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian Defense Ministry, in a rare admission of losses, initially said the strike killed 63 troops. But as emergency crews searched the ruins, the death toll mounted. The regiment’s deputy commander was among the dead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That stirred renewed criticism inside Russia of the way the broader military campaign is being handled by the Ministry of Defense.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vladlen Tatarsky, a well-known military blogger, accused Russian generals of “demonstrating their own stupidity and misunderstanding of what’s going on (among) the troops, where everyone has cellphones.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Moreover, in places where there’s coverage, artillery fire is often adjusted by phone. There are simply no other ways,” Tatarsky wrote in a Telegram post.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others blamed the decision to station hundreds of troops in one place. “The cellphone story is not too convincing,” military blogger Semyon Pegov wrote. “The only remedy is not to house personnel en masse in large buildings. Simply not to house 500 people in one place but spread them across 10 different locations.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unconfirmed reports in Russian-language media said the victims were mobilized reservists from the region of Samara, in southwestern Russia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Institute for the Study of War saw in the incident further evidence that Moscow isn’t properly utilizing the reservists it began calling up last September.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Systemic failures in Russia’s force generation apparatus continue to plague personnel capabilities to the detriment of Russian operational capacity in Ukraine,” the think tank said in a report late Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ferris, of the Royal United Services Institute, said the Makiivka strike shows the Russian army is more interested in growing its number of troops, not in training them in wartime skills.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“That’s really how Russia conducts a lot of its warfare — by overwhelming the enemy with volume, with people,” she said. \"The Kremlin view, unfortunately, is that soldiers’ lives are expendable.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a grinding battle of attrition, Russian forces have pressed their offensive on Bakhmut in Donetsk despite heavy losses. The Wagner Group, a private military contractor owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire businessman with close ties to Putin, has spearheaded the Bakhmut offensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. intelligence officials have determined that convicts Wagner pulled from prisons accounted for 90% of Russian casualties in fighting for Bakhmut, according to a senior administration official who requested anonymity to discuss the finding.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The White House said last month that intelligence findings showed Wagner had some 50,000 personnel fighting in Ukraine, including 40,000 recruited convicts. The U.S. assesses that Wagner is spending about $100 million a month in the fight. 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