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(5464, 5464, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>NASA and SpaceX early on Monday postponed the launch of a capsule containing two US astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates crewmate minutes before scheduled lift-off from Florida on a flight to the International Space Station.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The US space agency and SpaceX, the private rocket company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, cited a technical glitch concerning the ignition fluid used to start the spacecraft\'s engines.</div><div><br></div><div>The countdown had seemed to be progressing smoothly until about two and a half minutes before blastoff, when NASA announced on its live webcast that the launch of the four crew members on a six-month science mission would be postponed.</div><div><br></div><div>The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule had been scheduled for liftoff at 1:45 am EST (0645 GMT) from NASA\'s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.</div><div><br></div><div>The first backup launch opportunity for the mission was set for early Tuesday, about 24 hours from the initial attempt to get the rocket off the ground.</div><div><br></div><div>Neither NASA nor SpaceX immediately said how long it might actually take before they would be ready to try again. Eleventh-hour launch scrubs are fairly routine in the highly complex and risky endeavour of human spaceflight.</div><div><br></div><div>Had Monday\'s launch been a success, it was expected to take the crew about 25 hours to reach their destination at the International Space Station (ISS), a laboratory orbiting about 250 miles (420 km) above Earth.</div><div><br></div><div>Designated Crew 6, the mission will carry the sixth long-duration ISS team that NASA has flown aboard SpaceX since Musk\'s California-based company began sending American astronauts to orbit in May 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>The latest ISS crew is led by mission commander Stephen Bowen, 59, a one-time U.S. Navy submarine officer who has logged more than 40 days in orbit as a veteran of three space shuttle flights and seven spacewalks.</div><div><br></div><div>Fellow NASA astronaut Warren \"Woody\" Hoburg, 37, an engineer and commercial aviator designated as the Crew 6 pilot, will be making his first spaceflight.</div><div><br></div><div>The Crew 6 mission also is notable for its inclusion of UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, 41, only the second person from his country to fly to space and the first to launch from US soil as part of a long-duration space station team. UAE\'s first-ever astronaut launched to orbit in 2019 aboard a Russian spacecraft.</div><div><br></div><div>Rounding out the four-man Crew 6 is Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, 41, who like Alneyadi is an engineer and spaceflight rookie designated as a mission specialist for the team.</div><div><br></div><div>Fedyaev is the latest cosmonaut to fly aboard an American spacecraft under a ride-sharing deal signed in July by NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos, despite heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow over Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>The Crew 6 team will be welcomed aboard the space station by seven current ISS occupants - three US NASA crew members, including commander Nicole Aunapu Mann, the first Native American woman to fly to space, along with three Russians and a Japanese astronaut.</div><div><br></div><div>The ISS, about the length of a football field and the largest human-made object in space, has been continuously operated by a US-Russian-led consortium that includes Canada, Japan and 11 European countries. - Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-27 11:50:55', '2023-02-27 11:50:55'),
(5465, 5465, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia went to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Monday afternoon for health check-ups.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>\"Madam [Khaleda] left for Evercare Hospital at 4:15 pm and reached there at 5:30 pm for health check-ups as per the advice of her medical board,” said her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan.</div><div><br></div><div>Khaleda’s personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain said the BNP chief will undergo routine health check-up at the hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the medical board formed earlier, led by Prof Shahabuddin Talukder, advised her to go to the hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>Zahid said the medical board will decide her next course of treatment after assessing her health condition and test reports.</div><div><br></div><div>Khaleda, a 78-year-old former prime minister, has been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, kidney, lung, heart, and eye problems.</div><div><br></div><div>She received treatment at the same hospital six times since she was infected with Coronavirus in April, 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>In November 2021,&nbsp; Khaleda Zia was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis.</div><div><br></div><div>On June 10 last, the BNP chief suffered a heart attack due to a 95 percent block in her left artery and a stent was placed there by removing the blockage at the same hospital the following day.</div><div><br></div><div>Doctors also found two more blocks in her blood vessels, but they could not remove those due to her health complications.</div><div><br></div><div>Khaleda was sent to the Old Dhaka Central Jail as a lower court sentenced her to five years\' imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on February 8, 2018. Later, she was found guilty in another corruption case the same year.</div><div><br></div><div>Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government temporarily freed Khaleda Zia from jail through an executive order suspending her sentence on March 25, 2020, with conditions that she would stay at her Gulshan house and would not leave the country. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-27 12:50:20', '2023-02-27 12:50:20'),
(5466, 5466, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Taliban security forces killed two militants from the Islamic State group and detained a third in an overnight raid in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the spokesman for the Taliban government said Monday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The regional affiliate of the Islamic State group — known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province — is a key rival of the Taliban. The militant group has increased its attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021. Targets have included Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan’s Shiite minority.</div><div><br></div><div>According to Zabihullah Mujahid, the main Taliban government spokesman in Kabul, the operation took place in a residential neighborhood, targeting IS militants who were planning to organize attacks in the Afghan capital. He said the Kher Khana neighborhood is an important IS hideout.</div><div><br></div><div>There was no immediate comment from the IS.</div><div><br></div><div>Mujahid said two IS members were killed and one was arrested, and ammunition and military equipment were seized in the raid. There were no casualties among the Taliban forces during in the operation, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>In a separate operation this month, Taliban intelligence forces killed three IS militants and arrested one in an overnight operation in eastern part of Kabul, in Karti Naw neighborhood. The Taliban had claimed that IS was behind organized recent attacks in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Overnight, posts on on social media reported several explosions and small-arms fire in the area of Kher Khana.</div><div><br></div><div>The Taliban swept across the country in mid-August 2021, seizing power as U.S. and NATO forces were in the last weeks of their final withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The international community has not recognized the Taliban government, wary of the harsh measures they have imposed since their takeover, restricting rights and freedoms, especially for of women and minorities.</div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan’s economy has been sent into a tailspin since the takeover, with millions driven into poverty and hunger. Foreign aid stopped almost overnight. Sanctions on Taliban rulers, a halt on bank transfers and frozen billions in Afghanistan’s currency reserves abroad have already restricted access to global institutions and the outside money that supported the country’s aid-dependent economy before the U.S. and NATO pullout.</div><div><br></div><div>But in neighboring Iran, authorities on Sunday handed over control of Afghanistan’s Embassy in Tehran to envoys of the Taliban government.</div><div><br></div><div>Previously, the embassy had been staffed with appointees from the former, U.S.-backed Afghan government. The development was a win for the Taliban administration, which is expected to now fly the Taliban flag over the mission in the Iranian capital, not the Afghan flag.</div><div><br></div><div>There was no official comment from Tehran on the transfer of authority and it was unclear if that constituted an official recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the Taliban call their administration.</div><div><br></div><div>In Kabul, the Taliban Foreign Affairs Ministry in a statement said embassy “activities will continue in Tehran following the dispatching\" of a new chargé d’affaires and diplomats from Afghanistan. The statement further stresses that changing mission diplomats abroad is the legitimate right of every country.</div><div><br></div><div>“The new appointments,\" it said, would ensure “transparency in the affairs of the embassy as well as expanded relations in various fields between the two Muslim and brotherly. - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-27 13:25:14', '2023-02-27 13:25:14'),
(5467, 5467, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Abdul Hamid on Monday reached his ancestral land to welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she is coming to Mithamain upazila of Kishoreganj\'s Haor on Tuesday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>A helicopter carrying the President landed at Mithamain upazila at 3 pm on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>After getting off the helicopter, President Abdul Hamid spoke to reporters on the road in front of his house.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister will be served with local traditional food including Haor fish, Ashtagram cheese at the President\'s village house.</div><div><br></div><div>Abdul Hamid told reporters that he is very happy that the Prime Minister is coming to his house. \"Everyone in our family is very happy,\"he added.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I cannot say how many times I have been to Tungipara. Every time I went, Bangabandhu\'s daughter received me. I am not in politics now. He will come to my house, I am here to receive her,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina is coming to his home in Kishoreganj for the first time. Abdul Hamid said there was no way for me to come home in 1998. Now I will drive to the gate of the house, earlier the launch used to be crowded here.</div><div><br></div><div>He said that in 1998, Sheikh Hasina saw the President\'s house from distance when she visited Kishoreganj. But she did not come. Bangabandhu came for my campaign in the 1970 election. He also saw the house from the market but could not come.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, President\'s eldest son Rezwan Ahmed Taufiq, Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-4 (Itna-Mithamain-Ashtagram) Constituency, spoke to reporters here.</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister Hasina will be served with almost all kinds of fish from Haor, the president\'s son said, \"I will try to entertain the Prime Minister with all kinds of fish available in Haor, including Ruhu, Katal, Baim, Chital, Prawns, Pabdas.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Besides receiving hospitality at the President\'s house, the PM will inaugurate the freedom fighter Abdul Hamid cantonment near President Abdul Hamid\'s house and will attend Awami League\'s public meeting at Mithamain helipad ground in the afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>Hamid reached his home district Kishoreganj on a five-day official visit from February 27 to March 3.</div><div><br></div><div>After a guard of honor, the President left for his residence in Kamalpur, where he will spend the night.</div><div><br></div><div>During his visit, the President will also visit Mithamain, Karimganj, and Sadar upazilas.</div><div><br></div><div>On March 3, the President will be present at the circuit house and will leave for the helipad after a guard of honor. He will then depart Kishoreganj for Dhaka by an air force helicopter, scheduled to arrive at Bangabhaban at 5:30 pm. According to UNB reports.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-27 13:36:08', '2023-02-27 13:36:08'),
(5468, 5468, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing one person and wounding dozens others while causing some damaged buildings to collapse, the government\'s disaster agency said.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The epicentre of the tremor was the Yesilyurt district in the Malatya province, which was hit by the February 6 earthquake that killed over 44,000 people in Turkey and thousands more in neighbouring Syria.</div><div><br></div><div>\"One citizen lost his life. Some 69 were injured,\" Yunus Sezer, chairman of AFAD disaster agency, said in televised comments.</div><div><br></div><div>AFAD tweeted that 29 buildings already damaged by a powerful February 6 earthquake had collapsed.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Our search and rescue teams were quickly dispatched to the region, and started to work,\" it added.</div><div><br></div><div>The local mayor, Mehmet Cinar, said a father and his daughter were trapped after they entered a damaged building to get their belongings, Turkish media reported.</div><div><br></div><div>Television images showed the man being carried on a stretcher into an ambulance, while rescue teams were trying to make contact with his daughter inside the damaged building.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish authorities have expanded a criminal probe into individuals responsible for buildings levelled by the deadly earthquake that left millions without homes.</div><div><br></div><div>AFAD recorded almost 10,000 aftershocks after the February 6 quake. Some 173,000 buildings are believed to have sustained damage according to local media reports.</div><div><br></div><div>Turkish media has vocally criticised developers for using shoddy materials and failing to comply with construction codes.</div><div><br></div><div>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced plans to rebuild 270,000 homes in the devastated provinces within one year. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-27 14:53:43', '2023-02-27 14:53:43'),
(5469, 5469, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged Awami League has started staging dramas over the issue of Khaleda Zia’s scope to do politics with an evil motive.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Speaking at a discussion he also said the ruling party leaders need not talk about the issue as the BNP chief herself and her party will decide whether she’ll engage in politics or not.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Begum Khaleda Zia has been kept under house arrest and she’s very ill…the government has started staging various dramas about her. Some ministers said that Khaleda Zia is not allowed to do politics. Another minister said she has no obstacle to doing politics,” the BNP leader said.</div><div><br></div><div>He questioned why the ruling party leaders have become so desperate to talk about whether the BNP chief can do politics or not.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“Their intentions are absolutely evil. They want to confuse the people of the country and divert their attention to a different direction.”</div><div><br></div><div>Fakhrul said the Awami League leaders will not be able to mislead BNP as their party’s now only focus is on restoring the voting and other lost rights of the country’s people by ousting the Awami League government.</div><div><br></div><div>“We no longer want to see this government. This regime must resign and dissolve parliament right now. You can’t fool people by talking about this thing (Khaleda’s politics.),” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The BNP leader said Khaleda Zia will do politics when the suitable time comes. “She’ will surely do politics, no matter where she stays as she is the most popular leader in the country.” So you (AL leaders) don\'t need to talk about it. She’ll take her decision and the party will take it.”</div><div><br></div><div>Fakhrul said the government can release Khaleda without any condition if it wants her to return to politics.</div><div><br></div><div>Jatiyatabadi Tanti Dal arranged the discussion programme at the Jatiya Press Club, marking its 43rd founding anniversary, according to UNB reports.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-27 15:36:10', '2023-02-27 15:36:10'),
(5470, 5470, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Amidst huge crowd, Argentina’s Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Monday inaugurated the new embassy of the South American country in Dhaka’s Banani area.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“This should be a stepping stone to build better relations between the two countries,” said the Argentine Foreign Minister, acknowledging the enormous love and respect shown by the people of Bangladesh for his country and footballers.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the people of Bangladesh never forgot Argentina but continue to raise Argentine flags showing love for Argentina and their people.</div><div><br></div><div>“That’s why we humbly came here,” said the Argentine Foreign Minister, noting that this reopening of the Embassy will create a new channel to continue the relations towards a better future.</div><div><br></div><div>“It\'s a momentous and joyous moment. The reopening of the Argentine mission in Bangladesh is not just a diplomatic gesture, but it is an emotional one as well,\" said Shahriar Alam, adding that it is a reflection of the strong bond of friendship that exists between the two nations and peoples.</div><div><br></div><div>Non-resident Ambassador of Argentina to Bangladesh Hugo Gobbi and diplomats stationed in Dhaka also joined the function.</div><div><br></div><div>Argentina reopened its embassy here after 45 years.</div><div><br></div><div>The Argentine embassy in Dhaka was closed in 1978 by the military junta that ruled the Latin American country at the time.</div><div><br></div><div>Diplomatic operations, such as visas in order to travel, have since been handled by the embassy in neighbouring India.</div><div><br></div><div>Argentina says it is convenient to reopen the embassy in accordance with foreign policy guidelines based on “political, strategic and commercial” reasons.</div><div><br></div><div>Shahriar Alam said it is a moment of great significance for both the nations and congratulated the Argentine government on the reopening of their mission in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>“I look forward to working closely with the Argentine Embassy to further strengthen our ties. The reopening of the Argentine mission will deepen the relationship between our two peoples,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Shahriar said the Argentine Foreign Minister’s kind presence here signifies the importance that Argentina places on their relations.</div><div><br></div><div>“Bangladesh is keen to expand its relations with Argentina, the leading economy in South America, in all possible areas of collaboration in depth and dimension,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The State Minister said Bangladesh and Argentina share a special bond that goes beyond politics and diplomacy.</div><div><br></div><div>Millions of Bangladeshis support the Argentine national football team during the World Cup, and this has brought the people closer together.</div><div><br></div><div>“People of these two friendly nations are bonded by hearts despite the geographical distance. The reopening of the Argentine mission in Bangladesh provides a platform for us to deepen this relationship further,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The establishment of a resident mission will provide a platform for the two governments to engage in regular dialogue, exchange ideas, and explore new areas of cooperation.</div><div><br></div><div>The embassy will facilitate cultural exchange, exchange of visits of dignitaries, officials and businessmen, academic cooperation, and tourism, and it will promote trade and investment opportunities, said the State Minister.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh is now the 35th largest and among the top five fastest-growing economies in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>In the recent past, the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) projected that by 2030, Bangladesh will become the 28th and by 2036, 24th largest economy globally.</div><div><br></div><div>“While we idolised \'the greatest ever\' Diego Maradona, our new generation has another hero -Lionel Messi. What never changed is our love for the great football of Argentina. I wish the bond we have through football will be felt in other sectors as well,” said the State Minister.</div><div><br></div><div>The Argentine minister arrived in Dhaka on Monday morning to inaugurate the new Embassy and deepen trade and cultural ties.</div><div><br></div><div>Foreign Minister Momen had a bilateral meeting with his Argentine counterpart at a state guesthouse on Monday evening.</div><div><br></div><div>Momen also hosted a dinner in honour of the Argentine foreign minister after the bilateral talks.</div><div><br></div><div>Cafiero is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi.</div><div><br></div><div>“There is also the possibility of signing visa exemption agreements on diplomatic and official passports, MoUs on cooperation in agriculture and diplomatic training academies of the two countries,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Seheli Sabrin told reporters recently.</div><div><br></div><div>The two countries are working on a memorandum of understanding on football related matters as well, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Apart from the import of soybean oil and wheat from Argentina, the two sides are likely to discuss Bangladesh\'s inclusion in South America\'s powerful economic alliance Mercosur.</div><div><br></div><div>Mercosur, or the Southern Common Market, is an economic and political bloc originally comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.</div><div><br></div><div>The Argentine visiting team is likely to enjoy a friendly match between two teams comprising Bangladesh\'s junior footballers as well as meeting with football officials. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-27 16:18:53', '2023-02-27 16:18:53'),
(5471, 5471, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the authorities concerned to operate the open market sale (OMS) through cards in order to ensure discipline in the management of the food programmes.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The PM issued the directive while chairing the Cabinet meeting at her office in the city.</div><div><br></div><div>“The PM has given a directive to fulfill the gap in the OMS management. She asked to take steps to give the OMS commodities through cards and operate it through the card system so that there will be no gap in its management,” said Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain at a press briefing.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the PM also directed the administration to monitor the market of commodities and strengthen the vigilance against food hoarders.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, the Cabinet approved a proposal to issue an SRO by the Security Services Division to provide the dual citizenship facility to the Bangladeshis who obtained citizenship from 44 more countries.</div><div><br></div><div>Now the Bangladeshis having citizenship from 57 countries are enjoying this facility.&nbsp; So, the Bangladeshis having citizenship from a total of 101 countries will enjoy this facility after the issuance of this SRO.</div><div><br></div><div>Among the 44 new countries, there are 19 African countries, 12 South American ones, 12 Caribbean ones and one Oceania country.</div><div><br></div><div>The 44 countries include Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Algeria, Sudan, Morocco, Ghana, Rwanda, Burundi, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Libya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Gambia, Botswana and Mauritius, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Suriname, Uruguay, Guiana, Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, Barbados, Bahamas, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and Fiji.</div><div><br></div><div>The Cabinet also approved in principle the draft of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (Amendment) Act, 2023 with a view to bring some changes including extension of the tenure of vice chancellor, pro-vice chancellor and treasurer of the university to four years from three years.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the Cabinet cleared the draft of Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan 2022-2041 in a bid to ensure sustainable development by paying a special attention to the climate issues and problems in different other plans including the Delta Plan 2100 and the Smart Bangladesh Vision-2041.</div><div><br></div><div>Some US$ 80 billion fund will be required to implement the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan 2022-2041, said the Cabinet Secretary, adding that this plan was framed so that the country’s development would be sustainable from the climate perspective. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-27 17:04:03', '2023-02-27 17:04:03'),
(5472, 5472, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hailed his deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland as a \"decisive breakthrough\".</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many Conservative MPs, including those who supported Brexit, gave their backing to the agreement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And the DUP, whose support will be key to restoring power-sharing in Northern Ireland, said there had been \"significant progress\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the party warned that \"key issues of concern\" remain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party would now study the legal text, before reaching a decision on whether to support the deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The party has boycotted the devolved government until its concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol are resolved and some Tory MPs have said they will only support an agreement if it has the backing of the DUP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sinn Féin, which is the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, welcomed the deal, although it said it still needed to examine the details.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The party\'s vice-president, Michelle O\'Neill, repeated her call for the DUP to return to devolved government, adding: \"We always said that with pragmatism, solutions could be found.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After months of negotiation and speculation surrounding a possible deal, it was finally unveiled during a day of carefully choreographed events.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Word began to emerge from inside government at around 14:00 GMT that a deal on an issue which has vexed four prime ministers had finally been done.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM confirmed the breakthrough soon after during a joint press conference in Windsor with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was a notable warmth between the PM and Mrs von der Leyen as they outlined their agreement on Monday, with the EU chief referring to the prime minister as \"dear Rishi\" and hailing a \"new chapter\" of a \"stronger EU-UK relationship\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She went on to have tea with King Charles at Windsor Castle. The pair were pictured smiling and chatting, but there was concern from some MPs that the meeting would draw the monarch into a contentious political issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Mr Sunak travelled back to London to address the Commons, the details of the long-awaited deal were landing well with some MPs who might have been expected to cause the PM political problems.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Northern Ireland Office Minister and arch-Brexiteer Steve Baker said Mr Sunak had \"pulled a blinder\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He had been considering resigning \"as late as yesterday\", he revealed, but added that the agreement \"should be good enough for any reasonable unionists\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During a Commons debate, former Prime Minister Theresa May urged MPs to back the deal - but two other former leaders, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, did not attend.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Number 10 will be pleased by the response from the US, where outstanding issues over the arrangements in Northern Ireland have been seen as an obstacle in any potential trade talks between London and Washington.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">US President Joe Biden said the deal was \"an essential step to ensuring that the hard-earned peace and progress of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement is preserved and strengthened\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The agreement, named the Windsor Framework, changes the Northern Ireland Protocol, which was signed by Mr Johnson and came into force in 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The protocol aimed to ensure free movement of goods across the Irish land border by conducting checks between Northern Ireland and Great Britain instead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But under the treaty, Northern Ireland had to keep following some EU rules.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Sunak said the new deal \"delivers smooth-flowing trade within the whole United Kingdom, protects Northern Ireland\'s place in our union and safeguards sovereignty for the people of Northern Ireland\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the agreement:</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Goods from Britain destined for Northern Ireland will travel through a new \"green lane\", with a separate \"red lane\" for goods at risk of moving on to the EU</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Products coming into Northern Ireland through the green lane will see checks and paperwork significantly reduced, while red lane goods will still be subject to normal checks</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A \"Stormont brake\" allows the Northern Ireland Assembly to raise an objection to \"significantly different\" EU rules which would apply in Northern Ireland</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK VAT and excise rules will apply to Northern Ireland for alcoholic drinks for immediate consumption and immovable goods such as heat pumps. Previously EU VAT rules could be applied in Northern Ireland</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But there is no guarantee that it will result in the return of a power-sharing devolved government for Northern Ireland. In a statement, the DUP said \"significant progress has been secured across a number of areas\" but concerns remain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There can be no disguising the fact that in some sectors of our economy EU law remains applicable in Northern Ireland,\" it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The party said it would now study the deal and seek \"further clarification, reworking or change as required\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party, and the Alliance Party, which is neither nationalist nor unionist, welcomed the deal, although both said they had concerns about the Stormont brake clause.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the Traditional Unionist Voice Party said the agreement was \"much spin, not a lot of substance\" and meant the protocol \"effectively stays\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ulster Unionist Party said it would study the detail but would not give cover to other parties. 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, '2023-02-28 02:09:31', '2023-02-28 02:09:31'),
(5473, 5473, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">An Israeli-American has been shot and killed in the occupied West Bank as retaliatory unrest intensifies.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The man was killed in an attack on vehicles on a highway near the city of Jericho.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The shooting happened after Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the West Bank on Sunday night, with dozens of cars and houses burned.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That attack came after two settlers, from a nearby village, were shot dead by a Palestinian on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Israeli-American man killed near Jericho was taken by paramedics to a hospital in Jerusalem, but was later pronounced dead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">US Ambassador Tom Nides tweeted: \"Sadly, I can confirm that a US citizen was killed in one of the terror attacks in the West Bank tonight. I pray for his family.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Israeli Defence Forces said attackers opened fire on Israeli vehicles on three occasions, and later set their own vehicles on fire.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was an exchange of fire with police before the attackers fled, the IDF tweeted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was no immediate claim of responsibility by any Palestinian groups.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Islamist movement Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip but is less prominent in the West Bank, said the attack was a natural response to Israeli attacks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The crimes conducted by the occupation and the herds of settlers will not be met but with stabbing, shooting and car ramming,\" a spokesman said in a statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The violence came after Israeli and Palestinian officials had pledged to de-escalate tensions at a summit in Jordan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Videos posted hours after the summit ended on Sunday showed a large crowd of Israeli settlers entering the village of Hawara, about 4 miles (6km) south of Nablus, lighting fires and throwing stones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Palestinian health ministry said 37-year-old Sameh Aqtash died after being shot in the stomach during an attack by settlers in Zaatara on Sunday night.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This part of the West Bank falls under full Israeli control, and Palestinians criticised Israeli security forces for failing to protect them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he held the Israeli government fully responsible for what he called \"the terrorist acts carried out by Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israel\'s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, appealed for calm and urged settlers to allow the Israeli military and security forces to focus on finding the gunman who killed the two Israelis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I ask that when blood is boiling and the spirit is hot, don\'t take the law into your hands,\" he said in a video statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Settlers had called for a march to Hawara in order to \"seek revenge\" for the deadly attack on Hillel and Yagel Yaniv, who lived in the settlement of Har Bracha, which is 1.2 miles south of Nablus.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The brothers were driving through Hawara when a Palestinian man rammed their car and then shot them both several times.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">No Palestinian militant group has so far claimed they were behind the attack, but the gunman was reportedly wearing a shirt bearing the insignia of the Nablus-based Lions\' Den.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of the group were the targets of an Israeli raid in Nablus last Wednesday in which 11 Palestinians, including several civilians, were killed - the deadliest such operation in the West Bank since 2005.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israeli forces have been carrying out waves of search, arrest and intelligence-gathering raids in Nablus and the nearby city of Jenin, saying they are trying to stem the spate of deadly attacks against Israelis by Palestinians.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the start of this year, more than 60 Palestinians - militants and civilians - have been killed by Israeli forces. On the Israeli side, 14 people have been killed in attacks - all civilians, except for a paramilitary police officer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 600,000 Jews live in 140 settlements built since Israel\'s occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of the international community considers the settlements illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. 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, '2023-02-28 02:21:57', '2023-02-28 02:21:57');
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(5474, 5474, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab?</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it began with a lab leak, according to a person familiar with the report who wasn’t authorized to discuss it. The report has not been made public.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But others in the U.S. intelligence community disagree.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There is not a consensus right now in the U.S. government about exactly how COVID started,” John Kirby, the spokesman for the National Security Council, said Monday. “There is just not an intelligence community consensus.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DOE’s conclusion was first reported over the weekend in the Wall Street Journal, which said the classified report was based on new intelligence and noted in an update to a 2021 document. The DOE oversees a national network of labs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">White House officials on Monday declined to confirm press reports about the assessment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2021, officials released an intelligence report summary that said four members of the U.S. intelligence community believed with low confidence that the virus was first transmitted from an animal to a human, and a fifth believed with moderate confidence that the first human infection was linked to a lab.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While some scientists are open to the lab-leak theory, others continue to believe the virus came from animals, mutated, and jumped into people — as has happened in the past with viruses. Experts say the true origin of the pandemic may not be known for many years — if ever.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the report. All 18 offices of the U.S. intelligence community had access to the information the DOE used in reaching its assessment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alina Chan, a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, said she isn’t sure what new intelligence the agencies had, but “it’s reasonable to infer” it relates to activities at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. She said a 2018 research proposal co-authored by scientists there and their U.S. collaborators “essentially described a blueprint for COVID-like viruses.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Less than two years later, such a virus was causing an outbreak in the city,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Wuhan institute had been studying coronaviruses for years, in part because of widespread concerns — tracing back to SARS — that coronaviruses could be the source of the next pandemic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">No intelligence agency has said they believe the coronavirus that caused COVID-19 was released intentionally. The unclassified 2021 summary was clear on this point, saying: “We judge the virus was not developed as a biological weapon.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Lab accidents happen at a surprising frequency. A lot of people don’t really hear about lab accidents because they’re not talked about publicly,” said Chan, who co-authored a book about the search for COVID-19 origins. Such accidents “underscore a need to make work with highly dangerous pathogens more transparent and more accountable.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year, the World Health Organization recommended a deeper probe into a possible lab accident. Chan said she hopes the latest report sparks more investigation in the United States.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China has called the suggestion that COVID-19 came from a Chinese laboratory “ baseless.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many scientists believe the animal-to-human theory of the coronavirus remains much more plausible. They theorize it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a 2021 research paper in the journal Cell, scientists said the COVID-19 virus is the ninth documented coronavirus to infect humans — and all the previous ones originated in animals.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two studies, published last year by the journal Science, bolstered the animal origin theory. That research found that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan was likely the early epicenter. Scientists concluded that the virus likely spilled from animals into people two separate times.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The scientific literature contains essentially nothing but original research articles that support a natural origin of this virus pandemic,” said Michael Worobey, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Arizona who has extensively studied COVID-19′s origins.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the fact that others in the intelligence community looked at the same information as the DOE and “it apparently didn’t move the needle speaks volumes.” He said he takes such intelligence assessments with a grain of salt because he doesn’t think the people making them “have the scientific expertise ... to really understand the most important evidence that they need to understand.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. should be more transparent and release the new intelligence that apparently swayed the DOE, Worobey said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DOE conclusion comes to light as House Republicans have been using their new majority power to investigate all aspects of the pandemic, including the origin, as well as what they contend were officials’ efforts to conceal the fact that it leaked from a lab in Wuhan. Earlier this month, Republicans sent letters to Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Intelligence Director Avril Haines, Health Secretary Xavier Beccera and others as part of their investigative efforts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The now retired Fauci, who served as the country’s top infectious disease expert under both Republican and Democratic presidents, has called the GOP criticism nonsense.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has asked the Biden administration to provide Congress with “a full and thorough” briefing on the report and the evidence behind it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kirby, the National Security Council spokesman, emphasized that President Joe Biden believes it’s important to know what happened “so we can better prevent future pandemics” but that such research “must be done in a safe and secure manner and as transparent as possible to the rest of the world.” AP/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, '2023-02-28 02:33:16', '2023-02-28 02:33:16'),
(5475, 5475, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The situation in the city of Bakhmut, on the eastern frontline, is becoming \"more and more difficult\", Ukraine\'s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian forces have been trying to take the city for over six months.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The enemy is constantly destroying everything that can be used to protect our positions\", Mr Zelensky stated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ukrainian leader\'s remarks came as US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned China against arming Russia during a visit to Kyiv on Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the fiercest fighting to take place since Russia invaded Ukraine just over a year ago has taken place in Bakhmut, in Ukraine\'s Donetsk region, part of which is under the control of Russia and its separatist allies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently efforts by Russian forces to capture the industrial city have intensified, with its troops gaining ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The separatist leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People\'s Republic, Denis Pushilin, said \"practically all roads\" into the city were \"under [Russian] fire control\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking about the situation in his nightly address, President Zelensky said managing to gain a foothold in Bakhmut and ensuring its defence were being heavily compromised by Russia\'s renewed onslaught.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was \"grateful to each and every person who is heroically holding\" the area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Zelensky also called once again for modern combat aircraft to be sent so that \"the entire territory of our country\" can be defended from \"Russian terror\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On her surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday, Janet Yellen announced the latest transfer of $1.25bn (£1bn) in economic and budget aid to Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Yellen reiterated US President Joe Biden\'s message - made during his own visit to Kyiv last week - that Washington would stand with Ukraine for as long as it took to win the war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to CNN, Ms Yellen added that while Russia\'s economy had not yet buckled under the vast sanctions imposed on Russia by Western powers, she expected it to grow weaker over time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also stated that Russia\'s ability to replenish military equipment destroyed in attacks on Ukraine was being \"gradually jeopardized\", adding that any move from China to supply such weaponry to Russia would lead to \"severe\" consequences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have been extremely clear that we will not tolerate systematic violations by any country of the sanctions that we have put in place that are intended to deprive Russia of access to military equipment to wage this war,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"And we have been very clear with the Chinese government and have made clear to Chinese firms and financial institutions that the consequences of violating those sanctions would be very severe.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China was considering supplying weapons and ammunition to Russia. Beijing strongly denied the claim.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A meeting between China\'s top diplomat, Wang Yi, and Russia\'s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last week looked to many to be an indication of China\'s close ties with Russia. 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, '2023-02-28 02:44:54', '2023-02-28 02:44:54'),
(5476, 5476, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Canada announced Monday it is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it might be a first step to further action or that it might be it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I suspect that as government takes the significant step of telling all federal employees that they can no longer use TikTok on their work phones many Canadians from business to private individuals will reflect on the security of their own data and perhaps make choices,” Trudeau said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I’m always a fan of giving Canadians the information for them to make the right decisions for them,” he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The European Union’s executive branch said last week it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EU’s action follows similar moves in the U.S., where more than half of the states and Congress have banned TikTok from official government devices.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week, Canada’s federal privacy watchdog and its provincial counterparts in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec announced an investigation to delve into whether the app complies with Canadian privacy legislation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">TikTok is wildly popular with young people, but its Chinese ownership has raised fears that Beijing could use it to collect data on Western users or push pro-China narratives and misinformation. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">TikTok faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and America over security and data privacy amid worries that the app could be used to promote pro-Beijing views or sweep up users’ information. It comes as China and the West are locked in a wider tug of war over technology ranging from spy balloons to computer chips.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canadian Treasury Board President Mona Fortier said the federal government will also block the app from being downloaded on official devices in the future.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fortier said in statement the Chief Information Officer of Canada determined that it “presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The app will be removed from Canadian government issued phones on Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“On a mobile device, TikTok’s data collection methods provide considerable access to the contents of the phone,” Fortier said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“While the risks of using this application are clear, we have no evidence at this point that government information has been compromised.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recent media reports have also raised concerns about potential Chinese interference in recent Canadian elections, prompting opposition parties to call for a public inquiry into alleged foreign election interference.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It’s curious that the Government of Canada has moved to block TikTok on government-issued devices—without citing any specific security concern or contacting us with questions—only after similar bans were introduced in the EU and the US,” a TikTok spokesperson said in a email.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company is always available to discuss the privacy and security of Canadians, the statement said. “Singling out TikTok in this way does nothing to achieve that shared goal,” the email said. “All it does is prevent officials from reaching the public on a platform loved by millions of Canadians.” 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, '2023-02-28 03:28:19', '2023-02-28 03:28:19'),
(5477, 5477, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Finland, which has one of Europe\'s longest borders with Russia, on Tuesday kicks off a parliamentary debate aimed at accelerating the country\'s bid to join NATO, increasing the likelihood it will leave neighbour and military partner Sweden behind.</b></span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Spooked by Moscow\'s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden dropped their decades-long policies of military non-alignment and applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in May last year.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">But facing fewer diplomatic hurdles than Stockholm, Helsinki appears set to move forward even before Finland\'s April general elections, as public opinion also supports membership in the transatlantic military alliance.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The two countries have the support of all but two of NATO\'s 30 members, the holdouts being Hungary and particularly Turkey.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Many Finnish MPs have pushed for legislation affirming that Finland accepts the terms of the NATO treaty to be passed before the elections on April 2.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Finland will debate the bill on Tuesday, coinciding with a visit from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg -- who will meet with Prime Minister Sanna Marin and President Sauli Niinisto.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">A vote is expected by Wednesday, and having the bill passed means that Finland can act swiftly even if the ratifications come in before a new government has been formed.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">- Complications? -</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The legislation is expected to pass without much opposition, as the initial membership bid in May was supported by 188 of the 200 members in parliament.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Helsinki has so far stressed its preference to join the alliance together with Sweden, but some have interpreted the bill as signalling that Finland is ready to move forward alone.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Turkey has meanwhile blocked the bids, accusing Sweden in particular of providing a safe haven for what it considers \"terrorists\", especially members of the Kurdistan Workers\' Party (PKK).</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">In contrast, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Turkey looked favourably on Finland\'s bid.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We may separate Sweden and Finland\'s membership process,\" he said.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">While Sweden sympathises with Finland\'s position, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said Finland\'s joining alone could \"complicate\" the close military cooperation between the Nordic countries as Sweden is left alone outside of NATO protection.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">- \'Not beyond the elections\' -</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">While passing the bill does not mean that Finland will automatically join NATO after ratification by Turkey and Hungary, it puts in place a deadline for how long it can wait for its neighbour.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The government\'s chancellor of justice, Tuomas Poysti, said that after the bill is approved by the parliament, the president can wait a maximum of three months to sign it.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">After the president has signed the law, there is still some time to wait for Sweden, \"a few weeks at most\", before depositing the instruments of accession to Washington.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">President Niinisto told reporters on Wednesday that he intended to sign the law \"as soon as it is approved by Parliament\", but \"if there are practical reasons, I can wait\".</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"But not beyond the elections,\" he added.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Some MPs specifically in the Left Alliance party -- which has been vocal in its NATO opposition in the past -- believe Finland should have passed that law only after the ratifications to ensure coordinated accession with Sweden.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">But a majority of Finns want to go ahead and join NATO even if Sweden\'s membership is delayed, a poll suggested earlier in February.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Cavusoglu also announced Monday that negotiations between the three countries would resume on March 9, after talks with Sweden were dropped over a row about protests held in Stockholm, including a burning of the Koran in front of Turkey\'s embassy.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Hungary has signalled a vote on the Nordic countries\' applications is likely to happen in March. AFP</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 03:40:07', '2023-02-28 03:40:07'),
(5478, 5478, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka ranked second in the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality as it registered an air quality index (AQI) score of 194 at 9:05am today, which puts the capital in the \"unhealthy\" category.</b><br></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 \"hazardous\", posing serious health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Myanmar\'s Yangon and India\'s Delhi occupied the first and third places with AQIs of 196 and 191 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;\">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. 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, '2023-02-28 03:52:41', '2023-02-28 03:52:41'),
(5479, 5479, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best women’s player was Spain’s Alexia Putellas for a second straight year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé’s France last year in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote against Mbappé and Karim Benzema and secured the FIFA prize for the seventh time in 14 years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He won the World Cup at his record-equaling fifth attempt.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It was a crazy year for me,” Messi said. “I could fulfil my (World Cup) dream after fighting for it for so long. And in the end it happened, and it was the most beautiful thing of my career. It’s the dream of every player, but very few can achieve it, so I’m thankful to God for being able to do it.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The three players made the final shortlist in voting by a global panel of national team captains and coaches, selected journalists in each of FIFA’s 211 member countries, plus fans online.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 35-year-old Messi also beat Mbappé — who was seeking his first best player award from FIFA — to the Golden Ball trophy awarded by FIFA for the World Cup’s best player. Mbappé earned the Golden Boot as top scorer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the FIFA Awards vote, Messi had 52 points, Mbappé 44, and Benzema 34.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mbappé, 11 years younger than Messi at 24 and considered Messi’s heir apparent on the world stage, made the three-man shortlist for the first time. He was fourth in voting for the 2018 award, the year he led France to the World Cup title.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Madrid star Benzema won the more prestigious Ballon d’Or in October ahead of the World Cup. The France forward missed the tournament because of injury. Messi was not on the long list of Ballon d’Or candidates announced in August.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA award the last two years, and Cristiano Ronaldo was left off the 14-player shortlist for the award this year for the first time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi broke a record he shared with Ronaldo by making the men’s world best XI for the 16th time. The team included Belgium’s Thibaut Courtois, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Portugal’s João Cancelo, Dutchman Virgil van Dijk, Belgium’s Kevin de Bruyne, Croatia’s Luka Modric, Brazil’s Casemiro, Norway’s Erling Haaland and France’s Mbappé and Benzema.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier Monday, French prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into a rape accusation against Hakimi, a defender at Paris Saint-Germain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi voted for former Barcelona teammate Neymar as his choice for best player. Only Brazil captain Thiago Silva also voted on Neymar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia’s coach and captain were not banned from voting in the award.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putellas won her award from Alex Morgan of the United States and Beth Mead, who led England to the European Championship title in 2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona playmaker Putellas made the top three again despite being injured days before the Euro and missing the tournament. She scored 34 goals across all competitions last season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mead was the joint top scorer at the Euro, and was named the tournament’s best player. She sustained a serious knee injury in November while playing for Arsenal and could miss the Women’s World Cup in July in Australia and New Zealand.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Morgan, who was second in the 2019 vote to teammate Megan Rapinoe, was player of the tournament when the U.S. won the CONCACAF W Championship last year. She was also the joint top scorer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was voted FIFA men’s coach of the year after leading his team to the World Cup title in December.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The women’s coach award went to Sarina Wiegman, who led the England to the title at the Women’s European Championship.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scaloni took over Argentina at the end of 2018 on an interim basis, and was widely criticized for lacking experience as he had never coached a professional team. Earlier Monday, his contract as the national team coach was extended to the end of the 2026 World Cup.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other coaches on the shortlist were Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The women’s goalkeeper award was given to Euro winner Mary Earps of England, and the best men’s goalkeeper was Argentina’s World Cup winner Emiliano Martínez.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event in Paris was marked by tributes to Pelé, who died late last year at age 82 following a battle with colon cancer. Pelé’s wife, Marcia Aoki, received a trophy honoring the soccer great from the hands of former Brazil striker Ronaldo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I have three words to say to God, who gave us Edson; to Edson, who gave us Pelé; and to the world, who received them so well: Grateful, grateful and grateful,” she said. 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, '2023-02-28 04:20:33', '2023-02-28 04:20:33'),
(5480, 5480, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday warned that the situation around the frontline hotspot of Bakhmut was getting increasingly difficult.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The situation is getting more and more complicated,\" Zelensky said in his evening address.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The enemy is constantly destroying everything that can be used to protect our positions,\" he said, calling Ukrainian soldiers fighting for Bakhmut \"real heroes.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fierce fighting for the industrial city of Bakhmut in the eastern region of Donetsk has been the longest-running battle of Russia\'s year-long invasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zelensky has said Ukrainians will fight for Bakhmut for as long as they can.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taking Bakhmut would be a major win for Moscow but analysts say its capture would be mainly symbolic as the salt-mining town holds little strategic value.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking in remarks broadcast on Russian television on Monday, Denis Pushilin, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People\'s Republic, said that all roads leading into Bakhmut were \"under fire control\" of the pro-Moscow forces. 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, '2023-02-28 05:21:31', '2023-02-28 05:21:31'),
(5481, 5481, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh has the capacity to patrol land and maritime borders and has improved cargo and passenger airport screening with updated equipment, procedures, and increased staff, a latest report released today by the US says.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Airline security is not as strong, Bangladesh has initiated e-passports for all and shares information with INTERPOL, but has no dedicated terrorist watchlist, according to the report.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A US “Alert List” project is under government consideration.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh does not systematically use API/PNR passenger information to screen travelers before flights arrive, the report claimed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2019, the ATT sentenced to death seven terrorists for their roles in the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Department of State issued the 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT), which provide a detailed look at the counterterrorism environment in that year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each year, the CRT provides insight on important issues in the fight against terrorism and helps the United States make informed decisions about policies, programs, and resource allocations to build counterterrorism capacity and resilience around the globe. 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, '2023-02-28 05:37:09', '2023-02-28 05:37:09'),
(5482, 5482, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">World Cup winner Lionel Scaloni will remain as coach of Argentina to the end of the 2026 World Cup.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Argentine Football Association and Scaloni confirmed the deal on Monday. They didn’t elaborate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 44-year-old Scaloni and AFA president Claudio Tapia met in Paris before the FIFA awards late Monday, when Scaloni was named men’s world coach of the year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“When trust is high, communication is clear and effective,” Tapia said on Twitter in a post with himself and Scaloni smiling and drinking tea in the French capital. “We continue to trust our project of national teams to Lionel Scaloni, the World Cup winning coach.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scaloni’s contract expired after Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar on Dec. 18. Long negotiations followed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scaloni took over at the end of 2018 as a temporary measure, and received waves of criticism for his lack of experience. He had never coached a professional team. One year later, the job was his permanently.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He guided Argentina to the 2021 Copa America title, the team’s first in 28 years. Captain Lionel Messi and other key players repeatedly said they wanted Scaloni to remain on the job for the 2026 World Cup.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the awards in Paris, Scaloni said, “The most beautiful thing is making your country happy, your people happy.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina’s first match since Qatar — and another celebration of the world champion — will be a March 23 friendly against Panama at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. 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, '2023-02-28 06:05:58', '2023-02-28 06:05:58'),
(5483, 5483, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ukraine\'s head of military intelligence has brushed aside claims that China is considering furnishing arms to Russia, telling US media that he saw no \"signs that such things are even being discussed\".</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senior US officials have said as recently as Sunday that they were \"confident\" China was considering providing lethal equipment to Moscow, with a diplomatic pressure campaign underway to discourage it from doing so.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But when asked about the possibility in a lengthy interview with Voice of America published on Monday, Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said: \"I do not share this opinion.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As of now, I do not think that China will agree to the transfer of weapons to Russia,\" he said. \"I do not see any signs that such things are even being discussed.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken aired Washington\'s concerns about potential arms shipments in a tense meeting with his Chinese counterpart, and the director of the CIA said in an interview on Sunday that he believed Beijing was still weighing the possibility.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, media reports in multiple American outlets have cited unidentified US officials as saying China was deciding whether to provide drones and certain munitions to Russia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked specifically about the US assessment, Budanov said: \"I am the head of intelligence and I rely, with all due respect, not on the opinions of individual people, but only on facts. I do not see such facts.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As to where Russia could still procure arms, Budanov said that apart from unconfirmed reports of shipments from North Korea, \"almost the only country that actually transfers more or less serious weapons is Iran\". 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, '2023-02-28 06:21:37', '2023-02-28 06:21:37'),
(5484, 5484, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that all roads in the haor region will be elevated for unobstructed water flow, aquaculture and maintaining smooth waterways.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I have already given directives that in every haor, beel and wetland area each and every road will be elevated,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said this while speaking at a programme on the occasion of inaugurating Bir Muktijoddha Abdul Hamid Cantonment at Mithamoin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that all roads will be elevated so that the water flow during the rainy season will not be hindered, movement of fish and boats will not be obstructed, and the local communication system will not be hampered.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“… That way the communication system from the cantonment to Sylhet and Dhaka will be eased,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said that she thinks the cantonment in Mithamoin will play a pivotal role in maintaining overall security in the haor area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Besides, our defence system in the north-eastern region will be strengthened,” she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that people of the haor areas always struggle during natural disasters for survival. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM said that valiant Freedom fighter President Abdul Hamid has been elected repeatedly from the area since 1970, and served the masses.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Remaining by the people of this remote area and being the constant companion during their good and bad times, he worked tirelessly to change their fate,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She mentioned that when he became the president, he wished to establish a cantonment in the area which would contribute to overall development of the region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“As per his wish, we have set up this cantonment,” the PM said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that the president has always played his role – whatever the post, deputy leader, deputy speaker, speaker and the president – with utmost sincerity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“He has finished two tenures as the president. We have decided to name the cantonment after him,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said that the president has had a major role in the country’s independence and in rebuilding the country after the Liberation War. “He is a devoted soul and leads an honest life to serve people of the country. We are very happy to name this cantonment after him.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said that although Bangladesh believes in the global peace, unfortunately, the country’s advancement has been barred due to the coronavirus pandemic and worldwide recession following the Russia-Ukraine war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The world is suffering from economic recession due to that. The prices of essentials and transportation costs have gone up significantly. Price of each and every item is out of reach,” she observed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this connection he said that developed countries are also suffering the impact.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that to avoid any unwanted situation in Bangladesh, she has urged all not to leave even a single inch of land uncultivated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM said that the government will move the economy forward so that the wave of recession does not severely impact the country. “We have to move with cautiousness, we have to maintain austerity and save our resources.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said that the Awami League government has restructured the army as they have established 17 infantry divisions in Sylhet, 10 infantry divisions in Ramu and 7 infantry divisions in Barishal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that the government in the last four years has established 3 brigades and 58 small and large units under various formations. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, she said, they have established 27 small and big units as ad hoc and reorganised 9 organisations. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year, she said, they established Sheikh Russel Cantonment in Mawa-Jazira. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“At present, two new cantonments are in progress at Rajbari and Trishal,” she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said that they are working hard to modernise the army. So far, the army has procured state-of-the-art aircraft, helicopters, Tiger MLRS, Shorad Missiles, 4th generation tanks, APCs, missiles and other war equipment, she mentioned.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, advanced IT equipment and modern vehicles have been purchased, she said.  </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About the CMHs, the premier said that the hospitals have been equipped with modern medical equipment. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said they have organised advanced training and accommodation, and constructed mess and SM barrack for army personnel of all ranks. “We have also increased other facilities including salary and ration.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Considering the Bengali diet, she said, “We have arranged two meals of rice and fish-meat instead of bread.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also raised the flag, released balloons, inspected a parade and received salute. She planted a sapling there and signed the visitor’s book. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">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, '2023-02-28 07:32:41', '2023-02-28 09:02:14');
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(5485, 5485, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Manoj Bajpayee has said that it was Shah Rukh Khan, who first took him to a discotheque for the first time, adding that he was perhaps the poorest man there.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manoj hails from a village in Bihar and rose to fame with Ram Gopal Varma\'s Satya in 1998. Prior to the success, he spent a long time in Delhi for his college and then theatre.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reminded about the time SRK took him to a disco, Manoj told Currly Tales, \"That was a long time ago. A night club called Ghungroo was in Delhi aur maine chappal pehni thi uss samay. Kisi tarah mere liye jooton ka intezam kiya gaya (I wore slippers at the time and shoes were somehow arranged for me).\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added, “Then I went inside. That was the first time I saw that life. Got to know what a night club is. These people were dancing but I was in a corner, sipping on my wine.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is not the first time that Manoj has talked about his first visit to a discotheque. Last year, he had told Galatta Plus, “Yes, Shah Rukh Khan and Benny and Rama, these were the people who took me. That was the first time I experienced a discotheque.” He also described the place as ”dark and dingy\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manoj was recently seen in the films Silence... Can You Hear It? and Dial 100. He also featured as the main character in Raj &amp; DK\'s popular web show The Family Man. Two seasons of the show have premiered on Prime Video and fans await a third season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manoj is now all set for the release of his next, Gulmohar directed by Rahul V Chittella. Gulmohar also stars Sharmila Tagore, Suraj Sharma, Amol Palekar, Kaveri Seth and Simran. It will release on Disney+ Hotstar on March 3.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The film is about a multi-generation family – the Batras – who are sent on a dizzy ride as they deal with insecurities when they are to move out of their 34-year-old family home. The film is produced by Star Studios in association with Chalkboard Entertainment and Autonomous Works. 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, '2023-02-28 07:50:50', '2023-02-28 07:50:50'),
(5486, 5486, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The authorities at Chattogram University on Tuesday asked former and expelled students to leave the dormitories by March 15.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The decision was taken in an emergency meeting of the University\'s Board of Residence, Health and Discipline, said a notice issued by the university administration on Monday night.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The authorities also decided to conduct regular operations on the campus area to stop selling and consumption of drugs, said the notice.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Legal action will be taken if anyone, who is not a student or has no connection to the institution,is found on the campus after March 15, added the notice. 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, '2023-02-28 08:07:57', '2023-02-28 08:07:57'),
(5487, 5487, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The month of independence will begin tomorrow giving a heartbreaking reminder to the genocide that the Pakistani occupation forces carried out in the country from March to mid-December in 1971.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The month of March is very significant in the country\'s history as Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the country’s independence in the early hours of March 26 in 1971.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The month also made the nation proud for the historic 7th March speech of Bangabandhu, which has been recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as part of the world\'s documentary heritage.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five decades ago, the nation engaged in the war of independence in this month of March under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and earned a sovereign Bangladesh on December 16, 1971 after fighting against the Pakistani occupation forces for around nine months.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">March is depicted in the country\'s history as a month of grief as well as inspiration and dedication for the freedom of the country and the people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The struggle for independence started escalating from the beginning of March in 1971 when the then Pakistani dictator postponed the scheduled March 3 session of the National Assembly as part of their conspiracy against the peaceful and legitimate movement of Bangalee.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Amid deteriorating political situation and increasing demand for freedom of the country from Pakistan\'s misrule, the first version of Bangladesh\'s national flag was hoisted on Dhaka University campus premises for the first time on March 2 by the Dhaka University Central Students\' Union (DUCSU).</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The movement against the conspiracy of Pakistani rulers took a dramatic turn on March 7, which eventually became a red-letter day in the history of the long arduous freedom struggle of Bangalee.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 7 in 1971, Bangabandhu - the architect of independent Bangladesh - delivered his epoch-making speech of independence at the Race Course Maidan, now Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We had spilled bloods...we are ready to shed more bloods, the people of the country shall be freed, Insha Allah,\" Bangabandhu in unequivocal term said in his 18-minute extempore speech before a million freedom-loving people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He went on saying \"The struggle this time is for our emancipation, the struggle this time is for our independence\".&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangabandhu also made a fervent call to the roaring people from all walks of life to take preparations for armed struggle against the tyranny, exploitation, subjugation and deprivation by Pakistani military junta with whatever they possessed and transforming every house into a fortress.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangabandhu\'s tantalizing speech literally had a mesmerizing and sparkling effect on the entire population of this soil and they became united under his capable and farsighted leadership to bravely fight for liberating the motherland from the clutches of the Pakistani forces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the people from all walks of life became united for establishing their democratic rights, Pakistani occupation forces carried out the defamed \'Operation Searchlight\' on sleeping Bangalee on the night of March 25.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As soon as the Pakistani occupation forces started genocide Bangabandhu declared independence of the motherland instructing the people to put up strong resistance and fight against them till the liberation is achieved.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the instruction of Bangabandhu, the brave nation had fought successfully the nine-month war and liberated Bangladesh on December 16 in 1971. 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(5488, 5488, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Argentina’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Santiago Andrés Cafiero today hoped that the economic, trade and business collaboration between his country and Bangladesh will get a boost following the reopening of the Argentine embassy in Dhaka.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He expressed the optimism while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence Ganabhaban this morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PM’s speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam briefed reporters after the meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Argentina is happy to reopen its embassy in Dhaka,” the visiting foreign minister was quoted as saying while extending thanks to Sheikh Hasina for giving the opportunity to reopen the mission in such a short time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He hoped that economic, trade and business collaboration between the two countries will be enhanced, as well as friendship will be strengthened further with reopening the embassy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There is enough scope to enhance cooperation between our two countries,” Cafiero was quoted as saying.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina first opened its embassy in Dhaka in 1974 but it was closed in 1978 by the military junta that ruled the South American country at the time. The Argentina embassy was reopened in Dhaka’s Banani area yesterday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh is very keen to enhance relations with Argentina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There is huge scope to enhance trade and tourism between Bangladesh and Argentina,” she was quoted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina can import garments and pharmaceutical items, jute and related products, and leather goods from Bangladesh, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh mainly imports edible oil, particularly soybean oil, animal and vegetable fats, seeds, fruits, grains, dairy products, eggs and natural honey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We can also collaborate in the fields of sports, education and culture,” she said, seeking cooperation from Argentina for the development of Bangladesh football.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said the whole world is going through turmoil caused by the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war, economic sanctions and counter-sanctions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not only Bangladesh, but many developed countries are being impacted as prices of food items and inflation have gone up significantly around the world, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this context, she said that public suffering can be eased through enhancing cooperation and relations among friendly countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM said Bangladesh has put emphasis on raising food production and setting up 100 special economic zones to generate employment, developing infrastructures and connectivity with neighbouring countries. Now Bangladesh is a marketing hub in South Asia, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The visiting Argentine minister said the people of his country are also bearing the brunt of high inflation induced by the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about climate change, he said relations among the member states of the global south forum can be strengthened to fight the impact.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership in fighting climate change.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appreciating the development of Bangladesh, he said, “We are highly impressed with the socio-economic development of Bangladesh.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Noting that this is his first visit here, the Argentine foreign minister said he did not imagine that Bangladesh would be so beautiful.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PMO Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin, Secretary (West) at the Foreign Ministry Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury and non-resident Ambassador of Argentina to Bangladesh Hugo Gobbi were present.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, Argentine Foreign Minister Cafiero arrived in Dhaka to inaugurate his country’s new embassy here and deepen trade and cultural relations. Diplomatic operations, such as visas in order to travel, were handled by the Argentine embassy in India until now. 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, '2023-02-28 09:01:16', '2023-02-28 09:01:16'),
(5489, 5489, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has congratulated President-elect of Bangladesh Mohammad Shahabuddin.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In a congratulatory message to Mohammad Shahabuddin recently, the Russian President said, \"Please accept my sincere congratulations on your election as the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.\"</div><div><br></div><div>President Putin said the two countries have been maintaining traditionally friendly relations.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\"I hope that your work during the presidential tenure will promote further development of constructive cooperation between Russia and Bangladesh in various fields,\" said the Russian President.</div><div><br></div><div>He wished President-elect Shahabuddin success, sound health and well-being.</div><div><br></div><div>The Russian Embassy in Dhaka shared the message with media on Tuesday. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 11:05:47', '2023-02-28 11:05:47'),
(5490, 5490, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has observed that Bangladesh\'s economy has been showing some signs of improvement.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In a report titled \'Review of Economic Situation in Bangladesh October - December 2022 (Q2 of FY23)\', MCCI today mentioned that Bangladesh\'s robust economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been interrupted by the war in Russia-Ukraine, resultant supply-chain disruptions, global oil-and food-price spikes, slowdown in external demand, weak remittance inflow, rise in inflation, negative current account balance, depreciation of the Taka and a decline in foreign exchange reserves.</div><div><br></div><div>To overcome the pressure, the government took quick and decisive measures to address the economic fallout. The government also needs to take more actions to stable foreign exchange reserve, manage inflation, enhance revenue earnings, ensure proper electricity and gas supply for economic activities, and extend social safety net programs.</div><div><br></div><div>However, in the quarter under review (Q2 of FY23), the economy has been showing some signs of improvement. Export earnings have facilitated economic recovery. The export-oriented garment, leather, plastic, jute and domestic market-oriented steel, food-processing and transport sectors are running in full scale. The import payments and inward remittances, however, decreased, which has multiplier effects on other economic sectors.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Foreign currency reserve is still somewhat in a satisfactory position but into a weaker trajectory. The overall inflation in August rose to 9.52 per cent, then gradually decreasing, reached 8.71 per cent in December 2022. The exchange rate has long been remained stable but depreciated notably in December 2022 in terms of US dollar. According to BSS reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 11:20:14', '2023-02-28 11:20:14'),
(5491, 5491, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina reiterated her appeal to the countrymen to vote for her party\'s election symbol \"Boat\" to continue the current government\'s endeavors to ensure the country\'s overall development.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"The next national election will be held in December next or January, 2024. I urge you to again vote for the \"Boat\" and bring Awami League to power and thus give another scope to serve you,\" she said while addressing as the chief guest a grand rally held at the Helipad Ground here.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister asked all to raise their hand in favour of \"Boat\" and thus for the development as the AL government has made a massive change by making Bangladesh a model of development on the world stage in the last 14 years.</div><div><br></div><div>In reply, the people who thronged in thousands at the venue to see and hear Sheikh Hasina, waved their hands in support of the \"Boat\".  </div><div><br></div><div>\"Bangladesh has turned around in the last 14 years and has achieved dignity by transforming into a developing nation. Bangladesh has appeared as the role model for the development. Bangladesh is advancing and will march ahead,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister said whenever had the BNP-Jamaat clique assumed power, they brought untold sufferings for the countrymen and on the contrary, whenever Awami League was voted to power, the fate of the people changed, reports BSS.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, Mentioning that BNP was formed illegally by a military dictator who grabbed power violating the county\'s constitution, she said, \"They (BNP) can give nothing to the people rather can torture and loot them.\"</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 11:44:29', '2023-02-28 15:33:15'),
(5492, 5492, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A total of 82,383 students have got scholarships across the country in the Primary Scholarship Examination held in 2022.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain announced the results on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Among the students, 33,000 got scholarships under talent pool while 49,383 under general grade.</div><div><br></div><div>Talent pool scholarships recipients will get Tk 300 per month while recipients under general grade will get Tk 225.</div><div><br></div><div>Recipients of both grades will get Tk 225 for buying books.</div><div><br></div><div>The result aspirants will be able to see the results on the websites-www.dpe.gov.bd and www.mopme.gov.bd.</div><div><br></div><div>Apart from this, the results will be available at the offices of divisional deputy director, district primary education officer and upazila or thana education officer. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 13:04:13', '2023-02-28 13:04:13'),
(5493, 5493, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The government has raised the power price once again by 5 percent at the retail level, according to media reports.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Power Division of the Ministry of Power Energy and Mineral Resources issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 14:47:39', '2023-02-28 14:47:39'),
(5494, 5494, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dancing South Korean diplomats have won the hearts of millions of Indians with their viral video performance of Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu,” reinforcing Seoul’s soft power diplomacy and even earning a nod of approval from India’s leader.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In a video clip posted to Twitter on Sunday, staff from South Korea’s embassy in India’s capital New Delhi – many wearing traditional clothing from both countries – dance to the popular song from Telugu-language movie “RRR.”</div><div><br></div><div>The 53-second clip, which features South Korean Ambassador Chang Jae-bok, has gone viral on social media, garnering more than 4 million views on Twitter as of Tuesday – and much praise in India.</div><div><br></div><div>“Lively and adorable team effort,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter on Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>“Love you for this!” author Kulpreet Yadav wrote, while another fan of the clip, Bhargav Mitra, called it “an excellent initiative.”</div><div><br></div><div>“A fitting tribute to bilateral relations. How well can a song &amp; dance sequence unite,” he wrote on Twitter.</div><div><br></div><div>India’s positive response to the video reflects the growing popularity of South Korean culture in the country, where millions have embraced K-pop and K-dramas in recent years.</div><div><br></div><div>Indians are also making inroads in South Korea’s entertainment industry. Singer Shreya Lenka became India’s first homegrown K-pop star when she joined girl group Blackswan last year, while Indian actor Anupam Tripathy starred in award-winning South Korean Netflix show, “Squid Game.”</div><div><br></div><div>“Naatu Naatu,” which translates to “dance dance,” is composed by M.M. Keeravani, with lyrics from Chandrabose.</div><div><br></div><div>Praised for its buoyant choreography and catchy tune, “Naatu Naatu” won India’s first ever Golden Globe in the best original song category last month and is favorite to win best original song at the 95th Academy Awards on March 12.</div><div><br></div><div>The original song features Telugu superstars Ram Charan and N. T. Rama Rao Jr., known as Jr NTR, who dance in perfect synchronization to the lyrics. The video has more than 122 million views on YouTube.</div><div><br></div><div>The Indian film industry produces tens of thousands of movies every year in multiple languages, and “RRR,” which stands for Rise Roar Revolt, is the country’s fourth-highest grossing picture, according to IMDb, earning nearly $155 million worldwide.</div><div><br></div><div>It is set during India’s struggle for independence from British colonial rule and became Netflix’s most watched non-English movie last June. - CNN</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 14:54:59', '2023-02-28 14:54:59'),
(5495, 5495, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A student who didn’t appear in the Primary Scholarship Examination held in 2022 got scholarship under the general grade in Kurigram.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sajeeb Ali is a student of Char Gorok Mondol Govt Primary School in Phulbari upazila.</div><div><br></div><div>Upazila education office sources said the student filled form for appearing the exam but was absent.</div><div><br></div><div>His name was found on the list general scholarship recipients’ list after the results were published on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>This year, 44 and 37 students received scholarships under the talent pool and general grade respectively in the upazila.</div><div><br></div><div>The student, along with two others, did not sit for the examination, said Shafiqul Alam, the acting headmaster of Char Gorok Mondol Govt Primary School.</div><div><br></div><div>Ashrafuzzaman,&nbsp; assistant upazila education officer, said he’s aware of the matter.</div><div><br></div><div>“The headmaster of his school confirmed that he didn’t appear in the test. We will investigate how this happened,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Shahidul Islam, district primary education officer, said they will investigate the matter if his name is not found in the list sent by the upazila office. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 15:20:22', '2023-02-28 15:20:22'),
(5496, 5496, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and England is set to begin on Wednesday in Mirpur. Ahead of the first match, Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha expressed confidence in the team\'s ability to perform well despite the fast bowling threat posed by the visitors.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh enters this series with the happy memory of beating India at home in December 2020. Hathurusingha said the teams for the first two ODIs would be similar to the one that beat India.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh coach believes that the pace attack of the English side will be the biggest challenge for the hosts.</div><div><br></div><div>“They have one of the best pace attacks in the world. They have five fast bowlers and three spinners on this tour. The challenge will be to play their fast bowlers in this series,” Hathurusingha said.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh is expected to field a formidable team in this series, whereas England will be without some of their key batters who are currently playing a Test series in New Zealand. Nevertheless, Hathurusingha acknowledged that despite being understaffed, England remains a formidable opponent given their impressive performances in the past decade.</div><div><br></div><div>“They are the world champions. They have one team playing somewhere else; they have another team here. They have a mind-blowing depth of talent,” Hathurusingha added.</div><div><br></div><div>Ahead of this ODI series, which is a part of the World Cup Super League, Bangladesh\'s coach is confident about the performance of Mustafizur Rahman.</div><div><br></div><div>“When he is in form, he is one of the world’s best bowlers. We won the India series when he started,” he said. “He is coming back to that form now. He bowled really well in the recent India series too. He always bowls in the crucial moments, so we will try to use him as a strike bowler.”</div><div><br></div><div>Moeen Ali, the England allrounder, also said that Mustafizur may play an important role for the Tigers.</div><div><br></div><div>“We know he is a very good bowler and he is a threat,” Moeen said. “We also know Bangladesh actually has a very good bowling attack, especially in these conditions.”</div><div><br></div><div>Spinners are likely to play a significant role in this series. In addition to Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh has Taijul Islam in their arsenal. The combined attack of these three spinners could pose a significant challenge to the English batters. In contrast, England has Moeen, Adil Rashid, and young Rehan Ahemd. They can be the biggest threat to the Tigers on home soil.</div><div><br></div><div>“When you come to these places, you expect good spinners bowling, good spin bowling,” Moeen said. “They are very good, we know how well they\'ve done over the years here, and Bangladesh as a team has done really well. But it\'s not just their spinners; their seamers are also very good.”</div><div><br></div><div>Before this series, Bangladesh played a total of 21 ODIs against England and won only four of them, with the last win coming more than six years ago.</div><div><br></div><div>The first two ODIs are scheduled to take place on March 1st and 3rd in Dhaka, while the third ODI will be held in Chattogram on March 6th. All matches will commence at 12 pm each day. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-02-28 15:27:35', '2023-02-28 15:27:35'),
(5497, 5497, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bola Tinubu from Nigeria\'s ruling party has taken a strong lead as results are declared from Saturday\'s presidential election, amid opposition protests.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Mr Tinubu, 70, a wealthy businessman and former governor of Lagos state, has won 36% of the vote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has 29%, while third-party candidate Peter Obi has 25%.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The parties of both Mr Abubakar and Mr Obi have called for the election to be cancelled and rerun.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They alleged that the inability of the electoral commission to upload results to its website showed that the results had been manipulated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many voters reported problems with uploading results through the new electronic voting system, which was intended to speed up the process.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were also widespread delays, with many polling stations opening several hours late, and some attacked by armed men. Voting was held overnight, and on Sunday in some areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The electoral commission says the opposition parties should take their complaints to court and is pressing ahead with the release of results.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A candidate needs to have the most votes nationwide and at least a quarter of ballots cast in 25 of the 36 states, plus Abuja, to be declared the winner.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If those thresholds are not reached then there will be a run-off round between the top two candidates.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Muhammadu Buhari is stepping down after serving two terms, marked by economic stagnation and growing insecurity around the country - from an Islamist insurgency in the north-east, a nationwide crisis of kidnapping for ransom and separatist attacks in the south-east.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The election had been seen as a referendum on his time in office but Mr Tinubu seems to have managed to mobilise his supporters to vote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Tuesday, a group of angry protesters denounced the electoral commission, known as Inec, outside the national collation centre in the capital, Abuja.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Everything happening there is all lies, all lies, lies... they are cooking up results,\" one man told the BBC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another group held a counter-protest, urging the electoral commission to \"complete your job\" and calling on \"Nigerians to stand up for democracy\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bola Tinubu from Nigeria\'s ruling party has taken a strong lead as results are declared from Saturday\'s presidential election, amid opposition protests.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Tinubu, 70, a wealthy businessman and former governor of Lagos state, has won 36% of the vote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has 29%, while third-party candidate Peter Obi has 25%.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The parties of both Mr Abubakar and Mr Obi have called for the election to be cancelled and rerun.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They alleged that the inability of the electoral commission to upload results to its website showed that the results had been manipulated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many voters reported problems with uploading results through the new electronic voting system, which was intended to speed up the process.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were also widespread delays, with many polling stations opening several hours late, and some attacked by armed men. Voting was held overnight, and on Sunday in some areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The electoral commission says the opposition parties should take their complaints to court and is pressing ahead with the release of results.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A candidate needs to have the most votes nationwide and at least a quarter of ballots cast in 25 of the 36 states, plus Abuja, to be declared the winner.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If those thresholds are not reached then there will be a run-off round between the top two candidates.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Muhammadu Buhari is stepping down after serving two terms, marked by economic stagnation and growing insecurity around the country - from an Islamist insurgency in the north-east, a nationwide crisis of kidnapping for ransom and separatist attacks in the south-east.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The election had been seen as a referendum on his time in office but Mr Tinubu seems to have managed to mobilise his supporters to vote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Tuesday, a group of angry protesters denounced the electoral commission, known as Inec, outside the national collation centre in the capital, Abuja.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Everything happening there is all lies, all lies, lies... they are cooking up results,\" one man told the BBC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another group held a counter-protest, urging the electoral commission to \"complete your job\" and calling on \"Nigerians to stand up for democracy\". 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, '2023-03-01 02:37:52', '2023-03-01 02:37:52'),
(5498, 5498, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Two trains have collided in northern Greece with the loss of at least 26 lives and dozens of people injured, emergency services say.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rescuers have been working to save passengers and extinguish a fire caused by the crash near the city of Larissa on Tuesday evening.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident involved a passenger train and a freight train.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Footage published on local news sites shows fierce flames and thick plumes of smoke rising from derailed carriages.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fire brigade said 17 vehicles were at the scene trying to put out the flames.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is not yet known what caused the collision.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The passenger train was travelling between Thessaloniki and Larissa.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There was panic in the carriage, people were screaming,\" an unnamed young man evacuated from the scene was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It was like an earthquake,\" another passenger named Angelos Tsiamouras told local media.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It was a very powerful collision,\" the regional governor of the Thessaly region, Kostas Agorastos, told state-run television in quotes cited by AP news agency. \"This is a terrible night... It\'s hard to describe the scene.\" 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, '2023-03-01 02:50:02', '2023-03-01 02:50:02'),
(5499, 5499, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that the bureau believes Covid-19 \"most likely\" originated in a \"Chinese government-controlled lab\".</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident,\" he told Fox News.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the first public confirmation of the FBI\'s classified judgement of how the pandemic virus emerged.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China has denied a lab leak in Wuhan, calling the allegation defamatory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Wray\'s comments come a day after the US ambassador to China called for the country to \"be more honest\" about Covid\'s origins.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his interview on Tuesday, Mr Wray said China \"has been doing its best to try to thwart and obfuscate\" efforts to identify the source of the global pandemic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"And that\'s unfortunate for everybody,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some studies suggest the virus made the leap from animals to humans in Wuhan, China, possibly at the city\'s seafood and wildlife market.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The market is a 40-minute drive from a world-leading virus laboratory, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which conducted research into coronaviruses.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other US government agencies have drawn differing conclusions to the FBI\'s, with varying degrees of confidence in their findings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">US media reported on Sunday that the US energy department had assessed with \"low confidence\" that Covid leaked from a lab. The agency had formerly said it was undecided on how the virus began.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that US President Joe Biden supports \"a whole-of-government effort\" to discover how Covid began.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he added that US still lacks a clear consensus as to what happened.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'re just not there yet,\" he said. \"If we have something that is ready to be briefed to the American people and the Congress, we will do that.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An unclassified report released by the US top spy official in October 2021 said that four US intelligence agencies had assessed with \"low confidence\" that it had originated with an infected animal or a related virus.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For months, at the height of the pandemic, the lab leak hypothesis was widely dismissed as a fringe conspiracy theory. Top health officials publicly rejected the idea that the coronavirus could have been created in a lab before escaping.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A World Health Organization (WHO) investigation called the lab leak theory \"extremely unlikely\", but after deep criticism of that investigation, the agency\'s director-general called for a new inquiry, saying: \"All hypotheses remain open and require further study.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Covid-19 first emerged in late 2019 and has since led to the deaths of nearly seven million people. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 02:55:51', '2023-03-01 02:55:51');
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(5500, 5500, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Drones that the Kremlin said were launched by Ukraine flew deep inside Russian territory, including one that got within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of Moscow, signaling breaches in Russian defenses as President Vladimir Putin ordered stepped-up protection at the border.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials said the drones caused no injuries and did not inflict any significant damage, but the attacks on Monday night and Tuesday morning raised questions about Russian defense capabilities more than a year after the country\'s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian officials did not immediately take responsibility, but they similarly have avoided directly acknowledging responsibility for past strikes and sabotage while emphasizing Ukraine’s right to hit any target in Russia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Putin did not refer to any specific attacks in a speech in the Russian capital, his comments came hours after the drones targeted several areas in southern and western Russia. Authorities closed the airspace over St. Petersburg in response to what some reports said was a drone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also Tuesday, several Russian television stations aired a missile attack warning that officials blamed on a hacking attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The drone attacks targeted regions inside Russia along the border with Ukraine and deeper into the country, according to local Russian authorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A drone fell near the village of Gubastovo, less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Moscow, Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the region surrounding the Russian capital, said in an online statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The drone did not cause any damage, Vorobyov said, but it likely targeted “a civilian infrastructure object.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pictures of the drone showed it was a small Ukrainian-made model with a reported range of up to 800 kilometers (nearly 500 miles) but no capacity to carry a large load of explosives.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian forces early Tuesday shot down another Ukrainian drone over the Bryansk region, local Gov. Aleksandr Bogomaz said in a Telegram post.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three drones also targeted Russia’s Belgorod region on Monday night, with one flying through an apartment window in the capital, local authorities reported. Regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said the drones caused minor damage to buildings and cars.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine used drones to attack facilities in the Krasnodar region and neighboring Adygea. It said the drones were brought down by electronic warfare assets, adding that one of them crashed into a field and another diverted from its flight path and missed a facility it was supposed to attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia\'s state RIA Novosti news agency reported a fire at the oil facility, and some other Russian reports said that two drones exploded nearby.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian border regions of Bryansk and Belgorod have become a regular occurrence, other strikes reflected a more ambitious effort.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some Russian commentators described the drone attacks as an attempt by Ukraine to showcase its capability to strike deep behind the lines, foment tensions in Russia and rally the Ukrainian public. Some Russian war bloggers described the raids as a possible rehearsal for a bigger, more ambitious attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Andrei Medvedev, a commentator with Russian state television who serves as a deputy speaker of Moscow’s city legislature and runs a popular blog about the war, warned that the drone strikes could be a precursor to wider attacks within Russia that could accompany Ukraine’s attempt to launch a counteroffensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The strikes of exploding drones on targets behind our lines will be part of that offensive,” Medvedev said, adding that Ukraine could try to extend the range of its drones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia hawks urged strong retaliation. Igor Korotchenko, a retired Russian army colonel turned military commentator, called for a punishing strike on the Ukrainian presidential office in Kyiv.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another retired military officer, Viktor Alksnis, noted that the drone attacks marked the expansion of the conflict and criticized Putin for failing to deliver a strong response.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also on Tuesday, authorities reported that airspace around St. Petersburg, Russia\'s second-largest city, was temporarily closed, halting all departures and arrivals at the main airport, Pulkovo. Officials did not give a reason for the move, but some Russian reports claimed that it was triggered by an unidentified drone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian Defense Ministry said it was conducting air defense drills in western Russia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year, Russian authorities repeatedly reported shooting down Ukrainian drones over annexed Crimea. In December, the Russian military said Ukraine used drones to hit two bases for long-range bombers deep inside Russian territory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at Russia’s main security agency, the FSB, Putin urged the service to tighten security on the Ukraine border.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In another development that fueled tensions across Russia on Tuesday, an air raid alarm interrupted the programming of several TV channels and radio stations in several regions. Russia’s Emergency Ministry said in an online statement that the announcement was a hoax “resulting from a hacking of the servers of radio stations and TV channels in some regions of the country.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appeared to show a Russian warplane in Belarus that Belarusian guerrillas claimed to have targeted as largely intact.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tuesday’s high-resolution images from Planet Labs PBC and Maxar Technologies showed the Russian A-50 early warning and control aircraft after what Belarusian opposition activists described as an attack on the Machulishchy air base Sunday outside the Belarusian capital of Minsk.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, a discoloration could be seen on the aircraft\'s distinctive, circular rotodome above its fuselage that could be damage. That discoloration wasn\'t seen in earlier images of the aircraft at the air base. The Maxar image also showed what appeared to be vehicles near the airplane as well.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belarusian activists supporting Ukraine alleged that the aircraft was seriously damaged. Russian and Belarusian officials did not comment on the claims.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Ukraine, four people were killed and five others wounded Tuesday by renewed Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said in a Telegram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A 68-year-old man was also killed as Russian forces shelled Kupiansk, a town in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fiercest fighting continued to be in eastern areas of Ukraine, where Russia wants control over all four of the provinces it illegally annexed in September.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian officials said Russian forces have deployed additional troops and equipment, including the latest T-90 battle tanks, in those areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a video address, Ukraine\'s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked U.S. industrialists for supporting Ukraine and voiced hope for their support in rebuilding the country after the war. Zelenskyy noted that the country faces a “colossal task” to restore hundreds of thousands of damaged sites, including “whole cities, industries, productions.\" 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, '2023-03-01 03:54:53', '2023-03-01 03:54:53'),
(5501, 5501, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The government’s top policy makers on power have been briefed about the outcome of meeting the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board has recently held with a visiting team of Adani Group to discuss the coal pricing issue under its power purchase deal with the Indian conglomerate.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to official sources on Tuesday, the officials of the BPDB briefed Prime Minister\'s Energy Advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury and other top policymakers about the outcomes of the meeting with Adani.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“BPDB chairman Mahbubur Rahman and some top officials went to the office of the advisor at the PMO in the morning and stayed there until 4 pm on Tuesday”, a source said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, none of the officials of the BPDB was willing to share any detail on the issue.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tawfiq-e-Elahi also could not be reached over mobile phone for his comment.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A 5-member team from the Adani Group came to Dhaka on Thursday last and held a meeting with the BPDB top officials to resolve the issues on \"coal pricing mechanism of the power purchase agreement (PPA)”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A chief executive and a chief procurement officer of Adani were among the 5-member delegation while one official from Adani\'s Dhaka office also joined the meeting that lasted more than an hour, said the source without mentioning their names.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A number of BPDB officials including the member (company affairs) and the member (finance) were present at the meeting, it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The issues discussed at the meeting were kept secret citing sensitivity on both sides.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh sources said both the sides heard each other and presented their respective points.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"But both sides expressed interest to continue discussion,” said the sources, adding that Adani\'s representative informed them that they would communicate BPDB\'s stance on the coal pricing mechanism of the PPA to their top management and they will sit in more follow-up meetings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Adani officials are convinced with the BPDB\'s points on the issue,” said the official preferring anonymity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'re hopeful that Adani will finally accept Bangladesh\'s request for revising the PPA to set a new coal pricing mechanism\", he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the meeting, the Adani team also met the BPDB chairman and Power Secretary Habibur Rahman separately.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BPDB officials said now the top policymakers of the government will take the final decision on the matter of \"amending/adjusting coal pricing mechanism of the PPA\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also said that they are hopeful of receiving electricity from Adani\'s 1600 MW Godda Coal-fired Power plant in Jharkhand state from anytime in March.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bangladesh government has sought a revision to the power purchase agreement (PPA) it had signed with Adani Power Ltd for importing electricity from its thermal power plant in Jharkhand, India in 2017.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BPDB sent a letter to the Adani Group following a request it received in relation to opening LCs (in India) to import the coal that will be used to fire the 1,600 MW plant in Jharkhand,” a highly-placed official of BPDB told UNB, in return for anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since practically all the power generated by the plant located in the Godda district of Jharkhand state will be exported to Bangladesh for 25 years, Adani Power requires a demand note from BPDB that it can present to Indian authorities before opening LCs against the coal import.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cost incurred to import the coal, including transport from port to plant, will ultimately be borne by Bangladesh, with the price factored into the PPA\'s tariff structure.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adani Power recently sent a request for BPDB to issue the demand note, where the coal price is quoted at $400 per metric ton (MT) - far above what BPDB officials believe it should be given the present state of the international market.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“In our view, the coal price they have quoted ($400/MT) is excessive - it should be less than $250/MT, which is what we are paying for the imported coal at our other thermal power plants,\" the official said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BPDB official referred to the coal procurement of Rampal Power Plant where the supplier Bashundhara Group won the contract to supply coal at $232.33 per ton to reach the product to the jetty.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same sources also said Bangladesh’s stance on the issue was communicated to Adani Power officials during the visit of a delegation led by State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid to the site of the power plant, that took place in the first week of January.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The subsequent letter counts as BPDB’s formal request for the PPA to be reviewed and tariff structure to be adjusted before it can start importing the electricity, officials said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A number of BPDB officials told UNB it was the absence of a provision for discounts on the purchase of coal in the PPA signed with Adani Power,that allowed the Indian firm to quote such a steep bill for the coal. 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, '2023-03-01 04:11:04', '2023-03-01 04:11:04'),
(5502, 5502, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Road Transport and Bridges minister and General Secretary of Awami League Obaidul Quader is going to Singapore for regular health checkup.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was scheduled to leave Dhaka around 8:30 am today , reads a press release of the ministry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He will return to the country on March 3, according to Sheikh Walid Foyez, information officer of the ministry. 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, '2023-03-01 04:29:54', '2023-03-01 04:29:54'),
(5503, 5503, '<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 (March 1, 2023).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 198 at 10 am today, Dhaka ranked first among cities with the most polluted air. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China’s Wuhan and Nepal’s Kathmandu occupied the second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 194 and 191.</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 ‘‘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;\">The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per 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, '2023-03-01 05:35:35', '2023-03-01 05:35:35'),
(5504, 5504, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Biden administration on Tuesday pledged to support the independence of the five Central Asian nations, in a not-so-subtle warning to the former Soviet states that Russia’s value as a partner has been badly compromised by its year-old war against Ukraine.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kazakhstan for meetings with top Central Asian diplomats, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said no country, particularly those that have traditionally been in Moscow’s orbit, can afford to ignore the threats posed by Russian aggression to not only their territory but to the international rules-based order and the global economy. In all of his discussions, Blinken stressed the importance of respect for “sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Central Asian states have hewed to a studied position of neutrality on Ukraine, neither supporting Russia’s invasion nor U.S. and Western condemnations of the war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Ever since being the first nation to recognize Kazakhstan in December of 1991, the United States has been firmly committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Kazakhstan and countries across the region,” Blinken said after meeting in Astana with the foreign ministers of the so-called C5+1 group, made up of the U.S. and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“In our discussions today, I reaffirmed the United States’ unwavering support for Kazakhstan, like all nations, to freely determine its future, especially as we mark one year since Russia lost its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a failed attempt to deny its people that very freedom,” Blinken told reporters at a news conference with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tileuberdi thanked Blinken for the U.S. commitment to Kazakhstan’s freedom, but signaled that his country was unlikely to adopt either a pro-Russian or pro-Western position. Tileuberdi said Kazakhstan would continue to act in its own national interest given “the complex international situation.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Our country continues a balanced multilateral foreign policy,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tileuberdi noted that while Kazakhstan has very close and historic ties with both Russia and Ukraine, it would not allow its territory to be used for any Russian aggression or sanctions evasion. He added that even though Kazakhstan shares the world’s longest land border with Russia, it did not see a threat from Moscow.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blinken also held separate meetings in Astana with the foreign ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Tajiistan and Turkmenistan. After visiting Kazakhstan, Blinken arrived in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on his first trip to Central Asia as secretary of state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">None of the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia, traditionally viewed as part of the Kremlin’s sphere of influence, publicly backed the Russian invasion. Kazakhstan welcomed tens of thousands of Russians fleeing from the military call-up last fall. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has spoken by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy three times since Russian troops rolled into Ukraine last February, calling for a diplomatic resolution of the conflict in accordance with the U.N. charter and international law.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, all five Central Asian republics, along with India, which Blinken will visit next after Uzbekistan, abstained in a vote to condemn the invasion as a violation of core international principles last week at the U.N. General Assembly, on the first anniversary of the war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“If we allow (those principles) to be violated with impunity, that does open the prospect that Russia itself will continue to consider further aggression against other countries, if it sets its sights on them, or other countries will learn the wrong lesson and would-be aggressors in every part of the world will say ’well, if Russia can get away with this, then we can too,’” Blinken said. “That’s a recipe for a world of conflict, a world of instability, a world that I don’t think any of us want to live in.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“So, that’s why it’s been so important for so many countries to stand up and say, no we don’t accept this,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. has for decades sought — without great success — to wean the former Soviet nations of the region from Moscow’s influence. Some, notably Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, assisted the U.S. logistically during its 20-year conflict in Afghanistan, but their ties to Russia remain deep and extend to the economic, military and diplomatic spheres as members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, a Moscow-dominated grouping of ex-Soviet nations. 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, '2023-03-01 05:41:26', '2023-03-01 05:41:26'),
(5505, 5505, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Medical services at all government and private hospitals in Khulna district have been hampered since this morning as doctors went on a 24-hour work abstention protesting the attack on a fellow physician.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The doctors at outpatient departments of government hospitals and at private hospitals went on work abstention from 6 am today and will continue till 6 am tomorrow.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 25, Dr Sheikh Nishat Abdullah, head of Burn and Plastic Surgery Department of Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital was physically assaulted, allegedly by a patient’s relatives including Assistant Sub-inspector Naim posted in Satkhira district police, at a nursing home in Sheikhpara of Khulna city during surgery.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesting the attack, Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), Khulna decided to observe 24-hour work abstention from this morning to Thursday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Sheikh Baharul Alam, president of BMA Khulna unit, announced the work abstention programme while speaking at a press briefing at Kazi Azharul Haque Auditorium on Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While reading out the statement, Dr Baharul also demanded the arrest of the attackers. 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, '2023-03-01 06:04:57', '2023-03-01 06:04:57'),
(5506, 5506, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the National Insurance Day-2023 to enhance public awareness about the insurance.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>&nbsp;</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She opened the day at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here this morning to promote the idea of insurance across the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry of Finance and the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) jointly organised the programme.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Day is being observed with the theme \'My life, my wealth, if insured, it will be safe (Amar Jibon, Amar Sampad, Bima Koriley, Thakbe Nirapod)\'.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday greeted all involved in the insurance industry, including insurance companies and the common people, on the National Insurance Day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the eve of the day, they issued separate messages greeting them, terming the theme of the day as time-befitting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance, Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah, Chairman of the IDRA Jynul Bari and Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) President Sheikh Kabir Hossain, also spoke on the occasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A video documentary on the insurance sector was screened at the ceremony.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 1, 1960, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman started working for the then-Alpha Insurance Company. Therefore, the government has decided to celebrate March 1 as the National Insurance Day, every year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government had upgraded the \"National Insurance Day” from \'B\' category to \'A\' category last year commemorating the great architect of independence, greatest Bangalee of all times and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 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, '2023-03-01 06:15:56', '2023-03-01 06:15:56'),
(5507, 5507, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal decided to bat first after winning the toss in the first of three-match one-day International series against England at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today. </b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tamim himself returned to the side, having missed the last ODI series against India, which Bangladesh won 2-1. He in fact is playing his first International match since August, 2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a bid to bolster their spin attack, Bangladesh also included left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, who replaced Nasum Ahmed in the side. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh indeed won seven successive ODI series at home, since their defeat to England by 2-1 in 2016.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">England which lost eight matches in last 10, including a 2-1 defeat to South Africa recently, handed ODI debut to Will Jacks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite their poor form, England hoped to bounce back in the series. They admitted that beating Bangladesh at home will be an uphill task but at the same time, their captain Jos Buttler said they would love to test themselves in tough condition ahead of ODI World Cup later this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Line Ups: </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal (capt), Liton Das,  Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan,  Mushfiqur Rahim (wk),  Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed,  Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">England:  Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Dawid Malan, James Vince, Jos Buttler (capt, wk),  Will Jacks, Moeen Ali,  Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood. 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, '2023-03-01 06:59:57', '2023-03-01 07:00:10'),
(5508, 5508, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The new ticketing system for inter-city rail services has started today from the capital’s Kamalapur Railway Station.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We introduced the new ticketing system for passengers to address complaints regarding ticketing,” Railway Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said this while handing over POS (point of sale) machines that will facilitate collecting fares through national identity (NID) card verification.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We took this initiative to stop black marketing, and to enable customers to purchase tickets without any complication,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This new system will also enable commuters to cancel their purchase without coming to the station. Commuters will be able to cancel a purchase online from now on.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minister also said they will introduce more facilities gradually.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Passengers won’t be allowed to purchase tickets without registering,” he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new ticketing system will be introduced in local trains gradually. Through this, legal steps will be taken against those who travel using another person’s ticket, he said, adding that the government can collect the fare directly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 100 POS machines were handed over today. 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, '2023-03-01 07:33:24', '2023-03-01 07:33:24'),
(5509, 5509, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>After teasing the new Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan song Billi Billi with monochrome pictures of himself, Salman Khan has finally released the teaser of the music video. The peppy Punjabi number has been sung by Sukhbir and shows Salman Khan and Pooja Hegde doing energetic Bhangra moves on the dance floor.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Billi Billi has been penned by Kumaar with additional lyrics by Vicky Sandhu, who has also composed the song. While Salman is seen in a black suit and shades, with an untied bowtie hanging around his neck, Pooja is seen in a red blouse and palazzos.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two days before, Salman had teased the song along with a video of two cats simply roaming around in a garden.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first song of the film Naiyo Lagda was much talked about for Salman\'s dance steps which looked similar to lunges to the viewers. The romantic song also featured Pooja Hegde as they danced in the picturesque Ladakh. It was unveiled during the finale of Bigg Boss 16. It was composed by Himesh Reshammiya and sung by Kamaal Khan and Palak Muchhal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Directed by Farhad Samji, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan also stars Venkatesh Daggubati, Jagapathi Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Vijender Singh, Abhimanyu Singh, Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, Jassie Gill, Shehnaaz Gill, Palak Tiwari and Vinali Bhatnagar. The film is set to hit the theatres this Eid, April 22.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Salman recently shared the teaser of Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan in which he introduced his character as \'Bhaijaan\'. When Pooja Hegde asks him, \"Waise aapka naam kya hai (what is your name)?\" Salman replies, \"Mera koi naam nahi hai, lekin main Bhaijaan naam se jana jata hun (I don\'t have any name, but people know me as Bhaijaan)\" as shots of him fighting goons play in the background. 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, '2023-03-01 07:41:39', '2023-03-01 07:41:39'),
(5510, 5510, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today advised insurance companies to be cautious against “intentional damage” claims and defy any such inappropriate demands even in the face of political pressures by influential people.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Please don’t bow down to pressure from anyone,” she said while opening the National Insurance Day-2023 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said influential people like cabinet ministers and she herself might lobby for payment of undue insurance claims in cases like fire incidents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I myself or our cabinet colleagues may lobby. (But) you must know first the real damage (caused by the fire). They can demand a huge amount. But pay the money after conducting a proper investigation,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said she feared unscrupulous insurance claim investigators often might get a share of the amount paid by insurance companies against intentional property damage.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina described her as a member of the insurance family recalling her father and Bangladesh founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s association with the then Alpha Insurance Company.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I don’t want the insurance companies to earn a bad reputation as I am a member of the family,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finance Ministry and the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) jointly organised the programme. The Day is being observed with the theme \'My life, My Wealth, If Insured, It Will Be Safe (Amar Jibon, Amar Sampad, Bima Koriley, Thakbe Nirapod)\'.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said the people involved in the insurance business will have to remain a little bit cautious about the matter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Referring to frequent fire incidents in some readymade garments factories, she said investigations revealed that some such fire incidents were intentional to demand huge money from the insurance companies as compensation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Without mentioning the name of any factory she said that the owner of a factory gave Tk 20,000 to a female worker to set it on fire and the worker confessed it after being arrested.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said she have recently learnt that Sadharan Bima Corporation gave Tk 40 crore as compensation for damage of a flat in a fire despite the fire basically broke out at an adjacent flat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I have learnt about such an incident. I will make the matter to be investigated. How much assets were in his flat that Tk 40 crore have been paid as damages claim,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said the flat which had caught the fire and was damaged badly didn\'t get any single penny as the flat has no insurance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Do you (insurance companies) have any answer in the matter,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She asked insurance companies to make grassroots people aware about the good things of insurance as the people in the upzila level are now economically capable in doing so.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance, Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah, Chairman of the IDRA Jynul Bari and Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) President Sheikh Kabir Hossain, also spoke on the occasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A video documentary on the insurance sector was screened at the ceremony.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 1, 1960, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman started working at the then-Alpha Insurance Company. Therefore, the government has decided to celebrate March 1 as the National Insurance Day, every year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government had upgraded the \"National Insurance Day \'\' from \'B\' category to \'A\' category last year commemorating the great architect of independence, greatest Bangalee of all times and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 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, '2023-03-01 08:04:25', '2023-03-01 08:04:25'),
(5511, 5511, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate drives arrested 57 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs in the capital in 24 hours till 6 am on Wednesday.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the drives, 45,743 contraband yaba pills, 559 grams of&nbsp; heroin, 98.675 grams of hemp and 78 bottles of contraband Phensidyle were recovered from the possessions of the arrestees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As part of the DMP’s regular anti-drug drives, Detective Branch (DB) and teams from local police stations launched drives in various areas in the capital from 6 am Tuesday to 6 am on Wednesday and recovered the drugs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 40 cases were registered with local police stations against the arrestees under the Narcotics Control Act. 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, '2023-03-01 08:26:15', '2023-03-01 08:26:15'),
(5512, 5512, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Intelligence agencies of the country are working to prevent the rise of militants and their operations, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Police are making all-out efforts to arrest fugitive militants. We have managed to arrest many militants and we’ll definitely be able to arrest the fugitives soon,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The home minister made the remarks while talking to reporters after attending a programme at Police Staff College on the occasion of Police Memorial Day-2023.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have not been able to eradicate militancy yet, but we have it under control. Our intelligence teams are working well, and that’s why militancy is now under control,” the minister said.</div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a question on bomb threat at the just-concluded Ekushey book fair, the home minister said, “We often receive such threats, and we take necessary action after thorough examination.”</div><div><br></div><div>Responding to another question from a reporter about possible chaos over the next national election, he said, “Political parties become active ahead of election. They get engaged in campaigns and other activities. We have been seeing it for long. Different political parties are active. I think there is no reason to heat up the election-centric political situation.”</div><div><br></div><div>Police Memorial Day is observed on March 1 in all metropolitan, range and district units of Bangladesh Police to commemorate police personnel who died while performing duties.</div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a query over the delay and harassment in providing compensation to families of deceased police personnel, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, Inspector General of Police (IGP), said a proposal has been given to the Home Ministry and decision in this regard will come soon. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 10:36:00', '2023-03-01 10:40:47'),
(5513, 5513, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Elon Musk will aim to quiet any doubts about Tesla\'s standing in the electric car race on Wednesday when the serial entrepreneur convenes an investor day.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Invoking his trademark flare, Musk promised to reveal \"Master Plan 3\" at the gathering, entailing \"the path to a fully sustainable energy future for Earth,\" he said on Twitter in early February.</div><div><br></div><div>The event, which will be held at Tesla\'s factory in Texas, will be webcast at 2100 GMT on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Since he is making promises for all citizens of the earth, and not only investors, there better be something pretty big,\" said Jessica Caldwell, an auto industry expert at Edmunds.com.</div><div><br></div><div>Caldwell would like to see more clues on how Tesla plans to boost production. Other key watch items include a concrete plan to release a more affordable electric vehicle (for around $25,000), as well as a new vehicle model after the last Tesla launch in 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>\"He has big ideas. but he has proven that you have to take what he says with a grain of salt,\" Caldwell said.</div><div><br></div><div>Musk \"has to be more specific, at least for the short term,\" Caldwell added.</div><div><br></div><div>Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush, wants Musk to spell out more of the plan for Tesla\'s pickup, the Cybertruck, for which production is due to begin this summer, and for the Semi trucks, which commenced deliveries in late 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>Like Caldwell, Ives is keen to hear about the path to a more moderately priced Tesla EV, as well as an update on Tesla\'s 4680 electric battery format.</div><div><br></div><div>Other matters of interest include Tesla\'s plan for procuring lithium and key raw materials, as well as updates on driver-assistance technology and the state of EV demand.</div><div><br></div><div>Musk will need to lay out a \"broader strategic roadmap looking ahead,\" said Ives, in light of \"the green tidal wave hitting globally on the shift to EVs.\" Source: AFP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 11:16:20', '2023-03-01 11:17:44');
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(5514, 5514, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Gas supply will remain suspended for 8 hours from 2 pm to 10 pm on Thursday for all kinds of consumers in different areas in the capital due to emergency tie-up works of pipelines.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The areas include Mintoo Road, Eskaton, Pirbagh, Habibullah Road, Karwan Bazar, Old Elephant Road and areas adjacent to PG Hospital, Birdem Hospital, Dhaka Club, Holy Family Hospital, Dhaka University and Buet, said the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited.</div><div><br></div><div>Regretting for the temporary inconveniences the Titas Gas authorities said the consumers&nbsp; in&nbsp; other adjacent areas may experience low pressure in gas supply. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 11:24:29', '2023-03-01 11:24:29'),
(5515, 5515, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh will temporarily halt booster shots from tomorrow (March 2) following shortage of vaccines, according to media reports.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Professor Dr Ahmedul Kabir, additional director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), confirmed the development on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>People will be able to get the 3rd and 4th doses again after the vaccines are available.</div><div><br></div><div>The WHO first declared a so-called PHEIC as what was then called the novel coronavirus began to spread outside China on January 30, 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>Though declaring a PHEIC is the internationally agreed mechanism for triggering a global response to such outbreaks, it was only after Tedros described the worsening Covid situation as a pandemic on March 11, 2020, that many countries realised the danger.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 11:51:51', '2023-03-01 11:51:51'),
(5516, 5516, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Most house owners in Dhaka have connected their sewage discharge pipes to the surface drains of the City Corporation instead of sewage management networks.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>This results in severe pollution to the lakes in and around the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Campaigns will be conducted in every ward in Dhaka North City Corporation to block those illegal sewage lines, the city corporation mayor Atiqul Islam told UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Sewage networks should not be connected to the city corporation\'s surface drains in any way. The house owners should immediately disconnect those illegal lines. If not, it will be permanently disconnected by the city corporation authorities, the Mayor alerted the house owners.</div><div><br></div><div>“Campaign will continue in every ward of the city corporation in phases and no compromise will be made in this regard,” Atiq said.</div><div><br></div><div>To make the campaign successful, Mayor Atiqul put emphasis on creating awareness among the house owners. Besides, ward councilors and city corporation officials will perform their respective duties to resolve the problem, added the Mayor.</div><div><br></div><div>“We repeatedly asked the house owners not to connect their sewage lines to the surface drains but they did not pay any importance. We have even given public notification to be aware in this regard but we did not get any positive response from them. So we have been compelled to conduct a drive,” he said. “Strict action will be taken against those who are involved in these illegal activities.\"</div><div><br></div><div>“We had a meeting with the representatives of Baridhara and Gulshan Society over the issue but no one is paying attention even after saying it again and again”, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Mayor Atiqul Islam said, \"Illegal sewage connections in elite areas is a matter of great regret. The wastes of these houses are supposed to flow through separate WASA lines. Where there are no water lines, ETP plants should be installed by the house owners to manage the wastes.\"</div><div><br></div><div>He said, “We have conducted a ground survey in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Niketan areas of the city and the findings are appalling. According to the survey, about 85 percent of the houses have sewage lines in surface drains. It is verily alarming in such VIP areas. It is polluting the canal and lake water. To save the city, the authorities were forced to plug these connections.”</div><div><br></div><div>At least 3,830 houses were surveyed in these four areas. Of these houses, 3,265 houses discharged sewage directly into surface drains and lakes. </div><div><br></div><div>Only 41 houses have proper sewerage connection and 524 houses have partial sewage management. As a result, the natural beauty of the lake is being destroyed and mosquito infestation is increasing.</div><div><br></div><div>Out of 550 houses in Baridhara, which is known as the most elite area of the country, 342 houses have connected their sewage lines to surface drains. </div><div><br></div><div>The survey report found, only 5 houses in Baridhara have not been connected to surface drains out of eight level criteria laid down while 203 houses met few of the conditions. On the other hand, 342 houses did not fulfill a single condition, whose house sewage line is connected to the surface drain.</div><div><br></div><div>As part of the drive, the city corporation placed banana trees in the drains to stop the flow of waste coming from the sewerage lines of four houses in the Baridhara-11 area.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the DNCC, the Sanitation Compliance Committee comprising the chief waste management officer of DNCC in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Niketan areas, former professor of BUET Md Mujibur Rahman, representatives of Dhaka Wasa, International Training Network Centre (ITN-BUET), housing society and UNICEF supervised the survey work.</div><div><br></div><div>Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) started an operation this month to stop the connection of sewage to surface drains, canals or lakes. As part of the campaign, DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam took part in the campaign and stopped the sewage connection of two houses from the surface drain on Road No. 104 and 112 of Gulshan-2.</div><div><br></div><div>Additionally, the lake\'s high water contamination makes it impossible to cultivate the fish. Therefore, natural repellents to kill mosquitoes are not possible due to the inability to farm fish, Mayor Atiq said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"As we do not have any scheduled campaign at this moment, we are creating awareness among the house owners, especially the owners of newly constructed buildings over the issue\", Md Mizanur Rahman, CEO of Dhaka South City Corporation, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Besides, we are giving time to disconnect all the old houses which are already connected to the sewerage line of the City Corporation and transfer them to WASA drainage,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 12:33:23', '2023-03-01 12:33:49'),
(5517, 5517, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has requested the deputy commissioners to take immediate steps to stop operation of illegal brick kilns to prevent air pollution in the country.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A letter from Environment Pollution Control Wing-1 of the Ministry was sent to the DCs in this regard on Wednesday and requested them to inform the ministry by taking necessary measures in this regard.</div><div><br></div><div>The letter asked the DCs to close all illegal brick kilns in the country, especially the more harmful ones on priority basis, said the ministry.</div><div><br></div><div>DCs have been asked to strengthen enforcement activities against new brick kilns constructed without any licence.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The deputy commissioners of those districts where the number of illegal brick kilns are more than the legal ones have been asked to inform the ministry after conducting special drives.</div><div><br></div><div>In another letter issued today, DCs have been requested to take measures to stop the use of dingle-use or disposable plastic products in all government offices in the district, including the deputy commissioner\'s office, and in coastal areas.</div><div><br></div><div>To prevent plastic and polythene pollution, DCs have been requested to organise monthly meetings and regular discussion meetings with stakeholders and to launch public awareness programmes. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 13:36:36', '2023-03-01 13:36:36'),
(5518, 5518, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday approved Tk 227,566.09-crore Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year (FY23), cutting Tk 18,500 crore from the allocation of foreign sources portion in the original ADP outlay.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Out of the total RADP allocation, Tk 153,066.09 crore will be drawn from the local sources while the rest of Tk 74,500 crore will come from the foreign sources. The funding from the local sources remained intact in the RADP.</div><div><br></div><div>The approval came from the NEC meeting chaired by NEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the NEC Conference Room in the city\'s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, the original layout of ADP was finalised at Tk 246,066 crore. Of the amount, Tk 153,066 crore was estimated to come from the local sources, while Tk 93,000 crore from foreign sources as project assistance. But now the funding from external sources was slashed by Tk 18,500 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>“In the revised ADP, the overall allocation of the concerned autonomous bodies and corporations remained intact at Tk 8,994.58 crore. So, with the allocation of the autonomous bodies and corporations, the overall size of RADP in the current fiscal year reached Tk 2,36,560.67 crore,” said State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam at a press briefing.</div><div><br></div><div>The number of projects in the RADP reached 1,525, including 1,410 investment projects and 115 are technical assistance projects, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>If 102 projects from the autonomous bodies and corporations are added, then the total number of projects in the RADP would reach 1,627 ones.</div><div><br></div><div>About the performances of the major macroeconomic indicators, the state minister said the inward remittance has been witnessing an uptrend since October 2022, while the export earnings have also been witnessing buoyant performances since September 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, he said the general point to point inflation has been witnessing a downtrend since August 2022, while the foreign currency reserve on February 22, 2023 was more than US$32 billion.</div><div><br></div><div>Planning Division Secretary Satyajit Karmakar said they prioritized food security, agriculture and agro-based industries, poverty alleviation, employment generation, human resource development and ensuring balanced development while framing the revised ADP for the current fiscal year.</div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a question, he said although the government has much capacity in utilisation of local resources, it still lacks capacity to some extent in utilization of funds from the foreign sources.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The compliance factor of the development partners is a bit complex and their bureaucracy is very strong. There are many barriers from their side also. For that, we often lag behind in implementing allocation of funds from foreign sources. Moreover, the foreign aid in the pipeline is now nearly $52 billion,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The planning secretary informed that some 21 ministries and divisions have witnessed increased allocation in the RADP while some 37 ministries and divisions have witnessed cut in allocation in the RADP. Besides, some 343 projects are scheduled for completion in the current fiscal year.</div><div><br></div><div>In the revised ADP, the 10 sectors with the highest allocation are transport and communication with Tk 61,810 crore (27.16pc), power and energy with Tk 38,317 crore (16.84pc) and housing and community amenities with Tk 25,939 crore (11.40pc).</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, local government and rural development with Tk 20,231 crore (8.89pc), education with Tk 18,431 crore (8.10pc), health with Tk 12,745 crore (5.60pc), environment, climate change and water resources with Tk 12,600 crore (5.54pc), agriculture with Tk 9,394 crore (4.13pc), industry and Economic services with Tk 4,689 crore (2.06pc and religion, culture and entertainment sector with Tk 4,271 crore (1.18 pc).</div><div><br></div><div>In terms of ministry and Division wise allocation, the Local Government Division received the highest RADP allocation of Tk 39,563 crore (17.68pc) followed by Road Transport and Highways Division with Tk 29,897 crore (13.36pc) and Power Division with Tk 25,247 crore (11.28pc). According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 14:42:29', '2023-03-01 14:42:29'),
(5519, 5519, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The judge court in India\'s Shillong has upheld a magistrate court’s verdict that acquitted BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed against him over trespassing into India in 2015.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>“A Shillong magistrate court earlier acquitted me. Later the Indian government appealed against the verdict. The judge court acquitted me disposing of the appeal on Tuesday,” Salahuddin told UNB over the phone.</div><div><br></div><div>In the short order, he said the judge court also asked the Indian government to take necessary steps to send him to back to Bangladesh.</div><div>Replying to a question, the BNP leader said he is eagerly waiting to return home.</div><div><br></div><div>He hoped that the Indian government and local administration will take immediate steps in line with the court order.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on October 26, 2018, the court of the first class judicial magistrate, DG Kharshiing, acquitted Salahuddin Ahmed in the case and asked the state government to take necessary steps for his immediate repatriation.</div><div><br></div><div>After remaining missing for around two months, Salahuddin, a former state minister, was found in Shillong, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya on May 11, 2015.</div><div><br></div><div>He was arrested for entering India without any valid documents. A case was filed against him under the Foreigners Act.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, Shillong police pressed charges against him in the case.</div><div>However, BNP claimed that Salahuddin was picked up from a house in the city\'s Uttara area on March 10, 2015 allegedly by unidentified men who introduced themselves as detectives. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 14:56:17', '2023-03-01 14:56:17'),
(5520, 5520, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Dawid Malan scored a hundred under pressure to guide England to a thrilling three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Wednesday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Malan hit an unbeaten 114 off 145 balls as England reached their target with eight balls to spare after the hosts had them reeling with Jos Buttler, Jason Roy and James Vince all out cheaply.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier England bowled out Bangladesh for 209 with Moeen Ali, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid each claiming two wickets and Najmul Hossain scoring 58, his maiden ODI half-century.</div><div><br></div><div>The hosts made a decent start after electing to bat first, with skipper Tamim Iqbal making 23. But after Chris Woakes earned the first breakthrough with the wicket of Liton Das, England struck whenever a partnership was developing.</div><div><br></div><div>Tamim was bowled by Wood before spinners were called into action, as England got valuable South Asian practice ahead of their defence of the ODI World Cup crown in India later this year.</div><div><br></div><div>Moeen bowled Shakib Al Hasan for eight before Rashid picked up the wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim.</div><div><br></div><div>Najmul and Mahmudullah Riyad (31) forged a 53-run partnership for the fifth wicket before they fell in successive overs.</div><div><br></div><div>Debutant Will Jacks claimed the wicket of Afif Hossain three overs later to kill off Bangladesh\'s remaining chance of putting up a big total.</div><div><br></div><div>England made a poor start with the bat, with Taijul Islam picking up 3-54 and complemented brilliantly by other bowlers as Bangladesh made a match out of low scores.</div><div><br></div><div>With help from Shakib, Mehidy Miraz and Taskin Ahmed, the visitors were reduced to 103-5 halfway through the innings with Roy, Buttler and Vince all out for single-digit scores.</div><div><br></div><div>Jacks made a valiant 26 and then Moeen provided Malan with some support in a vital 38-run sixth wicket stand before Mehidy dismissed him for 14.</div><div><br></div><div>However Malan, who along with Moeen participated in the recent Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament, hung on to keep England in the hunt.</div><div><br></div><div>Tamim took a fine diving catch at mid-on to dismiss Woakes off Taijul for seven to give the game some tension with England still needing 49.</div><div><br></div><div>But Malan, who came to the crease in the second over after Shakib dismissed Roy for four, guided tail-ender Rashid (17 not out) to complete the win.</div><div><br></div><div>Player of the match Malan earlier brought his fourth hundred in ODIs with a boundary off Taskin. He struck eight fours and four sixes overall.</div><div><br></div><div>\"(I) spent a fair bit of time in Bangladesh, especially at this ground. Told Jos it would have been tough to chase if they\'d have got 30-40 more,\" Malan said afterwards.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Satisfying to get over the line, handling pressure is part of the job.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"These are tough conditions. Malan\'s innings is an example for us on how to play on these wickets,\" Buttler said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"There\'s plenty of areas to work and improve. It\'s about small partnerships on wickets like these.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Tamim said his side \"should have scored at least 30-35 more\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"Have to give it to Malan,\" he conceded. \"We tried everything in our bowling option.\" - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 15:40:02', '2023-03-01 15:40:02'),
(5521, 5521, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday called upon the doctors to work with the spirit of service.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>He made this call at a function at President Abdul Hamid Medical College in Karimganj, Kishoreganj in the afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>The President said that establishing a medical college should not only do business, it should serve people.</div><div><br></div><div>He said that instead of turning the medical college into a money making machine, it should be ensured that people get quick medical care at low cost and easily.</div><div><br></div><div>President Hamid hoped that everyone including the teaching staff will make relentless efforts to keep the reputation of this medical college intact.</div><div><br></div><div>President\'s wife Rashida Khanam, President of the Medical College Board of Directors and Prof. Dr. A. N. M. Naushad Khan, Principal of the College spoke on the occasion.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid enjoyed a cultural programme at Mithamain, Kishoreganj, on freedom fighter Abdul Haque Government College grounds last night.His family members were present at that time.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>President reached his ancestral home on February 27 on a five-day tour. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-01 16:22:09', '2023-03-01 16:22:09'),
(5522, 5522, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The number of children without access to social protection is increasing year-on-year, leaving them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination, according to a new report released today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to the report, an additional 50 million children (aged 0-15) missed out on a critical social protection provision – specifically, child benefits (paid in cash or tax credits) – between 2016 and 2020, driving up the total to 1.46 billion children under 15 globally.</div><div><br></div><div>“Ultimately, strengthened efforts to ensure adequate investment in universal social protection for children, ideally through universal child benefits to support families at all times, is the ethical and rational choice, and the one that paves the way to sustainable development and social justice,” Shahra Razavi, director of Social Protection Department at the ILO, said.</div><div><br></div><div>Child and family benefit coverage rates fell or stagnated in every region in the world between 2016 and 2020, leaving no country on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of achieving substantial social protection coverage by 2030, as per the report.</div><div><br></div><div>In Latin America and the Caribbean, for example, coverage fell significantly from approximately 51 percent to 42 percent. In many other regions, coverage has stalled and remains low.</div><div><br></div><div>In Central and South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Asia, and North Africa coverage rates have been at around 21 percent, 14 percent, 11 percent and 28 percent respectively since 2016.</div><div><br></div><div>Failure to provide children with adequate social protection leaves them vulnerable to poverty, disease, missed education, and poor nutrition, and increases risk of child marriage and child labour.</div><div><br></div><div>Globally, children are twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty – those struggling to survive on less than US$ 1.90 (PPP*) a day – approximately 356 million children.</div><div>A billion children also live in multidimensional poverty – meaning without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, or water.</div><div><br></div><div>Children living in multidimensional poverty increased by 15 percent during the Covid-19 pandemic, reversing previous progress in reducing child poverty and highlighting the urgent need for social protection.</div><div><br></div><div>Moreover, the pandemic highlighted that social protection is a critical response in times of crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>Nearly every government in the world either rapidly adapted existing schemes or introduced new social protection programmes to support children and families, but most fell short of making permanent reforms to protect against future shocks, according to the report.</div><div><br></div><div>“As families face increasing economic hardship, food insecurity, conflict, and climate-related disasters, universal child benefits can be a lifeline,” said Natalia Winder-Rossi, UNICEF Director of Social Policy and Social Protection.</div><div><br></div><div>“There is an urgent need to strengthen, expand and invest in child-friendly and shock-responsive social protection systems. This is essential to protect children from living in poverty and increase resilience particularly among the poorest households.”</div><div><br></div><div>The report emphasizes that all countries, irrespective of their level of development, have a choice: whether to pursue a “high-road” strategy of investment in reinforcing social protection systems, or a “low-road” strategy that misses out on necessary investments and will leave millions of children behind.</div><div><br></div><div>To reverse the negative trend, ILO and UNICEF urge policymakers to take decisive steps to attain universal social protection for all children, including:</div><div><br></div><div>Investing in child benefits which offer a proven and cost-effective way to combat child poverty and ensure children thrive.</div><div><br></div><div>Providing a comprehensive range of child benefits through national social protection systems that also connect families to crucial health and social services, such as free or affordable high-quality childcare.</div><div><br></div><div>Building social protection systems that are rights-based, gender-responsive, inclusive, and shock responsive to address inequities and deliver better results for girls and women, migrant children, and children in child labour for example.</div><div><br></div><div>Securing sustainable financing for social protection systems by mobilizing domestic resources and increasing budget allocation for children.</div><div><br></div><div>Strengthening social protection for parents and caregivers by guaranteeing access to decent work and adequate benefits, including unemployment, sickness, maternity, disability, and pensions. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 09:06:30', '2023-03-02 09:06:30'),
(5523, 5523, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A 25-year-old woman, who was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, died on Wednesday, 20 days after her father-in-law had died of the same virus.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The deceased was identified as Farida Begum, wife of Abdul Khalek of Chakoar village in Manda upazila of the district.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the mother-in-law of Farida has been undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital with the same symptoms.</div><div>Dr Bijoy Kumar, Manda Upazila Health Officer, said Farida was admitted to Manda Upazila Health Complex on Sunday with fever and cold.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, the hospital authorities took samples suspecting that she was infected with Nipah virus and sent the sample to Dhaka for test.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, she was shifted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital where she breathed her last around 5 pm.</div><div><br></div><div>Local people said Abdul Khalek along with his family took raw date juice on February 4. On February 6, Khalek caught fever and cold. He was taken to Naogaon Sadar hospital the next day and later he died on way to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital on February 8.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr. Bijoy Kumar Roy said already a medical team has been sent to the area and process is on to take necessary steps.</div><div><br></div><div>A total of five people died of Nipah virus across the country this year, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on January 29.</div><div><br></div><div>Healthy people who come in contact with the infected ones also have possibility of being infected with the virus and it spreads from person to person quickly which is a matter of concern, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The government has taken steps to prevent the spread of Nipah virus, said the minister.</div><div><br></div><div>According to icddr,b in Bangladesh, Nipah virus is usually acquired through consumption of date palm sap contaminated with bat saliva or urine.</div><div><br></div><div>On January 29, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said a total of five people died of Nipah virus across the country this year.</div><div><br></div><div>Eight people were infected with the Nipah virus and of them five people died, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Nipah virus is usually acquired through consumption of date palm sap contaminated with bat saliva or urine, according to icddr,b in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 09:33:00', '2023-03-02 09:33:00'),
(5524, 5524, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to put special focus on medical science research, urging all to take the country forward with fresh inventions to cope with the new global technologies.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"I can\'t but say with a sorrow that research on agriculture and science is going on, but our research on medical science is fewer in number. So give special attention to medical science research,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister was distributing cheques of \"Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship,\" \"National Science and Technology Fellowship\" and special research donations among teachers, scientists, researchers and students of different universities.</div><div><br></div><div>The Science and Technology Ministry arranged the ceremony at Osmani Smriti Auditorium in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister expressed a bit dismay saying a section of physicians either joins the government services or politics after obtaining MBBS degrees shunning practices and research.</div><div><br></div><div>And another section is busy with income, for which, they do government services and private practices at the same time, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Fewer people are doing research on medical sciences. Research on medical science has increased a little bit after I have told it time and again,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister said her government aims at reaching the scientific and technological advancement to a new height. So, she wants vigorous efforts from scientists and researchers to help the country cope with newer global technologies, she continued.The scientists and researchers will have to give commendable returns to the nation to prepare people worthy of working in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), she said, reports BSS.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Technology has changed over times and we are now at the era of the 4IR as we need new technologies to be further developed and to make efficient manpower to overcome the challenges of the new era,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 11:20:33', '2023-03-02 11:20:33'),
(5525, 5525, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed to distribute OMS rice through cards, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said on Thursday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The distribution process through cards will begin soon, he said while replying to a question from reporters after inspecting the ongoing open market sales (OMS) activities at Kapali Bazar under Porsha upazila of Naogaon this morning, according to a press release.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Sometimes, a person will repeatedly take OMS rice and later sell it outside, while many do not get it. If distributed through cards, this trend can be curbed and everyone can then avail the OMS products. One can buy OMS rice once a week using the card,\" said the minister.</div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a question on whether rice will be imported from abroad to reduce the market price, he said there is adequate stock of rice in the country.</div><div><br></div><div>The Aman rice production has been good. Cultivation of Boro crops has started. Farmers will not get a fair price if rice is imported. They have to be paid fair price, the food minister added.</div><div><br></div><div>Saying that low-income people will not have any problem, the minister said OMS rice is being provided at Tk 30 per kg. Food-friendly programme will be launched this month.</div><div><br></div><div>Fifty lakh families will get 30 kg rice once a month. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 11:41:06', '2023-03-02 11:41:06'),
(5526, 5526, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">According to the Election Commission\'s final updated electoral roll, the number of voters in the country has now increased to 119,151,440 following inclusion of some new voters last year.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The EC disclosed the updated voter numbers this morning, on the occasion of National Voter Day.</div><div><br></div><div>According to EC\'s factsheet, a total of 5,864,430 new voters were enlisted in the country\'s voter list.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the total voters, 60,445,724 are male and 58,704,879 are female.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, 837 transgender voters were incorporated under the identity of the third gender in the updated roll, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>According to EC, the voter growth is 5.18%.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 12:09:16', '2023-03-02 12:09:16'),
(5527, 5527, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged G20 foreign ministers to overcome their divisions and focus on the needs of the developing world.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>\"We are meeting at a time of deep global divisions. We have a responsibility to those not in this room,\" he told the ministers in Delhi.</div><div>India wants to use its G20 presidency to raise issues of developing countries known as the Global South.</div><div><br></div><div>But divisions within the group over the Ukraine war will test Indian diplomacy.</div><div><br></div><div>Last week, G20 finance ministers failed to reach a consensus on a closing statement at their meeting in Bangalore (Bengaluru) city, in the first ministerial meeting in the run up to the summit later this year.</div><div><br></div><div>It was left to India to release a chair\'s summary which noted \"different assessments of the situation\" in Ukraine within the group. The foreign ministers\' talks on Thursday are likely to face similar hurdles.</div><div><br></div><div>It was evident from Mr Modi\'s speech on Thursday that India wanted to deliver agreements that could help the developing world and fuel its global ambitions.</div><div><br></div><div>\"After years of progress, we are at risk today of moving back on the sustainable development goals. Many developing countries are struggling with unsustainable debts while trying to ensure food and energy security,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"They are also most affected by global warming caused by richer countries. This is why India\'s G20 presidency has tried to give a voice to the Global South.\"</div><div><br></div><div>G20, which includes the world\'s 19 wealthiest nations plus the European Union, account for 85% of global economic output and two-thirds of its population. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 12:42:36', '2023-03-02 12:42:36'),
(5528, 5528, '<div><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Thursday to the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the second Emirati to voyage to space.</span></b><br></div><div><br></div><div>The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission launched at 12:34 am (0534 GMT) Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\'s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a livestream of the launch showed.</div><div><br></div><div>The launch had been scrubbed on Monday just minutes before liftoff because of a clog in a filter that supplies ignition fluid to start the rocket engines.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Congratulations to the NASA and SpaceX teams for another history-making mission to the International Space Station!\" NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>The Dragon crew capsule, dubbed Endeavour, is scheduled to dock with the ISS at 1:17 am (0617 GMT) on Friday after a 24-hour voyage.</div><div><br></div><div>NASA\'s Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Russia\'s Andrey Fedyaev and Sultan al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates are to spend six months on the orbiting station.</div><div><br></div><div>Neyadi, 41, will be the fourth astronaut from an Arab country and the second from the oil-rich UAE to journey to space; his compatriot Hazzaa al-Mansoori flew an eight-day mission in 2019.</div><div><br></div><div>Neyadi, Hoburg, the Endeavour pilot, and Fedyaev, the Russian mission specialist, will all be making their first space flights.</div><div><br></div><div>Fedyaev is the second Russian cosmonaut to fly to the ISS aboard a SpaceX rocket. NASA astronauts fly regularly to the station on Russian Soyuz craft.</div><div><br></div><div>Space has remained a rare venue of cooperation between Moscow and Washington since the Russian offensive in Ukraine placed them in sharp opposition.</div><div><br></div><div>Bowen, a veteran of three space shuttle missions, said politics rarely come up while in space.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We\'re all professionals. We keep focused on the mission itself,\" he said. \"It\'s always been a great relationship we\'ve had with cosmonauts once we get to space.\"</div><div><br></div><div>- Rescue capsule -</div><div><br></div><div>While aboard the ISS, the Crew-6 members will conduct dozens of experiments including studying how materials burn in microgravity and researching heart, brain and cartilage functions.</div><div><br></div><div>The current crew is the sixth to be transported by a SpaceX rocket to the ISS. The Endeavour capsule has flown into space three times previously.</div><div><br></div><div>NASA pays SpaceX to ferry astronauts to the ISS roughly every six months.</div><div><br></div><div>The agency expects Crew-6 to have a handover of several days with the four members of Crew-5 who have been on the ISS since October. Crew-5 will then return to Earth.</div><div><br></div><div>Also aboard the ISS are cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Sergei Prokopyev and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio.</div><div><br></div><div>They had been scheduled to return to Earth on March 28 but the cooling system of their Soyuz MS-22 capsule was damaged by a tiny meteoroid in December while docked with the ISS.</div><div><br></div><div>An uncrewed Russian Soyuz capsule, MS-23, was launched from Kazakhstan last month to bring them home. They are now scheduled to return in September.</div><div><br></div><div>Construction of the ISS began in 1998 at a time of increased US-Russia cooperation following the Cold War space race.</div><div><br></div><div>Russia has been using the aging but reliable Soyuz capsules to ferry astronauts into space since the 1960s.</div><div><br></div><div>But in recent years, Russia\'s space program has been beset by a litany of problems that have led to the loss of satellites and vehicles. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 13:22:05', '2023-03-02 13:22:05'),
(5529, 5529, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The government has placed two proposals seeking assistance from international community to relocate more Rohingya people to Bhashan Char island from camps in Cox’s Bazar for the wellbeing of the displaced Myanmar nationals.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the proposals Dhaka wants foreign countries and agencies to bear the expenses of the Rohingya relocation and provide assistance to construct more infrastructures in Bhashan Char to make the remaining two-third areas of the island livable for the displaced people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PM’s Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah placed the proposals at a meeting with the foreign diplomats and representatives stationed in Dhaka, held at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The representatives from 17 countries and agencies, including Australia, US, UK, France, Germany and UNHCR attended meeting.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;“We’ve told the international community that the more people we can bring to Bhashan Char in a very quick time, the more their safety and the betterment of their children will be ensured. So, now we’ve given them two proposals,” the principal secretary told the media after the meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About the first proposal, he said housing for one lakh people was built in Bhasan Char and only 30,000 people have so far been moved there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Now we want to shift 70,000 more people to the place, which is an expensive matter. We ask the friendly countries who work with us to bear the cost of taking these people from Cox\'s Bazar to Bhashan Char. The Prime Minister seriously wants it,” he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about the second proposal, Tofazzel said only one-third of land of the Bhashan Char was used (for infrastructure to house one lakh Rohingya) and now the Prime Minister wants the infrastructures to be constructed in the remaining two-third land and more Rohingyas to be taken there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“So, Bangladesh has sought assistance (from foreign friends) to construct new infrastructures,” he said.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the meeting, the foreign countries and agencies were asked to put importance to the Rohingya issue in different international forums, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The principal secretary said Rohingya people will get better life and livelihood in Bhashan Char as they get skill development training and opportunities for agricultural works including raising chickens and ducks, and rearing cows and goats.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He mentioned that the Rohingyas taken to Bhashan Char are brought to the mainland camps to meet their relatives in Cox\'s Bazar regularly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turning to the sufferings of the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar, he said several social problems, including internal conflict, infighting, arson violence, killing and trafficking are being created due to the stay of Rohingyas in Cox\'s Bazar.&nbsp; Many of them are involved in drug business, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Noting that the fund to conduct humanitarian activities for Rohingyas is not being received as per commitment of the donors, Tofazzel said Bangladesh received some US$ 586 million which is 62 percent of the committed amount of US$ 876 million in 2022. So, Bangladesh asked the friendly countries to provide the increased amount.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the government spent some Tk 3,100 crore only to prepare Bhashan Char.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australian High Commissioner Jeremy Brewer, Canadian High Commissioner Lilly Nicholls, EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley, UK High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson, US Ambassador Peter D. Haas, French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy, German Ambassador Achim Troster, Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg von Linde, UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis, UNHCR Representative Johannes van der Klaauw, WFP Resident Representative Dom Scalpelli, Chargés d\'affaires of Switzerland embassy Suzanne Mueller, Deputy Head of Japanese Mission Machida Tatsuya, Deputy Chief of Netherlands Embassy Thijs Woudstra, Deputy Chief of Turkish Embassy Batuhan Gurhan, Head of Cooperation for Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities Program of Canadian High Commission Vivek Prakash and Regional Refugee Coordinator of the US Embassy Mackenzie Rowe attended the meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">High officials from different ministries concerned including the senior secretaries of the Foreign Ministry and the Public Security Division, and the secretaries of Relief and Disaster Management Ministry and the PMO, were present in the meeting. 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(5530, 5530, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said despite the recent hike in the price of electricity in the country, the tariff of power still remains less than in many countries.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The increase in electricity price has exceeded cent per cent in the United Kingdom. It (price) has exceeded 20 to 100 per cent in European Union countries . . . It is 21 per cent in Germany and 95 per cent in Belgium. In this context, the increase in electricity prices in our country is comparatively less. The tariff has increased twice by 5 per cent recently,\" he said replying to reporters while exchanging views with them at the meeting room of his ministry at the Secretariat here.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasan said the per unit price of electricity in Bangladesh is Taka 7.32 while it is Taka 11.15 in Delhi, Taka 11.33 in Maharashtra and Taka 8.63 in Punjab in India. Per unit price is Taka 18.31 in the USA, Taka 41.93 in Germany, Taka 46.46 in Belgium and Taka 25.74 in Japan.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The unit price of electricity is less in Bangladesh than in other countries even from India\", he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said inflation has taken place all over the world due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The inflation in European Union countries is more than 10 per cent while inflation has exceeded 20 to 22 per cent in some countries.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The overall inflation exceeded 10 per cent in the UK while it is 11.8 per cent in Russia, 60 per cent in Turkey (it was 80 per cent a few days ago) 32 per cent in Pakistan, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"But, the inflation is 8.30 per cent in our country. And it (inflation) is less than many developed nations and even our neighbouring countries,\" said Hasan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But, he said, the leaders of the opposition party (BNP) is trying to create confusion among the people hiding the real scenario of the world. Even, they are trying to raise an allegation of corruption regarding the price hike of electricity, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ruling party leader said the country became a champion in corruption five consecutive times during the tenure of BNP. Begum Khaleda Zia was convicted for corruption and consequently she was sent to jail.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said Begum Zia is now out of prison and staying at her home as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has shown her unprecedented generosity towards her. Besides, the party\'s acting chairman is also convicted of corruption and siphoning off money, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"People laugh when they (BNP) talk about corruption,\" said Hasan. 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, '2023-03-02 13:43:10', '2023-03-02 13:43:10');
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(5531, 5531, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The registration for Joy Bangla concert kicked off today with an overwhelming rush among youth music lovers to enjoy the unique blend to bring alive Bangladesh\'s history through music.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year the concert will take place on March 8 at Army Stadium in the capital, under the supervision of Centre for Research and Information (CRI), Young Bangla, one of the leading youth networks of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Young Bangla has been holding the rock concert since 2015 to rejuvenate the spirit of the Liberation War of Bangladesh among youths.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Concert goers are requested to log into - ticket.youngbangla.org-- , to avail their e-tickets.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For registration, the participants will require their passport-sized photos and images of their ID cards with photos. Besides NIDs, ID cards of their educational institutions, passports, and driving licenses will also be accepted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Keeping up with the previous years\' unique trend, the concert this year is set to feature iconic and emerging bands of the country such as Artcell, Avoid Rafa, Lalon, Chirkutt, Cryptic Fate, Karnival, Meghdol, Nemesis and Arekta Rock Band.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The youths who jumped, screamed, and danced to the western-influenced rock genre and the wartime patriotic melodies are now upbeat about relishing that electrifying vibe that the pandemic halted for last two years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The last edition in 2020 is a memorable experience for me-that concert so vividly recreated the unique blend of history and music what made that a memorable one-The idea of rendering songs that were aired on the wartime secret radio station called Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra 50 years ago inspired the Freedom Fighters to free the country is really exemplary,\" said Rajin, a university student.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"In no better way than this tribute to the historic March 7 speech by the father of the nation could make it relevant and interesting for our generation... Expecting a bigger and better return this time\", added another university student Sujon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a call to roar like March 7, favourite bands presented several Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra songs before an audience of this generation at previous editions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Started in 2015, in successive years, the country\'s biggest concert for youths added some special features such as presentation of the coloured version of the speech in 2016.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The speech, transformed from black and white into colour, appeared onscreen before an audience of 30,000 youths at the concert. 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, '2023-03-02 13:54:42', '2023-03-02 13:54:42'),
(5532, 5532, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister\'s Private Sector Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman has urged businessmen of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to invest more in Bangladesh.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Bangladesh government is ensuring all sorts of support to the investors in the country. The government is providing investment-friendly policies and various benefits to the investors,\" he said.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM\'s adviser said this while meeting with Saudi Investment Minister Engineer Khalid Al-Falih in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, said a press release here today.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the meeting, Salman praised the recent unprecedented socio-economic development of Saudi Arabia under Vision 2030.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He expressed hope that the investment and trade between the two countries will increase in the coming days.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;At this time, the Saudi investment minister reiterated the assurance of Saudi Arabia\'s continued support to Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Salman F Rahman met Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund Prince Sultan bin Khalid Al Saud. 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, '2023-03-02 14:08:50', '2023-03-02 14:08:50'),
(5534, 5534, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ramadan is the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar. Muslims observe this sacred month of Ramadan to mark when Allah sent an angel to Prophet Muhammad to reveal the Quran, the Islamic holy book, in 610 AD. This revelation is known as the “night of power” or ‘Laylat Al Qadar’ in Arabic.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Much can be said about the Holy Month of Ramadan. There are volumes upon volumes written on the subject, which is why it is hard to come across something about Ramadan that hasn’t already been said before in a different setting, occasion or event.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Ramadan is the month of forgiveness; the month of countless blessings; the month in which Lailat-ul-Qadr resides and so much more.</div><div><br></div><div>During Ramadan, Muslims aim to grow spiritually and become closer to Allah and their loved ones. They do this by fasting and abstaining from pleasures like smoking, drinking and sexual intercourse between sunrise and sunset each day. Ramadan is also a time for unity and spiritual reflection and Muslims spend time praying, reciting the Quran and doing good deeds. They donate to charity, spend time with loved ones, and avoid lying, gossiping and fighting.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan?</div><div>Fasting is important during Ramadan as it allows Muslim to devote themselves to their faith, get closer to Allah and learn patience and compassion. It’s about nourishing your soul, rather than only focusing on your physical body. It’s also one of the Five Pillars of Islam which are the foundation of how Muslims live their lives (the others are faith, prayer, charity and pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca).</div><div><br></div><div>Fasting is usually done by all Muslims except those who are sick, pregnant, lactating, menstruating, elderly or travelling. If you miss fasting days you can make up for them throughout the year.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Can you drink water during Ramadan?</div><div>The fasting is done between sunrise and sunset. During this time, practicing Muslims are not allowed to drink water. Muslims usually wake up before dawn and eat a light meal known as suhoor. They drink plenty of water at this time to see them through the day. After the sun fully sets, the fast is typically broken with water and dates, followed by prayers and a meal called iftar. Source: The real word&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 14:52:26', '2023-03-02 14:52:26'),
(5535, 5535, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged the G20 countries to take corrective actions to reverse the trend of global warming and advocate for fulfilling the global commitments of financing and technology transfer to fight climate change.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He called on the G20 leadership to allocate sufficient funds and means of implementation to achieve the SDGs by 2030.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen was speaking at the G20 Foreign Ministers\' Meeting (G20FMM) in New Delhi on Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s \"zero-tolerance\" policy towards terrorism continues to contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen called upon the international community to ensure the early repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar to avert the growing security threats posed by their protracted presence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The foreign minister also discussed the impacts of the contemporary global challenges which resulted in inflation, price increases for food and fuel, disruption of trade and supply chains and instability of international financial architecture.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka urges G20 countries to take corrective actions to reverse trend of global warming Meetings on sidelines</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier in the morning, India\'s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar welcomed Momen at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre premises before the G20FMM.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the afternoon, Momen met Catherine Colonna, foreign minister of France, José Manuel Albares, foreign minister of Spain and Lee Do-hoon, vice minister of foreign affairs of South Korea, on the sidelines of the G20FMM.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the meetings, they discussed the ways and means to further deepen bilateral collaboration and address the ongoing geopolitical issues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bangladesh foreign minister also joined a group call on India\'s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with other foreign ministers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, he had informal interactions with his counterparts from Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Türkiye, the UK, Japan, the USA, and other countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka urges G20 countries to take corrective actions to reverse trend of global warming Momen is expected to attend the opening session of the 8th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, India\'s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy, inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the inauguration of the dialogue, he will join a dinner to be hosted by the Indian prime minister.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bangladesh foreign minister is now in New Delhi to attend the G20FMM at the invitation of his Indian counterpart.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Almost all foreign ministers from the G20 members and guest countries participated in the meeting. 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, '2023-03-02 14:55:51', '2023-03-02 14:55:51'),
(5536, 5536, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President M Abdul Hamid called upon the lawyers to perform their respective professional duties beyond the politics as he exchanged views with members of Kishoreganj District Bar Council.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There may be political differences among the lawyers . . . but they (lawyers) must keep up their professional duties above the political identities,\" the head of state said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Referring to it (law) a noble profession, Abdul Hamid said the lawyers must be careful in their jobs so that no justice-seekers get frustrated with the behavior of lawyers anyway.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Hamid requested all members of Kishoreganj District Bar Council to work together irrespective of party affiliations to brighten the image of the association here.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, he visited the \"Bangabandhu Corner\" set up at the newly constructed Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Kishoreganj.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President also planted a sapling on the court premises.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, President Hamid also held a view-exchange-meeting with the judges, where Senior District and Sessions Judge Saidur Rahman Khan informed the President about the overall activities of the Judiciary Department of the district.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President urged the judges to perform their duties more sincerely so that the litigants can get speedy justice.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;During the meeting, the judges demanded for the establishment of an \"Electricity Court\" in Kishoreganj to ease the suffering of the people coincided with the power related cases. 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, '2023-03-02 15:18:35', '2023-03-02 15:18:35'),
(5537, 5537, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">One in ten early deaths could be prevented if everyone managed at least half the recommended level of physical activity, says a team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a study published today in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the researchers say that 11 minutes a day (75 minutes a week) of moderate-intensity physical activity - such as a brisk walk - would be sufficient to lower the risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and a number of cancers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cardiovascular diseases - such as heart disease and stroke - are the leading cause of death globally, responsible for 17.9 million deaths per year in 2019, while cancers were responsible for 9.6 million deaths in 2017. Physical activity - particularly when it is moderate-intensity - is known to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, and the NHS recommends that adults do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity a week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To explore the amount of physical activity necessary to have a beneficial impact on several chronic diseases and premature death, researchers from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis, pooling and analysing cohort data from all of the published evidence. This approach allowed them to bring together studies that on their own did not provide sufficient evidence and sometimes disagreed with each other to provide more robust conclusions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In total, they looked at results reported in 196 peer-reviewed articles, covering more than 30 million participants from 94 large study cohorts, to produce the largest analysis to date of the association between physical activity levels and risk of heart disease, cancer, and early death.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The researchers found that, outside of work-related physical activity, two out of three people reported activity levels below 150 min per week of moderate-intensity activity and fewer than one in ten managed more than 300 min per week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Broadly speaking, they found that beyond 150 min per week of moderate-intensity activity, the additional benefits in terms of reduced risk of disease or early death were marginal. But even half this amount came with significant benefits: accumulating 75 min per week of moderate-intensity activity brought with it a 23 per cent lower risk of early death. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"24\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 16:05:22', '2023-03-02 16:05:22'),
(5538, 5538, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Cyber Police Centre of CID arrested five alleged members of an organised syndicate involved in making fake birth and death registration certificates by illegal intrusion into BDRIS (Birth &amp; Death Registration Information System) server.</b></span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The arrestees were identified as Md Mahbub Ali,24, Md Shah Alam, 25, Md Hasan Tarek,47, vaccinator Kohinoor Sultana,45 and Md. Faisal,19.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Several birth certificates, eight files with fake documents for making birth certificates, three hard disk and four mobile phones were seized from their possessions.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Cyber Police Center of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been carrying out regular cyber patrolling and monitoring in the cyber space of Bangladesh and have also taken necessary legal measures to eliminate and prevent any crime.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Cyber Police Centre got a complaint from&nbsp; Md. Rashedul Islam, Registrar General, Directorate of Birth and Death Registration, on February 7.&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">In his complaint, he mentioned that someone has been preparing fake birth and death registration certificate by hacking into the birth and death registration server BDRIS (Birth &amp; Death Registration Information System) illegal.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Based on the complaint, the Cyber Police Center (CPC) started investigation into the matter and identified a Facebook group called \'Birth Registration Help Desk\' where they are saying, \" collect the birth/death certificate of any district of the country within one day.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The CPC identified the group who contacted the victim about the birth registration along with the admin of the Facebook group.&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Later, Cyber Intelligence and Risk Management Branch conducted an operation at Pallabi in Dhaka and arrested two admins of the Facebook group identified as Md. Mahbub Ali and Md. Shah Alam, recently. Later, according to their confession, two Dhaka&nbsp; North City Corporation (DNCC) employees--Sprayman Md Hasan Tarek and Vaccinator Kohinoor Sultana were arrested. During their arrest, Md. Faisal , a member of this syndicate came to submit files with fake documents for birth registration to Md. Hasan Tarek, was also arrested.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Although the government fee for birth registration is only Tk 50, but they take Tk 550 to Tk 1000 for each fake certificate.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Various identity cards including NIDs and passports are being issued on this fake birth registration certificate which is an extreme threat to national security, said a senior officer of the CID.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The officer requesting anonymity also said that a case has been registered against the accused under Digital Security Act at Paltan police station recently. UNB</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-02 16:22:02', '2023-03-02 16:22:02'),
(5539, 5539, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Kremlin on Thursday accused Ukrainian saboteurs of crossing into western Russia and firing on villagers. Ukraine denied the claim and warned that Moscow could use the allegations to justify stepping up its own attacks in the ongoing war.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exact circumstances of the reported attack in the Bryansk region were unclear, as was the strategic purpose of such an assault. The regional governor said two civilians were killed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If confirmed, it would be another indication following drone attacks earlier this week that Kyiv may be intensifying pressure against Moscow by exposing Russian defensive weaknesses, embarrassing the Kremlin and sowing unease among Russian civilians.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukrainian “terrorists” for the incursion, claiming that they deliberately targeted civilians, including children in “yet another terror attack, another crime.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“They infiltrated the area near the border and opened fire on civilians,” Putin said during a video call. “They saw a civilian vehicle with civilians, with children in it, and they fired on them.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The alleged incursion came just days after Putin ordered the Federal Security Service to tighten controls on Russia’s border with Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Russian war hawks have expressed dismay with what they see as Putin’s reluctance to declare martial law and launch a sweeping mobilization of soldiers, the Russian leader’s comments Thursday did not appear to signal any such moves.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin blamed the attack on “neo-Nazis” and said it confirmed that Russia did the right thing by invading Ukraine. “I repeat again: They will not succeed, and we will finish pushing them out,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When he ordered the invasion, the Russian leader vowed to “denazify” Ukraine, alleging falsely that radical neo-Nazi groups dominate the country led by a Jewish president. Kyiv and its Western allies dismissed his assertion as a bogus cover for an unprovoked act of aggression.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine’s military intelligence representative, Andrii Cherniak, saw the Russian claims as evidence that Moscow is facing an uprising among its own disgruntled people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“This was done by the Russians; Ukraine has nothing to do with it,” he told The Associated Press.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A group calling itself the Russian Volunteer Corps claimed it crossed the border into Russia in a video that also urged Russians to rebel. The group’s statement did not explain what actions it took or what specific objectives it wanted to achieve.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian Volunteer Corps described itself as “a volunteer formation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” Little is known about the group, and it was not immediately clear if it has any ties with the Ukrainian military.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group was founded in August and consists mostly of anti-Putin far-right Russian extremists who have links with Ukrainian far-right groups, according to Michael Colborne, a researcher for the investigative website Bellingcat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Colborne said on Twitter that Ukrainian military intelligence “very likely” approved the incursion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak described the Russian claims as “a classic deliberate provocation.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia “wants to scare its people to justify the attack on another country (and) the growing poverty after the year of war,” he tweeted, suggesting that Russian partisans were behind what happened in Bryansk.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bryansk Gov. Alexander Bogomaz said the attackers killed two civilians and wounded a child in the village of Lyubechane.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia’s Federal Security Service said it acted together with the military to “eliminate armed Ukrainian nationalists who violated the state border.” The agency claimed later that the attackers had been pushed back into Ukraine “where a massive artillery strike was inflicted on them.” It was not possible to verify the claim.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin canceled a planned trip to southern Russia because of the attack. He is set to chair a weekly meeting of the Russian Security Council on Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked by reporters whether the activity could warrant a change in the status of the conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “I can’t say for now.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The raid in the Bryansk region followed a spate of drone attacks. On Tuesday, drones that the Kremlin said were launched by Ukraine flew deep inside Russian territory, including one that got within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry also said Wednesday that the military repelled a drone attack on Crimea.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia, three people were killed and six others were wounded early Thursday when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building, destroying several floors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Russian drone attack hit people standing in line for humanitarian aid in a village in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, wounding nine people, including a 16-year-old, the regional administration said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia “wants to turn every day for our people into a day of terror,” adding that “evil will not reign in our land.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian artillery, drones and missiles have pounded Ukrainian-held areas in the country’s south and east for months. Moscow denies aiming at civilian targets, but its indiscriminate shelling has wrought wide destruction in urban centers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The war largely slowed to a grinding stalemate during the winter months, although a fierce battle continued for control of Bakhmut, a key eastern stronghold where Ukrainian officials say they might strategically withdraw.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ukrainian military’s general staff reported that Russian forces “continue to advance and storm the city,” but Kyiv’s troops repelled some of the attacks. Capturing the city would not only give Russian fighters a rare battlefield gain after months of setbacks, but it might rupture Ukraine’s supply lines and allow the Kremlin’s forces to press toward other Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In other developments, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations. It was the first high-level meeting in months between Russia and the U.S.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A senior U.S. official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation, said Blinken had “disabused” Lavrov of any idea that U.S. support for Ukraine is wavering. 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(5540, 5540, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning (March 3, 2023).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 221 at 8:40am, the capital ranked first 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;\">Vietnam’s Hanoi, Thailand’s Chiang Mai and Myanmar’s Yangon occupied the second, third and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 207, 198 and 196, 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;\">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, '2023-03-03 07:09:35', '2023-03-03 07:09:35'),
(5541, 5541, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The installation of new leaders and the need to shore up a flagging economy will dominate the annual session of China’s rubber-stamp parliament that kicks off Sunday.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nearly 3,000 delegates attending the meeting of the largely powerless National People\'s Congress will hear reports on the work of government that lay out the ruling Communist Party’s priorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don’t expect open debates or criticism. All documents, decisions and appointments are expected to receive unanimous support.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Below are some of the issues surrounding the roughly 10-day event.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS YEAR?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year’s gathering comes at the start of China’s latest five-year political cycle, as an addendum to the ruling Communist Party’s 20th annual congress in October.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That event saw the appointment of a new Politburo Standing Committee, the apex of political power in China, led by Secretary General Xi Jinping, China’s president who has eliminated term limits to allow him to rule for life.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The congress will see Xi renamed head of state along with the replacement of Li Keqiang as premier and the appointment of other top members of the State Council, China’s Cabinet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China’s economy was battered by pandemic-related lockdowns, quarantines and other harsh measures imposed under the “zero-COVID” strategy, adding to the woes of a hugely indebted real estate sector and the precarious state of local government finances.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite optimistic talk from Beijing, many analysts say the economy is in serious trouble.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, China’s assertive, often adventurous foreign policy has put it at odds with the U.S. and its allies over issues from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to threats against Taiwan and even the banning of the Chinese short video app TikTok by foreign governments on national security grounds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHAT ARE SOME OTHER THEMES?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gathering is expected to pick up on a move to increase centralization — always a key priority for communist states — by shifting responsibilities from government bodies to those directly under the party’s Central Committee.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That could be most pronounced in the security field, where the responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Security in charge of the police, and the Ministry of State Security that handles foreign and domestic intelligence, could by taken over by party commissions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similar moves have been proposed for the semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong, where the party has steadily ratcheted up control since months of anti-government protests in 2019 and a subsequent crackdown on civil liberties and political opposition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Measures to boost a flagging birthrate are also expected to be discussed, following the abandonment of the much-criticized and highly punitive one-child policy in 2016. That followed the announcement in January that the population fell by 850,000 last year as a result of a cratering birthrate and aging population, the first decline in 61 years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Local governments are offering subsidized childcare, cash payments of 5,000 yuan ($700) or more and even free apartments to couples who decide to start families, especially if they’re having more than one child.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Sichuan province, authorities this year moved to legally recognize children born to unwed mothers. More localities are expected to follow. Previously, women were not banned from having children on their own, but faced bureaucratic hurdles making it almost impossible to register them for school and other social services. IVF services are being expanded, although surrogacy remains illegal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The issue of Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949 and has never been governed by the Communist Party, is also seen as growing more pressing, especially given heightened tensions with Taiwan’s top ally, the United States.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the NPC’s passage in 2005 of an “anti-secession law,” leaders have debated enacting tougher measures to back up Beijing’s threat to use force to annex the island it considers its own territory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Now, of course, some people may think (the NPC) is more conservative. That’s true,” said Cheng Li, an expert on Chinese politics and leadership issues at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington, D.C.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xi has shifted policy so that “the top priority is state security. It’s national security at a time that war becomes more likely,” Cheng said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHAT IS THE NPC AND WHAT DOES IT DO?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Made up of regional delegations and one from the People\'s Liberation Army, the National People’s Congress is technically the highest law-making body in China, although the vast majority of its legislative work is performed by its 175-member Standing Committee that meets year-round.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its annual gathering at the hulking Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing is the main public forum for communicating the government’s priorities and goals, both economic and political.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A key document is the premier’s work report that will set the GDP growth target and the defense budget.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is also a limited opportunity for feedback, as top officials meet with the various delegation heads, but there is none of the open discussion or tabling of bills typical of other legislatures. That is also the case with the congress’ advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, which meets concurrently.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The purpose of the annual session is a signaling exercise of what the leadership’s goals are and what they want everyone to think about going forward,” said Scott Kennedy, an expert on the Chinese economy at the Center for Strategic &amp; International Studies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHAT’S IT SAY ABOUT CHINA’S POLITICAL SYSTEM?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">NPC delegates almost all belong to the ruling Communist Party, which has brooked no opposition and very little criticism since seizing power amid civil war in 1949.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Delegates are generally far better traveled, better educated and more politically astute than in the past. Yet, that hasn’t produced any apparent desire to turn the NPC into a more representative body that could act as a check on government and the ruling party. With few exceptions, the NPC has been a loyal adjunct to the party leadership, offering a patina of democracy to an increasingly authoritarian one-party police state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And in case there is any question, the party routinely issues decrees and takes real steps to quash any push for reform smacking of Western-style liberalism. Dissidents have been imprisoned, exiled or intimidated into silence, while human rights lawyers and legal activists have been under massive pressure since a sweeping 2015 roundup.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just days before the NPC’s opening, the party’s General Office issued a directive telling law professors and their students to “oppose and resist Western erroneous views such as ‘constitutional government,’ ‘separation of three powers,’ and ’independence of the judiciary.\'” 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, '2023-03-03 07:15:07', '2023-03-03 07:15:07'),
(5542, 5542, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The U.S. is expected to announce a new package of military aid for Ukraine Friday, including —for the first time — eight armored vehicles that can launch bridges and allow troops to cross rivers or other gaps, U.S. officials said Thursday.</b></span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The officials said the total cost of the package will be about $400 million and will also include large amounts of ammunition, such as rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems. It comes just a week after the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and as Ukrainian forces are preparing for a spring offensive.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the aid package has not yet been publicly announced.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The so-called Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge is a portable, 60-foot folding metal bridge that is carried on top of a tank body. Providing that system now could help Ukrainian troops as they launch the expected offensive, and make it easier for troops to cross rivers to get to Russian forces.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Including this latest package, the U.S. has now provided more than $32 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The vehicle bridges and ammunition in the package will be taken from Pentagon stocks through the presidential drawdown authority, so they will be able to be delivered quickly to the warfront.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The aid will also include an undisclosed amount of rounds for howitzers, other ammunition, demolition munitions and other equipment to clear obstacles, spare parts and equipment for vehicle maintenance and repair.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The announcement comes on the heels of a brief meeting Thursday between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations in New Delhi. It was the highest-level in-person talk between the two countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But there was no indication of any movement toward easing the intense tensions between the two nations.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Blinken said he told Lavrov the U.S. would continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Lavrov, who did not mention speaking with Blinken when he held a news conference after the meeting, told reporters Moscow would continue to press its action in Ukraine.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The war had largely slowed to a grinding stalemate during the winter months, but both sides are expected to be preparing to launch offensives in the spring. AP/UNB</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-03 07:53:16', '2023-03-03 07:53:16'),
(5543, 5543, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indian multi-billionaire Gautam Adani\'s embattled business empire says it has secured $1.87bn (£1.6bn) of investment from a US-based asset management firm.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Florida-headquartered GQG Partners has bought shares in four of the group\'s companies, Adani told investors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It marks the first major investment made public by the firm since it was accused of engaging in stock market manipulation and financial fraud by short-seller Hindenburg Research.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adani Group has denied the allegations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adani Group\'s seven stock market-listed companies had an estimated $135bn wiped off their value since Hindenburg Research\'s report was published on 24 January.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The GQG investment will be split across four Adani companies, including flagship firm Adani Enterprises. 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, '2023-03-03 08:06:15', '2023-03-03 08:06:15');
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(5544, 5544, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Khulna doctors\' strike protesting the \"attack\" on one of their colleagues by a policeman and others entered its third day on Friday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Healthcare services came to a grinding halt at all government and private hospitals, except for emergency care, in the district due to the strike, causing immense suffering to patients and others.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Baharul Alam, president of the Khulna unit of the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), said a high-level delegation of the Directorate General of Health Services already arrived in Khulna to discuss the withdrawal of the strike.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The delegation will hold a meeting with the BMA, clinic owners and physicians to address the issue,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Healthcare seekers said the appointments with specialist physicians, who come from Dhaka and practice privately at clinics, were cancelled on Thursday night due to the strike as the physicians \"expressed solidarity with the protesters.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\'Attack\' on Khulna physician: Patients continue to suffer as doctors\' strike drags into 3rd day&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 25, Dr Sheikh Nishat Abdullah, head of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Department of Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised Hospital, was allegedly physically assaulted, by a patient\'s relatives, including Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Naim, at a nursing home in Sheikhpara of Khulna city during surgery.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesting the attack, the BMA Khulna unit decided to observe a 24-hour work abstention from Wednesday to Thursday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baharul Thursday said they would continue the strike as long as the ASI is not arrested, and a case filed against the physician is not withdrawn.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, ASI Naim, who was earlier posted at a police station in Satkhira, was attached to the district\'s police lines after his withdrawal from his workplace Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kazi Moniruzzaman, superintendent of Satkhira police, said actions will be taken against him if the allegations are found to be true after an investigation, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nusrat Ara Moyna, wife of the policeman, held a press conference on Thursday at Khulna Press Club seeking the intervention of the Prime Minister to resolve the problem, saying: \"I have video footage of that night which shows no evidence of assault and vandalism.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moyana also demanded justice for \"harassment against her\" and implicating Naim in a \"false case.\" 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, '2023-03-03 08:22:25', '2023-03-03 08:22:25'),
(5545, 5545, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has said Bangladesh\'s Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman\'s legacy remains a \"guiding light\" for Bangladesh-India relationship and the driving force for India\'s steadfast partnership with Bangladesh on its journey towards progress and prosperity.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The high commissioner and his wife visited Tungipara and paid tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mausoleum Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The high commissioner also laid a floral wreath at the mausoleum to pay homage to Bangabandhu.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his written remarks at the mausoleum, Verma highlighted the importance of March in the history of Bangladesh and underlined Bangabandhu\'s vision for the development of the Bangladesh and India-Bangladesh partnership.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The high commissioner also took a guided tour of the museum, which showcases Bangabandhu\'s life and legacy, and the supreme sacrifices that he made for the independence and progress of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangabandhu\'s fight for democracy, inclusivity and social justice continues to inspire people across the world, said Verma. 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, '2023-03-03 08:33:06', '2023-03-03 08:33:06'),
(5546, 5546, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">England opener Jason Roy smashed his 12th ODI century in the second match of the three-match series against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanks to his century, England are aiming for a big total on the scoreboard. At the end of 32 overs, England reached 165 for three.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Roy completed his century off 104 balls, hitting 12 fours and a six.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">England\'s batting approach on the tricky Mirpur surface appeared to be working well. They did not appear overly aggressive against Bangladesh\'s attack, instead scoring runs in a manner more suited to the conditions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz each took a wicket for Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh lost the first match of the series by three wickets, making the second match a must-win affair for the hosts if they hope to win the series.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first, in an attempt to maintain their record of not losing an ODI series in the past seven years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh fielded an unchanged playing XI, while England made two changes. 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, '2023-03-03 09:39:42', '2023-03-03 09:39:42'),
(5547, 5547, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bollywood star Deepika Padukone will present an award at the upcoming Oscars 2023, where India is nominated in three categories -- Original Song, Documentary Feature and Documentary Short.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Academy unveiled the list of presenters on Thursday night.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She will be joining the likes of Emily Blunt, Samuel L Jackson, Glenn Close, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B Jordan, Janelle Monae, Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Connelly, Riz Ahmed and Melissa McCarthy among others.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 95th Academy Awards will be held on March 12 at Los Angeles’ Dolly Theatre. This year is significant for India at the Oscars as ‘Naatu Naatu,’ the hit dance track from SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster RRR, is the frontrunner in the Original Song category.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shaunak Sen\'s All That Breathes is nominated for the Documentary Feature award, while Guneet Monga-backed Elephant Whisperers is competing in the Documentary Short category.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deepika has previously represented India on a jury at the 75th-anniversary celebration of the Cannes Film Festival 2022. She also unveiled the FIFA World Cup trophy in Lusail Stadium on December 18 before the final between Argentina and France.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The actor is riding high on the success of her film Pathaan, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan. She is currently filming for a sci-fi movie, tentatively titled Project K, which also features Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan. PTI</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-03 09:43:28', '2023-03-03 09:43:28'),
(5548, 5548, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has assured of the international organisation\'s continuous humanitarian support to deal with the needs of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This crisis is not forgotten. The EU remains one of the largest humanitarian donors, with €287 million since 2017,\" he said after his meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam in New Delhi on Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They discussed today\'s global crises – climate change and vulnerabilities of the LDCs as well as the Rohingya refugees hosted by Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Great to meet Josep Borrell, high representative of foreign affairs of the EU, to talk about the bilateral relationship and world affairs, including the Rohingya crisis,\" said Shahriar. 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, '2023-03-03 09:52:45', '2023-03-03 09:52:45'),
(5549, 5549, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A business-to-business (B2B) match-making event will be held in the last week of May to expand business between Bangladesh and Japan.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (JBCCI), UNIDO ITPO Tokyo and Haison International Limited will jointly organise the event in Japan, said a press release here today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The weeklong event is likely to take place from May 22-26 in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka, the release added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at a meeting organised by JBCCI in Dhaka on Thursday, UNIDO ITPO Industrial Development Officer Ikue Toshinaga called upon businesses to participate in the event and find new ways of opportunities to initiate business between the two countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"B2B events help business communities of both the countries to find out new ways of expanding businesses and it has been a successful event so far,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the meeting, the JBCCI President Hikari Kawai also briefly talked about JBCCI and its contribution to promoting bilateral trade relations.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">JBCCI board members, past presidents, members and other distinguished guests attended the meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also discussed how the B2B event in Japan can be more effective and how they can attract more Japanese investors to invest in Bangladesh. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-03 11:14:01', '2023-03-03 11:14:01'),
(5550, 5550, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pakistani rupee suffered a big blow against the US dollar as the greenback was traded at a historic low of 285.09 rupees in the interbank market on Thursday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It marks a 6.66-percent drop from Wednesday\'s closing price of 266.11 rupees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking to Xinhua, Khurram Schehzad, chief executive officer of Alpha Beta Core, a Pakistani financial advisory and investment strategy firm, said that the core reason for this dramatic fall is the lack of confidence in the market.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Uncertainty arose as Pakistan\'s International Monetary Fund program is still pending, he said, adding that the country\'s foreign exchange reserves are also shrinking due to the near future debt repayments. Xinhua</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-03 11:18:58', '2023-03-03 11:18:58'),
(5551, 5551, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Doha on Saturday to participate in the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), to be held on March 5-9.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier is visiting Qatar at the invitation of the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, said her office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During her stay in Qatar till March 08,&nbsp; Hasina will lead a high-level delegation and will hold bilateral meeting with her Qatari counterpart apart from her participation at the LDC5 conference.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She will also have a meeting with the Emir of Qatar. Bilateral issues including cooperation in the areas of energy sector will come up for discussion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to PMO a VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage, will depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11am on Saturday, which is scheduled to land at Hamad International Airport, Doha at 2:30pm local time (Doha time).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday afternoon, PM Hasina will have separate meetings with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, UNGA President Csaba Korosi and UNDP administrator Achim Steiner at Qatar National Convention Centre (QCC).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 5, the PM will deliver a speech at the opening plenary meeting of the LDC5 Conference as a special guest at the QCC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next she will have separate meetings with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Secretary General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebeca Grynspan and Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Doreen Bogdan-Martin there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, the prime minister will also deliver a speech at a side event titled “Sustainable and Smooth Transition for the Graduating Cohort of 2021,” which will be arranged jointly by Bangladesh, Laos and Nepal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 6, Sheikh Hasina will speak as the chief guest at a business summit, titled “The Rise of Bengal Tiger: Potential of Trade and Investment in Bangladesh” in the St. Regis Doha, will have meeting with Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and participate in a side event tiled “Investment in Research and Development in LDCs for Smart and Innovative Societies” in the QCC, and join the Regional Envoy Conference at the place of residence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 7, the PM will attend a high-level dialogue on “Enhancing the participation of LDCs in International Trade and Regional Integration,” hold meeting with Denmark Minister for Development Cooperation Dan Jorgensen, attend event titled “Global Partnership for Smooth and Sustainable Graduation: Marching towards Smart Bangladesh” as the special guest in the QCC as well as join a civic reception to be hosted by Bangladeshi community living in Qatar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Hasina is scheduled to leave Doha for Dhaka in the morning on March 8 (Wednesday).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the LDC5 Conference in Doha, world leaders will gather with the private sector, civil society, parliamentarians, and young people to advance new ideas, raise new pledges of support, and spur delivery on agreed commitments, through the Doha Programme of Action. 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, '2023-03-03 12:38:25', '2023-03-03 12:38:25'),
(5552, 5552, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A number of youths representing different groups or forums today said they find Bangabandhu\'s 7th March speech as a beacon to set their course and actions with the spirit of justified protest and justice.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We can get the inspiration to make impossible thing to possible from Bangabandhu\'s epoch-making speech of March 7. It also inspires us not to bow down to any injustice,\" Bangladesh Chhatra League President Saddam Hossain said while talking to BSS.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the speech interconnected the nation\'s past, present and future as Bangabandhu mentioned the nation\'s history, heritage and struggle and the then suppression on Bangalee nation by Pakistani rulers as well as the nation\'s future dreams.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"March 7 speech is also a unique example of undisputed leadership and implementation of directives. Responding to the call of Bangabandhu, Bangalee nation started non-cooperation movement and thus jumped into the great Liberation War to free the nation from the Pakistani subjugation,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka University Debating Society\'s general secretary Fouad Hosen said March 7 speech still remained and would always remain as a great source of inspiration to youths.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It (the speech) encourages all not to tolerate any injustice or exploitation,\" said Hosen, a post graduate student of international relations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He called the speech \"time-winning\" and said the speech visibly relieved the nation from a sense of fright and instill into them a spirit to jump into the Liberation War against the strong and well armed Pakistani occupation forces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"His logical words and outstanding gesture mesmerized the nation . . . the speech united the entire nation,\" Hosen said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saddam, also a law student of Dhaka University, the speech simultaneously showed the ways to wage democratic movement along with drawing the blueprint for guerrilla warfare.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Citing Bangabandhu\'s remarks \"Despite our majority, we would still listen to any sound ideas from the minority\", Saddam said, Bangabandhu, in the speech, redefined democracy by giving the rational and justified ground more priorities in democracy over majority rejecting populist policy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saddam said formulating policies giving utmost priorities to the concern of majority has been becoming popular in contemporary politics which ultimately bring sufferings and suppression of minority concerns.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Bangabandhu, long before, set examples of giving priorities to justice over the populist political practice of serving majorities, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imran Shahriar, president of Jahangirnagar University-based recitation troupe Dhwani, said March 7 speech is very momentous to describe the significance and background of the Great Liberation War to the new generation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said without the landmark speech, it is not possible to realize in which context Bangabandhu uttered the words, \"\"The struggle this time, is a struggle for our liberty. The struggle this time, is a struggle for our independence.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The social, political and economic discrimination suffered by the people of East Pakistan in the long 24 years since the birth of the state of Pakistan, Bangabandhu presented an illustrated scenario of the discrimination in his historic speech on 7th March, said Imran, also an MBA student of Marketing Department at JU.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The significance of the March 7 speech is undeniable in making the young generation aware of the deprivation and discrimination inflicted on the people of East Pakistan by the West Pakistani military government, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imran said even after 52 years of independence, the significance of the historic speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 7th March has not faded a little bit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"In the backdrop of the series of political agitations that took place on March 7 in 1971, finally that fury gave us the taste of freedom,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Our young generation is still inspired by Bangabandhu\'s 7th March speech. That speech of Bangabandhu transmits energy to the minds of all generations of youths,\" Imran 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, '2023-03-03 13:21:45', '2023-03-03 13:21:45'),
(5553, 5553, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday alleged the government has been indulging in unabated looting in the power sector in the name of capacity charge.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The government has again increased the price of electricity. They said they’re adjusting the price as no subsidy can be given in the sector,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at a human chain programme, the BNP leader also alleged that the ruling party leaders have already siphoned Tk10,000 crore off abroad by indulging in looting and corruption.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The country is now on the brink of destruction due to widespread corruption and plundering. “They’re now adjusting the the money that they looted from powe sector by cutting public pockets through repeatedly hiking the power tariff,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BNP leader said the way the Prime Minister and her colleagues are behaving it appears that Bangladesh has become their paternal property.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh Sammalita Peshajibi Parishad arranged the programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club demanding the unconditional release of BNP chairperson Khaled Zia, ssenior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and other arrested party leaders and activists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gayeshwar, a BNP standing committee member, alleged that the government has signed a power deal with Indian Adani Group where the coal price was fixed at ($400/MT) against the actual price at $200/MT. “This is how plundering is going on in the power sector.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said no one, except a clique who are involved in corruption, bribery and looting, is now safe in the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The Prime Minister is the kingpin of that clique and the corrupt elements are around her who depleted the banks through plundering. Banks are on the verge of bankruptcy. We have to remember that no one is safe in this country until a government is formed removing Hasina,” the BNP leader observed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said the current undemocratic government is least bothered about public suffering since it has no patriotism and responsibility toward people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BNP leader called upon people from all walks of life and all the democratic political parties to put up a strong resistance against the current despotic regime to restore democracy in the country and establish a government of people. 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, '2023-03-03 14:49:48', '2023-03-03 14:49:48'),
(5554, 5554, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indonesian rescuers and firefighters on Saturday searched for possible victims under the rubble of charred houses and buildings after a large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in the capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving 16 others missing.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The Plumpang fuel storage station, operated by state-run oil and gas company Pertamina, is near a densely populated area in the Tanah Merah neighborhood in North Jakarta. It supplies 25% of Indonesia’s fuel needs.</div><div><br></div><div>At least 260 firefighters and 52 fire engines managed to extinguish the blaze just before midnight on Friday after a fire spread through the neighborhood for more than two hours, fire officials said. They were working to secure the area on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>Video of the fire broadcast on television late Friday showed hundreds of people in the community running in panic while thick plumes of black smoke and orange flames filled the sky and firefighters battled the blaze.</div><div><br></div><div>A preliminary investigation showed the fire broke out when a pipeline ruptured during heavy rain, possibly from a lightning strike, said Eko Kristiawan, Pertamina’s area manager for the western part of Java.</div><div><br></div><div>Residents living near the depot said they smelled a strong odor of gasoline, causing some people to vomit, after which thunder rumbled twice, followed by a huge explosion around 8 pm.</div><div><br></div><div>Sri Haryati, a mother of three children, said the fire began to spread in their neighborhood about 20 minutes later, causing sudden panic among residents.</div><div><br></div><div>“I was crying and immediately grabbed our valuable documents and ran with my husband and children,” Haryati said.</div><div><br></div><div>She said she heard smaller blasts that echoed across the residential neighborhood as orange flames jumped from the depot compound and columns of black smoke billowed.</div><div><br></div><div>Data from the Indonesian Red Cross’ command center said the death toll had been revised to 15 from 17 after authorities found that some victims were counted twice. Rescuers continued searching for 16 people who were reported missing or separated from their families amid the chaos. About 49 people were receiving treatment in five hospitals, some of them in critical condition.</div><div><br></div><div>Acting Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono said about 600 displaced people were being taken to temporary shelters at government offices, a Red Cross command post and a sport stadium.</div><div><br></div><div>Pertamina’s president director Nicke Widyawati apologized for the incident and said the company would provide help to affected communities.</div><div><br></div><div>She said the company is working closely with related institutions and law enforcement to investigate the cause of the fire at the depot.</div><div><br></div><div>“We will carry out a thorough evaluation and reflection internally to prevent similar incidents from happening again,” Widyawati said in a statement, adding that the company ensured the supply of fuel oil will be safe.</div><div><br></div><div>The company will utilize fuel supplies from a number of Pertamina’s fuel terminals on Java island and support the Cilacap and Balongan refineries, which are channeled by sea to Tanjung Priok terminal in North Jakarta.</div><div><br></div><div>As investigators tried to piece together what happened, grieving relatives went to a police hospital’s morgue in eastern Jakarta Saturday morning to identify loved ones. Officials said all of the bodies were burned beyond recognition.</div><div><br></div><div>“The condition of corpses made them hard to recognize ... they could only be identified through DNA and dental data,” said Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, the Jakarta Police spokesperson.</div><div><br></div><div>Friday’s fire was the second large blaze at the Plumpang fuel depot. In 2014, a fire engulfed at least 40 nearby houses, but no casualties were reported.</div><div><br></div><div>Fahmi Radhi, an energy analyst from Gajah Mada University, urged Pertamina and the government to immediately move the depot away from the nearby community settlements.</div><div><br></div><div>“Pertamina has been negligent by not using international standard security systems,” he said in an interview with Kompas TV. He said that since the 2014 fire there have been no efforts to put such a system in place and that regular inspections should be conducted to avoid future fires.</div><div><br></div><div>“Pertamina’s board of directors should be held responsible for this deadliest fire by being dismissed immediately,” Radhi said.</div><div><br></div><div>An oil spill in 2018 caused a fire that killed five people and sickened hundreds in the port city of Balikpapan. Authorities said it came from a broken pipe that Pertamina was using to transfer crude oil.</div><div><br></div><div>In March 2021, a fire at Cilacap gasoline storage facility at the largest oil refinery on the main island of Java prompted the evacuation of 80 nearby residents and injured at least 20 people. Cilacap is one of six Pertamina refineries with a processing capacity of 270,000 barrels a day. Eight months later, more than 900 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at the Pertamina Balongan Refinery in West Java province. - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 08:46:39', '2023-03-04 08:46:39'),
(5555, 5555, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Doha this morning to attend the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), to be held on March 5-9.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the prime minister and her entourage, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11.15 am. The flight is scheduled to land at Hamad International Airport, Doha at 2:30 pm local time.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM is visiting Qatar at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.</div><div><br></div><div>During her stay in Qatar till March 8, Sheikh Hasina will lead a high-level delegation and will hold bilateral meetings with her Qatari counterpart apart from her participation at the LDC5 conference.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>She will also have a meeting with the Emir of Qatar. Bilateral issues including cooperation in the areas of energy sector will come up for discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>On Saturday afternoon, Sheikh Hasina will have separate meetings with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, UNGA President Csaba Korosi and UNDP administrator Achim Steiner at Qatar National Convention Centre (QCC).</div><div><br></div><div>On March 5, the PM will deliver a speech at the opening plenary meeting of the LDC5 Conference as a special guest at the QCC.</div><div><br></div><div>Then she will have separate meetings with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Secretary General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebeca Grynspan, and Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Doreen Bogdan-Martin.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the prime minister will also deliver a speech at a side event titled “Sustainable and Smooth Transition for the Graduating Cohort of 2021,” which will be arranged jointly by Bangladesh, Laos and Nepal.</div><div><br></div><div>On March 6, Sheikh Hasina will speak as the chief guest at a business summit, titled “The Rise of Bengal Tiger: Potential of Trade and Investment in Bangladesh” at the St. Regis Doha, will have meeting with Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, and participate in a side event tiled “Investment in Research and Development in LDCs for Smart and Innovative Societies” in the QCC. She will also join the Regional Envoy Conference at the place of residence.</div><div><br></div><div>On March 7, the PM will attend a high-level dialogue on “Enhancing the participation of LDCs in International Trade and Regional Integration,” hold meeting with Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation Dan Jorgensen, attend an event titled “Global Partnership for Smooth and Sustainable Graduation: Marching towards Smart Bangladesh” as the special guest in the QCC as well as join a civic reception to be hosted by the Bangladeshi community living in Qatar.</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave Doha for Dhaka in the morning on March 8 (Wednesday).</div><div><br></div><div>At the LDC5 Conference in Doha, world leaders will gather with the private sector, civil society, parliamentarians, and young people to advance new ideas, raise new pledges of support, and spur delivery on agreed commitments, through the Doha Programme of Action. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 09:07:07', '2023-03-04 09:07:07'),
(5556, 5556, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two people sustained severe burn injuries in an air conditioner (AC) blast in an apartment at Dhaka’s Niketan area early this morning (March 4, 2023).</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The injured are 28-year-old Gopal Mollick and 20-year-old Mizanur Rahman, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Rashed Bin Khalid, a duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters, said the AC might have exploded from an electric short-circuit, on the fifth floor of the six-storey building on road 6 in Niketan around 6:15 am, leaving the duo critically injured.</div><div><br></div><div>Being informed, three firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire around 6:53 am, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The injured were sent to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 09:30:50', '2023-03-04 09:30:50'),
(5557, 5557, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sushmita Sen, who is referred to as one of the fittest in tinsel town, shared a news about herself that shocked fans. On Thursday, the actress took to Instagram and informed fans that she suffered a heart attack a couple of days back. She also had to get an angioplasty done. However, she is doing fine now, India Today reported.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Sushmita Sen is an inspiration for all fitness enthusiasts. However, she suffered a heart attack a couple of days back.</div><div><br></div><div>Taking to Instagram, she wrote, “Keep your heart happy &amp; courageous, and it’ll stand by you when you need it the most Shona” (Wise words by my father @sensubir ) I suffered a heart attack a couple of days back.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Angioplasty done. stent in place and most importantly, my cardiologist reconfirmed ‘I do have a big heart’ Lots of people to thank for their timely aid &amp; constructive action. will do so in another post!</div><div><br></div><div>This post is just to keep you (my well wishers &amp; loved ones) informed of the good news. That all is well &amp; I am ready for some life again!!! I love you guys beyond!!!! #godisgreat #duggadugga (sic).\"</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 09:46:42', '2023-03-04 09:46:42'),
(5558, 5558, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Rohingya youth was shot dead by miscreants at Ukhiya Rohingya camp on Friday afternoon.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The deceased was identified as Rafiq, 35, son of Dil Mohammad and resident of A/9 block of Ukhiya Rohingya camp-19.</div><div><br></div><div>Farooq Ahmad, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Farooq Ahmad of APBN-8, said that 10-15 armed miscreants abducted Rafiq from his own block of camp-19 and shot him to death on the spot.</div><div><br></div><div>The body was handed over to the police after recovery, said the ASP adding that efforts are going on to identify and arrest those involved in the incident. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 10:17:34', '2023-03-04 10:17:34'),
(5559, 5559, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Gunmen in military uniforms fatally shot a governor and five civilians on Saturday while the provincial leader was meeting villagers at his home in the central Philippines, in the latest brazen assault on local politicians in the country, police said.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>At least six men armed with assault rifles and wearing military-style camouflage and bullet-proof vests alighted from three SUVs and opened fire on Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, hitting him and at least five other people in front of his home in Pamplona town. The province has a history of violent political rivalries.</div><div><br></div><div>Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, the wife of the slain governor, said in a Facebook video that the five villagers also died.</div><div><br></div><div>She demanded justice and said her husband “did not deserve that kind of death. He was serving constituents on a Saturday along with his department heads.”</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 10 suspects were seen fleeing the scene and later abandoned the SUVs, police said. Police set up security checkpoints and launched a province-wide search for the suspects.</div><div><br></div><div>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned the mid-morning attack, which took place as impoverished villagers gathered in front of Degamo’s house to seek medical and other aid.</div><div><br></div><div>“My government will not rest until we have brought the perpetrators of this dastardly and heinous crime to justice,” Marcos said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>Marcos said without elaborating that authorities had gathered “much information and now have a clear direction on how to proceed to bring to justice those behind this killing.” He addressed the mastermind and the killers, saying, “We will find you. If you surrender now it will be your best option.”</div><div><br></div><div>Degamo’s killing underscores that even local politicians are not immune from high-profile gun violence that has persisted despite the government’s pledge to combat it.</div><div><br></div><div>Last month, Gov. Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. of southern Lanao del Sur province was wounded and four of his bodyguards killed in an attack on their convoy. Police said they killed one of the suspects in a clash.</div><div><br></div><div>In a separate recent attack, unidentified men reportedly wearing police uniforms fired at the van of northern Aparri town Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda, killing him and five companions in northern Nueva Vizcaya province. The suspects remain at large.</div><div><br></div><div>Crimes, decades-long Muslim and communist rebellions, and other security concerns are some of the major problems inherited by Marcos, who took office in June last year. According to AP reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 10:20:38', '2023-03-04 10:20:38'),
(5560, 5560, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today arrived in Qatar\'s capital Doha to attend 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5: From Potential to Prosperity).</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A special VVIP flight (BG-325) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage members landed Hamad International Airport, Doha around 01:30pm local time.</div><div><br></div><div>High level representatives of Qatar government and Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar Md Nazrul Islam received the prime minister.</div><div>Later, Sheikh Hasina was escorted to the place of residence in a ceremonial motorcade.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, the Biman flight took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka for Doha at 11:15am local time. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 11:50:56', '2023-03-04 11:50:56'),
(5561, 5561, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world\'s rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with \"predatory\" interest rates and crippling fuel prices.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Speaking in the Qatari capital, Doha, Guterres told leaders of more than 40 of the most deprived states that wealthy nations should provide $500 billion a year to help others \"trapped in vicious cycles\" that block efforts to boost economies and vital services.</div><div><br></div><div>The summit of Least Developed Countries (LDC) is normally held every 10 years but has twice been delayed since 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan and Myanmar, two of the poorest countries, are not present at the Doha meeting of 46 LDC states because their governments are not recognised by UN members.</div><div><br></div><div>No leader from any of the world\'s major economies attended.</div><div><br></div><div>At a leaders\' summit ahead of the start of the general LDC conference on Sunday, Guterres hit out straight away at the way poor nations are treated by the more powerful.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Economic development is challenging when countries are starved for resources, drowning in debt, and still struggling with the historic injustice of an unequal COVID-19 response,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The LDCs have complained that they did not get a fair share of the Covid vaccines that went mainly to Europe and North America.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Combatting climate catastrophe that you did nothing to cause is challenging when the cost of capital is sky-high\" and the financial help received \"is a drop in the bucket\", said Guterres.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Fossil fuel giants are raking in huge profits, while millions in your countries cannot put food on the table.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Guterres said the poorest nations were being left behind in the \"digital revolution\" and the Ukraine war had fuelled their food and fuel prices.</div><div><br></div><div>- Broken promises -</div><div><br></div><div>\"Our global financial system was designed by wealthy countries, largely to their benefit,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Deprived of liquidity, many of you are locked out of capital markets by predatory interest rates,\" the UN leader said.</div><div><br></div><div>A host of presidents and ministers hit out at financing conditions for LDCs, whose debt has more than quadrupled in a decade to an estimated $50 billion in 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>East Timor\'s President Jose Ramos-Horta called interest rates \"rapacious\" and \"insensitive\".</div><div><br></div><div>Malawi\'s President Lazarus Chakwera, the summit chairman, highlighted \"broken promises\" and said that aid was not \"an act of charity\" but a \"moral responsibility\".</div><div><br></div><div>Wealthy nations had failed to keep a promise to give 0.15-0.20 percent of their Gross National Income to LDCs, the UN chief said.</div><div><br></div><div>With poorer states trapped in a \"perfect storm for perpetuating poverty and injustice\", Guterres said LDCs required a \"minimum\" $500 billion a year to overcome their problems, build up job creating industries and repay debts.</div><div><br></div><div>He added that the United Nations would also \"keep pushing\" richer countries to hand over hundreds of billions of dollars promised separately to help poorer states battle climate change.</div><div><br></div><div>Under proposals a so-called Doha Programme of Action, a food stockholding system, will be set up to help countries facing hunger crises through drought and high prices.</div><div><br></div><div>It also calls for new efforts to help LDCs attract foreign funding and lower interest rates to ease the impact of their debts.</div><div><br></div><div>Bhutan will this year become one of seven countries -- along with Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, Angola, Sao Tome and Principe and the Solomon Islands to \"graduate\" out of LDC status by 2026.</div><div><br></div><div>But they will gradually lose trade and aid privileges. Guterres said they risk becoming \"victims of the cruelest sleight-of-hand trick -- support systems vanishing before their eyes\" and would need help after they move up the wealth scale. ‍Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 12:57:29', '2023-03-04 12:57:29');
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(5562, 5562, '<div><b><br></b></div><div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A massive fire broke out at an oxygen plant following an explosion&nbsp; in Kadam Rasul (Keshabpur) area of Chattogram\'s Sitakunda upazila on Saturday afternoon.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The fire started at Seema Oxygen Plant around 4:30 pm after a big bang, Sitakunda Fire Service officer Md Fazle Rabbi said, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>On information, three firefighting units rushed to the spot and are trying to bring the blaze under control, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>However, the reason behind the blast and fire could not be known immediately, said the fire official.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 13:03:49', '2023-03-04 13:03:49'),
(5563, 5563, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Khulna city turned into a living volcano since March 1 in 1971 as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was virtually</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>running the country from Road No-32 of Dhanmondi in Dhaka when the then Pakistan president Yahia Khan\'s rule became irrelevant to the Bangalees in the East Pakistan.</div><div><br></div><div>While describing the situation of Khulna during the March period of 1971, Sheikh Quamruzzaman Tuku, Commander of Mujib Bahini (BLF) during Liberation War, told BSS that they took mental preparation to form Khulna Chhatra Sangram Parishad (CSP) as per the directive received from the central leaders of Shwadhin Bangladesh Chhatra Sangram Parishad.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;\"Thousands of people took to the streets in the city chanting slogans against the Pakistani centrists, demanding handing over of power to Bangabandhu, the leader of the majority party Awami League, which won the highest number of seats in the National Assembly in 1970 polls,\" he said.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;Tuku said an eight-member convening committee was formed at a meeting held at Shaheed Hadis Park.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;Also the Chairman of Bagerhat Zila Parishad, Tuku said senior Awami League leaders were guiding the committee members to launch non-cooperation movement against the Pakistani rulers in the Khulna region.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;\"Public and private offices as well as business activities came to a complete halt while the educational institutions suspended academic activities to join the non-cooperation movement against the Pakistani rule”, he said.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>Both public and private jute mills as well as other industries including shrimp factories in the region remained off from production.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>To gear up the movement, Khulna Chhatra Sangram Parishad took a bold decision to hoist the flag of independent Bangladesh in the morning on March 23, 1971 at Shaheed Hadis Park.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;Hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life under the banner of CSP joined the flag hoisting ceremony.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>Meanwhile, CSP followed the decision of central leaders and observed hartal, blockade, rally and protest procession.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>Different political parties including labour and student organizations expressed their solidarity with all CSP programmes.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>In the industrial belts of Khalishpur, Daulatpur and Khanjahan Ali thana areas, the workers played a very vital role in carrying forward the non-cooperation movement.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>\"I looked after all the movements in this zone since the 1966 six point movement of Bangabandhu\", he said.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>At that time, Tuku said Khulna was divided into 12 Unions and Zones and the freedom movement was being led by 12 conveners of CSP as per the directive of Khulna central CSP.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>\"Khulna Betar Kendra and Desher Dak, a weekly newspaper, published by Lutfar Rahman Zahangir, played a vital role in raising public opinion at that time,\" said veteran Freedom Fighter and the then joint convener of CSP S M Babar Ali.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>Babar, also the former chairman of Paikgachha upazila parishad, told BSS that the freedom loving people attended all CSP programmes, set ablaze the Pakistani flags elsewhere and showed their mental preparation to say goodbye to Pakistan for an independent Bangladesh.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>Recalling the history of the mass movement of March in 1971, Babar became emotional while saying that Hadis, an employee of a laundry shop, was the first martyr (Shaheed) in Khulna before the start of the War of</div><div>Liberation.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>Hadis was killed and 50 others were injured when the Pakistan police opened fire on a procession of CSP that paraded from Bangladesh Bank intersection to the then Gandhi park in the first week of March.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;\"At a meeting, it was decided that the park should be named after the first martyr of Khulna. Ultimately, the park has been named as Shaheed Hadis Park,\" Babar said.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>Awami League used to hold meetings at this park every day afternoon after the killing of Hadis. All latest news along with directives about the non-cooperation movement would have to be circulated from the park everyday at that time. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, '<p><br></p>', '2023-03-04 13:35:33', '2023-03-04 13:35:33'),
(5564, 5564, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In a bizarre incident, a married woman ran away with another man and her husband married her lover\'s wife to get revenge in Bihar\'s Khagaria district.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>According to ETV Bharat, the woman, named Ruby Devi, tied the knot with a man named Neeraj in 2009. The couple had four children together. However, a few years later, Mr Neeraj discovered that his wife was having an extra-marital affair with a man named Mukesh.</div><div><br></div><div>In February 2022, Ms Ruby and Mr Mukesh got married. When Ms Ruby\'s husband found out, he filed a police complaint against Mr Mukesh for kidnapping his wife. As per the outlet, Mr Neeraj, in his complaint, claimed that a village panchayat was held to settle the matter but Mr Mukesh refused to comply and has been on the run since then.</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Mukesh was also married and had two children. Interestingly, it turned out his wife\'s name was also Ruby. In order to take revenge, Mr Neeraj decided to marry Mr Mukesh\'s wife. The couple tied the knot in February 2023. Source: NDTV</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 13:51:56', '2023-03-04 13:51:56'),
(5565, 5565, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Residents have searched through the remains of their charred homes after a fuel storage depot fire in Jakarta killed at least 17 people, including two children.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The fire, which started at approximately 8pm (01:00 GMT) on Friday from a fuel pipe at Pertamina’s Plumpang fuel storage depot in capital Jakarta, quickly spread to nearby houses and sent residents in the densely populated area into a panic.</div><div><br></div><div>Sixty people were injured, with many severely burned, while hundreds more living in residential areas near the depot had to be evacuated.</div><div><br></div><div>The North Jakarta Red Cross said 342 people had been evacuated and that four tents were set up for the displaced.</div><div><br></div><div>Three people were still missing after the blaze, with Indonesian officials the next day calling for an audit of “all fuel facilities and infrastructures” in the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Vice President Ma’ruf Amin visited the scene on Saturday and confirmed 17 people were killed and 60 more injured.</div><div><br></div><div>He suggested the depot should be moved away from residential neighbourhoods.</div><div><br></div><div>“I hope this depot can be relocated … so it will be safer and this area will be rearranged so it meets the requirements of a proper neighbourhood in the capital,” he told reporters.</div><div><br></div><div>Footage broadcast on Friday night showed people screaming and fleeing through narrow roads with an inferno lighting up the sky behind them.</div><div>A fireball could be seen across the skyline of north Jakarta with sirens wailing in the background.</div><div><br></div><div>Abdul Syukur, who also lives nearby, told Kompas TV that residents said they could smell the fuel about 30 minutes before the fire.</div><div><br></div><div>“The smell was so strong there were people throwing up and some nearly fainted,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Another witness, Swastono Aji, told AFP news agency that the smell “was so strong that we could hardly breathe”. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 14:47:58', '2023-03-04 14:47:58'),
(5566, 5566, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A neurosurgical training centre will be introduced in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU) as part of providing neurosurgical treatments to patients, said its vice-chancellor, Professor Dr. Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He announced initiatives to introduce modern technology and machinery for ensuring neurosurgical treatments.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have taken the initiative to introduce modern technology and machinery for neurosurgical treatment. A neurosurgical training centre will be established to train the young neurosurgeons,” he said while addressing the first International Hybrid Conference and Workshop-2023 in Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the hospital had already succeeded in liver and cadaveric transplants.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr. Mohammad Hossain, dean of the surgery faculty of BSMMU and president of the Bangladesh Society of Neurosurgeons, said they held workshops on how to use modern technology through live surgery.</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 200 neurosurgeons from Japan, USA, Canada, Brazil, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Bangladesh took part in the conference. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 14:58:54', '2023-03-04 14:58:54'),
(5567, 5567, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu as Category 4 Cyclone Kevin brought gale-force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation battling its second large cyclone in a week and was also rattled by two earthquakes.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Spread across 13 principal islands in the southwestern Pacific, Vanuatu has already been battered by Cyclone Judy, which hit the capital Port Vila on Wednesday, cutting power and forcing some residents to evacuate.</div><div><br></div><div>As the country cleared roads and restored power lines cut by Cyclone Judy, residents were jolted early on Friday by twin earthquakes and told to hunker down as Cyclone Kevin approached.</div><div><br></div><div>“It’s crazy. Vanuatu is used to natural disasters but I think this is the first time it has had two cyclones back to back,” Eric Durpaire, of the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF, told the Agence France-Presse news agency.</div><div><br></div><div>Hundreds of thousands of people in Vanuatu are estimated to be affected by the two massive Category 4 cyclones, which slammed across the island nation within 24 hours, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a statement on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>The government declared a state of emergency on Friday and Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau said officials were working to assess the damage, according to Radio New Zealand.</div><div><br></div><div>UNICEF Pacific said it was deeply concerned about the effects of two cyclones on vulnerable children and was working with the government to respond to urgent needs of families. The UN agency also said it was shipping emergency supplies to Vanuatu from Fiji to support disaster relief.</div><div><br></div><div>Cyclone Kevin passed over the capital late on Friday and was moving across the southern island province of Tafea on Saturday morning, bringing wind gusts above 230km (142.92 miles) per hour, according to the meteorology department. A red alert was in effect for Tafea province, home to just more than 30,000 people, according to the National Disaster Management Office. All boats were advised to avoid going to sea.</div><div><br></div><div>Winds were expected to weaken over the next six to 12 hours as Cyclone Kevin continues moving southeast, away from Vanuatu.</div><div><br></div><div>Adding to the nation’s woes, magnitude 6.5 and 5.4 earthquakes were reported on Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The situation on outlying islands remains unclear.</div><div><br></div><div>“People on (Espiritu) Santo felt the earthquake but couldn’t go outside to assess the damage because of the high winds,” Dickinson Tevi, secretary general of the Vanuatu Red Cross Society told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>“They told me they didn’t sleep well as the earthquake hit when they were already awake from the cyclone,” Tevi said.</div><div><br></div><div>“Access to affected communities has been hampered as most roads have been damaged and fallen power lines have also caused power outages, making communication to remote communities difficult. Tanna island in the province of Tafea is expected to be the worst affected,” Tevi said later in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>Disaster response agencies are braced for further damage from Cyclone Kevin and a long recovery ahead.</div><div><br></div><div>“It’s like a car crash – first there is the big shock, then long-term problems come afterwards,” UNICEF’s Durpaire said.</div><div><br></div><div>“Medical centres, hospitals and schools will have been affected. Some children may not be able to go to school for weeks, maybe months.”</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Australia said it would send a 12-person assessment team to Vanuatu along with emergency supplies like shelters and water purification equipment. The Royal Australian Air Force will also help with aerial damage assessments.</div><div><br></div><div>“The Australian Defence Force as a part of the whole-of-government effort is coordinating closely with the Pacific family to provide the best support possible to the Ni-Vanuatu people,” Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Friday. Source: Al Jazeera&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 15:28:14', '2023-03-04 15:28:14'),
(5568, 5568, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two intense Shah Rukh Khan fans decided to take matters in their own hands and tried to breach security by breaking into the superstar’s home. They could only scale the outer wall before they were caught by guards. The police was contacted and a case has been registered against the young men.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>According to the Hindustan Times, the men claimed during the police enquiry that they had come from Gujarat and wanted to meet SRK. As per news agency ANI, they are aged between 20 and 22. A case has been registered against them for trespassing and other relevant offences under the Indian Penal Code.</div><div><br></div><div>In 2022, Mannat got a new entrance gate and a new LED nameplate that illuminates after dark. It is a popular location which fans often frequent and take photos of, and King Khan makes appearances on his balcony on special occasions too, to the delight of fans.</div><div><br></div><div>Khan is currently revelling in the success of his latest release Pathaan, which became the biggest opener in the history of Indian cinema. Indian media reported that the film made INR 530 million at the Indian box office on its first day. The actor’s comeback to the silver screen after four years was not only welcomed by fans but also haters who burnt posters and protested against the movie’s content.</div><div><br></div><div>Khan’s upcoming movie Jawan, produced by his own production company Red Chillies Entertainment, will release worldwide in theatres on June 2. He will also be part of Rajkumar Hirani’s next project Dunki along with Taapsee Pannu. According to Dawn reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 15:59:36', '2023-03-04 15:59:36'),
(5569, 5569, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>At least six people were killed and 50 others injured as a massive fire broke out at an oxygen plant following an explosion.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The incident took place in Kadam Rasul (Keshabpur) area of Chattogram\'s Sitakunda upazila on Saturday afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>Nurul Alam, in-charge of Chittagong Medical College Hospital police outpost, said to media that the identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.</div><div><br></div><div>The fire started at Seema Oxygen Plant around 4:30 pm after a big bang, Sitakunda Fire Service officer Md Fazle Rabbi said.</div><div><br></div><div>On information, Nine firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at 5:40pm, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>However, the reason behind the blast and fire could not be known immediately, said the fire official, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>According to locals, they saw huge flames after they heard a huge bang at the plant.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, on 4 June last year, a devastating fire at BM Container Depot killed 51 people and injured more than 250 people.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 16:16:06', '2023-03-04 16:16:06'),
(5570, 5570, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>After staging consecutive road-march programmes from the cities to unions across the country for over a month, BNP and like-minded parties on Saturday announced to form human chains in all divisional cities and district towns on March 11 to press home their 10-point demand.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The fresh programme of the simultaneous movement came from the opposition’s march programme observed in all thanas under 13 organisational divisional cities, including Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir launched the programme around 2:45p by taking part in a road march of Uttara East Thana unit BNP in front of Uttra Public College.</div><div><br></div><div>As part of the next course of the simultaneous movement, the BNP Secretary General announced the human chain programme in all metropolitan cities, including Dhaka and in all district towns on March 11 to press home their 10-point demand, including the resignation of the current regime and holding the next election under a non-party neutral government.</div><div><br></div><div>The programme is also meant for mounting pressure on the government to reduce the prices of daily essential commodities and power and other utility services.</div><div><br></div><div>The leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies in all thanas under Dhaka south and north city units arranged separate rallies and brought out processions as part of their road march programme in all divisional cities.</div><div><br></div><div>Party standing committee members and senior ones led a similar programme in all thanas in the capital and all other divisional cities.</div><div><br></div><div>In the capital, Dhaka south and north city units of BNP staged the road march in 51 thanas of the capital almost peacefully, except for the ruling party\'s reported attacks on the opposition activists in Hazaribagh and Turag areas.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, police arrested former Jubo Dal President Saiful Islam Nirob after BNP’s march programme in Tejgaon area in the capital</div><div><br></div><div>Jubo Dal north unit ex-president SM Jahangir said police arrested Nirob when a road march reached the Tejgaon Rail Line area from Karwan Bazar.</div><div><br></div><div>In a press release, BNP alleged that police also arrested its leaders and activists from Khilgaon, Kamrangirchar, Uttar Bhatara areas during the road march programme.</div><div><br></div><div>The party also claimed that the ruling party activists attacked the vehicles of BNP media cell convener Zohiruddin Swapan and assistant human rights affairs secretary Syeda Ashifa Ashrafi Papia and the house of BNP’s Dhaka north city unit joint convener Mostafa in Turag area, leaving at least 25 people injured</div><div><br></div><div>Apart from BNP, Ganotantra Mancha arranged the march programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club while LDP in Panthapath, Badda, Jatrabari, Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote in Bijoynagar and Peshajibi Ganatantrik Jote in Purana Paltan in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>They announced the human chain programme in all divisional cities, including Dhaka, on March 11 to press home their different demands, including the resignation of the Awami League government and holding the next polls under a non-party administration.</div><div><br></div><div>From December last year, BNP and like-minded parties and alliances started a simultaneous movement to bring down the government, or at least realise the all-important caretaker or non-party provision ahead of the next election.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the leaders and activists of BNP’s Dhaka north and south city units observed the march programme in five areas in the capital since January 28.</div><div><br></div><div>The party also arranged a similar programme in all unions, districts and divisional cities across the country to press home their 10-point demand. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-04 16:20:53', '2023-03-04 16:20:53'),
(5571, 5571, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Xi Jinping is set to deepen his control of China\'s government and economy, as lawmakers meet this week in Beijing to pass far-reaching reforms.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National People\'s Congress (NPC), a rubber-stamp parliament, will confirm Mr Xi\'s third term as president, and the appointments of his top team.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They will also name a new premier, the second-in-command after Mr Xi, as the incumbent Li Keqiang departs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Two Sessions, as the meetings are known, are an annual affair.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But this year\'s sessions are particularly significant as delegates are expected to reshape several key Communist Party and state institutions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They will also tighten control over bodies overseeing the finance sector and scientific and technology work, while \"strengthening party-building work\" in private businesses, according to state media.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The moves will likely further blur the lines between the Chinese Communist Party and the government, and consolidate the party\'s control of the private sector.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This comes amid an ongoing corruption crackdown which has seen a string of high-profile businessmen disappear in recent years. The latest person to go missing was one of China\'s top dealmakers in the tech sector.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This week\'s NPC meeting will also formalise Mr Xi\'s leadership of the country, as he will be elected president of China and head of the armed forces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He secured his position in the echelons of Chinese power in October last year, when the Communist Party re-elected him as their leader for a third term.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was a break from decades-long tradition, as no other party leader besides Communist China\'s first leader, Mao Zedong, will have served for this long. In the 2018 NPC meeting, lawmakers had approved the removal of term limits on the presidency, effectively allowing Mr Xi to remain leader for life.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Xi\'s appointment comes as he faces domestic pressure to turn around an economy battered by his zero-Covid strategy and crackdowns in various business sectors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abroad, he is navigating worsening ties with the US over the Ukraine war and the recent spy balloon saga, even as he warms his embrace of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NPC will also unveil the new Premier, China\'s equivalent of a prime minister who traditionally oversees the economy and administrative aspects of governance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Li Qiang, one of Mr Xi\'s most trusted colleagues, is expected to assume the role. As the Shanghai party secretary, he oversaw a prolonged and painful Covid lockdown that angered locals and made international headlines.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outgoing premier Li Keqiang, who was ousted in the leadership reshuffle at October\'s party congress, will deliver his last work report speech.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The political appointments for the rest of the Politburo Standing Committee, the equivalent of Mr Xi\'s cabinet, will also be announced.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many will be watching to see who fills several key positions, such as the commerce minister, head of the national development and reform commission, propaganda chief, and head of state security.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Observers say the team was picked more for their loyalty to Mr Xi and the party, rather than for their expertise. 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, '2023-03-05 02:32:20', '2023-03-05 02:32:20'),
(5572, 5572, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A short drive from Ukraine\'s southern border, hundreds of Russian troops guard a vast Soviet-era ammunition depot in Moldova\'s breakaway region of Transnistria.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This depot, these soldiers and this pro-Russian separatist region are under increasing global scrutiny.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the past few weeks, accusations have flown between Russia, Ukraine and Moldova over alleged plots to destabilise Moldova, and warnings about the potential for conflict to erupt here again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moldova\'s prime minister, Dorin Recean, has said Russian troops should be expelled from the region, amid warnings from President Maia Sandu that Moscow is planning to topple her pro-western government.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia, meanwhile, has been talking up the threat of a \"false flag\" attack by Ukrainian forces - and warned that any attack on its troops in Transnistria would be seen as an attack on Russia itself.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many western analysts point out that Transnistria could provide Russia with another entry point into Ukraine, forcing Ukrainian troops away from other areas of fighting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">So Transnistria - controlled by pro-Russian separatists since Moldova\'s civil war in 1992 - is being closely watched globally, but also by those much closer to home.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The warnings and threats about fresh conflict here hang heavy over the village of Molovata Noua.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a tiny Moldovan enclave, jammed up against Transnistrian territory and separated from the rest of Moldova by the River Dneister.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If residents of Chisinau feel vulnerable, residents of Molovata Noua feel completely exposed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of the older men here fought pro-Russian separatists for this land 30 years ago. They\'re wondering now if they\'ll have to fight here again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Friday, veterans of that conflict gathered in Molovata Noua for an annual pilgrimage across the line of control into Transnistria, to honour those who died.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two dozen men in military fatigues, bright medals on their chests and darkness behind their eyes. Among them, 62-year-old Vlad Untila.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'re lucky that Ukraine is defending us at the moment,\" he said, \"but if it kicks off in Moldova, we\'re ready to defend this territory again.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their convoy of cars makes its way down the deserted dirt road from Molovata Noua into the breakaway pro-Russian territory - crossing into enemy territory as they did three decades ago.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"See how they look at us,\" Vlad growls, as his car approaches the Russian checkpoint.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A gaggle of armed soldiers eye the convoy, as it carries men in Moldovan military fatigues into separatist territory, turning a blind eye to this eye-catching annual ritual.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Look around you,\" Vlad says, \"this is where we fought - it was all a battlefield.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now the narrow dirt road cuts through the silent countryside, flanked by brown fields and broken winter trees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s hard because I feel I\'m in my own country,\" his friend Constantin joins in. \"It\'s my own land, and yet I can\'t walk freely here.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A short drive beyond the checkpoint, hidden in brambles by the side of the road, is the first stop on the pilgrimage - a simple blue cross made from metal poles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It marks the spot, 31 years ago, where a local mayor was killed. The veterans gather round with a garland of flowers and a plastic bottle full of wine, to toast their fallen comrades.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They follow the trail of pale blue monuments dotted through this territory, repeating the ritual at every stop, honouring their comrades, siblings, and friends.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We were both snipers,\" Vlad remembers, at the spot his friend Vasea was killed. \"They were shooting at us from that hill over there, from a tank. One of the shrapnel fragments hit him in the neck. He fell to the ground and died in my arms.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the veterans pass a local Moldovan school, pupils come out to greet them, led by their headmistress Tatiana Rosca.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There were big battles here in 1992,\" Tatiana says. \"And there are still deep wounds in the souls of the people. We\'re very afraid: we know what war means and we don\'t wish it on anyone.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of her pupils says she\'s ready to take up arms if conflict erupts again, as her father and grandfather did 30 years ago.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But loyalties here - as in the rest of Moldova - are complicated by history, geography and economics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here on the other side of the River Dniester, the pull of Moldovan identity is set against the pull of subsidised Russian gas from Transnistria. 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, '2023-03-05 02:57:22', '2023-03-05 02:57:22'),
(5573, 5573, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka continued to occupy the top spot in the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality for the fourth consecutive day this morning (March 5, 2023).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 322 at 9 am, Dhaka’s air quality remained in the ‘hazardous’ zone.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China’s Beijing, Pakistan’s Lahore, and India’s Mumbai occupied the second, third, and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 214, 210, and 197, respectively.</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;\">In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants – particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide.</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, '2023-03-05 04:22:39', '2023-03-05 04:22:39'),
(5574, 5574, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to take a special initiative to stop the Russia-Ukraine war soon.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She made the call at a meeting with António Guterres at the bilateral meeting Room of Qatar National Convention Centre here in Doha.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said the world’s people are suffering due to the war, particularly economic sanctions as the disturbance in the international commodity supply raised inflation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“She has asked the UN Secretary-General to take a special initiative for stopping the war soon,” said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen while briefing reporters after the meeting.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said it will be good for all if the war can be stopped as soon as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Those who make much profit because of the war should help the affected countries,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said her government is providing some 10 million people with food at subsidized prices in Bangladesh.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM praised the UN Secretary-General for his ‘Black Sea Grain Initiative’ (the Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports) and his initiatives taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regarding the Rohingya issue, both the PM and the UN Secretary-General agreed that the displaced Rohingya people should return to their homeland soon, not waiting for the political changeover in Myanmar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Noting that the time of political change in Myanmar is an uncertain matter, Sheikh Hasina asked António Guterres to take a special initiative for the repatriation of the Rohingya people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also sought assistance from the United Nations and the international community to relocate more Rohingya people to Bhashan Char Island from camps in Cox’s Bazar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Housing for one lakh people was built in Bhasan Char with the own fund of Bangladesh and only 30,000 people have so far been moved there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM said Bangladesh prepared accommodation for Rohingyas with its own funds and still there is huge land in Bhashan Char to create housing for the displaced Myanmar nationals there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“If you help us, we can shift many more people to the place (Bhashan Char),” she was quoted.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this context, the UN Secretary-General said the Bangladesh PM can take an initiative in this regard.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turning to extremism, he said fanaticism is being carried out in the name of religion in different places.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this regard, the PM said those who are fanatics have no religion and no boundary. So, all should work together to fight fanaticism, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About the climate issue, she said focus should be given on the disbursement of the committed climate fund.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the meeting, António Guterres highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her unprecedented successes in development, diplomacy and in tackling the Covid pandemic. It (the achievement) is very encouraging, he said&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the UN Secretary General said they are proud of a leadership like Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who very successfully tackled the Covid situation and advanced Bangladesh even facing the crisis due to the Ukraine war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, the Bangladesh premier sat in a separate meeting with President of the UNGA-Csaba Korosi at Qatar National Convention Center.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the meeting, Sheikh Hasina proposed to form an international forum with foreign development ministers of the South-South countries to find the problems and potentials and then cooperate among the southern countries in this regard as the developed nations do not help as per their commitments.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this regard, she sought cooperation of the UNGA in holding a daylong international conference on this issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, the UNGA President opined that the initiative should be taken before July next as they would be engaged in the pre-activities of the next general assembly session from July-September.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the meeting, the UNGA President also highly lauded the economic progress of Bangladesh under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina saying it is a miracle and the economic progress of Bangladesh is very good even amid the tough time in the world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other issues like water management and climate change came up for discussion.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign (Sr) Secretary Masud Bin Momen was present at the press briefing. 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(5575, 5575, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indonesian rescuers and firefighters on Sunday searched for three people who were still missing under the rubble of charred houses and buildings, after a large fire spread from a fuel storage depot in the capital and killed at least 19 people.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Plumpang fuel storage station, operated by state-run oil and gas company Pertamina, is near a densely populated area in the Tanah Merah neighborhood in North Jakarta. It supplies 25% of Indonesia’s fuel needs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least 260 firefighters and 52 fire engines extinguished the blaze just before midnight on Friday after it tore through the neighborhood for more than two hours, fire officials said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Footage showed hundreds of people running in panic as thick plumes of black smoke and orange flames filled the sky.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">National police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo said a preliminary investigation showed the fire was caused by a technical problem involving excess pressure as the depot received fuel from Pertamina’s Balongan Refinery in West Java province.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It was found that a fire occurred during a filling of Pertamax fuel,” Listyo told a news conference late Saturday, referring to a type of fuel oil produced by Pertamina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He didn’t elaborate as investigators from Pertamina and the police were still working to establish the cause of the fire, including by questioning dozens of witnesses and examining video recordings from surveillance cameras.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Residents living near the depot said they smelled a strong odor of gasoline, causing some people to vomit, after which thunder rumbled twice, followed by a huge explosion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sri Haryati, a mother of three, said the fire began to spread about 20 minutes later, causing panic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I was crying and immediately grabbed our valuable documents and ran with my husband and children,” Haryati said, adding that she heard smaller blasts that echoed across the neighborhood as orange flames jumped from the depot.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rescuers were still searching for three people who were reported missing. About 35 people were receiving treatment in five hospitals, some of them in critical condition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Listyo said more than 1,300 people were displaced and taking shelter in 10 government offices, a Red Cross command post and a sport stadium.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pertamina\'s head Nicke Widyawati apologized and said the company would provide help to the community and cooperate in the investigation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We will carry out a thorough evaluation and reflection internally to prevent similar incidents from happening again,” Widyawati said in a statement, adding that the company ensured the safe supply of fuel oil.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, grieving relatives gathered at a police hospital’s morgue in eastern Jakarta to try to identify their loved ones. Officials said the victims were burned beyond recognition and could only be identified through DNA and dental records.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2014, a fire at the same fuel depot engulfed at least 40 houses, but no casualties were reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indonesia’s State Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir told reporters that the government will remap safe zones for residential areas away from vital objects.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the incident showed the Plumpang area is not safe for the community, and the government is planning to move the fuel storage depot to Tanjung Priok port in northern Jakarta. 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(5576, 5576, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Three Hong Kong activists from a now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters were convicted on Saturday for failing to provide authorities with information on the group in accordance with a national security law.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were arrested in 2021 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement following massive protests more than three years ago. They were leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China before it disbanded under the shadow of the Beijing-imposed law.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The alliance was best known for organizing candlelight vigils in Hong Kong on the anniversary of the Chinese military’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests. Critics say its shutdown has shown freedoms that were promised when Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 are eroding.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before the group voted to disband, police had sought details about its operations and finances in connection with alleged links to democracy groups overseas in August 2021, accusing it of being a foreign agent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the group refused to cooperate, arguing police were arbitrarily labeling pro-democracy organizations as foreign agents. It added the police did not have a right to ask for its information because it was not a foreign agent and the authorities did not provide sufficient justification.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the security law’s implementation rules, the police chief can request a range of information from a foreign agent. Failure to comply with the request could result in six months in jail and a fine of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars ($12,740) if convicted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, principal magistrate Peter Law ruled the defendants were obliged to answer the notice served to them, which he called “sound and legal,” and their non-compliance was unjustified.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The alliance had been actively operating with various entities and people abroad, Law said, so it was necessary to explore their dealings and connections to determine their affiliation and ultimate purpose.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Such requirement for information was nothing like a broad-brush fishing exercise but rather was constrained in terms of periods of time and nature,” he said. “The police had taken an abstemious and self-restrained approach.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During previous legal proceedings, the court ordered a partial redaction of some information after prosecutors argued that a full disclosure of information would jeopardize an ongoing probe into national security cases.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The undisclosed details in a redacted police report submitted to the court include the names of groups that were alleged to have links with the alliance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Leaking of secret information, such as identities, strategies and interim investigation results of others would definitely seriously jeopardize the ongoing investigation,” Law said on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The annual vigil organized by the alliance was the only large-scale public commemoration of the June 4th crackdown on Chinese soil and was attended by massive crowds until authorities banned it in 2020, citing anti-pandemic measures.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chow, along with two other former alliance leaders, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, were charged with inciting subversion of state power under the security law in 2021. The alliance itself was charged with subversion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The national security law criminalizes secession, subversion, and collusion with foreign forces to intervene in the city’s affairs as well as terrorism. Apart from the activists, pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai is also facing collusion charges under the law, which has already jailed or silenced many dissidents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Beijing, Wang Chao, spokesperson for the National People’s Congress, China\'s legislature, hailed the enactment of the law in 2020 as an important milestone in the practice of the “one country, two systems” governing principle.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The principle promises the former British colony the right to retain its own political, social and financial institutions for 50 years after the 1997 handover.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Hong Kong has had a major turn from chaos to stability,” he said. 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(5577, 5577, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may be preparing to withdraw from the key eastern stronghold.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A woman was killed and two men were badly wounded by shelling while trying to cross a makeshift bridge out of the city in Donetsk province, according to Ukrainian troops who were assisting them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Ukrainian army representative who asked not to be named for operational reasons told The Associated Press that it was now too dangerous for civilians to leave Bakhmut by vehicle and that people had to flee on foot instead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bakhmut has for months been a prime target of Moscow’s grinding eastern offensive in the war, with Russian troops, including forces from the private Wagner Group, inching ever closer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AP team near Bakhmut on Saturday saw a pontoon bridge set up by Ukrainian soldiers to help the few remaining residents reach the nearby village of Khromove. Later they saw at least five houses on fire as a result of attacks in Khromove.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian units over the past 36 hours destroyed two key bridges just outside Bakhmut, including one linking it to the nearby town of Chasiv Yar along the last remaining Ukrainian resupply route, according to U.K. military intelligence officials and other Western analysts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.K. defense ministry said in the latest of its regular Twitter updates that the destruction of the bridges came as Russian fighters made further inroads into Bakhmut’s northern suburbs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, assessed late on Friday that Kyiv\'s actions may point to a looming pullout from parts of the city. It said Ukrainian troops may “conduct a limited and controlled withdrawal from particularly difficult sections of eastern Bakhmut,” while seeking to inhibit Russian movement there and limit exit routes to the west.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Capturing Bakhmut would not only give Russian fighters a rare battlefield gain after months of setbacks, but it might rupture Ukraine’s supply lines and allow the Kremlin’s forces to press toward other Ukrainian strongholds in the Donetsk region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Civilians spoke about daily struggles as the fighting raged on nearly nonstop, reducing much of Bakhmut to rubble. Husband and wife Hennadiy Mazepa and Natalia Ishkova, who chose to remain in the city, said they lack food and basic utilities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Humanitarian (aid) is given to us only once a month. There is no electricity, no water, no gas,\" Ishkova told AP on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I pray to God that all who remain here will survive,” she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the United Nations on Friday, deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said U.N. humanitarian staff reported “intensive hostilities” near Bakhmut and the few humanitarian partners on the ground were focusing on evacuating the most vulnerable.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also Saturday, Russia’s defense chief traveled to eastern Ukraine to inspect troops and award them with state decorations, the Defense Ministry said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited a command post where he was briefed by regional commander Rustam Muradov, according to a video published by the ministry. It did not disclose the command post\'s location.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elsewhere, Ukraine’s emergency services reported in the morning that the death toll from a Russian missile strike that hit a five-story apartment building in southern Ukraine on Thursday rose to 11.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emergency services said in an online statement that rescuers pulled three more bodies from the wreckage overnight, some 36 hours after a Russian missile tore through four floors of the building in the riverside city of Zaporizhzhia. A child was among those reported killed, and the rescue effort was ongoing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian shelling on Saturday also killed two residents of front-line communities in the surrounding Zaporizhzhia region, the local military administration reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A 57-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man also died in Nikopol, a town farther west near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as Russian forces fired artillery shells and rockets at Ukrainian-held territory across the Dnieper river, regional Gov. Serhiy Lysak reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the western city of Lviv, hundreds of kilometers from the front lines, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Saturday with the head of the European Union parliament. Hours earlier, Zelenskyy held talks with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and top European legal officials on how to hold Russia accountable for its actions in Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a joint press briefing with Zelenskyy, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said that “all those responsible” for suspected Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, must be brought to justice before a durable peace is achieved.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Metsola voiced support for the EU’s announcement Thursday that an international center for the prosecution of the crime of aggression — the act of invading another country — would be set up in The Hague.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also called for Ukraine to start negotiations on joining the 27-nation bloc as early as this year and urged Western nations to keep arming Kyiv as it battles Russian forces in the east and south.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EU agreed in June to put Ukraine on a path toward membership, setting in motion a process that could take years or even decades. However, Moscow’s invasion and Ukraine’s request for fast-track consideration have lent urgency to the negotiations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Ukraine’s future is in the European Union. We will walk all the way with you,” Metsola said on Twitter late Friday. 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, '2023-03-05 05:04:22', '2023-03-05 05:04:22'),
(5578, 5578, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia\'s defence minister has inspected troops in frontline regions in eastern Ukraine, after the United States offered more support to Kyiv whose forces are struggling in Bakhmut.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sergei Shoigu inspected an advance command post in the direction of the south of the Donetsk region, the defence ministry said, without specifying exactly where or when.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It put out a rare video of the Russian defence minister travelling in a helicopter and talking to a soldier in front of damaged buildings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shoigu handed state awards to servicemen and held a meeting with his deputies \"on organising the uninterrupted provision of troops with armaments, military hardware and ordnance\", his ministry later said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The visit came with fierce fighting ongoing around Bakhmut, the longest battle of the conflict, which has further exposed rivalries between the conventional army and the Wagner paramilitary group.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wagner chef Yevgeny Prigozhin said Friday his fighters had \"practically encircled\" Bakhmut.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well-versed in social media, Prigozhin has for weeks been publicising the advances of his men towards the eastern city, whose symbolic importance outstrips any military significance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prigozhin regularly posts videos of himself alongside mercenaries, on the ground or even in a fighter jet, in contrast with Russian generals criticised for shirking the frontline.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his latest video Friday, Prigozhin directly called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to abandon Bakhmut, which Russia is determined to seize as part of the wider aim of capturing the entire Donetsk region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Allies support -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zelensky has pledged to defend \"fortress Bakhmut\" for as long as possible, calling on allies to intensify their support to help his men do so.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday the president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola visited Ukraine, where she met Zelensky and called for the country to be allowed to begin its EU membership negotiations this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The task is to actively prepare everything for our country\'s EU membership, increase the supply of weapons to Ukraine, and strengthen sanctions against Russia,\" Zelensky said in his daily address after the meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">US President Joe Biden on Friday hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his first visit since the offensive, a display of partnership after friction over supplying tanks to Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the meeting, the Kremlin warned that Western weapon deliveries to Kyiv would only \"prolong the conflict and have sad consequences for the Ukrainian people\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United States responded by offering another $400 million in security assistance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new security package features ammunition -- including for the HIMARS precision rocket system that Ukrainian forces have used to devastating effect against Russian troops and supply dumps.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine\'s Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov praised the package as \"a solid investment in the future success of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield\", where Western military aid has been key to Kyiv\'s ability to hold out and to even regain ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Intense fighting\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the east however, Zelensky and several Ukrainian officials recognised an increasingly difficult situation around Bakhmut this week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sergiy Cherevaty, a spokesman for Ukrainian forces, said the situation was \"difficult but under control\" in the city he described as a \"priority target for the enemy\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine\'s general staff update said on Saturday evening that its forces had repelled Russian troops \"unsuccessfully trying to encircle the town of Bakhmut\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British defence ministry\'s intelligence update on Saturday however said Ukraine was \"under increasingly severe pressure, with intense fighting taking place in and around the city\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It added that \"Ukrainian-held resupply routes out of the town are increasingly limited\" and Wagner\'s troops and the Russian military had advanced in the northern suburbs of the city, which was now \"vulnerable to Russian attacks on three sides\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The intelligence update also said that two key bridges in the town had been destroyed, including a vital bridge connecting the city to the last main supply route from Bakhmut to the city of Chasiv Yar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the epicentre of the fighting is in the east of Ukraine, the death toll from a strike this week on an apartment block in southern Zaporizhzhia has now risen to 11.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moscow says its regions bordering Ukraine are routinely shelled by Ukrainian forces, but on Thursday it reported a rare instance of fighting inside Russia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian security services said a group of Ukrainian combatants had crossed into the southern Bryansk region and opened fire on a car, killing two civilians and wounding a child.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyiv dismissed the claims as a \"deliberate provocation\". 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(5579, 5579, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Happiness is an emotion that all people strive to experience. It\'s a feeling that can consume people’s minds and bodies, making them laugh, cry, and even infect others with positive vibes. However, the science behind this sensation is far from simple. Complex chemical reactions occur within human bodies to induce those moments of joy and elation, and it\'s not just the balance of different hormones that affect mental health. The role of \'happy hormones\' is equally vital in shaping the emotional state. In this article, we\'ll unveil the secrets of boosting dopamine secretion in your body, so you can unlock a world of happiness and contentment.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dopamine: The Happiness Hormone</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is involved in the regulation of various cognitive and physiological processes, including movement, motivation, reward, and pleasure. It is produced in several parts of the brain, including the substantia nigra, the ventral tegmental area, and the hypothalamus, and is involved in complex interactions with other neurotransmitters, including serotonin, norepinephrine, and acetylcholine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dopamine\'s role in human happiness is complex, as it is involved in both positive and negative emotional states. While dopamine is responsible for generating feelings of pleasure, satisfaction, and reward, it can also be involved in negative emotions such as fear and anxiety. This is because dopamine is also involved in the processing of aversive stimuli, such as pain and punishment, and is thought to play a role in the motivation to avoid these unpleasant experiences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Low levels of dopamine have been linked to mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and addiction. Conversely, high levels of dopamine have been associated with conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, which are characterized by mood swings and hyperactivity. However, the relationship between dopamine and these conditions is complex and still not fully understood.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">There are several ways to increase dopamine levels naturally, including engaging in activities that are pleasurable and rewarding, such as listening to music, exercising, and spending time with loved ones. A healthy diet that includes foods high in tyrosine, an amino acid that is a precursor to dopamine, can also help increase dopamine levels.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Exercise Regularly</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regular exercise is one of the most effective ways to boost dopamine levels naturally. Physical activity promotes the release of endorphins and other neurotransmitters that can improve mood, motivation, and cognitive function. Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per day, such as brisk walking, cycling, or swimming, to support healthy dopamine production. Engaging in outdoor activities can be particularly beneficial, as exposure to natural light and fresh air can further enhance the mood-boosting benefits of exercise.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Get Enough Sleep</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sleep is crucial for healthy dopamine production, and lack of sleep can deplete dopamine levels in the brain. Aim for at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night to support healthy dopamine levels and improve overall well-being. Establishing a regular sleep routine, avoiding caffeine and alcohol in the hours leading up to bedtime, and creating a calm and comfortable sleep environment can all help promote healthy sleep and dopamine production.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Consume a Balanced Diet</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eating a balanced diet that is rich in protein and includes foods that are high in tyrosine, such as almonds, bananas, and avocados, can help support healthy dopamine production. Avoid processed foods and excessive sugar, which can have a negative impact on dopamine levels. Incorporating a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins into your diet can provide essential nutrients that support brain health and dopamine production.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Listen to Music</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Music can stimulate the release of dopamine in the brain, particularly when listening to music that is pleasurable and emotionally rewarding. Create a playlist of your favorite tunes and enjoy the mood-boosting benefits of music. Experiment with different genres and styles of music to find what works best for you, and consider attending live music events or learning to play an instrument for an even greater dopamine boost.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Engage in Creative Activities</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participating in hobbies and activities that are creative and rewarding can boost dopamine levels by promoting feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction. Whether it\'s writing, painting, or playing an instrument, find an activity that you enjoy and make time for it regularly. Engaging in creative pursuits can also help reduce stress and promote relaxation, further supporting healthy dopamine levels.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Practice Mindfulness and Meditation</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mindfulness and meditation practices have been shown to increase dopamine levels in the brain and promote feelings of calm and well-being. Try incorporating a daily mindfulness or meditation practice into your routine to support healthy dopamine levels. Whether it\'s a simple breathing exercise or a more structured mindfulness meditation, taking time to quiet your mind and focus on the present moment can be incredibly beneficial for your mood and overall well-being.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Spend Time in Nature</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spending time in nature can boost dopamine levels by promoting feelings of pleasure and reward. Whether it\'s a hike in the woods or a walk in the park, make time to connect with nature regularly. Exposure to natural light and fresh air can also promote healthy sleep and physical activity, further supporting healthy dopamine levels.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Connect with Others</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Social interaction and connection can boost dopamine levels by promoting feelings of pleasure and reward. Make time to connect with friends and loved ones regularly, whether in-person or virtually. Joining clubs or organizations that align with your interests can also be a great way to meet new people and promote healthy social connections.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Take Breaks and Practice Self-Care</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Taking regular breaks and engaging in self-care practices can help support healthy dopamine levels by promoting feelings of relaxation and stress relief. Whether it\'s a hot bath, a massage, or simply taking a few moments to breathe deeply, find ways to prioritize self-care in your daily routine. This can also include setting boundaries around work and other obligations and making time for activities that you enjoy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Challenge Yourself</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Engaging in activities that challenge you can boost dopamine levels by promoting feelings of accomplishment and reward. Whether it\'s learning a new skill, taking on a new project at work, or challenging yourself physically, finding ways to step outside of your comfort zone can be incredibly beneficial for your mood and overall well-being. Set achievable goals and celebrate your progress along the way, and don\'t be afraid to push yourself a little further than you thought possible. The sense of accomplishment and reward that comes with meeting a challenge can be a powerful boost to your dopamine levels and your overall sense of well-being.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conclusion</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dopamine plays a crucial role in the brain\'s reward and pleasure system, influencing motivation, focus, mood, and overall well-being. While dopamine levels can be influenced by genetics and other factors, there are several simple lifestyle changes and habits that can help increase dopamine production and release. From exercise and healthy eating to socializing and engaging in creative activities, incorporating these dopamine-boosting habits into your daily routine can help improve your mood, increase your energy levels, and enhance your overall quality of life. By making these small changes, you can start to enjoy the many benefits of a healthy and balanced dopamine system, leading to a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"24\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-05 05:58:57', '2023-03-05 05:58:57'),
(5580, 5580, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Kylian Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain\'s all-time top scorer with his 201st goal for the club as the Ligue 1 leaders warmed up for their crunch trip to Bayern Munich with a 4-2 win over Nantes on Saturday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The France superstar had equalled Edinson Cavani\'s previous record mark of 200 goals with a brace in last week\'s win at Marseille and went one better by netting in stoppage time at the Parc des Princes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG had earlier squandered a two-goal lead, with Lionel Messi putting them ahead and a Jaouen Hadjam own goal making it 2-0 inside 17 minutes before Nantes fought back to draw level.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ludovic Blas pulled one back for the visitors and Ignatius Ganago equalised, but Mbappe set up Danilo Pereira to put PSG back in front on the hour mark and then claimed his record-breaking goal late on.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mbappe reached the record in just 247 appearances since signing from Monaco aged 18 in 2017.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Uruguay star Cavani needed 298 games, and seven years, to establish the previous record in 2020.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 24-year-old Mbappe was handed a trophy by the club after the game to mark his record in an on-field presentation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I play to make history and I have always said I wanted to make history in France, in the capital of my country, in my city, and I am doing that. It\'s magnificent, but there is still a lot to be done,\" Mbappe, who finished the game as captain, told broadcaster Canal Plus.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"For me, as a native Parisian, this is special. If someone had said to me I would score the goal to beat the record while wearing the captain\'s armband, I would not have believed it.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The result saw PSG open up a lead of 11 points at the top of Ligue 1 before nearest rivals Marseille play on Sunday, and before the Qatar-owned club go to Bayern for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG trail 1-0 from the first leg against the Bavarians and failure to progress to the quarter-finals in Europe would put a major dampener on the end of their season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Hakimi watches from stands -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Injured Moroccan star Achraf Hakimi watched from the stands at the Parc des Princes a day after he was charged with rape following accusations made by a 24-year-old woman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Neymar was also a spectator and will not be back for the match against Bayern, while centre-back Presnel Kimpembe is set to miss the remainder of the season with an achilles injury.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coach Christophe Galtier lost two more defenders to injury in the second half against Nantes, with skipper Marquinhos and stand-in right-back Nordi Mukiele both having to come off.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before the game there was a minute\'s applause for Just Fontaine, the legendary former France striker who scored 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup and who passed away on Wednesday aged 89.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fontaine also coached PSG, leading them to promotion to the top tier of French football in 1974.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Parisians went ahead in the 12th minute, with Messi turning in a deflected low cross from Nuno Mendes to score his 13th Ligue 1 goal this season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unfortunate Hadjam\'s own goal had PSG cruising, but a Blas shot that surprised Gianluigi Donnarumma just after the half-hour mark brought Nantes back into the game and Cameroonian forward Ganago\'s header made it 2-2 before the break.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG had also blown a two-goal lead in their last home game against Lille a fortnight ago before recovering to win 4-3, and they repeated the feat here with Mbappe playing a starring role.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His assist was headed in by Danilo to make it 3-2 just before the hosts were awarded a penalty for a foul on Mukiele, only for a VAR check to rule that the contact had taken place outside the box.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It looked like Mbappe would be made to wait for his record before he struck right at the end with a finish on the turn.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier Lens missed the chance to climb above Marseille into second place as they drew 1-1 at home to northern rivals Lille, for whom Canada star Jonathan David grabbed the equaliser. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-05 06:09:11', '2023-03-05 06:09:11'),
(5581, 5581, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug peddlers with 12.2 kgs of hemp from sadar upazila in the district last night.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The arrested persons were Md Ripon Mondol, 27, of Uttar Shrirampur village and Md Sohag Sardar alias Hamidul, 28, of Uttar Shrirampur Sardarpara both under Manda upazila in Naogaon district.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">RAB said, an operation team of RAB-5 on detective information, conducted a raid in Shantimore area in Chapainawabganj town at around 8 pm and arrested the duo with the hemp.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Later, the elite force handed them 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, '2023-03-05 06:56:15', '2023-03-05 06:56:15'),
(5582, 5582, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least three people were killed and 14 others injured when a building partially collapsed due to an \"explosion that triggered a fire\" at Dhaka\'s Science Lab area.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The three-storey building collapsed partially after the explosion at around 10:52 am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Confirming the development, Anwarul Islam, Warehouse Inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters, said that four units of fire service were working on the spot.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quoting locals, he said that the injured people were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fire was brought under control at around 11:13 am.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-03-05 07:16:39', '2023-03-05 07:16:39'),
(5583, 5583, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a floral wreath his portrait&nbsp; at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Executive Chairman of Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Blair was received at the museum by Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury, MP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Blair had also a tour of the museum and signed the visitors’ book on Saturday. 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, '2023-03-05 07:48:12', '2023-03-05 07:48:12'),
(5584, 5584, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pathaan has now become the highest grossing Hindi film in India after beating the collections of Baahubali: The Conclusion\'s Hindi version at the domestic box office. Baahubali: The Conclusion co-producer Shobu Yarlagadda congratulated the Pathaan team and expressed his happiness that it was none other than Shah Rukh Khan who went on to break the record held by his 2017 blockbuster.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As film trade analyst Taran Adarsh announced that Pathaan has surpassed the Hindi collections of Baahubali The Conclusion in India, Shobu reacted to his post on Twitter, \"Congratulations to @iamsrk sir, Siddharth Anand @yrf and the entire team of Pathaan on crossing @BaahubaliMovie 2 Hindi NBOC. Records are meant to be broken and I am happy it was none other than @iamsrk who did it!\" Taran Adarsh called Shobu\'s tweet ‘a magnanimous gesture’ on Twitter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to Shobu\'s tweet, the official Twitter handle of Yash Raj Films wrote, \"Nothing more thrilling than seeing how Indian cinema is thriving!!… Thank you @Shobu_ for giving us a landmark film like @BaahubaliMovie directed by the visionary @ssrajamouli - it has inspired us to work harder. @iamsrk @deepikapadukone @TheJohnAbraham #SiddharthAnand.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gauri Khan also took to Twitter on Saturday to share a poster of Pathaan\'s latest collections. She captioned it, “Record breaking streak…” As per the poster, Pathaan has collected ₹1026 crore gross at the worldwide box office. While it has collected ₹640 crore gross ( ₹528 crore nett) at the domestic box office, it has earned ₹386 crore gross at the overseas box office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pathaan marked Shah Rukh\'s return to the silver screen after four years. It also starred Deepika Padukone, John Abraham alongwith Ashutosh Rana and Dimple Kapadia. Salman Khan also had a cameo in the film as Tiger from his Ek Tha Tiger franchise.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On being asked about his future projects, Shah Rukh had said during an Ask Me Anything session on Twitter recently, “Next is Jawan and then Dunki. Post that I haven’t really started listening to scripts yet. Want to sit back and enjoy the release of these two films.” 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, '2023-03-05 07:56:34', '2023-03-05 07:56:34'),
(5585, 5585, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two people were dead and four were injured in a collision involving three vehicles at Munshiganj’s Gazaria upazila on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to police, the accident occurred around 3:45 am today when a microbus carrying Momen Mia (35), who lived in Saudi Arabia, and his family were heading towards Titas upazila of Cumilla from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the microbus reached Gazaria’s Boktar Kandi area, a covered van hit the vehicle from the back, pushing the microbus to the other side of the divider and into the Dhaka-bound lane.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Dhaka-bound bus carrying 40 passengers from Sajek Valley hit the vehicle a second time. The bus collided with a nearby tree after failing to control its speed. All the passengers of the bus were unharmed. They were sent to their destination in another bus, our Munshiganj correspondent reports.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deceased were identified as Dulal Mia, 60, brother-in-law of Momen Mia, and Md. Hossain, 10, the nephew of the latter. Their bodies have been kept at Bhaberchar Health Complex in Gazaria.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Momen and his brother, Akhtar Hossain, are undergoing treatment and are in critical condition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhaberchar Highway Police Outpost Sub-inspector Riyad said the covered van and the bus were seized, but the drivers fled. Police have also seized the damaged microbus. 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, '2023-03-05 08:20:37', '2023-03-05 08:20:37');
