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(5095, 5095, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant for Irfan Selim, son of Dhaka-7 MP Haji Selim, in a case over the unprovoked attack on an off-duty Navy officer in 2021.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Muhammad Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order while rejecting an application for bail by the accused.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court had earlier set Wednesday (Feb. 8) for hearings, but Ifran was absent from court on account of illness. A time petition was also placed for him, but the court rejected it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Irfan\'s counsel, Sri Prannath, prayed for bringing forward the date of hearing due to his personal jobs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rejecting the time petition, the court issued the arrest warrant for Irfan and asked for the trial process to be formally initiated through the framing of charges against the five accused, including Irfan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court also set March 6 for recording testimonies of witnesses in the case.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other four accused are his bodyguard Jahidul Mollah, driver Mizanur Rahman, Madina Group Protocol Officer AB Siddique Dipu and associate Kazi Ripon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of them, Jahidul has been in jail, Mizanur and Dipu are now out on bail, while Ripon is absconding.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A case was filed with Dhanmondi Police Station against Irfan Selim for assaulting a navy official, Lieutenant Wasif Ahmed Khan, more than two years back. October 26, 2020.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lt Wasif filed the case against four named, including Irfan Selim, also councillor of ward-30 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and 2-3 unnamed persons he accused.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the case statement, a private car hit Lt Wasif\'s motorcycle near Labaid Hospital at Dhanmondi on October 25, 2020 when he along with his wife was returning to their Mohammadpur residence from Nilkhet area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of Rapid action Battalion (Rab) detained Irfan Selim in this connection later. 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, '2023-02-09 03:37:41', '2023-02-09 03:37:41'),
(5096, 5096, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As the women\'s T20 World Cup gets ready to start in South Africa on Friday, AFP Sport picks out five cricketers to watch.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- India: Shafali Verma -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the end of January, Shafali Verma led India to victory in the Under-19 World Cup. Barely two weeks later, the 19-year-old batter is back in South Africa to help India in their bid to win the women\'s T20.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a child she disguised herself as a boy in order to play but after breaking into the senior women\'s game, there has been no stopping her.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Youngest international, youngest to score 50 which she did against West Indies in her first series and the youngest to play in all three formats for India.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her aggressive batting style has resulted in the nickname \"Lady Sehwag\", after explosive Indian men\'s opener Virender Sehwag, but it was seeing Sachin Tendulkar batting when she was just nine that inspired her to chase the game.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the 2020 edition, when India were runners-up to Australia, Verma ranked as number one T20 batter in the world. She has now played 51 T20Is, racking up over 1200 runs at an impressive strike rate of 134.5.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- England: Alice Capsey -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If England are to unseat defending champions Australia they will need their 18-year-old all-rounder Alice Capsey to live up to and exceed her already remarkable progress.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">First, though, they need her to be fit - she broke her collarbone during England\'s tour of the West indies in December. But if she is firing on all cylinders the batting all-rounder will be crucial.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She made her international debut last summer and was England\'s highest scorer at the Commonwealth Games. A two-time winner of The Hundred with Oval Invincibles, she has also starred for Melbourne Stars in the women\'s Big Bash in Australia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Australia: Kim Garth -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kim Garth was only 14 when she made her international debut in an ODI against New Zealand in 2010.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That, however, was in the green shirt of her native Ireland with whom she won 114 caps in total as well as being vice-captain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She was named Ireland cricketer of the decade in 2021 but by then had decided to try for a pro career in Australia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It worked. The 26-year-old all-rounder did well enough to qualify for her new country, making her debut in a T20 in Mumbai in December.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Defending champions Austrlalia have a side packed with big names so Garth\'s opportunities may be limited but if she should get some time in the spotlight, expect her to make the most of it. One thing she will be glad, however, is that Ireland are in the other group.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Pakistan: Nida Dar -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amid the young guns, an old-stager in the shape of Pakistan\'s 36-year-old off-spinner Nida Dar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After making her international debut against Ireland in 2010, she has gone on to play 84 ODIs and over 100 T20Is.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She was named Pakistan\'s player of the tournament at the 2018 T20 World Cup and featured again in 2020. She is now just five short of West Indies\' Anisa Mohammed\'s record of 125 T20 wickets.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her nickname \"Lady Boom Boom\" is a reminder that she is also a useful slugger with the bat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- South Africa: Marizanne Kapp -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Dane van Niekerk was cut from the squad there was a fear that her wife Marizanne Kapp might also step away.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the 33-year-old stayed with the team which, realistically, is only likely to progress from a group that includes Australia and New Zealand, if she delivers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kapp has had her problems, not least four bouts of Covid, but she is a class all-rounder with a Test hundred under her belt as well as a lorryload of wickets.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She was South Africa\'s standout performer in last year\'s ODI World Cup with 203 runs and 12 wickets. 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(5097, 5097, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning (Thursday).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 225 at 8:51 am today, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with worst air.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 151 and 200 is said to be ‘unhealthy’ while 201 and 300 is considered ‘very unhealthy’, and 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 and India’s Mumbai occupied the second and third places with AQI of 195 and 180 respectively.</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;\">Also read: Dhaka\'s air quality still ‘very unhealthy\' as it ranks 2nd worst polluted city</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, '2023-02-09 03:47:15', '2023-02-09 03:47:15'),
(5098, 5098, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday called for concerted global efforts and partnerships to create a global health strategy to respond to future health threats by taking lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He made the call while delivering his remarks at the virtual COVID-19 Global Action Plan (GAP) Foreign Ministerial Meeting convened by the State Secretary of the USA, Antony J. Blinken.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting was moderated by Coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response and Health Security of the US State Department Mary Beth Goodman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the opening remarks followed by remarks from the Foreign Ministers of Japan – Yoshimasa Hayashi, MinisterMomen, Germany - Annalena Baerbock, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign Ministers and High representatives of other 20 countries and organizations intervened in the meeting. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen commended the initiatives and efforts of Secretary Blinken and the Government of the USA as well as contributions by the partners on this platform.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign Minister expressed his satisfaction with the multilateral processes including initiatives like ACT-A and COVAX under the guidance of WHO to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with this, he also emphasized expanding the capacity of the healthcare sector and injecting sustained and significant funds for capacity building, especially in lower-income countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emphasizing the critical role of vaccines in combating the pandemic, Bangladesh\'s Foreign Minister stressed making vaccines affordable and accessible to all by declaring it \'Global Public Goods\'. He also urged the developed countries for their “Moral Commitment” to support the countries having relatively advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing bases like Bangladesh to develop their own capacity to produce vaccines through granting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and appropriate provisions for technology transfer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen highlighted Bangladesh’s tremendous success in COVID management centred on saving lives, supporting livelihoods- especially of the most vulnerable ones, and posting quick economic recovery under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also stated that Bangladesh surpassed the target set by WHO to vaccinate 70% of the population and is currently on course to reach the landmark of 90%. He added that Bangladesh is open to sharing the experience of its success story of the public health system’s response towards mass vaccination and hospital care.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Foreign Minister further stressed bilateral, regional and global cooperation to continue the work on Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR) in the coming days to combat any such future threat. He also expressed the readiness of Bangladesh to contribute to platforms like GAP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He appreciated the idea of organizing the \'Covid-19 Pandemic Summit\' to remember that the world had to witness and handle a big global crisis all of a sudden, and the international community stood together to address such an emergency health situation to ensure greater global good.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A joint statement was issued at the end of the Ministerial which emphasised the importance of mutual cooperation among GAP partners to combat future health threats. It also reflected upon lessons learned to promote future collaboration to prevent, detect and respond to the next global health security threat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Global Action Plan (GAP) Foreign Ministerial is a platform of foreign ministers which was launched one year ago with the objective of enhancing international coordination to end the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen readiness for future pandemic threats. The first meeting of the platform was held on 10th November 2021 presided by the US Secretary of State.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next meeting was held on 19th July 2022, presided over jointly by the US Secretary of State and the Japanese Foreign Minister. As part of Bangladesh’s active engagements, Bangladesh co-hosted the 3rd meeting in New York on 23rd September 2022 along with USA, Spain and Botswana. Foreign Minister represented Bangladesh in all the meetings. 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, '2023-02-09 05:26:14', '2023-02-09 05:26:26'),
(5099, 5099, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The construction works of much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, the first under-river tunnel in South Asia, is nearing completion as construction progress has reached 96 percent.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"96 percent construction works of the tunnel under river Karnaphuli in Chattogram has been completed. The mechanical installation work is still going on. Along with this, the approach road construction works has already been completed,\" said Project Director of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel Md Harunur Rashid today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said construction works of the cross passage and tunnel related to the toll plaza is also nearing completion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Mechanical, electrical and civil works of the tunnel is going on and other related work is also at final stage,\" Rashid said and hoped that the construction works of the tunnel will be finished within the stipulated time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the project, two tubes having 35 feet wide and 16 feet high have been constructed within an 11-metre gap so that heavy vehicles can pass through the tunnel easily.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The length of the under-construction tunnel will be 3.40 kilometres with an approach road of 5.35 kilometres alongside a 727-metre bridge linking the main city, port and Western side of the river with its Eastern side.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangabandhu\'s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction work of the first tunnel tube on February 24, 2019. On October 14, 2016, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping jointly laid the foundation stone of the Bangabandhu Tunnel.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China Communications Construction Company Ltd is working as the contractor for the project.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tunnel will connect the proposed Asian Highway to Dhaka-Chattogram-Cox\'s Bazar Highway and will reduce the distance from Chattogram to Cox\'s Bazar by 40-km. Vehicles in this tunnel will run at a speed of 80-km per hour, according to the project details.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangabandhu Tunnel is being built at a cost of Taka 10,374 crore. The tunnel project is being implemented with joint funding of the governments of Bangladesh and China. The Exim Bank of China is giving loan of Taka 5,913 crore while the Bangladesh government is funding the rest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Exim Bank of China is giving loan of Taka 5,913 crore with two percent interest rate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tunnel will be the first under-river tunnel in South Asia. Extensive work is underway to complete the remaining eight percent work of the project. Local and foreign engineers alongside workers are involved in the project.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took the initiative to build a tunnel under Karnaphuli River to connect the city\'s Patenga and Anwara upazila of south Chattogram to make the port city \'One City, Two Town\' model similar to the Chinese city of Shanghai.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In November 2015, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the multi-lane road tunnel project at a cost of Taka 8,446.64 crore and the project duration was set for December 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cost was later increased to Taka 10,374.42 crore and the project period extended to December 2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the latest revision, the project duration has been extended till December 30, 2023, and the cost was increased by Taka 164 crore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the survey conducted in 2013, before the construction of the tunnel, 6.3 million vehicles will be able to move through the tunnel annually. According to that, about 17260 vehicles can run in a day. By 2025, an average of 28,305 vehicles will travel through Bangabandhu Tunnel every day. 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, '2023-02-09 05:37:41', '2023-02-09 05:37:41'),
(5100, 5100, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes resumed this morning, after 3-4 hours of disruption caused by thick fog.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended from 6 am on Thursday due to poor visibility. Services resumed around 9 am today, said sources at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha point.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route remained suspended from 4:15 am today due to dense fog. Later, the ferry services on the route resumed at 8:30 am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five ferries remained stranded in the middle of the Padma river on Paturia-Daulatdia route and one ferry on Aricha-Kazirhat route, causing immense sufferings to commuters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several hundred vehicles were seen waiting on both sides to cross the river. 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, '2023-02-09 05:42:58', '2023-02-09 05:42:58'),
(5101, 5101, '<div><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">An estimated 27.3 million people watched President Joe Biden\'s State of the Union address on television, the second smallest audience for the annual event in at least 30 years, the Nielsen company said on Wednesday.</b><br></div><div><br></div><div>It was also down nearly 28% from the 38.2 million people who saw Biden\'s address in 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>The only smaller audience since 1993 was the 26.9 million who watched Biden\'s address to Congress in 2021 — not officially a State of the Union speech, since he had just taken office a few months earlier. That speech was delivered on the unusually late date of April 28.</div><div><br></div><div>Nielsen did not have figures available from before President Bill Clinton\'s first address to Congress, which reached 66.9 million people in 1993, when entertainment options were fewer.</div><div><br></div><div>Nearly three-quarters (73%) of the people who watched Biden\'s speech were 55 and older, Nielsen said. Only 5% were young adults under age 35.</div><div><br></div><div>The speech was carried live on 16 television networks.</div><div><br></div><div>Biden\'s largest audience came on Fox News Channel, where the speech was seen by 4.69 million people, Nielsen said. ABC had 4.41 million viewers for Biden, NBC had 3.78 million, CBS had 3.64 million, MSNBC had 3.55 million, CNN had 2.4 million and the Fox broadcast network had 1.66 million. AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 06:29:09', '2023-02-09 06:29:09'),
(5102, 5102, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed above 15,800 on Thursday, as rescuers raced to reach survivors stuck under rubble in freezing weather.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials and medics said 12,873 people had died in Turkey and 2,992 in Syria from Monday\'s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the confirmed total to 15,865. 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, '2023-02-09 07:10:01', '2023-02-09 07:10:01'),
(5103, 5103, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Delhi home on Wednesday as the newlyweds returned from Jaisalmer after their wedding. The two were welcomed with dhol beats as they stood outside his home decorated with lights. A video of Sidharth and Kiara shaking a leg with others at the gate has now surfaced online.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara were twinning in red as they arrived in Delhi for the wedding reception. The two even grooved to the dhol beats before entering Sidharth\'s home.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a paparazzo shared the video on Instagram, a fan commented, “That\'s how a welcome should be.” A fan also spotted Kiara\'s brother Mishal Advani with them. 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, '2023-02-09 07:17:41', '2023-02-09 07:17:41'),
(5104, 5104, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh today in principal agreed with a proposal of Gambi to co-deploy troops of the two countries in the UN peacekeeping mission as Gambian Foreign Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister consented in principle at the meeting with the Gambian foreign affairs, international cooperation and Gambians abroad minister as he handed over a request letter regarding the proposal of Gambian president to her.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Gambia has proposed for co-deployment of Bangladeshi and Gambian forces in a suitable UN peacekeeping mission, PM\'s Speechwriter M Nazrul Islam briefed the newsmen after the meeting held at the premier\'s official Ganabhaban residence here this morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Nazrul Islam, the prime minister has asked all concerned to prepare Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to pursue the proposal of co-deployment of troops in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission upon UN approval.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also apprised the meeting that Bangladesh is the highest troops contributing country in the UN peacekeeping missions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The visiting Gambian minister has highly praised Bangladesh\'s contribution to maintain world peace and Bangladesh\'s massive development in agriculture sector.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In reply, the prime minister has proposed transferring Bangladeshi manpower and technology to Gambia to jointly cultivate in its vast land for mutual benefit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also said Bangladesh has become a food-sufficient country due to her government\'s timely measures that include arrangement of conducting research.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said the research has helped Bangladesh become a self-reliant country in food production despite reduction of agriculture lands.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She, as well, mentioned her government’s policy not to leave a single inch of land uncultivated, saying Bangladesh people are very responsive to it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister thanked the Gambian government to support Bangladesh in repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also said Bangladesh has given shelter to Rohingyas on humanitarian ground and tried its best to give them dignified life since sending them back to their nation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said her government has been trying to repatriate the Rohingyas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gambian Defence Minister Sering Modou Njieis, Bangladesh Foreign Senior Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman and Prime Minister\'s Office (PMO) Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin, were present. 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, '2023-02-09 07:37:46', '2023-02-09 08:00:08'),
(5105, 5105, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated simultaneous operation of trains on three newly built rail lines to ease the transportation of passengers and cargo on the Rooppur, Shasidal and Joydebpur routes.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She inaugurated the 69.20 km lines virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 11-km-long rail line for Rooppur has been constructed by the science and technology ministry at the cost of Tk 335 crore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The construction work started in April 2018. It is a dedicated rail line for transportation of cargo to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As part of the project, a new rail station was constructed near Hardinge Bridge. Besides, a 26.52-km-long dual-gauge rail line was set up, including siding and loop line from Ishwardi by-pass station to Rooppur plant.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 11km-long dual-gauge double-line from Tongi to Joydebpur will help railway authorities to increase the number of train trips on the Dhaka-Tongi-Joyebpur route, which links the entire west zone of Bangladesh Railway.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second line was built at the cost of Tk 1,300 crore under an Indian-funded project.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sections of 14km-long dual-gauge double-line on the Dhaka-Chattogram route are Kashba to Mandabagh and Shashidal to Rajapur.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The construction was done under a project funded by Asian Development Bank. 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, '2023-02-09 07:59:42', '2023-02-09 07:59:42'),
(5106, 5106, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Japanese investors to come up with robust investment in Bangladesh\'s various sectors as Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Governor Nobumitsu Hayashi paid a courtesy call on her.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Japan is a trusted partner of Bangladesh,\" PM\'s Speechwriter M Nazrul Islam quoted her as saying while briefing the newsmen after the meeting at the premier\'s official Ganabhaban residence here this morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Nazrul Islam, the prime minister said the people of Japan have stood beside Bangladesh since the Liberation War in 1971.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I am extending gratitude to the Japan on behalf of Bangladeshi people as Japan is still extending cooperation to us,\" sheikh Hasina said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also said Bangladesh is implementing several mega projects with Japanese cooperation that include Matharbari Deep Seaport, Third Terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Bangabandhu Rail Bridge over the Jamuna River and Metro Rail Project.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Japan will be strengthened further in future,\" she hoped.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The JBIC governor said Japan is a development partner of Bangladesh and vowed to contribute more to the country\'s journey towards development.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He expressed his country\'s keenness to invest in Bangladesh\'s sugar, pre-paid gas metre producing industries and biomass power generation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In reply, the premier appreciated the proposals, saying that the pre-paid gas metre producing industry can be built on joint venture.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also proposed to hand over one or two state owned sugar mills out of 15 to the Japanese investors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign Senior Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Prime Minister\'s Office (PMO) Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin and Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori were present. 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, '2023-02-09 08:25:05', '2023-02-09 08:25:05'),
(5107, 5107, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Studies have linked air pollution to poorer outcomes for people with lung illness as long-term air pollution exposure can contribute to the development of certain lung disorders. There is evidence that outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer and long-term exposure to air pollution may be connected to the development of asthma.</b></span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Inan interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr G Prakash, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Jindal Naturecure Institute in Bangalore, revealed, “Air pollution is linked to a wide range of acute and chronic ailments, including lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cardiovascular disease.&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">When you breathe in poor-quality air, contaminants can enter your bloodstream through your lungs and reach your heart. This increases your chances of getting heart and circulation problems. Air pollution can harm your blood vessels by narrowing and hardening them.”</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">He advised, “A person can practice yoga on a daily basis to avoid the effects of pollution on the lungs. Yoga increases circulation and promotes tissue perfusion. It strengthens respiratory muscles while decreasing sympathetic reactivity, so reducing stress and anxiety, both of which enhance the severity of CAD. These asanas can be done on a daily basis to improve the general health of the lungs. Dhanurasana (bow posture), Hasta Uttanasana (raised arm yoga stance), Ustrasana (camel pose), Ardha Chandrasana (half-moon pose), and Chakrasana (wheel pose).&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">It is also advised to a take diet that is rich in vitamins including A, D, and E, as well as zinc, which can help reduce the development of asthma, whereas carotenoids and antioxidant-rich meals, such as red/yellow/orange coloured foods, that can aid with COPD. Furthermore, a diet high in fruits, vegetables, low sodium, low trans fats, and omega-6 fatty acids will minimize your risk of lung disease greatly.”</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">According to Dr Shuchin Bajaj, Founder Director at Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals, following are some tips for reducing the impact of air pollution on lung health using natural methods -</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>1.</b> Increase indoor air quality: Keep windows and doors closed, use air purifiers, and keep indoor plants to help reduce indoor air pollution.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>2. </b>Exercise outdoors: When air quality is good, exercise outside, as physical activity can help improve lung function.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>3.</b> Eat a healthy diet: Eating a balanced diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can help support lung health and overall health.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>4.</b> Quit smoking: Smoking is a major cause of lung damage and can worsen the effects of air pollution. Quitting smoking can improve lung health.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>5.</b> Stay hydrated: Drinking plenty of water can help remove toxins from the body and reduce the impact of air pollution on the lungs.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>6.</b> Reduce exposure to pollutants: Try to reduce your exposure to pollutants by avoiding busy roads, using public transportation, and limiting time spent in high-pollution areas.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>7. </b>Practice deep breathing exercises: Deep breathing exercises can help strengthen lung capacity and improve lung function.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Remember, these tips can help reduce the impact of air pollution on lung health but it is still important to reduce exposure to air pollution whenever possible. HT</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 08:44:27', '2023-02-09 08:44:27'),
(5108, 5108, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>At least four people were killed Thursday when an earthquake struck the capital of Indonesia\'s breakaway eastern region of Papua and crumpled a waterfront restaurant, officials said.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The 5.1-magnitude quake hit around 1.28 pm (0628 GMT) on land just southwest of Jayapura city at a depth of 22 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"A cafe collapsed and four people died there. It fell into the sea,\" Asep Khalid, head of the Jayapura disaster mitigation agency, said in a press release.</div><div><br></div><div>Residents in Jayapura said people scrambled for safety, running from houses and shops when the quake struck.</div><div><br></div><div>Putri Kurita, 30, bolted for the exit at another restaurant fearing it would collapse.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I was having lunch when things suddenly swayed, the jolt got much stronger,\" she told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>The country\'s meteorological agency gave a higher magnitude of 5.2 and warned of potential aftershocks.</div><div><br></div><div>Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific \"Ring of Fire\", where tectonic plates collide.</div><div><br></div><div>The region affected by Thursday\'s quake is home to a decades-long insurgency waged by rebels seeking independence from Indonesia. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 09:45:48', '2023-02-09 09:45:48'),
(5109, 5109, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Uttara Centre and Mirpur-10 stations of Metro Rail will be open to commuters on February 18 and March 1 respectively.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Nazmul Ahsan Bhuiya, deputy project director of Metro Rail, disclosed the information&nbsp; on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, on January 25, the authorities opened the Mirpur’s Pallabi Station after nearly one month after the inauguration of the metro rail service in Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, commuters are using Uttara North Station to Pallabi, Pallabi to Uttara, and Agargaon to Pallabi.</div><div><br></div><div>The government has fixed Tk 30 for Uttara North Station to Pallabi, Pallabi to Uttara and Agargaon to Pallabi.</div><div><br></div><div>According to Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the rail operation till Motijheel may start by the end of 2024, and Kamalapur by 2025.</div><div><br></div><div>By December 2024, metro rail will start operation from Agargaon to Kamalapur route with 24 trains. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 10:14:23', '2023-02-09 10:14:23'),
(5110, 5110, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A student of Shahjalal University of Science &amp; Technology (SUST) is suspected to have died by suicide at his own home early Thursday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The deceased was identified as Minhazul Abedin, a student of Mathematics Department of the university and a resident of Salamatpur village of Manirampur Upazila of Jashore district.</div><div><br></div><div>SM Saidur Rahman, Assistant Professor of Mathmatics&nbsp; department of the university, said Minhajul Abedin, a student of 2016-17 session of our department, committed suicide at his home around 3am on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>His mother informed the matter in the morning over phone, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>However, Minhaz was founder president of university’s robotics related organization ‘Roboadda’. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 11:30:10', '2023-02-09 11:30:10');
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(5111, 5111, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to more than 17,100 on Thursday, as hopes faded of finding survivors stuck under rubble in freezing weather.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Officials and medics said 14,014 people had died in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria from Monday\'s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the confirmed total to 17,176.</div><div><br></div><div>Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors.</div><div>The death toll from Monday\'s 7.8-magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply as rescue efforts pass the 72-hour mark that disaster experts consider the most likely period to save lives.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded \"shortcomings\" after criticism of his government\'s response to the earthquake, one of the deadliest this century.</div><div><br></div><div>Survivors have been left to scramble for food and shelter -- and in some cases watch helplessly as their relatives called for rescue, and eventually went silent under the debris.</div><div><br></div><div>\"My nephew, my sister-in-law and my sister-in-law\'s sister are in the ruins. They are trapped under the ruins and there is no sign of life,\" said Semire Coban, a kindergarten teacher, in Turkey\'s Hatay province.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We can\'t reach them. We are trying to talk to them, but they are not responding... We are waiting for help. It has been 48 hours now,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Still, rescuers kept pulling survivors from the debris as the death toll continued to rise.</div><div><br></div><div>As criticism mounted online, Erdogan visited one of the hardest-hit spots, the quake\'s epicentre Kahramanmaras, and acknowledged problems in the response.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Of course, there are shortcomings. The conditions are clear to see. It\'s not possible to be ready for a disaster like this,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Twitter access returned on Thursday morning after the social network did not work on Turkish mobile networks for several hours Wednesday, according to AFP journalists and the NetBlocks web monitoring group.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish officials had held talks with Twitter leaders after which deputy infrastructure minister Omer Fatih Sayan tweeted Thursday that Turkey expected the social network to cooperate more in the \"fight against disinformation\".</div><div><br></div><div>- Children saved -</div><div><br></div><div>Temperatures plunged to minus-five degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit) in Gaziantep early Thursday, but the cold did not stop thousands of families from spending the night in cars and makeshift tents, too scared to stay in their homes or prohibited from returning to them.</div><div><br></div><div>Parents walked the streets of the southeastern Turkish city -- close to the epicentre of the earthquake -- carrying their children in blankets because it was warmer than sitting in a tent.</div><div><br></div><div>\"When we sit down, it is painful, and I fear for anyone who is trapped under the rubble in this,\" said Melek Halici, who wrapped her two-year-old daughter in a blanket as they watched rescuers working late into Wednesday night.</div><div><br></div><div>In Brussels, the EU is planning a donor conference in March to mobilise international aid for Syria and Turkey.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are now racing against the clock to save lives together,\" EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter.</div><div><br></div><div>\"No one should be left alone when a tragedy like this hits a people,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'People dying every second\' -</div><div><br></div><div>Due to the scale of the damage and the lack of help coming to certain areas, survivors said they felt alone in responding to the disaster.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Even the buildings that haven\'t collapsed were severely damaged. There are now more people under the rubble than those above it,\" Hassan, who did not provide his full name, said in his rebel-held Syrian town of Jindayris.</div><div><br></div><div>\"There are around 400-500 people trapped under each collapsed building, with only 10 people trying to pull them out. And there is no machinery,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The White Helmets, leading efforts to rescue people buried under rubble in rebel-held areas of Syria, have appealed for international help in their \"race against time\".</div><div><br></div><div>They have been toiling since the quake to pull survivors out from under the debris of dozens of flattened buildings in northwestern areas of war-torn Syria that remain outside the government\'s control.</div><div><br></div><div>A leading UN official called for the facilitation of aid access to rebel-held areas in the northwest, warning that relief stocks will soon be depleted.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Put politics aside and let us do our humanitarian work,\" the UN\'s resident Syria coordinator El-Mostafa Benlamlih told AFP in an interview.</div><div><br></div><div>- Syria appeals for EU help -</div><div><br></div><div>The issue of aid to Syria is a delicate one, and the sanctioned government in Damascus made an official plea to the EU for help, the bloc\'s commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic said.</div><div><br></div><div>A decade of civil war and Syrian-Russian aerial bombardment had already destroyed hospitals, collapsed the economy and prompted electricity, fuel and water shortages.</div><div><br></div><div>The European Commission is \"encouraging\" EU member countries to respond to Syria\'s request for medical supplies and food, while monitoring to ensure that any aid \"is not diverted\" by President Bashar al-Assad\'s government, Lenarcic noted.</div><div><br></div><div>Dozens of nations, including the United States, China and the Gulf States have pledged to help, and search teams as well as relief supplies have already arrived.</div><div><br></div><div>The EU was swift to dispatch rescue teams to Turkey, but it initially offered only minimal assistance to Syria because of EU sanctions imposed since 2011 on Assad\'s government over its brutal crackdown on protesters that spiralled into a civil war.</div><div><br></div><div>The Turkey-Syria border is one of the world\'s most active earthquake zones.</div><div><br></div><div>Monday\'s quake was the largest Turkey has seen since 1939, when 33,000 people died in the eastern Erzincan province.</div><div><br></div><div>In 1999, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed more than 17,000. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 12:08:24', '2023-02-09 12:08:24'),
(5112, 5112, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">James Cameron doesn\'t have many regrets -- after all, he has now directed three of the four highest-grossing films of all time.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>But if he could go back and remake \"Titanic,\" the film that started his record streak 25 years ago and is being re-released in theaters Friday, there is one thing he would change.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Based on what I know today, I would have made the raft smaller, so there\'s no doubt!\" said Cameron.</div><div><br></div><div>Such is the film\'s enduring popularity, even a quarter of a century later debates and theories continue to swirl around the fate of Leonardo DiCaprio\'s lead character.</div><div><br></div><div>Fans insist Jack could have survived the icy Atlantic waters after the ocean liner sank, if only he had shared an improvised raft with Kate Winslet\'s Rose.</div><div><br></div><div>Instead, Jack gallantly gave Rose an entire wooden door to float on, condemning himself to a freezing death but ensuring she survived.</div><div><br></div><div>It is just one example of how the story of the Titanic \"never seems to end for people,\" Cameron told a press conference held for the anniversary re-release.</div><div><br></div><div>\"There have been much greater tragedies since the Titanic -- I mean, World War One, tens of millions of people died. World War Two...\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"But the Titanic has this kind of enduring, almost mythic, novelistic quality. And it has to do with, I think, love and sacrifice and mortality.</div><div>\"The men who stepped back from the lifeboats so that the women and the children could survive.\"</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Final verdict\' -</div><div><br></div><div>Cameron put Jack\'s individual sacrifice to the test in a new National Geographic documentary, running experiments featuring two stunt performers and an exact replica of the film\'s door in a cold water tank.</div><div><br></div><div>In \"Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron,\" the stunt actors were fitted with internal thermometers to chart how quickly their bodies plunged toward hypothermia.</div><div><br></div><div>While the first test confirmed Jack would have died if he had acted according to the film\'s plot, a second found the pair could have both balanced on the door and kept their upper bodies out of the water.</div><div><br></div><div>\"He got into a place where if we projected that out, he just might have made it until the lifeboat got there,\" admitted Cameron.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Final verdict? Jack might have lived. But there\'s a lot of variables.\"</div><div><br></div><div>- Epic love story -</div><div><br></div><div>\"Titanic\" was first released in December 1997, and held the number one box office spot for 15 consecutive weekends.</div><div><br></div><div>While today most films earn their biggest profits on opening weekend, \"Titanic\" peaked on its eighth weekend -- Valentine\'s Day.</div><div><br></div><div>The epic love story is now being re-released ahead of this year\'s Valentine\'s Day weekend, where it will hope to add to its $2.2 billion total haul.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I\'ll grant you $100 million of our box office (was) for Leonardo DiCaprio\'s appeal to 14-year-old,\" girls, joked Cameron.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Titanic\" is currently behind only \"Avengers: Endgame\" and Cameron\'s \"Avatar,\" but is expected to soon be surpassed by \"Avatar: The Way of Water\" -- again, by Cameron -- which has made $2.18 billion and is still drawing crowds.</div><div><br></div><div>Collectively, Cameron\'s three monster hits have collected $7.25 billion -- roughly the entire annual GDP of Bermuda.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides making him an extraordinarily wealthy man, the three-hour-long \"Titanic\" has left another important if divisive legacy.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Historically before \'Titanic,\' the wisdom -- which proved not to be true -- was that a long movie can\'t make money,\" said Cameron.</div><div><br></div><div>The first \"Avatar\" ran for 162 minutes and again \"people said they wanted more,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We took that to heart and we made a three-hour-and-12-minute movie for the new \'Avatar.\'</div><div><br></div><div>\"And it\'s doing very well.\" - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 12:43:42', '2023-02-09 12:43:42'),
(5113, 5113, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A fire broke out in a plastic factory in the capital\'s Sowari Ghat area on Thursday afternoon.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The fire started around 4:46 pm on the ground floor of a four-storey building of the factory, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of the Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters\' media cell.</div><div><br></div><div>On information, four firefighting units reached spot and were trying to tame the blaze, added the officer.</div><div><br></div><div>The origin of the fire is yet to be known, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>No injuries or casualties were reported. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 13:00:35', '2023-02-09 13:00:35'),
(5114, 5114, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) authority has confirmed that the Decision Review System (DRS) will be implemented in the playoffs of this year\'s tournament.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Technicians who will operate the system have arrived in Dhaka, according to a BPL governing council member.</div><div><br></div><div>The DRS will be employed in three playoff matches and the final, using Hawk-Eye and UltraEdge technology to prevent controversies that arose during the league phase.</div><div><br></div><div>The DRS equipment has been installed in the production room at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, and six cameras will be used for the operation, with at least four technicians overseeing the system.</div><div><br></div><div>The BPL faced criticism for not using the DRS system in the league phase, which led to several controversies in the matches.</div><div><br></div><div>The council had previously cited a busy schedule and lack of personnel as reasons for not implementing the DRS from the start of the tournament. However, the BPL has fulfilled its promise to use the DRS system in the playoffs.</div><div><br></div><div>The absence of DRS has led the BPL authority to implement an Alternative Decision Review System (ADRS), which is not used in any major T20 leagues globally.</div><div><br></div><div>The playoffs, including an eliminator and two qualifier matches, will commence on Sunday, with the final set to occur on February 16th. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 13:05:53', '2023-02-09 13:05:53'),
(5115, 5115, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Touched by the pouring of love and assistance from Bangladeshis, Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan on Thursday said they seek no cash but “in-kind assistance” like medical and non-medical items along with winter clothes from Bangladesh.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>“We have decided not to receive cash assistance but we request everyone to deliver in-kind assistance,” he told reporters as his country needs support to cope with the magnitude of the urgent needs of people who are suffering on the ground due to harsh winter conditions in the southeastern region of Turkey struck by earthquakes.</div><div><br></div><div>Thousands who lost their homes in the catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 17,000.</div><div><br></div><div>He said many Bangladeshis would like to offer financial and in-kind assistance and noted that they are “very much touched and remain very humble” by their generosity.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>An in-kind contribution is a contribution of a good or a service other than money.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) launched a campaign to receive assistance from Bangladesh.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Ambassador Turan said Bangladeshi citizens are pouring love and support for their Turkish brothers and sisters through their messages. “We will never forget this type of solidarity.”</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish Airlines will carry the goods free of cost while the government of Bangladesh will facilitate customs clearances for quick delivery of those assistances.</div><div><br></div><div>The next one or two days will be very crucial to save more lives as his country is struggling to overcome the enormous challenges being hit by twin earthquakes and many aftershocks.</div><div><br></div><div>In a media briefing at the embassy, the ambassador expressed gratitude to the government and the people of Bangladesh for coming forward instantly after the earthquake.</div><div><br></div><div>Turan said no Bangladesh citizen has so far been affected.</div><div><br></div><div>He, however, said a former Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh (immediate past Ambassador) who was posted in one of the affected provinces remains missing soon after the earthquake hit there.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Unfortunately, we don\'t have any information about him,\" said Turan, seeking prayers for his quick rescue.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh government sent a search and rescue team by a military aircraft last evening and declared a day of national mourning with flags lowered at half-mast on all government premises for Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This is a gesture we will not forget. There is an outpouring of support and solidarity by the people of Bangladesh on social media too,\" said the Ambassador.</div><div><br></div><div>“Very few countries declared a day for mourning,” he said, adding that many countries are now on the ground supporting his country with large teams.</div><div><br></div><div>Regarding the press visa, the envoy said visa will not be required for professional work requests received due to the earthquake in Turkey.</div><div><br></div><div>Members of the press should apply to the e-mail address pressaccreditation@iletisim.gov.tr with a copy of the assignment letter, photograph and passport, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The ambassador, however, said it is very difficult to reach the affected areas and there is no hotel to stay there but the journalists can report from big cities including Ankara.</div><div><br></div><div>The president of Turkey on Wednesday acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade as hope dwindled that more survivors would emerge from the rubble of thousands of toppled buildings. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 13:21:08', '2023-02-09 13:21:08'),
(5116, 5116, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">India’s government-run animal welfare department has appealed to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day this year not as a celebration of romance but as \"Cow Hug Day”.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The Animal Welfare Board of India said Wednesday that “hugging cows will bring emotional richness and increase individual and collective happiness.”</div><div><br></div><div>Devout Hindus, who worship cows as holy, say the Western holiday goes against traditional Indian values.</div><div><br></div><div>In recent years, Hindu hardliners have raided shops in Indian cities, burned cards and gifts, and chased hand-holding couples out of restaurants and parks, saying that Valentine’s Day promotes promiscuity. Hardline political groups like Shiv Sena and Bajrang Dal say such actions pave the way to reassert Hindu identity.</div><div><br></div><div>Young educated Indians irrespective of their religion typically spend the holiday crowding parks and restaurants, exchanging gifts and holding parties to celebrate like any other Indian festival, especially since India began the process of economic liberalization in the early 1990s.</div><div><br></div><div>The Hindu nationalist government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing a Hindu agenda, seeking supremacy of the religion at the expense of a secular nation known for its diversity.</div><div><br></div><div>Hindus comprise nearly 80% of its nearly 1.4 billion people. Muslims account for 14%, while Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains account for most of the remaining 6%.</div><div><br></div><div>The cow has long been embedded in the Hindu psyche and is deeply respected by many similar to one’s mother. Most states in India have banned cow slaughter. The animal welfare board\'s appeal asks people to go out and physically hug cows on Feb. 14.</div><div><br></div><div>Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, a political analyst, said the message is \"absolutely crazy. It defies logic.\"</div><div><br></div><div>“The unfortunate part is this has now official sanction,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This shows an eraser of one more line between the state and religion, which is very depressing. Now the state is doing what political and religious groups have been campaigning to do,” reports AP.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 13:37:02', '2023-02-09 13:37:02'),
(5117, 5117, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Thursady instruction will be given to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for submitting probe report of journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case quickly.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"We too want the mystery of this murder case to be revealed quickly,\" he told journalists after receiving a memorandum from leaders of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) at his ministry office.</div><div><br></div><div>The DRU leaders, including its president Mursalin Nomani, general secretary Hasan Sohel, office secretary Kawser Azam, executive member Ismail Hossain Russel, senior members of the organisation Shyamal Sarker, Fasih Uddin Mahtab, Motahar Hossain, Mehedy Azad Masum and Alamgir Swapan gave the memorandum to the minister demanding speedy trial of Sagar-Runi murder case, reports BSS.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The minister said the government is also trying to reveal the mystery of the case, adding, \"I have also told the journalist leaders, if you have any information about Sagar-Runi murder, let us know, we will also look into it seriously.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"I am sending the memorandum of DRU to the DG of RAB right now for submitting report quickly,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 13:43:01', '2023-02-09 13:43:01'),
(5118, 5118, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today said a vested quarter is spreading propaganda over new curriculum to misguide the people of the country.</b></span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"A section of people is resorting to falsehood over contents of textbooks to achieve their ill motive,\" she told the 10th convocation of Daffodil International University (DIU) at Ashulia, outskirts of the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Professor Atul Koshla, Vice Chancellor of Shoolini University of Indian state of Himachal, was present as the convocation speaker.&nbsp;</div><div>Vice Chancellor of Daffodil International University Prof Dr Lutfar Rahman and Chairman of the Trustee Board of the university Dr Md Sabur Khan, among others, addressed the convocation, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>The education minister said the government has introduced new curriculum to improve standard of education and create skilled workforce in the country.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>She urged the people of the country to ignore any propaganda over new curriculum. \"We are working sincerely to bring a significant change in our education system to build our students as worthy citizens through providing them proper education,\" Dipu Moni added.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-09 14:07:34', '2023-02-09 14:07:34'),
(5119, 5119, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial surveillance program that targeted more than 40 countries, the Biden administration declared Thursday, citing imagery from American U-2 spy planes.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A fleet of balloons operates under the direction of the People\'s Liberation Army and is used specifically for spying, outfitted with high-tech equipment designed to gather sensitive information from targets across the globe, the U.S. said. Similar balloons have sailed over five continents, according to the administration.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A statement from a senior State Department official offered the most detail to date linking China’s military to the balloon that was shot down by the U.S. last weekend over the Atlantic Ocean. The public details outlining the program\'s scope and capabilities were meant to refute China’s persistent denials that the balloon was used for spying, including a claim Thursday that U.S. accusations about the balloon amount to “information warfare.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Joe Biden defended the U.S. action.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And, asked in an interview with Spanish language Telemundo Noticias whether the balloon episode represented a major security breach, he said no.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Look, the total amount of intelligence gathering that’s going on by every country around the world is overwhelming,” he said. “Anyway, it’s not a major breach. I mean, look ... it’s a violation of international law. It’s our airspace. And once it comes into our space, we can do what we want with it.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Capitol Hill, the House voted unanimously to condemn China for a “brazen violation” of U.S. sovereignty and efforts to “deceive the international community through false claims about its intelligence collection campaigns.” Republicans have criticized Biden for not acting sooner to down the balloon, but both parties\' lawmakers came together on the vote, 419-0.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Beijing, before the U.S. offered its new information, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning repeated her nation\'s insistence that the large unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had blown off course and that the U.S. had “overreacted” by shooting it down.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It is irresponsible,” Mao said. The latest accusations, she said, “may be part of the U.S. side’s information warfare against China.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Underscoring the tensions, China’s defense minister refused to take a phone call from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to discuss the balloon issue on Saturday, the Pentagon said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned weekend trip to Beijing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. flatly contradicted China\'s version of events, saying that imagery of the balloon collected by American U-2 spy planes as it crossed the country showed that it was “capable of conducting signals intelligence collection” with multiple antennas and other equipment designed to upload sensitive information and solar panels to power them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jedidiah Royal, the U.S. assistant defense secretary for the Indo-Pacific, told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the military has “some very good guesses” about what intelligence China was seeking. More information was expected to be provided in a classified setting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senior FBI officials who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the bureau said just a few pieces of the balloon had arrived at the FBI’s Quantico, Virginia, lab for investigation. So far, investigators have parts of the balloon canopy, wiring, and what one official called “a very small amount of electronics.” The official said it was “very early for us to assess what the intent was and how the device was operating.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to two U.S. officials, the balloon recovery efforts were temporarily suspended on Thursday due to high seas. They said some balloon debris was intact on the ocean floor and divers had recovered potentially high-value equipment over the past day and a half.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another official said that some of the recovered equipment components had English writing or markings on them but it wasn\'t clear if they were American parts or from another English speaking country. The official said the more highly technical parts recovered did not have any overt markings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Much of the debris is concentrated in two separate sections of an area 15 football fields long and 15 fields across, according to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the collection process.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The State Department official, providing details to reporters by email, also on condition of anonymity, said an analysis of the balloon debris was “inconsistent” with China’s explanation that it was a weather balloon that went off course. The U.S. is reaching out to countries that have also been targeted, the official said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. has confidence that the manufacturer of the balloon shot down on Saturday has “a direct relationship with China’s military and is an approved vendor of the” army, the official said, citing an official PLA procurement portal as evidence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Department spokesman Ned Price would not identify the other countries the U.S. says have also been targeted. Nor would he reveal how the U.S. knows there have been Chinese incursions over those countries\' territory, saying to do so could compromise intelligence sources and methods.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The release of new information appeared part of a coordinated administration response, with multiple officials appearing before congressional committees to face questions about the balloon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said officials had taken “all necessary steps to protect sensitive information” and had been able to study and scrutinize the balloon and its equipment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We will continue to answer the dangers posed by the PRC with determination and resolve,” Sherman said, referring to the People\'s Republic of China. \"We will make clear to the PRC that violations of our sovereignty and the sovereignty of other countries are unacceptable.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At a separate Senate subcommittee hearing, lawmakers repeatedly pressed administration officials, including Pentagon military leaders, about why the balloon was not shot down over sparsely populated areas of Alaska. And they questioned whether allowing the balloon to transit such a large area set a precedent for future spying efforts by China and others.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It defies belief that there was not a single opportunity to safely shoot this spy balloon prior to the coast of South Carolina,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. “By the administration’s logic we would allow the Chinese to fly surveillance balloons over the Pentagon or other sensitive sites and populated areas.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Melissa Dalton, assistant defense secretary of Homeland Defense, and Lt. Gen. Doug Sims, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. wanted to avoid any injuries or deaths from the debris field if the balloon was shot down over Alaska.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And they added that shooting it down over the frigid, icy waters in that region would have made it more difficult and dangerous to recover the pieces for more analysis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We thought before we shot,” said Sims.This is not the first time the U.S. government has publicly called out alleged activities of the People’s Liberation Army. In a first-of-its-kind prosecution in 2014, the Obama administration Justice Department indicted five accused PLA hackers of breaking into the computer networks of major American corporations in an effort to steal trade secrets. 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, '2023-02-10 07:13:16', '2023-02-10 07:13:16'),
(5120, 5120, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine\'s second-largest city, and launched multiple strikes on energy infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia early Friday as Moscow stepped up its attacks in Ukraine’s south and east and air raid sirens went off across much of the country.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zaporizhzhia City Council Secretary Anatolii Kurtiev said the city had been hit 17 times in one hour, which he said made it the most intense period of attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kharkiv, authorities were still trying to establish information on victims and scale of the destruction, with Mayor Ihor Terekhov saying there may be disruptions to heating and the electricity and water supply.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Military analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping that Europe’s support for Ukraine will wane, as Russia is believed to be preparing a new offensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fighting in Ukraine intensified Thursday. Kyiv’s military intelligence agency said Russian forces have launched an offensive in the partially occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions, with the aim to grab full control of the entire industrial region, known as the Donbas.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces there since 2014. 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, '2023-02-10 07:17:18', '2023-02-10 07:17:18'),
(5121, 5121, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka\'s air quality remained in the \"unhealthy\" zone Friday morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 196 at 9:15am, the capital 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 151 and 200 is considered \"unhealthy,\" 201 and 300 \"very unhealthy,\" and 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;\">India’s Delhi, Chile’s Santiago, Poland’s Krakow occupied the first, third and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 206, 178 and 175, respectively.</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;\">Read more: Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning</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.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person\'s chances of developing heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies. 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, '2023-02-10 07:59:49', '2023-02-10 07:59:49'),
(5122, 5122, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building and taken to a hospital.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Atsu\'s well-being and whereabouts were unknown. Aydin Toksoz, the deputy head of Hatayspor soccer club, told Turkey\'s state-run Anadolu Agency news service that club sporting director Taner Savut was also missing after the massive earthquake that struck southern Turkey and Syria and has now killed more than 19,000 people, with that number expected to rise.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 31-year-old Atsu, who previously played for English clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, signed for Hatayspor late last year. The club is based in the southern city of Antakya, near the epicenter of the earthquake that struck in the early hours of Monday and devastated the region. Atsu and Savut were believed to have been in buildings that collapsed, the club had said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nana Sechere, the agent for Atsu, said in messages to The Associated Press that he traveled to Turkey to try to find Atsu but the player “is yet to be found.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hatayspor and the Ghana soccer association announced on Tuesday that Atsu was rescued from a ruined building on Monday night and taken to a medical facility for treatment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toksoz said Hatayspor was now \"not able to confirm this information.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have not been able to reach Atsu or Taner Savut,” Toksoz told the Anadolu Agency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghana\'s ambassador to Turkey said she was also searching for Atsu. Francisca Ahsitey-Odunton told Ghanaian radio she was given a list of 200 hospitals or medical facilities that Atsu could have been sent to if he was rescued and she had also been unable to confirm where the player was.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said she hoped he was in one of those hospitals and his location hadn\'t been confirmed “in all the confusion, which is understandable under the circumstances.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Antakya is one of the cities hardest hit by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which has destroyed thousands of buildings in Turkey alone and sent more than 110,000 rescue personnel scrambling to find survivors trapped under wreckage. More than 63,000 people have been injured in Turkey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Atsu scored late in injury time to give Hatayspor a 1-0 win over Istanblul-based Kasimpaşa S.K. in the Turkish league on Sunday, earning him praise from his new club hours before the earthquake struck. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-10 08:02:31', '2023-02-10 08:02:31');
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(5123, 5123, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria kept on climbing Thursday, topping 21,000 as the first UN aid reached Syrian rebel-held zones but hopes of finding more survivors faded.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The chief of the World Health Organisation said he was on his way to Syria, as bitter cold hampered the search of thousands of flattened buildings and threatened the lives of many quake victims who are without shelter and drinking water.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Relatives were left scouring body bags laid out in a hospital car park in Turkey\'s southern city of Antakya to search for missing relatives, an indication of the scale of the tragedy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We found my aunt, but not my uncle,\" said Rania Zaboubi, a Syrian refugee who lost eight members of her family.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chances of finding survivors have dimmed now that the 72-hour mark that experts consider the most likely period to save lives has passed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 7.8-magnitude quake struck early Monday as people slept, in a region where many had already suffered loss and displacement due to Syria\'s civil war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday that he was heading to Syria.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"On my way to Syria, where WHO is supporting essential health care in the areas affected by the recent earthquake,\" Tedros tweeted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But in a potentially life-saving development, an aid convoy reached rebel-held northwestern Syria earlier in the day, the first since the quake, an official at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Freezing temperatures -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The crossing is the only way UN assistance can reach civilians without going through areas controlled by Syrian government forces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A decade of civil war and Syrian-Russian aerial bombardment had already destroyed hospitals, collapsed the economy and prompted electricity, fuel and water shortages.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council to authorise the opening of new cross-border humanitarian aid points between Turkey and Syria to deliver aid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four million people living in rebel-held areas of northwest Syria have had to rely on the Bab al-Hawa crossing as part of a cross-border aid operation authorised by the Security Council nearly a decade ago.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This is the moment of unity, it\'s not a moment to politicise or to divide but it is obvious that we need massive support,\" Guterres said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Temperatures in the Turkish city of Gaziantep plunged to minus five degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit) early Thursday, but thousands of families spent the night in cars and makeshift tents -- too scared or banned from returning to their homes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parents walked the streets of the city -- close to the epicentre of Monday\'s earthquake -- carrying their children in blankets because it was warmer than sitting in a tent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gyms, mosques, schools and some stores have opened at night. But beds are still at a premium and thousands spend the nights in cars with engines running to provide heat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I fear for anyone who is trapped under the rubble in this,\" said Melek Halici, who wrapped her two-year-old daughter in a blanket as they watched rescuers working into the night.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">International rescuers have said the intense cold has forced them to weigh whether to use their limited fuel supplies to keep warm or to carry out their work.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Racing against the clock -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Not a single person has failed to mention this, the cold,\" Athanassios Balafas, a Greek fire official, said in Athens. \"Obviously we chose to keep operating.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged on Wednesday that there were \"shortcomings\" in the government\'s handling of the disaster.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Monday\'s quake was the largest Turkey has seen since 1939, when 33,000 people died in the eastern Erzincan province.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials and medics said 17,674 people had died in Turkey and 3,377 in Syria from Monday\'s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the confirmed total to 21,051.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Experts fear the number will continue to rise sharply.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anger has mounted over the government\'s handling of the disaster.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"People who didn\'t die from the earthquake were left to die in the cold,\" Hakan Tanriverdi told AFP in Adiyaman province, one of the areas hardest hit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the difficulties, thousands of local and foreign searchers have not given up the hunt for more survivors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two dozen children and some of their parents from northern Cyprus -- 39 Turkish Cypriots in all -- were on a school trip to join a volleyball tournament when the quake hit their hotel in southeast Turkey\'s Adiyaman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their home region\'s government has declared a national mobilisation, hiring a private plane so they could join the search-and-rescue effort for the children.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ilhami Bilgen, whose brother Hasan was on the volleyball team, looked at the frightening pile of concrete slabs and heavy bricks that used to be the hotel.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There\'s a hollow over there. The children may have crawled into it,\" Bilgen said. \"We still haven\'t given up hope.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Donor conference -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dozens of nations, including China and the United States have pledged to help.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The World Bank said it would give $1.78 billion in aid to Turkey to help relief and recovery efforts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Immediate assistance of $780 million will be offered from two existing projects in Turkey, said the bank, while an added $1 billion in operations is being prepared to support people affected amid recovery and reconstruction.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In addition to a staggering human toll, the quake\'s economic cost appears likely to exceed $2 billion and could reach $4 billion or more, Fitch Ratings said. 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(5124, 5124, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The number of administered Covid-19 jabs rose to three crore 75 lakh 40 thousand and 41 in Rangpur division with the inoculation of more 39,764 doses as the first, second, booster and fourth doses on Thursday.&nbsp; &nbsp;</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Among the administered 39,764 Covid-19 jabs on Thursday, 1,262 jabs were inoculated as the first, 23,389 as the second, 3,791 as the booster doses and 11,322 jabs as the fourth doses,” Divisional Director (Health) Dr. ABM Abu Hanif said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">So far, a total of 1,57,33,055 people got the first doses of Covid-19 jabs, and of them, 1,46,01,243 got the second doses, 69,37,723 got the booster doses and 2,68,020 got the fourth doses of the jabs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-19 patients remained steady at 64,955 as no fresh Covid-19 case was diagnosed after testing 16 new samples on Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The number of recovered Covid-19 patients remained steady at 63,662 as no more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 4 pm today in the division.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Besides, the number of casualties remained steady at 1,293 as no new death was reported from the division during the last 24 hours,” Dr. Hanif added. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-10 08:12:40', '2023-02-10 08:12:40'),
(5125, 5125, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two people were killed and&nbsp; 34 others&nbsp; were injured on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in&nbsp; Barashur&nbsp; area under&nbsp; Kashiani upazila&nbsp; of the district last night.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deceased were identified as Bidyut Biswas,55, son of Gokul Chandra Biswas, resident&nbsp; of Bakri village, managing committee member&nbsp; of Bakri Bahumukhi Secondary School of&nbsp; Bagherpara upazila in Jashore district and Sudipta Biswas,30,&nbsp; lab assistant of the school.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officer-in-charge- (OC) of Bhatiapara Highway Police Station, said that on Thursday morning, the&nbsp; students, teachers, school management committee members and staff went for a picnic at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara, Gopalganj by 3 buses.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;After visiting various places in Gopalganj, on their way back in the night, one of the buses overturned and hit a roadside tree while trying to overtake another bus in the area around&nbsp; 8pm, leaving 36&nbsp; people seriously injured, the OC said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later,&nbsp; the injured were taken to&nbsp; Kashiani&nbsp; 100-bed Hospital&nbsp; where Bidyut Biswas succumbed to his injuries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 20 serious injured people were sent to Jashore Hospital for better treatment and Sudipta Biswas died while undergoing treatment there, the OC said. 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, '2023-02-10 09:27:32', '2023-02-10 09:27:32'),
(5126, 5126, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh and Botswana have signed an agreement on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral political consultations.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam had bilateral talks with his Botswana counterpart Lemogang Kwape in Gaborone Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state minister is on a two-day visit to Botswana, marking the first official bilateral visit from the foreign ministry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bangladesh high commissioner accredited to Botswana and officials of the foreign ministry were also present at the meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Botswana foreign minister called Shahriar\'s visit symbolic of the mutual desire to strengthen the relations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Botswana and Bangladesh may share experience in economic areas and identify concrete areas of cooperation, Lemogang said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both sides are cooperating at international platforms like the UN and Commonwealth and supporting each other at the bodies, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lemogang also expressed a desire to visit Bangladesh soon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahriar reaffirmed Bangladesh\'s keen interest to develop relations with Botswana.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He described Bangladesh\'s achievements in climate adaptation, mitigation, women empowerment and MDGs areas as well as its sustained efforts to achieve the targets of SDGs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Referring to the excellent bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Botswana at bilateral and multilateral levels, he sought the support of the country\'s government at the UN elections where Bangladesh has floated candidature.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh would be happy to share its knowledge with Botswana in the agriculture and textile sectors where it has a comparative advantage, Shahriar said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both sides may forge cooperation in food safety and food security, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He proposed setting up contract farming in Botswana for the mutual benefit of the two countries as Botswana has plenty of uncultivated lands.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both sides agreed to celebrate 50 years of their diplomatic relations by organising different programmes in Gaborone and Dhaka. 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, '2023-02-10 09:34:30', '2023-02-10 09:34:30'),
(5127, 5127, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh and Vietnam will keep moving side by side towards realising their visions to become upper-middle-income countries by 2030 and developed nations in the early 2040s, living up to the dreams of President Ho Chi Minh and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, said the Vietnam Embassy in Dhaka.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Pham Viet Chien and the embassy staff will visit and lay floral wreaths at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi 32 on Saturday morning to pay tribute to Bangladesh\'s Father of the Nation, who is the architect of setting up the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The programme marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh-Vietnam diplomatic relations will also see the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 11 February 1973, Vietnam and Bangladesh established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, ushering in an era of excellent traditional friendship between the countries based on historical similarities and shared values of independence, peace, cooperation and development, said the Embassy of Vietnam.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trade volume approached $1.5 billion in 2022, recording an impressive 75-fold growth in the last 20 years and a four-fold increase in the last 10 years (nearly $20 million in 2002 and $350 million in 2012).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the story of solidarity and companionship between the two friendly countries had even begun much earlier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right after Bangladesh gained independence in March 1971, Vietnam was one of the first nations to recognise it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similarly, Bangladeshi people and leaders, especially Bangabandhu expressed strong support for the Vietnamese people\'s struggle for national freedom, independence and reunification of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the past 50 years, relations between the two countries have been consolidated and strengthened gradually, especially through exchanges of high-level visits, such as Bangladesh visits of President Tran Dai Quang in 2018, President Tran Duc Luong in 2004, Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet in 1997, and Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Viet Nam Chairman of Nguyễn Hữu Thọ in 1974.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid visited Vietnam in 2015, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2012, and Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in 2017.]</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During these visits, a good number of bilateral agreements were signed and cooperation mechanisms were established, which have given significant impetus to further bolster the bilateral cooperation to be more substantive and effective. 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, '2023-02-10 10:26:56', '2023-02-10 10:26:56'),
(5128, 5128, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Aspirants for the Presidential election will have to submit their nomination papers to Election Commission (EC) on Sunday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"According to the polls schedule, the nomination papers can be submitted to the Chief Election Commission (CEC) office till 4 pm on February 12 (Sunday),\" EC Secretariat Secretary Md Jahangir Alam told BSS.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on February 13 from 10 am, while nomination papers could be withdrawn till 4 pm on February 14.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 19, the 22nd Presidential election will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) complex.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President may hold office for five years from the date of assumption of office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Incumbent President Abdul Hamid assumed office on April 24, 2018. Accordingly, his five-year tenure will end on April 23, 2023.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the country\'s Constitution, members of parliament are voters in the Presidential election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Awami League has the absolute majority in the current parliament.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In that case, there is no possibility of any party other than the Awami League to give a candidate to the presidential polls.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If there is one candidate for the presidency, the election will not require a meeting or voting in parliament. 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, '2023-02-10 10:39:32', '2023-02-10 10:39:32'),
(5129, 5129, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>An 11-year-old student died after being hit allegedly by the car of a teacher of Islamic University in Kushtia on Thursday night.</b></span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The deceased Umme Rukaiya, daughter of Monohar Hossain, a resident of the village in the upazila, was a Class V student of Srirampur Government Primary School.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Quoting local people, Shailkupa police station officer-in-charge Aminul Islam said that the accident took place on Kushtia-Jhenaidah Highway at noon as a speeding car of IU political science department chairperson Assistant Professor Sherina Khatun hit Rukaiya while she (Rukaiya) was returning home from school, leaving her seriously injured on the spot.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Later, local people rescued the injured and took her to Kushtia General Hospital for treatment where the attending doctors referred her to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for better treatment.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Rukaiya succumbed to her injuries on the way to the hospital in the night, the police official said.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">An unnatural death case was lodged with Shailkupa police station in this connection, the OC added.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Sherina Khatun could not be reached over phone despite repeated attempts for her comment in this regard. She was in the car when the accident occurred.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Rukaiya, however, was buried at her family graveyard at Modondanga village in the upazila on Friday morning. UNB</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-10 11:21:22', '2023-02-10 11:21:22'),
(5130, 5130, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in several anti-drug raids arrested a total of 52 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during last 24 hours till 6 am today.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a release issued by the DMP, police conducted the operations against the drug sellers and consumers in different areas under various police stations of the metropolis. They also detained a total of 52 drug traffickers and recovered huge drugs from their possessions from 6 am of February 9 to 6 am today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the anti-drug drives, police seized 9.300 kilograms of cannabis (ganja), 400.1 grams of and 50 puria (small packets) heroin, 3,513 pieces of contra banned yaba tablets and 122 bottles of phensidyle syrup from their possessions, it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police filed 42 cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.&nbsp; 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, '2023-02-10 11:35:08', '2023-02-10 11:35:08'),
(5131, 5131, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia will slash its crude oil output by five percent next month, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced Friday, in response to a price cap imposed by Western countries.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Russia will voluntarily reduce production by 500,000 barrels per day in March. This will help restore market relations,\" Novak said, according to Russian news agencies, adding that the decision was taken by Moscow unilaterally. 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, '2023-02-10 12:11:41', '2023-02-10 12:11:41'),
(5132, 5132, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Three more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Friday morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new patients were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thirty-six dengue patients, including 16 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;\">So far, the DGHS has recorded 631 dengue cases, 587 recoveries, and eight deaths this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last 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, '2023-02-10 12:38:44', '2023-02-10 12:38:44'),
(5133, 5133, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the ruling party never wants conflict with BNP but it wants competition with that party.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"BNP has made democracy hostage. Those who make democracy hostage at home, how will they establish democracy in the country? From the beginning, we wanted competition with BNP, not confrontation,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There is no way to change the government without elections,\" Quader told a joint meeting of AL organised at the party\'s central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The joint meeting was arranged with the central AL leaders and the presidents and general secretaries of the AL North and North city units and AL\'s affiliated organisations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said form the beginning, the AL has been considering the BNP as a political opponent and seeking relations of competition with the party.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But, he said, the BNP always think that the Awami League is its enemy and that is why it is showing enmity to the AL. \"The obvious ally of this enmity is conspiracy.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About the BNP\'s movement, the AL general secretary said the BNP has been staying in the political field for the last one year but the AL is holding peace rallies in concern of terrorism.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"When the BNP will wage a movement, we (AL) will hold peace rallies. They (BNP) will hold a rally at Nayapalton, we will hold a rally at Uttara. On December 10 last, they held a rally in the capital and we held a rally at Savar,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Informing that the next general elections will be held in December this year, Quader said once the elections approach, various rumours and propaganda spread.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Today, we started a clear journey towards polls. Our party is taking preparations for elections,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the Awami League announces any programme, some media outlets reflect the tune of BNP, he said, adding that the AL is not holding counter-meetings and rallies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They (BNP) have been holding road march and rallies in the name of movement and we are holding peace rallies,\" Quader said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">AL presidium member Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, Quamrul Islam and Dr Mustafa Jalal Mohiuddin, joint general secretary and Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, organising secretaries Ahmed Hossain, SM Kamal Hossain, Mirza Azam, Afzal Hossain and Sujit Roy Nandi, information and research secretary Dr Selim Mahmud, office secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, relief and social welfare affairs secretary Aminul Islam Amin, agriculture and cooperatives affairs Faridunnahar Laily, education and human resource affairs secretary Shamsun Nahar Chapa, deputy publicity and publication secretary Syed Abdul Awal Shamim, deputy office secretary Sayem Khan and executive members Shahabuddin Faraji and Sanjida Khanam were, among others, present at the meeting. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-10 13:10:05', '2023-02-10 13:10:05'),
(5134, 5134, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Counselor of the US Department of State Derek Chollet has said they see \"huge potential\" in their relationship with Bangladesh and there is a lot of \"room to grow.\"</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are keen to follow up on that – it is a remarkable journey - 51 years. We are interested in deepening the ties,\" he said ahead of his planned visit to Bangladesh on February 14.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking at the television talk show \"Tritiyo Matra\" online, the US Counselor said he is coming to talk to senior officials and private sectors in Bangladesh to discuss ways to deepen the ongoing cooperation between the two countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mentioning that the US places democracy and human rights at the heart of their foreign policy, Chollet said Bangladesh is such a good long-standing friend and they have \"very frank exchanges\" about the concerns they have.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The US counselor said they acknowledge that no democracy is perfect but they always try to make themselves better and try to acknowledge their mistakes and improve.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said when they talk about freedom of press, free and fair elections or the ability of civil society to organize and express their views freely, they do so freely in the \"spirit of partnership and friendship.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We look forward to continue working closely with the government of Bangladesh,\" Chollet said, adding that being a strong democracy is vital for a country to be successful.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said democracy is learning from one another and they look forward to continue working with Bangladesh as they to try to make their democracies stronger.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About the next national election in Bangladesh, Chollet said they say the same to any of their democratic friends that they would want any election will be free and fair.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He appreciated peaceful rrallies held last year in Bangladesh and said that is a good thing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The issues related to the Rohingya crisis and overall security in the Indo-Pacific region are likely to get priority during his visit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are deeply concerned about the situation in Myanmar which is only getting worse,\" said Chollet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US want solution to the Rohingya crisis and solution lies in Myanmar but instability is growing inside Myanmar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US Counselor said they are doing whatever they can in cooperation with Bangladesh and to try to ease the pressure on the country from the refugee crisis by providing critical assistance to it to support its humanitarian needs, also with efforts to try to bring some of the refugees back to the US.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The vibrancy of Bangladesh economy encourages the US to have a \"deeper cooperation\" with Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US counselor will try to realize their common interest – economic ties, diplomatically and will explore what they can do to improve their security relations further and work together for addressing shared challenges – regionally, in Myanmar and globally like climate change.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are \"whole host of issues\" that the two countries can work together, said the US Counselor.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Highlighting the importance of cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, Chollet said Bangladesh is an important partner and that is why they have seen such a steady stream of high-level visitors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Indo-Pacific Strategy of the US outlines President Biden\'s vision to more firmly anchor the country in the Indo-Pacific and strengthen the region in the process. Its central focus is a sustained and creative collaboration with allies, partners, and institutions, within the region and beyond it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The forthcoming visit of US counselor Chollet will help strengthen Bangladesh-US relations, said a spokesperson Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Counselor Derek Chollet will be visiting Bangladesh. The purpose of his visit is to strengthen the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the United States,\" Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Seheli Sabrin told reporters in the afternoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US counselor serves at the rank of under secretary as a senior policy advisor to the US secretary of state on a wide range of issues and conducts special diplomatic assignments as directed by the secretary.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sabrin said Chollet will also discuss the Rohingya issue and see the situation on the ground. Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox\'s Bazar and Bhasan Char.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The programmes are yet to be finalised,\" said the spokesperson about Chollet\'s planned February 14-15 visit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chollet previously held positions at the state department, the White House, and the Department of Defence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">From 2012-2015, he was the US assistant secretary of defence for international security affairs, where he managed US defence policy towards Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before joining the Pentagon, Chollet served at the White House as special assistant to the president and senior director for strategic planning on the National Security Council (NSC) staff.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">From 2009 to 2011, he was the principal deputy director of the state department\'s policy planning staff.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He served on the 2020 Biden-Harris State Department transition team as well as the 2008 Obama-Biden NSC transition team. 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(5135, 5135, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said the ruling Awami League seems to be behaving like an opposition party as it is taking to the streets with counter-political programmes.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at a rally, he also warned that the Awami League will fail to stop the ongoing movement for the restoration of democracy with the counter programmes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“They (Awami League) seem to have become the opposition party. If you look at their role, it seems that the Awami League is not the ruling party, but the opposition party,” Khosru said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When BNP announces peaceful programmes, he said Awami League also comes up with counter ones, including “peace rallies”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We would like to say that BNP\'s peaceful programmes can’t be obstructed.&nbsp; Lakhs of people have taken to the streets and it has been proved that mass waves can’t be stopped by shooting, killing and implicating opposition leaders and activists in false and ghost cases.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Textile Engineers Association of Bangladesh organized the rally in front of the Jatiya Press Club to press home BNP’s 10-point demand, including the resignation of the government and holding the next polls under a non-party administration, and to protest the hikes in the prices of all essential items and utility services.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Referring to Awami League\'s peace rally countering the opposition’s programmes, Khosru questioned whether the government has disbanded the enforcement agencies as the ruling party leaders and activists are taking to the streets to ensure peace.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the Awami League’s political weakness has reached such a level that it now cannot attract people with distinctive political programmes. “So, they’re trying to obstruct BNP’s programmes.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;“We would like to say that you are now known as a laughingstock to people, no matter how much you give counter programmes, hold peace rallies and how much you talk about protecting people\'s assets. The people of the country laugh at your programmes,” the BNP leader observed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said Awami League is now taking the shelter of police, RAB, BGB and the court after getting completely politically defeated.&nbsp; “You have been defeated politically also by taking a stand against the people.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BNP leader alleged that the ruling party leaders and activists have been siphoning off huge amounts of money by indulging in corruption and plundering.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Those who are plundering the country’s resources and siphoning off money abroad must be accountable to people in the future, and they must return the money to the country,” he said. 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, '2023-02-10 13:47:52', '2023-02-10 13:47:52'),
(5136, 5136, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The apartments they once industriously spent so long saving up for, decorating and making comfortable now lie in a heap of rubble after a violent quake hit Turkey.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>New and old buildings, some constructed only six months ago, fell apart. Others flattened like concrete pancakes.</div><div><br></div><div>The full extent of the damage is unknown from Monday\'s 7.8-magnitude tremor and ceaseless aftershocks, which unleashed catastrophe in Turkey and Syria, killing more than 23,000 people.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkey\'s death toll rises every day. In parallel, so has fury over why, in a country with multiple fault lines and a history of major jolts, building quality is so poor that buildings fall apart like paper.</div><div><br></div><div>Experts say Turkey has the regulations in place to prevent such a catastrophe. But they are only applied loosely by construction companies, the largest of which are often close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials say 12,141 buildings were either destroyed or seriously damaged in Turkey.</div><div><br></div><div>Since the first quake was so huge, \"damage was to be expected, but not the type of damage that you are seeing now\", said Mustafa Erdik, a professor at Istanbul-based Bogazici University.</div><div><br></div><div>Even if a building topples, people can usually hide until searchers can rescue them, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>But this time, he added, buildings suffered \"a pancake collapse\".</div><div>\"The floors are piling on top of each other,\" Erdik, also part of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation said, which means the chances of being found alive are slim.</div><div><br></div><div>- Poor quality cement -</div><div><br></div><div>So why did the buildings topple?</div><div><br></div><div>The causes are usually linked to the poor quality of the concrete, which sometimes is mixed with too much water and gravel, and too little concrete, according to Zihni Tekin, a consultant at Istanbul Technical University.</div><div><br></div><div>Other reasons include steel rods that are too thin to support the columns, which limit the building\'s strength, the engineer said.</div><div><br></div><div>But Tekin also blamed engineers and architects\' low quality of education, despite private universities appearing across Turkey.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish officials have also gambled by easing regulations.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkey\'s rules on construction, based on California\'s, have been regularly revised since a 1999 tremor in northwestern Turkey.</div><div><br></div><div>The last revision came in 2018.</div><div><br></div><div>\"On paper, standards are respected, with contracts entrusted to private companies in charge of checking them,\" Istanbul architect Aykut Koksal said.</div><div><br></div><div>But oversight of these agreements is lax, he added, giving builders greater leeway in following -- or not -- the rules.</div><div><br></div><div>- Fury over negligence, greed -</div><div><br></div><div>Heavy bureaucratic procedures also end up diluting who is responsible if or when something goes wrong, Erdik said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The steps and signatories are so many that at the end, it is difficult to identify who is responsible.\"</div><div><br></div><div>To fix this issue, he recommends imposing an insurance on all actors against malpractice that guarantees victims compensation by guilty contractors.</div><div><br></div><div>\"That\'s how it is elsewhere in the world and it should be in Turkey,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The clear negligence and greed shown by some contractors has sparked fury, especially after luxury flats built within the last 20 years crumbled like a pack of cards.</div><div><br></div><div>Many hope this quake will finally lead to better monitoring.</div><div><br></div><div>The first legal complaint was made on Friday in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir and others have followed.</div><div><br></div><div>- Erdogan\'s vow to rebuild -</div><div><br></div><div>What has particularly raised hackles is the importance Erdogan has placed on construction since his Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002.</div><div><br></div><div>The boom in construction powered the substantial economic growth under Erdogan in the early years of his rule.</div><div><br></div><div>Official figures show the number of companies operating in the real estate sector increased by 43 percent in 10 years, reaching 127,000 before the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>With Erdogan promising to rebuild the affected area within a year, the real estate frenzy is not likely to slow down.</div><div><br></div><div>Many speculate on the risk posed by high-rise buildings in Istanbul, which is anticipating its own passive jolt.</div><div><br></div><div>But for Erdik, the main concern is the \"buildings with six, seven and eight floors built by small companies or even the families themselves\".</div><div><br></div><div>He is not the only one fearful of lax building safety.</div><div><br></div><div>Since Monday, he has received never-ending calls from developers asking him to urgently assess their towers.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 08:35:04', '2023-02-11 08:35:04');
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(5137, 5137, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The price of chicken (meat) breached the Rs700 mark on Thursday as one kilogram of the poultry meat was sold between Rs700 to Rs705 at different retails shops making it the highest price of the commodity in the twin cities.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, poultry farmers claim that over 50 per cent of farms have been closed therefore people were not only facing the worst shortage of chicken but also high prices. People belonging to different walks of life strongly protested against ever-increasing chi­cken prices and demanded of the government to control it immediately.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the farmers, if the feed crisis persists, then chicken farming might completely stop very soon, which would result in a further rise in the price. The broiler feed mills across the country have been shut down due to the authorities\' refusal to clear the imported genetically modified soybean, which is a basic ingredient of chicken feed. The wholesale dealers told ‘The News’ that if government does not consider this issue and resolve it, people will get one-kilogram chicken meat at Rs1000 soon. Government should take up this issue to provide chicken meat at cheaper prices, the wholesale dealers warned.</div><div><br></div><div>‘The News’ conducted a survey that chicken meat is very costly here in Rawalpindi and Islamabad than in all other cities. The chicken meat is selling at Rs575 per kilogram in Lahore while in Gujranwala it is selling at Rs580.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The poultry farmers claim that feed is not available even for egg-laying layer chicken, which is making it difficult to meet the demand for eggs in winter. Due to this, the price of eggs is also going up and there are fears that supplies to the market might also be stopped in the near future. Citizens have demanded of the government to resolve the poultry crisis to ensure the availability of poultry products to the public at affordable prices. Source: thenews.com.pk</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 09:21:11', '2023-02-11 09:21:11'),
(5138, 5138, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">You know him as a cute, cuddly bear, but Winnie the Pooh is about to receive a terrifying makeover as the knife-wielding villain of a blood-drenched new slasher film -- no joke.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Pooh\'s shocking reinvention -- which hits US theaters next Wednesday and has already provoked death threats from enraged fans -- could break box office records and test the limits of intellectual property law.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Look, this is mental,\" said Rhys Frake-Waterfield, the 31-year-old director of \"Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"I\'ve had petitions to stop it. I\'ve had death threats. I\'ve had people saying they called the police,\" he told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>While Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore\'s family-friendly big-screen adventures have been licensed to Disney for decades, the copyright on the first A.A. Milne books recently expired -- and Frake-Waterfield\'s tiny British indie studio pounced on the opportunity.</div><div><br></div><div>The first images of \"Blood and Honey,\" in which a sinister, human-sized Pooh and Piglet hovered menacingly behind a young woman relaxing in a hot tub, quickly went viral last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Now the live-action film -- made on a shoestring budget of less than $250,000 -- is set for a major global theatrical release.</div><div><br></div><div>It is already out in Mexico, where it has made nearly $1 million in two weeks, and some industry analysts are tipping it to become one of the most profitable films of all time.</div><div><br></div><div>Frake-Waterfield originally hoped his film \"might do a mini theatrical run in certain areas.\"</div><div><br></div><div>He now believes it could achieve the highest \"budget-to-box office ratio\" since \"Paranormal Activity,\" the $15,000 film that launched a near $1 billion franchise over a decade ago.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I really believed in the idea. Other people didn\'t... and now it\'s doing all right,\" he joked.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Un-family friendly\' -</div><div><br></div><div>Under US law, copyrights expire 95 years after a work is first published. The first \"Winnie-the-Pooh\" book came out in 1926.</div><div><br></div><div>However, there are caveats, especially when a character evolves over time.</div><div><br></div><div>Distinctive traits that were added to Pooh in later books or Disney films, such as his red shirt or fondness for playing the game Poohsticks, have not yet entered the public domain.</div><div><br></div><div>Similarly, Pooh\'s friend Tigger did not appear until later books, and so could not appear in \"Blood and Honey.\"</div><div><br></div><div>And then there is the issue of trademark.</div><div><br></div><div>Copyrights prevent the unlicensed copying of the creative work itself, for example books, films and characters. They expire after a set time.</div><div><br></div><div>Trademarks guard the source of a work, preventing anyone else from making a product that could mislead consumers into thinking it came from the original author. They can be renewed indefinitely.</div><div><br></div><div>\"You can\'t suggest that somehow it\'s sponsored by or affiliated or associated with Disney in any way, because Disney still does have robust trademark protection,\" said copyright lawyer Aaron J. Moss.</div><div><br></div><div>In this instance, the absurdity of making a Pooh horror movie helps the film\'s producers.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Simply because it is so un-family friendly, and isn\'t anything that (viewers) would expect Disney to have anything to do with, that would make any potential trademark claim much more difficult to assert,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Frake-Waterfield said there was never any desire to skirt as close to Disney\'s Pooh as legally possible.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It\'s literally the opposite. I want to go as far away from them as possible,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I want Winnie the Pooh to be big and menacing and scary and intimidating and horrifying. I don\'t want him to be small and cuddly and cute.\"</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Million\' dollar offer -</div><div><br></div><div>In the film, Pooh and Piglet have been left infuriated, abandoned and feral by the departure of Christopher Robin -- now a young adult -- and go on a murderous rampage.</div><div><br></div><div>An AFP reporter at a screening in Mexico City this week said many audience members appeared to be leaving the theater disappointed, with Jonathan Ortiz, 32, describing the film as \"very bad.\"</div><div><br></div><div>But neither the plot nor critical response are likely to matter much.</div><div><br></div><div>Hype around the movie is so substantial that Frake-Waterfield is already preparing a sequel -- as well as horror movies based on \"Bambi\" and \"Peter Pan\" books.</div><div><br></div><div>\"One person literally yesterday was like, \'Do you want a million to make a film? Just tell me the concept and we will just go ahead with it,\'\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"That\'s really hard to get. It\'s hard to get funding for any film, but people are starting to really try and engage.\" - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 10:33:07', '2023-02-11 10:33:07'),
(5139, 5139, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and the southern part and light to moderate fog elsewhere across the country from late night till Sunday morning.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy skies over the country, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s (BMD) bulletin.</div><div><br></div><div>Night and day temperatures may rise slightly.</div><div><br></div><div>The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 12.2 degrees Celsius in Srimangal in 24 hours till 6 am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 31 degrees Celsius in Sitakunda during this time.</div><div><br></div><div>Trough of low lies over India’s Bihar state and adjoining areas. Seasonal low lies over the South Bay. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 10:41:15', '2023-02-11 10:41:15'),
(5140, 5140, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Peruvian authorities on Friday said the death toll from devastating mudslides in the country\'s south has climbed to 17, including three children.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The landslides, which occurred last Sunday, have additionally left 27 people injured and 20 missing, according to data from Peru\'s National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI).</div><div><br></div><div>They followed heavy rains in Peru\'s Arequipa region, where homes, roads, schools and a medical center were destroyed in Camana province.</div><div><br></div><div>The area is home to numerous artisanal mines, and officials fear some people may have been trapped in makeshift mines, reports AFP</div><div><br></div><div>The children who died ranged in age from one to 10 years old, officials said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 11:06:14', '2023-02-11 11:06:14'),
(5141, 5141, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Twelve BNP activists were injured in a clash between police and BNP during their ongoing union-level march at Panchrukhi in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district on Saturday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Lutfur Rahman, former joint secretary of district unit BNP, said they brought out a procession as part of their scheduled march programme at union level around 10 am.</div><div><br></div><div>When the procession reached Panchrukhi, police obstructed them, leading to a chase and counter-chase.</div><div><br></div><div>Police also lobbed tear gas shells and charged baton to disperse them, leaving 12 people injured.</div><div><br></div><div>The injured were given first aid.</div><div><br></div><div>The leaders and activists of main opposition BNP and its associate bodies have started march in all the unions across the country to press home their 10-point demand - most importantly, to hold the next general election under a non-party caretaker government.</div><div><br></div><div>On February 4, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the march programme at the union level from a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 11:08:33', '2023-02-11 11:08:33'),
(5142, 5142, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The union-level march programme of BNP is underway in all the unions across the country to press home their 10-point demand including holding&nbsp; the next general election under a non-party caretaker government.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies have alleged that they police and the Awami League activists have been obstructing them while holding the programme.</div><div><br></div><div>UNB correspondents in Narayanganj, Sirajganj, Natore, Narshingdi reported that over 40 BNP leaders and activists were injured in clashes with police and AL men and the party activists faced obstruction in different places.</div><div><br></div><div>Twelve&nbsp; motorbikes were vandalised and three others torched during a clash between BNP and AL men in Sirajganj.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, Ganatantra Mancha, Ganatantrik Bam Oikya, the 12-Party Alliance, Samamona Jote, LDP, Gonoforum, and People’s Party, are observing a similar programme in the different areas of the capital as part of their simultaneous movement.</div><div><br></div><div>Ganatantra Mancha is observing the programme at the divisional and district levels.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP senior leaders said their programme will be observed only at the union level as part of the party’s move to involve people from the grassroots in their ongoing anti-government movement.</div><div><br></div><div>On February 4, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the march programme at the union level from a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office.</div><div><br></div><div>“Our program this time will be at the union level. We’ll march at the union level across the country on February 11 (Saturday), as part of the simultaneous movement to protest against the increase in prices of daily necessities, including gas electricity, rice and lentils and for the restoration of democracy, the resignation of the government and implementation of our 10-point demand,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Talking to UNB on Friday, BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said the main goal of their march programme at all unions is to spread the ongoing movement at the grassroots level.</div><div><br></div><div>“Our movement will get a new dimension through our march programme at the union level,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>It was the fifth program of the simultaneous movement after the mass processions on December 24 and 30, sit-in on January 11 and rallies, processions on January 16 and rallies on January 25 and February 4. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 11:33:59', '2023-02-11 11:33:59'),
(5143, 5143, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the international community to work to address the barriers in mindset and learning environment to allow more women and girls to excel in science.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“It is unfortunate that women represent only 12% of scientists and 30% of researchers globally. We must work to address the barriers in mindsets and learning environments to allow more women and girls to excel in science,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier said this in a video statement screened at the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly, held in the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA.</div><div><br></div><div>“Today, we celebrate the women and girls who are making important contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina urged the women and girls to act as the agents of change themselves. “The women and girls in science and technology must remember that they are not alone. The steps they take would help open the door further for their sisters around the world,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She focused on her government’s steps for development of women in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Turning to Bangladesh, the PM said, “I have made it a priority to have our women and girls lead in every sphere. Our women are doing very well in the field of research and higher education.”</div><div><br></div><div>She said scholarships are being given to girls to carry out research in agriculture, industry, health, science, art, information technology - all fields in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>To encourage girls, 5,275 digital centres have been established across Bangladesh from where one girl and one boy entrepreneur are providing 200 types of services, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier said her government has established Science and Technology Universities across the country to give boys and girls easy access. Hi-tech Parks have created an inclusive environment where our girls can thrive alongside boys in the country, she added.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina wished to see women and girls fulfill their potentials for innovation and creativity in science. “We must bridge the gaps in opportunities available for them in developed and developing countries. We want our girls to have their full share in building smart, knowledge-based societies,” she went on.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM congratulated all the women and girls on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science.</div><div><br></div><div>The 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly was held aiming to bridge between the international community and women in science through linking their knowledge and expertise and its applications in a systematic, critical way for the 2030 agenda and its 17 global goals.</div><div><br></div><div>The Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT), and co-organizing Member States celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in the UN Headquarters.</div><div><br></div><div>The theme of the assembly is “Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate. Advance. (I.D.E.A.) to bring communities forward for sustainable and equitable development.” Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 11:42:59', '2023-02-11 11:42:59'),
(5144, 5144, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Six relatives huddled in a small air pocket, day after day. A desperate teenager grew so thirsty that he drank his own urine. Two frightened sisters were comforted by a pop song as they waited for rescuers to free them.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>These earthquake survivors were among more than a dozen people pulled out of the rubble alive Friday after spending over four days trapped in frigid darkness following the disaster that struck Turkey and Syria.</div><div><br></div><div>The unlikely rescues, coming so long after Monday’s 7.8-magnitude quake brought down thousands of buildings, offered fleeting moments of joy amid a catastrophe that has killed nearly 24,000 people, injured at least 80,000 others and left millions homeless.</div><div><br></div><div>In the Mediterranean coastal city of Iskenderun, a crowd chanted “God is great!” as Haci Murat Kilinc and his wife, Raziye, were carried on stretchers to a waiting ambulance.</div><div><br></div><div>“You’ve been working so many hours, God bless you!” a relative of the couple told one of their saviors.</div><div><br></div><div>One rescue worker said that Kilinc had been joking with crew members while still trapped beneath the rubble, trying to boost their morale.</div><div><br></div><div>Two hours earlier in Kahramanmaras, the city closest to the epicenter, rescuers embraced and chanted their thanks to God after pulling a man from his collapsed home.</div><div><br></div><div>In Adiyaman, a hard-hit city of more than a quarter-million people, rescuers and onlookers suppressed their joy so as not to frighten 4-year-old Yagiz Komsu as he emerged from the debris, according the HaberTurk television, which broadcast the rescue live.</div><div><br></div><div>To distract him, he was given a jelly bean. Teams later rescued his 27-year-old mother, Ayfer Komsu, who had a broken rib.</div><div><br></div><div>But the flurry of dramatic rescues could not obscure the devastation spread across a sprawling border region that is home to more than 13.5 million people. Entire neighborhoods of high-rises have been reduced to rubble, and the quake has already killed more people than Japan’s Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, with many more bodies yet to be recovered and counted.</div><div><br></div><div>Relatives wept and chanted as rescuers pulled 17-year-old Adnan Muhammed Korkut from a basement in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the quake’s epicenter. He had been trapped for 94 hours, forced to drink his own urine to survive.</div><div><br></div><div>“Thank God you arrived,” he said, embracing his mother and others who leaned down to kiss and hug him as he was being loaded into an ambulance.</div><div><br></div><div>For one of the rescuers, identified only as Yasemin, Adnan’s survival hit home hard.</div><div><br></div><div>“I have a son just like you,” she told him after giving him a warm hug. “I swear to you, I have not slept for four days. … I was trying to get you out.”</div><div><br></div><div>Elsewhere, HaberTurk television said rescuers had identified nine people trapped inside the remains of a high-rise apartment block in Iskenderun and pulled out six of them, including a woman who waved at onlookers as she was being carried away on a stretcher. The crowd shouted “God is great!” after she was brought out.</div><div><br></div><div>The building was only 600 feet (200 meters) from the Mediterranean Sea and narrowly avoided being flooded when the massive earthquake sent water surging into the city center.</div><div><br></div><div>Video of another rescue effort in Kahramanmaras showed an emergency worker playing a pop song on his smartphone to distract the two teenage sisters as they waited to be freed.</div><div><br></div><div>There were still more stories: A German team said it worked for more than 50 hours to free a woman from a collapsed house in Kirikhan.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>And a trapped woman could be heard speaking to a team trying to dig her out in video broadcast by HaberTurk television. She told her would-be rescuers that she had given up hope of being found - and prayed to be put to sleep because she was so cold. The station did not say where the operation was taking place.</div><div><br></div><div>Even though experts say trapped people can live for a week or more, the odds of finding more survivors were quickly waning.</div><div><br></div><div>Death loomed everywhere: Morgues and cemeteries were overwhelmed, and bodies wrapped in blankets, rugs and tarps lay in the streets of some cities.</div><div><br></div><div>Temperatures remained below freezing across the large region, and many people have no shelter. The Turkish government has distributed millions of hot meals, as well as tents and blankets, but was still struggling to reach many people in need.</div><div><br></div><div>The disaster compounded suffering in a region beset by Syria\'s 12-year civil war, which has displaced millions of people within the country and left them dependent on aid. The fighting sent millions more to seek refuge in Turkey.</div><div><br></div><div>The conflict has isolated many areas of Syria and complicated efforts to get aid in. The United Nations said the first earthquake-related aid convoy crossed from Turkey into northwestern Syria on Friday - a day after an aid shipment planned before the disaster arrived.</div><div><br></div><div>The U.N. refugee agency estimated that as many as 5.3 million people have been left homeless in Syria. Sivanka Dhanapala, the country representative in Syria for UNHCR, told reporters Friday that the agency is focusing on providing tents, plastic sheeting, thermal blankets, sleeping mats and winter clothing.</div><div><br></div><div>Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife, Asmaa, visited survivors at the Aleppo University Hospital, according to Syrian state media. It was the leader\'s first public appearance in an affected area of the country since the disaster. He then visited rescuers in one of the city\'s hardest-hit areas.</div><div><br></div><div>Aleppo has been scarred by years of heavy bombardment and shelling — much of it by the forces of Assad and his ally, Russia — and it was among the cities most devastated by the earthquake.</div><div><br></div><div>The Syrian government also announced that it will allow aid to reach all parts of the country, including areas held by insurgent groups in the northwest.</div><div><br></div><div>Also Friday, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, declared a cease-fire in its separatist insurgency in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, including some areas affected by the quake.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkey’s disaster-management agency said more than 20,200 people had been confirmed killed in the disaster so far in Turkey, with more than 80,000 injured.</div><div><br></div><div>More than 3,500 have been confirmed killed in Syria, bringing the total number of dead to nearly 24,000.</div><div><br></div><div>Some 12,000 buildings in Turkey have either collapsed or sustained serious damage, according to Turkey’s minister of environment and urban planning, Murat Kurum. Turkey\'s vice president, Fuat Oktay, said more than 1 million people were being housed in temporary shelters.</div><div><br></div><div>Engineers suggested that the scale of the devastation was partly explained by lax enforcement of building codes. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 13:33:16', '2023-02-11 13:33:16'),
(5145, 5145, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">India is poised to become the world\'s most populous country in 2023, surpassing China which has held the position since 1950, Indian media have reported quoting Washington-based think tank Pew Research Centre.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>According to the report, the UN expects that India will overtake China in April, though it may have already reached this milestone since the UN estimates are projections, ANI reported from Washington.</div><div><br></div><div>Pew Research Center after analyses of data from the UN and other sources mentioned key facts about India\'s population and its projected changes in the coming decades.</div><div><br></div><div>The report said India\'s population has grown by more than one billion people since 1950, the year the UN population data begins.</div><div><br></div><div>People under the age of 25 account for more than 40 per cent of India\'s population. Unlike India, the other two most populous countries in the world, China and the US, have rapidly ageing populations.</div><div><br></div><div>The fertility rate in India is higher than that of China and the US, but the rate has declined rapidly in the recent decades. Fertility rates, however, vary widely by community type and state in India.</div><div><br></div><div>On average, Indian women in urban areas have their first child 1.5 years later than women in rural areas. India\'s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls, which rose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions, is narrowing, the report noted, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>Infant mortality in India has decreased by 70 per cent in the past three decades but remains high by regional and international standards. Typically, more people migrate out of India each year than into it, resulting in negative net migration, the report said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 13:55:36', '2023-02-11 13:55:36'),
(5146, 5146, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Police arrested seven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and their student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from a procession on charge of attempting to carry out subversive activities in the district town on Saturday morning.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The detainees are district Jamaat ameer Anisur Rahman, Phulbari upazila unit’s former ameer Manjurul Quader, leaders-Abu Taher, Jahidul Islam and Abul Bashar and Shibir leader Nayeem Billah.</div><div><br></div><div>Tanvirul Islam Tanvir, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said they arrested the Jamaat-Shibir men from in front of the road of Polytechnic College around 10am.</div><div><br></div><div>After the primary interrogation, they were produced before a court at noon, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Turning down the claim by the law enforcers, the Jamaat-Shibir alleged that they were arrested from a procession brought out to express solidarity with the central committee to press home 10-point demand. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 14:04:32', '2023-02-11 14:04:32'),
(5147, 5147, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre has said that an earthquake of magnitude 6 has struck Indonesia.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The quake is said to have struck Kepulauan Talaud with a depth of 49km. Source: Khaleej Times</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 14:18:37', '2023-02-11 14:18:37'),
(5148, 5148, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Viewers have vowed to cancel their television licences as they slammed last night\'s \'sickening\' 90-minute Shamima Begum documentary on the BBC.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The programme aired on the back of the corporation\'s 10-part podcast that \'retraces\' the journey she took eight years ago from her home in east London to Syria, where she joined the terrorist group Islamic State.</div><div><br></div><div>Begum, now 23, has made several highly publicised attempts to return to the UK and restore her reputation after the Home Secretary stripped her of her British citizenship in 2019.</div><div><br></div><div>But critics say the BBC has been \'parading her as if she is some sort of celebrity\' for views. Viewers of The Shamima Begum Story last night accused the broadcaster of presenting the jihadi bride as a \'vulnerable young girl\' with \'beautifully staged, moody shots, ominous back track and tearful pieces to camera\'.</div><div><br></div><div>She is now living in a refugee camp in northern Syria, which she described as \'worse than a prison\'. She said: \'I hate myself inside... At least with prison sentences you know there\'s going to be an end. But here, you don\'t know if there\'s going to be an end.\'&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\'Sickened to have watched the BBC\'s airing of \'\'The Shamima Begum Story\'\',\' one critic said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Another said: \'Please tell me why the BBC are giving Shamima Begum the time of day? That girl has zero remorse and I don\'t know why I have to see her on my TV? She had a choice - she made her choice. Vile.\'</div><div><br></div><div>And the broadcaster was inundated with disappointed customers promising they would not renew their licence, the £159 annual fee viewers must pay to watch BBC programmes.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>One said: \'I won\'t be renewing my licence, it\'s taking the p**s.\'&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Another said: \'What is happening with the BBC? Are you kidding me? Won\'t ever pay my TV licence again... She\'s a terrorist with no remorse, she doesn\'t deserve to have her story heard like she is a victim.\'&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Begum&nbsp; travelled to Syria when she was 15 with two school friends from Bethnal Green, east London, in February 2015. Kadiza Sultana, who was also 15, and Amira Abase, 16, are believed to have been killed there.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>While she now wants to return to the UK and has disavowed the terror group, Begum admitted it was \'exciting\' to travel to Syria. She said she was \'in love\' with ISIS and desperate to join.</div><div><br></div><div>\'Disgusting and utterly disgraceful,\' one critic said on Tuesday night after the documentary aired.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\'Why are the BBC giving Shamima Begum, a terrorist by association, airtime on our TVs?\'&nbsp; - Daily Mail</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 15:59:34', '2023-02-11 15:59:34'),
(5149, 5149, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has said the government will continue ongoing subsidies in the agriculture sector to ensure food security.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He said on Saturday that the prices of all agriculture-related products including fertilizers have increased drastically in the global market. Still, the price of fertilizers has not increased by a single penny in the country due to the subsidy given by the government.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Razzaque said this while speaking as the chief guest at Bangladesh Seed Congress at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister also said, “There are still many complaints about low-quality seeds. I got news from the field level that the seedlings are not half-grown. Still, some companies have a tendency to cheat farmers.”</div><div><br></div><div>With an annoyed tone, he said many times farmers are cheated by buying low-quality seeds. On the one hand, the farmers are affected and production is being hampered.</div><div><br></div><div>Citing a survey the minister said that rice production can be increased by 21 lakh tones if it is possible to ensure the supply of quality seed.</div><div><br></div><div>Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhtar, Director General of International Rice Research Institute Jan Bailey, Bangladesh Representative of FAO Robert Simpson, President of Asia and Pacific Seed Association Monish Patel, General Secretary of International Seed Federation Michael Keller, among others, spoke in the opening day of seed congress.</div><div><br></div><div>President of Bangladesh Seed Association M Anis Ud Daula presided over the function.</div><div><br></div><div>Emeritus Professor Sattar Mondal of Bangladesh Agricultural University gave a presentation on the seed situation in the country, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>He also said, as a result of providing good quality seeds, the yield has already increased by 8-10 percent. If good quality seeds can be provided, it will be possible to increase the production of rice by 21 lakh tons per year.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 16:14:42', '2023-02-11 16:14:42'),
(5150, 5150, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urged the party leaders and workers to stay vigilant everywhere and hit back if anyone tries to carry out attack on the people.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"This time the hand that wants to carry out vandalism will have to be broken. The hand that wants to torch things must be burnt,\" he said while addressing the triennial council of district unit of AL at Government Jubilee High School ground.</div><div><br></div><div>Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, said BNP is hatching conspiracy to carry out arson terrorism again in clandestine way as they knew that they cannot win the polls.</div><div><br></div><div>Pointing to BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, he said: \"We know you are the right hand of London (Tarique Rahman), not Fakhrul. You get all secret information. We are also informing you that we are on streets. We know what the strategy you are taking behind the scene. As you can\'t win polls, you will again launch arson terrorism in clandestine way\".</div><div><br></div><div>Recalling the incidents of 2013-14 period, he said BNP carried out attacks and killed innocent people and they torched buses, railway tracks and land office.</div><div><br></div><div>Quader said BNP\'s acting chairman had fled the country and other leaders are also now trying to flee.</div><div><br></div><div>Noting that BNP had made the country champions in corruption for five times so that the people don\'t want to see them in power again, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>AL Presidium Members Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Syeda Jebunnesa Haque, Planning Minister MA Mannan, AL Organising Secretaries Ahmed Hossain and Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, central members Dr Mushfiq Hossain Chowdhury and Azizus Samad Azad Don, Deputy Office Secretary Sayem Khan, district AL Vice-President Muhibur Rahman Manik, MP, Dr Jaya Sengupta, MP, Moyazzem Hossain Ratan, MP, and Shamima Akhter Khanam, MP, addressed the council, among others.</div><div><br></div><div>District AL President and former lawmaker Matiur Rahman chaired the council which was moderated by General Secretary Barrister M Enamul Kabir Imon.</div><div><br></div><div>In the council, Sunamganj Zilla Parishad Chairman Nurul Huda Mukut and Noman Bakht Palin have been made president and general secretary of Sunamganj district unit of AL respectively.</div><div><br></div><div>AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the new committee after the triennial council of the unit.</div><div><br></div><div>He also announced outgoing general secretary Enamul Kabir Imon as a member of the national committee. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 16:23:20', '2023-02-11 16:23:20'),
(5151, 5151, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Rescuers pulled children and the elderly from the rubble Saturday as miraculous survival stories coincided with hasty mass burials five days after an earthquake devastated parts of Turkiye and Syria, leaving almost 25,000 dead.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tens of thousands of local and international rescue workers are still scouring through flattened neighborhoods despite freezing weather that has compounded the misery of millions now in desperate need of aid.</div><div><br></div><div>However, amid the destruction and death, survivors continue to emerge.</div><div><br></div><div>“Is the world there?” asked 70-year-old Menekse Tabak as she was pulled out from the rubble in the southern city of Kahramanmaras — the epicenter of Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor — to applause and cries praising God, according to a video shared on state broadcaster TRT Haber.</div><div><br></div><div>In southern Hatay, a two-year-old girl was found alive 123 hours after the quake, reported the Hurriyet daily online, adding to numerous children saved long after the disaster, and a pregnant woman who was found on Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, in southern Turkiye, families clutched each other in grief at a cotton field that has been transformed into a cemetery, with an endless stream of bodies arriving for swift burial.</div><div><br></div><div>Compounding the anguish, the United Nations has warned that at least 870,000 people urgently need of hot meals across Turkiye and Syria. In Syria alone, up to 5.3 million people may have been made homeless.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkiye’s disaster agency on Saturday said nearly 32,000 people from Turkish bodies are working on search and rescue efforts. In addition, there are 8,294 international rescuers.</div><div><br></div><div>However, 82 Austrian soldiers on Saturday suspended rescue operations in Hatay over a “worsening security situation,” an army spokesman told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>“There have been clashes between groups,” he said, without giving details.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN rights office had on Friday urged all actors in the affected area — where Kurdish militants and Syrian rebels operate — to allow humanitarian access.</div><div><br></div><div>The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is considered a terrorist group by Ankara and its Western allies, announced a temporary halt in fighting to ease recovery work.</div><div><br></div><div>In rebel-held northwestern Syria, about four million people rely on humanitarian relief, but there have been no aid deliveries from government-controlled areas in three weeks.</div><div><br></div><div>The Syrian government said it had approved the delivery of humanitarian assistance to quake-hit areas outside its control.</div><div><br></div><div>Only two aid convoys have crossed the border this week from Turkiye, where authorities are engaged in an even bigger quake relief operation of their own.</div><div><br></div><div>A decade of civil war and Syrian-Russian aerial bombardment had already destroyed hospitals and created electricity and water shortages.</div><div><br></div><div>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council to authorize the opening of new cross-border humanitarian aid points between Turkiye and Syria. The council will meet to discuss Syria, possibly early next week.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkiye said it was working on opening two new routes into rebel-held parts of Syria.</div><div><br></div><div>The winter freeze has left thousands of people either spending nights in their cars or huddling around makeshift fires that have become ubiquitous across the quake-hit region.</div><div><br></div><div>Five days of grief and anguish have been slowly building into rage at the poor quality of buildings as well as the Turkish government’s response to the country’s worst disaster in nearly a century.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials in the country say 12,141 buildings were either destroyed or seriously damaged in the earthquake.</div><div><br></div><div>“Damage was to be expected, but not the type of damage that you are seeing now,” said Mustafa Erdik, a professor at Istanbul-based Bogazici University.</div><div><br></div><div>Police on Friday detained a contractor trying to flee the country after his building collapsed in the catastrophic quake.</div><div><br></div><div>Authorities in Kahramanmaras and Osmaniye have launched investigations into the buildings that have collapsed, according to the Anadolu state news agency.</div><div><br></div><div>The tremor was the most powerful and deadliest since 33,000 people died in a 7.8-magnitude tremor in 1939.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials and medics said 20,937 people had died in Turkiye and 3,553 in Syria. The confirmed total now stands at 24,490.</div><div><br></div><div>The disaster and resulting fury at how the Turkish government has handled it, comes just months before a presidential election in June.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan conceded for the first time on Friday that his government was not able to reach and help the victims “as quickly as we had desired.” - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-11 16:33:55', '2023-02-11 16:33:55'),
(5152, 5152, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Turkish government detained more than 100 building contractors and others who may be responsible for the collapsed buildings and deaths this week, according to the New York Times, as the death toll from the earthquake that hit the region Monday surpassed 28,000.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey’s justice ministry established the “Earthquake Crimes Investigation Units,” according to the state-run Anadolu News Agency, resulting in more than 100 being detained this week for having failed to meet construction codes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey’s health ministry estimates the death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake reached 24,617 Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The death toll in government-controlled regions in northern Syria remains at 1,347, with 2,295 others injured, according to Syria’s health ministry—though the office has not updated its estimates since February 9.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A death toll for the country’s rebel-held area in the northwest—where residents have relied on humanitarian aid because of Syria’s decade-long civil war—has increased to 2,167, according to the Syrian Civil Defense.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While discussing humanitarian relief efforts, United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said the earthquake is the “worst event in 100 years in this region,” according to Reuters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. military began deploying forces to assist with relief efforts Friday, according to the Washington Post, following an announcement by Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>BIG NUMBER</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">13 million. That’s how many people have been affected by the earthquake across 10 provinces in Turkey, according to Anadolu’s estimates.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>SURPRISING FACT</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a separate set of arrests Saturday, Turkish officials detained 98 suspects for alleged looting and for prank calling affected victims, sources told Anadolu, after seizing at least $14,700 in stolen cash among other goods, including laptops, guns and jewelry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>KEY BACKGROUND</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The earthquake—the deadliest in the world since 2011—toppled residential buildings, shopping centers, mosques and offices just after 4 a.m. Monday morning, with an epicenter about 20 miles east of Gaziantep. Nearly 26,000 search and rescue workers in Turkey—in addition to added support from more than a dozen countries—are on the ground searching for survivors, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority. The World Health Organization warned the death toll could reach above 20,000 in an announcement Tuesday, an estimate that was eclipsed Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>FURTHER READING</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey’s ‘Biggest Disaster In The Last Century’: Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 21,000. Forbes</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 02:07:49', '2023-02-12 02:07:49');
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(5153, 5153, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Another unidentified object has been shot down over North American airspace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the latest object \"violated Canadian airspace\" and was shot down over Yukon in north-west Canada.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both Canadian and US aircraft were scrambled to track down the object which Mr Trudeau says was taken out by a US F-22 fighter jet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the third object to be shot down over North America in the last week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The American military destroyed a Chinese balloon last weekend, and on Friday an unspecified object the size of a small car was shot down off Alaska.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Trudeau confirmed on Saturday he gave the order and had spoken with US President Joe Biden.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Canadian forces will now recover and analyse the wreckage of the object,\" he wrote on Twitter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest unspecified object was flying over central Yukon at about 40,000 ft (12,000m) and intercepted at about 15:41 local time on Saturday, defence minister Anita Anand told reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She described it as \"small\" and \"cylindrical\", but that recovery efforts are still being carried out to discover more details.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Anand said it was taken out \"about 100 miles\" from the US border, adding it posed a \"reasonable threat to civil aviation\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said it \"appears to be smaller than the one shot down off the coast of South Carolina\" last Saturday - meaning the giant Chinese suspected spy balloon that measured 200ft (60m) tall.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Posting earlier on Twitter, Prime Minister Trudeau thanked the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) which carries out air defence for the US and Canada and led the mission.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The White House said the object had been tracked and monitored \"over the last 24 hours\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Out of an abundance of caution and at the recommendation of their militaries, President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau authorised it to be taken down,\" it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The leaders discussed the importance of recovering the object in order to determine more details on its purpose or origin.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giving more details on the mission to take down the object, the US Department of Defense confirmed two F-22 jets took off from a military base in Anchorage, Alaska and the object was shot down with an AIM 9X missile.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pentagon Press Secretary Brig Gen Pat Ryder added that the FBI will be \"working closely\" with Canadian police.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is not clear what the object is. But its appearance over North America comes just a week after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was also destroyed by the US.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then on Friday another unspecified object was tracked and shot down over Alaska at the orders of US President Biden.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a short statement, the military said US troops, including from the Alaska National Guard, were still conducting search and recovery activities on sea ice for Friday\'s object.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It said it had no further details about the object\'s capabilities, purpose or origin but confirmed the FBI is helping with the recovery near the Alaskan town of Deadhorse.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Arctic weather conditions, including wind chill, snow, and limited daylight, are a factor in this operation, and personnel will adjust recovery operations to maintain safety,\" it added - and that the rescue operation will continue as weather permits.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last weekend, defence officials told US media that debris from the Chinese balloon landed in 47ft (14m) of water - shallower than they had expected - near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China has denied the balloon - which first entered US airspace on 28 January - was used for spying purposes, saying it was a weather device gone astray.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US, however, said the balloon is part of a fleet of surveillance balloons that have flown over five continents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The balloon incident has strained US-China relations, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken cancelling a planned trip to Beijing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chinese officials on Friday accused the US of \"political manipulation and hype\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview on Thursday, President Biden defended his handling of the Chinese balloon, maintaining that it was not \"a major breach\". 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, '2023-02-12 02:14:14', '2023-02-12 02:14:14'),
(5154, 5154, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Duda\'s comments come despite him and President Zelensky having spoken this week - at the end of the Ukrainian leader\'s surprise headline-grabbing European tour. In London, President Zelensky used his speech in Parliament to call for the means to help fight Russia in the air:</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I appeal to you and the world with the simple, and yet most important words - combat aircraft for Ukraine, wings for freedom.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine\'s leader repeated that call in Paris and Brussels, in a rare departure from his country, under the tightest of security. He made headlines right around the world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Warsaw, President Duda told me sending F-16 jets would pose a \"serious problem\" because, with fewer than 50 of the aircraft in the Polish air force, \"we have not enough… and we would need many more of them.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also stressed that combat aircraft, like the F-16s, have a \"very serious need for maintenance\" so it\'s \"not enough just to send a few planes\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With Poland being a Nato member, said Mr Duda, any decision to provide fighter jets had to be a \"joint decision\" - rather than one for any single country to take.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also nerves about whether providing planes would pull Nato directly into the conflict - and even into war against Russia itself. At the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, Duda said sending jets would \"open a military interference in the Ukrainian conflict\". But - in direct response to Ukraine\'s request for planes this week - the Polish leader\'s comments are significant.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Ukraine\'s neighbour, President Duda has been one of the most ardent supporters of President Zelensky and has contributed vast amounts of military aid, becoming the main supplier of heavy weaponry - including infantry fighting vehicles and artillery, drones and ammunition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Duda was also at the forefront of pushing other allies to promise to provide tanks in recent weeks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After notable reluctance from Germany, and a fraught debate across Europe about the risks of escalating the conflict, Leopard tanks will arrive in Ukraine, along with Challengers from the UK and Abrams from the US.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Poland has also provided homes to millions of Ukrainian refugees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Duda is adamant that \"weaponry has to be delivered to Ukraine all the time… it needs armaments.\" But it is clear he doesn\'t think sending combat aircraft in large numbers is likely from Poland or any other ally, at least in the short term.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The UK also made it clear pretty rapidly that sending planes to Ukraine was not realistic in the immediate future.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said \"nothing was off the table\" while he savoured his photo opportunity with President Zelensky in front of a tank this week - jeans tucked into unlaced boots, tieless, alongside the Ukrainian leader in his familiar army sweatshirt and combat trousers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But before too long, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was making plain that would mean training for pilots and other support first. No UK jets will take off for Ukraine any time soon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All week, British politicians have been falling over themselves to associate with the biggest political celebrity in the world right now, President Zelenksy, sharing their blurry phone snaps of his historic Westminster Hall speech and giving interviews about how moving it was to be there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron greeted him like a film star in front of the Elysee Palace. EU leaders then frantically tweeted pictures of their own \"grip and grin\" moments with the Ukrainian leader later.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is staunch support for President Zelensky without doubt. It\'s not just shown in flowery language and promises of commitment but, as President Duda explains, with guns, tanks and drones, plus support for refugees, rather than selfies with MPs. Western allies emphasise how countries have come together in a way that will have disappointed and frustrated Vladimir Putin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leaders, like Poland\'s president, underline the threat they feel to their own countries. Talking to him in Warsaw about the conflict is a world away from conversations in Westminster, with the Russian border at Kaliningrad only about 200 miles away.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The dilemma over jets is another example of the fraught calculations our leaders face. What is practically possible in terms of supporting Ukraine? And what is politically and diplomatically viable, without provoking a wider war?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Poland and other countries\' firm backing does not mean the West, or even Ukraine\'s closest allies, will or can say \"yes\" to his every request. One senior diplomatic source suggests President Zelensky is, of course, well aware of this.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His headline-grabbing journey this week was not just about the jets, and it doesn\'t look like it will soon result in \"wings for freedom\". But - as we approach the anniversary of Russia\'s invasion - his European tour\'s careful choreography, and powerful imagery will have reminded not just Western politicians but also their publics, of what is at stake. 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, '2023-02-12 02:41:47', '2023-02-12 02:41:47'),
(5155, 5155, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Real Madrid have been crowned FIFA World Club Cup champions after defeating Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 5-3 in a thrilling encounter Morocco.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spanish side Real Madrid were heavy favourites to clinch the title for a fifth time and after going 2-0 up inside 20 minutes another trophy for the storied European giants never seemed in doubt. But Al Hilal put up a fight that delighted fans and supporters across the Arab world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A 13th-minute goal for Vinicius Jr and a strike by Federico Valverde five minutes later put Los Blancos in command of the game.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moussa Marega pulled a goal back for Al Hilal, but the strength of Real Madrid was too much for the Saudi side to overcome.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the first time a team from the Middle East has reached the final of the tournament and Al Hilal’s success is a sign of the region’s growing importance to world football.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After defeating South American champions Flamengo in the semi-finals, Al Hilal’s players were all gifted SR1m ($266,500) by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the promise of the same bonus again if they were able to beat Real Madrid, and a reported SR500,000 from Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz Al-Faisal, it was all too much to do for Al Hilal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A second-half goal for legendary striker Karim Benzema added to the tally, before Valverde claimed his second of the night.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Hilal can hold their heads high, after putting up a fight against one of the greatest teams in the world. Luciano Vietto pulled a goal back for the Saudi side in the 63rd minute, but it wasn’t enough.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Madrid were able to score more-or-less at will, and in the very next attack Vinicius Jr. netted the Spanish side’s fifth goal of the night.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luciano Vietto set up an exciting finish by bringing up the eighth goal of the night to make it 5-3.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Driven by the thought of making Arab and World football history, as well as the thought of a further financial bonus if they could have overturned Real Madrid, Al Hilal’s players gave it everything they had for the final 10 minutes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ultimately, though, the Spanish champions and their squad of world stars were just too strong.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The FIFA Club World Cup is an annual international club football competition organised by FIFA.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The competition brings together the champion clubs from each of FIFA’s six continental confederations, as well as the host country’s national league champion, to determine the best club team in the world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tournament has been held since 2000 and past winners include Barcelona, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tournament was held in Morocco this year and as winners Real Madrid earn the right to display the FIFA Club World Cup trophy until the next tournament. AB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 02:51:49', '2023-02-12 02:51:49'),
(5156, 5156, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh and Botswana have agreed to identify potential areas of cooperation in agriculture, livestock and fisheries and exchange technical knowledge and expertise in the agriculture sector.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both sides agreed to continue discussions in agriculture and fisheries at the government, farmers and expert levels.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Minister Md Shahriar Alam, who is on a two-day official bilateral visit to Botswana, met with Botswana\'s Minister of Agriculture Fidelis M Malao in Gaborone Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahriar was accompanied by the Bangladesh High Commissioner in Pretoria, foreign ministry officials and embassy officials.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Botswana delegation was represented by high officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, including representatives of the fisheries and aquaculture sector.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fidelis said Botswana is connected to many countries of the region by land routes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Botswana government is putting special focus on developing the country\'s fisheries and aquaculture sectors, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahriar said his visit to Botswana marked the first foreign ministry delegation visit to Botswana and expressed satisfaction over the conclusion of the visa waiver agreement for holders of diplomatic and official passports and memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral political consultations between the countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He briefed the Botswana side about Bangladesh\'s achievements in the agriculture sector during the last decade, including the production of food staples, vegetables, fisheries, poultry and livestock, despite having a comparatively low amount of land.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He called on the Botswana side for considering providing contract farming opportunities to Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the unused agricultural land.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh already initiated contract farming in other countries in Africa on a low scale, Shahriar added. \"Cooperation may be forged among B2B and B2G levels on contract farming.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh, Botswana agree to share knowledge, expertise in agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Botswana side expressed keen interest in concluding an MoU on cooperation in agriculture and contract farming between Bangladesh and Botswana.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fidelis invited an agricultural expert delegation from Bangladesh to visit Botswana and underlined the need of establishing contacts between the agricultural experts and producers of the two countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources proposed building a partnership with Bangladesh in agricultural education areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The delegation led by the state minister also had a meeting with the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The university said both sides may exchange knowledge in horticulture, food security, nutrition and veterinary areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahriar said cooperation may be forged between Bangladesh and Botswana agricultural institutes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both sides agreed to sign an MoU on cooperation in agriculture and livestock areas and to exchange visits of agricultural experts. 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, '2023-02-12 04:07:11', '2023-02-12 04:07:11'),
(5157, 5157, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">New Zealand\'s prime minister on Sunday warned residents to hunker down and prepare an evacuation plan as a cyclone began pummelling the northern tip of the country.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cyclone Gabrielle is forecast to envelop the upper half of the North Island over a 48-hour period from Sunday evening, two weeks after parts of the same region experienced devastating flooding.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Auckland remains under a state of emergency after flash floods swamped the city on January 27, resulting in four deaths and forcing thousands from their homes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Debris from that deluge remains on the streets of the country\'s biggest city, which now faces another bout of heavy rainfall and severe winds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said everyone should be ready to face the threats posed by flooding, huge ocean swells and strong winds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Our main message to people across the country is to please take the severe weather warning seriously and to make sure you\'re prepared,\" he told journalists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Make sure you\'ve got your grab-and-go kits, make sure you know where you need to go in the event you need to evacuate your homes.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MetService weather bureau measured wind gusts of up to 140 kilometres per hour (86 miles per hour) in northern New Zealand on Sunday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This system poses a very high risk of extreme, impactful, and unprecedented weather over many regions of the North Island from Sunday to Tuesday,\" the MetService said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cyclone is forecast to weaken slightly as it moves slowly south on Monday and Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Strong winds forced the closure of Auckland\'s Harbour Bridge on Sunday, while most flights into and out of Auckland Airport on Monday have already been cancelled.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gabrielle was downgraded from a tropical cyclone as it approached New Zealand, meaning wind speeds and rainfall would be slightly less intense.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The storm passed over Australia\'s remote Norfolk Island on Saturday night, where there were reports of downed trees and power cuts but no significant damage. 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, '2023-02-12 04:16:35', '2023-02-12 04:16:35'),
(5158, 5158, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The death toll from a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria will \"double or more\" from its current level of 28,000, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Griffiths arrived on Saturday in Turkey\'s southern city of Kahramanmaras, the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives in the pre-dawn hours of Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said of the death toll in an interview with Sky News on Saturday: \"I think it is difficult to estimate precisely as we need to get under the rubble but I\'m sure it will double or more.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We haven\'t really begun to count the number of dead,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials and medics said 24,617 people were killed in Turkey and 3,574 in Syria. The confirmed total now stands at 28,191.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tens of thousands of rescue workers are scouring flattened neighbourhoods despite freezing weather that has deepened the misery of millions now in desperate need of aid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United Nations has warned that at least 870,000 people urgently need hot meals across Turkey and Syria. Up to 5.3 million people may have been made homeless in Syria alone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquake, the World Health Organization (WHO) said as it launched a flash appeal on Saturday for $42.8 million to cope with immediate health needs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey\'s disaster agency said more than 32,000 people from Turkish organisations are working on search-and-rescue efforts. There are also 8,294 international rescuers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Soon, the search and rescue people will make way for the humanitarian agencies whose job it is to look after the extraordinary numbers of those affected for the next months,\" Griffiths said in a video posted to Twitter. 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, '2023-02-12 04:34:27', '2023-02-12 04:34:27'),
(5159, 5159, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Seven police died Saturday in an ambush while traveling in a coca-growing valley in southern Peru, the national police said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The attack took place in La Convencion province in the Cusco region, in a wide valley known as VRAEM (the acronym stands for Valley of the Rivers Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The armed forces there have been fighting drug gangs and the remnants of the Shining Path leftist group for decades.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We regret the loss of our police brothers, who were ambushed when they were traveling in a police vehicle in the town center of Natividad in #Vraem, where 7 police officers have died and one police officer has survived,\" the national police said on Twitter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In August 2022, the Peruvian Army claimed to have seriously injured Shining Path leader Victor Quispe Palomino, or \"Comrade Jose,\" in an operation against \"terrorist camps.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A year and a half earlier, in January 2021, the Peruvian military dealt a severe blow to the guerrillas -- known in Spanish as the Sendero Luminoso -- by killing in the VRAEM the group\'s number two, a man known as \"Comrade Raul,\" one of the most wanted men in Peru and a brother of Comrade Jose.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Almost all Shining Path leaders are dead or imprisoned, but their remnants number some 350 members, 80 of whom are armed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Maoist group emerged in 1980 when it launched a \"people\'s war\" against the government. The ensuing two decades of clashes with the army left a toll of 69,000 dead and missing, according to the country\'s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 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, '2023-02-12 05:01:53', '2023-02-12 05:01:53'),
(5160, 5160, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bigg Boss has undergone quite a change since it first aired in 2006, and was hosted by Arshad Warsi. However, the one thing that has been constant is its popularity. Fans look forward to each season and pour immense love on their favourite contestants. With just hours to go for the Bigg Boss 16 finale, here is looking back at the winners of the previous seasons.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rahul Roy - Bigg Boss 1 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rahul Roy, best known for his role in the 90s hit Aashiqui, beat Carol Gracias to win the first-ever season of Bigg Boss in 2007. Along with the trophy, he took home Rs1 crore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ashutosh Kaushik - Bigg Boss 2 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reality television star Ashutosh Kaushik won Bigg Boss 2 in 2008, a year after he won MTV Roadies 5. He, too, was awarded Rs1 crore. He was recently in the news after he approached the Delhi High Court seeking removal of certain pictures, videos and articles online, citing his ‘Right to be Forgotten’.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vindu Dara Singh - Bigg Boss 3 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vindu Dara Singh, who has acted in films such as Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, Partner, Kambakkht Ishq and Housefull, was the winner of Bigg Boss 3. He defeated Pravessh Rana to win Rs1 crore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shweta Tiwari - Bigg Boss 4 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Television star Shweta Tiwari won Bigg Boss 4 in 2011 and the prize money was Rs1 crore. She has since participated in a bunch of other reality shows, including Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Khatron Ke Khiladi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Juhi Parmar - Bigg Boss 5 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Juhi Parmar, best known for playing the titular role in Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan, was announced as the winner of Bigg Boss 5 in 2012. She competed against Pooja Bedi, Sunny Leone and Shakti Kapoor, among others. She won an amount of Rs1 crore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Urvashi Dholakia - Bigg Boss 6 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unlike previous seasons, the prize money for Bigg Boss was slashed in the sixth season. Winner Urvashi Dholakia, who defeated Imam Siddique, took home ₹50 lakh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gauahar Khan - Bigg Boss 7 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gauahar Khan beat her co-contestants, including Tanishaa Mukerji, Kushal Tandon, Pratyusha Banerjee and Ajaz Khan, to win Bigg Boss 7. She won ₹50 lakh. In Bigg Boss 14, she returned as a ‘senior’ for a two-week stint on the show.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gautam Gulati - Bigg Boss 8 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gautam Gulati, who grabbed eyeballs for his displays of affection with Diandra Soares on Bigg Boss 8, became the winner of the show. He was given ₹50 lakh along with the trophy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prince Narula - Bigg Boss 9 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Along with the Bigg Boss 9 trophy, Prince Narula also won the heart of his co-contestant Yuvika Chaudhary, whom he eventually married. He won prize money of ₹50 lakh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manveer Gurjar - Bigg Boss 10 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manveer Gurjar, the first non-celebrity to win Bigg Boss, got a cheque for ₹50 lakh as he was announced the winner. He beat Bani J to take home the trophy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shilpa Shinde - Bigg Boss 11 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shilpa Shinde won ₹44 lakh as the Bigg Boss 11 winner, while second runner-up Vikas Gupta took home ₹6 lakh after winning the ‘Vikas City’ task.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dipika Kakar - Bigg Boss 12 winner</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Television star Dipika Kakar became the Bigg Boss 12 winner and won ₹30 lakh. The amount she took home was reduced as singer Deepak Thakur chose to leave the show after taking the money bag of ₹20 lakh. 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(5161, 5161, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Md Shahabuddin Chuppu, a retired district and session judge, is on way to become the country\'s next president. This was confirmed by AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He also served as a commissioner at the Anti-Corruption Comission. UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 05:26:07', '2023-02-12 05:26:07'),
(5162, 5162, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Aspirants for the Presidential election will have to submit their nomination papers to Election Commission (EC) today.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“According to the polls schedule, the nomination papers can be submitted to the Chief Election Commission (CEC) office till 4 pm on February 12,” EC Secretariat Secretary Md Jahangir Alam told BSS earlier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on February 13 from 10 am, while nomination papers can be withdrawn till 4pm on February 14.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 19, the 22nd Presidential election will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) complex.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President may hold office for five years from the date of assumption of office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Incumbent President M Abdul Hamid assumed office on April 24, 2018. Accordingly, his five-year tenure will end on April 23, 2023.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the country\'s Constitution, members of parliament are voters in the Presidential election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Awami League has the absolute majority in the current parliament.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In that case, there is no possibility of any party other than the Awami League to give a candidate to the presidential polls.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If there is one candidate for the presidency, the election will not require a meeting or voting in parliament. 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, '2023-02-12 05:32:14', '2023-02-12 05:32:14'),
(5163, 5163, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The air quality in Dhaka showed no signs of improvement as it continued to be in the \'unhealthy\' zone this morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 175 at 10:28 am, the capital of Bangladesh ranked fourth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan’s Lahore, China’s Shenyang and India’s Mumbai occupied the first three spots, with AQI scores of 183, 182 and 180 respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world this morning</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to 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, '2023-02-12 05:45:45', '2023-02-12 05:45:45'),
(5164, 5164, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Shefali Tudu, 42, a member of Mundumala Mohila Somobai Samity in Tanore Upazila in the district, has brought happiness to their four-member family through homestead gardening after taking loan from the cooperative association.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking to BSS here Saturday, Tudu said they have been producing chemical-free vegetables, using vermin-compost. They are also selling some vegetables in the local market after meeting the family\'s demand.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She added chemical-free vegetables are in high demand at the village, and locals purchase the vegetables at higher prices.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They cultivate red leafy, bottle gourd, carrot, snake gourd and napa shak on 40 decimals of land by using bio-fertilizer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tudu does not go to the local market to sell the vegetables, rather villagers come to her home to purchase vegetables at high prices.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If all the farmers grow chemical-free vegetables by using vermicompost on their lands, it will meet people\'s demand for chemical-free foods, Tudu continued.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suborna Khatun, 45, a resident of Bidirpur village at Mohanpur Upazila, has become an icon for her various income-generating cooperative activities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I had taken Taka 15,000 from our Ghashful Mohila Somobai Samity in Mohanpur Upazila of the district as loan for the first time in 2016,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She has expanded her ventures to diversified fields, including homestead gardening, poultry birds rearing, beef fattening and potato farming at present after the best use of the borrowed money.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I have learnt how to become self-reliant through income-generating activities and to contribute to society,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rozina Begum, 38, of Khoira village under Mohanpur upazila has become almost self-reliant through manufacturing vermi-compost. With her husband Abu Bakkar\'s close collaboration, she established a household factory for manufacturing organic fertilizer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vermicompost fertilizer, one kind of organic fertilizer made from earthworm, has started becoming popular in the region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rozina Begum is now an ideal in their village as she shed the light on knowledge of producing vermicompost fertilizer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said only earthworm and cow-dung are used in producing vermicompost fertilizer which also helps protect the environment, maintain fertility of the land, increase resistance power of crops against diseases and escalate crops production.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cooperative has taught the village people to help each other and eradicate their plights, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a whole, cooperatives have become a boon for many rural people, particularly the women, as they are improving their living and livelihood conditions through engagement in the cooperative activities in the region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Muhammad Nurannabi, Joint Registrar of the Department of Cooperative, said a total of 4,658 cooperative members were imparted mobile training to make them able in operating different income-generating activities competently.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from this, 775 cooperative members, including 425 women, were given institutional training in the regional cooperative training center in Naogaon during the last fiscal year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They have been working relentlessly to improve the socio-economic condition of the cross-sections of people through organizing them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Mohila Somobai Samity has been formed in 28 upazilas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are 32,221 cooperative societies consisting of 14.68 lakh members in all 67 upazilas of eight districts in Rajshahi division and the societies have mobilized deposits of around Taka 1,472.87 crore at present.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A project titled \"Livelihood Development of Underprivileged Women through rearing improved cows\" is being implemented in 12 cooperative societies in six upazilas of four districts in the division.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the project, the beneficiary women were given loans worth around Taka 20.94 crore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nurannabi said loans of around Taka 24.10 crore were disbursed among the members of 195 cooperative societies in 200 Ashrayan Projects in the division. 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(5165, 5165, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">“Everything is Allah’s will,” Md Shahabuddin Chuppu, who is set to be the next President of Bangladesh, said today.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There is no reaction now.&nbsp; This is Almighty Allah’s will,” Md Shahabuddin told reporters after submitting his nomination paper at the Election Commission.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Md Shahabuddin, a retired district and session judge, had served as a commissioner at the Anti-Corruption Commission.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Awami League team, led by the party’s general secretary Obaidul Quader, went to the Election Commission to submit the nomination paper of its presidential candidate. The delegation members included AL Presidium members Mohammad Faruk Khan, Jahangir Kabir, and Abdur Rahman, AL Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud. 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, '2023-02-12 06:16:27', '2023-02-12 06:16:27');
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(5166, 5166, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">An Israeli settler shot and killed a Palestinian in the northern West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian health officials said, while an 8-year-old child died of injuries suffered a day before in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As night fell, warning sirens sounded in southern Israel when Palestinian militants fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip that was intercepted by Israeli aerial defenses, the Israeli military said. There was no immediate statement from Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saturday\'s events were the latest escalation in months of surging violence in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the northern West Bank, near Salfit, a farming village of olive groves, video footage showed Israeli settlers racing down the hills and tearing into the town. As Palestinians poured into the streets to see what was going on, an Israeli settler opened fire, killing a 27-year-old villager, said Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israeli settlements in the Nablus region. The settlers dispersed when the Israeli military arrived, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the villager who was killed as Methqal Rayan and said he was shot in the head. Video shared by the village council shows the settlers firing at least 10 gunshots toward the residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Douglas said that the northern West Bank has seen an intense wave of settler violence in recent days. On Friday, he said, just after the car-ramming attack in Jerusalem that killed three Israelis, settlers similarly streamed into the village and stole several sheep from a farmer. Settlers attacked and wounded Palestinians who tried to defend the farmer, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israeli police opened an investigation into the shooting of the Palestinian, the military said. It said Israeli security forces de-escalated the situation after the Palestinian was taken to the hospital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Jerusalem, Asher Menahem Paley, 8, died a day after a Palestinain man rammed a car into a bus stop in an Israeli settlement in the eastern half of the contested capital, which Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war. Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem announced his death Saturday. His 6-year-old brother was killed in the car-ramming, along with a man in his 20s.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the attack, Israel\'s new hard-line government vowed a harsh response. Almost immediately, Israeli police arrested and interrogated the relatives of the suspected assailant, 32-year-old Hussein Qaraqa from the gritty east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qaraqa’s family said he was born in Jerusalem but has family in Bethlehem. His uncle, 63-year-old Adnan Qaraqa in Bethlehem, told The Associated Press that his nephew had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qaraqa said Hussein\'s mental problems started in 2008, when he was arrested for the first of several minor offenses. He alleged that Israeli interrogators badly beat Hussein in detention, from which he emerged “irrevocably changed.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few years later, Hussein fell from a crane at a construction site, his uncle said, sustaining a severe injury that worsened his mental condition. Hussein bounced between psychiatric wards for years, Qaraqa added, and was released from a hospital just two days before plowing into the crowded bus stop on Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The West Bank has been on edge since Israel stepped up raids in the territory last spring, following a series of deadly Palestinian attacks inside Israel.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nearly 150 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank and east Jerusalem in 2022, making it the deadliest year in those territories since 2004, according to leading Israeli rights group B’Tselem. Last year, 30 people were killed in Palestinian attacks on Israelis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pace of death has quickened this year. So far, 45 Palestinians have been killed, according to a count by The Associated Press. Palestinians have killed 10 people on the Israeli side during that time. 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, '2023-02-12 06:32:27', '2023-02-12 06:32:27'),
(5167, 5167, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh will never look back again, rather it will continue marching to be a smart, developed and prosperous country.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"InshaAllah, Bangladesh will never look back again. The country is marching forward and it will continue,\" she said while addressing Bangladesh Ansar and VDP\'s 43rd National Assembly-2023 as the chief guest at the Ansar and VDP academy in Shafipur, Gazipur.</div><div><br></div><div>Referring to her government\'s initiative for developing the country\'s information technology sector, the premier said, \"This Bangladesh will be a smart Bangladesh.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Mentioning that the country was liberated in exchange for huge blood in the War of Liberation, Sheikh Hasina said today Bangladesh got the recognition of a developing country.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;\"But, we want to advance more. We want to build Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous country along with its socioeconomic development,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She also said people of the country will stand on their own feet and they must not have to extend hands for begging to anyone.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said that the Covid-19 pandemic created a huge pressure on the economy in the international arena, while Ukraine-Russia conflict caused economic recession around the globe.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have to keep us free from this. That\'s why, I urged all to follow the footsteps of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman not to leave single inch of arable land uncultivated,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She also asked all to ensure every left-out arable land to be brought under cultivation process.</div><div><br></div><div>\"For that Ansar and VDP can play special role. You can train the rural people and engage them in various cultivation activities to produce crops and preserve those,\" she said, adding, \"I hope that you (Ansar and VDP) will contribute\".</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Public Security Division Senior Secretary Md Aminul Islam Khan and Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Major General AKM Aminul Haque welcomed the prime minister on her arrival at the venue.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister handed over different medals in eight categories to 180 Ansar and VDP members for their outstanding contribution to their respective fields.</div><div><br></div><div>She also inspected different contingents of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP riding on an open car.</div><div><br></div><div>She, as well, witnessed a spectacular parade of smartly-turned out contingents of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, she witnessed choreography and cultural programme. According to AFP reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 08:40:30', '2023-02-12 08:40:30'),
(5168, 5168, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video interview released late Friday that it could take 18 months to two years for Russia to fully secure control of Ukraine\'s eastern industrial heartland of Donbas. He added that the war could go on for three years if Moscow decides to capture broader territories east of the Dnieper River.</div><div><br></div><div>The statement from Prigozhin, a millionaire who has close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin and was dubbed “Putin’s chef” for his lucrative Kremlin catering contracts, marked a recognition of the difficulties that the Kremlin has faced in the campaign, which it initially expected to wrap up within weeks when Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.</div><div><br></div><div>Russia suffered a series of humiliating setbacks in the fall when the Ukrainian military launched successful counteroffensives to reclaim broad swaths of territory in the east and the south. The Kremlin has avoided making forecasts on how long the fighting could continue, saying that what it called the “special military operation” will continue until its goals are fulfilled.</div><div><br></div><div>The Russian forces have focused on Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk provinces that make up the Donbas region where Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukrainian and Western officials have warned that Russia could launch a new broad offensive to try to turn the tide of the conflict as the war approaches the one-year mark. But Ukraine\'s military intelligence spokesman, Andriy Chernyak, told Kyiv Post that “Russian command does not have enough resources for large-scale offensive actions.”</div><div><br></div><div>“The main goal of Russian troops remains to achieve at least some tactical success in eastern Ukraine,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Prigozhin said that the Wagner Group mercenaries were continuing fierce battles for control of the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. He acknowledged that the Ukrainian troops were mounting fierce resistance.</div><div><br></div><div>As Russian troops have pushed their attacks in the Donbas, Moscow has also sought to demoralize Ukrainians by leaving them without heat and water in the bitter winter.</div><div><br></div><div>On Friday, Russia launched the 14th round of massive strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities and other vital infrastructure. High-voltage infrastructure facilities were hit in the eastern, western and southern regions, resulting in power outages in some areas.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukraine\'s energy company, Ukrenergo, said Saturday that the situation was “difficult but controllable,” adding that involved backups to keep up power supplies but noting that power rationing will continue in some areas.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Head of Ukraine\'s state nuclear operator Energoatom Petro Kotin said Saturday that more power will come into the country\'s energy system after two nuclear reactors have been repaired.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukraine\'s military chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said that Russian forces launched 71 cruise missiles, 35 S-300 missiles and seven Shahed drones between late Thursday and midday Friday, adding that Ukrainian air defenses downed 61 cruise missiles and five drones.</div><div><br></div><div>The Ukrainian authorities reported more attacks by killer drones later on Friday. The Ukrainian air force said the military downed 20 Shahed drones in the evening.</div><div><br></div><div>Russia\'s Defense Ministry said that Friday\'s strikes hit all the designated targets, halting the operation of Ukraine\'s defense factories and blocking the delivery of supplies of Western weapons and ammunition. The claim couldn\'t be independently verified.</div><div><br></div><div>Late Friday, Russian military bloggers and some Ukrainian news outlets posted a video showing an attack by a sea drone on a strategic railway bridge in the Odesa region. The grainy video showed a fast-moving object on the surface of the water approaching the bridge in Zatoka, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Odesa, and exploding in a powerful blast.</div><div><br></div><div>The authenticity of the video couldn\'t be verified, but the Ukrainian military on Saturday confirmed the use of sea drones by Russian forces.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukraine’s military chief Zaluzhnyi said in an online statement that he has expressed concern about the use of such drones in a phone conversation with the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, on Saturday, adding that it “poses a threat to civilian navigation in the Black Sea.”</div><div><br></div><div>The attack marks the first combat use of a sea drone by Russia in the conflict. Igor Korotchenko, a retired colonel of the Russian armed forces who frequently comments on the conflict on Russian state TV, noted Saturday that such drones should be equipped with a more powerful load of explosives to inflict more significant damage.</div><div><br></div><div>The bridge, which was targeted by Russian missile strikes early in the war, serves the railway link to Romania, which is a key conduit for Western arms supplies.</div><div><br></div><div>In other developments, the governor of Russia\'s Kursk region along the border with Ukraine said that a group of construction workers was hit by Ukrainian shelling that killed one of them and wounded another.</div><div><br></div><div>The governor of another Russian border region, Belgorod, reported the shelling of the town of Shebekino, saying it damaged two buildings but no one was hurt. - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 09:24:22', '2023-02-12 09:24:22'),
(5169, 5169, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Who doesn’t dream of healthy, strong, and shiny hair? However, many of us experience untimely hair fall due to diverse reasons. For natural hair growth, it\'s important to keep the scalp healthy by maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding some foods.&nbsp;</span><br></b></div><div><b>&nbsp;</b></div><div>Best foods for healthy hair growth</div><div><br></div><div>Eggs&nbsp;</div><div>Protein is known as the building block of hair. Lack of protein in hair may lead to hair fall. Biotin is the main source of the production of a hair protein namely keratin.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>If you have a biotin deficiency, you need to consume foods that contain more biotin. Essential protein and biotin can be consumed from eggs.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Spinach and Other Dark Leafy Greens</div><div>Spinach and other dark leafy greens provide iron which is one of the basic minerals required for your hair cells. Research has shown that if you have a deficiency of iron in your body you may lose hair.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>If your body cannot run sufficient iron, oxygen and nutrients cannot be transported to the hair roots and follicles adequately which can ultimately hamper growth and make your strands weak.</div><div><br></div><div>Citrus Fruits&nbsp;</div><div>Citrus fruits give you the Dose of Vitamin C that your body requires for iron absorption. According to nutritionists, one lime each day is sufficient to get your daily dose of Vitamin C. You can take it as lemon juice with honey or refined sugar. You can take an orange which is also a good source of Vitamin C.</div><div><br></div><div>Nuts and Seeds&nbsp;</div><div>Nuts and Seeds are excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids that nourish the hair and support thickening. Your body cannot produce these healthy fats naturally, so you need to gain them from your diet. Almonds and walnuts are enriched with Omega-3 fatty acids.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Likewise, you can take flax seeds as a mid-meal healthy snack to get essential fats to your hair.</div><div><br></div><div>Carrots are Rich in Vitamin A</div><div>Carrots are a good source of Vitamin A and the hair contains the fastest-growing tissues in the body. Vitamin A is required for the growth of every cell.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Drinking carrot juice regularly can help with the quick growth of your hair. Vitamin A helps the scalp to produce natural sebum oil which keeps the roots of the hair healthy and boosts hair growth.</div><div><br></div><div>Almond Butter</div><div>Almond butter has a huge range of nutrients like protein, healthy fats, and certain vitamins and they all have been linked to hair health. Almond is an excellent source of vitamin E that is extremely good for keeping your hair thick and glossy.</div><div><br></div><div>From one tablespoon of almond butter you will get around 3.87 milligrams of Vitamin E and the recommended daily Vitamin E allowance is 15 milligrams. So you will be all set if you can eat more than one tablespoon per day.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Yogurt</div><div>Do you know the misty thick, full, wavy hair of Greeks? Perhaps, it\'s due to the thick, protein-rich yogurt that Greeks and other cultures have been taking for hundreds of years because Greek yogurt contains vitamin B5, also known as pantothenic acid, and B vitamins. Pantothenic acid and Vitamins B can help you maintain healthy skin and hair.</div><div><br></div><div>Read More: Why do Mosquitoes bite me so much?</div><div><br></div><div>Oatmeal</div><div>Oats contain iron, fiber, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids that revive hair growth, making it thick and healthy.</div><div><br></div><div>You can take a bowl of oatmeal along with some chia seeds in the morning if you want to up the hair-boosting power. Oats are called nutritional powerhouse and they are considered a complete protein that can help promote beautiful and shiny locks.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Lentils</div><div>Lentils are enriched with folic acid which helps your body produce red blood cells. Those red blood cells bring oxygen to your organs, including your skin and scalp help grow and strengthen your hair.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Liver</div><div>We have already mentioned that iron deficiency can lead to hair loss, especially in women. Organ meats- the liver has iron in abundance.</div><div><br></div><div>Strawberries</div><div>From a cup of strawberries, you can get more than a day\'s worth of vitamin C. Vitamin C is needed to form collagen, which is the main component of your hair.</div><div><br></div><div>Brussels Sprouts</div><div>Brussels sprouts have multiple nutritional benefits that make them exceptional food for your hair growth. A cup of Brussels sprouts meets your daily vitamin C requirements in maintaining healthy hair.</div><div><br></div><div>Sweet potatoes</div><div>Sweet potatoes contain beta-carotene and this compound is converted by the body into vitamin A, which is linked to hair health.</div><div><br></div><div>Sweet peppers</div><div>Sweet peppers have antioxidant-rich vitamin C, which may support hair growth. In fact, one yellow pepper provides up to 456% of the daily vitamin C needs of women and 380% for men.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Soybeans</div><div>Studies have shown that compounds namely spermidine abundant in soybeans help hair growth.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Meat</div><div>Meat, especially red meat, is rich in nutrients that assist hair growth because the protein available in meat helps repair and strengthen hair follicles.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Fish</div><div>Fatty fishes are excellent sources of nutrients and omega-3 fatty acids that may prevent scalp drying and promote hair growth. Deficiencies of omega-3 fatty acids may result in dull hair, dry scalp, or lifeless hair.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Worst Foods and Drinks for Healthy Hair Growth</div><div>The following foods contain some nutrients that can damage hair rather than promote hair growth. If you want healthy and glossy hair, avoid these foods:&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Swordfish</div><div>Seafood like swordfish has outrageous levels of mercury that are linked to hair loss.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Sugar</div><div>Sugar speeds up hair loss as it hinders the absorption of Protein, the essential element of hair growth. So, don’t take foods that have sugar.</div><div><br></div><div>Starchy, Refined Grains</div><div>Avoid white bread, cakes, pastries, white pasta, and other refined, over-processed starches because these also go hand-in-hand with sugar and they cause your hair to thin.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Alcohol</div><div>Alcohol dehydrates you, which can make your hair more fragile. So, avoid alcohol if you want to ease up your skin and hair.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Dairy</div><div>Undoubtedly, dairy products are healthy but dairy contains a certain amount of fat that increases the testosterone levels in your body and it is one of the many hair fall reasons. Plus, if you have dandruff, eczema, or psoriasis, then dairy products can accelerate this problem.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Carbonated Drinks</div><div>Carbonated drinks lead to an increase in sugar in your bloodstream. This sugar hampers your blood circulation and lowers the nutrient supply to your hair follicles and causes hair loss.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Bottom Line</div><div>Hair is a part of a human’s overall beauty. However, without the right nutrients, like vitamins A, C, D, and E, zinc, B vitamins, iron, biotin, protein, and essential fatty acids, you can slow down hair growth and hair loss. So, take these nutrients regularly to treat hair loss and promote the rate of your hair growth. Similarly, avoid foods that discourage hair growth and help with hair loss. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 10:48:35', '2023-02-12 10:48:35'),
(5170, 5170, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Tiger census by using camera trapping method in the Sundarbans is going on in full swing.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Under the ‘Sundarbans Tiger Project’ the census was begun on January 1 last.</div><div><br></div><div>Aiming to get actual number of tigers, construction of high hillock for saving the wild life from the devastating storm and protect to come wild lives to the locality, the government has taken the project at a cost of Taka 36 crore, said Mihir Kumar Doe, Conservator of forest in Khulna.</div><div><br></div><div>This project comprising of counting tigers, construction of high hills for shelter of wild lives at the time of cyclone and flood, nylon fence to protect the entrance of wild animals into nearby locality.</div><div><br></div><div>The construction of nylon fencing will be started in next 23-24 fiscal years. The entrance of wild animals will be protected after completion of the construction, said Mihir Kumar Doe, the Conservator of forest of the Khulna Region.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, tigers have come close to 11 villages of Sharonkhola and Morelganj upazila under Bagerhat district as well as forest offices recently.</div><div><br></div><div>Forest officials and villagers stayed at their home fearing the attack of tigers.</div><div><br></div><div>Mentionable, the forest department is expected to publish the census result in March 2024.</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>Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of the Sundarbans West Division, and Project Director (PD) of the Tiger Conservation Project Dr Abu Naser Mohsin Hossain, told BSS that around 484 cameras have been installed in the Sundarbans to capture pictures of tigers and other animals. They will later analyze the findings by using advanced technology, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The forest officer said survey and camera trappings will be continued for the next three months.</div><div><br></div><div>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 to March in 2024,\"he added.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the Forest Department, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change approved a project titled \'Sundarban Tiger Conservation Project\' on March 23 last year. The cost of the project was estimated at Tk 35 crore 93 lakh 80 thousand.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the last survey conducted in 2018, there are 114 tigers in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh portion, which was 106 in 2015 and 404 in 2004. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 12:52:19', '2023-02-12 12:52:19'),
(5171, 5171, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said that their party has no interest in the presidential election.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“We do not want to comment on what this government is doing or not doing,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He told reporters at a press conference at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office as they sought his comment on the ruling party’s nomination for the presidential election.</div><div><br></div><div>The BNP leader said the purpose of their press conference was to inform the media about the attacks and obstruction by the police and the ruling party activists during their party’s countrywide march programme at the union level on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>Mosharraf, a BNP standing committee member, said they are least bothered about who is going to be the next president of the country as their main focus is now on the ongoing movement for realizing their 10-point demand, including the restoration of the government, dissolution of parliament and holding the next polls under a caretaker government.</div><div><br></div><div>Awami League Advisory Council Member and freedom fighter Md Shahabuddin Chuppu is set to be the next President of Bangladesh as the ruling party nominated him as the party’s presidential candidate.</div><div><br></div><div>A delegation of Awami League, led by party General Secretary Obaidul Quader, went to the Election Commission in the morning and submitted the nomination paper of its presidential candidate.</div><div><br></div><div>Md Shahabuddin, a retired district and session judge, had served as a commissioner at the Anti-Corruption Commission. -&nbsp; According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 13:18:05', '2023-02-12 13:18:05'),
(5172, 5172, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Awami League (AL) nominated presidential candidate Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>\"Awami League nominated President candidate Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at her official Ganabhaban residence here this morning,\" PM\'s Assistant Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayas told BSS.</div><div><br></div><div>On his arrival at the Ganabhaban, Mohammad Shahbuddin Chuppu was greeted with a flower bouquet by the Prime Minister and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman\'s younger daughter and PM\'s younger sister Sheikh Rehana.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier in the morning, the AL nominated former judge Mohammad Shahbuddin Chuppu as its candidate for 22nd presidential election.</div><div><br></div><div>The AL Parliamentary Party (ALPP) entrusted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with the task of finalizing the nominee for the presidency at its meeting on February 7 at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban and she picked Shahabuddin Chuppu.</div><div><br></div><div>The tenure of incumbent President Abdul Hamid ends on April 24.</div><div><br></div><div>AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, AL Presidium Members Faruque Khan, Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Abdur Rahman, Joint General Secretary and Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury, Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, Office Secretary Biplab Barua, and Information and Research Secretary Dr Salim Mahmud, were present. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 14:33:51', '2023-02-12 14:33:51'),
(5173, 5173, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Islamic Foundation today launched pre-hajj registration and hajj registration service centre at his Agargaon headquarters in the city, said a press release.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Director General of Islamic Foundation Dr Moha Bashirul Alam inaugurated the pre-hajj registration and hajj registration service centre.</div><div><br></div><div>The release said the Islamic Foundation started registration service from today. The centre will provide all kinds of services relating to pre-hajj and hajj registration.</div><div><br></div><div>The Islamic Foundation requested all to contact for pre-hajj registration and hajj registration related information the following officials - Deputy Director (acting) of Islamic Foundation Muhammad Mujib Haider, contact number 01550687022 and 01716209915, assistant director Mostafizur Rahman, number 01550687064 and 01684019160, director of dini dawat and cultural department Md Anisur Rahman, number 01758406883. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 14:48:22', '2023-02-12 14:48:22'),
(5174, 5174, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Rice production in the country increased to 4.4 crore metric tonnes in the fiscal year2021-22, which broke the previous records, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Besides, in the past 14 years, rice production has increased by 29%, wheat by 37%, maize by 671%, potato 110%, pulse 328%, vegetables 645% and onion 395%, he said while addressing the eights convocation of Bangladesh Agriculture university (BAU) in Mymensingh.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister presided over the convocation ceremony on behalf of President Abdul Hamid, also Chancellor of the univerisity.</div><div>Due to the surprising success achieved in the agriculture sector there has been no crisis in food, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He also urged the university authorities to prepare the agriculture graduates for developing climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural systems.</div><div><br></div><div>The agriculture minister also urged to invent climate-tolerant, high-yielding varieties of crops and modern farming methods and spread those among farmers quickly in a bid to boost agricultural production and ensure food security in the future by tackling various challenges including shrinking of land, population growth and climate change.</div><div><br></div><div>He also asked the graduates to be skilled to introduce use of robotics, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and drones in agriculture sector, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>He also stressed the need for modifying the curriculum of Agriculture Universities and modernizing it.&nbsp;</div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">More than 6,000 students received degrees and 224 gold medals at the convocation.</span></div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 15:09:21', '2023-02-12 15:09:21'),
(5175, 5175, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The Rangpur Riders secured their place in the next round of the tournament with a thrilling win over Fortune Barishal in the eliminator on Sunday in Mirpur.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The match was filled with nail-biting moments as both teams fought to claim the victory. In the end, it was the Riders who emerged triumphant, knocking out their Fortune Barishal with a close four-wicket win.</div><div><br></div><div>As the match neared its conclusion, Rangpur found themselves needing just eight runs to secure the win. The pressure was on as the final over began, but Mahedi Hasan was equal to the task. He showed incredible composure and skill, hitting Kamrul Islam for two consecutive fours after a single in the first ball. This heroic effort ensured the Riders\' victory and set them up for the second qualifier against any of the Sylhet Strikers or Comilla Victorians.</div><div><br></div><div>Barishal batted first and scored 170 for 3 wickets. Despite having a strong opportunity to increase their score, they failed to capitalize in the middle overs and missed out on adding more runs to the board.</div><div><br></div><div>In the chase, Shamim Hossain led the Rangpur Riders with a magnificent 71 runs off 51 balls, including four fours and four sixes. Rony Talukdar, the opening batsman for the Riders, also contributed a valuable 29 runs off 17 balls.</div><div><br></div><div>In the latter stages of the game, Nicholas Pooran and Dwayne Bravo failed to deliver as they scored only 5 and 2 runs, respectively.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>However, Mahedi stepped up and played a pivotal role in leading Rangpur to a thrilling conclusion. They successfully finished the match with three balls left to play.</div><div><br></div><div>For Barishal, Shakib Al Hasan, Kamrul, and Khaled Ahmed took two wickets each.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, Mehidy Hasan Miraz had a strong performance, scoring 69 runs off 40 balls with nine fours and one six while opening the innings for Barishal.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>This contribution was complimented by strong efforts from Mahmudullah Riyad and Karim Janat who scored 34 and 33 runs respectively. Despite these impressive performances, the team was unable to secure their place in the next phase of the BPL.</div><div><br></div><div>Barishal was only able to secure five wins in 13 matches during the league. Despite having talented players under the leadership of Shakib, their overall performance was not enough to qualify for the next phase. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 15:28:47', '2023-02-12 15:28:47'),
(5176, 5176, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant woman and two small children, six days after a pair of earthquakes collapsed thousands of buildings.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The death toll from Monday’s quakes that hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria stood at 33,179 on Sunday and was certain to rise as search teams locate more bodies in the rubble. Authorities said more than 92,600 other people were injured in the disaster.</div><div><br></div><div>As despair also bred rage at the agonizingly slow rescue efforts, the focus turned to who was to blame for not better preparing people in the earthquake-prone region that includes an area of Syria that was already suffering from years of civil war.</div><div><br></div><div>Even though Turkey has, on paper, construction codes that meet current earthquake-engineering standards, they are too rarely enforced, explaining why thousands of buildings slumped onto their side or pancaked downward onto residents.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Sunday that 134 people were being investigated for their alleged responsibility in the construction of buildings that failed to withstand the quakes, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency. He said that three had been arrested pending trial, seven people were detained and seven other were barred from leaving the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Bozdag has vowed to punish anyone responsible, and prosecutors have begun gathering samples of buildings for evidence on materials used in constructions. The quakes were powerful, but victims, experts and people across Turkey are blaming bad construction for multiplying the devastation.</div><div><br></div><div>Authorities at Istanbul Airport on Sunday detained two contractors held responsible for the destruction of several buildings in Adiyaman, the private DHA news agency and other media reported. The pair were reportedly on their way to Georgia.</div><div><br></div><div>One of the arrested contractors, Yavuz Karakus, told reporters Sunday: “My conscience is clear. I built 44 buildings. Four of them were demolished. I did everything according to the rules,” the DHA news agency reported.</div><div><br></div><div>Two more people were arrested in the province of Gaziantep suspected of having cut down columns to make extra room in a building that collapsed, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.</div><div><br></div><div>A day earlier, Turkey’s Justice Ministry announced the planned establishment of “Earthquake Crimes Investigation” bureaus. The bureaus would aim to identify contractors and others responsible for building works, gather evidence, instruct experts including architects, geologists and engineers, and check building permits and occupation permits.</div><div><br></div><div>A building contractor was detained by authorities on Friday at Istanbul airport before he could board a flight out of the country. He had built a luxury 12-story building called Ronesans Rezidans in the historic city of Antakya, in Hatay province. When it went down, it left an untold number of dead. He was formally arrested Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>In leaked testimony published by Anadolu, the man said the building followed regulations and he did not know the building didn’t withstand the quakes. His lawyer suggested the public was looking for a scapegoat.</div><div><br></div><div>The detentions could help direct public anger toward builders and contractors, deflecting attention away from local and state officials who allowed the apparently sub-standard constructions to go ahead. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, already burdened by an economic downturn and high inflation, faces parliamentary and presidential elections in May.</div><div><br></div><div>Survivors, many of whom lost loved ones, have turned their frustration and anger also at authorities. Rescue crews have been overwhelmed by the widespread damage which has impacted roads and airports, making it even more difficult to race against the clock.</div><div><br></div><div>Erdogan acknowledged earlier in the week that the initial response has been hampered by the extensive damage. He said the worst-affected area was 500 kilometers (310 miles) in diameter and was home to 13.5 million people in Turkey. During a tour of quake-damaged cities Saturday, Erdogan said a disaster of this scope was rare, and again referred to it as the “disaster of the century.”</div><div><br></div><div>Rescuers, including crews from other countries, continued to probe the rubble in hope of finding additional survivors who could yet beat the increasingly long odds. Thermal cameras were used to probe the piles of concrete and metal, while rescuers demanded silence so that they could hear the voices of the trapped.</div><div><br></div><div>A pregnant woman was rescued Sunday 157 hours after the quake in the hard-hit province of Hatay, State-broadcaster TRT said.</div><div><br></div><div>HaberTurk television broadcast the live rescue of a 6-year-old boy removed from the debris of his home in Adiyaman. The child was wrapped in a space blanket and put into an ambulance. An exhausted rescuer removed his surgical mask and took deep breaths as a group of women could be heard crying in joy.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkey’s health minister, Fahrettin Koca, posted a video of a young girl in a navy blue jumper who was rescued. “Good news at the 150th hour. Rescued a little while ago by crews. There is always hope!” he tweeted.</div><div><br></div><div>Rescue workers pulled out a man in Antakya, hours after hearing voices from beneath the rubble. Workers said the man, who appeared to be in his late 20s or 30s, was one of nine still trapped in the building. But when asked whether he knew of any other survivors, he said he hadn’t heard any voices for three days.</div><div><br></div><div>The man weakly waved his hand as he was passed hand to hand on a stretcher as workers applauded and chanted, “God is great!”</div><div><br></div><div>A team of German and Turkish relief workers rescued an 88-year-old woman alive from rubble in Kirikhan, German news agency dpa reported. The efforts of a team of Italian and Turkish rescuers also paid off when they removed a 35-year-old man from the wreckage in the hard-hit city of Antakya. He appeared to be unscathed as he was transported on a stretcher to an ambulance, private NTV television reported.</div><div><br></div><div>Overnight, a child was also freed in the town of Nizip, in Gaziantep, state-run Anadolu Agency reported, while a 32-year woman, was rescued from the ruins of a eight-story building in the city of Antakya. The woman asked for tea as soon as she emerged, according to NTV.</div><div><br></div><div>In Kahramanmaras, near the epicenter of the first 7.8 quake that struck early Monday morning, efforts were underway to reach a survivor detected by sniffer dogs beneath a now-pancaked seven-story building, NTV reported.</div><div><br></div><div>Those found alive, however, remained the rare exception.</div><div><br></div><div>A large makeshift graveyard was under construction in Antakya’s outskirts on Saturday. Backhoes and bulldozers dug pits in the field as trucks and ambulances loaded with black body bags arrived continuously. The hundreds of graves, spaced no more than 3 feet (a meter) apart, were marked with simple wooden planks set vertically in the ground.</div><div><br></div><div>Hatay’s airport, whose runway was damaged in the quake, was reopened on Sunday, the transportation ministry announced. That should help somewhat getting help into the region.</div><div><br></div><div>The picture is less clear of the plight across the border in Syria.</div><div><br></div><div>United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, visiting the Turkish-Syrian border Sunday, said in a statement that Syrians have been left “looking for international help that hasn’t arrived.”</div><div><br></div><div>“We have so far failed the people in north-west Syria. They rightly feel abandoned,” he said, adding, “My duty and our obligation is to correct this failure as fast as we can.”</div><div><br></div><div>The first U.N convoy to reach northwest Syria from Turkey was on Thursday, three days after the earthquake.</div><div><br></div><div>Before that, the only cargo coming across the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Turkey-Syria border was a steady stream of bodies of earthquake victims — Syrian refugees who had fled the war in their country and settled in Turkey but perished in Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake — coming home for burial.</div><div><br></div><div>Political disputes have also held up aid convoys sent from areas of northeast Syria controlled by U.S.-backed Kurdish groups to those controlled by the Syrian government and by Turkish-backed rebels who have fought with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces over the years.</div><div><br></div><div>The death toll in Syria’s northwestern rebel-held region has reached 2,166, according to the rescue worker group the White Helmets. The overall death toll in Syria stood at 3,553 on Saturday, though the 1,387 deaths reported for government-held parts of the country hadn’t been updated in days. - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 16:04:35', '2023-02-12 16:04:35'),
(5177, 5177, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A delegation of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) led by President Faruque Hassan has met Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md. Mustafizur Rahman in New Delhi and sought support to boost trade with India.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>BGMEA Vice President Shahidullah Azim, Chair of BGMEA Standing Committee on Press, Publication and Publicity Shovon Islam and Chair of BGMEA Standing Committee on Trade Mohammed Kamal Uddin were also present on the occasion.</div><div><br></div><div>The delegation went to India to attend sourcing meet and roadshows organized jointly by BGMEA and the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry in India from 9-12 February.</div><div><br></div><div>They discussed current Bangladesh-India trade situation and potential of boosting bilateral trade between the two neighboring countries.</div><div><br></div><div>During the meeting, BGMEA President Faruque Hassan said there were many areas where Bangladesh and India could support each other to get mutual trade benefits.</div><div><br></div><div>India is potential source of manmade fibre-based fabrics along with chemicals and other raw materials while the country is also promising export destination of Bangladesh RMG, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The BGMEA President sought the support of the Bangladesh High Commission in removing non-tariff barriers between Bangladesh and India to pave the way for more trade with ease.</div><div><br></div><div>He requested the High Commission’s cooperation in addressing problems at land ports to expedite export-import procedures, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Faruque Hassan also called on the High Commission to make consular service easier and facilitate long-term visas for Indian businessmen.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-12 16:28:30', '2023-02-12 16:28:30');
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(5178, 5178, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The tents are so close to the border wall between Syria and Turkey, they are almost touching it.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those living here on the Syrian side may have been displaced by the country\'s more than decade-old civil war. But they could also be survivors of the earthquake. Catastrophes overlap in Syria.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The earthquake, untroubled by international borders, has brought havoc to both countries. But the international relief effort has been thwarted by checkpoints. In southern Turkey, thousands of rescue workers with heavy lifting gear, paramedics and sniffer dogs have jammed the streets, and are still working to find survivors. In this part of opposition-held north-west Syria, none of this is going on.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had just crossed the border from four days in the city of Antakya, Turkey, where the aid response is a cacophony - ambulance sirens blare all night long, dozens of earth movers roar and rip apart concrete 24 hours a day. Among the olive groves in the village of Bsania, in Syria\'s Idlib province, there\'s mostly silence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The homes in this border area were newly built. Now more than 100 have gone, turned to aggregate and a ghostly white dust which gusts across the farmland. As I climb over the chalky remains of the village, I spot a gap in the ruin. Inside, a pink-tiled bathroom sits perfectly preserved.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The earthquake swallowed Abu Ala\'s home, and claimed the lives of two of his children.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The bedroom is there, that\'s my house,\" he says, pointing to pile of rubble. \"My wife, daughter and I were sleeping here - Wala\', the 15-year-old girl, was at the edge of the room towards the balcony. A bulldozer was able to find her, [so] I took her and buried her.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the dark, he and his wife clung to olive trees as aftershocks rocked the hillside.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Syrian Civil Defence Force - also known as the White Helmets - which operates in opposition-held areas, did what they could with pickaxes and crowbars. The rescuers, who receive funding from the British government, lack modern rescue equipment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abu Ala\' breaks down when he describes the search for his missing 13-year-old son, Ala\'. \"We kept digging until evening the next day. May God give strength to those men. They went through hell to dig my boy up.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He buried the boy next to his sister.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bsania wasn\'t much, but it was home. Rows of modern apartment buildings, with balconies facing out across the Syrian countryside into Turkey. Abu Ala\' describes it as a thriving community. \"We had nice neighbours, nice people. [They] are dead now.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A deeply religious man, he is now bereft. \"What am I going to do?\" he asks. \"There are no tents, no aid, nothing. We\'ve received nothing but God\'s mercy until now. And I\'m here left to roam the streets.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we leave, he asks me if I have a tent. But we have nothing to give him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">I meet up with the White Helmets, expecting to find them looking for survivors. But it is too late. Ismail al Abdullah, is weary from effort, and what he describes as the world\'s disregard for the Syrian people. He says the international community has blood on its hands.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We stopped looking for survivors after more than 120 hours passed,\" he says. \"We tried our best to save our people, but we couldn\'t. No-one listened to us.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"From the first hour we called for urgent action, for urgent help. No-one responded. They were just saying, \'We are with you\', nothing else. We said, we need equipment. No-one responded.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from a few Spanish doctors, no international aid teams have reached this part of Syria. It is an enclave of resistance from Bashar al-Assad\'s rule. Under Turkish protection, it is controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist group that was once affiliated to al-Qaeda. The group has cut those links, but almost all governments have no relations with them. For our entire time in Syria, armed men, who didn\'t want to be filmed, accompanied us and stood at a distance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than a decade into Syria\'s stalled civil war, the 1.7m people who live in this area continue to oppose President Assad\'s rule. They live in makeshift camps and newly built shelters. Most have been displaced more than once, so life here was already very hard before the earthquake.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The international help that reaches this part of Syria is tiny. Many of the earthquake victims were taken to the Bab al-Hawa hospital, which is supported by the Syrian American Medical Society. They treated 350 patients in the immediate aftermath, general surgeon Dr Farouk al Omar tells me, all with only one ultrasound.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I ask him about international aid, he shakes his head, and laughs. \"We cannot talk more about this topic. We spoke about that a lot. And nothing happened. Even in a normal situation, we don\'t have enough medical staff. And just imagine what it\'s like in this catastrophe after earthquake,\" he says.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the end of the corridor, a tiny baby lies in an incubator. Mohammad Ghayyath Rajab\'s skull is bruised and bandaged, and his small chest rises and falls thanks to a respirator. Doctors can\'t be sure, but they think he\'s around three months old. Both of his parents were killed in the earthquake, and a neighbour found him crying alone in the dark in the rubble of his home.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Syrian people have been forsaken many times, and tell me they have grown used to being disregarded. But still there is anger that more help is not forthcoming.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the town of Harem, Fadel Ghadab lost his aunt and cousin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"How is it possible that the UN has sent a mere 14 trucks worth of aid?\" he asks. \"We\'ve received nothing here. People are in the streets.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More aid has made it into Syria, but not much and it is too little, too late.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the absence of international rescue teams in Harem, children remove rubble. A man and two boys use a car-jack to prize apart the collapsed remains of a building, carefully salvaging animal feed onto a blanket. Life isn\'t cheaper in Syria, but it is more precarious.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The day is ending and I have to leave. I cross the border back into Turkey and soon get stuck in a traffic jam or ambulances, construction equipment - the gridlock of a national and international aid response.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">My phone pings with a message from a Turkish rescuer telling me his team found a woman alive after 132 hours buried under her home. Behind me in Syria, as darkness falls, there is only silence. 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, '2023-02-13 02:11:36', '2023-02-13 02:11:36'),
(5179, 5179, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Stay close to the wall. Move fast. Single file. Just a few at a time.\"</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The staccato instructions come from the Ukrainian army escort taking us to a military position in battle-scarred Bakhmut, a city once famed for its sparkling wines.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine\'s President Volodymyr Zelensky has called the eastern city \"our fortress\". Russian forces have spent the past six months trying to capture Bakhmut. Now they have intensified their onslaught - Ukraine believes - to tear it down ahead of the anniversary of the invasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We follow orders, darting down an icy rubble-strewn street, with a clear blue sky overhead - ideal for Russian drones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just after we cross the road, two Russian shells come slamming down behind us on the other side. We turn around to see black smoke rising and keep on running.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Was the shelling random or aimed at us? We can\'t be sure, but everything that moves in Bakhmut is a target - soldier or civilian.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For hours there is no let-up in the shelling, incoming and outgoing. A Russian fighter jet roars overhead. The nearest Russian troops are just two kilometres away.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is street fighting in some areas, but Ukrainian forces still hold the city - despite sub-zero temperatures and dwindling ammunition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have some shortages of ammunition of all kinds, especially artillery rounds,\" says Capt Mykhailo from the 93rd Mechanised Brigade, whose call sign is \'Polyglot\'. \"We also need encrypted communication devices from our Western allies, and some armoured personnel carriers to move troops around. But we still manage. One of the main lessons of this war is how to fight with limited resources.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We get an insight into the ammunition problems as Ukrainian troops target a Russian position with 60mm mortars. The first mortar round flies from the tube with a loud bang. The second round doesn\'t eject.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\'s a hiss of smoke and a shout of \"misfire\" sending the mortar unit scrambling for cover. Troops tell us the ammunition is old stock, sent from abroad.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The battle for Bakhmut is a war within a war. Some of the fiercest fighting of the invasion has happened here. And now the Kremlin\'s forces are gaining ground, metre by metre, body by body. Wave after wave of mercenaries from the notorious Wagner group have been sent into battle here. There are reports of fields of Russian corpses.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moscow now has effective control of both main roads into the city, leaving just one back route left - a slender supply line.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They have been trying to take the city since July,\" says Iryna, press officer of the 93rd Brigade. \"Little by little they are winning now. They have more resources, so if they play the long game they will win. I can\'t say how long it will take.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Maybe they will run out of resources. I really hope so.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We move from carefully concealed firing positions to bunkers humming with generators and warmed by stoves. But troops take care to conceal any smoke which could give away their location - part of the housekeeping of war. Among those we meet there is calm determination to fight on.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They are trying to encircle us so that we leave the city, but it\'s not working,\" says Ihor, a camouflage-clad commander, with a battle-hardened edge. \"The city is under control. Transport moves, despite constant artillery strikes. Of course, we have losses from our side, but we are holding on. We only have one option - to keep going to victory.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is another option - to withdraw from Bakhmut before it\'s too late. But among the defenders on the ground there seems little appetite for that. \"If we have such an order from our HQ, OK, order is order,\" says Captain Myhailo. \"But what sense to hold all these months if you need to retreat from this city? No, we don\'t want to do this.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He recalls those who have given their lives for Bakhmut - \"a lot of good brave men who just love this country.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And if the defenders of Bakhmut were to withdraw, it would pave the way for Russia to push towards bigger cities in eastern Ukraine like Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moscow has stepped up its attacks in other front-line areas in the Donbas region in the east, and in the south. Ukrainian officials say a new Russian offensive is already under way.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kremlin is on a clock, as it counts down to the anniversary on 24 February. \"They are mad about dates and so-called \'victory days\',\" says Capt Mykhailo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the battle of attrition for Bakhmut could wear out the Russians, according to Viktor, a tall, lean Ukrainian commander who has captured Russian magazines on a shelf in his bunker.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"They don\'t defend now,\" he says, \"they just attack. They continue taking some metres, but we are trying to make sure they take as little of our land as possible. We are holding the enemy here and wearing them out.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is still some life in Bakhmut if you know where to find it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A blast of heat and light hits you when you walk through the door of the \"invincibility hub\", past boxes of donated food supplies. It\'s a boxing club turned life-support system where local people can recharge their phones and themselves, with hot food and companionship.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was crowded when we visited, with elderly women clustered around a stove, and two young boys sitting in the boxing ring, glued to a TV screen, and playing war games.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Around 5,000 civilians remain in Bakhmut without running water or power - many are elderly and poor. \"Some are pro-Moscow. They are waiting for the Russians,\" a Ukrainian colleague mutters darkly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All here are fighting their own battles says Tetiana, a 23-year-old psychologist who is at the hub watching over her young brother and sister. She\'s still in Bakhmut because her 86-year-old grandmother can\'t move and relies on her.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Most people deal with it by praying to God,\" she says. \"Faith helps. Some forget that they are people. Some show aggression. They start behaving worse than animals.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Back outside the battle for this broken city rages on, with a drum beat of shelling as we leave. 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, '2023-02-13 02:16:25', '2023-02-13 02:16:25'),
(5180, 5180, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The US has shot down another unidentified flying object in the fourth military operation of its kind this month.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Joe Biden ordered it to be downed near Lake Huron, close to the Canadian border, on Sunday afternoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The object could have interfered with commercial air traffic as it was traveling at 20,000ft (6,100m), a Pentagon statement said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was first detected above military sites in Montana on Saturday, it added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The object, which was not deemed a military threat, has been described by defence officials as unmanned and octagonal in shape. It was downed by a missile fired from an F-16 fighter jet at 14:42 local time (19:42 GMT).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident raised further questions about the spate of high-altitude objects that have been shot down over North America this month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A suspected Chinese spy balloon was downed off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February after hovering for days over the continental US. Officials said it originated in China and had been used to monitor sensitive sites.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China denied the object was used for spying and said it was a weather monitoring device that had been blown astray. The incident - and the angry exchanges in its aftermath - ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Beijing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, a defence official said the US had communicated with Beijing about the first object after receiving no response for several days. It was not immediately clear what was discussed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since that first incident, American fighter jets have shot down three further high-altitude objects in as many days.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Biden ordered an object to be shot down over Alaska on Friday, and on Saturday a similar object was shot down over the Yukon in north-western Canada.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials have not publicly identified the origin or purpose of these objects. Both the US and Canada are still working to recover the remnants, but the search in Alaska has been hampered by Arctic conditions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"These objects did not closely resemble, and were much smaller than, the [4 February] balloon and we will not definitively characterise them until we can recover the debris,\" a White House National Security spokesperson 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, '2023-02-13 03:09:12', '2023-02-13 03:09:12'),
(5181, 5181, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries warned on Sunday Israeli actions in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank could worsen regional turmoil, as violence surges between Israel and the Palestinians.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting in Cairo was hosted by the Arab League and attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas along with many foreign ministers and senior officials.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The high-level gathering came amid one of the deadliest periods of fighting in years in Jerusalem and the neighboring Israeli-occupied territory. Forty-five Palestinians have been killed so far this year, according to a count by The Associated Press. Palestinians have killed 10 people on the Israeli side during that time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speakers at the meeting condemned Israel’s “unilateral measures” in Jerusalem and the West Bank in statements, including home demolitions and expanding settlements.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also condemned visits by Israeli officials to the city’s contested holy site, which is sacred to both Jews and Muslims and has often been the epicenter of Israeli-Palestinian unrest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was no immediate comment from Israel\'s government.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The officials also voiced support for Jordan\'s role as custodian of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam. The mosque is built on a hilltop in Jerusalem’s Old City that is the most sacred site for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount because it was the site of the Jewish temples in antiquity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since Israel captured the site in the 1967 Mideast War, Jews have been allowed to visit but not pray there. Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its undivided capital, while the Palestinians seek east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calling Jerusalem \"the backbone of the Palestinian cause,\" el-Sissi warned of dire repercussions of any Israeli move to change the status quo of the holy site, saying they would “negatively impact” future negotiations to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said such measures would impede the long-sought after two-state solution to the conflict, which would leave “both parties and the whole Middle East with difficult and grave options.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">El-Sissi, whose country was the first Arab nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, called on the international community to “reinforce the two-state solution and create conducive conditions for the resumption of the peace process.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">King Abdullah II also called for Israel to cease its violations and incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The region cannot live in peace, stability, and prosperity without any progress made on the Palestinian cause,” he warned.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, the secretary-general of the pan-Arab organization, also warned that attempts to partition the Al-Aqsa Mosque and obliterate its Arab and Islamic identity “would fuel endless unrest and violence.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbas, the Palestinian president, said his administration would resort to the United Nations and its agencies and demand a resolution to protect the two-state solution to the conflict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The State of Palestine will continue going to international courts and organizations to protect our people’s legitimate rights,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ongoing bout of violence has put the region on edge. Last month, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian, Israeli and Palestinian leaders and urged them to ease tensions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israel is run by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government. Many politicians in Netanyahu’s administration oppose Palestinian independence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunday\'s meeting in Cairo issued a final statement that condemned what it called “Israeli\'s systemic policy” that aims at “distorting and changing” Jerusalem’s “Arab and Islamic culture and identity.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The communique also urged the International Criminal Court to pursue its investigation and hold those responsible for Israel’s alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity accountable. 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, '2023-02-13 03:17:15', '2023-02-13 03:17:15'),
(5182, 5182, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">When Zafer Mahmut Boncuk\'s apartment building collapsed in Turkey\'s devastating earthquake, he discovered his 75-year-old mother was still alive — but pinned under the wreckage.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For hours, Boncuk frantically searched for someone in the ancient, devastated city of Antakya to help him free her. He was able to talk to her, hold her hand and give her water. Despite his pleas, however, no one came, and she died on Tuesday, the day after the quake.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like many others in Turkey, his sorrow and disbelief have turned to rage over the sense there has been an unfair and ineffective response to the historic disaster that has killed tens of thousands of people there and in Syria.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Boncuk directed his anger at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, especially because she seemed so close to rescue but no one came. Her remains were finally removed Sunday, nearly a week after the building collapsed. His father\'s body is still in the rubble.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“What would happen if it was your own mother, dear Recep Tayyip Erdogan? What happened to being a world leader? Where are you? Where?” he screamed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I gave her water to drink, I cleared her face of rubble. I told her that I would save her. But I failed,” said Boncuk, 60. “The last time we spoke, I asked if I should help her drink some water. She said no, so I rubbed some water on her lips. Ten minutes later, she died.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He blamed “ignorance and lack of information and care — that’s why my mother died in front of my eyes.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many in Turkey express similar frustration that rescue operations have been painfully slow since the Feb. 6 quakes and that valuable time was lost during the narrow window for finding people alive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others, particularly in southern Hatay province near the Syrian border, say Erdogan’s government was late in delivering assistance to the hardest-hit region for what they suspect are both political and religious reasons.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the southeastern town of Adiyaman, Elif Busra Ozturk waited outside the wreckage of a building on Saturday where her uncle and aunt were trapped and believed dead, and where the bodies of two of her cousins already had been found.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“For three days, I waited outside for help. No one came. There were so few rescue teams that they could only intervene in places they were sure there were people alive,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same complex, Abdullah Tas, 66, said he had been sleeping in a car near the building where his son, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren were buried. He said that rescuers had first arrived four days after the earthquake struck. The Associated Press could not independently verify his claim.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“What good is that for the people under the debris?” he asked.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Onlookers stood behind police tape Saturday in Antakya as bulldozers clawed at a high-rise luxury apartment building that had toppled onto its side.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 1,000 residents had been in the 12-story building when the quake struck, according to relatives watching the recovery effort. They said hundreds were still inside but complained the effort to free them had been slow and not serious.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“This is an atrocity, I don’t know what to say,” said Bediha Kanmaz, 60. The bodies of his son and 7-month-old grandson had been pulled from the building — still locked in an embrace — but his daughter-in-law was still inside.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We open body bags to see if they’re ours, we’re checking if they’re our children. We’re even checking the ones that are torn to pieces,” she said of herself and other grief-stricken relatives.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kanmaz also blamed Turkey’s government for the slow response, and accused the national rescue service of failing to do enough to recover people alive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She and others in Antakya expressed the belief that the presence of a large minority of Alevis — an Anatolian Islamic community that differs from Sunni and Shia Islam and Alawites in Syria — had made them a low priority for the government. Traditionally, few Alevis vote for Erdogan’s ruling party. There was no evidence, however, that the region was overlooked for sectarian reasons.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan said Wednesday that disaster efforts were continuing in all 10 affected provinces and dismissed allegations of no help from state institutions like the military as “lies, fake slander.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he has acknowledged shortcomings. Officials said rescue efforts in Hatay were initially complicated by the destruction of the local airport’s runway and bad road conditions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anger over the extent of the destruction, however, is not limited to individuals. Turkish authorities have been detaining or issuing detention warrants for dozens of people allegedly involved in the construction of buildings that collapsed, and the justice minister has vowed to punish those responsible.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kanmaz blamed negligence on the part of the developer of the apartment building where her family had been killed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“If I could wrap my hands around the contractor’s neck, I would tear him to shreds,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That contractor, who oversaw the construction of the 250-unit building, was detained at Istanbul Airport on Friday before boarding a flight out of the country, Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency reported. On Saturday, he was formally arrested. His lawyer suggested the public was looking for a scapegoat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In multiethnic southern Turkey, other tensions are rising. Some expressed frustration that Syrian refugees who fled to the region from their devastating civil war are burdening the sparse welfare system and competing for resources with Turkish people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There are many poor people in Hatay, but they don’t offer us any welfare; they give it to the Syrians. They give so much to the Syrians,” Kanmaz said. “There are more Syrians than Turks here.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were signs Saturday the tensions could be boiling over.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two German aid groups and the Austrian Armed Forces temporarily interrupted their rescue work in the Hatay region citing fears for the safety of their staff. They resumed work after the Turkish army secured the area, the Austrian Defense Ministry spokesman tweeted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There is increasing tension between different groups in Turkey,” Lt. Col. Pierre Kugelweis of the Austrian Armed Forces told the APA news agency. “Shots have reportedly been fired.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">German news agency dpa reported that Steven Berger, chief of operations of the aid group I.S.A.R. Germany, said that “it can be seen that grief is slowly giving way to anger” in Turkey’s affected regions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Kanmaz, it was a mixture of grief and anger.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I’m angry. Life is over,” she said. “We live for our children; what matters most to us is our children. We exist if they exist. Now we are over. Everything you see here is over.” 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, '2023-02-13 03:35:39', '2023-02-13 03:35:39'),
(5183, 5183, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug peddler with 96 kgs of hemp from sadar upazila in the district yesterday evening.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The arrested person was Md Faisal alias Mamun, 38, of Chandrapur village under Noakhali sadar upazila.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">RAB said, an operation team of RAB-5 from Chapainawabganj camp on detective information, conducted a raid in Mohananda Bridge toll plaza area near Zila Shilpakala Academy at 7 pm and detained a covered van.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After searching the covered van RAB found the hemp.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, the elite force handed him over to the police of Chapainawabganj sadar thana with a case, the sources added. 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, '2023-02-13 04:25:33', '2023-02-13 04:25:33'),
(5184, 5184, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Israel hit Gaza with air strikes on Monday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave at the weekend, the army said, as unrest persisted in the occupied West Bank.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Palestinian Red Crescent said one person was killed in a pre-dawn Israeli army raid in Nablus in the northern West Bank, the scene of near-relentless violence over the past year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The army did not immediately comment on the Nablus raid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But in Gaza, it said it had struck \"an underground complex containing raw materials used for the manufacturing of rockets belonging to the Hamas terrorist organisation\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The strikes were launched were \"in response to the Saturday rocket launch from Gaza into Israel,\" the army added in a statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the Israeli strikes, air raid sirens sounded in communities in near the Gaza border, the military said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were no reported casualties in Gaza or Israel following the latest round of missile fire.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Israeli-Palestinian conflict is enduring a dramatic increase in violence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the start of the year, the conflict has claimed the lives of 47&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Palestinian adults and children, including militants and civilians, following the latest death in Nablus.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nine Israeli civilians, including three children, and one Ukrainian civilian have been killed over the same period, according to an AFP tally based on official sources from both sides.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a move like to inflame tensions, Israel\'s security cabinet late Saturday announced that it would legalise nine West Bank Jewish settlements in response to fatal Palestinian attacks in annexed east Jerusalem.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A security cabinet statement said many of the newly authorised communities had existed for years, and others for decades, but had not previously been recognised as legitimate by Israel\'s government.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israel has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 Six Day War.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some 475,000 Jewish settlers now live in the Palestinian territory, in&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">communities considered illegal under international law.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of that population is in settlements that Israel has unilaterally&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">authorised, but some live in communities that have not been given government authorisation.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The security cabinet also said it intends to announce a new round of settler housing construction in the West Bank, a step likely to draw widespread international condemnation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned against settlement expansion in a trip to the region last month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s hardline government also announced a beefed up security presence in Israel-annexed east Jerusalem, the scene of two recent deadly attacks targeting civilians. 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, '2023-02-13 04:41:13', '2023-02-13 05:44:31'),
(5186, 5186, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka ranked as the 18th most polluted city in the world this morning (February 13, 2023) as per Air Quality Index (AQI).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The air in Dhaka was categorized as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning and the megacity had an AQI score of 123 at 9:33 am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia’s Krasnoyarsk, Poland’s Krakow and Bosnia Herzegovina’s Sarajevo occupied the first three spots, with AQI scores of 199, 186 and 182, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the AQI remains in between 101 and 150, members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected in this condition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this range, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children, people with diabetes, and people of lower SES are advised to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’ while 201-300 is considered ‘very unhealthy’, and 301-400 is \'hazardous\', posing severe health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.</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 (O3).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall, high temperatures and humidity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the advent of winter, the city’s air quality starts deteriorating sharply due to the massive discharge of pollutant particles from construction work, rundown roads, brick kilns and other sources.</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, '2023-02-13 04:51:11', '2023-02-13 04:51:11');
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(5187, 5187, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The United Nations decried Sunday the failure to ship desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning the death toll of more than 33,000 from the earthquake that also struck Turkey is set to rise far higher.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A UN convoy with supplies for northwest Syria arrived via Turkey, but the agency\'s relief chief Martin Griffiths said much more was needed for millions whose homes were destroyed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have so far failed the people in northwest Syria. They rightly feel</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">abandoned. Looking for international help that hasn\'t arrived,\" Griffiths said on Twitter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Assessing damage in southern Turkey on Saturday, when the toll stood at 28,000, Griffiths said he expected the figure to \"double or more\" as chances of finding survivors fade with every passing day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supplies have been slow to arrive in Syria, where years of conflict have ravaged the healthcare system, and parts of the country remain under the control of rebels battling the government of President Bashar al-Assad, which is under Western sanctions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But a 10-truck UN convoy crossed into northwest Syria via the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, according to an AFP correspondent, carrying shelter kits, plastic sheeting, rope, blankets, mattresses and carpets.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bab al-Hawa is the only point for international aid to reach people in rebel-held areas of Syria after nearly 12 years of civil war, after other crossings were closed under pressure from China and Russia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The head of the World Health Organization met Assad in Damascus on Sunday and said the Syrian leader had voiced readiness for more border crossings to help bring aid into the rebel-held northwest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"He was open to considering additional cross-border access points for this emergency,\" WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Conflict, Covid, cholera, quake -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The compounding crises of conflict, Covid, cholera, economic decline and now the earthquake have taken an unbearable toll,\" Tedros said a day after visiting Aleppo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that he was \"waiting to move across lines to the northwest, where we\'ve been told the impact is even worse\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But while Damascus had given the all-clear for cross-line aid convoys to go ahead from government areas, Tedros said the WHO was still waiting for a green light from rebel-held areas before going in.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Assad looked forward to further \"efficient cooperation\" with the UN agency to improve the shortage in supplies, equipment and medicines, his presidency said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He had also thanked the United Arab Emirates for providing \"huge relief and humanitarian aid\", with pledges of tens of millions of dollars.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But in Turkey security concerns prompted the suspension of some rescue operations, and dozens of people have been arrested for looting or trying to defraud victims in the aftermath of the quake, according to state media.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Israeli emergency relief organisation said Sunday it had suspended its earthquake rescue operation in Turkey and returned home because of a \"significant\" security threat to its staff.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Miraculous tales -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Miraculous tales of survival have still emerged, though experts caution that hopes for finding people alive in the devastation dim with each passing day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Almost 160 hours after the quake, several more people were rescued, including an eight-year-old boy in Gaziantep and a 63-year-old woman in Hatay, state media reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey\'s disaster agency said more than 32,000 people from Turkish</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">organisations are working on search-and-rescue efforts, along with 8,294 international rescuers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But in many areas, rescue teams said they lacked sensors and advanced search equipment, leaving them reduced to carefully digging through the rubble with shovels or only their hands.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If we had this kind of equipment, we would have saved hundreds of lives, if not more,\" said Alaa Moubarak, head of civil defence in Jableh, northwest Syria.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Anger grows -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Syria\'s transport ministry said 62 aid planes had landed in Syria this week with more on the way from Saudi Arabia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jordan\'s foreign ministry announced the country\'s air force had flown the first two planeloads of 480 UN tents to Syria and Turkey \"out of 10,000 tents that will be transported\" to the two countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After days of grief and anguish, anger in Turkey has been growing over the poor quality of buildings as well as the government\'s response to the country\'s worst disaster in nearly a century.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 12,141 buildings were officially either destroyed or seriously damaged in Turkey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three people were put behind bars by Sunday and seven more have been detained-- including two developers who were trying to relocate to the former Soviet republic of Georgia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials and medics said 29,605 people had died in Turkey and 3,581 in Syria from Monday\'s 7.8-magnitude quake, bringing the confirmed total to 33,186. 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, '2023-02-13 05:41:18', '2023-02-13 05:41:18'),
(5188, 5188, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) to be \"true friend\" of the coastal people by establishing guardianship at the sea.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>&nbsp;</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The motto of the force (BCG) is \'Guardian at Sea\' which means to establish yourself as true friend of the coastal people,\" she said while addressing 28th founding anniversary function of the BCG and the BCG Day-2023 at the Coast Guard Headquarters in capital\'s Sher-e-Banglanagar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier highly praised the Coast Guard personnel as they are standing beside the innocent and helpless people in the coastal belts by warding off many criminal acts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said her government has been working to transform the Coast Guard into a modern and up-to-date force with knowledge of information technology.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We want our Coast Guard to be built as a developed and powerful force with knowledge of modern information technology,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said her government has launched Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to orbit, adding that a groundbreaking change has been made in the coast guard\'s communication system by establishing its connection with the satellite.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We can ensure our security using the digital system, (with establishing the satellite connection),\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister also unveiled a newly constructed establishment of the BCG at Lakshimpur by pressing a button.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and BCG Director General (DG) Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury were present at the function.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the ceremony, the prime minister handed over Bangladesh Coast Guard medals to several BCG personnel including its director general in recognition of their glorious contribution to the force as well.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the outset of the programme, a smartly turned out contingent of the Bangladesh Coast Guard also gave a state-salute to the premier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A short video documentary on Coast Guard\'s activities was screened. 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, '2023-02-13 05:52:55', '2023-02-13 05:52:55'),
(5189, 5189, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Today marks the 11th death anniversary of celebrated actor Humayun Faridi, one of the brightest stars in the sky of the country’s silver screen. Faridi was one of the most influential actors of Bangladesh who captivated the audience for over two decades with his powerful and versatile acting skills in theatre, television drama and films.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The artiste, who worked in television dramas, movies and theatre plays, was born on May 29 at Narinda in Dhaka in 1952.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Humayun Faridi also fought in Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">After independence, he got admitted to Jahangirnagar University to study Economics. Faridi’s expedition in showbiz began as a leading organiser of Jahangirnagar University’s 1976 Drama Festival. There he came to notice of renowned cultural personality Nasiruddin Yousuff, who was attending the festival as a judge.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">In 1978, he began theatre acting career with the play ‘Shakuntala’.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Faridi debuted in television dramas through ‘Nil Nakshar Shandaney’ in 1982. He later acted on numerous TV dramas. One character ‘Kan Kata Ramjan’ from the drama ‘Shongshoptok’ earned Faridi extreme popularity in the country.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Humayun Faridi starrer popular drama serials are ‘Nil Nakshar Shandhany’, ‘Durbin Die Dekhun’, ‘Bhangoner Shabdha Suni’, ‘Bakulpur Koto Dur’, ‘Dubhuboner Dui Bashinda’, ‘Ekti Laal Shari’, ‘Mohuar Mon’, ‘Shiter Pakhi’, ‘Kothao Keu Nei’ and ‘Prioy Jon Nibash’. </p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">He was awarded National Film Award in 2004 for his acting in ‘Matritta’.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The legendary actor breathed his last on February 13 in 2012.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 06:53:48', '2023-02-13 11:05:44'),
(5190, 5190, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least 12 civilian died and six were injured in an attack by suspected jihadists in northwestern Burkina Faso, near the border with Mali, locals told AFP on Sunday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Several dozen men on motorbikes attacked the village of Sanakadougou\" in Kossi province overnight Thursday and Friday, a resident told AFP, requesting anonymity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Residents said at least 12 people died and six were wounded, but it was feared the toll could be higher.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Almost the entire village was burnt down,\" one witness said, adding that locals had started leaving the area from Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"(Villagers) could not take anything because the attackers set fire to everything or looted and carried away the rare goods and livestock,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were also reports of another attack by armed groups on the neighbouring town of Yaran on Sunday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deadly ambushes attributed to jihadists have multiplied in recent weeks in Burkina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This week, about 40 people, civilians or soldiers, died in various attacks while the previous week 50 were killed in several jihadist raids. 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, '2023-02-13 07:00:55', '2023-02-13 07:00:55'),
(5191, 5191, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">To support export and import-based businesses to cope with global uncertainties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, IFC is providing $50 million to Prime Bank Limited in Bangladesh.&nbsp;</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This IFC funding will support working capital, trade finance, and foreign exchange liquidity needs of export and import based entities borrowing through Prime Bank\'s Offshore Banking Unit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The financing package is part of IFC\'s \'Fast Track COVID-19 Facility,\' a package designed to support countries and private sectors to cope with the impacts of the pandemic under the Working Capital Solutions (WCS) program, said a press release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This IFC engagement with Prime Bank will also be supported by the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">International Development Association\'s Private Sector Window Blended Finance Facility.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commercial banks are the largest providers of working capital and foreign exchange trade finance support to manufacturing and infrastructure businesses, key drivers of Bangladesh\'s economy.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unexpected turbulence in the global markets because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting war has restrained foreign exchange liquidity in the market. With this funding, Prime Bank is expected to extend loans to its export and import-based customers, helping keep businesses afloat, resume exports and preserve jobs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"IFC\'s support reflect resilience of Bangladesh economy and confidence on Prime Bank. IFC has been a valuable partner of Prime Bank since 2014 and this relationship helps us to significantly expand our OBU business. We are really thankful to IFC for its continued support. This fresh funding of USD 50 Million targeted for SME clients will help us to grow SME portfolio of the bank,\" said Managing Director &amp; CEO of Prime Bank Hassan O. Rashid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Bank is one of the leading private-sector commercial banks in&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh. It was awarded the \"2021 Best Bank Partner for Equipment Trade in South Asia\" by IFC under its Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP).&nbsp;</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This project is IFC\'s 4th WCS facility to Prime Bank, supporting a long-standing partner bank\'s ability to provide critical financing services and promote the resilience of the trade finance market in Bangladesh.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It is clear the impacts of COVID-19 are still being felt by a number of businesses in Bangladesh\'s key industries, effectively constraining their operating ability,\" said Allen Forlemu, Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, IFC.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This funding package is designed specifically to help ensure businesses in Bangladesh can continue to trade and have access to working capital, helping them maintain operations and preserve jobs. Small and medium-sized businesses, which are the backbone of the country, and have been particularly impacted by the pandemic, are expected to benefit the most from this IFC funding.\" Added Allen.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">IFC has provided a total of $310 million in working capital solutions to banks in Bangladesh and liquidity support to companies since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, including this new funding to Prime Bank.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Since 2010, IFC has invested over $3.6 billion to help private sector grow in Bangladesh, creating jobs for the country\'s people. 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, '2023-02-13 07:26:49', '2023-02-13 07:26:49'),
(5192, 5192, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) fined Khulna Tigers Head Coach Khaled Mahmud Sujon and three other players for breaching the code of conduct during their respective matches in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rangpur Riders duo Mahedi Hasan and Nicholas Pooran while Comilla Victorians&nbsp; allrounder Mosaddrk Hossain were the three players to receive the punishment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmud was fined 30 percent of his match fees for a Level 1 breach that is contrary to the spirit of the game during his side\'s T20 match against Fortune Barishal at the Sher-e- Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on February 10. He was seen smoking in the dressing room which went viral in social media outlet.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the fine, two demerit points have been added to the Mahmud\'s disciplinary record. On-field umpires Ali Arman Rajon and Ravindra Wimalasari, third umpire Muhammad Kamruzzaman and fourth official Mahfuzur Rahman Litu levelled the charge. Mahmud accepted the sanction proposed by Match Referee Debabrata Paul and as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahedi was found in breach which refers to abuse of cricket equipment, in the Eliminator on February 12 against Fortune Barishal at the SBNCS and was fined 25 percent of his match fees. One demerit point was also added to his disciplinary record.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pooran meanwhile, breached the BCB\'s clothing regulations in the same match and was handed a 50 percent match-fee fine. Two demerit points were added to his record also.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On-field umpires Prageeth Rambukwella and Ali Arman Rajon, third umpire Tanvir Ahmed and fourth official Mahfuzur Rahman Litu brought the charges. The players admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Match Referee Akhtar Ahmad.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mosaddek was fined 25 percent of his match fees while, one demerit point was added to his disciplinary record for breaching the logo guideline in the first Qualifier against Sylhet Strikers at the SBNCS on February 12.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On-field umpires David Millns and Raveeendra Wimalasiri, third umpire Muhammad Kamruzzaman and fourth official Muzahid Swapan leveled the charge. The player did not contest the sanction proposed by Match Referee Neeyamur Rashid and therefore, no formal hearing was required. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 07:34:24', '2023-02-13 07:34:24'),
(5193, 5193, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over U.S. airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Part of the reason for the repeated shootdowns is a “heightened alert” following a spy balloon from China that emerged over U.S. airspace in late January, Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, said in a briefing with reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since then, fighter jets last week also shot down objects over Canada and Alaska. Pentagon officials said they posed no security threats, but so little was known about them that Pentagon officials were ruling nothing out — not even UFOs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We have been more closely scrutinizing our airspace at these altitudes, including enhancing our radar, which may at least partly explain the increase,” said Melissa Dalton, assistant defense secretary for homeland defense.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. authorities have made clear that they constantly monitor for unknown radar blips, and it is not unusual to shut down airspace as a precaution to evaluate them. But the unusually assertive response was raising questions about whether such use of force was warranted, particularly as administration officials said the objects were not of great national security concern and the downings were just out of caution.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">VanHerck said the U.S. adjusted its radar so it could track slower objects. “With some adjustments, we’ve been able to get a better categorization of radar tracks now,\" he said, \"and that’s why I think you’re seeing these, plus there’s a heightened alert to look for this information.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added: “I believe this is the first time within United States or American airspace that NORAD or United States Northern Command has taken kinetic action against an airborne object.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked if officials have ruled out extraterrestrials, VanHerck said, “I haven’t ruled out anything at this point.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Pentagon officials said they were still trying to determine what exactly the objects were and said they had considered using the jets\' guns instead of missiles, but it proved to be too difficult. They drew a strong distinction between the three shot down over this weekend and the balloon from China.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The extraordinary air defense activity began in late January, when a white orb the officials said was from China appeared over the U.S. and hovered above the nation for days before fighter jets downed it off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. That event played out over livestream. Many Americans have been captivated by the drama playing out in the skies as fighter jets scramble to shoot down objects.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest brought down was first detected on Saturday evening over Montana, but it was initially thought to be an anomaly. Radar picked it up again Sunday hovering over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and it was going over Lake Huron, Pentagon officials said Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. and Canadian authorities had restricted some airspace over the lake earlier Sunday as planes were scrambled to intercept and try to identify the object. According to a senior administration official, the object was octagonal, with strings hanging off, but had no discernable payload. It was flying low at about 20,000 feet, said the official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, U.S. officials were still trying to precisely identify two other objects shot down by F-22 fighter jets, and were working to determine whether China was responsible as concerns escalated about what Washington said was Beijing\'s large-scale aerial surveillance program.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An object shot down Saturday over Canada\'s Yukon was described by U.S. officials as a balloon significantly smaller than the balloon — the size of three school buses — hit by a missile Feb. 4. A flying object brought down over the remote northern coast of Alaska on Friday was more cylindrical and described as a type of airship.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both were believed to have a payload, either attached or suspended from them, according to the officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation. Officials were not able to say who launched the objects and were seeking to figure out their origin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The three objects were much smaller in size, different in appearance and flew at lower altitudes than the suspected spy balloon that fell into the Atlantic Ocean after the U.S. missile strike.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The officials said the other three objects were not consistent with the fleet of Chinese aerial surveillance balloons that targeted more than 40 countries, stretching back at least into the Trump administration.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told ABC’s “This Week” that U.S. officials were working quickly to recover debris. Using shorthand to describe the objects as balloons, he said U.S military and intelligence officials were “focused like a laser” on gathering and accumulating the information, then compiling a comprehensive analysis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The bottom line is until a few months ago we didn’t know about these balloons,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said of the spy program that the administration has linked to the People’s Liberation Army, China’s military. “It is wild that we didn’t know.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eight days ago, F-22 jets downed the large white balloon that had wafted over the U.S. for days at an altitude of about 60,000 feet. U.S. officials immediately blamed China, saying the balloon was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals and could maneuver itself. White House officials said improved surveillance capabilities helped detect it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China\'s Foreign Ministry said the unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had blown off course. Beijing said the U.S. had “overreacted” by shooting it down.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then, on Friday, North American Aerospace Defense Command, the combined U.S.-Canada organization that provides shared defense of airspace over the two nations, detected and shot down an object near sparsely populated Deadhorse, Alaska.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later that evening, NORAD detected a second object, flying at a high altitude over Alaska, U.S. officials said. It crossed into Canadian airspace on Saturday and was over the Yukon, a remote territory, when it was ordered shot down by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In both of those incidents, the objects were flying at roughly 40,000 feet. The object on Sunday was flying at 20,000 feet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cases have increased diplomatic tensions between the United States and China, raised questions about the extent of Beijing’s American surveillance, and prompted days of criticism from Republican lawmakers about the administration’s response. 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, '2023-02-13 08:19:22', '2023-02-13 08:19:22'),
(5194, 5194, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping during his three-day trip in China starting Tuesday, as the two U.S. rivals seek further cooperation.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China\'s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the announcement Sunday, saying Raisi\'s visit was at Xi\'s invitation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raisi will meet with Xi and their delegations will sign cooperation documents, according to Iran\'s state news agency IRNA. Meeting with Iranian and Chinese business leaders and Iranian expatriates in China is also part of his itinerary, the report added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raisi\'s visit is expected to deepen ties between the two political and economic partners that are opposed to the U.S.-led Western domination of international affairs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two leaders met last September in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, when Xi underscored China\'s support for Iran.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In December, Raisi pledged to remain committed to deepening the strategic partnership during a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua in Tehran.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China is a major buyer of Iranian oil and an important source of investment in the Mideast country. In 2021, Iran and China signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement that covered major economic activities from oil and mining to industry, transportation and agriculture.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both countries have had tense relations with the United States and have sought to project themselves as a counterweight to American power alongside Russia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington has accused Iran of selling hundreds of attack drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine and has sanctioned executives of an Iranian drone manufacturer. At that same time, ties between Moscow and Beijing have grown stronger.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran on Saturday celebrated the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West. 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, '2023-02-13 08:46:50', '2023-02-13 08:46:50'),
(5195, 5195, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Salman Khan unveiled the first song from his upcoming film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan during the Bigg Boss 16 finale on Sunday. Titled Naiyo Lagda, the song features Salman in long hair and shades, grooving alongside Pooja Hegde on the picturesque terrain of Ladakh.&nbsp;</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>However, the highlight of the song was Salman\'s unique dance step, which looked more like leg exercise as he brought his knees to the ground one by one.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Naiyo Lagda has been sung by Kamaal Khan and Palak Muchhal with music by Himesh Reshammiya. It has been written by Shabbir Ahmed. As soon as Salman shared the song on social media, many commented on his peculiar dance step in particular.</div><div><br></div><div><iframe frameborder=\"0\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/lzEop75AeOk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"note-video-clip\"></iframe><br></div><div><br></div><div>A Twitter user asked, “Is he playing PT teacher (physical trainingteacher) in the film?” Another said, “When you have to do lunges and shoot the song on the same day... Bhai OG (original).”&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>One more tweeted, “Me jeans pant ese hi check karta hoon shopping karne jaata hoo tab (whenever I go shopping, I check jeans and pants in the same way).”&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>A person also commented, “Aisa lag raha hai bhai batting karne ja rahe hai toh usse ka warmup kar rahe hai (it seems he is going to bat and doing warm up before his turn).”&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>A Twitter user also said, “Bhai apna daily workout bhi gaane ke andar hi kar dete hai (bhai does his daily workout in the song itself).”</div><div><br></div><div>Many Salman Khan fans also came out in his support. A fan reacted to a Twitter user, “Bhai tum to yeh step bhi nahin kar paaoge (you can\'t even do this brother).\"&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Another said, “Bhai woh bhai hai jo karte hai vahi style ho jata hai. bhai aur jo hilte vahi dance ho jata hai (he is Bhai, whatever he does becomes a style and however he moves becomes a dance step).”</div><div><br></div><div>Directed by Farhad Samji, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan also stars Venkatesh Daggubati and would mark the film debut of Shehnaaz Gill and Palak Tiwari. It is scheduled to release this Eid in April. - Hindustan Times&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 10:00:28', '2023-02-13 10:00:28'),
(5196, 5196, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A small asteroid has entered the Earth\'s atmosphere and was seen lighting up the sky above the English Channel, creating a stunning shooting star effect.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The 1m (3ft) meteoroid - or small asteroid - was seen shortly before 03:00 GMT on Monday morning.</div><div><br></div><div>Social media users, some based in the south of England, shared footage of the rock which has been dubbed Sar2667.</div><div><br></div><div>It is just the seventh time an asteroid impact has been predicted in advance.</div><div><br></div><div>The European Space Agency tweeted that it was \"a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities!\"</div><div><br></div><div>A person who says they witnessed the event wrote on Twitter that the asteroid \"lit up the sky with a pink flash which was spectacular.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Another said: \"I just stood at my window and turned on my phone. I wasn\'t expecting much but it really was amazing.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The agency earlier said the object was expected to \"safely strike\" the earth\'s atmosphere near to the French city of Rouen.</div><div><br></div><div>The International Meteor Organization, a Belgium-based non-profit organisation, said the object would have entered about 4km (2.5 miles) from the French coast, and would create a \"fireball\" effect.</div><div><br></div><div>Asteroids are small rocky objects that orbit the sun, often described as minor planets.</div><div><br></div><div>Authorities are aware of more than 1.1 million asteroids, although the true number is believed to be much higher.</div><div><br></div><div>Around 30,600 travel in an orbit that brings them near Earth\'s own, according to the European Space Agency.</div><div><br></div><div>The last asteroid predicted to enter the Earth\'s atmosphere in advance was seen in the sky above Ontario, Canada in November last year.</div><div><br></div><div>In January, an asteroid the size of a minibus had been on a direct collision course with earth.</div><div><br></div><div>In reality, the rock would likely have disintegrated high in the atmosphere before impact.</div><div><br></div><div>Asteroid detection experts are most concerned about \"goldilocks asteroids\", much larger space rocks that could do serious damage to earth if they impact.</div><div><br></div><div>In October, the American space agency NASA announced its experiment to deflect the path of an asteroid had been successful. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 10:27:23', '2023-02-13 10:27:23'),
(5197, 5197, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The death toll across Turkey and Syria following Monday’s catastrophic earthquake reached at least 36,217.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The death toll in Turkey has reached 31,643, Turkish Emergency Coordination Center SAKOM said Monday.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The confirmed death toll in Syria is 4,574. That number includes more than 3,160 in opposition-held parts of northwestern Syria, according to the health ministry of the Salvation Government governance authority, reports CNN</div><div><br></div><div>The Syrian death toll also includes 1,414 deaths in government-controlled parts of Syria, according to state news agency SANA.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 10:46:22', '2023-02-13 10:46:22'),
(5198, 5198, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Eoin Morgan, England\'s 2019 World Cup-winning captain, has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Morgan, 36, retired from international cricket in July 2022 after a 16-year career - first with Ireland, then with England - but continued to play in short-form tournaments around the world.</div><div><br></div><div>He captained London Spirit to the Hundred\'s eliminator last year, was a losing finalist in the Abu Dhabi T10 with New York Strikers, and made seven appearances for Paarl Royals in the recently-concluded SA20.</div><div><br></div><div>Morgan will remain involved in the professional game as a broadcaster and is unlikely to be short on offers to become a coach if he desires.</div><div><br></div><div>He said in a statement: \"It is with great pride that I am announcing my retirement from all forms of cricket. After much deliberation, I believe that now is the right time to step away from the game that has given me so much over the years. From moving to England in 2005 to join Middlesex, right up to the very end, playing for Paarl Royals in SA20, I have cherished every moment.</div><div><br></div><div>\"As there are in every sportsperson\'s career, there have been highs and lows, but my family and friends have been by my side throughout it all. I would like to say a particularly special thank you to my wife, Tara, my family and close friends who have supported me unconditionally.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I also must thank all my teammates, coaches, fans, and those behind the scenes who not only made me the player I became but have also made me the man I am today. Thanks to cricket, I have been able to travel the world and meet incredible people, many of whom I have developed lifelong friendships with. Playing for franchise teams across the globe has given me so many memories that I will hold onto forever.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Since my retirement from international cricket, I have been able to spend more time with my loved ones, and I look forward to being able to do so more and more in the future. Having said that, I will undoubtedly miss the adventure and challenges of playing professional cricket.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Although I am calling time on my playing career, I will still be involved in the game, working alongside broadcasters at international and franchise tournaments as a commentator and pundit. I am sincerely looking forward to what the future holds.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Middlesex, Morgan\'s county, said: \"Middlesex Cricket would like to thank Eoin for all he has done for the Club and the game throughout his career. We are extremely proud to have played a part in his success and wish him every success for his future career in the media.\" Source: ESPN</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 10:57:27', '2023-02-13 10:57:27'),
(5199, 5199, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Police arrested a BNP activist, seen brandishing a pistol while clashing with Awami League activists in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Saturday in a video that has been circulated widely.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Md Moniruzzaman, Sreepur Police Station officer-in-charge (OC), confirmed the arrest and told media that the motive behind toting the firearm was to “terrorise people” before attack.</div><div><br></div><div>Law enforcers arrested the man identified as Jahidul Islam and seized the pistol from his possession.</div><div><br></div><div>According to reports, Jahidul was spotted brandishing a pistol during Saturday’s clash between Awami League and BNP activists in Gazipur’s Sreepur.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, at least 19 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP activists during the latter’s ongoing union-level march in Sirajganj’s Sadar upazila on Saturday. Twelve motorbikes were vandalised and three were burnt during the clash.</div><div><br></div><div>Md Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said brickbats were thrown from a BNP procession when AL activists were holding a meeting to prepare for a peace rally.</div><div><br></div><div>On social media, many questioned posts and tweets from BNP-Jamaat activists and allies for putting the blame solely on law enforcers and asking UN to “put pressure on Bangladesh” while keeping mum over such attacks by their activists at the grassroots level. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 11:31:02', '2023-02-13 11:31:02'),
(5200, 5200, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Lionel Messi on Sunday gave three cheers to the help being given to earthquake victims in Türkiye.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Argentine football star urged his Instagram followers to help UNICEF, which aims to help quake-affected children.</div><div><br></div><div>\"These are very sad days for the thousands of children and their families who have been affected by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria,\" the 35-year-old wrote, \"My heart goes out to them. UNICEF has been working in the area right from the start to protect the children. Your help is very valuable!\"</div><div><br></div><div>Messi previously donated his signed Paris Saint-Germain jersey to Turkish international defender Merih Demiral\'s campaign, which has auctioned the signed jerseys of star players to raise funds to help for quake victims.</div><div><br></div><div>Over 29,600 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye this week, according to the latest official figures.</div><div><br></div><div>Last Monday’s magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 10 provinces, also including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa. - Anadolu Agency</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 11:51:08', '2023-02-13 11:51:08'),
(5201, 5201, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said the government will provide free health care services worth Tk 50,000 to some 15 lakh poor families in six districts.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>“We have expanded the ‘health security programme’ to six districts instead of one district. As a result, 15 lakh families will get free health services worth Tk 50,000,” he said at a programme at the ministry.</div><div><br></div><div>The services will be available in Manikganj, Barishal, Barguna, Laxmipur, Kurigram and Dhaka North and South city Corporations, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The government has a plan to extend the services to all districts in phases, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The health services will be provided targeting poor families and 15,000-20,000 families from one upazila have been enrolled under the programme, said the minister.</div><div><br></div><div>“We are giving priority to primary health services. Already, a booklet has been prepared and being distributed in all schools. The booklet contains guidelines on the food students should eat to remain healthy and fit,” said Maleque.</div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a question about fourth doses of Covid-19, the minister said no expired vaccines are being used and so there is no need to panic, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>He also asked all not to be misled by any rumour regarding the issue.</div><div><br></div><div>On the Nipah virus, he also said that the virus is now under control as no new patient has been detected now.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 12:46:13', '2023-02-13 12:46:13');
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(5202, 5202, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bollywood actor Rakhi Sawant\'s husband Adil Durrani has landed in another problem after an FIR was filed against him in Mysuru today after an Iranian student accused him of rape.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rakhi Sawant\'s husband Adil Durrani has been accused of raping, cheating, threatening, and blackmailing a female student who came to Mysuru from Iran to study, the police said.</div><div><br></div><div>A case has been registered at the VV Puram police station of Mysuru, they said.</div><div><br></div><div>Adil Durrani was acquainted with a student from Iran who had come to Mysuru to study Doctor of Pharmacy for the past 5 years.</div><div><br></div><div>According to police, Adil Durrani allegedly raped her after promising to marry her.</div><div><br></div><div>Believing that they would get married, the Iranian student developed physical contact with him in one of the apartments in VV Puram, the FIR said.</div><div><br></div><div>Recently, Adil Durrani refused to marry the student for the last 5 months.</div><div><br></div><div>Aggrieved by this, the student has filed a complaint at the VV Puram police station of Mysuru. She also accused him of blackmailing her that he would share photos of their private moments on social media.</div><div>After the complaint filed by Rakhi Sawant, this is the second case that Adil Durrani would have to face.</div><div><br></div><div>He was arrested after Rakhi Sawant filed an FIR against him, alleging he mishandled her funds. Rakhi also accused him of engaging in domestic violence.</div><div><br></div><div>She also claimed that Adil had broken up with her and was living with his alleged girlfriend.</div><div><br></div><div>She further stated that she will opt for a divorce as he cheated on her. While Adil had initially called it false, he finally admitted that he and Rakhi Sawant had been married.</div><div><br></div><div>The Police filed the FIR under IPC Sections 406, 420 498 (A), and 377.</div><div><br></div><div>Rakhi Sawant, last month, revealed that she had married Adil in 2022. Taking to Instagram, she shared a photograph of their purported marriage certificate which shows that the wedding took place on May 29, 2022. Source: NDTV</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 14:18:49', '2023-02-13 14:18:49'),
(5203, 5203, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Saudi Arabia is interested in joining the BRICS group of the world’s five major developing economies, as well the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, according to Russia\'s Ambassador to the kingdom, Sergey Kozlov.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The five BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – currently account for more than 40% of the world’s population and nearly a quarter of global GDP. Meanwhile, the China and Russia-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional security bloc, includes major powers like India in its ranks.</div><div><br></div><div>“As part of the diversification of the kingdom\'s foreign policy, Saudi Arabia is keen to join such international associations as the SCO and BRICS,” Kozlov said on Sunday in an interview with RIA Novosti.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the ambassador, the possibility of the Gulf nation’s membership in the SCO is being actively discussed, while the idea of joining BRICS is under consideration.</div><div><br></div><div>“In general, the willingness of [our] Saudi partners to become an integrated part of these multilateral organizations, primarily the SCO, seems to have a good prospect,” Kozlov said.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that “more than a dozen” nations had expressed interest in entering the BRICS group.</div><div><br></div><div>Algeria, Argentina, and Iran have reportedly asked to join BRICS, while Bangladesh, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay are members of its New Development Bank. Argentina\'s potential accession is supported by China according to several sources.</div><div><br></div><div>Bahrain, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, the UAE, Venezuela and Zimbabwe have also shown interest in becoming BRICS members. Source: rt.com&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 14:44:04', '2023-02-13 14:44:04'),
(5204, 5204, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A joint rescue team of Bangladesh continues to play its part in the rescue effort in Turkey for the fourth day following last Monday\'s earthquake, one of the deadliest natural disasters ever to hit the region.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh team has so far wrested a 17-year-old girl from the rubble and recovered 12 bodies, Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director of the fire service headquarters media cell, said Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>The rescuers were among thousands of local and overseas teams, including Turkish coal miners and experts aided by sniffer dogs and thermal cameras, who scoured pulverized apartment blocks for signs of life.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh team consisting of 34 members from the army and 12 from the fire service left Dhaka Wednesday at 10pm and reached Turkey\'s Adana Military Air Base Thursday at 9:46pm.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, they reached Adiyaman city in southeastern Turkey and started search and rescue operations, Shahjahan said.</div><div><br></div><div>The quake and hundreds of aftershocks, some nearly as powerful as the first, struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6, killing more than 35,000 and reducing whole swaths of towns and cities inhabited by millions to fragments of concrete and twisted metal, reported AP Monday. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 14:52:15', '2023-02-13 14:52:15'),
(5205, 5205, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty felt that they couldn\'t maintain the high intensity, especially in batting, which eventually caused their seven-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in their first match in the ICC Women\'s T20 World Cup in Cape Town.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The Tigresses indeed hoped to win the game, considering that they won against the same opponents several times in the recent past.</div><div><br></div><div>But electing to bat first, they were restricted to paltry total 126-8, which Sri Lanka hunted down with ease, making 129-3 in 18.2 overs. Opener Harshitha Samarawickrama led the charge with 50 ball-69 not out, studded with eight fours and one six.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I believe we were at least 15/20 runs shot. In this type of wicket, you needed at least 140 runs if you want to win the game. Because Sri Lanka\'s batting is really strong,\" Joty said after the match.</div><div><br></div><div>For Bangladesh, Sobhana Mostary made team high with 29 while Joty herself made 28.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh started well, making 72 runs in the first 10 overs. But in the last 10 overs, they were able to put on just 54 runs, a thing that dug their graveyards.</div><div><br></div><div>The Tigresses will take on Australia in their next match tomorrow (Tuesday) at Gqeberha, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>\"Australia is also a strong opponent but we are hopeful to give them a tough game,\" Joty said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 14:58:28', '2023-02-13 14:58:28'),
(5206, 5206, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Oil prices fell on Monday ahead of the release of critical US inflation data due later this week, sparking recession fears in the country.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>International benchmark Brent crude traded at $85.56 per barrel at 09.55 a.m. local time (0655 GMT), down 0.96% from the closing price of $86.39 a barrel in the previous trading session.</div><div><br></div><div>At the same time, American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) traded at $78.86 per barrel, a 1.07% drop after the previous session closed at $79.72 a barrel.</div><div><br></div><div>Oil prices came under pressure ahead of the release of US inflation data. This week, markets will focus on macroeconomic data, especially the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the US, and statements from US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials.</div><div><br></div><div>Sentiments over soaring inflation raised oil demand concerns and caused a decrease in prices.</div><div><br></div><div>The acceleration in economic activity in the world\'s largest oil importer, China, raised hopes of a demand recovery while limiting price declines.</div><div><br></div><div>On the supply side, Russia\'s March announcement of a 500,000-barrel cut in oil production raised supply concerns.</div><div><br></div><div>In a statement last week, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak warned that Western countries\' price caps on Russian oil and petroleum products could cause supply problems in the market.</div><div><br></div><div>Reiterating that Russia will not sell oil to those who impose a price cap, Novak stated that Russia would reduce production to maintain market balance. - Anadolu Agency</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 15:44:24', '2023-02-13 15:44:24'),
(5207, 5207, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Kyiv conceded today that fighting with Russian forces north of Bakhmut was “difficult”, a signal that Ukrainian troops are coming under mounting pressure in the longest-running battle of Moscow’s invasion.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Russia has made capturing the destroyed city in the eastern Donetsk region its main military aim nearly one year into the war while Ukraine is determined not to cede more ground.</div><div><br></div><div>“The situation is difficult near Soledar: the village of Paraskoviivka is (coming) under intense shelling and assaults,” the Ukrainian presidency said in its daily report.</div><div><br></div><div>Paraskoviivka is a hamlet on the northern outskirts of Bakhmut, where Russian forces have been posting painstaking incremental gains for several weeks.</div><div><br></div><div>Russia’s defence ministry meanwhile said today Russian forces had captured Krasna Gora, another village adjacent to Paraskoviivka.</div><div><br></div><div>It said “volunteer assault units” with fire support from Russian artillery had “liberated” the settlement.</div><div><br></div><div>That announcement came after the Wagner private military group claimed to have captured the village and without any ground support from regular Russian forces.</div><div><br></div><div>The months-long battle for Bakhmut has exposed tensions between the paramilitary group and the Russian army though the Kremlin denies any rift.</div><div><br></div><div>In January, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed his fighters had taken control of nearby Soledar, but the Russian defence ministry said two days later that Moscow’s forces were controlling the town.</div><div><br></div><div>“After the capture of Soledar and the mass hype saying that there were other (soldiers) besides Wagner in Soledar, of course, the guys were very frustrated,” Prigozhin said Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>“Within a 50km (31 miles) radius, more or less, only Wagner fighters remain, and they will take Bakhmut,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Russian forces have cut three out of four Ukrainian supply routes to Bakhmut, the Kremlin-appointed leader of the Donetsk region Denis Pushilin said last week.</div><div><br></div><div>Observers of the conflict have downplayed Bakhmut’s strategic importance, but the city has turned into a key political and symbolic prize.</div><div><br></div><div>The Ukrainian general staff said that Russian troops had shelled 16 settlements near Bakhmut with tanks, mortars and artillery the previous day.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukraine on Monday also reported a “tense” situation near Vugledar, another town in Donetsk under Russian attack, reports AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>“Russians continue to constantly shell the nearby settlements there,” the presidency said.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile in southern Kherson three people died and one was injured in the past 24 hours due to Russian attacks, the presidency added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-13 16:01:03', '2023-02-13 16:01:03'),
(5208, 5208, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked all concerned to explore new markets for Bangladeshi garments with invention of newer items keeping pace with its ever-changing trend.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They, who are working with garments and their exports, will have to find new markets. Newer products will have to be produced keeping in mind that the choices vary with different countries,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier was addressing as the chief guest a function marking the National Textiles Day-2022 and inauguration of six textile educational institutes in six districts, joining from her official Ganabhaban residence here through a video conference.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry of Textiles and Jute organised the function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said Bangladesh has to coordinate the fresh ideas with its old and historical tradition in textiles, for which, a university on fashion and design was established in the private sector to prepare skilled manpower.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Fashion and design are very important and they are changing constantly. We have to keep pace with the ever-changing trend of garments and realise which design is high in demand,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The newly inaugurated six textile institutes are: Sheikh Rehana Textile Engineering College in Gopalganj, Sheikh Russel Textile Institute, Jamalpur, Shahid Abdur Rob Serniabat Textile Institute, Gouronodi, Barishal, Shahid Kamaruzzaman Textile Institute, Naogaon, Begum Amina Mansur Textile Engineering Institute, Sirajganj and Bhola Textile Institute.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi (Birpratik), its Secretary Md. Abdur Rauf and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Acting President Shahidullah Azim also spoke at the function.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On behalf of the prime minister, the textiles and jute minister handed over honorary awards to 10 persons and institutions including BGMEA, BKMEA, BTMEA, and Bangladesh University of Textiles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A video documentary on the measures taken by the government for advancement of textiles in Bangladesh was screened. 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, '2023-02-14 07:01:36', '2023-02-14 07:01:36'),
(5209, 5209, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;A crash between an armoured truck and a bus has killed 20 people and injured another 60 in South Africa, the Limpopo province transport department said on Tuesday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Twenty people were tragically killed in an accident after a cash transport truck lost control and crashed head-on with a bus going in the opposite direction\" on Monday at 1500 GMT, the department said in a statement. 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, '2023-02-14 07:12:16', '2023-02-14 07:12:16'),
(5210, 5210, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As the winter season says goodbye, tens of thousands mango trees have been flowering in Rajshahi region, famous for the production of the seasonal delicious mango fruit nationwide.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Huge blooming of mango trees at this stage predicts an excellent production of the most popular fruit in the region this season, if the climatic conditions remain favourable till its harvesting period.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abul Hossain, a farmer of Mazar Diar village in Paba upazila, said buds started appearing in mango trees this season before the end of winter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Motaleb Hossain, a mango grower of Charghat upazila, said he has over 200 mango trees in his orchard. He has cultivated a large variety of mangoes this season. He expects a handsome profit for the blooming of mango trees this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Principal Scientific Officer of Fruit Research Station (FRS) Dr Shafiqul Islam told BSS that the prevailing climate condition is suitable to blossom in mango trees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mango trees were also seen sprouting early at various places. Hundreds of thousands of mango trees have already bloomed and worn eye-catching looks with huge flowers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every year new mango orchards, especially of Amrapali, BARI mango-3 and 4 varieties are rapidly increasing in the districts, said agriculturists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Naogaon was long known for paddy cultivation, but for the last couple of years it became the highest mango-producing district, surpassing the mango capital of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Islam said Chapainawabganj still has the highest amount of land covered by mango orchards, but Naogaon saw a one-and-a-half-times increase in its mango farm acreage annually over the last 10 years, according to the latest official data given by the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The area covered by mango orchards in Naogaon increased by 14,925 hectares in the period; while the increase was 9,520 hectares in Chapainawabganj.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mango farming is not only increasing, but it is changing as well. Instead of creating mango orchards for a hundred years or more, farmers are targeting only 10 years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Normally 10 mango trees are planted in one bigha of land, but in the new farming method, farmers can plant up to 200 trees in the same space, said Md Nuruzzaman, a mango grower of Porsha upazila of Naogaon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"These trees will bear fruit for 10 years or less, and then we have to uproot them and replant.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The growth of mango orchards is the highest in two Naogaon upazilas- Porsha and Sapahar. They have 72 percent of the orchards of the district, says DAE.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, around 45 to 50 percent mango trees have already sprouted in Chapainawabganj while 55 to 60 percent in Rajshahi on an average as there maining mango trees are expected to sprout by mid-March in some cases, he continued.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On behalf of the FRS, many of the grassroots mango farmers were imparted training to yield maximum output side by side with safe production after the best uses of modern technologies, Dr Shafiqul Islam added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additional Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Shamsul Wadud said the farmers have been caring and taking measures for making mango farming successful everywhere.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The farmers have been keeping contacts with the agriculture officers at the field levels to control the possible attacks by hoppers and some other pest attacks on the mango flowers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are around 35 lakh mango trees of different ages on some 23 thousand hectares of land in the region, said the DAE officials concerned.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The number of growing mango trees has been increasing in the region for the last couple of decades. Mango, the leading seasonal cash crop of the northwestern region, vitalizes the overall economy of Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabganj districts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After witnessing the present climate condition, both the growers and the officials are very much optimistic about high yield of the seasonal fruit. 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, '2023-02-14 07:19:03', '2023-02-14 07:19:03'),
(5211, 5211, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Rising rents, a gasoline price rebound and vehicle costs helped keep US inflation elevated in January, analysts say, amid signs that policymakers have some way to go in bringing prices down.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US central bank has hiked interest rates rapidly in the past year to raise borrowing costs and cool demand in the world\'s biggest economy, as inflation skyrocketed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But even as the consumer price index (CPI), an important inflation gauge due to be released Tuesday, eases from last year\'s decades-high levels, analysts warn of some stickier areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, the CPI rose 6.5 percent in December compared with a year ago, furthering a steady decline from June\'s blistering 9.1 percent reading.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The so-called core figure excluding the volatile food and energy components, however, has fluctuated over the same period. It fell to 5.9 percent in June, rose to 6.6 percent in September and then slipped again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The area that I\'m concerned about is services inflation, which is more related to the strength of the domestic economy, particularly the labor market, and nominal wage growth,\" said Ryan Sweet, chief US economist at Oxford Economics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rental costs \"won\'t peak until the second half of this year,\" while wage growth remains robust and there is still pent-up demand for services spending, he told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"During the pandemic, people shifted their spending away from services because they couldn\'t go out to restaurants, bars, sporting events,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With Covid-19 restrictions easing, people are now turning back to services, which make up the bulk of consumer spending, Sweet said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Economists expect overall inflation to have cooled further in January on an annual basis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But they forecast the CPI to have risen 0.5 percent from December to January, picking up from a prior 0.1 percent pace.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Uneven\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"While overall prices have been slowing on a sustained basis, the easing in core inflation has been more uneven,\" said Rubeela Farooqi of High Frequency Economics in a recent note.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prices of goods have eased as supply chains untangle but a strong labor market supports incomes and, in turn, demand.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'re going to see a lot of goods disinflation over the next several months,\" said Sweet of Oxford Economics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it will take a significant amount of this to offset services inflation expected in the pipeline.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Farooqi told AFP the Federal Reserve is closely eying the cost of services excluding housing, food and energy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We do think inflation peaked in June. But getting back to two percent is not imminent,\" she said, referring to policymakers\' long-term inflation target.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"From a policy perspective, the Fed\'s message on rates closely aligns with these developments; to lower inflation... rates will have to move higher and policy will have to remain restrictive for some time,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Should inflation fail to cool between December and January, analysts expect the Fed will press on with further hikes to the benchmark lending rate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman warned in a speech that it would likely be \"necessary to further tighten monetary policy to bring inflation down toward our goal.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She added that, with the economic outlook remaining uncertain, \"I expect that we will continue to be surprised by economic and geopolitical developments and by the incoming data.\" 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, '2023-02-14 07:42:26', '2023-02-14 07:42:26'),
(5212, 5212, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Saudi Arabian plane carrying aid to quake-hit Syria landed in second city Aleppo Tuesday -- the first in more than a decade of war, a transport ministry official told AFP.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Planeloads of foreign aid have landed in Syria since a 7.8-magnitude quake struck the war-torn country and neighbouring Turkey killing more than 35,000 people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This is the first plane from Saudi Arabia to land on Syrian territory in more than 10 years,\" the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the press.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Saudi plane landed at Aleppo International Airport carrying 35 tonnes of food aid, state news agency SANA said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The last such flight landed in Syria in February 2012.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After more than a decade of war, President Bashar al-Assad\'s government remains a pariah in the West, complicating international efforts to assist those affected by the quake.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Arab League suspended Syria in 2011 and some Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, have severed ties with it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi Arabia broke off relations with President Bashar al-Assad\'s government in 2012 and backed rebels in earlier stages of the war, now nearly in its 12th year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Riyadh has pledged aid to both rebel-held and government-controlled areas of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was no direct contact with the Assad government, an official at King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre told AFP earlier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 3,600 people have been killed by the quake in Syria alone, according to the government and emergency services in the rebel-held northwest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mostly government-controlled province of Aleppo was badly hit, with more than 200,000 people left homeless, according to the World Health Organization.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since 2011, the conflict in Syria has killed nearly half a million people and forced around half of the country\'s pre-war population from their homes, with many seeking refuge in Turkey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even before Monday\'s earthquake, the majority of the population was in need of humanitarian assistance. The latest disaster has only piled on more misery. 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, '2023-02-14 07:58:58', '2023-02-14 07:58:58'),
(5213, 5213, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to explore new markets for Bangladeshi garments with invention of newer items keeping pace with its ever-changing trend.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They, who are working with garments and their exports, will have to find new markets. Newer products will have to be produced keeping in mind that the choices vary with different countries,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier was addressing as the chief guest a function marking the National Textiles Day-2022 and inauguration of six textile educational institutes in six districts, joining from her official Ganabhaban residence here through a video conference.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry of Textiles and Jute organised the function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said Bangladesh has to coordinate the fresh ideas with its old and historical tradition in textiles, for which, a university on fashion and design was established in the private sector to prepare skilled manpower.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Fashion and design are very important and they are changing constantly. We have to keep pace with the ever-changing trend of garments and realise which design is high in demand,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The newly inaugurated six textile institutes are: Sheikh Rehana Textile Engineering College in Gopalganj, Sheikh Russel Textile Institute, Jamalpur, Shahid Abdur Rob Serniabat Textile Institute, Gouronodi, Barishal, Shahid Kamaruzzaman Textile Institute, Naogaon, Begum Amina Mansur Textile Engineering Institute, Sirajganj and Bhola Textile Institute.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi (Birpratik), its Secretary Md. Abdur Rauf and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Acting President Shahidullah Azim also spoke at the function.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On behalf of the prime minister, the textiles and jute minister handed over honorary awards to 10 persons and institutions including BGMEA, BKMEA, BTMEA, and Bangladesh University of Textiles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A video documentary on the measures taken by the government for advancement of textiles in Bangladesh was screened. 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, '2023-02-14 08:15:48', '2023-02-14 08:15:48'),
(5214, 5214, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The president-elect of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin will meet the incumbent President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban this evening.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Prime Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana will also accompany the president-elect, Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told UNB.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Hamid on Monday congratulated Shahabuddin for being elected President of Bangladesh and exchanged greetings on the phone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahabuddin will be the 22nd President of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yesterday, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal declared ruling party’s nominee Shahabuddin, Awami League Advisory Council member, the president-elect of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the election schedule two nomination papers were submitted for Shahabuddin on Sunday and one of those was accepted as valid after scrutiny on Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A gazette was issued in the afternoon in this regard.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ruling party\'s nominee was declared the next president of the country as no other political party with representation in parliament proposed any name for the presidential election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Hamid is set to complete his tenure on April 23 this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the constitution, a new president has to be elected within 90 to 60 days prior to the end of the incumbent president\'s tenure. 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, '2023-02-14 08:35:28', '2023-02-14 08:35:28'),
(5215, 5215, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A court here today sentenced one person to death for killing a young girl named Brishti Akter under Harirampur upazila of the district in 2017.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">District and Sessions Judge Joyosree Samaddar pronounced the verdict in a crowded court in presence of the convict Abul Hossain, a resident of Harirampur Upazila of the district.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the prosecution, on November 5, 2017 Abul Hossain killed Brishti Akter, daughter of Ramjan Ali of village Sorobdinagar under Harirampur Upazila of the district with a sharp weapon entering her bedroom in broad daylight as her parent refused his proposal to marry Rishti.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mother of the deceased, Aklima Begum, filed a case against Abul Hossain&nbsp; with Harirampur Police Station on the same day</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Investigation Officer (IO) of the case SI Kohinur Mia of Harirampur Police Station submitted a charge-sheet against Abul Hossain on July 10 in 2018.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After examining all the witnesses and documents, the Judge pronounced the verdict. 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, '2023-02-14 08:57:54', '2023-02-14 08:57:54'),
(5216, 5216, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Dhaka court today set March 21for submitting the probe report in a case filed against four people including former superintendent of police (SP) Babul Akhter and expatriate YouTuber Elias Hossain.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ashek Imam re-fixed the date as the Investigation Officer (IO) of the concerned case failed to submit the probe report in this regard.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, a Dhaka court on January 12, set today for submitting the probe report accepting the First Information Report (FIR) in the case.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chief Banaj Kumar Majumder filed the case against four under Digital Security Act and Special Powers Act with the capital\'s Dhanmandi Police Station on September 27.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other two accused in the case are - Babul\'s father Md Abdul Wadud Miah, 72, and brother Md Habibur Rahman Labu, 45. 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, '2023-02-14 09:44:45', '2023-02-14 09:44:45'),
(5217, 5217, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A court here today fixed February 19 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order at a temporary courtroom of the Dhaka Special Judge\'s Court-9 at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appearing on behalf of Khaleda Zia, lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali sought exemption from filing charges against her.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the hearing did not end today, the court re-fixed the date for the last time.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against five including Begum Khaleda Zia with Tejgaon police station on December 9, 2007 for abusing power in signing a deal with Canadian company Niko for exploring and extracting gas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ACC on May 5 in 2008 submitted the charge-sheet against 11 people including Khaleda Zia. The ACC accused them of incurring a loss of more than Taka 13 thousand crore of state exchequer by that deal. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-14 10:12:31', '2023-02-14 10:12:31'),
(5218, 5218, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Officials from India’s Income Tax department began conducting searches Tuesday (February 14, 2023) at the BBC’s offices in the capital, New Delhi, three of the broadcaster’s staff members told the Associated Press.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The search comes weeks after the British broadcaster released a controversial documentary that examined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teams from the tax department surveyed the BBC\'s Delhi and Mumbai offices, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, quoting officials who were not identified.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India banned the two-part documentary “India: The Modi Question” last month and authorities scrambled to halt screenings of the program and restrict clips of it on social media in a move that critics and political opponents decried as an assault on press freedom.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India’s Foreign Ministry called the documentary a “propaganda piece designed to push a particularly discredited narrative” that lacked objectivity.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BBC in a statement had said the documentary was “rigorously researched” and involved a wide range of voices and opinions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We offered the Indian Government a right to reply to the matters raised in the series — it declined to respond,” the statement said. 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, '2023-02-14 10:41:27', '2023-02-14 10:41:27'),
(5219, 5219, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>An agreement has been signed between Bangladesh Railway and joint consultancy firm Oriental Consultancy Global Company Limited (Japan) for carrying out preparatory work for feasibility study and detailed design of 11 projects.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Project Director Mahbubur Rahman and GM Yuji Asano signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh Railway and Oriental Consultancy Global Company Limited, respectively, at Rail Bhaban on Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Railway Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon was present during the signing ceremony.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When talking to reporters, the minister said a number of projects have been taken to develop a modern rail communication system within 2045.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">New rail bridge beside the Hardinge Bridge, building cord line from Narayanganj-Cumilla/Laksham route, construction of dual gauge on Bangabandhu Bridge East-Tarakandi-Jamalpur-Dewanganj Bazar section route, building a broad gauge on the existing Jashore-Benapole route, setting up of dual gauge line or broad gauge line on Bhairab-Bazar-Mymensingh section and convert the meter gauge line of Santahar-Bogura-Kaunia-Lalmonirhat section into broad gauge are among the 11 projects, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We have taken a decision in principle that the whole country will be brought under broad gauge line and the projects will be implemented at a cost of Tk 235.37 crore which will be financed by Asian Development Bank and the government,” said the minister. 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, '2023-02-14 11:26:15', '2023-02-14 11:26:15'),
(5220, 5220, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Marufa Hossain died of brain tumor last night.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She breathed her last around 9.30pm at Rajarbagh Police hospital while undergoing treatment. Marufa was 40, said a press release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;She left behind her husband and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Marufa Hossain.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a condolence message, Mamun prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marufa joined Bangladesh Police Service through 28th BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) in 2010. She was born in Netrokona in 1983.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her namaz-e-janaza was held at Rajarbagh police auditorium at 10.30am. 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, '2023-02-14 11:41:52', '2023-02-14 11:41:52');
