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(3528, 3528, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Former President Donald Trump faced rebuke Sunday from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Trump, who announced last month that he is running again for president, made the claim over the weekend on his Truth Social media platform.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” he wrote. “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False &amp; Fraudulent Elections!”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday described Trump\'s statement as strange and extreme and said Republicans will have to make a choice whether to continue embracing Trump\'s anti-democratic views.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“Republicans are going to have to work out their issues with the former president and decide whether they’re going to break from him and return to some semblance of reasonableness or continue to lean in to the extremism, not just of Trump, but Trumpism,” Jeffries said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Trump, who is the first to be impeached twice and whose term ended with his supporters violently storming the Capitol in a deadly bid to halt the peaceful transition of power on Jan. 6, 2021, faces a escalating criminal investigations, including several that could lead to indictments. They include the probe into classified documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago, and ongoing state and federal inquiries related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Asked about Trump\'s comments Sunday, Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said he “vehemently\" disagrees and “absolutely” condemns the remarks, saying they should be a factor as Republicans decide who should lead their party in 2024.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“There is a political process that has to go forward before anybody is a frontrunner or anybody is even the candidate for the party,” he said. “I believe that people certainly are going to take into consideration a statement like this as they evaluate a candidate.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Rep.-elect Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., also objected to the remarks, saying it was time to stop focusing on the “grievances of prior elections.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The Constitution is set for a reason, to protect the rights of every American,\" Lawler said. \"I think the former president would be well-advised to focus on the future, if he is going to run for president again.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Trump’s comments came after Twitter\'s new owner, Elon Musk, said he would reveal how Twitter engaged in \"free speech suppression” leading up to the 2020 election. But files released Friday, which focused on the tech company\'s confused response to a story about Biden\'s son Hunter, do not show Democrats trying to limit the story.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The White House on Saturday assailed Trump, saying, “You cannot only love America when you win.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“The American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great country,\" spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement. “Attacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Jeffries appeared on ABC\'s “This Week,” Turner spoke on CBS\' “Face the Nation” and Lawler was on CNN\'s “State of the Union.” AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 03:52:49', '2022-12-05 03:52:49'),
(3529, 3529, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A landslide engulfed a road Sunday in Colombia, killing three people and leaving some 20 trapped in the mud, authorities said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Crews were searching for people riding on a bus and a motorcycle that were caught up in the accident in a remote areas of a municipality called Pueblo Rico in northwest Colombia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Nine rescued, three fatalities and an estimated 20 who remain to be found. It is a tragedy,\" President Gustavo Petro wrote on Twitter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Civil defense officials said one of the dead was a girl aged about seven.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">One survivor said the driver of the bus managed to dodge the worst of the landslide.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Part of it was coming down and the bus was a little bit back from that. The bus driver was backing up when it all came crashing down,\" Andres Ibarguen told radio station Lloro Stereo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The bus had set out from the city of Cali with 25 passengers, civil defense officials said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">This rainy season that began in August is Colombia\'s worst in 40 years, according to the government, causing accidents that have left more than 270 people dead. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 04:14:25', '2022-12-05 04:14:25'),
(3530, 3530, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in Dhaka and some other parts of the country on Monday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The earthquake was felt at 9:02 am, it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">According to the USGS, the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10km in the Bay of Bengal. However, no casualties were reported so far. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 04:18:16', '2022-12-05 04:18:16'),
(3531, 3531, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Priyanka Chopra has shared some breathtaking pictures of herself from Dubai where she spent a fun weekend on a yacht. The actor slipped into a swimsuit as she soaked some sun while lying on the floor of the yacht, sipped some wine and explored the waters on a jet ski. She was in Jeddah for the Red Sea International Film Festival.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Sharing the best pictures and videos from her free time in Dubai, Priyanka wrote on Instagram, “Weekend vibes” along with heart eyes emoji and star eyes emoji. The first picture gives a bird-eye view of Priyanka lying on the floor of the yacht in a yellow swimsuit as waves caress her body and hair. She is also seen in a stripped pink dress as she sits on the deck with a drink in her hand. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">These are followed by videos of her jet skiing at high speed as some famous buildings of Dubai are seen at a distance. A picture from her time in the city shows her in an animal print co-ord set as she poses by a colourful wall. A candid picture features her standing with a bird on her hand.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">A fan commented on the pics, “Looks like a lot of fun..do enjoy and stay safe.” Another wrote, “Digging that dress.” One more fan wrote, “Just Wowwwwww PC.” A comment also read: “A real woman, naturally beautiful.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Priyanka made headlines when she dressed in a bright yellow satin gown as she attended the \'Women in Cinema\' event at the Red Sea film festival on Friday. She paired it up with a matching shrug and diamond jewellery. A day before, she had walked the red carpet in an elaborate sheer beige gown.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Priyanka has two films in the lineup: Love Again and Ending Things. She will soon be seen in her debut web series, Citadel. Produced by Russo Brothers, the show will stream on Amazon Prime Video. The sci-fi drama has been directed by Patrick Morgan and stars Richard Madden alongside Priyanka. She has also signed Farhan Akhtar\'s Bollywood film Jee Le Zaraa, also starring Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/k</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 05:00:04', '2022-12-05 05:00:04'),
(3532, 3532, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">One of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century begins its construction phase on Monday.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the largest radio telescope in the world when completed in 2028.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Split across South Africa and Australia, with a headquarters in the UK, the facility will address the biggest questions in astrophysics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">It will perform the most precise tests of Einstein\'s theories, and even search for extra-terrestrials.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Delegations from the eight countries leading the project are attending ceremonies in the remote Murchison shire in Western Australia and in the Karoo of South Africa\'s Northern Cape.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">When the festivities are over, the bulldozers will move in.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"This is the moment it becomes real,\" said Prof Phil Diamond, director general of the Square Kilometre Array Organisation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"It\'s been a 30-year journey. The first 10 years were about developing the concepts and ideas. The second 10 was spent doing the technology development. And then the last decade was about detailed design, securing the sites, getting governments to agree to set up a treaty organisation (SKAO) and provide the funds to start,\" he told BBC News.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The initial architecture of the telescope will incorporate just under 200 parabolic antennas, or \"dishes\", as well as 131,000 dipole antennas, which look a little like Christmas trees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The aim is to construct an effective collecting area measuring hundreds of thousands of square metres.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">This will give the SKA unparalleled sensitivity and resolutions as it probes targets on the sky.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The system will operate across a frequency range from roughly 50 megahertz to, ultimately, 25 gigahertz. In wavelength terms, this is in the centimetres to metres range.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">This should enable the telescope to detect very faint radio signals coming from cosmic sources billions of light-years from Earth, including those signals emitted in the first few hundred million years after the Big Bang.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">One of the SKA\'s great quests will be to trace the full history of hydrogen, the most abundant element in the Universe.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The telescope should be able to detect hydrogen\'s presence even before great clouds of it collapsed to form the first stars.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The SKA is going to contribute to so many areas of astronomy,\" said Dr Shari Breen, the observatory\'s head of science operations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"One would be these \'fast radio bursts\' that have been detected. These things output the equivalent of an entire year\'s worth of energy from our Sun in just a fraction of a second. And we have no idea what they are. How is that possible? Hopefully the SKA will have an answer.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The telescope is being built in areas already used for radio astronomy on a smaller scale.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">To expand these sites, however, has required various land agreements, with farmers in the Karoo; and with the Wajarri Yamaji, the Aboriginal title holders in the Murchison.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Wajarri community have organised Monday\'s celebration to inaugurate the SKA.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Various procurement contracts will be announced around the ceremonies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">These will take the total financial outlay to date to just under €500m (£430m) - out of an expected final construction budget of €2bn. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"5\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 05:43:20', '2022-12-05 05:43:20'),
(3533, 3533, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka\'s air quality continued to be in the \'unhealthy\' zone on Monday morning.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 190 at 9 am, Dhaka ranked fifth in the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered \'unhealthy\', particularly for sensitive groups.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Pakistan’s Lahore, India’s Delhi and Pakistan’s Karachi occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 401, 222 and 212, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be \'poor\', while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing serious health risks to residents. In Bangladesh, the AQI score is based on five kinds of pollutants — particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 06:22:27', '2022-12-05 06:22:27'),
(3534, 3534, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The government has expanded the coverage area of \'Krishoker App\' to 272 upazilas as the digital system gradually appeared popular among farmers since it was introduced in 2019 in 16 upazilas for procuring food grains including rice.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The farmers of the 272 upazilas now can be enlisted as intending grain sellers are registering them using the \'Krishoker App\',\" food department\'s procurement director Mohammad Raihanul Kabir told BSS.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He said the decision was taken to bring the upcoming amon procurement system under the app\'s coverage in these particular 272 upazilas out of the country\'s 495 upazilas as the amon procurement is set to start early next month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The department, however, set December 15 as the deadline for intending amon producing farmers but all farmers could get them registered thereafter in the 272 upazilas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Kabir said the department by now issued 13-points directives to concerned food controllers field officials at upazila level of the 272 upazilas in Dhaka, Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Mymensingh regions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Food department officials said the system reduced the farmers\' time, cost and other hassles, one being caused intermediaries interventions while it nearly eliminated the corrupt practices involving the procurement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"It (Krishaker App) is a time saving and hassle free system which simultaneously ensured transparency in government\'s food procurement system,\" food controller at the food department director general\'s office Nasir Uddin said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Approached by a BSS correspondent, a farmer of Gangni Upazila of Meherpur district Subash Chandra Ghose said the app relieved fellow farmers from different time consuming and procedural hassles which also cost their money.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Previously we were required to visit repeatedly upazila agriculture and food offices (silos/local supply depot) to talk and pursue the concerned officials to get our grains procured . . . the system (Krishoker App) has made the process much easier,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ghose said the app helped them supply their grain directly to the government warehouses evading middlemen though initially \"the system appeared a bit complicated\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The programme is being implemented on pilot basis . . . it will cover 300 upazilas in upcoming boro season in 2022-23 fiscal year\", a food official said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The government has fixed a target of procuring 5 lakh tonnes of amon rice and 3 lakh tonnes of amon paddy from the farmers all over the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The price for procuring the rice has been fixed at Taka 42 per kg and Taka 28 for paddy, according to the food department.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The farmers could download the \'Krishoker App\' from Google play store using their mobile phone numbers, passwords and National Identity numbers (NID). BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"18\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 06:29:26', '2022-12-05 06:29:26'),
(3535, 3535, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Neymar could make his return to the World Cup stage on Monday as Brazil continue their bid to be crowned kings for a record-extending sixth time against South Korea.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Superstar forward Neymar has been absent for Brazil since spraining his ankle in his team\'s opening Group G win against Serbia last month and their supporters have been sweating on his fitness ever since.</div><div><br></div><div>Coach Tite said Neymar would be assessed in Brazil\'s final pre-game training session on Sunday, but gave a heavy hint that the Paris Saint-Germain attacker would start.</div><div><br></div><div>\"He\'s going to train this afternoon and if he\'s OK, he will play tomorrow,\" Tite told reporters.</div><div><br></div><div>His return would be a big boost as Brazil have scored just once since Neymar fell foul to his ankle injury and on Saturday lost Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus for the rest of the World Cup.</div><div><br></div><div>South Korea famously reached the semi-finals 20 years ago when the tournament was shared between their country and Japan, who are also in action on Monday against Croatia.</div><div><br></div><div>The Koreans have not reached the knockout stages since 2010 and only got to the last 16 in Qatar thanks to an injury-time winner from Hwang Hee-chan in their final group game against Portugal.</div><div><br></div><div>They will need a different performance to the one in June\'s friendly between the two teams, when Brazil romped to a 5-1 victory with Neymar scoring two penalties.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have good memories of 2002, of making it to the last four and we want to relive that,\" said Korea midfielder Kim Jin-su, who was 10 years old at that time.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We\'ve waited so long to come to this knockout stage and we all truly wanted to come this far.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Japan veteran Yuto Nagatomo said his side will again show the world their samurai spirit in their clash with unbeaten Croatia, after having already stunned Germany and Spain on their way to topping Group E.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Before battle, the samurai would polish their weapons and refine their technique, but if they were scared in battle, all that would count for nothing,\" the former Inter Milan left-back said Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The most important thing is to have courage.\"</div><div><br></div><div><b>- Mbappe shines, England cruise -</b></div><div><br></div><div>Kylian Mbappe was the star of the show again for France with a superb brace which sunk Poland 3-1 and gave the world champions a mouthwatering last-eight showdown with England, easy 3-0 winners over Senegal.</div><div><br></div><div>Paris Saint-Germain superstar Mbappe rifled home two blistering second-half strikes after his veteran striker partner Olivier Giroud became France\'s all-time leading scorer with his 52nd goal for his country just before half-time.</div><div><br></div><div>Mbappe called the World Cup his \"obsession\" after his match-winning performance, which took his tally to a tournament-leading five and also included an assist for Giroud\'s record-breaking opener.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The only objective for me is to win the World Cup,\" said the 23-year-old.</div><div><br></div><div>\"That is what I am dreaming of. I didn\'t come here to win the Golden Ball (for best player). That is not why I am here. I am here to win and help the French national team.\"</div><div><br></div><div>France will face England on Saturday at the Al Bayt Stadium, where Gareth Southgate\'s team strolled past Senegal in a performance full of positives, not least the form of teen sensation Jude Bellingham.</div><div><br></div><div>Bellingham, 19, set up Jordan Henderson\'s opener and the Borussia Dortmund midfielder was involved again when England captain Kane bagged his first goal in this World Cup and overtook Gary Lineker as England\'s all-time top scorer in major tournaments.</div><div><br></div><div>Bukayo Saka dinked home England\'s third in the 57th minute to secure a comfortable win and set up a huge tie with one of the pre-tournament favourites.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We\'ll enjoy this one but then our focus turns to that, it\'s going to be a really tough game,\" said captain Kane. \"They are reigning champions but it\'s a good battle.\" AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div></div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 07:02:07', '2022-12-05 07:02:07'),
(3536, 3536, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A private airplane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast Saturday night, with two people confirmed dead as authorities searched for a third person believed to have been on the flight, police said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Authorities in Venice, Florida, initiated a search Sunday after 10 a.m. following a Federal Aviation Administration inquiry to the Venice Municipal Airport about an overdue single-engine Piper Cherokee that had not returned to its origin airport in St. Petersburg, Florida.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Around the same time, recreational boaters found the body of a woman floating about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) west of the Venice shore, city of Venice spokesperson Lorraine Anderson said in a statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Divers from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office located the wreckage of the rented airplane around 2 p.m. about a third of a mile offshore, directly west of the Venice airport, Anderson said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Rescuers found a deceased girl in the plane’s passenger area. A third person, believed to be a male who was the pilot or a passenger, remained missing Sunday, Anderson said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The county sheriff’s office, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Sarasota Police Department, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the District 12 Medical Examiner’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board were involved in the investigation, Anderson said. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 07:29:03', '2022-12-05 07:29:03'),
(3537, 3537, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The main target of the hunters of the Sundarbans is to kill tigers. Unless they get caught, no one knows how many tigers get killed in the world’s largest mangrove forest that straddles the border of Bangladesh and India.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">After killing the tigers, hunters and hide traders smuggle the hides and body parts of the big cats out of the country. In most cases, law enforcement agencies fail to find the criminals, and even if they are found, they have to be released due to a lack of proper evidence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">According to sources at the forest department, a total of 13 cases have been filed against 59 people for killing tigers in the eastern side of the Sundarbans in the last 21 years, among whom only nine have been apprehended.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Trial of six cases has ended till now, and in three of the cases, all the accused have been acquitted due to the forest department’s inability to produce evidence. In the three other cases, a total of seven accused have received jail terms ranging from six months to four and a half years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Currently, seven cases are pending with the court, the forest department said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The size of the Sundarbans is 6,017 square kilometers, including a land area of 4,143 square kilometers. More than half of the Sunderbans is reserved forest area where tigers roam freely.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Unfortunately, hunting by the hide traders and effects of climate change has put the lives of the animal in great risks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In 2017-2018 fiscal year, the number of tigers in the Bangladesh part of the mangrove forest was found to be at 114 through camera trapping system. Forest department said that they’ll soon start counting tigers to fix their new number.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">According to data from the forest department, a total of 28 tigers have either died or have been killed between 2001 and 2022. Among these dead tigers, 14 were killed by hunters, five died due to mob beating, one died in cyclone Sidr and eight others died naturally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">These numbers are based on joint or separate drives against hunters by the forest department, Rab and police. During these drives, hides, bones and other body parts of the tigers had been recovered and in rare cases, bodies of dead tigers were found inside the forest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Among the eight subspecies of tigers, three have become extinct and five are struggling to survive in adverse conditions. The forest department is working round the clock to protect tigers following the government’s special preference and internationally signed protocols.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">To protect the Royal Bengal Tiger of the Sundarbans, the forest department has taken up a 10-year project titled “Tiger Action Plan”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Habib Talukder, a hunter from Sonatola village under Bagerhat’s Sharankhola upazila, said that he is currently on bail in 10 cases filed against him for killing tigers and deer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“The Bhola river separates my village from the Sundarbans. I\'ve been going to the forest to catch fishes since the age of five. I was in jail for two years in false cases. There are at least 30 people in my village who are involved in hunting tigers. They use poisonous traps and bullets for killing tigers,” Habib said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Prof Dr Md Anwarul Islam, Chief Executive of Wildteam and former Chairman of Zoology department of Dhaka University (DU), said that to stop the killing of tigers, alternative income sources have to be created for the people who currently rely on the Sundarbans for a living.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“Social protection nets for people living around the forest have to be created. The forest department also needs trained informers. Most importantly, exemplary punishment has to be given to the hunters and hide traders so that others stay away from the practice,” Anwarul said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Mohammad Belayet Hossain, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Sundarbans East, provided a list of the activities that the forest department is running to stop the killing of tigers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“A total of 62 patrol camps, 16 stations and eight patrol teams are working inside the forest round the clock to ensure safe roaming of the tigers. Besides, co-management committees (CMC), community patrol groups (CPG) and village tiger response teams (VTRT) are also working to prevent the killing of tigers,” said Belayet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Belayet added that they’re ensuring protection of the tigers by excavating canals and rivers running through the forest, making fences on the borders of the forest using nylon ropes and taking preventive measures to save tigers during natural disasters. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 07:45:01', '2022-12-05 07:45:01'),
(3538, 3538, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Awami League General Secretary and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Monday that people are afraid of BNP\'s rally as the party is the sponsor of militancy and communalism.&nbsp;</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He made the remark after paying tribute to the leader when he visited the grave on the occasion of the 59th death anniversary of Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy on Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">BNP wants to hold its public rally in Dhaka’s Nayapaltan on December 10. But the government has given BNP permission to hold the rally at Suhrawardy Udyan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">They will not be exempted if they cause disorder in the name of rally, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Quader said that under BNP’s rule elections were farce and Awami League activists were not allowed to stay at home with false cases.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He said that obstacles have been created step by step in the development of democracy in Bangladesh. After Bangabandhu\'s daughter Sheikh Hasina returned home in 1981, Shaheed Suhrawardy started fighting for democracy.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"He traveled all over the country and campaigned for the values of the liberation war, for the ideal of liberation war and for democracy. He united the people and freed the shackles of democracy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Terming Hossain Suhrawardy as the son of democracy, the minister said that there is a mystery about the death of Suhrawardy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“We still do not know whether there is any conspiracy behind it or not,” he said. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 08:15:13', '2022-12-05 08:15:13'),
(3539, 3539, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that a vested quarter continues misleading people by spreading various rumours, but there is nothing for the people to be misguided.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Today some words are being propagated in many ways and it will continue for many days. Many people can be misled. I would like to say there is nothing to be misguided,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier&nbsp; on Monday was addressing the graduation ceremony of National Defence Course-2022 and Armed Forces War Course-2022 at Sheikh Hasina Complex of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) in Mirpur Cantonment.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina said it is unfortunate for Bangladesh that when the country advances to economic progress amid a peaceful environment, all people don’t like it.</div><div><br></div><div>Talking about the world economic crisis induced by the war and economic sanctions, she said her government has still been able to keep Bangladesh stable.</div><div><br></div><div>“A quarter continues misleading the people through saying many things and injecting fear among the people,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM said her government has been able to raise the reserve of foreign currencies to $ 48 billion during the Covid-19 period from only $ 5 billion in 2009. Then the money from the reserve was spent to procure Covid-19 vaccines and testing kits, food and others, she added.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>She said her government’s goal is always to develop Bangladesh socio-economically.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“We’ll continue to make socio-economic development of Bangladesh keeping its people free from terrorism, militancy, terrorism, drug and corruption. We don’t want war with anyone,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman framed a foreign policy where he said friendship with all, malice towards none.</div><div><br></div><div>“We’ve friendly relations with every country. We’re marching forward. Because, we don’t want war, rather we want peace. We witnessed the consequences of the war. If there is any problem, we solve it through negotiation,” she continued.</div><div><br></div><div>In this context, she mentioned solutions to maritime disputes with neighbours in a peaceful way and implementation of land boundary agreement through discussions.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM stressed the need for attaining economic independence. “Unless we can attain economic self-reliance, we won’t be able to uphold our independence and its spirit. So, we’ve been working to accomplish the goal,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She said today Bangladesh has got the status of a developing country thanks to the continuation of an uninterrupted democratic trend and her government’s special attention paid to socio-economic development.</div><div><br></div><div>She put emphasis on upholding the recognition of a developing nation.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM said the Armed Forces stand always beside the people in any disaster and trouble. They earned public trust and confidence inside the country.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The armed forces and police are getting acclamation from the United Nations for playing their roles efficiently in the peacekeeping missions in foreign lands, she added.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM extended her sincere thanks to the armed forces for upholding the image of the country. The fresh NDC and AFWC graduates on their successful completion of their respective courses.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 09:03:10', '2022-12-05 09:05:46'),
(3540, 3540, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Around 2,500 endangered seals have been found dead on Russia’s Caspian coast, state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported Sunday, citing authorities in the North Caucasus region.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Caspian seals, the only mammals found in the Caspian Sea, have been classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list since 2008.</div><div><br></div><div>The seals washed up on the coast of Russia’s republic of Dagestan, along the Caspian Sea, the largest landlocked body of water in the world, which is bordered by five countries: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.</div><div><br></div><div>Dagestan’s Ministry of Natural Resources said the animals had died of “natural factors” and warned that the number of dead seals was likely to be much higher.</div><div><br></div><div>Judging by their appearance, the seals died about two weeks ago and there were “no signs of violent death, no remains of fishing nets,” the ministry said.</div><div><br></div><div>According to RIA, inspectors were patrolling the coastline in search of additional dead seals. Meanwhile, specialists from the Caspian Environmental Center were analyzing samples from the dead seals to identify the cause of death.</div><div><br></div><div>The mass deaths come after more than 140 Caspian seals were found dead on Kazakh beaches of the Caspian Sea earlier this year, according to KASPIKA, an agency for the conservation of Caspian seals.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the IUCN, the Caspian seal population has suffered from over-hunting, habitat degradation and climate change.</div><div><br></div><div>Following this incident, the Dagestan ministry said the overall number of Caspian seals in the area remains stable, “ranging from 270,000 to 300,000.”</div><div><br></div><div>Feeding mainly on fish, the seals, which can reach a length of more than 1.6 meters (5.2 feet) and weigh up to 100 kilograms (220 pounds), are at the top of the food pyramid and have no natural enemies as adults, according to RIA. - CNN</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 09:45:04', '2022-12-05 09:45:04'),
(3541, 3541, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) is ready to tackle any situation that may arise over BNP’s December 10 rally in Dhaka, Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of the elite force’s legal and media wing, said today.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bomb disposal unit of Rab, special force, special dog squad, and helicopter unit are on alert centering the rally, while Rab intelligence team – in plainclothes – will also be deployed so prevent any untoward incident, he said while speaking at a press briefing held at Rab’s Karwan Bazar media office.</div><div><br></div><div>Responding to a question on the security preparation of the elite force, Commander Moin said, “A stable situation is prevailing in the country at the moment. The government and political parties are conducting their political activities, and Rab has generally gained confidence in arresting criminals, drug dealers, those possessing illegal weapons and those against whom warrants have been issued.”</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, there will be a routine patrol team, check-posts and Intelligence surveillance centering BNP’s Dhaka rally, so that any kind of sabotage attempt can be prevented.</div><div><br></div><div>On September 27, BNP announced a series of public rallies in 10 divisional cities. The party will conclude the divisional programmes by holding its last rally in Dhaka on December 10.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP has long been demanding that the next general election be held under a caretaker government, not under any political government – a demand outright rejected by the ruling Awami League as the constitution does not contain any such provision. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 10:43:50', '2022-12-05 10:43:50'),
(3542, 3542, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In what appears to be an astonishing revelation, a US-based scientist, who worked at a controversial research lab in China\'s Wuhan, has said that COVID-19 was a \"man-made virus\" that leaked from the facility.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Covid was leaked from Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a state-run and funded research facility, two years ago, the New York Post reported, quoting US-based researcher Andrew Huff\'s statement in the British newspaper The Sun.</div><div><br></div><div>In his latest book, \"The Truth About Wuhan,\" epidemiologist Huff claims that the pandemic was caused by the US government\'s funding of coronaviruses in China. Excerpts of Huff\'s book have been out in the UK-based tabloid The Sun.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the New York Post report, Mr Huff is the former vice president of the EcoHealth Alliance, a non-profit organisation based in New York that studies infectious diseases.</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Huff claims in his book that China\'s gain-of-function experiments were conducted with inadequate security, resulting in a leak at the Wuhan lab, according to New York Post.</div><div><br></div><div>The Wuhan lab has been the centre of heated debates over the origins of COVID, with both Chinese government officials and lab workers denying that the virus originated there.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Foreign laboratories did not have the adequate control measures in place for ensuring proper biosafety, biosecurity, and risk management, ultimately resulting in the lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology,\" Andrew Huff, said in his book.</div><div><br></div><div>For more than a decade, the organisation has been studying several coronaviruses in bats with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has forged close ties to the Wuhan lab.</div><div><br></div><div>The NIH is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Huff, who worked at EcoHealth Alliance from 2014 to 2016, stated that the non-profit assisted the Wuhan lab for many years in developing the \"best existing methods to engineer bat coronaviruses to attack other species\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"China knew from day one that this was a genetically engineered agent,\" Huff wrote. \"The US government is to blame for the transfer of dangerous biotechnology to the Chinese.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I was terrified by what I saw,\" he told The Sun, as per New York Post. \"We were just handing them bioweapon technology.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The Post also reports that according to a recent investigation published by ProPublica/Vanity Fair, the WIV is home to China\'s riskiest coronavirus research.</div><div><br></div><div>This research institute has been under immense pressure from the ruling Chinese Communist Party to produce scientific breakthroughs to raise its global status despite the lack of resources. ‍Source: ANI&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 11:06:03', '2022-12-05 11:06:03'),
(3543, 3543, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Iranians in Iraq expressed scepticism at reports Sunday that Tehran has abolished its feared morality police, a force indelibly associated with months of protests in the Islamic republic.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Iran\'s morality police in mid-September arrested young Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini for allegedly breaching the country\'s strict dress code for women, and she subsequently died in their custody, triggering ongoing protests.</div><div><br></div><div>Late Saturday, Iran\'s attorney general said that the force had \"been abolished\". - AFP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 11:15:21', '2022-12-05 11:15:40');
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(3544, 3544, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A four day International Fleet Review (IFR)-2022 with participation of navies and maritime organisations from 28 countries including Bangladesh kicks off at Inani in Cox’s Bazar tomorrow (Tuesday).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to formally inaugurate the IFR on Wednesday and review the fleet as the chief guest, according to Bangladesh Navy website.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh Navy is organizing the IFR on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of Independence of the country.</div><div><br></div><div>It will be the first ever IFR in the country with participation of so many nations including the USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, India, China, Korea, Indonesia, Turkey, the Netherlands and the host Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>The IFR-2022 will serve as an ideal platform for world navies to showcase their prowess, naval diplomacy, goodwill and cooperation in the international arena.</div><div><br></div><div>The navy headquarters expect that the IFR will be a great opportunity for Bangladesh in general and Bangladesh Navy in particular will interact with world navies in Bangladeshi waters, promote tourism and infrastructure development in the coastal areas of the country.</div><div><br></div><div>The broad schedule of the event includes inauguration followed by a beach parade, glimpses of special force\'s activities at sea and fleet review.</div><div><br></div><div>Cultural events attended by foreign participants and international food festival will also be arranged to present the diversified culture and rich traditions of Bangladesh and the participating countries. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 12:15:53', '2022-12-05 12:15:53'),
(3545, 3545, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh’s general inflation rate in November has dropped slightly to 8.85 percent (point to point). In last three months, the ratio of inflation dropped.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In October, the inflation rate was 8.91 percent, while September saw an inflation rate of 9.1 percent.</div><div><br></div><div>Fuel price hike in August pushed the point-to-point inflation in a decade-highest 9.52 percent, which had dropped by 0.61 percent in the last two months.</div><div><br></div><div>Inflation in Bangladesh decreased mainly due to fuel prices normalizing in the global market, strengthening supply of subsidized essential food items through TCB, and a surplus of winter vegetables, said Planning Minister MA Mannan while talking to reporters at the Secretariat on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>The consumer price index (CPI) data prepared by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) saw that non-food inflation and other inflation in November was 8.14 percent and 9.98 percent respectively, while it was 8.50 percent and 9.58 percent in October.</div><div><br></div><div>However, general inflation increased slightly in rural areas in November and it stood at 8.98 percent, while it was 8.92 percent in October.</div><div><br></div><div>The general inflation in urban areas has decreased point to point 8.70 percent, while it was 8.90 percent in October 2022. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 13:00:24', '2022-12-05 13:00:24'),
(3546, 3546, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The theatre onboard the MS Ambition is usually used for entertaining tourists on summer cruises around the waters of northern Europe.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>But since September the 1,750-capacity vessel has been docked on the River Clyde and home to families arriving in Scotland from war-torn Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>With hundreds of children on board, education and entertainment have been critical with the refugees quickly organising arts and activities for themselves.</div><div><br></div><div>On Saturday this culminated in a Christmas concert for the MS Ambition\'s residents with dancing, singing, poetry and gymnastics all on show.</div><div><br></div><div>Joyce Landry, of the Miami-based Landry and Kling Global Cruise Services firm, said the activities on the ship were also important for the adults.</div><div><br></div><div>She said: \"By having the children feel happy and fulfilled, the parents are also happy.</div><div><br></div><div>\"So they are out looking for jobs, looking for places to live and having the children be able to express themselves this way helps this entire process.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Arina, 15, read some poetry at the Christmas concert and also has some art she made displayed on board.</div><div><br></div><div>She said: \"My poetry is about what I feel about all of this situation, and what I want to say to other people who maybe don\'t understand, reports BBC</div><div><br></div><div>\"This is my first experience of this sort of thing and I am very happy to be a part of this,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 14:28:04', '2022-12-05 14:28:04'),
(3547, 3547, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq ‍said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will not be allowed to hold rally in any place save specified venue of Suhrawardy Udyan.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner made the statement on Monday as BNP grand rally is slated for December 10.</div><div><br></div><div>The warning came from police in the wake of BNP’s adamancy to hold rally at Paltan, a place adjacent to its party office and one of the major traffic routes in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Action will be taken against BNP as per the country’s law if they hold their rally in Nayapaltan on December 10, said DMP Commissioner.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;“BNP sought permission to hold their December 10 rally at Nayapaltan but we provided permission for Suhrawardy Udyan,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The DMP chief said as an alternative to Suhrawardy Udyan, the field in Pallabi, Kalshi and Ijtema ground can be the rally venue. “In that case, we’ll consider it.”</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 15:01:55', '2022-12-05 15:01:55'),
(3548, 3548, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\'Ganatantro Mukti Dibash (Free Democracy Day)\' will be observed in the country tomorrow marking the fall of the then autocratic ruler in 1990.</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>On the eve of the day, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a message, greeted the countrymen, describing them as \"Sentinel of Democracy\".</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The 6th December is a significant day in the history of restoring democracy, she said, adding that on this day in 1990, the autocratic government had fallen down.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"Bangladesh Awami League spearheaded a long campaign to restore democracy uprooting the autocratic regime to establish the people\'s fundamental rights and the country\'s people spontaneously took part in the movement and shed their blood,\" said the premier.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;\"In the days following the killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the people\'s rights to vote and democratic values were destroyed.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>A reign of terror was established after distorting the glorious history of the Liberation War,\" Sheikh Hasina said.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"We struggled for a long time to establish the people\'s fundamental and voting rights as well as democracy. The people of the country took part in the movement spontaneously and many of them including Jubo League leaders Nur Hossain, Nurul Huda, Babul, Fattah, Chhatra League leaders Selim-Delwar, Peshajibi leader Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon and Kishoreganj\'s Bajitpur Khetmojur leader Aminul Huda Tito sacrificed their lives to liberate democracy from the grip of the autocratic ruler.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"The autocratic ruler was forced to step down in the face of mass upsurge. We are committed to upholding the achievements,\" she added.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"I\'m grateful to the people for their spontaneous sacrifice,\" she said, adding, \"I pay respect to all martyrs who sacrificed their lives to protect the democratic rights of the people.\"</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>After getting responsibility of running the state affairs in 2009, the Awami League government has been working relentlessly to give the democracy a firm-footing by strengthening its foundation, she said, adding that the government is committed to upholding democracy, constitution, rule of law and human rights in the country. She said the 15th amendment to the constitution has plugged the path of grabbing the power illegally.</div><div><br></div><div>Anti-democratic forces are still hatching conspiracy to destroy democracy, she said and urged all to work together to thwart conspiracies to strengthen the foundation of democracy and take the country\'s development ahead for building a hunger-and poverty-free \'Sonar Bangla\'. Source: BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 15:17:47', '2022-12-05 15:17:47'),
(3549, 3549, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A 14-year-old girl has died and a 13-year-old girl was seriously injured following a knife attack by a man whilst they were on their way to school early on Monday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>German police in the southwestern city of Ulm said the girls were rushed to a hospital following the attack at about 7:30 am in the nearby town of Illerkirchberg - a town of around 5,000 people located to the west of Munich.</div><div><br></div><div>Police arrived at the scene to find that the suspect had fled to a neighbouring building. They later detained three men, one of whom is presumed to be the attacker.</div><div><br></div><div>Wolfgang Juergens, spokesperson for police in the German city of Ulm, gave local broadcaster SWR more information on the attack, saying: \"Everything further will come out of the ongoing investigation.”</div><div><br></div><div>The motive for the attack is, as yet, unknown but German news agency dpa reported that police were still trying to determine a possible reason for the man’s actions.</div><div><br></div><div>The German newspaper Bild reported that the attacker had been arrested by police. It also said that the girls had been taken to hospital to have their injuries treated.</div><div><br></div><div>This isn’t the first knife attack on German soil this year, back in May, several people were wounded after a man attacked them with a knife on a passenger train near the to the western German city of Aachen. - Yahoosports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 16:04:20', '2022-12-05 16:04:20'),
(3550, 3550, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The image of a young Pelé celebrating goals and lifting trophies with Brazil’s national team appeared brightly on the shirts, flags and banners of Brazilian fans gathering before the Seleçao’s World Cup match against South Korea on Monday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The 82-year-old Pelé remained in a hospital in Sao Paulo, recovering from a respiratory infection that was aggravated by COVID-19. The news coming from Brazil early Monday was good, as two daughters and one grandson of the soccer great said he was not under an imminent risk of death.</div><div><br></div><div>It was reason for celebration for the many Brazilians who have been cheering for the Selecao and showing their support to Pelé in Qatar.</div><div><br></div><div>“We are all happy to hear that he is getting better,” 35-year-old Brazil fan Raphael Bissonho said. “He’s the King of Football, our biggest symbol in soccer. He represents Brazil as best as anyone. Let’s hope that soon he is out of the hospital and showing us a photo of him watching the national team on the television.”</div><div><br></div><div>Pelé had a colon tumor removed last year, but neither his family nor the hospital have said whether it had spread.</div><div><br></div><div>A few thousand people were at the Brazilian fans’ gathering point in Doha on Monday to cheer for the team in the match against South Korea in the round of 16. Many would be heading to Stadium 974 to watch the game.</div><div><br></div><div>“Everyone is thinking and talking about him,” said 44-year-old Alexandre Carola, a Santos fan who traveled from Sao Paulo to watch Brazil play. “We are here, praying and hoping that he can recover as soon as possible. And I’m sure that when he watches the match on TV and sees this movement to wish him well, to send him this energy, I’m sure that it will give him more strength to get better and soon return home to his family and friends.”</div><div><br></div><div>Fans planned a round of applause to Pelé just before the match, and were expected to open a large banner with his image behind one of the goals in the 10th minute of both halves at Stadium 974. It would be a reference to the No. 10 jersey that he used to wear. In the image on the banner, Pelé will be shown with the white No. 10 shirt that he wore while playing for Brazilian club Santos.</div><div><br></div><div>There also was a show of support before the game against Cameroon last week, after news came out that Pelé had been hospitalized.</div><div><br></div><div>There were tributes to Pelé put together by tournament organizers in Qatar, as well, including messages of support displayed on building facades. During a drone show at Doha bay, a large Brazilian flag with the No. 10 on it was displayed, along with the message “Get well soon, Pelé.”</div><div><br></div><div>Pelé won three World Cups with Brazil, in 1958, 1962 and 1970. The Selecao also won the title in 1994 and 2002.</div><div><br></div><div>Pelé holds the record for goals in officials matches with Brazil with 77, two more than Neymar, who is expected to return from a right ankle injury in the team’s game against South Korea. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-05 16:07:02', '2022-12-05 16:07:02'),
(3551, 3551, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia has fired a barrage of missiles at targets across Ukraine for the eighth time in eight weeks.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Significant disruption to the power grid was reported, mainly in the east. In the south, Odesa was without power. Ukraine says four people were killed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">But the strikes, which came nearly two weeks after the last, may have done less damage than on previous occasions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ukraine says it shot down 60 of the 70 missiles fired by Russia. Moscow says it hit all 17 of its targets.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In his video address late on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes had also hit electricity supplies in neighbouring Moldova.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"This once again proves that Russia\'s ability to carry out such massive terrorist attacks is a threat not only to Ukraine, but also to our entire region.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Previous Russian attacks have hit Ukraine\'s energy grid, leaving millions without electricity and heat as winter arrives.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Warnings that Russia was planning a fresh wave of attacks have been circulating for several days. They eventually arrived just hours after a series of explosions at two airbases deep inside Russia, which Moscow blamed on Ukrainian drones intercepted by Russian air-defences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Three servicemen were killed and two aircraft were lightly damaged in the explosions, Russia\'s defence ministry said. Ukraine has yet to comment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">For Ukraine\'s hard-pressed electrical engineers, Monday\'s missile strikes are likely to mean another round of emergency repairs, often to facilities hit repeatedly in recent weeks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Before today\'s strikes, officials in Kyiv were talking about moving from highly disruptive emergency blackouts, which often last for many hours, to more manageable scheduled power cuts which offer civilians some badly needed predictability.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Those plans may now be on hold, but it seems Monday\'s damage could be less extensive than in previous attacks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Another striking feature of the latest Russian strikes is the apparent absence of Iranian-made \"kamikaze\" drones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ukrainian officials recently said Russia had used up its supply of the unmanned vehicles. Another Ukrainian military official said cold weather had prevented Russia from deploying them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Either way, they do not appear to have been used since mid-November.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Russia began its large-scale, co-ordinated attacks on Ukraine\'s power grid on 10 October. Since then, around half of the country\'s energy infrastructure has been damaged, leaving millions of Ukrainians disconnected from electricity just as winter temperatures dropped below zero.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Some Western leaders have called the strategy a war crime, because of the huge amount of damage caused to civilian infrastructure. Attacks on power grids are not necessarily violations of international law, but they do have to be proportionate to any military advantage gained.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Experts have told the BBC that Russia\'s tactic of hitting energy infrastructure is most likely designed to demoralise and terrorise the population, rather than gain any concrete military advantage. This would be a violation of international law, as set out by Addition Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 02:06:20', '2022-12-06 02:06:20'),
(3552, 3552, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Brazil coach Tite did not produce the night\'s smoothest dance moves but the sight of the sober-suited elder statesman gyrating with his players on the touchline epitomised this football carnival.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Tite cut an incongruous figure among his players but he simply could not resist joining a communal samba as Brazil put down the biggest marker at this World Cup with a dazzling victory against South Korea that sets up a quarter-final with Croatia on Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">And what a moment it was that inspired Tite, 61, to let it all hang out, as Brazil produced the tournament\'s best football in a 4-1 win that had their status as World Cup favourites stamped right through it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Richarlison had just made his second entry into the showreel for the greatest goals scored in Qatar, delivering Brazil\'s third after only 29 minutes of a first half that will live long in the memory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">It was a marvel of pin-point passing around the edge of the area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Tottenham striker juggled the ball on his head three times and once with his foot, then laid it off to Marquinhos.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He delivered to Thiago Silva and his first-time pass slotted in Richarlison on the run to give the move the finish it deserved past South Korea keeper Kim Seung-gyu.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">If Richarlison\'s acrobatic bicycle kick against Serbia was magical, this may just have surpassed it with a glorious mixture of individual brilliance and passing perfection.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">It was, like pretty much all of Brazil\'s first-half football, poetry in motion. It said: \"We are here. Can you stop us?\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">All this and the return of Neymar, too.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Brazil could not be in better shape going into the last eight despite the loss of Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles to injury.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Neymar was the headline act as he made his comeback after an ankle problem but he had to share top billing here with his attacking team-mates Richarlison and Vinicius Junior.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Vinicius showed his class when putting Brazil ahead after only seven minutes, and then Neymar got in the act from the spot, although his \'Riverdance\' footwork on his stuttering approach embellished the penalty unnecessarily. It leaves him one behind Pele\'s all-time record of 77 goals for his country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">West Ham United\'s Lucas Paqueta volleyed a sumptuous fourth from Vinicius\' cross before half-time, allowing Brazil from then on to preserve energy for Croatia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Brazil have been easing their way into this World Cup, even losing to Cameroon in the group stage, but the first 45 minutes was an outstanding side on full power, sending a message to their rivals about what they would have to equal - at least - to win the trophy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">This was not simply a performance - it was an outpouring of Brazil joy. Football such as this is their national emblem.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">It even allowed Brazil to give their outstanding goalkeeper Alisson 10 minutes off as Tite sent on third-choice Weverton to get in on the action. It meant Brazil became the first team to use all 26 players at this World Cup.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">And it even allowed for dad dancing from their veteran coach, although the pre-rehearsed dance moves following goals went on so long that many observers questioned whether they amounted to a show of disrespect for their opponents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The opposite view is that Brazil played with such freedom of expression, in the very finest traditions of their country, that their elation was purely natural.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Whether it was the corner flag or Tite, Brazil\'s players were so locked into their own elation they were happy to take anything as a dance partner.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Neymar\'s presence galvanised their early work, team-mates looking for the returning superstar. He got 81 minutes in the tank before he was replaced by Rodrygo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In scoring from the spot, Neymar became only the third Brazilian to score in at least three World Cups - 2014, 2018 and 2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Pele scored in four, in 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970, and Ronaldo in three - 1998, 2002 and 2006.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Just to add to the impression that Brazil possess the strongest all-round squad in Qatar, Allison demonstrated why he is one of the world\'s elite goalkeepers with a succession of fine saves as they eased off in the second half.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">It is a daunting prospect for Croatia and anyone else they may meet out here. Brazil have the attacking firepower to beat anyone and if you do manage to get through at the other end, Liverpool\'s outstanding goalkeeper presents a formidable barrier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Tite\'s team look the complete package.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Brazil are into their eighth successive World Cup quarter-final and dedicated this performance to Pele, who is in hospital, as they paraded a giant banner at the final whistle bearing the 82-year-old\'s name.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Pele will have appreciated the gesture and he would have undoubtedly nodded in approval at Brazil\'s performance, the biggest statement by any country so far at this World Cup. 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(3553, 3553, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Russian air defences intercepted Ukrainian drones over two military airfields in Russia, hundreds of kilometres from the border between the two countries, Russia said on Monday.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Falling debris from the unmanned vehicles lightly damaged two aircraft, a defence ministry statement said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Three Russian servicemen were killed and four injured in the incidents in the Ryazan and Saratov regions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Long-range strategic bombers are believed to be based at the airfields.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Earlier, large explosions were reported at the Engels airbase in Saratov and the Dyagilevo airbase in Ryazan, but there had been no official comment on their cause.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Hours later, Russia launched a wave of missiles at targets around Ukraine, although Kyiv says it shot most of them down.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ukraine has not officially commented on the explosions. However, its air force tweeted \"what happened?\" together with a partying face emoji and images of what looked like a badly damaged aircraft.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Moscow has accused Ukraine of attacking its territory before, but these alleged attacks are deeper into Russia than previous ones. Ukrainian strikes this far into Russia will embarrass the Kremlin, says the BBC\'s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Satellite images taken from Sunday appeared to show a large fleet of Russian heavy bombers at the Engels airbase.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">They show what appeared to be type Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers, which are capable of firing cruise missiles - one of the weapons used in strikes on Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Other satellite images released last week appeared to show increased military aircraft activity at the same airbase.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the two reported incidents, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 02:39:20', '2022-12-06 02:39:20'),
(3554, 3554, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States had a stake in China\'s response to Covid as Beijing eases stringent restrictions following protests.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We want China to get Covid right. It\'s profoundly in our interest that that happen,\" Blinken told an event organized by The Wall Street Journal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"It\'s in the interests of the Chinese people first and foremost, but it\'s also in the interest of people around the world, so we want them to succeed,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He pointed to the \"dramatic impact\" to the world of slowdowns in China\'s economy, the world\'s largest after the United States, triggered by its earlier policy of imposing sweeping lockdowns in response to Covid outbreaks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">China late last month faced its most widespread street demonstrations since 1989 triggered by anger over lockdowns, with demands quickly including calls for greater political reforms.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">China\'s leadership moved quickly to disperse demonstrations but also loosened the zero-Covid policies that it had been championing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Some experts caution of risks with the opening due to gaps in vaccination in China as authorities instead focused on isolating all cases.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Covid, which has killed more than six million people worldwide directly, was first detected in China in late 2019. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 03:09:49', '2022-12-06 03:09:49'),
(3555, 3555, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said collective responsibilities of all are required to ensure access to insulin and other life-saving drugs at an affordable price for the poor.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many fault-lines in our global health system. We must draw lessons from that experience to address the inequities that can be even more fatal for diabetes and other NCDs,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Prime Minister said this in a video message aired in the World Diabetes Congress-2022 as a \'Global Ambassador for Diabetes\' in Lisbon, Portugal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> On behalf of all diabetic patients and caregivers, she said, \"I call upon the world leaders to bring an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine war. We must stop the international arms race and use the much-needed resources for our peoples\' health and education.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We need to have a world of peace to make sure that we can reach the right treatment and care to everyone diagonosed with diabetes and related co-morbidities,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Sheikh Hasina said international political will must be mobilized to invest in diabetes prevention, treatment and research.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Prime Minister also said as the Global Ambassador she is committed to does her part to bring the matter to the attention of world leaders.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She called upon the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to join hands with World Health Organization (WHO) and other relevant global health actors to help implement the Global Diabetes Compact.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"There is no alternative to international financing for the prevention, treatment and research of diabetes,\" she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Sheikh Hasina mentioned that WHO says that around 422 million people in the world suffer from diabetes and the disease costs around 1.5 million lives every year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In Bangladesh, she said that more than 8.5 million people, including children, live with diabetes and related co-morbidities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Prime Minister, however, said complications and premature death from diabetes can be prevented.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Mentioning that some lifestyle changes like regular exercise and a healthy diet can make a lot of difference, she said with the right medication and caution, a diabetes patient can enjoy a regular life.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Prime Minister said the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises Non-communicable Diseases-NCDs like diabetes to be a major challenge.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She appreciated the work being done by IDF for promoting diabetes prevention, care and cure, saying it brings together 240 national diabetes associations\' under one umbrella and this is indeed a unique achievement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Premier recalled Bangladesh\'s previous association with IDF in declaring 14 November as the World Diabetes Day through a UN General Assembly Resolution.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Bangladesh targets to reduce premature mortality from diabetes and other major NCDs by one-third by 2030, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Prime Minister said her government has been implementing a pro-people health policy that gives importance to diabetes prevention and control through community awareness.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Her government offers free treatment to diabetic patients in the country\'s public sector hospitals, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Noting that recently, her government has also started providing insulin for free Sheikh Hasina said more than 18,000 community clinics and union health centers across the country are equipped with trained professionals and diabetes testing facilities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Diabetic Association of Bangladesh works closely with the government for promoting nationwide diabetes care and awareness building, she said. 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(3556, 3556, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">NASA\'s Orion spaceship made a close pass of the Moon and used a gravity assist to whip itself back towards Earth on Monday, marking the start of the return journey for the Artemis-1 mission.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">At its nearest point, the uncrewed capsule flew less than 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the surface, testing maneuvers that will be used during later Artemis missions that return humans to the rocky celestial body.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Communication with the capsule was interrupted for 30 minutes when it was behind the far side of the Moon -- an area more cratered than the near side and first seen by humans during the Apollo era, although they didn\'t land there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The European Service Module, which powers the capsule, fired its main engine for over three minutes to put the gumdrop-shaped Orion on course for home.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We couldn\'t be more pleased about how the spacecraft is performing,\" Debbie Korth, Orion Program deputy manager, said later.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">As spectacular footage flashed on their screens once communication was restored, she told a news conference, \"everybody in the room, we just kind of had to stop and pause, and just really look -- Wow, we\'re saying goodbye to the moon.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Monday\'s was the last major maneuver of the mission, which began when NASA\'s mega Moon rocket SLS blasted off from Florida on November 16. From start to finish, the journey should last 25 and a half days.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Orion will now make only slight course corrections until it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on Sunday, December 11 at 9:40 am local time (1740 GMT). It will then be recovered and hoisted aboard a US Navy ship.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Earlier in the mission, Orion spent about six days in \"distant retrograde orbit\" around the Moon, meaning at high altitude and traveling opposite the direction the Moon revolves around Earth.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">A week ago, Orion broke the distance record for a habitable capsule, venturing 280,000 miles (450,000 kilometers) from our planet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Once it returns to Earth, Orion will have traveled more than 1.4 million miles, said Mike Sarafin, the Artemis mission manager.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Re-entry into Earth\'s atmosphere will present a harsh test for the spacecraft\'s heat shield, which will need to withstand temperatures of around 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,800degrees Celsius) -- or about half the surface of the Sun.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Under the Artemis program -- named for the sister of Apollo in Greek mythology -- the United States is seeking to build a lasting presence on the Moon in preparation for an onward voyage to Mars.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Artemis 2 will involve a crewed journey to the Moon, once again without landing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The first woman and next man are to land on the lunar south pole during Artemis 3, which is set for no sooner than 2025, though likely significantly later given timeline delays. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"18\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 03:41:18', '2022-12-06 03:41:18'),
(3557, 3557, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The death toll climbed to 33 from a landslide that buried vehicles along a highway in Colombia over the weekend, Colombian Interior Minister Alfonso Prada said Monday.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The landslide that happened on Sunday buried a bus carrying passengers from Cali, in the western Valle del Cauca department, to Condoto, in the western Choco department, along with a car and a motorcycle on the Pereira-Quibdo Highway in the western-central department of Risaralda.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We have identified 33 deceased people, including three minors. We have rescued nine people alive, four of them are currently in critical condition,\" Prada said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Personnel from Colombia\'s Risk Management Unit, and the Transit and Transportation Directorate of the Transportation Ministry, as well as the police department and the military, rushed to rescue, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In the wake of the landslide, authorities plan to declare a nationwide maximum alert to prepare for weather-related disasters amid a cold wave that is expected to continue for several more months, said Prada.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered a National Unified Command Post to be installed in the capital Bogota by Tuesday at the latest to determine the state of the roadways under adverse weather conditions, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Risaralda Governor Victor Manuel Tamayo told reporters the highway where the accident occurred is in poor condition, complicating efforts to find survivors and retrieve the bodies of the victims. XINHUA/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 03:54:59', '2022-12-06 03:54:59'),
(3558, 3558, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Awami League leaders and activists are eagerly awaiting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s first public rally in Cox\'s Bazar in nearly six years, scheduled to be held on Wednesday (Dec 7).</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Cox\'s Bazar is all set to welcome the AL chief amid festivity, expecting it as the biggest public rally ever.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The PMwill deliver her speech at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox\'s Bazar on Dec 7 organised by District Awami League.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Awami League leaders said this at a press conference organised at the Stadium ground on Monday (December 5) afternoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, presidium member of Awami League, was the chief guest at the press conference organized on the arrival of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Cox\'s Bazar and the overall preparation of the district Awami League public meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">During her day-long visit, the premier will attend an international naval exercise on Inani Beach of Cox\'s Bazar\'s Ukhia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The government has taken massive development schemes for Cox\'s Bazar which are now under implementation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">During her visit, PM Hasina will also inaugurate 28 development projects and lay the foundation stones of four others.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">More projects may be added to the list of inaugurations and foundation stones, District Commissioner Md. Mamunur Rashid said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Colourful arches and gates have been constructed on various roads of the town with the posters and banners of the Prime Minister.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Billboards, banners, balloons, festoons and posters welcoming the Prime Minister and the party chief have been hung in the city. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 04:27:54', '2022-12-06 04:27:54'),
(3559, 3559, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">It was one starry night on Monday as several Bollywood celebrities turned up in their most stylish avatars for designer Manish Malhotra\'s birthday bash. Gauri Khan was a vision in a black gown. BFFs Kareena Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Karisma Kapoor and Amrita Arora were also twinning in black and had a reunion at the party. Meanwhile, Janhvi Kapoor chose a bright backless dress and Kriti Sanon went for pink.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Kareena Kapoor and her entire girl gang posed together as they attended Manish\'s birthday bash. She chose a simple check shirt and black pants for the party. Actor-sister Karisma Kapoor joined her in an informal black suit. Malaika joined her in short white top and high-heeled black boots. Her sister Amrita Arora wore a black top, black pants and a matching blazer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Janhvi attended the bash with sister Khushi Kapoor. The former sported a backless orange dress, while Khushi was in a printed brown dress. They were seen making an exit together post the bash. Khushi is all set to make her film debut with Zoya Akhtar\'s The Archies next year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Kriti Sanon too made a style statement in a fitted pink dress with a thigh-high slit and matching heels. She was seen smiling as she posed for the paparazzi outside Manish\'s house. Shilpa Shetty made a quirky style statement in a black and blue denims paired with a black top. She showed off her pants while posing for the photographers. Her sister Shamita Shetty joined her too and was seen in a black tee and short skirt.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Sara Ali Khan kept it simple in a white crop top and matching jacket paired with bell bottoms. Her Coolie No 1 co-star Varun Dhawan arrived with his wife Natasha Dalal. The latter is also a designer and was seen in a short and shimmery blue dress. Vaani Kapoor was also spotted in a printed white maxi dress. Nora Fatehi, meanwhile, posed in a black and beige dress. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 04:49:00', '2022-12-06 04:49:00');
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(3560, 3560, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated the operation of the Japanese Economic Zone in Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) at Araihazar in Narayanganj district on the outskirts of the capital.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The prime minister virtually opened the economic zone from her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> The economic zone would draw investment of over 1.5 billion USD once it goes into full operation while it has generated employment of over one lakh people initially.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The vision to establish an EZ dedicated to Japan began in 2014, when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited that country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) undertook the initiative to conduct the feasibility study in 2016. Later in 2019, Sumitomo Corporation from Japan inked the deal with the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) to develop the BSEZ.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Renowned companies like Singer have already started construction of their infrastructures at the economic zone while an agreement has also been signed with German company Rudolf.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Agreements will be signed with two more Japanese investors after the inaugural programme, while 30 more Japanese firms and 10 other firms of different countries have shown their interest to invest in that economic zone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The Singer would make an initial investment of $79 million while chemical company Rudolf would make an initial investment of $7 million.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Land acquisition to set up the Japanese Economic Zone-2 have been completed while a proposal is also awaiting nod from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for setting up another special economic zone dedicated to the Chinese investors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">BEZA Executive Chairman Shaikh Yusuf Harun earlier expressed very much optimism on restoring the import of LNG soon adding that the government is scrutinizing the possibility of allowing import of LNG by the private sector.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The government has requested the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to set up skilled development centres at Araihazar in Narayanganj and at Mirersarai in Chattogram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In the countrywide five economic zones, till date, some 177 investors have made an overall investment proposal of $22,173.177 million aiming to create employment opportunities for some 8,16,541 people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">These five economic zones are Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) at Mirersarai, Jamalpur Economic Zone, Sabrang Tourism Park, Moheshkhali Economic Zone-3 (Dhalghata) and Srihotto Economic Zone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Besides, around $4 billion has already been invested at the private economic zones creating employment opportunities for some 35,000 people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The industrial park will get a dedicated one stop service (OSS) centre and a skill development centre.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh ITO Naoki and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sumitomo Corporation Group Masayuki Hyodo spoke at the function.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The BEZA executive chairman gave the address of welcome.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">A video documentary on activities of the Bangladesh Economic Zones was screened on the occasion. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 05:11:09', '2022-12-06 15:25:42'),
(3561, 3561, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">With high-stakes biodiversity talks kicking off in Montreal this week, a top UN official is urging bold action to avoid \"irreversible\" damage to the planet\'s precious ecosystems and species.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Much of Earth\'s nature has already been damaged by humans, threatening our finite sources of food, water, medicine, and leaving over a million species at risk of extinction.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Nearly 200 countries will try to hammer out a new global framework to protect nature at the COP15 talks opening Wednesday in Montreal, including a cornerstone 30 by 30 proposal to protect 30 percent of Earth\'s land and oceans by 2030.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ahead of the talks, AFP spoke to Elizabeth Mrema, the head of the UN\'s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), who called for the talks to be a \"Paris moment\" for nature, referring to the landmark 2015 agreement to limit global warming.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">What do you want to achieve at COP15?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"For the Paris agreement to succeed, biodiversity also has to succeed. For climate to succeed, nature has to succeed, and that\'s why we have to deal with them together.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We need to do something. We are already late. At least the scientists are telling us it\'s not too late, but we are about to reach the tipping points.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"If action is not taken now, then we\'ll be at the tipping points and the situation will be irreversible.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">How can we make sure this biodiversity deal doesn\'t fail like the last one did?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We\'ve learned the lessons to ensure that the future will be different.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The first thing many countries did was to review, update or develop their national biodiversity strategies and action plans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"(Previously) biodiversity targets did not include a monitoring accountability mechanism to be able to measure progress.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"This time, the framework will be adopted together with a mechanism, or a framework, on review, reporting, monitoring, accountability.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">What are the most difficult targets yet to be negotiated?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"One is the finance question. A number of countries wanted to be assured there will be adequate financial resources for implementation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Some countries (are) even calling for the establishment of a biodiversity fund for that purpose... learning from the recent climate and other processes we can easily tell these might be rather difficult discussions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Another issue is what is called Digital Sequencing Information for genetic resources.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"This genetic information is particularly (used) by the bioscience researchers (and) pharmaceutical industry for the production or development of medicines and vaccines, including Covid-19, and the producers of this genetic information are majority in the developing countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The issue is, if they provide access to this information, what are they getting in return?\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">How important are issues like finance and the 30 x 30 target?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We need to look at all the 22 targets, the entire framework in totality. If we are talking of not leaving anyone behind, then we cannot pick and choose. All targets are key.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"What is important is a framework being adopted. We all have an interest to ensure it is implemented to avoid getting back to where we are coming from.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"That is (most) important, especially bearing in mind the results and difficult reports and the gloomy, grim figures and statistics we are getting that the loss of biodiversity has reached unprecedented rates in the history of humankind.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The current war is not helping, the food crisis is not helping, the energy prices are not helping.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">What role is business playing in shaping the negotiations?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"I\'m proud of them. They have never been as engaged as we\'ve seen in this process.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"If the World Economic Forum tells us 50 percent of the global GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature... which means (its loss is) a business risk.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"If they are not part of the framework, their businesses will also suffer. When we talk of food systems, it\'s all private sector. Agricultural production is the private sector, the food chain is the private sector. The fashion industry is the private sector. So there is economic case -- business as usual can no longer continue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"They are on board. They are putting pressure also for governments to take those strict measures.\" AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 05:24:59', '2022-12-06 05:24:59'),
(3562, 3562, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged world leaders to put an end to international arms race and use the much-needed resources for health and education.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“On behalf of all diabetic patients and caregivers, I call upon the world leaders to put an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine war. We must stop the international arms race and use the much-needed resources for our peoples’ health and education,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The premier said this in a video message aired at the World Diabetes Congress-2022 as a ‘Global Ambassador for Diabetes’ in Lisbon, Portugal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“We need to have a world at peace to make sure that we can provide the right treatment and care to everyone diagnosed with diabetes and related co-morbidities,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on collective effort to make insulin and other life-saving drugs affordable for the poor. “It is our collective responsibility to ensure access to insulin and other life-saving drugs at an affordable price for the poor,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She said the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many fault-lines in the global health system. Nations must draw lessons from that experience to address the inequities that can be even more fatal for diabetes and other NCDs, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The PM said international political will must be mobilized to invest in diabetes prevention, treatment and research.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She called upon the International Diabetes Federation to join hands with World Health Organization and other relevant global health actors to help implement the Global Diabetes Compact.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"There is no alternative to international financing for the prevention, treatment and research of diabetes,\" she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The premier referred to WHO saying that around 422 million people in the world suffer from diabetes and the disease costs around 1.5 million lives every year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In Bangladesh, she said, more than 8.5 million people, including children, live with diabetes and related co-morbidities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She said complications and premature death from diabetes can be prevented.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Mentioning that some lifestyle changes like regular exercise and a healthy diet can make a lot of difference, she said with the right medication and caution, a diabetes patient can enjoy a regular life.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She said the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises non-communicable diseases like diabetes to be a major challenge.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Bangladesh targets to reduce premature mortality from diabetes and other major NCDs by one-third by 2030, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Sheikh Hasina said her government has been implementing a pro-people health policy that gives importance to diabetes prevention and control through community awareness.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Her government offers free treatment to diabetic patients in the country’s public sector hospitals, she said, adding that the government has recently started providing free insulin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">More than 18,000 community clinics and union health centers across the country are equipped with trained professionals and diabetes testing facilities, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The PM said the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh works closely with the government for promoting nationwide diabetes care and awareness building. 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(3563, 3563, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called Bangladesh as the most ideal place for investment in the world, seeking larger foreign and local investment for mutual benefit.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> </div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Bangladesh is the most ideal place for investment in the world as we offered maximum investment opportunities. So, I hope overseas investment will come here and local people will also invest in their own country,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> </div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The prime minister said this while inaugurating the formal operation of the Japanese Economic Zone in the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) at Araihazar in Narayanganj district on the outskirts of the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She joined the function virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence here.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The premier mentioned that Bangladesh could be a market of 300 crore people with 17 crore of its own, 50 crore in east, 150 crore in north and 50 crore in west due to its geographical location.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The different countries of the world can invest in Bangladesh largely to reap benefits of the vast market, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> </div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She also said that her government has attached topmost priority to planned industrialisation alongside agriculture by protecting the country\'s environment and arable lands. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 06:28:28', '2022-12-06 15:26:56'),
(3564, 3564, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today granted bail to Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a corruption case.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A five-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, granted bail to Salim after hearing a leave-to-appeal petition filed by him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Senior lawyer Syed Ahmed Raza appeared for the petitioner in court while Advocate M Khurshid Alam Khan appeared for ACC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2007, ACC filed the case against Salim. On April 27, 2008, a Dhaka court jailed him for 13 years and fined him Tk 20 lakh. Salim moved the High Court against the verdict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2011, the court overturned his sentence but ACC later appealed against the lower court verdict. Later, the Appellate Division asked the High Court to re-hear the petition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 9 last year, the HC bench of Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq upheld the lower court order, sentencing Salim to 10 years in jail after hearing a petition filed by ACC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 10 this year, the HC released the full text of the verdict, asking Salim to surrender to a trial court concerned in 30 days. Salim surrendered before a Dhaka court on May 22. Later that day, a Dhaka court sent him to jail rejecting his bail petition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this bail order, there is no bar for Haji Salim to walk out of jail, said his lawyer Ahmed Raza. 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, '2022-12-06 06:47:32', '2022-12-06 06:47:32'),
(3565, 3565, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today officially opened Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (widely known as “Japanese Economic Zone”) at Araihazar in Narayanganj. She joined the event virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), the Japanese Economic Zone would draw USD 1.5 billion investment and create more than one lakh jobs. Forty foreign companies, including 30 Japanese, have expressed interest to invest there, BEZA said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Noting that an excellent investment climate prevails in Bangladesh, PM Hasina said, “I think Bangladesh is the most attractive destination for investment. We are offering the highest (investment) opportunities and facilities.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also said that women entrepreneurs can avail special opportunities at the country’s economic zones. “If women entrepreneurs come forward, we will give them special opportunities. Separate plots will be provided for them.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said her government has been working for the overall development of the nation through planned industrialization, while protecting arable land and the environment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM said foreign entrepreneurs are also expressing interest to make investments in the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“In terms of geographic location, Bangladesh is perfectly positioned to be a bridge between the East and the West,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said her government has been strengthening connectivity with South Asia and Southeast Asia – two most densely populated regions with a large market of 300 crore people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, the government has increased the purchasing power of people – a market of 17 crore people, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM said the government is also offering special facilities for young entrepreneurs so that they can make investments in the economic zones. She opened the commercial operation of the Japanese Economic Zone, being developed on 1000 acres of land under the joint venture of Bangladesh and Japan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Executive Chairman of BEZA, Shaikh Yusuf Harun, in his welcome speech, said the inauguration of Bangladesh Special Economic Zone would open a new era for attracting Japanese and other foreign investments to Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said Singer, a renowned company, has already started the construction of its factory in the economic zone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Harun also said two Japanese companies were going to sign agreements after the opening ceremony to set up their factories in the economic zone. Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki and President of Sumitomo Corporation Masayuki Hyodo also spoke on the occasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BEZA and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation are jointly working to develop the economic zone. The process of the joint venture started with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Japan in 2014. 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, '2022-12-06 07:54:26', '2022-12-06 07:54:26'),
(3566, 3566, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Deepika Padukone will unveil the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar later this month, according to reports. The trophy will be unveiled before the World Cup final on December 18.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deepika Padukone is expected to fly to Qatar soon to participate in the event. The 36-year-old will be the first actor to receive such an honour at the world\'s most-watched sporting event.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week, Nora Fatehi performed at a FIFA Fan Fest event in Qatar. Dressed in a shiny dress, Ms Fatehi set the stage on fire dancing to the World Cup anthem \'Light the sky\'. She also grooved to her hit songs such as O Saki Saki. Her performance received immense praise with several attendees taking to social media to praise Nora Fatehi\'s dance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deepika Padukone To Unveil FIFA World Cup Trophy During Final In Qatar: Reports</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deepika Padukone will soon be seen on the screen with Shah Rukh Khan in \'Pathaan\'</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Delhi: Deepika Padukone will unveil the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar later this month, according to reports. The trophy will be unveiled before the World Cup final on December 18.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deepika Padukone is expected to fly to Qatar soon to participate in the event. The 36-year-old will be the first actor to receive such an honour at the world\'s most-watched sporting event.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week, Nora Fatehi performed at a FIFA Fan Fest event in Qatar. Dressed in a shiny dress, Ms Fatehi set the stage on fire dancing to the World Cup anthem \'Light the sky\'. She also grooved to her hit songs such as O Saki Saki. Her performance received immense praise with several attendees taking to social media to praise Nora Fatehi\'s dance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 18, Deepika Padukone is expected to unveil the World Cup trophy at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deepika Padukone will soon be seen on the screen with Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham in the film \'Pathaan\', which is slated to release on January 25 next year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from \'Pathaan\', Deepika Padukone will also be seen with Amitabh Bachchan and Prabhas in \'Project K\'. She also has a special cameo in her husband Ranveer Singh\'s film \'Cirkus\'. NDTV</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 08:11:51', '2022-12-06 08:11:51'),
(3567, 3567, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">By-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency will be held on January 4, said Election Commission Secretary Md Jahangir Alam on Tuesday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Elections will be monitored through CCTV cameras as before while voting will be held&nbsp; through electronic voting machines(EVMs) from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, he told reporters after a meeting held at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said that Dhaka regional election officer Faridul Islam has been appointed as the returning officer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the death of Gaibandha-5 lawmaker and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Fazle Rabbi Miah on July 22, 2022, it became a constitutional obligation to hold election for the parliamentary seat by October 20, 2022. Accordingly it was scheduled for October 12.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the EC cancelled the election because of \"widespread malpractices\" on the election day due to rampant irregularities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, a three-member committee was formed to look into the irregularities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the recommendations of the committee, the Election Commission took punitive actions against 133 officials including an additional deputy commissioner, five sub-inspectors and returning officer of the election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The candidates of the Gaibandha-5 by-election are-Awami League candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon, Jatiya Party candidate AHM Golam Shaheed Ranju, Bikalpa Dhara candidate Advocate Jahangir Alam, independent candidate Nahiduzzaman Nishad and Syed Mahbubur Rahman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The constituency consists of Saghata and Phulchhari upazila and 339,743 people will exercise their franchise in the polls. 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, '2022-12-06 08:44:36', '2022-12-06 08:44:36'),
(3568, 3568, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists to counter anti-government propaganda on social media, raising there the misdeeds of BNP-Jamaat.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“We\'ve made Digital Bangladesh. But today social media has been flooded with propagandas against us. I would like to ask our Chhatra League leaders and activists that you all&nbsp; have to give fitting replies to these,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier was addressing the 30th national council of BCL, the student wing of Bangladesh Awami League, at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>“When they write something against us, you won\'t even need to give a reply. If only their misdeeds can be put in the comment (of propaganda), they will stop it,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina, also the Awami League president, inaugurated the council at around 11:30am.</div><div><br></div><div>Former BCL president and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader spoke on this occasion.</div><div><br></div><div>BCL President Al-Nahean Khan Joy presided over the opening session conducted by its General Secretary Lekhak Bhattacharjee.</div><div><br></div><div>The last BCL national council was held in May 2018. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 09:44:46', '2022-12-06 09:44:46'),
(3569, 3569, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Five men were were gunned down Monday in a bar in Mexico\'s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Prosecutors said one possible suspect had been detained the attack. Three of the men died inside the bar, and two outside or at a hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>Also Monday they confirmed that three other people were shot to death at another point in Acapulco in an unrelated attack.</div><div><br></div><div>Acapulco\'s reputation has suffered for years under a wave of violent crime. No longer popular among international tourists, Acapulco remains a main get-away for Mexico City residents.</div><div><br></div><div>But even that market took a hit over the weekend, when there were reports of robbery attempts on cars along the main highway linking the resort to the capital. Officials in southern Guerrero state said they had stepped up police patrols following those reports.</div><div><br></div><div>One motorists said thieves had tossed rocks from overpasses or piled tires on the highway to try to force cars to stop.</div><div><br></div><div>And in the neighbouring state of Michoacan, prosecutors said they had found the half-buried bodies of five men near the city of Uruapan.</div><div><br></div><div>Local media reported the men were from a local drug rehabilitation centre, and had been missing for about a month. - PTI</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 10:01:20', '2022-12-06 10:01:20'),
(3570, 3570, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">By-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency will be held on January 4, said Election Commission Secretary Md Jahangir Alam on Tuesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Elections will be monitored through CCTV cameras as before while voting will be held&nbsp; through electronic voting machines(EVMs) from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, he told reporters after a meeting held at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.</div><div><br></div><div>He also said that Dhaka regional election officer Faridul Islam has been appointed as the returning officer.</div><div><br></div><div>Following the death of Gaibandha-5 lawmaker and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Fazle Rabbi Miah on July 22, 2022, it became a constitutional obligation to hold election for the parliamentary seat by October 20, 2022. Accordingly it was scheduled for October 12.</div><div><br></div><div>But the EC cancelled the election because of \"widespread malpractices\" on the election day due to rampant irregularities.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, a three-member committee was formed to look into the irregularities.</div><div><br></div><div>Following the recommendations of the committee, the Election Commission took punitive actions against 133 officials including an additional deputy commissioner, five sub-inspectors and returning officer of the election.</div><div><br></div><div>The candidates of the Gaibandha-5 by-election are-Awami League candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon, Jatiya Party candidate AHM Golam Shaheed Ranju, Bikalpa Dhara candidate Advocate Jahangir Alam, independent candidate Nahiduzzaman Nishad and Syed Mahbubur Rahman, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>The constituency consists of Saghata and Phulchhari upazila and 339,743 people will exercise their franchise in the polls.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 10:11:17', '2022-12-06 10:11:17'),
(3571, 3571, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Right-arm pacer Taskin Ahmed\'s participation in the upcoming second ODI against India on December 7 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium is uncertain due to fitness concerns.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh coach, Russell Doming, mentioned that they are unwilling to take any risk with Taskin\'s health since he is not yet a “hundred percent ready” to return to competitive cricket.</div><div><br></div><div>After sustaining an injury to his back in the aftermath of the T20 World Cup in Australia, Taskin Ahmed has been undergoing a rehabilitation program.</div><div>On Tuesday, Doming shed some light on the pacer\'s current situation, stating that he had received a painkiller injection and bowled five overs, but was still not fit enough for competitive cricket.</div><div><br></div><div>With upcoming matches such as a two-match Test series against India, Doming asserted that they could not risk Taskin\'s health at this point.</div><div><br></div><div>Ebadot Hossain stepped in to replace Taskin in the series opener, and Bangladesh triumphed thanks to a remarkable batting performance from Mehidy Hasan Miraz who orchestrated a 51-run partnership with Mustafizur Rahman for the last wicket.</div><div><br></div><div>Ebadot was also effective with the ball, taking four wickets and conceding just 47 runs – his best showing in an ODI match. This was only his second ODI appearance.</div><div><br></div><div>Shakib Al Hasan was the standout performer among the bowlers in the first match, claiming his maiden five-wicket haul against India. His brilliance along with Ebadot\'s pace bowling saw India all out for 186, and Bangladesh emerged victorious with only one wicket to spare in their chase.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh will strive to clinch the series in the second match against India, which is scheduled to take place in Chattogram on December 10, providing them with a game in hand, accoridng to UNB reports.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 10:28:42', '2022-12-06 10:28:42'),
(3572, 3572, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said that the people of the country will decide who will be in power and diplomats do not have the power to put anyone in power.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“People own this country. They will decide who will be in power and who will not be. Diplomats do not have the power to put anyone in power,” he said in response to a question from reporters after a meeting with Bangladesh Climate Change Journalists’ Forum at the secretariat.</div><div><br></div><div>The government will not allow anyone to create chaos in the country and resist any such bid along with Awami League leaders and activists and the people of the country, said the minister.</div><div><br></div><div>“BNP has been given a venue as they wanted Suhrawardy Udyan. Why are they so reluctant to go there after getting permission? They just want to hold public meetings on the streets but citizens don’t want street rally. Because, it causes public suffering,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>In fact, they want to make an issue, not a public meeting, said the minister.</div><div><br></div><div>About the arrest warrants against BNP leaders Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Ishraque Hossain , he said BNP leaders and activists are involved in arson violence. “We have the videos and audios of their instructions. Court has issued arrest warrants, police will take action as they are accused in cases. Court has rejected bail, the government has nothing to do here,” Hasan Mahmud told.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 10:52:48', '2022-12-06 10:52:48'),
(3573, 3573, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indonesia’s Parliament passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code Tuesday that criminalizes extramarital sex for citizens and visiting foreigners alike.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>After ratification, the new criminal code must be signed by the president, according to Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Hiariej. The criminal code will not apply immediately.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the new law “has a lot of implementing regulations that must be worked out, so it’s impossible in one year,” but takes a maximum of three years to transition from the old code to the new one.</div><div><br></div><div>A copy of the amended criminal code obtained by The Associated Press includes several revised articles that make sex outside marriage punishable by a year in jail and cohabitation by six months, but adultery charges must be based on police reports lodged by their spouse, parents or children.</div><div><br></div><div>It also says the promotion of contraception and religious blasphemy are illegal, and it restores a ban on insulting a sitting president and vice president, state institutions and national ideology. Insults to a sitting president must be reported by the president and can lead to up to three years in jail.</div><div><br></div><div>Hiariej said the government provided “the strictest possible explanation that distinguishes between insults and criticism.”</div><div><br></div><div>The code maintains that abortion is a crime, but it adds exceptions for women with life-threatening medical conditions and for rape, provided that the fetus is less than 12 weeks old, in line with what is already regulated in the 2004 Medical Practice Law.</div><div><br></div><div>Rights groups criticized some of the revisions as overly broad or vague and warned that rushing them into the new criminal code could penalize normal activities and threaten freedom of expression and privacy rights.</div><div><br></div><div>However, some advocates hailed it as a victory for the country’s LGBTQ minority. Lawmakers during a fierce deliberation session eventually agreed to repeal an article proposed by Islamic groups that would have made gay sex illegal.</div><div><br></div><div>The code would also preserve the death penalty within the criminal justice system despite calls from the National Commission on Human Rights and other groups to abolish capital punishment, as dozens of other countries have done.</div><div><br></div><div>The penal code had languished for decades while legislators in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation struggled with how to adapt its native culture and norms to the criminal code, a lasting legacy of the Dutch colonial administration.</div><div><br></div><div>Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and third largest democracy, proclaimed independence Aug. 17, 1945.</div><div><br></div><div>A previous bill was poised for passage in 2019, but President Joko Widodo urged lawmakers to delay a vote on the bill amid mounting public criticism that led to a nationwide protests when tens of thousands of people took to the streets. Opponents had said it lacked transparency in the law-making process and contained articles that discriminate against minorities. Widodo had instructed Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly to get input from various communities while lawmakers discussed the articles.</div><div><br></div><div>A parliamentary taskforce finalized the bill in November and lawmakers unanimously approved it Tuesday in what Laoly praised as a “historic step.”</div><div><br></div><div>“It turns out that it is not easy for us to break away from colonial living legacy, even though this nation no longer wants to use colonial products,” Laoly said in a news conference.</div><div><br></div><div>“Finalizing this process demonstrates that even 76 years after the Dutch Criminal Code was adopted as the Indonesian Criminal Code, it is never too late to produce laws on our own,” Laoly said. “The Criminal Code is a reflection of the civilization of a nation.”</div><div><br></div><div>Under the new code, the death penalty will be imposed alternatively with a probationary period. This means a judge cannot immediately impose a death sentence. If within a period of 10 years the convict behaves well, then the death penalty is changed to life imprisonment or 20 years’ imprisonment.</div><div><br></div><div>The code also expands the existing Blasphemy Law and maintains a five-year prison term for deviations from the central tenets of Indonesia’s six recognized religions: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Citizens could face a 10-year sentence under the bill for associating with organizations that follow Marxist-Leninist ideology and a four-year sentence for spreading communism.</div><div><br></div><div>Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that laws penalizing criticism of public leaders are contrary to international law, and the fact that some forms of expression are considered insulting is not sufficient to justify restrictions or penalties.</div><div><br></div><div>“The danger of oppressive laws is not that they’ll be broadly applied, it’s that they provide avenue for selective enforcement,” said Andreas Harsono, a senior Indonesia researcher at the group, reports AP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Many hotels, including in tourism areas like Bali and metropolitan Jakarta, will risk to lose their visitors, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>“These laws let police extort bribes, let officials jail political foes, for instance, with the blasphemy law,” Harsono said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 12:30:05', '2022-12-06 12:30:05'),
(3574, 3574, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Fardin was murdered in a planned way but the investigating agencies failed to make any progress even after one month, said slain Buet student Fardin Noor Porosh’s father Kazi Nuruddin .</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“It was a pre-planned murder, but the probe committee could not identify anyone till now. It is disappointing that the investigating agencies failed to make any progress even after one month,” he said on Tuesday at a human chain on Buet campus.</div><div><br></div><div>General students of Buet formed the human chain in front of Buet Shaheed Minar and paraded the campus demanding quick probe into the murder. Family members of Fardin, whose body was recovered from the Shitalakhya River on November 7, joined the human chain.</div><div><br></div><div>They criticised the law enforcement agencies for their delay in investigation.</div><div><br></div><div>Students and Fardin\'s father also expressed regret about the role of Buet administration and sought the Prime Minister’s interference in this regard.</div><div><br></div><div>Students said they are still in confusion as they have found different types of news regarding this murder and different statements from different law enforcement agencies.</div><div><br></div><div>Expressing disappointment, they said it has been one month of Fardin\'s murder but the mystery of this murder is yet to be debunked and the killers are yet to be identified.</div><div><br></div><div>They demanded quick probe and due punishment to the culprits within a short time.</div><div><br></div><div>Fardin was a 3rd year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology’s civil engineering department and a resident of Qutubpur area in Narayanganj\'s Fatullah.</div><div><br></div><div>Police recovered Fardin’s body from the Shitalakhkhya river, behind a cotton mill at Siddhirganj, on November 7, three days after he went missing.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Farhad, a physician at Narayanganj General Hospital where the autopsy was done, said there were several injury marks on Fardin’s head and body.</div><div><br></div><div>Fardin’s father, filed a case in connection with his son’s killing with Rampura Police Station on the same day and the case was later transferred to Detective Branch (DB) Police. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 13:00:31', '2022-12-06 13:00:31');
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(3575, 3575, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that the government’s goal is to ensure first the access to uninterrupted electricity at an affordable cost with a concept of clean energy.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He made the remarks while addressing a discussion titled, “Investing in Green Energy Transition: Partnership Opportunities for Bangladesh and Europe” on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Team Europe, an initiative of the EU on green energy transition, organised the discussion at a city hotel on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>He also urged the European Union to cooperate with Bangladesh through its financial support to find innovative solutions to cope up with the global energy transition.</div><div><br></div><div>Distinguishing Bangladesh’s energy transition as something different from Europe’s one he said the EU countries have reached a level of development while Bangladesh is still growing and growth has been its primary objective.</div><div><br></div><div>“So, Bangladesh and EU nations’ energy transition should not be the same,”he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The event, hosted by its co-chairs, Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley, and German Ambassador to Bangladesh&nbsp; Achim Tröster, was also addressed by Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, additional secretary to the Power Division Md Nurul Alam and chairman of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda) Munira Sultana.</div><div><br></div><div>Team Europe was launched in June 2021, aiming at supporting Bangladesh to build a power system that leads to maximum coverage of the country’s energy demand through renewable energy, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and demand through energy efficiency.</div><div><br></div><div>Tawfiq Elahi said that considering the national demand goals, Bangladesh has to design its own plan aiming at evolution to meet our own challenges from a national responsibility.</div><div><br></div><div>\"There are so many choices and nuclear is one of such choices. Nuclear emits less carbon than renewable energy,”he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Nasrul Hamid said Bangladesh has been committed to the Paris Agreement to reduce its carbon emission.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have already cancelled 10 coal-fired power plants worth of $10 billion foreign investments and are now focusing on developing renewable energy on those sites,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He also informed that the government has initiated a move to revise the renewable energy policy to make it more private sector investment friendly.</div><div><br></div><div>The event was participated by representatives from Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, and like-minded partner countries like Norway and Switzerland as well as European Financing Institutions like the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and many other development partners.</div><div><br></div><div>Highlighting the importance of the Team Europe support to green energy transition as part of the EU global gateway strategy, E Charles Whiteley&nbsp; said, “The current global energy crisis, largely caused by the Russian aggression in Ukraine, has affected us all.”</div><div><br></div><div>“However, in these hard times, we can turn it into an opportunity for a long-term shift towards a cleaner and more sustainable energy and power system,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Achim Tröster, Ambassador of Germany&nbsp; said, “Collaboration between Team Europe and Bangladesh will play a pivotal role in a successful green energy transition in Bangladesh.”</div><div><br></div><div>“Global challenges not only need local actions, but also international collaborations, and broader cooperation. We need each other now more than ever, to make sure that we continue to find ways to push for the green transition,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Sustainability is fundamental to our future, and it must be integrated in all spheres of society,” said Alexandra Berg von Linde, Ambassador of Sweden.</div><div><br></div><div>The event included two panel discussions: the first focused on innovation, technologies, and success stories on renewable energy generation and grid integration; the second revolved around the opportunities and challenges of investing in green energy transition in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>The Team Europe Initiative is co-chaired by the European Union and Germany counts with support from Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, the European Investment Bank (EIB), Norway and Switzerland. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 13:57:04', '2022-12-06 13:57:04'),
(3576, 3576, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">DOHA- Starting line-ups in the World Cup last 16 match between Morocco and Spain at the Education City Stadium on Tuesday (kick off 1500 GMT):</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Morocco (4-3-3)</div><div><br></div><div>Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saiss (capt), Noussair Mazraoui; Sofyan Amrabat, Azzedine Ounahi, Selim Amallah; Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal</div><div>Coach: Walid Regragui (MAR)</div><div><br></div><div>Spain (4-3-3)</div><div><br></div><div>Unai Simon; Marcos Llorente, Rodri Hernandez, Aymeric Laporte, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets (capt), Gavi, Pedri; Ferran Torres, Marco Asensio, Dani Olmo</div><div><br></div><div>Coach: Luis Enrique (ESP)</div><div><br></div><div>Referee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG) - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 14:36:24', '2022-12-06 14:36:24'),
(3577, 3577, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Brazilian, Brazilian, how bitter you are. Each time we are closer to meeting again!\"</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The stands don\'t lie. Immediately after Argentina\'s 2-1 victory over Australia in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Albiceleste fans were already thinking about a possible meeting with Brazil in the semi-final, a classic rivalry that has been waiting to be renewed on the biggest stage for 32 years by both sides.</div><div><br></div><div>For that to happen, the Argentinians need to beat the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and count on the Seleção - emphatic winners in their last-16 tie with Korea Republic - seeing off Croatia.</div><div><br></div><div>These South American giants have not met in a World Cup since 1990, but the rivalry has only grown since then, with many regional clashes. This could be one of the biggest games in World Cup history and the biggest Brazil-Argentina match-up football has ever seen.</div><div><br></div><div>A rematch 32 years and counting...</div><div><br></div><div>Brazil and Argentina have met four times in the history of the World Cup. The record is fairly balanced, with two wins for Brazil, one for Argentina and a draw. The four games took place in a span of five World Cups, between 1974 and 1990.</div><div><br></div><div>In 1974 and 1978, the rivals met within groups that defined the qualifiers for the final. ﻿In the first meeting, Brazil beat Argentina, but finished second in the group, which was won by the Netherlands. Four years later, a 0-0 draw helped Argentina qualify from a group that also included Peru and Poland.</div><div><br></div><div>In 1982, Brazil and Argentina met again in the same phase. The Seleção defeated their rivals 3-1, in one of the great games of the mythical team that included Zico and Socrates. But the defeat to Italy ended up eliminating Brazil from the competition.</div><div><br></div><div>The last confrontation was in 1990, already in the current format. In the Round of 16, Brazil played a game of great possession and scoring chances, but Diego Maradona unbalanced the rhythm with a brilliant individual play before Claudio Caniggia\'s goal.</div><div><br></div><div>After so many clashes, the rivalry has been looking forward to a reunion ever since. It has been 32 years and counting, which may come to an end in a few days in Qatar.﻿</div><div><br></div><div>Argentinian magic at the Maracana</div><div><br></div><div>Despite the history in World Cups, there is another component that spices up the rivalry between Brazil and Argentina: the final of the Copa America in 2021. Argentina had not won an official title since 1993. The 28-year taboo came to an end in great style, against Brazil in the Maracana.</div><div><br></div><div>Angel Di Maria\'s goal gave Argentina the victory and glory to remember in this rivalry. The triumph inside the Maracana became the theme of music, flags and all kinds of celebrations by the Albiceleste fans.</div><div><br></div><div>Messi and Neymar\'s last dance</div><div><br></div><div>Before the competition in Qatar, Messi and Neymar spoke a few times that this could be their last World Cup. In search of an unprecedented title, the Paris Saint-Germain duo represents the greatest hope of each of their countries.</div><div><br></div><div>A confrontation between the two friends, even before the ball starts rolling, would already go down in World Cup history, honoring a legacy worthy of the clash between Zico and Maradona in 1982.</div><div><br></div><div>The goal that became music</div><div><br></div><div>The importance of the Superclásico is so great that Caniggia\'s goal, even without being part of a title campaign, is one of the most celebrated goals in the history of Argentina.</div><div><br></div><div>The goal over the Brazilians even became the theme of a song which went, \"We will never forget that Diego dribbled you, Caniggia punished you, and they are crying from Italy to this day.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Fly, Canarinho, fly!</div><div><br></div><div>Even without winning the World Cup, the Brazil team of 1982 is considered to this day as one of the best that ever played in the tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>The team\'s greatest display was precisely against Argentina. Brazil didn\'t let their rivals down and won 3-1, with goals from Zico, Serginho Chulapa, and Junior. - FIFA</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 15:12:39', '2022-12-06 15:12:39'),
(3578, 3578, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The High Court (HC) today ordered authorities concerned to conduct raids against fake doctors across the country.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A High Court division bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the order, asking Bangladesh Medical &amp; Dental Council (BMDC) president and Inspector General of Police to execute the order and submit a report in this regard within three months.</div><div><br></div><div>The court came up with the order after holding hearing on a writ filed in this regard.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The court also issued a rule, asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it (court) shall not declare their inaction in enhancing the punishment for the fake doctors by amending two sections of BMDC Act-2010,\" Advocate JR Khan Robin, who filed and moved the plea before the court, told newsmen.</div><div><br></div><div>The court asked the law secretary, health secretary, BMDC president, Director General of Directorate General of Health Services, IGP and BMDC Registrar to reply the rule within four weeks, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>Deputy Attorney General Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar took part in the hearing for the state.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-06 15:22:58', '2022-12-06 15:22:58'),
(3579, 3579, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Goncalo Ramos justified the shock decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring a hat-trick on his full debut as Portugal demolished Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday to power into the World Cup quarter-finals.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The 21-year-old Ramos, who started instead of Ronaldo, became the youngest player to strike three times in a World Cup knockout match since Pele in 1958.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro and Rafael Leao were also on target for a rampant Portugal, who booked a showdown with Morocco on Saturday for a place in the last four in Qatar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo, 37 and now without a club after his departure from Manchester United, has hogged the headlines during the tournament while looking a shadow of his former self.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only man to score at five World Cups, Ronaldo was left out by coach Fernando Santos against the Swiss following his angry response to being substituted in the last group game.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was a bold call to omit a player with a record 118 international goals in favour of giving a full debut to Ramos, the Benfica striker who had played just 33 minutes across three previous appearances.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it took just 17 minutes for Ramos to reward Santos\' faith, and to achieve something Ronaldo has never done -- score in a World Cup knockout game.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Joao Felix clipped delicately into the feet of Ramos, who quickly swivelled past Fabian Schaer and rifled into the roof of the net past a stunned Yann Sommer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Otavio, who returned to the Portugal midfield after injury in their opening match, shot straight at Sommer before Ramos did likewise moments later.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xherdan Shaqiri drew a fingertip stop from Diogo Costa with a dipping free-kick from distance, but Portugal soon had their second.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bruno Fernandes whipped in a corner and the 39-year-old Pepe towered above the Swiss defence to powerfully head home.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Diogo Dalot hacked Remo Freuler\'s header off the line after Diogo Costa failed to properly deal with a cross, but the Swiss simply had no answers against an irresistible Portugal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ramos turned in his second from close range six minutes into the second half from Dalot\'s cross down the right.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He then turned provider by playing in Guerreiro to lash in another just four minutes later as the Swiss defence was ruthlessly ripped apart.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was also Ramos who inadvertently glanced a corner towards Manuel Akanji at the far post as the Manchester City centre-back pulled one back for Switzerland.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ramos completed his treble after more outstanding work from Felix, nonchalantly dinking over Sommer with one of his final touches before making way for Ronaldo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five-time Ballon d\'Or winner\'s introduced elicited the biggest roar of the night. Ronaldo did have the ball in the back of the net but it was ruled out for a clear offside.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leao capped off a sensational Portugal performance with a terrific curling strike in stoppage time. 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, '2022-12-07 03:18:24', '2022-12-07 03:18:24'),
(3580, 3580, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A former Iranian president has made rare public comments praising anti-government protesters and urging the authorities to heed their demands \"before it is too late\".</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammad Khatami, 79, said the \"beautiful slogan\" of \"woman, life, freedom\" showed Iranian society was moving towards a better future.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also criticised arrests of students in the security forces\' crackdown.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The comments came in a statement to mark Student Day on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students have been at the forefront of the unrest that began in mid-September following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab, or headscarf, \"improperly\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The women-led protests have spread to more than 150 cities and 140 universities in all 31 of the country\'s provinces and are seen as one of the most serious challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\'s leadership, including hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, has portrayed them as \"riots\" instigated by the country\'s foreign enemies and ordered security forces to \"deal decisively\" with them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">So far, at least 473 protesters have been killed and 18,215 have been detained, including 586 students, according to the Human Rights Activists\' News Agency (HRANA). It has also reported the deaths of 61 security personnel.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Khatami, a reformist who served two terms as president between 1997 and 2005, praised in his statement what he called the \"perhaps unprecedented\" involvement of students and professors in the protests and criticised the punishments and restrictions they had faced as a result.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It should not be allowed that freedom and security are placed in opposition to one another, and that as a result freedom is trampled under the pretext of maintaining security, or that security... is ignored in the name of freedom,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing Mr Raisi\'s government directly, he said: \"I advise officials to appreciate this presence and, instead of dealing with it unjustly, extend a helping hand to them and, with their help, recognise the wrong aspects of governance and move towards good governance before it is too late.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a separate development, Iran\'s judiciary said that five protesters had been sentenced to death after being convicted of \"corruption of Earth\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unnamed defendants were accused of killing a member of the paramilitary Basij Resistance Force in Karaj, west of Tehran, on 3 November during demonstrations marking the 40th day of mourning for Hadis Najafi, a young woman who has become a symbol of the anti-government unrest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eleven other defendants, including three children, were handed lengthy prison terms for \"their role in the riots\", according to the judiciary.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"These people are sentenced after unfair processes and without due process,\" Iran Human Rights director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam told AFP news agency. \"The aim is to spread fear and make people stop protesting.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tuesday\'s announcement means a total of 11 people have been sentenced to death in connection with the protests. The judiciary chief said on Monday that \"some\" of the sentences had been upheld and would be carried out \"soon\". 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, '2022-12-07 03:35:09', '2022-12-07 03:35:09'),
(3581, 3581, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ukraine\'s President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region, which Russia claims as its own after a sham referendum.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The area - particularly around the town of Bakhmut - is now the main focus of fierce fighting after Ukraine\'s forces retook Kherson in the south last month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia and its proxies have controlled parts of Donetsk since 2014.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday evening, new Russian strikes were reported in the central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One person was injured after an industrial facility was hit in the city of Kryvyi Rih, regional head Valentyn Reznichenko said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This comes after Monday\'s massive Russian missile strikes that again targeted critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The country is now seeing snow and sub-zero temperatures in many regions, and millions are without electricity and running water, raising fears people may die of hypothermia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking on the Day of the Armed Forces on Tuesday, Mr Zelensky called the fighting around Bakhmut the \"most difficult area that protects not only the east, but our entire state\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he said he believed Ukraine would take back all the land occupied by Russia, including Crimea - Ukraine\'s southern peninsula annexed by Russia eight years ago.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There have been intense battles for many weeks near Bakhmut as Russia attempts to take more territory after a string of battlefield defeats in other parts of Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">British intelligence believes that Russia\'s efforts there are being led by the private military contractor, Wagner Group.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\'s thought both sides have suffered heavy losses in the area. The battle for Bakhmut has been compared to fighting during World War One because of the trenches, charred trees and mud that have become a feature of the landscape.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The battle for Bakhmut has been compared to fighting in World War One&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Zelensky praised troops for their courage and endurance in a video filmed in the city of Sloviansk, about 45km (28 miles) north-west of Bakhmut. Sloviansk was one of the first cities occupied by pro-Russian forces in 2014, but was later recaptured by Ukraine.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later on Tuesday, Mr Zelensky visited wounded Ukrainian soldiers being treated in hospital in the north-eastern Kharkiv region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the mayor of the city of Donetsk, which is under Russian control, said Ukrainian shelling had killed six people there on Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, explosions hit two airfields deep inside Russia, which Moscow blamed on Ukrainian drones. Photographs circulating online appeared to show a badly damaged Russian aircraft at one of the facilities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another explosion on Tuesday morning close to an airfield in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, was also blamed on Kyiv.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian President Vladimir Putin later met top officials to discuss \"domestic security\", but no other details were given. 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, '2022-12-07 03:42:01', '2022-12-07 03:42:01'),
(3582, 3582, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Former US President Donald Trump\'s family real estate company has been found guilty of tax crimes.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Trump Organization was convicted on all counts on Tuesday after two days of jury deliberations in New York.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The business is synonymous with the former president, but neither Mr Trump nor his family members were personally on trial.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vowing to appeal the verdict, Mr Trump said he was \"disappointed\" and again described the case as a \"witch hunt\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company was convicted of enriching its top executives with off-the books benefits for more than a decade.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Untaxed perks included luxury cars and private school fees, prosecutors said, which made up for lower salaries and therefore reduced the amount of tax the business was required to pay.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company is expected to face a fine of around $1.6m (£1.3m) and may also face difficulty in securing loans and financing in the future.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Trump previously criticised the trial as being politically motivated. He also attacked his long-serving former chief financial executive Allen Weisselberg after he pleaded guilty in August and testified against the business.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In his most recent statement, attacking the verdict, the former Republican leader asked why the Trump Organization should be prosecuted for Mr Weisselberg\'s \"personal conduct\" - accusing him of \"committing tax fraud on his personal tax returns\".</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There was RELIANCE by us on a then highly respected and expensive accounting firm, and law firm, to do this work,\" Mr Trump said in the statement issued by his office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This case is unprecedented and... is a continuation of the Greatest Political Witch Hunt in the History of our Country,\" he said, adding that New York City was now a \"hard place to be a Trump\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prosecutors accused the Trump Organization - which operates hotels, golf courses and other properties around the world - of having a \"culture of fraud and deception\" during the six-week trial.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They said it ran a scheme that allowed some executives to \"understate their compensation\" so that their taxes \"were significantly less than the amounts that should have been paid\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The smorgasbord of benefits is designed to keep its top executives happy and loyal,\" prosecutor Joshua Steinglass told the jury during closing arguments.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization - Trump Corp and Trump Payroll Corp - were convicted on all 17 charges of tax fraud and falsifying business records.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg praised the verdict on Tuesday, saying the case was \"about greed and cheating\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"For 13 years the Trump Corporation and the Trump Payroll Corporation got away with a scheme that awarded high-level executives with lavish perks and compensation while intentionally concealing the benefits from the taxing authorities,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trump Organization former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg looks on as then-U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Weisselberg, 75, testified against the company as part of a plea deal he struck with prosecutors that will mean he spends no more than five months in jail.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He will be jailed at the notorious Rikers Island prison and must pay back more than $1.7m (£1.4m) in concealed income.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the verdict, the judge set a sentencing date of 13 January.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Trump and his three eldest children are facing a separate civil lawsuit which could see them banned from doing business in the state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading that civil case, issued a statement hailing Tuesday\'s verdict as a \"big victory\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"[It] shows that we will hold individuals and organisations accountable when they violate our laws to line their pockets,\" she said. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 03:47:27', '2022-12-07 03:47:27'),
(3583, 3583, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, bowing to the Biden administration’s insistence that the prince was legally immune in the case.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">District of Columbia U.S. District Judge John D. Bates heeded the U.S. government’s motion to shield Prince Mohammed from the lawsuit despite what Bates called “credible allegations of his involvement in Khashoggi’s murder.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A team of Saudi officials killed Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, had written critically of the harsh ways of Prince Mohammed, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. intelligence community concluded the Saudi crown prince ordered the operation against Khashoggi. The killing opened a rift between the Biden administration and Saudi Arabia that the administration has tried in recent months to close, as the U.S. unsuccessfully urged the kingdom to undo oil production cuts in a global market racked by the Ukraine war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khashoggi had entered the Saudi consulate to obtain documents needed for his upcoming marriage. His fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, who had waited unknowingly outside the consulate as he was killed, and a rights group founded by Khashoggi before he died brought the lawsuit. The lawsuit also named two top aides of the prince as accomplices.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Biden administration, invited but not ordered by the judge to offer an opinion on the matter, declared last month that Prince Mohammed’s standing as Saudi Arabia’s prime minister gave him sovereign immunity from the U.S. lawsuit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi Arabia’s king, Salman, had named Prince Mohammed, his son, as prime minister weeks earlier. It was a temporary exemption from the kingdom’s governing code, which makes the king prime minister.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khashoggi’s fiancee and his rights group argued the move was a maneuver to shield the prince from the U.S. court.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bates expressed “uneasiness” with the circumstances of Prince Mohammed’s new title, and wrote in Tuesday’s order that “there is a strong argument that plaintiffs’ claims against bin Salman and the other defendants are meritorious.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the government’s finding that Prince Mohammed was immune left him no choice but to dismiss the prince as a plaintiff, the judge wrote. He also dismissed the two other Saudi plaintiffs, saying the U.S. court lacked jurisdiction over them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Biden administration argued longstanding legal precedent on immunity for heads of government from other nations’ courts, in some circumstances, demanded that the prince be shielded as prime minister, regardless of the prince only recently obtaining the title.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Biden administration already had spared Prince Mohammed from government penalties in the case, again citing sovereign immunity. Rights groups and Saudi exiles argued that sparing Prince Mohammed from accountability in Khashoggi’s killing would give the crown prince and other authoritarian rulers around the world a green light for future abuses. 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, '2022-12-07 04:03:19', '2022-12-07 04:03:19'),
(3584, 3584, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka\'s air quality continued to be in the \'unhealthy\' zone on Wednesday morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 187 at 9:25 am, Dhaka ranked 7th in the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan’s Lahore, Pakistan’s Karachi, and India’s Mumbai occupied the first three spots, with AQI scores of 319, 238 and 207, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered \'unhealthy\', particularly for sensitive groups.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similarly, an AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be \'poor\', while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing serious health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, is used by government agencies to inform people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.  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, '2022-12-07 04:11:42', '2022-12-07 16:05:12'),
(3585, 3585, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday slammed multinational corporations for turning the world\'s ecosystems into \"playthings of profit\" and warned failure to correct course would lead to catastrophic results.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"With our bottomless appetite for unchecked and unequal economic growth, humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,\" he said, in a speech ahead of biodiversity talks in Montreal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since taking office in 2017, Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister, has made climate change his signature issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His fiery denunciations at the ceremonial opening of the COP15 meeting revealed the plight of the planet\'s endangered plant and animals -- an interconnected crisis -- are equally close to his heart.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before he took the dais, a group of around half a dozen Indigenous protesters interrupted a speech by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is co-hosting the event with China.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They waved a banner that read \"Indigenous genocide = Ecocide\" and \"To save biodiversity stop invading our land,\" and chanted for a few minutes before they were escorted out, to a smattering of applause.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As you can also see Canada is a place of free expression, where individuals and communities are free to express themselves openly and strongly, and we thank them for sharing their perspectives,\" said Trudeau in response.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Paris moment\' for nature -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nearly 200 countries have gathered for the December 7-19 meeting in an effort to hammer out a \"Paris moment\" for nature.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The challenges are daunting: one million species are at risk of extinction; one-third of all land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost; while pollution and climate change are accelerating degradation of the oceans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chemicals, plastics and air pollution are choking land, water and air, while planetary heating brought about by burning fossil fuels are causing climate chaos -- from heatwaves and forest fires to droughts and floods.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are treating nature like a toilet,\" Guterres said bluntly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"And ultimately, we are committing suicide by proxy\" he added -- with the impacts felt on jobs, hunger, disease and death.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Economic losses from ecosystem degradation, meanwhile, are estimated to stand at $3 trillion annually from 2030.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the talks, AFP spoke to Elizabeth Mrema, the head of the UN\'s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), who said failure was not an option.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"For the Paris agreement to succeed, biodiversity also has to succeed. For climate to succeed, nature has to succeed, and that\'s why we have to deal with them together,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Draft targets for the 10-year framework include a cornerstone pledge to protect 30 percent of the world\'s land and seas by 2030, eliminating harmful fishing and agriculture subsidies, tackling invasive species and reducing pesticides.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new goal will rely heavily on the involvement of Indigenous peoples, who steward land that is home to around 80 percent of Earth\'s remaining biodiversity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Divisions have already emerged on the key issue of financing, with wealthy countries under pressure to funnel more money to developing nations for conservation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hopes have already been tempered by the absence of world leaders: Canada\'s Trudeau will be the only in attendance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">COP15 is currently chaired by China, but it is not hosting the meeting because of the Covid pandemic. 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, '2022-12-07 04:46:06', '2022-12-07 04:46:06'),
(3586, 3586, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh and India on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to further deepen and strengthen mutual cooperation in the security and border related issues.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The outcome came as the 18th meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on security and border management between Bangladesh and India was held on December 5-6, according to a media statement issued by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Indian delegation was led by Piyush Goyal, Additional Secretary, Indian Ministry of Home Affairs while Bangladesh delegation was led by AK Mukhlesur Rahman, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Union Home Minister Amit Shah had met the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on November 18 on the sidelines of the ‘No Money For Terror’ Conference in New Delhi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both sides had productive exchanges on border management and common security related issues during that meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following on from the meeting between the two ministers last month, at Tuesday’s meeting both sides highlighted the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries and reiterated their commitment to further deepen mutual cooperation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bangladesh side recalled the Indian contribution during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bilateral issues such as border fencing and developmental works within 150 yards of the international border, illegal crossing, bilateral cooperation in checking insurgency, combating terrorism, organised crimes and smuggling were also discussed 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, '2022-12-07 05:01:26', '2022-12-07 05:01:26'),
(3587, 3587, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated International Fleet Review (IFR)-2022 at Inani here this morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The four-day IFR began with participation of navies and maritime organisations from 28 countries including Bangladesh on Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh Navy is organizing the IFR on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of Independence of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the first ever IFR in the country with participation of so many nations including the USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, India, China, Korea, Indonesia, Turkey, the Netherlands and the host Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IFR-2022 serves as an ideal platform for world navies to showcase their prowess, naval diplomacy, goodwill and cooperation in the international arena.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The navy headquarters expect that the IFR will be a great opportunity for Bangladesh in general and Bangladesh Navy in particular will interact with world navies in Bangladeshi waters, promote tourism and infrastructure development in the coastal areas of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The broad schedule of the event includes inauguration followed by a beach parade, glimpses of special force\'s activities at sea and fleet review.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cultural events attended by foreign participants and international food festival was also arranged to present the diversified culture and rich traditions of Bangladesh and the participating countries. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 05:27:27', '2022-12-07 05:27:27');
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(3588, 3588, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Rescuers on Tuesday recovered the body of the last person missing after a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia last month, bringing the final death toll to 12.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A wave of mud and debris swept through the small town of Casamicciola Terme on November 26 following heavy rains, destroying houses and sweeping cars down to the sea.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fire service announced on its Twitter feed that a body had been found, and posted a picture of rescuers at work in an area of mud and debris still strewn with personal belongings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Italian media reported that the last victim to be found was a 31-year-old woman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Geologists have warned bad weather risks causing further landslides on parts of the island, which sits near Capri and is thronged with tourists in summer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Friday, authorities evacuated over 1,000 people from at-risk areas following a heavy rain alert.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many were still in hotels on Tuesday, awaiting the go-ahead to return home, media reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Experts said November\'s disaster was caused by a fatal mix of deforestation, overdevelopment and a lack of mitigation strategies. 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, '2022-12-07 05:48:46', '2022-12-07 05:48:46'),
(3589, 3589, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh has won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the 2nd ODI, at Mirpur\'s Sher-e-Bangla stadium, on Wednesday.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A win in Wednesday\'s game will give Bangladesh their second successive ODI series victory over India, having taken the honours 2-1 the last time India visited Dhaka in 2015.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh (Playing XI): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das(c), Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 05:55:25', '2022-12-07 05:55:25'),
(3590, 3590, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>China on Wednesday announced a broad loosening of Covid restrictions, saying some positive cases can now quarantine at home and scaling down mandatory PCR testing requirements.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the new guidelines unveiled by Beijing\'s National Health Commission (NHC), \"asymptomatic infected persons and mild cases who are eligible for home isolation are generally isolated at home\" and the country will \"further reduce the scope of nucleic acid testing and reduce testing frequency\". AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 06:28:05', '2022-12-07 06:28:05'),
(3591, 3591, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Awami League Advisory Council member and Bangabandhu Parishad President Dr SA Malek.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In a condolence message, Sheikh Hasina said that Dr SA Malek, who was also former political adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former lawmaker from Faridpur-1 constituency, was also a very close associate of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She recalled that Dr SA Malek played a very important role in all the movements and struggles for the establishment of independent Bangladesh, including the language movement and the six-point movement under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina added that he participated in the Great War of Liberation and played an active role in all the political activities of that time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr S A Malek died of massive heart attack at a hospital in the city on Tuesday night at the age of 86. 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, '2022-12-07 07:18:20', '2022-12-07 07:18:20'),
(3592, 3592, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Kajol recently opened up about how she introduced her in-laws to fish and was herself high on parathas after marriage to Ajay Devgn. The actor is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming film Salaam Venky and talked in detail about her food habits in an interview.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kajol and Ajay tied the knot in a simple wedding ceremony on the terrace of his house in February 24, 1999. She continues to share a great bond with her mother-in-law Veena Devgan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about her parathas overdrive after her wedding, Kajol told Siddharth Aalambayan in an interview, “I gained 8 kgs in two months after marriage. Roz subah humare table pe alag alag tarike ke paranthe hote they (there used to be various types of paranthas on our table every day)- gobhi parantha, paneer parantha, gobhi paneer parantha, kacche aalu ka parantha, normal aalu parantha. And there used to be white butter with them. I didn’t know how to diet at that time. Dieting ka d bhi nahi pata tha (I had no clue about dieting).”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kajol also shared that it was her who introduced everybody to fish at home post marriage. “Ghar pe main aur meri saas baedhke ab machhi khate hain, mahine me ek baar crab magate hain (me and my mother-in-law still sit together to eat fish, get crabs at least once a month),” she said. She also talked about how she herself breaks the crab and advised how one should wear black clothes, glasses and no makeup for the procedure.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about her fondness for eating with hands, she said, “haath se khane mein taste feels different, taste nhi aata hai na khao to (the food tastes different if eaten by hand otherwise it doesn\'t taste at all).”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kajol will now be seen as Vishal Jethwa\'s mom in Salaam Venky. It has been directed by Revathi and will release in theatres on December 9. 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, '2022-12-07 07:28:52', '2022-12-07 07:28:52'),
(3593, 3593, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government is working to ensure a safe and secure environment at the sea to safeguard maritime resources and marine trade for economic prosperity.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Our government has taken robust measure for the marine sector\'s development considering the immense potential of the marine resources. But, a prosperous economy only comes when we can ensure a safe and secure environment in the ocean,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She added her government is working to enhance the capability of Bangladesh navy turning it into modern with quality development programmes over times to protect marine resources of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said this while formally inaugurating the International Fleet Review-2022 being held at Inani in Cox\'s Bazar organised by Bangladesh Navy with the title \"Friendship Beyond the Horizon\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The four-day IFR had begun with participation of navies and maritime organisations from 28 countries including the USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, India, China, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Turkey, the Netherlands and the host Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IFR is being held here marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of the country\'s Independence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister said safety of the seas is essential for ensuring free international trade as currently 90 percent of the global trade is done through waterways.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that nowadays the strategic and economic importance of the Indian Ocean has greatly increased.The premier said Bangladesh has proved its capability through successfully organising the IFR, adding, \"We also can do\". 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, '2022-12-07 07:42:32', '2022-12-07 07:42:32'),
(3594, 3594, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">PrimeMinister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has been modernizing the Bangladesh Navy to protect marine resources and safeguard sea trade for economic prosperity.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“A prosperous economy would only be possible when we can ensure a safe and secure environment at sea. To that end, we’ve been modernizing our Navy by increasing its capacity and taking quality development programmes over time to protect our marine resources,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier said this inaugurating the four-day International Fleet Review (IFR) 2022 at Inani in Cox’s Bazar, being held with participation of the navies from different countries of the world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the theme of ‘Friendship Beyond the Horizon,’ the Bangladesh Navy hosted the first-ever IFR – a congregation of warships and delegations from friendly navies, including those of China, India, USA, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said the strategic and economic importance of the Indian Ocean has greatly increased now as 90 percent of the world\'s trade is made by seaways. So, safe seas are essential for free international trade, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said there is a huge scope and potential for maritime trade, economic prosperity and extraction and exploration of marine resources. “Realising the immense potential of marine resources, our government has taken massive initiatives to develop the marine sector of Bangladesh,” she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM said, as a nation Bangladesh has always attached priority to global and regional peaceful coexistence. The Awami League government is running Bangladesh maintaining good relations with everyone, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We believe that any problem can be solved through negotiation, not with conflict. The Armed Forces of Bangladesh are being strengthened not to fight a war, our mission is to establish peace as well as to protect the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said war invites dire consequences for humankind as people of Bangladesh witnessed during the 1971 Liberation War. Now, the world is witnessing and feeling the dire consequences induced by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We don’t want war, we want peace,” she said, adding that she called upon the international community to stop this war and solve problems in a peaceful way, if any.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM said Bangladesh has been able to demonstrate its commitment to peaceful coexistence in the recent past. Bangladesh solved the maritime boundary disputes with neighbours peacefully, maintaining friendly ties with India and Myanmar, she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, Bangladesh has managed to settle the land boundary problem with India in an amicable manner and exchanged enclaves between the two countries, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Peace leads to prosperity, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM hoped the \'IFR-2022\' event organised by the Bangladesh Navy with the motto “Friendship Beyond the Horizon” would strengthen the bond of friendship between countries further. “I strongly believe that it will play an important role in increasing mutual trust and achieving economic prosperity among all the coastal countries,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She hoped that the representatives of countries participating in IFR 2022 will get a detailed idea about the immense potential of Bangladesh’s sea, infrastructure development in coastal areas and tourism.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extending thanks to the Bangladesh Navy for organizing the important event, she hoped that such activities would continue in the coming days.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier also inaugurated the Bangladesh Navy jetty at Inani in Cox’s Bazar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She witnessed a spectacular parade by Bangladesh Navy and foreign ships’ crew, free-fall jump by SEALs commando and an operational demonstration before reviewing the fleet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She unwrapped the cover of a publication titled “Bangabandhu &amp; Navy’s Journey in 50 Years’ in the inaugural ceremony of the IFR.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal delivered the welcome speech on the occasion. An audio-visual presentation was screened focusing on the journey of the Bangladesh Navy since the independence of the country. 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, '2022-12-07 08:06:18', '2022-12-07 08:06:18'),
(3595, 3595, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have locked into clashes with police in Naya Paltan area in Dhaka.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The incident took place around at 3 pm in Naya Paltan area.</div><div><br></div><div>Opposition BNP men gathered in front of party headquarter ahead of much-hyped grand rally scheduled for December 10.</div><div><br></div><div>Bickering has arisen out of the venue of the BNP’s upcoming rally as the government fixed Suhrawardy Udyan which is disliked by the party. Opposition BNP is adamant to hold the rally in Nayapaltan, a place marked by vehicle and public movement.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 10:15:17', '2022-12-07 10:15:17'),
(3596, 3596, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas tells BBC 100 Women that she received equal pay to her male co-actor for the first time in her 22-year career for her role in a forthcoming US spy series, Citadel.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>She is a hugely successful star in India and has acted in more than 60 Bollywood movies. About a decade ago she made a foray into Hollywood and is now one of the few Indian actors to make a mark for themselves in the US entertainment industry.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I\'ve never had pay parity in Bollywood. I would get paid about 10% of the salary of my male co-actor\", said Ms Chopra Jonas.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It [the pay gap] is large, substantially large. And so many women still deal with that. I\'m sure I will too if I worked with a male co-actor now in Bollywood,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>\"My generation of female actors have definitely asked [for equal pay]. We\'ve asked, but we\'ve not got it.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking after having been named on the BBC 100 Women list for 2022, Ms Chopra Jonas recounted how as a young actor in the Indian film industry she accepted deep rooted patriarchy as \"normal\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"I thought it was absolutely OK to sit for hours and hours on set, while my male co-actor just took his own time, and decided whenever he wanted to show up on set is when we would shoot,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>When she started out in Bollywood, she recalls facing body shaming because of her complexion.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I was called \'black cat\', \'dusky\'. I mean, what does \'dusky\' even mean in a country where we are literally all brown?</div><div><br></div><div>\"I thought I was not pretty enough, I believed that I would have to work a lot harder, even though I thought I was probably a little bit more talented than my fellow actors who were lighter skinned. But I thought that was right because it was so normalised,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Of course, that comes from our colonial past, it\'s not even been 100 years since we shed the British Raj, so we still hold on to it, I think. But it is up to our generation to be able to cut those ties and change it so that the next generation doesn\'t inherit the equity placed on light skin.\"</div><div><br></div><div>When asked how different Hollywood is regarding pay parity, Chopra Jonas said, \"Well, the first time it\'s happened to me, it has happened in Hollywood. So I don\'t know going forward. Because this was my first show with a male actor as a co-lead,\" referring to her upcoming role in action-packed spy series Citadel.</div><div><br></div><div>Despite being known and adored by millions in South Asia, the actress had to struggle for a decade to carve a niche for herself overseas.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I would go into meetings by myself, introduce myself and take my show reel. I worked with acting coaches and dialect coaches. I did auditions, got rejected, cried, then went back for another one. I did the hustle that I needed to do to make it in any new industry. It was a humbling experience,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>In 2015, Ms Chopra Jonas became the first South Asian to be the lead in a network television programme in the US, with thriller series Quantico. She has also been the first Indian on the cover of multiple prestigious fashion magazines.</div><div><br></div><div>But she says it\'s still difficult to get mainstream work in Hollywood for people of her ethnicity, despite a greater awareness to be more inclusive and diverse.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I think maybe I\'ve built a certain amount of credibility, and so I\'m doing interesting work. We\'ll see if that\'s accepted or not. It\'s really hard to be South Asian and Indian in Hollywood. There\'s still a long way to go,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>As an international celebrity who is often vocal about global events, Ms Chopra Jonas has faced criticism in India for not commenting on domestic issues. Her publicist intervened to stop her responding to a question about that criticism.</div><div><br></div><div>When replying to an earlier question about receiving positive and negative attention on social media, she said: \"There will always be people that will say, \'You didn\'t say something about something,\' \'You should have said something about something\'. And it\'s just like, you can never please everyone.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Ms Chopra Jonas spoke to BBC 100 Women in Lucknow, in northern India, where in her role as Global Unicef Goodwill Ambassador, she visited health centres and schools, meeting young female students.</div><div><br></div><div>She\'s been associated with Unicef for 15 years and in addition to India, has travelled to Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Jordan and Bangladesh, among other countries, meeting children affected by conflict and natural disasters, reports BBC.</div><div><br></div><div>\"When you\'re a public person, people are interested in seeing where I am, where I\'m going. So I feel like that\'s where I find my purpose, if I can use the platform that I have to talk about the initiatives and the problems children face, and how they have overcome them... maybe the people who consume me will also consume their message,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>\"So I amplify the voices of people, especially of children, whose voices don\'t travel. This is the greatest job of my life.\"</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 11:47:53', '2022-12-07 11:47:53'),
(3597, 3597, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated 29 development projects and laid the foundation stones of four others in Cox’s Bazar.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The total cost of the 29 projects which were inaugurated is about Tk 1392.37 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The development schemes opened by the Prime Minister include Bakkhali river flood control, drainage, irrigation and dredging project (1st Phase), dam reconstruction and protection work in the sea dike section at Shah Porirdwip, rehabilitation project of damaged polders in Cox\'s Bazar district, upgradation of link road-Laboni intersection road to a four-lane, improvement of Ramu-Fatekharkul-Maricha National Highway, and reconstruction and widening of Shah Porirdwip section from Hariyakhali.</div><div><br></div><div>Other development projects include 399-metre long MP &amp; Ambassador Osman Sarwar Alam Chowdhury Bridge over Bankkhali River on Ramu Kalghar Bazar-Rajarkul UP road, six union land office buildings in the district and four upazila parishad complex buildings.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of four development projects worth Tk 571.49 crore that include the construction of Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (2nd Phase), 153.25-metre jetty at Dhurung Ghat and 153.25-metre jetty at Akbar Boli Ghat on Dhurung GC Mirakhali Road under Kutubdia Upazila, jetty at Maheshkhali Gorakghata Ghat under Maheshkhali Upazila and rehabilitation Project of Polders along Naf River in Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas to improve Bangladesh-Myanmar border security. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 11:53:59', '2022-12-07 11:53:59'),
(3598, 3598, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A man has killed as leaders and activists of BNP locked into clashes with police at Naya Paltan area in Dhaka on Wednesday. The deceased is Mokbul Ahmed.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Injured Mokbul Ahmed was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where on-duty physician pronounced him dead.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>DMCH police outpost in-charge Bacchu Mia told to media that the body has been kept at the morgue.</div><div><br></div><div>Details on the deceased couldn\'t be known immediately.</div><div><br></div><div>According to hospital sources, ten people wounded during the Naya Paltan clashes have been taken to DMCH until 5pm.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 12:05:11', '2022-12-07 12:05:11'),
(3599, 3599, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">More than a dozen people have died in a road accident in the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk, which is mostly controlled by Russian forces, the Moscow-installed region\'s head said Wednesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"A tragedy on the T-0517 highway claimed the lives of 16 people, among them were some of our defenders,\" the Russia-appointed head of Donetsk Denis Pushilin said on Telegram.</div><div><br></div><div>Four other passengers were injured in the accident that took place between Torez and Shakhtarsk, according to Pushilin. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 12:19:11', '2022-12-07 12:19:11'),
(3600, 3600, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Bank (BB) has tightened the rules for banks\' car purchase for avoiding high-value expenses and purchases of luxurious cars with a view to cutting operating expenses.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Banks would be able to replace cars and other vehicles used by their chairmen and chief executive officers and the lenders if they are at least eight years old,\" said a BB circular issued today.</div><div><br></div><div>In 2019, the Bangladesh Bank allowed banks to replace their cars and other vehicles dedicated to their chairmen and CEOs with new ones after they age at least five years.</div><div><br></div><div>Now, the vehicles would have to be at least eight years old, said the BB in a notice today. - BBS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 12:51:17', '2022-12-07 12:51:17'),
(3601, 3601, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Belgium star Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday, days after the team crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Real Madrid forward, 31, made the announcement on social media, saying \"a page turns today\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"Thank you for your unparalleled support,\" he posted on Instagram. \"Thank you for all this happiness shared since 2008. I have decided to put an end to my international career. The succession is ready. I will miss you.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Hazard was the standard-bearer of Belgium\'s much-vaunted \"golden generation\", which reached the semi-finals at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.</div><div><br></div><div>The ageing team failed to make it past the first round in Qatar, finishing third in Group F behind Morocco and Croatia. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 13:14:18', '2022-12-07 13:14:18'),
(3602, 3602, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The next general election of the country will be held in the first week of January in 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared it at a public rally here on Wednesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Addressing the huge rally at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium here the prime minister reiterated her call to the people to vote for her Awami League party to sustain the country’s development momentum.</div><div><br></div><div>“I am urging all of you to cast your vote for the symbol of Boat,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The jubilant people raised their hands when Hasina, who is also the president of Awami League, asked them if they will vote for her party. She expressed gratitude to the crowd.</div><div><br></div><div>The rally, organized by Cox’s Bazar Awami League, was presided over by its acting president Advocate Faridul Islam Chowdhury.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina said that the ruling AL was able to come to the power for three consecutive terms as the people gave their verdict in favour of Boat, the party’s election symbol.</div><div><br></div><div>“From 2009 to 2022 there is a democratic process in the country leading to unprecedented development in the country. Bangladesh has got recognition as a developing country,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>At the outset of the rally, the PM inaugurated 29 development projects, and laid foundation stones of four schemes involving Taka 1963.86 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>PM Hasina highlighted a number of her government has launched to mitigate the woes of the lower middle class and low-income people declaring that as long as she is in power it is her responsibility to look after the welfare of the people of this country.</div><div><br></div><div>“As the daughter of the Father of the Nation, it is my duty to look after your welfare as long as I am in&nbsp; power,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She once again slammed BNP and its ally Jamaat for causing miseries to the people.</div><div><br></div><div>“Arson terrorism, killing, murder, looting, money laundering, smuggling country’s money to abroad, smuggling these all they can do,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She also mentioned that Khaleda Zia embezzled the money of an orphanage and for that reason she had been convicted of corruption for ten years.</div><div><br></div><div>“And her son Tarique Rahman, known for siphoning off country’s money, had been convicted for seven years and a fine of Tk 20 crore as fine,” she said about trial by court.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina also mentioned that Tarique Zia was involved in arms smuggling on board 10 trucks.</div><div><br></div><div>“I do not know for what purpose he brought those arms,” she asked.</div><div><br></div><div>The AL chief said that in August 21, 2004 Khaleda Zia and Tarique Zia and their companions had hurled grenades, which are used in wars, on AL rally leaving 22 AL members dead.</div><div><br></div><div>“But I narrowly escaped with the grace of Almighty Allah,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She said that BNP always pampers looters, militants, siphons off country’s money and killl people through arson attacks, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>“Can a human being kill another human with fire?, she asked. This movement of BNP, Tarique Zia and Khaleda Zia is aimed at killing people through arson attacks. They do not know anything without destruction,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 13:34:24', '2022-12-07 13:34:24'),
(3603, 3603, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Mehidy Hasan came as the winner in an epic battle against Rohit Sharma to make sure Bangladesh clinch the three-match series against India at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mehidy, who scored a match winning fifty in the first match to help Bangladesh win by a one-wicket margin, scored his maiden century to post a fighting total before getting two wickets.</div><div><br></div><div>Indian captain Rohit, who injured himself while fielding, retuned to batting with a fractured finger and almost pulled out a heist. Rohit came to crease when the score was 207-7 in the 43rd over and at a stage saw his team needed 40 runs in last two overs.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 15:05:09', '2022-12-07 15:05:09'),
(3604, 3604, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina&nbsp; extended heartiest congratulation to the national cricket team for winning the three-match one day international (ODI) series against India by 2-0 keeping one match in hand.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Host Bangladesh won its first match by one wicket and the second match by 5 runs.</div><div><br></div><div>In a felicitation message, the cricket-lover Prime Minister greeted all the players, coach and officials of the national cricket team as well as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials concerned for beating India, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina expressed the hope that the winning spree of the Bangladesh cricket team would continue in future.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 16:18:31', '2022-12-07 16:18:31'),
(3605, 3605, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said that BNP has started terror activities on the streets before its rally to be held on December 10.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The road transport and bridges minister, said addressing a grand public rally on Wednesday at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium here.</div><div><br></div><div>\"BNP wishes to occupy streets and Dhaka on December 10. Sometime ago, I got the news that BNP attacked the police in Naya Paltan. People know why they want to hold a rally in Naya Paltan. Because, they can use weapons and carry out fire terrorism quickly from there,\" Quader said.</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina as the chief guest addressed the rally organized by Cox\'s Bazar District Awami League.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, the Awami League general secretary said, \"Fakhrul Saheb, don\'t threaten to occupy Dhaka, I want to say that our leaders and workers will be on guard in the metropolis, districts, upazilas, wards and neighbourhoods\".</div><div><br></div><div>Quader said, \"There is no alternative to unity for our existence. I am not a blind supporter of anyone. I speak for those who work. There is no alternative to public leader Sheikh Hasina\".</div><div><br></div><div>He said that the game will be played this December, during the next election and movements, adding that the game also will be played against money laundering and stealing, vote rigging, Hawa Bhaban, corruption and fire terrorism.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-07 16:32:40', '2022-12-07 16:32:40'),
(3606, 3606, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached - hours after he tried to dissolve parliament.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dina Boluarte - previously the vice-president - was sworn in after a dramatic day in Lima on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier in the day, Mr Castillo had said he was replacing Congress with an \"exceptional emergency government\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But lawmakers ignored this, and in an emergency meeting impeached him. He was then detained and accused of rebellion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Boluarte, a 60-year-old lawyer, said she would govern until July 2026, which is when Mr Castillo\'s presidency would have ended.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking after taking the oath of office, she called for a political truce to overcome the crisis which has gripped the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"What I ask for is a space, a time to rescue the country,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Pedro Castillo: The primary school teacher who became Peru\'s president&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Wednesday\'s dramatic chain of events began with President Pedro Castillo giving an address on national television in which he declared a state of emergency.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He announced that he would dissolve the opposition-controlled Congress, a move which was met with shock both in Peru - several ministers resigned in protest - and abroad.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The head of the constitutional court accused him of launching a coup d\'etat, while the US \"strongly urged\" Mr Castillo to reverse his decision.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Peru\'s police and armed forces released a joint statement in which they said they respected the constitutional order.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Castillo tried to dissolve Congress just hours before it was due to start fresh impeachment proceedings against him - the third since he came to office in July 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his televised address he said: \"In response to citizens\' demands throughout the length and breadth of the country, we have decided to establish an exceptional government aimed at re-establishing the rule of law and democracy.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that \"a new Congress with constituent powers to draw up a new constitution\" would be convened \"within no more than nine months\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Congress, which is controlled by parties opposed to Mr Castillo, convened an emergency session and held the impeachment vote Mr Castillo had been trying to prevent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The result was overwhelming: 101 voted in favour of impeaching him, with only six against and 10 abstentions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the impeachment, Castillo was seen on police premises.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the photos - which were shared by police on Twitter but subsequently deleted - he could be seen sitting, seemingly relaxed, and chatting to others. Footage was then released of Mr Castillo signing papers with prosecutors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was later detained and accused of rebellion for breaking the constitutional order.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ousted President Pedro Castillo (left) appears before anti-corruption prosecutors</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Peru has been going through a rocky political period, with multiple presidents ousted from office in recent years. In 2020, it had three presidents within the space of five days.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Castillo, who is a left-wing former school teacher, was elected in June 2021 in a polarising election in which he defeated his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He had recently been fighting allegations of corruption, which he said were part of a plot to oust him. 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, '2022-12-08 01:40:38', '2022-12-08 01:40:38'),
(3607, 3607, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Russia had not \"gone mad\" and would not use its nuclear weapons first.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian president insisted that his country would only use weapons of mass destruction in response to an attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at Russia\'s annual human rights council meeting, he also said the war in Ukraine could be a \"lengthy process\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Western officials believe Putin initially planned for a rapid victory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia\'s capacity to use nuclear weapons has come under increased scrutiny since it invaded Ukraine in February.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Such a threat is growing, it would be wrong to hide it,\" Putin warned while talking about the prospect of nuclear war via video link from Moscow.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he asserted that Russia would \"under no circumstances\" use the weapons first, and would not threaten anyone with its nuclear arsenal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have not gone mad, we are aware of what nuclear weapons are,\" he said, adding: \"We aren\'t about to run around the world brandishing this weapon like a razor.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin also boasted that Russia had the most modern and advanced nuclear weapons in the world, and contrasted its nuclear strategy to the US - who he said had gone further than Russia by locating its nuclear weapons on other territories.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We do not have nuclear weapons, including tactical ones, on the territory of other countries, but the Americans do - in Turkey, and in a number of other European countries,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin has previously insisted that Russia\'s nuclear doctrine only allowed for the defensive use of nuclear arms.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appearing to recognise that his plan to claim victory within days of invading Ukraine had failed, Putin admitted the war could be a \"lengthy process\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, he said the results had already been \"significant\" - for example, the new territories Russia has illegally claimed after sham-referendums in four regions of Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He boasted that the annexations had made the Sea of Azov - which is bordered by south-east Ukraine and south-west Russia - an \"internal sea\" of Russia, adding that this was an aspiration of Russian Tsar Peter the Great. President Putin has compared himself to the 17th and 18th Century ruler before.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But - despite claiming the regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk as Russia\'s new territory - Moscow does not fully control any of those areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last month, Russian forces were forced to retreat from Kherson city, the only regional capital they had seized since the February invasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The setbacks on the frontline have led to Russia targeting Ukraine\'s power grid by launching massive air strikes across the country,</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The airstrikes have caused widespread damage to Ukraine\'s energy infrastructure, leaving millions without heating and electricity for hours, or even days, as temperatures dropped below zero.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, warned that Ukraine\'s capital - which has been badly affected by power cuts - could face \"apocalypse\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Kyiv might lose power, water, and heat supply. The apocalypse might happen, like in Hollywood films, when it\'s not possible to live in homes considering the low temperature,\" Mr Klitschko told Reuters in an interview.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though heated shelters have been set up in the city, Mr Klitschko admitted there were not enough for all residents, and people should be ready to evacuate if the situation worsens.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Back in Russia, any potential criticism of Putin\'s invasion was stymied before the human rights council.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the run-up to Wednesday\'s meeting, 10 members of the council who had expressed doubts about the war were removed. Pro-war replacements were brought in instead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Subjects to be discussed during the meeting were also heavily vetted beforehand, according to the independent Russian news outlet Verstka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent weeks, Russia\'s nuclear doctrine has come under close scrutiny on when nuclear arms could be used, in particular a \"tactical\" weapon that might be unleashed on the battlefield in Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tactical nuclear weapon is for use in combat, as opposed to the larger \"strategic\" weapons which are designed to cause massive destruction. 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(3608, 3608, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ramesh \"Sunny\" Balwani, the business partner of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Balwani was convicted in July of 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in the failed blood-testing start-up.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Theranos executives falsely claimed the product could diagnose illnesses with a few drops of blood from a finger prick.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Holmes was sentenced to over 11 years (135 months) in prison last month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Balwani did not speak as he was sentenced to 155 months in prison at the end of a nearly four-hour sentencing hearing on Wednesday. His lawyers say that like Holmes, he plans to file an appeal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unlike Holmes, he was also found guilty of defrauding patients who used the blood tests. Holmes was found guilty of four counts of fraud.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once hailed as the \"next Steve Jobs\", Holmes launched Theranos after dropping out of Stanford University at age 19. The company\'s value rose sharply after it claimed it could bring about a revolution in disease diagnosis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Balwani, the company\'s former president and chief operating officer, served as her second-in-command and had direct oversight over the company\'s labs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though the two were originally charged together, their trials were separated after Holmes accused Balwani of emotional and physical abuse during their romantic relationship, which occurred during their time at Theranos. She argued that his alleged manipulation of her was controlling and affected her business decisions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Balwani, who is 19 years her senior, has denied those allegations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Mr Balwani is not the same as Elizabeth Holmes,\" his lawyers wrote in a memo to the judge before the sentencing, adding that Holmes \"was dramatically more culpable\" for the scam.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"He actually invested millions of dollars of his own money; he never sought fame or recognition; and he has a long history of quietly giving to those less fortunate.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sentence was read in the same court in San Jose, California, the heart of Silicon Valley, where Holmes was sentenced less than three weeks earlier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His trial was sparsely attended compared to Holmes\'. For her 18 November sentencing, crowds formed a queue five hours before the courthouse opened, but there was no line for Balwani.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Theranos\' value skyrocketed after the company claimed it could use a small device to process blood samples, an invention they said would mark a revolution in the healthcare world. Holmes claimed the technology - called the Edison machine - could diagnose cancer, diabetes and other medical conditions from a finger prick.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company raised millions of dollars from high-profile figures including former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, media magnate Rupert Murdoch and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the technology did not work, and the company fell apart in 2018. Holmes - now pregnant with her second child - and Balwani were found guilty of deceiving investors in trials this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prosecutors had recommended that the 57-year-old pay $804m (£658m) in restitution and serve a 15-year prison sentence. They argued in court filings that Balwani was an \"equal participant\" in the company\'s false claims about its technology.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Balwani\'s lawyers argued he did not start Theranos and did not have final decision-making power over the company\'s strategy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The blood-testing start-up\'s downfall has been documented in several popular series and podcasts as well as a book by former Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou, who broke the news of the scandal in 2015. 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(3609, 3609, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The BBC has been given photos of Twitter office space that has been converted into bedrooms, which San Francisco authorities are probing as a possible building code violation.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">One image showed a room with a double bed, including a wardrobe and slippers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An ex-worker said new Twitter boss Elon Musk has been staying at the headquarters since he bought the firm.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He last month emailed all Twitter staff saying they \"will need to be extremely hardcore\" to succeed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">San Francisco\'s Department of Building Inspection has confirmed it is investigating potential violations following a complaint.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Musk said the city was attacking companies for providing beds to \"tired employees\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a now-deleted tweet, Mr Musk posted that he would work and sleep in the office \"until the org is fixed\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BBC has also been given pictures of sofas at Twitter being used as beds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another conference room has an alarm clock, and a picture placed over a made-up bed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It looks like a hotel room,\" said one former worker. They went on to say that Mr Musk regularly sleeps at the Twitter HQ in San Francisco.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last month Mr Musk - who completed his Twitter takeover in October - emailed all staff at the company saying they would need to work \"long hours at high intensity\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade,\" he wrote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">California state senator Scott Wiener told the BBC on Wednesday: \"He\'s now making them [workers] sleep at Twitter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s clear that he doesn\'t really care about people. He doesn\'t care about the people who work for him.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Department of Building Inspection official told the BBC\'s US partner CBS News: \'We need to make sure the building is being used as intended.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a reply to a journalist on Twitter, Mr Musk posted that the city should prioritise protecting children from the consequences of opioid drug misuse.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>\'Office armchairs\'</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forbes broke the story of \"sad little conference-room sleeping quarters at the company\'s recently depopulated headquarters\", noting it was an apparent improvement on the improvised sleeping-bag-on-the-floor arrangement posted on Twitter by one employee.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bedrooms, Bloomberg reported, are also said to accommodate staff from Tesla and other Musk-owned businesses brought in to work at Twitter, \"some of whom travel to Twitter for work meetings\", sources told the publication.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Department of Building Inspection official Patrick Hannan told the San Francisco Chronicle it investigated all complaints and there were different rules for residential buildings, even those used for short-term stays.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In May 2020, before Mr Musk\'s takeover, Twitter told employees they could work from home \"forever\" if they so wished because its remote-working measures during Covid lockdowns had been a success.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last month Mr Musk said remote working would end. 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, '2022-12-08 02:28:08', '2022-12-08 02:28:08'),
(3610, 3610, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Riding on another heroics of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh sealed an ODI series win against India on Wednesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, beating the visitors by five runs.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rohit Sharma came back to bat despite sustaining a blow that required him to visit a hospital and scored a 27-ball fifty to give Bangladesh a real scare.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the last three overs, India needed 40 runs. Mustafizur Rahman recorded a maiden over in the 48th over against Mohammad Siraj. Mahmudullah Riyad conceded 20 runs off the 49th over, with Rohit hitting him for two sixes as two catches were dropped by Ebadot Hossain and Anamul Haque Bijoy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mustafizur came to bowl the 50th over and defended 20 runs despite Rohit smashing him for two fours and one six.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was the second straight win for Bangladesh in the series. Bangladesh won the first match by one wicket. On both occasions, Mehidy was the hero for Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India began with a major setback in reply to Bangladesh\'s 271 as their opener, Rohit, was injured during Bangladesh\'s innings and was unable to start the innings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan were dismissed within the first three overs of the innings. To recover from the early loss of Virat and Shikhar, Shreyas Iyer took the responsibility of leading India. He paired up with Washington Sundar, Lokesh Rahul, and Axar Patel to steady the ship after the initial damage.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite Washington and Lokesh being unable to provide the needed support, Axar scored an impressive 56 runs off 56 balls. The fifth-wicket partnership between Axar and Shreyas proved fruitful as they added more than 100 runs and brought India back into contention.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Mehidy sent Shreyas back to the pavilion for 82 runs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By the 43rd over, India were reduced to 207/7. This was when Rohit made a surprising comeback to the field to join Deepak Chahar after Shakib Al Hasan dismissed Shardul Thakur.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Indian captain gave his all but failed to win the match as his team managed to score 266 for nine and lost the match by five runs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Bangladesh, Ebadot Hossain took three wickets; Mehidy and Shakib bagged two wickets each.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, despite a poor performance by the top and middle orders, Mehidy and Mahmudullah powered Bangladesh to 271 runs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Mahmudullah scored 77, Mehidy was not out for 100 off 83 balls— his best ODI innings— with eight fours and four sixes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Bangladesh lost six wickets for 69 runs within 18 overs, Mehidy and Mahamudullah staged a remarkable recovery of 148 runs off 165 balls.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before their heroics, Siraj and Umran Malik gave Bangladesh a hard time after they elected to bat first.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, Siraj put Bangladesh under pressure early on by taking the wickets of Anamul Haque Bijoy and Liton Das in quick succession. Umran then removed Najmul Hossain Shanto with a lethal 151kmph ball.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington Sundar then poured more misery on Bangladesh by taking the wickets of Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Afif Hossain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Bangladesh seemed to be heading toward collapse, Mehidy and Mahmudullah joined forces and rescued their team.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mehidy attacked the Indian bowling most in the last five overs when Bangladesh scored more than 60 runs — at an average exceeding 11.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For India, Washington bagged three while Siraj and Umran shared four wickets among them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The final match of this series will be played on December 10 in Chattogram. 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, '2022-12-08 02:33:56', '2022-12-08 02:33:56'),
(3611, 3611, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Dhaka has been ranked as the second most polluted city in the world with ‘very unhealthy’ air quality on Thursday morning.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) score was 215 at 9:15 am today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘very unhealthy’, while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing serious health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan’s Lahore and Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 343 and 201, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered \'unhealthy\', particularly for sensitive groups.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The worsening air quality of Dhaka city is threatening the health status and life of its residents. 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, '2022-12-08 04:41:19', '2022-12-08 04:41:19'),
(3612, 3612, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Seven suspected cartel gunmen and one soldier were killed in a shootout Wednesday between the army and gang members in the northern Mexico border city of Nuevo Laredo, authorities said.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The shootings were the second time in as many weeks that large-scale violence has hit Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Police in the border state of Tamaulipas said military personnel were attacked and one soldeier was killed and seven were wounded. Seven presumed attackers also died, police said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The shootout took place on a roadway about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the U.S. border. State police said there had been “risk situations” — usually a reference to gunfire — at several points in the city, but that the outbreaks had been controlled.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In late November, gunfire in Nuevo Laredo forced the cancellation of school classes and an advisory from the U.S. Consulate to shelter in place.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the shootings in November came in response to the arrest of a cartel leader, but did not elaborate. The city has long been dominated by the Northeast cartel, an offshoot of the old Zetas gang.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo cancelled visa appointments Wednesday. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 04:49:52', '2022-12-08 04:49:52'),
(3613, 3613, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Lightning incidents have caused the most deaths – 907 – so far this year in India, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as it tabled the details about casualties due to disastrous weather events.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">According to information given by Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, disastrous weather events have caused 2,183 deaths across India this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Lightning was the cause of 907 deaths, followed by floods and heavy rains (804 deaths), thunderstorms (371), snowfall (37), heatwave (30), dust storm (22), gale (10), and one death each due to cold wave and squall. There were zero deaths due to cyclonic storms this year, Singh said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He said the country had witnessed 566 lightning events, 240 thunderstorms, 37 heatwave events, eight instances of gale winds and seven snowfall events.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Singh said the India Meteorological Department has launched Mausam App for dissemination of information about weather forecasts, Meghdoot App for circulation of Agromet advisories and Damini App for issuing lightning alerts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In a reply to a separate question, Singh said though there has been a noteworthy decrease in the death toll due to cyclones in recent years, containing damage and economic loss associated with the weather event was still a challenge.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Singh said various structural measures with multi-institutional support at national and state level are required to reduce damage due to cyclones. PTI</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 04:54:08', '2022-12-08 04:54:08'),
(3614, 3614, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Scientists in Greenland announced Wednesday they had found DNA dating back two million years -- the oldest ever extracted -- in sediment from the Ice Age, opening a new chapter in paleogenetics.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We are breaking the barrier of what we thought we could reach in terms of genetic studies,\" said Mikkel Winther Pedersen, co-author of a new study published in science journal Nature.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"It was long thought that one million years was the boundary of DNA survival, but now we are twice as old\" as that, told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">They found the DNA fragments in sediment from the northernmost part of Greenland known as Kap Copenhagen, said the University of Copenhagen lecturer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The fragments \"come from an environment that we do not see anywhere on Earth today,\" he added. Frozen in a remote unpopulated area, the DNA had been very well preserved.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">New technology enabled the scientists to determine that the 41 fragments were more than a million years older than the oldest known DNA, from a Siberian mammoth.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">They had to first determine whether there was DNA hidden in the clay and quartz, then see whether it could be removed from the sediment to examine it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The method used \"provides a fundamental understanding of why minerals, or sediments, can preserve DNA\", said Karina Sand, who heads the geobiology team at the University of Copenhagen and who took part in the study.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"It\'s a Pandora\'s box we\'re just about to open up\", she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">- Species adaptability -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The \"rivers running through the environment transported minerals and organic material into the marine environment and this was where these terrestrial sediments were deposited\", said Winther Pedersen.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Then, at some point around two million years ago, \"this land mass beneath the water was raised up and became a part of North Greenland\", he explained.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Today, Kap Copenhagen is an Arctic desert, where different types of deposits, including plant and insect fossils preserved in excellent condition, have already been discovered.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">But scientists hadn\'t tried to establish the fossils\' DNA, and very little was known about the presence of animals at the time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The research team, which began its work in 2006, has now made it possible to paint a picture of what the region looked like two million years ago.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We had this forested environment with mastodons and reindeer and hares running around in the landscape together with a lot of different plant species\", he said, they had found 102 different kinds of plant.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The presence of mastodons was particularly noteworthy, he added, never having been found so far north before. The discovery has also given researchers more information about the adaptability of species.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Two million years ago, Greenland had temperatures 11 to 17 degrees warmer than today, but at its latitude, the sun doesn\'t set in summer nor rise in winter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We don\'t see this environment anywhere, this mix of species anywhere on Earth today\", said Winther Pedersen.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The plasticity in species, how species are actually able to adapt to different types of climate, might be different than what we previously thought.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"And obviously, it makes us look for newer and older sites.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"There are several different sites across the world that actually have geological deposits that go this far back. And even further back,\" he added. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"5\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 05:05:14', '2022-12-08 05:05:14'),
(3615, 3615, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A day after a clash and police action in Nayapaltan, a tense situation is prevailing in the area in Dhaka where traffic movement remained disrupted since Wednesday night.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">No one is being allowed to enter the area without ID as police set up barricades at the Nightingale intersection in Bijoynagar and Fakirapool crossings. No vehicles were seen in front of the BNP office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">A huge number of law enforcers remained deployed in the area with armoured and police vehicles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">No BNP leaders and activists have been seen at the party office since this morning, after Wednesday’s clash.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">However, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is supposed to visit the Nayapaltan office after appearing before a Dhaka court in the morning, Sayrul Kabir Khan, a BNP media cell member, told UNB.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;Traffic movement halted in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan office&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Most offices, shopping malls and shops in the area were closed till 10 am this morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Locals said that they are panicked as a huge number of policemen are taking position in the area. They were also facing difficulties in going to their respective destinations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday claimed that two leaders of their party’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal were killed and over 100 others were injured in an attack by police when bullets were fired in front of their party’s Nayapaltan central office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Besides, he said, around 600 BNP leaders and activists, including party\'s senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dhaka south city unit convener Abdus Salam and north city unit convener Amanullah Aman, were arrested from the party office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The DMP commissioner, meanwhile, said BNP men exploded cocktails from their party office and for that the drive was carried out.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“We beefed up security by increasing the number of police. It was an official day, and they (BNP) didn’t take prior permission to hold the rally”, he said. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 05:13:19', '2022-12-08 05:13:19'),
(3616, 3616, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP Secretary General Mirza Faklhrul Islam Alamgir was barred from going into BNP’s Nayapaltan Central Office this morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Police stopped Fakhrul when he reached Bijoynagar intersection around 10:50am, after appearing before a Dhaka court in the morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police officers told the senior BNP leader that they will not allow anyone to go into the BNP office until their necessary work is done for security reasons, as they “recovered bombs” from there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Police are lying... This is our office, and I will go in. It is my right to go there,\" said Fakhrul.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biplab Sarkar, joint commissioner (operation) of DMP headquarters, told Fakhrul that BNP leaders threw cocktails at police yesterday in the area, and that BNP office is not safe, it is now \"a crime scene\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"No one is allowed to go in until our work is done,\" he said. As Fakhrul got agitated, Biplab requested, \"Please don’t be angry and cooperate with us.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fakhrul responded, \"Don’t talk like political leaders.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fakhrul said the BNP office is \"their property\" and they have the right to go in.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Later, talking to reporters, the BNP leader said, “Despite being the BNP secretary general, I was not allowed to go to my party’s central office. This is my democratic right.What the police officer said about bombs in our office is a blatant lie. They (police) themselves carried the bombs and kept those there.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police kept the bombs in BNP office: Fakhrul</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He demanded the government reopen the BNP office and release all arrested BNP leaders and activists. He also urged the government to take proper action against those involved in the killing of the Swechchasebak Dal leader.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He called upon the government to take proper steps so that BNP can hold its rally in a peaceful manner.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked where their rally will be held on December 10, Fakhrul said they will inform the media on that at the press conference at 3pm today. 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, '2022-12-08 06:24:47', '2022-12-08 06:24:47'),
(3617, 3617, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq said on Wednesday that a drive was conducted in the BNP’s Nayapaltan head office on information that they stored rice, pulse, sticks and cocktails.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Today was an office day. They demonstrated there without any prior permission. SWAT and M-16 have been used against their attempt of committing subversive activities,” he told reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He made the remark while replying to questions from journalists at an emergency press conference at the DMP Media Centre.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DMP commissioner said the BNP men exploded cocktails from their party office and for that the drive was carried out.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We beefed up security by increasing the number of police. It was an official day, and they (BNP) didn’t take prior permission to hold the rally”, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Replying to a question whether a BNP activist was killed, the police officer said that they could not confirm the information.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I was in a meeting. It has to be looked into,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked why police attacked the BNP men and party office, which was seen on a video footage, he said “I don’t know how much footage you have seen; I didn’t see it.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“So far, I know, their rally is on December 10. Today was an official day. They were holding the rally by blocking the road. They gathered and held rally by stopping traffic despite no scheduled programme. This is not lawful. They did not do the right thing,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About arrest and harassment of the BNP leaders and activists, the commissioner said that he had no idea about anything like this.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DMP Commissioner also said that they beefed up security in the city to ward off any untoward incident centring the Christmas Day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, the BNP activists gathered in front of the head office and started chanting slogans at Nayapaltan. Sensing that the situation could turn volatile, police asked the party members to leave the area immediately. This resulted in a heated argument and at one point, police started beating the activists with batons to disperse them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taking shelter in nearby lanes, BNP activists started throwing brickbats in return. To quell the protesters, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets towards them, which injured around 50 people.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Falling sick due to inhaling tear gas, some 200 activists took shelter inside the BNP office. Later, police conducted a drive inside the office and arrested about 100 activists along with party leaders like Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed and Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In another development, police obstructed Mahmudur Rahman Manna-led Ganatantra Mancha at the Nightingale Intersection of the capital from advancing towards Naya Paltan. 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, '2022-12-08 06:52:08', '2022-12-08 06:52:08'),
(3618, 3618, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the 19th edition of the Asian Art Biennale, the longest-running international art biennale event in Asia, in Dhaka.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier raised the curtain of the month-long art extravaganza, joining it\'s inaugural ceremony in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) through a virtual platform from her official residence Ganabhaban.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exhibition will go on till January 7 -- open every day from 11am to 8pm.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, the 19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2022 includes 712 pieces of artwork created by 493 artists from 114 nations, including 149 Bangladeshi artists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The major art event showcases two-dimensional and three-dimensional artworks such as paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, performance art, installations and new media art -- crafted and presented by the participating native and foreign artists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 19th edition features a two-day international seminar titled ‘Home and Displacement’ with the participation of local and foreign artists, art critics, jury and observers. The seminar will be held on Friday and Saturday at the National Art Gallery Auditorium and seminar rooms of the National Theatre Building of the BSA.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the main exhibition at BSA, the National Museum will display 42 artworks of Bangladeshi master artists from its collection as a part of the art event.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This 19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2022 is dedicated to the country\'s founding president and the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who envisioned and established Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy which has been organizing the Asian Art Biennale.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five artiests were conferred with honorary award, while three others with the grand award.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President of the jury board, artist Rafiqun Nabi, announced the names of the awardees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On behalf of the PM, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid handed over the awards to the recipients.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">KM Khalid chaired the inaugural ceremony, while Cultural Affairs Secretary Md Abul Monsur, jury board member and noted Polish art critic Jaroslaw Suchan, BSA Director General and chief coordinator of 19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2022 Liaquat Ali Lucky, among others, spoke on the occasion. 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, '2022-12-08 06:59:12', '2022-12-08 06:59:12'),
(3619, 3619, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>More 90,764 doses of Covid-19 jabs were administered on Wednesday raising the total number of vaccinated jabs to three crore 56 lakh six thousand and 279 doses in Rangpur division.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Among the administered Covid-19 jabs on Wednesday, 5,072 doses were&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">inoculated as the first, 8,058 as the second and 77,634 as the booster&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">doses,\" said Acting Divisional Director (Health) Dr Md Habibur Rahman.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">So far, a total of 18,62,622 doses of Covid-19 jabs were inoculated to the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">students aged 5-11 years as the first doses and 59,029 jabs as the second&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">doses in the division.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Till Wednesday, a total of 1,56,14,482 people, including students, got the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">first doses of Covid-19 jabs, and of them, 1,33,98,899 got the second doses&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">and 65,92,898 got the booster doses in the division.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-19 patients remained steady at 64,953 as no fresh Covid-19 cases were diagnosed after testing 135 new samples on&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Wednesday.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The number of recovered Covid-19 patients remained steady at 63,659 no more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today in the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">division.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"Besides, the number of casualties also remained steady at 1,293 as no new&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">death was reported during the last 24 hours,\" Dr. Rahman added. BSS</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 07:15:59', '2022-12-08 07:15:59'),
(3620, 3620, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The fever for FIFA World Cup is rising and how, and our Bollywood celebrities are not leaving any opportunity to attend the matches in Qatar. Vivek Oberoi travelled with his son Vivaan to attend Portugal vs South Korea match and he calls then whole experience incredible.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“My son Vivaan is a huge fan of Cristiano Ronaldo and was sad that this World Cup might be Ronaldo’s last. I was super busy promoting [my latest film] Dharavi Bank and shooting my next assignment but I decided to take a small break and take him to see the match,” the 46-year-old tells us.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked which team he is rooting for an any particular player he likes watching on the field, Oberoi shares, “I have no other choice but to support Portugal, my son is super emotional since it’s potentially Ronaldo’s last World Cup, he wants him to score loads of goals and lift the cup.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His dad is his best buddy right now, and therefore I cannot cheer for any other team or player. It’s so funny to watch him take sides in the GOAT fan battles between Messi and Ronaldo. My beta is growing up!”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For those missing the FIFA World Cup action live, Oberoi says, “The World Cup only happens once in four years, so any opportunity to experience that fervour is one that should not be missed.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The electric atmosphere, the global diaspora of fans coming together to celebrate the sport, being a part of the Mexican wave, these are truly memorable experiences. If given a chance, I’d love to watch a football match with (cricketer) Virat Kohli since he, too, is an avid football fan.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The actor also sheds light on the current situation of football in India and expresses that he’d wish to see India playing the football World Cup someday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I would love to see my country excel in all sports. Sports are amazing for building character and channel the energy of the youth into productive pursuits and teach us very valuable life lessons. Unfortunately, we have been very focused only on cricket, but in the past decade I see a lot of promise in other sports,” he continues, “Leagues like kabaddi and soccer are inspiring so many. Icons like Sania Mirza, Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal are inspiring generations of girls to aspire for global recognition in sports.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most important thing is the mindset of Indian parents to place more value on sports in life.” 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, '2022-12-08 07:36:01', '2022-12-08 07:36:01');
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(3622, 3622, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has visited the morgue of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where the body of Makbul Hossain, who was killed on Wednesday during a clash between police and BNP activists, has been kept.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The BNP leader reached there soon after he was barred by police from going to the BNP’s Nayapaltan Central Office on Thursday morning, said Sayrul Kabir Khan, a BNP media cell member.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fakhrul condoled Halima, wife of Makbul, and their daughter Mitul at the hospital and provided them with financial assistance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Rafiqul Islam, BNP’s Health Affairs Secretary, was present there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Makbul Hossain, joint convener of No 5 ward unit Swechchasebak Dal,&nbsp; Pallabi, was killed during a clash between police and BNP leaders and activities in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan Central Office on Wednesday. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh&nbsp;</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 08:10:30', '2022-12-08 08:10:30'),
(3623, 3623, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The presence of public transport was relatively thin in Dhaka on Thursday amid tension and fear of violence following Wednesday’s clash between police and BNP men, causing suffering to commuters.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Commuters were seen waiting on roads for long due to lack of public transport.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Md Asharf, operation manager of private transport agency&nbsp; ‘Alif Paribahan’, told UNB that though some 250 buses of the agency usually ply different roads in the city every day, the number was 130-135 buses since today’s morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The number of passengers and general people on the roads was also thin compared to the normal days, he said adding that general people are not coming out of their houses unless they have any emergency work.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The number of passengers was low since morning, he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Md Hiron, a lineman of ‘Raich Paribahan’, said they have been operating 20-25 out of 40 buses on different routes as most of buses are running with a low number of passengers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abu Saleh Md Raihan, joint commissioner of traffic (north), said there was no traffic congestion in parts of the city today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The number of public transports on the roads is low compared to any other day,” he said. 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, '2022-12-08 08:48:16', '2022-12-08 08:48:16'),
(3624, 3624, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the people not to allow the arson terrorists and anti-liberation forces to return to power.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The arson terrorists should not be allowed to come in power in the country anymore. The anti-liberation elements should not be allowed to come to office,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The PM was addressing a joint meeting of Awami League and its associate bodies at the AL central office in the city\'s Bangabandhu Avenue through a virtual platform from her official residence Ganabhaban.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Hasina, also the AL president, asked her party leaders to remain alert in every area so that they (BNP-Jamaat) cannot torture anyone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Bitterly criticising BNP, she said that it does not suit BNP to talk about democracy as Ziaur Rahman had given curfew-democracy while Khaleda Zia gave a system of corruption in the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"We should not forget that Khaleda Zia has two virtues (skills) -- corruption and killing people,\" said Hasina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">She said her government has transformed the country into a digital Bangladesh, but they (BNP-Jamaat) are carrying out propaganda against the government using the digital platforms. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 10:25:05', '2022-12-08 10:25:05'),
(3625, 3625, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Amid a tense situation and speculations over BNP’s December 10 rally in Dhaka, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that they will hold the rally at Nayapaltan as they had originally wanted.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He announced the decision during a press conference at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office this afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that the rally is held peacefully. We will consider if the government gives a proposal for suitable alternative venue,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“Police attacked BNP leaders and activists without any provocation. Such a cowardly attack is unimaginable. Police unwarrantedly entered BNP office with bombs in a bag,” said Fakhrul. Police vandalised furniture and valuables of the office and took away important documents too, he said. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Newsdesk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 10:30:50', '2022-12-08 10:30:50'),
(3626, 3626, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Gujarat has 182 seats, the majority mark stands at 92. Himachal Pradesh has 68 seats and 35 seats are needed for a victory.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>New Delhi: BJP raced to its best-ever result in Gujarat, with the AAP cutting into Congress votes, as votes were counted today in two states. In Himachal Pradesh, the Congress is leading comfortably now after a neck-and-neck fight with BJP in early trends.</div><div><br></div><div>The BJP is ahead in 158 seats in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s home state. The Congress, which delivered a strong performance in the last election, is leading in 16 seats -- about 60 down from its 2017 tally.</div><div><br></div><div>Arvind Kejriwal\'s AAP, which was eyeing a big entry into the Gujarat political landscape with this election, is ahead in five seats. Gujarat has 182 seats and the majority mark stands at 92.</div><div><br></div><div>In Himachal Pradesh, which has 68 seats, the BJP took an early lead but the Congress overtook it after an hour of counting. Currently, the Congress is leading in 40 seats and the BJP is ahead in 26. Congress\'s Himachal in-charge Rajiv Shukla has told the media that if the party\'s tally stays at 39, \"there is no fear of Operation Lotus\". Source: NDTV</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 11:11:17', '2022-12-08 11:11:17'),
(3627, 3627, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) on Thursday denied Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to abandon the World Cup squad after being benched against Switzerland.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The 37-year-old striker was surprisingly dropped for the last 16 clash on Tuesday, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos netting a hat-trick in the 6-1 victory.</div><div><br></div><div>Ronaldo appeared from the bench, but a report from Portuguese publication Record said the striker had previously threatened to leave in a tense conversation with coach Fernando Santos.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The FPF clarifies that at no time did the captain of the Selecao, Cristiano Ronaldo, threaten to leave the national team during the stay in Qatar,\" said the federation.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Every day Ronaldo is building up a unique track record at the service of the national team and the country, which must be respected.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The FPF said Ronaldo\'s appearance against Switzerland was a further demonstration of his commitment to the cause.</div><div><br></div><div>Ronaldo is the most-capped Portuguese player and the top men\'s international goalscorer of all time.</div><div><br></div><div>Portugal face Morocco on Saturday in the quarter-finals, where Ramos may again get the nod over Ronaldo.</div><div><br></div><div>The five-time Ballon d\'Or winner did not train with the other substitutes on Wednesday after the game, instead taking part in a gym session alongside the starters against Switzerland. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 11:59:09', '2022-12-08 11:59:09'),
(3628, 3628, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 263 this year. With three more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Thursday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>During this period, 246 more patients, including 141 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 1,212 dengue patients, including 690 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, the DGHS has recorded 59, 695 dengue cases and 58,220 recoveries so far this year.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 12:04:05', '2022-12-08 12:04:05'),
(3629, 3629, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the people not to allow the arson terrorists and anti-liberation forces to return to power.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The PM was addressing a joint meeting of Awami League and its associate bodies at the AL central office in the city\'s Bangabandhu Avenue through a virtual platform from her official residence Ganabhaban.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The arson terrorists should not be allowed to come in power in the country anymore. The anti-liberation elements should not be allowed to come to office,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The AL president, asked her party leaders to remain alert in every area so that they (BNP-Jamaat) cannot torture anyone.</div><div><br></div><div>Bitterly criticising BNP, she said that it does not suit BNP to talk about democracy as Ziaur Rahman had given curfew-democracy while Khaleda Zia gave a system of corruption in the country.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We should not forget that Khaleda Zia has two virtues (skills) corruption and killing people,\" said Hasina.</div><div><br></div><div>She said her government has transformed the country into a digital Bangladesh, but they (BNP-Jamaat) are carrying out propaganda against the government using the digital platforms.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina said they would execute the sentences of convicted Tarique Rahman, bringing him back from the United Kingdom.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM asked her party men to remain alert so that the BNp and Jamaat cannot harm even a single person. The hand with which they come to set vehicles on fire will have to be burnt with the same fire, she said, adding that it is not the time to get tortured anymore.</div><div><br></div><div>Noting that AL men were tortured for 21 years from 1975 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2008, She said that the hand with which they come to hit will have to be broken.</div><div><br></div><div>The hand with which they come to set people on fire will have to be brunt with the same fire. It will have to make them feel about the pain of burn injuries, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 14:22:46', '2022-12-08 14:22:46'),
(3630, 3630, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A bomb disposal unit of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken position in front of the BNP’s central office at Nayapaltan in the capital.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Police earmarked the area as crime scene by erecting yellow ribbons.</div><div><br></div><div>A day after a clash and police action in Nayapaltan, a tense situation is prevailing in the area in Dhaka where traffic movement remained disrupted since Wednesday night.</div><div><br></div><div>No one is being allowed to enter the area without ID as police set up barricades at the Nightingale intersection in Bijoynagar and Fakirapool crossings. No vehicles were seen in front of the BNP office.</div><div><br></div><div>A huge number of law enforcers remained deployed in the area with armoured and police vehicles.</div><div><br></div><div>No BNP leaders and activists have been seen at the party office since this morning, after Wednesday’s clash.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP Secretary General Mirza Faklhrul Islam Alamgir was barred from going into BNP office this morning.</div><div><br></div><div>Police stopped Fakhrul when he reached Bijoynagar intersection around 10:50am, after appearing before a Dhaka court in the morning. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 14:30:01', '2022-12-08 14:30:01'),
(3631, 3631, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The district administration has completed preparations to observe the Rokeya Day- 2022 at the birthplace Pairaband village of Begum Rokeya in Mithapukur upazila of the district.</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Officials said the three-day programs have been taken to observe the day from Friday with placing of wreaths at Begum Rokeya Smritistambha in Pairaband village and hoisting of the national flag&nbsp; at 10 am.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The inaugural day programs include milad mehfil, screening of documentary films, spontaneous blood donation, blood group tests, inauguration of three-day `Rokeya Fair\' and debate completion followed by discussion and cultural functions.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Artists of ‘Joybangla Sangskritik Jyote’, ‘Kholeya Ganjipur Kochikonther Asor’, ‘Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Sangskritik Gosthi, Pairaband’, and ‘Pairaband Begum Rokeya Smritikendra’ will participate in the inaugural day cultural functions.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>On December 10 (Saturday), drawing, poem recitation, essay writing and debate competitions for students in different categories and screening of documentary films on women empowerment will be organised.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Besides, a discussion on ‘Role of women in socioeconomic development’ followed by staging of dramas and cultural function will be organised on the second day.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In the cultural functions on the second day, Artists of ‘Paglapeer Shishu Sangeet Bidfylaya’, ‘District Shilpokola Academy’ and ‘Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Sangskritik Gosthi’ will participate.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>On December 11 (Sunday), the final rounds of debate competitions followed by discussion on the life and works of Begum Rokeya, distribution of prizes and medals, staging of dramas and cultural functions will be organised at Pairaband village.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Artists of ‘Rangpur Nattya Kendra’ will stage drama ‘Shasti’ and while artists of ‘Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Mithapukur’, local artists, invited artists and artists from different cultural organisations will render programs in the concluding day cultural functions.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>President of Bangla Academy, Swadhinata and Ekushey Padak winning writer and novelist Selina Hossain, its Director General Mohammad Nurul Huda, Divisional Commissioner Md. Sabirul Islam, Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Nure Alam Mina, Deputy Commissioner Chitralekha Nazneen, Mithapukur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Fatematuz Zohra, high officials, academies, political leaders, sociocultural and literary personalities, will participate in the three-day programs.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Begum Rokeya was born in village Pairaband of Rangpur on December 9, 1880 and died on the same day in 1932 in Kolkata.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The great woman struggled all through her life for establishing women’s rights, freedom, education, empowerment and economic emancipation creating a renaissance in the then highly conservative and British-ruled colonial society in the sub-continent.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The birth and death anniversaries of Begum Rokeya are officially being observed as Rokeya Day since 1994 at Pairaband village under Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur. BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 14:34:31', '2022-12-08 14:34:31'),
(3632, 3632, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on November 29-30 according to preliminary findings, the UN mission in the country said overnight in a statement.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Authorities in Kinshasa had said that some 300 people, almost all civilians, had died in M23 attacks in the village of Kishishe in the eastern North Kivu province. The group had denied being behind the massacre, blaming \"stray bullets\" for the deaths of just eight civilians.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 14:52:58', '2022-12-08 14:52:58'),
(3633, 3633, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The US and Russia have agreed to exchange jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Griner was held at a Moscow airport in February for possessing cannabis oil.</div><div><br></div><div>By the summer the Biden administration had proposed a prisoner exchange, aware Moscow had long sought Bout\'s release.</div><div><br></div><div>Viktor Bout sold arms to warlords and rogue governments, becoming one of the world\'s most wanted men.</div><div><br></div><div>Dubbed the \"merchant of death\" for gun-running in the years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian\'s exploits inspired the 2005 Hollywood film Lord of War, which was loosely based on his life.</div><div><br></div><div>His secretive career was brought to an end by an elaborate US sting in 2008, when he was arrested at a hotel in the Thai capital Bangkok, to the anger of the Russian government.</div><div><br></div><div>He was extradited two years later and has spent the past 12 years languishing in an American jail for conspiring to support terrorists and kill Americans. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 15:25:27', '2022-12-08 15:25:27'),
(3634, 3634, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The outgoing ambassadors of Japan and China separately called on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here today.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>President\'s press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS that Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki and Chinese Ambassador Li Jimming held separate subsequent meetings at the Bangabhaban this evening.</div><div><br></div><div>During the meetings, the President thanked the outgoing ambassadors of Japan and China for their successful performance in Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>President Hamid said Japan is the tested and faithful friend of Bangladesh since Bangladesh\'s independence. Japan has been contributing as an important partner to the development of the country, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>He said during the visit of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Japan in 1973, the very good relations was developed between the two countries and gradually this ties has gained a new dimensions in various fields including business and trade.</div><div><br></div><div>Referring to the Japan\'s financial and technical support for the implementation of various mega projects in Bangladesh, the Head of State said a special economic zone has been established in Narayanganj for Japanese investors.</div><div><br></div><div>Japanese investors, as a result, will be interested in investing more in Bangladesh, he hoped.</div><div><br></div><div>The outgoing ambassador of Japan thanked the President for his cooperation in the discharge of his duties.</div><div><br></div><div>The envoy said his country attaches importance to the development of relations with Bangladesh and Japan\'s support for the country\'s development will continue in the days to come.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, during a separate meeting with the Chinese ambassador, President Hamid termed China as one of the Bangladesh\'s biggest development partners.</div><div><br></div><div>He thanked the Chinese government for providing vaccine to Bangladesh to combat lethal COVID-19 pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>Mentioning the excellent bilateral ties relations between Bangladesh and China, the President said the trade and commerce relation between the two countries is gradually increasing.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, President Hamid also mourned the death of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin.</div><div><br></div><div>During the meeting, Chinese ambassador thanked the President for his cooperation in fulfilling his duties and expressed the hope that Bangladesh\'s relations with China will deepen more in the upcoming days.</div><div><br></div><div>President\'s Office Secretary Sampad Barua, Military Secretary Major General SM Salahuddin Islam, Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin and Secretary (attached) Md. Wahidul Islam Khan were present. ‍According to BSS reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-08 16:07:22', '2022-12-08 16:07:22'),
(3635, 3635, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The central office of BNP at Nayapaltan remained locked on Friday morning although police authorities assured of reopening from this morning.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, police again put up barricades in front of Nightingale restaurant in Kakrail and Fakirapool intersections restricting the traffic movement from 7am after 11 hours of being normal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police earlier lifted the blockades on this road from 4 pm on Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A large number of law enforcers remained deployed in the area since this morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police are not allowing anyone to enter this area without the identity card and proper checking.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several leaders and workers of BNP gathered at Fakirapul intersection and were chased by the police at 11am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An on-duty police member told UNB the step has been taken to ensure public security.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Motijheel Division Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner Hayatul Islam Khan said the surrounding area including Nayapaltan is under police control. No BNP leaders activists will be allowed to enter this area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said some leaders and activists tried to gather in the surrounding areas in Nayapaltan since morning, but they were dispersed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are dozens of armoured vehicles, prison vans and police cars on the blocked road.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, BNP Organizing Secretary Syed Emran Saleh Prince was supposed to join the Nayapaltan office at 10am, but was barred from entering the area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gate at the central office of BNP is locked with two security guards inside. They said that no one from the BNP came to the office after the police raid last Wednesday. They have no idea if anyone will come.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tense situation is prevailing in the area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regarding the two top leaders of the party being picked up by detectives, the leaders of the BNP standing committee are supposed to sit in a virtual meeting for the next course of decision.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP in the early hours on Friday claimed that plainclothes police picked up its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Thursday night, a BNP delegation had a six-hour meeting with the DMP commissioner where they talked about holding the rally on Saturday (December 10) either at Kamalapur Stadium or Mirpur Bangla College ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">ater, Abbas with some BNP leaders visited the two venues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At that meeting, police authorities assured of reopening the BNP office at Nayapaltan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the clash, police raided the BNP office and arrested around 300 party leaders and activists from there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, a Dhaka court sent 445 BNP leaders and activists to jail in two cases filed over Wednesday’s violence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dhaka south city unit convener Abdus Salam and Publication Secretary Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie were among the top leaders who were sent to jail, pending further legal procedures.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to BNP\'s earlier announcement, Dhaka\'s divisional rally is scheduled to be held on Nayapaltan tomorrow (Saturday). 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, '2022-12-09 06:39:45', '2022-12-09 06:39:45'),
(3636, 3636, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP in the early hours on Friday claimed that plainclothes police picked up its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP’s Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan said that a team of Detective Branch (DB) of Police went to Fakhrul’s Uttara house at the dead of night and picked him up around 3:00 am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said another team of the DB police raided the house of Abbas at the same time and picked him up from his Shahjahanpur home in Dhaka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities could not be reached immediately for confirmation of their detention or arrest.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Thursday night, a BNP delegation had a six-hour meeting with the DMP commissioner where they talked about holding the rally on Saturday (December 10) either at Kamalapur Stadium or Mirpur Bangla College ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Abbas with some BNP leaders visited the two venues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At that meeting, police authorities assured of reopening BNP office at Nayapaltan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the clash, police raided the BNP office and arrested around 300 party leaders and activists from there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While an understanding was reached apparently between the government and the BNP over the rally following the BNP leaders’ meeting with the DMP authorities, taking away of two top leaders of the party has manifested the government’s tough stance against BNP, which is desperate to reinforce its anti-government movement ahead of next general elections.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has warned of tough action against any anarchy in the name of anti-government movement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking to UNB, some BNP leaders expressed their fear that the government may arrest more senior party leaders to halt the planned rally on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, a Dhaka court sent 445 BNP leaders and activists to jail in two cases filed over Wednesday’s violence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dhaka south city unit convener Abdus Salam and Publication Secretary Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie were among the top leaders who were sent to jail, pending further legal procedures. 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, '2022-12-09 06:43:50', '2022-12-09 06:43:50'),
(3637, 3637, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The much awaited first ever elevated metro rail is ready for commercial operation between Uttara and Agargaon section this month.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'re ready for commercial operation of the much awaited metro rail and hope that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the metro rail this month,\" Dhaka Mass Transit Company Managing Director MAN Siddique told BSS today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"With Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s sincere and relentless efforts, the city dwellers are getting the latest mode of transport from the month of victory,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The managing director said the metro rail will alleviate sufferings of commuters as it will be able to transport more passengers in a less time with comfortable means.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking to BSS, Project Director of MRT Line-6 Md Aftabuddin Talukder said that a summery for Prime Minister\'s schedule for inaugurating the metro rail was sent to the Prime Minister\'s Office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that the metro rail will be able to carry 60 thousand passengers per hour and half a million passengers per day and one train will arrive at each station every four minutes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the metro rail official, about 95 percent of the construction work from Uttara to Agargaon has been completed and this section of the metro rail will completely be ready for commercial operation within this month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All civil works, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), architectural, firefighting system, diesel generator, sewerage treatment plant (STP) and light setting activities have been completed, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Escalator installation for Shewrapar station\'s one side exit/entry is going on, while testing and commission of MEP work is at last stage. The coordinated and real progress of the two packages (CP-03 and 04) rose to 97.60 percent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, the managing director said that the train has already started its blank operation (moving without passengers) in early this month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The monthly progress report of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company revealed that the MRT line 6 project progressed 84.22 percent overall till the end of November this year, while the Agargaon to Motijheel portion advanced 84.87 percent. The work for utility verification of the Motijheel to Kamlapur portion is expected to start soon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MRT line-6 will significantly reduce the use of smaller vehicles and the use of fossil fuels will be drastically reduced. Working hours of the city people will be saved. The saved working hours can be used for the socio-economic development of the country. Traffic congestion will also be reduced. The project will save Taka 20,000 a year, equivalent to 1.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 17 per cent of the total tax revenue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since metro rail is fully electric, no fossil fuel will be used. As a result, there is no chance of air pollution. There will be a Mass Spring System (MSS) under the Railway Track of Metro Rail. Continuous Welded Rail (CWR) will be used. There will be sound barrier walls on both sides of the viaduct of the flying Metrorail.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;As a result, noise and vibration levels in metro rail will be well below the norm. It will not contribute to the overall environmental pollution but will play a significant role in ecological development. Besides, special seats for babies, pregnant women and elderly passengers will be reserved inside the coaches of the metro train.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There will be ticket booths at relatively low altitudes so that wheelchair users and short people can easily collect tickets through Ticket Office Machine (TOM). Similarly, wheelchair users will be able to collect their tickets automatically using Ticket Vending Machine (TVM). Wheelchair users will have easy access to the paid zone and a wide gate for automatic fare adjustment in keeping with the wheelchair for exit. 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, '2022-12-09 06:47:18', '2022-12-09 06:47:18'),
(3638, 3638, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Goncalo Ramos was thrown into the eye of the storm, but it was Portugal\'s 21-year-old striker who brought the thunder, blasting his country into the World Cup quarter-finals.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">On a shock first World Cup start in place of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Benfica forward scored a brilliant hat-trick in the 6-1 romp over Switzerland to set up a date with Morocco on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Known as the \"Pistoleiro\" for his gun-toting celebration, Ramos shot his way into world football\'s consciousness, having only made his Portugal debut in a late tune-up friendly against Nigeria.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Benfica striker scored and provided an assist as a substitute as Portugal won 4-0 and perhaps that impact earned him the role of Ronaldo\'s replacement on Tuesday, when they won big again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ramos sent a scorching shot into the top corner to open the scoring, his second was a poacher\'s finish at the near post and he confidently dinked the third over Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine I\'d score three goals in my first World Cup knockout match,\" said Ramos, after being named man of the match.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was the first time in 16 years that Ronaldo had been a substitute at a World Cup, but on Saturday it might happen again -- Ramos is expected to start the quarter-final against Morocco.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Portugal played far more fluidly in attack with Ramos leading the line, his movement a boon for the attacking midfielders behind him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It seems difficult to me, very difficult indeed, for a player who performed as well as he did against Switzerland to be left out of the next game,\" said former Portugal striker Rui Aguas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s not impossible, but it seems difficult for that to happen.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ronaldo became the first player to score at five men\'s World Cups at the tournament, but Ramos showed no nerves when asked to replace him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crowds at the World Cup have cooed over 37-year-old Ronaldo, even though he has struggled to make an impact, but Ramos gave them a quick and easy distraction.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker may be the leading men\'s international goalscorer, but he has never netted in a World Cup knockout match.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ramos has, three times.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- The replacement -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ramos is used to being the replacement, having filled the gap left by Darwin Nunez at club level this season, after the Uruguayan signed for Liverpool.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last season he played in a support role to help Nunez, but this season Ramos leads the line for Benfica and both he and the Eagles are thriving.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The forward is hard-working, a mobile attacker, keen to make runs, even if sometimes they only serve as decoys to create space for his team-mates.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ramos has listed Ronaldo as his idol, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robert Lewandowski as other reference points to follow.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The striker has 14 goals in 21 appearances, helping his team top a Champions League group including Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus, and lead the Portuguese league by eight points from Porto, in second-place.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Porto winger Otavio joked that he hoped another club would see Ramos\'s goals against Switzerland and buy him, to improve his side\'s odds in the title race.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ramos came from Benfica\'s impressive academy, the latest on a conveyor belt of talent, including former graduates Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those players are household names and in Qatar Ramos has found the fast track to join them. 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(3639, 3639, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Lionel Messi up against Virgil van Dijk. The youngest coach at the World Cup taking on the oldest. South America versus Europe. A back catalog of famous meetings.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands on Friday has all the ingredients of a classic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And the possibility of it being Messi’s final game on soccer’s biggest stage just adds to the anticipation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The seven-time world player of the year is three wins away from achieving his ultimate dream but he has two people, in particular, blocking his path.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">First, the not inconsiderable frame of Van Dijk, who has been one of the world’s best defenders over the past five years. If there’s anyone able to stop Messi on one of his trademark dribbles, it is the graceful Liverpool center back who combines pace with a great reading of the game.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">And then there’s Louis van Gaal, the wily tactician who is 71, has recently undergone successful treatment for prostate cancer, and is now plotting to win the World Cup in perhaps the final job of his 26-year coaching career.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Van Gaal, who has long been one of the most charismatic characters in soccer, is approaching this task with a lot of fun — even on the eve of one of the biggest matches of his career.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, he was told that Angel Di Maria, who plays for Argentina, thinks he is the worst coach he has ever played under following their time together at Manchester United in 2014-15.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Van Gaal said it was a pity Di Maria felt this way — “he is one of the few players to have said that,” he remarked, “as usually it is the other way round” — and added he once had a falling-out with Netherlands captain Memphis Depay, who was sitting next to him.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Now we kiss each other,” Van Gaal said, leaning toward Depay with his arms out.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Van Gaal was also asked how he was planning to stop Messi — a question for which many coaches down the years have failed to come up with an answer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It’d be pretty stupid to reveal your own tactics,” he said, smiling. “But it’s not that difficult to come up with any answer. You could have come up with an answer yourself. You may want to block and close the passing lines. Am I right, Memphis?”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As for his Argentina counterpart, the 44-year-old Lionel Scaloni is a comparative novice after taking charge of his country in 2018 for his first senior coaching role. Still, he has already led Argentina to the Copa America title last year — the country’s first major trophy since 1993 — and has managed to steady his team after a shocking loss to Saudi Arabia in its opening group game.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">While Van Gaal was predicting a tight match that will be settled by a “decisive moment,” Scaloni said it will be a “beautiful game because we are talking about two national teams willing to attack but who can also defend.”</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It’s set to be a clash of styles between two of soccer’s historic powerhouses, with Argentina — a two-time champion — preferring to play a possession game and the Dutch — three times a beaten finalist — now typically playing on the counterattack under Van Gaal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They have met in some high-profile World Cup games, none bigger than the 1978 final won by Argentina on home soil. There was also a last-16 match in 1998, won by the Netherlands thanks to a wonderful 90th-minute goal by Dennis Bergkamp, and then a penalty-shootout win by Argentina in the semifinals in 2014.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi played in that game and was kept relatively quiet by a team also coached by Van Gaal. Eight years later, Messi is still Argentina’s star player and put in his best performance in this World Cup in the 2-1 win over Australia in the round of 16.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The tournament is starting tomorrow for us, for real,” Van Gaal said. “Although I don’t want to downplay the importance of the other countries we have beaten, Argentina and then potentially Brazil in the next round are different countries than those we played up to now.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scaloni was pressed on the fitness of midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, who might be a doubt according to some reports in the Argentine media, but gave little away. 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, '2022-12-09 07:10:26', '2022-12-09 07:10:26');
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(3640, 3640, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the post of deputy leader in Parliament will be fulfilled by a woman again.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“We’ve almost fulfilled Begum Rokeya’s dreams as we, four key persons, in Parliament– the Speaker, the Leader of the House, the Leader of the Opposition and the Deputy Leader of the House were women. Unfortunately, our deputy leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury passed away a few days ago. We’ll fulfill the vacant post by a woman again,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier was speaking at a programme arranged in the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium to celebrate Begum Rokeya Day-2022 and distribute Begum Rokeya Padak-2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina handed over the prestigious medals to five women for their outstanding contributions towards the society, women education and women empowerment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Women and Children Affairs Ministry organised the event marking the 142nd birth and 90th death anniversary of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM focused on her endeavours to ensure the presence of women in different sectors and posts, including the higher court, the armed forces, Border Guard Bangladesh, the posts of secretary, deputy commissioner (DC), superintendent of police (SP) and even Officer In-charge (OC) after formation of her government in 1996 and 2009.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Today there is the presence of women everywhere,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">largely implemented dreams of Begum Rokeya. Had she (Begum Rokeya) been alive today, she would be happy,” said Hasina, adding that the AL government established a college and university after her (Rokeya’s) name and also arranged training for women in her birth place.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five noted women who received Begum Rokeya Padak this year are --Rahima Khatun from Faridpur for her contribution to women\'s education; Prof Kamrun Nahar Begum (Advocate) from Chittagong for her contribution to the establishment of women\'s rights; Farida Yasmin from Khulna for her special contribution to women\'s socio-economic development; Dr Afroza Parveen from Narail for her contribution to the enlightenment of women through literature and culture; and Nasima Begum from Jhenaidah for her contribution in rural development.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Afroza Parveen, on behalf of recipients, shared her feelings on this occasion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each recipient received a gold medal, a cheque for Tk 4 lakh, and a certificate of appreciation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira chaired the event, while women and children secretary Md. Hasanuzzaman Kallol delivered the welcome speech. 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, '2022-12-09 07:24:32', '2022-12-09 07:24:32'),
(3641, 3641, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Chief of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Harun Or Rashid on Friday said the BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas who were picked up from their house in the early hours are being questioned.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“They have not been arrested. They were brought to the DB office for questioning on some issues,” he told the media at the capital\'s Minto road.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“They are still at DB office premises. Our next step in this regard will be informed after the questioning”, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We can question them if we feel it’s necessary. The situation that arose two days ago when at least 50 to 60 police members were hurt and we are questioning them about the overall issues,” said the DB Chief replying to a question.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“In Yesterday’s discussion, BNP proposed Kamalapur Stadium for December 10 rally venue but we suggested Bangla College Field as there is synthetic grass laid in the stadium for the cricket match which will get destroyed,” he said replying to another question.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police have decided on approving Bangla College Field. But some of the BNP leaders are now talking about Golapbagh field which was not discussed at the meeting,” added DB Chief Harun.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP in the early hours on Friday claimed that plainclothes police picked up its Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP’s Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan said that a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police went to Fakhrul’s Uttara house at the dead of night and picked him up around 3:00 am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said another team of the DB police raided the house of Abbas at the same time and picked him up from his Shahjahanpur home in Dhaka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain condemned the detention of the two top party leaders and said their party’s decision about Saturday’s rally will be announced after a virtual meeting of the standing committee that was supposed to begin at 11:30am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking to reporters on Friday morning, Fakhrul’s wife Rahat Ara Begum said four DB police members came to the upstairs of their house around 3am while som others were staying downstairs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I asked them the reason behind their arrival here at the dead of night. They said they came here to take him (Fakhrul) away as per the directives of the higher authorities,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rahat Ara said as she asked them whether they had any warrant for his arrest, the law enforcers said he was accused in two or three fresh cases that were filed yesterday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I was asleep when Abbas woke me up and said they (DB members) were going to take me with them and I couldn’t believe it at first,” said Mirza Abbas’s wife Afroza Abbas</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They said they will return him after discussion with him, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Thursday night, a BNP delegation had a six-hour meeting with the DMP commissioner where they talked about holding the rally on Saturday (December 10) either at Kamalapur Stadium or Mirpur Bangla College ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Abbas with some BNP leaders visited the two venues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At that meeting, police authorities assured of reopening BNP office at Nayapaltan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, a Dhaka court sent 445 BNP leaders and activists to jail in two cases filed over Wednesday’s violence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dhaka south city unit convener Abdus Salam and Publication Secretary Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie were among the top leaders who were sent to jail, pending further legal procedures. 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(3642, 3642, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">One person died Friday in a massive blaze the size of a football pitch which broke out overnight in a sprawling shopping and entertainment centre in a northern Moscow suburb.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"In the Moscow region, firefighters are putting out a fire the size of 7,000 square metres (75,300 square feet),\" Russia\'s Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Telegram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian media later reported that one person had been killed in the fire at the Mega Khimki shopping centre, about seven kilometres (four miles) from Moscow\'s Sheremetyevo Airport.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 70 firefighters and 20 fire trucks were working at the site, emergency services said, adding that their work was hampered due to the design of the building.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Due to the collapse of the roof, the fire spread instantly to a large area,\" the Moscow region\'s emergency services said on Telegram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian news agencies quoted sources in emergency services as saying that \"arson\" was suspected but state news agencies later quoted sources as saying that safety violations were more likely the cause.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Videos on social media showed a huge fire, with people fleeing the burning building into a parking lot. 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, '2022-12-09 08:01:38', '2022-12-09 08:01:38'),
(3643, 3643, '<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A two-member BNP delegation is going to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner\'s office to try to end the impasse over the party\'s December 10 rally in Dhaka.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP vice chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain and law affairs secretary Kayser Kamal will go to DMP office at 2pm to finalise the venue for the rally on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP sources said their party is now thinking of holding the rally at Dhalpur ground while the government is willing to permit holding it at Mirpur Bangla College.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The delegation will talk to the DMP Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq seeking permission to hold the rally at Dhalpur ground or any other ground in Dhaka south city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To decide their next course of action regarding the detention of two top leaders of the party by detectives, the leaders of the BNP standing committee have sat for an online meeting that started at 11:40am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, the most senior member of the BNP\'s standing committee, will address a conference at the party chairperson\'s Gulshan office at 3pm, said Sayrul Kabir Khan, a BNP media cell member.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP in the early hours on Friday claimed that plainclothes police picked up its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Thursday night, a BNP delegation had a six-hour meeting with the DMP commissioner where they talked about holding the rally on Saturday (December 10) either at Kamalapur Stadium or Mirpur Bangla College ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Abbas with some BNP leaders visited the two venues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At that meeting, police authorities assured of reopening the BNP office at Nayapaltan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the clash, police raided the BNP office and arrested around 300 party leaders and activists from there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With only 24 hours left of the Dhaka rally on December 10, it becomes totally uncertain to hold the rally at the designated timeframe as the venue has not finalised yet as well as the detention of the party\'s two top leaders. 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, '2022-12-09 08:07:33', '2022-12-09 08:07:33'),
(3644, 3644, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday urged US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas not to harm the friendship with Bangladesh by making unwanted comments about Bangladesh elections and the rule of law.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said this at the first preparatory meeting of the 22nd National Council at the political office of the party president in Dhanmondi in the morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Do not make unwanted comments or interfere in any issue of Bangladesh. Election fraud is not only happening in Bangladesh, but also in the United States. There is still another party complaining about election rigging in the US,” said Quader.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said mass shootings are common in the US. “Every day two, three or five people are killed in mass shootings. But you are talking about the human rights of Bangladesh.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;“Sheikh Hasina will not listen to anybody\'s orders. She does not fear anyone except Allah.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have bitter experiences with the US. We saw their role in 1971 and 1975. Despite all these incidents, we want a good relationship with the US.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said no one will benefit from this type of comment. These will only be a barrier to good relations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh wants to maintain friendship with the US, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, the US Embassy in Dhaka expressed its concern over reports of intimidation and political violence in Dhaka and called on everyone to respect the rule of law.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are concerned about reports of intimidation and political violence in Dhaka and call on everyone to respect the rule of law and to refrain from violence, harassment, and intimidation,\"&nbsp; Haas said in a message through the verified Facebook page of the Embassy on Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said they encourage government authorities to investigate these reports of violence and to protect the fundamental freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-09 08:36:53', '2022-12-09 08:36:53'),
(3645, 3645, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A two-member BNP delegation is going to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner\'s office to try to end the impasse over the party\'s December 10 rally in Dhaka.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">BNP vice chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain and law affairs secretary Kayser Kamal will go to DMP office at 2pm to finalise the venue for the rally on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP sources said their party is now thinking of holding the rally at Golapbagh ground while the government is willing to permit holding it at Mirpur Bangla College.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The delegation will talk to the DMP Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq seeking permission to hold the rally at Golapbagh ground or any other ground in Dhaka south city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To decide their next course of action regarding the detention of two top leaders of the party by detectives, the leaders of the BNP standing committee have sat for an online meeting that started at 11:40am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, the most senior member of the BNP\'s standing committee, will address a conference at the party chairperson\'s Gulshan office at 3pm, said Sayrul Kabir Khan, a BNP media cell member.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP in the early hours on Friday claimed that plainclothes police picked up its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Thursday night, a BNP delegation had a six-hour meeting with the DMP commissioner where they talked about holding the rally on Saturday (December 10) either at Kamalapur Stadium or Mirpur Bangla College ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Abbas with some BNP leaders visited the two venues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At that meeting, police authorities assured of reopening the BNP office at Nayapaltan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the clash, police raided the BNP office and arrested around 300 party leaders and activists from there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With only 24 hours left of the Dhaka rally on December 10, it becomes totally uncertain to hold the rally at the designated timeframe as the venue has not finalised yet as well as the detention of the party\'s two top leaders. 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, '2022-12-09 08:47:55', '2022-12-09 08:47:55'),
(3646, 3646, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas have been shown arrested in a case filed with Paltan police station over Wednesday’s clash that left one dead and several injured.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“They have been arrested in the case filed under the Explosive Substance Act at Paltan police station on Thursday after questioning,” said Harun Or Rashid Chief of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police at a press briefing in the capital Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They will be produced before court today and a remand will be sought to interrogate them, he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were accused of instigating, planning and directing an attack on police, crude bomb explosion, destroying public property and lives, he added</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When asked whether any other central BNP leader is under surveillance he said,” If anyone else is involved with such crimes we will take action against them too. We are keeping an eye on everything.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Questioned about the&nbsp; BNP’s rally venue he said BNP is now proposing Golapbagh field but no decision was taken yet in this regard.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the early hours of Friday, BNP’s Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan said that a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Thursday night, a BNP delegation had a six-hour meeting with the DMP commissioner where they talked about holding the rally on Saturday (December 10) either at Kamalapur Stadium or Mirpur Bangla College ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Abbas with some BNP leaders visited the two venues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, a Dhaka court sent 445 BNP leaders and activists to jail in two cases filed over Wednesday’s violence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dhaka south city unit convener Abdus Salam and Publication Secretary Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie were among the top leaders who were sent to jail, pending further legal procedures. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-09 09:26:00', '2022-12-09 09:26:00'),
(3647, 3647, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Thursday with Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince while on a visit to the kingdom, solidifying ties with a region crucial to his country’s energy supplies as sanctions intensify on Russia over its war on Ukraine.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xi arrived at Al Yamama Palace in Riyadh and was greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, King Salman’s assertive son who stands ready to rule the oil-rich kingdom in the decades to come. Xi shook hands with the prince as an honor guard on horseback carried Saudi and Chinese flags.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It wasn’t immediately clear what Xi focused on in his discussions, though he wrote in a newspaper column published by Al Riyadh newspaper that “exchanges between China and Arab states date back more than 2,000 years.” The column also quoted a saying by Islam’s Prophet Muhammad: “Seek knowledge even if you have to go as far as China.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The Arab people value independence, oppose external interference, stand up to power politics and high-handedness, and always seek to make progress,” Xi’s column read.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also noted that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, serve as “an energy tank for world economy.” China, the world’s largest crude oil importer, relies heavily on Saudi oil, paying tens of billions of dollars annually to the kingdom.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi state media released silent video of Xi and Prince Mohammed meeting at the palace, with a large picture of King Salman hanging in the background. Another video showed Xi later talking with the 86-year-old monarch and signing documents alongside him. Many of the Saudi officials wore facemasks in that meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi officials later said deals had been signed between the nations, including some involving Chinese technology company Huawei on cloud-computing, data centers and other high-tech ventures. The U.S. has already has warned its Gulf Arab allies about working with Huawei over spying concerns.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xi and King Salman also agreed to holding meetings between the two countries’ leaders every two years, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The agency later reported that Xi met with Sudanese military leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan after a deal Monday to establish a civilian-led transitional government following the military takeover there last year. However, no timeline has been set and the deal sparked renewed protests Thursday in the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xi separately met with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as well in Riyadh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gulf Arab states are trying to recalibrate their foreign policy as the United States turns its attention elsewhere in the world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia’s war on Ukraine — and the West’s hardening stance on Moscow — has also left the Arab countries wanting to cement ties with China. For Prince Mohammed, hosting Xi boosts his own international profile after being linked to the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond China’s oil purchases, its construction expertise could be tapped as well for Prince Mohammed’s planned $500 billion futuristic city of Neom on the Red Sea. Chinese construction firms have worked elsewhere in Arab countries in the Persian Gulf, particularly in Dubai in the UAE.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, also has provided political cover to China over its harsh policies toward Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. More than a million have been sent to detention centers, forced to denounce Islam and swear fealty to Xi and the party.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trip to Saudi Arabia marks a further move by Xi to restore his global profile after spending most of the pandemic inside China. The visit is his third overseas trip since early 2020. It also comes as Xi, who was granted a third five-year term as leader in October, has faced street protests over his zero-COVID-19 policies that represent the most-significant challenge to his rule.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the visit, Xi is expect to attend the inaugural China-Arab States Summit and a meeting of the GCC. 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, '2022-12-09 09:39:44', '2022-12-09 09:39:44'),
(3649, 3649, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP has finally got the permission to hold the rally at Golapbagh ground in Dhalpur of the city tomorrow (Saturday) from Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP vice chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain disclosed the matter to the media after a meeting with Chief of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Harun Or Rashid on Friday noon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, a two-member BNP delegation consisting of AZM Zahid Hossain and law affairs secretary Kayser Kamal went to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) office to try to end the impasse over the party\'s December 10 rally in Dhaka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DB chief also assured the delegation of ensuring security measures at the venue and asked to take preparations to hold the rally in Golapbagh ground, said AZM Zahid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The delegation wanted to hold the rally at Dhalpur ground or any other ground in Dhaka south city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, Dhaka\'s divisional rally will to be held at Golapbagh ground tomorrow.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas have been shown arrested in a case filed with Paltan police station over Wednesday’s clash that left one dead and several injured.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“They have been arrested in the case filed under the Explosive Substance Act at Paltan police station on Thursday after questioning,” said Harun Or Rashid Chief of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police at a press briefing in the capital Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To decide their next course of action regarding the detention of two top leaders of the party by detectives, the leaders of the BNP standing committee have sat for an online meeting that started at 11:40am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more: Police control of BNP office at Nayapaltan continues amid mounting tension</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, the most senior member of the BNP\'s standing committee, was scheduled to address a conference at the party chairperson\'s Gulshan office at 3pm, said Sayrul Kabir Khan, a BNP media cell member.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP in the early hours on Friday claimed that plainclothes police picked up its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Thursday night, a BNP delegation had a six-hour meeting with the DMP commissioner where they talked about holding the rally on Saturday (December 10) either at Kamalapur Stadium or Mirpur Bangla College ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Abbas with some BNP leaders visited the two venues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At that meeting, police authorities assured of reopening the BNP office at Nayapaltan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the clash, police raided the BNP office and arrested around 300 party leaders and activists from there. 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, '2022-12-09 10:17:02', '2022-12-09 10:17:02'),
(3650, 3650, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A commercial DJ, K-pop rapper, and a space YouTuber are to go on a trip around the Moon, after they were picked by a Japanese billionaire for a private SpaceX flight.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Businessman Yusaku Maezawa revealed his crew on Friday after a global search for creative individuals last year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">American DJ Steve Aoki and Korean star TOP are the most high-profile picks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The flight, scheduled for next year, could be the first lunar journey by humans since 1972.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proposed fly-by would see a spacecraft circle the moon, coming within 200km (124 miles) of the surface. The trip would take eight days from launch to return.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, US regulators are yet to give permission for the Starship rocket from Elon Musk\'s SpaceX company that the crew is supposed to travel on.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ship has not even been approved for an orbital journey around the Earth and has been grounded for the past 18 months in Texas, after it completed a test launch in May 2021. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"5\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-09 10:40:45', '2022-12-09 10:40:45'),
(3651, 3651, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah Friday called on everyone to identify the corrupt and ostracise them.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He made the call while standing in a human chain formed in front of the ACC headquarters in the capital\'s Segunbagicha, marking International Anti-Corruption Day, which is observed globally on December 9 to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the Convention in combating and preventing it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The anti-corruption watchdog chief said: \"Once Bangladesh ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Things have changed now. But corruption cannot be rooted out overnight. It will gradually disappear.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Requesting everyone to identify the corrupt, he said: \"You know who the corrupt are. Boycott them socially.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">International Anti-Corruption Day is being observed in eight divisions, 64 districts and 495 upazilas of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">International Anti-Corruption Day seeks to highlight the crucial link between anti-corruption and peace, security, and development. At its core is the notion that tackling this crime is the right and responsibility of everyone, and that only through cooperation and the involvement of every person and institution can we overcome the negative impact of this crime.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">States, government officials, civil servants, law enforcement officers, media representatives, the private sector, civil society, academia, the public and youth alike all have a role to play in this. 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, '2022-12-09 11:15:37', '2022-12-09 11:15:37'),
(3652, 3652, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">One hundred and eighteen more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Friday morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 263 – the highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019 – as no fatalities were reported during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 1,217 dengue patients, including 692 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DGHS has recorded 59, 813 dengue cases and 58,333 recoveries so far this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh is being hit hard by a recurrence of an outbreak of dengue, the disease that is endemic to the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doctors and health experts say that measures taken by the city corporations and other authorities are not proving to be effective. The publicity and drives carried out by the authorities to destroy larvae of Aedes mosquito are proving to be inadequate. 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, '2022-12-09 11:41:48', '2022-12-09 11:41:48'),
(3653, 3653, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Thousands of BNP leaders and activists started gathering at Golapbagh ground in Dhaka since Friday afternoon as the party was finally given permission for holding its last divisional rally there on Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>By the evening on Friday, thousands reached the venue in advance to join the anti-government rally that will formally begin at 11 am.</div><div><br></div><div>People were seen coming to Golapbagh field with small processions from different parts of the city chanting anti-government slogans.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP Dhaka city unit member secretary Aminul Haque said they will set up the stage and make all other arrangements, including setting up loudspeakers, overnight.</div><div><br></div><div>He said lakhs of people will join the rally to make it a huge success.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on Friday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq and a team from Rapid Action Battalion-10 visited the venue, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain at a press conference called upon the Dhaka city dwellers to spontaneously join their party’s rally in Golapbagh ground peacefully to give the government a befitting reply to its efforts to foil a democratic programme.</div><div><br></div><div>Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said, “We will hold the programme in Dhaka peacefully as we did in nine other divisional cities. We call upon people from all walks of life to participate in our programme spontaneously.”</div><div><br></div><div>He alleged that the government has created unnecessary chaos over giving the party permission for a venue to hold Saturday’s rally and bought time with an evil motive to foil the programme.</div><div><br></div><div>“We believe people will give a befitting reply to the government’s evil efforts by spontaneously joining the rally on Saturday,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Mosharraf also told that their party will start the rally at 11 am on Saturday on the Golapbagh ground as Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has already given permission to use the venue.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-09 17:59:56', '2022-12-09 17:59:56'),
(3654, 3654, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Argentina will face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals after beating the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 extra-time draw on a night of high World Cup drama, reports BSS/AFP.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the hero in the shootout after the South Americans let a two-goal lead slip in the final minutes of normal time after Lionel Messi had put them on the brink of the last four.</div><div><br></div><div>Wout Weghorst scored two dramatic late goals, the second from a remarkably inventive free-kick in the 11th minute of stoppage time, as the Netherlands fought back with seven minutes of normal time remaining to force extra-time.</div><div><br></div><div>Argentine had looked well set to reach the last four after Messi conjured up a brilliant assist for Nahuel Molina and a clinical goal from the penalty spot.</div><div><br></div><div>Just hours after Brazil and Neymar crashed out of the tournament on penalties to the Croats, Argentina survived to keep South American interest in the competition.</div><div><br></div><div>The Lusail Stadium felt like home for Argentina with at least three quarters of the 88,235 crowd backing the South American team and only a smattering of orange shirts in the crowd.</div><div><br></div><div>But all were treated to a thrilling late night drama that finally reached its conclusion just before 1 a.m. local time.</div><div><br></div><div>After a cagey start, Messi produced a moment of inspiration, ten minutes before the interval, to create the opener for his team.</div><div><br></div><div>Offering no clues of his intent, he split open the Dutch defence with a sublime reverse pass between Daley Blind and Virgil van Dijk into the path of Nahuel Molina who timed his run perfectly and slotted home with the outside of his foot.</div><div>Dutch coach Luis van Gaal responded at the break by making a double change, bringing Teun Koopmeiners and Steven Berghuis on into midfield in place of Bergwijn and Marten De Roon.</div><div><br></div><div>But while the Dutch saw plenty of the ball their play remained too predictable and guileless.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 02:41:03', '2022-12-10 02:41:03');
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(3655, 3655, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The head of NATO expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO, according to an interview released Friday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“If things go wrong, they can go horribly wrong,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in remarks to Norwegian broadcaster NRK.</div><div><br></div><div>“It is a terrible war in Ukraine. It is also a war that can become a full-fledged war that spreads into a major war between NATO and Russia,” he said. “We are working on that every day to avoid that.”</div><div><br></div><div>Stoltenberg, a former prime minister of Norway, said in the interview that “there is no doubt that a full-fledged war is a possibility,” adding that it was important to avoid a conflict “that involves more countries in Europe and becomes a full-fledged war in Europe.”</div><div><br></div><div>The Kremlin has repeatedly accused NATO allies of effectively becoming a party to the conflict by providing Ukraine with weapons, training its troops and feeding military intelligence to attack Russian forces.</div><div><br></div><div>In comments that reflected soaring tensions between Russia and the West, President Vladimir Putin suggested Moscow might think about using what he described as the US concept of a preemptive strike.</div><div><br></div><div>“Speaking about a disarming strike, maybe it’s worth thinking about adopting the ideas developed by our US counterparts, their ideas of ensuring their security,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Long before the Ukraine war, the Kremlin expressed concern about US efforts to develop the so-called Prompt Global Strike capability that envisions hitting an adversary’s strategic targets with precision-guided conventional weapons anywhere in the world within one hour.</div><div><br></div><div>Putin noted that such a strike could knock out command facilities.</div><div><br></div><div>“We are just thinking about it, they weren’t shy to openly talk about it during the past years,” he said, claiming that Moscow’s precision-guided cruise missiles outperform similar US weapons and Russia has hypersonic weapons that the US hasn’t deployed.</div><div><br></div><div>Putin also said he was disappointed with former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent comments that a 2015 peace deal for eastern Ukraine negotiated by France and Germany had bought time for Ukraine to prepare for the 2022 war.</div><div><br></div><div>“I assumed that other participants of the process were sincere with us, but it turned out that they were cheating us,” he said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“It turned out that they wanted to pump Ukraine with weapons and prepare for hostilities.”</div><div><br></div><div>Putin argued that Merkel’s statement showed that Russia was right in launching what he calls the “special military operation” in Ukraine. “Perhaps we should have started it earlier,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He also said her comments further eroded Russia’s trust in the West, complicating any possible peace talks.</div><div><br></div><div>“Eventually we will have to negotiate an agreement,” he said. “But after such statements there is an issue of trust. Trust is close to zero. I repeatedly have said that we are ready for an agreement, but it makes us think, think about whom we are dealing with.”</div><div><br></div><div>In separate comments via video link to defense and security chiefs of several ex-Soviet nations, Putin again accused the West of using Ukraine as a tool against his country.</div><div><br></div><div>“For many years, the West shamelessly exploited and pumped out its resources, encouraged genocide and terror in the Donbas and effectively turned the country into a colony,” he said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“Now it’s cynically using the Ukrainian people as cannon fodder, as a ram against Russia by continuing to supply Ukraine with weapons and ammunition, sending mercenaries and pushing it to a suicidal track.”</div><div><br></div><div>Ukrainians say they are fighting for freedom against an unwanted invader and aggressor.</div><div><br></div><div>British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone Friday and both “agreed on the importance of preempting Russia’s insincere calls for a cease-fire,” Sunak’s office said. “The prime minister added that the Kremlin needed to withdraw its forces before any agreement could be considered.”</div><div><br></div><div>Heavy fighting continued Friday in eastern and southern Ukraine, mostly in regions that Russia illegally annexed in September.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukraine’s presidential office said five civilians have been killed and another 13 have been wounded by Russian shelling in the last 24 hours.</div><div><br></div><div>Donetsk regional Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said the Russians were pressing an offensive on Bakhmut with daily attacks, despite taking heavy casualties.</div><div><br></div><div>“You can best describe those attacks as cannon fodder,” Kyrylenko said in televised remarks. “They are mostly relying on infantry and less on armor, and they can’t advance.”</div><div><br></div><div>In neighboring Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, regional Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the Ukrainian military was pushing its counteroffensive toward Kreminna and Svatove.</div><div><br></div><div>He voiced hope Ukraine can reclaim control of Kreminna by year’s end, and then by the end of winter reclaim areas in the region that were captured by Russia since the war began.</div><div><br></div><div>In the south, Kherson regional Gov. Yaroslav Yanyshevych said eight civilians were wounded by Russian shelling in the last 24 hours, and in the city of Kherson that Ukraine retook last month, a children’s hospital and a morgue were damaged.</div><div><br></div><div>In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region, Russian forces shelled Nikopol and Chervonohryhorivka, which are across the Dnieper River from the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.</div><div><br></div><div>Zaporizhzhia Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko said Russian shelling damaged residential buildings and power lines.</div><div><br></div><div>In the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said three civilians were wounded by Russian shelling, with one later dying. - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas&nbsp;</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 02:57:05', '2022-12-10 02:57:05'),
(3656, 3656, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ten workers were killed in Indonesia after an explosion in a coal mine caused a collapse, a rescue agency official said Friday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The miners were at a coal mine in the West Sumatra province when the blast buried an estimated 14 people.</div><div><br></div><div>The mine \"reportedly collapsed due to an explosion caused by methane\", local search and rescue agency spokesman Octavianto, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, said in a statement.He said 10 bodies were recovered, while four people survived.</div><div><br></div><div>The mine was reported to be a licensed operation.</div><div><br></div><div>Mining accidents are common across the mineral-rich Southeast Asian archipelago nation, especially at unlicensed abandoned sites where people scrounge for leftover ore without using proper safety equipment.</div><div><br></div><div>In September this year, at least seven people died when a landslide hit a mine on Borneo Island.</div><div><br></div><div>And in April, 12 miners at an illegal gold mine in North Sumatra province were killed in a landslide. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 05:54:42', '2022-12-10 05:54:42'),
(3657, 3657, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The White House Friday announced a new 275-million-dollar aid package to help boost Ukraine\'s air defenses, against Russian drones in particular.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters the aid \"will soon be on its way to provide Ukraine with new capabilities to boost its air defenses and counter the threats that Ukraine is facing from drones.\" - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 05:57:40', '2022-12-10 05:57:40'),
(3658, 3658, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Moscow announced on Friday that it was banning 200 Canadian officials from entering Russia in response to similar sanctions from Ottawa.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) boss Victor Dodig were among those targeted.</div><div><br></div><div>The Russian foreign ministry said the move came in response to \"personal sanctions against Russian officials\".</div><div><br></div><div>It branded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\'s politics as \"Russophobic\".</div><div><br></div><div>The list also includes Conservative Party spokeswoman Sarah Fischer, Telesat CEO Daniel Goldberg, Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault and several prominent Canadians of Ukrainian origin.</div><div><br></div><div>Since Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24, Canada has sanctioned more than 1,400 individuals and entities in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.</div><div><br></div><div>Russia has retaliated with similar sanctions. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 06:03:56', '2022-12-10 06:03:56'),
(3659, 3659, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">DB Chief Harun Or Rashid said that there is no fear centring the BNP rally as 20,000 police members have been deployed in a bid to check any untoward situation during the rally.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Since this is a legal rally, BNP leaders and activists can leave the venue after concluding the programme , he said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>If the rally is ended peacefully, police will extend cooperation, the DB chief added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 06:56:23', '2022-12-10 06:56:23'),
(3660, 3660, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>With an aim to inflict a whitewash on India, Bangladesh opted to bowl first in the third and final ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here today.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh won the first ODI by one-wicket and second match by 5-run to confirm their second successive ODI victory against India. On both occasions Mehidy Hasan Miraz heroics helped Bangladesh win the tensed clash.</div><div><br></div><div>However aiming to sweep India 3-0, Bangladesh made two changes with batter Yasir Ali replacing Najmul Hossain Shanto and fast bowler Taskin Ahmed coming in place of left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed.</div><div><br></div><div>Injury-plugged India which now lost three consecutive ODI series for the first time since 1997, also brought up two changes.</div><div><br></div><div>Ishan Kishan replaced regular captain Rohit Sharma who was ruled out after injuring his left thumb in the second match and Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav made his way in place of pacer injured Deepak Chahar.</div><div><br></div><div>Vice-captain KL Rahul will lead the side as India look to avoid a clean sweep.</div><div><br></div><div>Line Ups:</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh: Anamul Haque Bijoy, Liton Das(c), Yasir Ali, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed.</div><div><br></div><div>India: Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w/c), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 07:00:30', '2022-12-10 07:00:30'),
(3661, 3661, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Reigning champions France take on England in a World Cup knock-out match for the first time on Saturday, after favourites Brazil were dumped out in the quarter-finals to blow the tournament wide open.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Morocco will bid to become the first African or Arab nation to ever reach the semi-finals but face a Portugal side who put six goals past Switzerland in the last 16 after dropping Cristiano Ronaldo.</div><div><br></div><div>France have brushed aside a series of injuries to key players to reach the last eight in their title defence, inspired by Kylian Mbappe, the tournament\'s leading scorer with five goals.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Kylian will always be Kylian, with the ability to be decisive at any moment,\" said coach Didier Deschamps, who is bidding to become the first coach to win back-to-back World Cups since World War II.</div><div><br></div><div>England are the joint-highest scorers in the tournament with 12 goals after cruising past African champions Senegal 3-0 in the previous round.</div><div><br></div><div>They are still waiting for a first major title since the 1966 World Cup, after losing to Croatia in the semi-finals four years ago before a penalty shoot-out loss to Italy in the European Championship final at Wembley last year.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Those big matches are important reference points for the team,\" said England coach Gareth Southgate.</div><div><br></div><div>\"There have been some defeats that hurt that prepare you for nights like tomorrow where you have to be the very best version of yourself. We are ready to fight France for that place in the semi-finals.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The winners of the France-England clash at Al Bayt Stadium will play either Morocco or Portugal in the last four.</div><div><br></div><div>Morocco have already gone further than ever before after stunning European heavyweights Spain and Belgium.</div><div><br></div><div>They are now one match from breaking new ground for African football and will enjoy the backing of the vast majority of the supporters at Al Thumama Stadium.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have a whole people behind us, a continent behind us and the Arab world behind us,\" said coach Walid Regragui.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We can do it, we can make history again. It (the support) can push us, help us actually to play with this pressure, not to make any mistakes.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Portugal will likely line up without Ronaldo again after his replacement in the starting XI, Goncalo Ramos, scored a hat-trick against Switzerland.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It\'s high time we stop with this conversation, stop the controversies (about Ronaldo),\" said coach Fernando Santos, who will be leading Portugal in their third World Cup quarter-final and first since 2006.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It\'s high time for you to leave Ronaldo alone, in acknowledgement for what he\'s done for Portuguese football.\"</div><div><br></div><div>- Brazil sent packing -</div><div><br></div><div>On Friday, five-time champions Brazil crashed out in dramatic fashion, losing to Croatia on penalties after a 1-1 draw, while Lionel Messi\'s Argentina survived a fightback from the Netherlands to win in a shootout.</div><div><br></div><div>Neymar appeared to have sent Brazil into the semi-finals when he broke the deadlock in extra time to equal Pele\'s all-time scoring record for the Selecao.</div><div><br></div><div>But Bruno Petkovic levelled late on with Croatia\'s first shot on target before the 2018 runners-up won the shootout 4-2 to set up a meeting with Argentina.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It is difficult,\" said Brazil captain Thiago Silva. \"But we have to try to lift our heads and carry on. There is no other alternative.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Croatia will face Argentina for a place in a second straight World Cup final after their 4-2 defeat by France in Russia.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This is a victory for Croatian people,\" said coach Zlatko Dalic. \"A great match. We eliminated the main favourites.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This is Croatia -- pride, courage, faith and patriotism.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Messi scored a penalty and played a wonderful pass for Nahuel Molina\'s opening goal as Argentina took a two-goal lead against the Netherlands.</div><div><br></div><div>But Dutch substitute Wout Weghorst scored twice, including an equaliser in the 11th minute of stoppage time from a clever short free-kick.</div><div><br></div><div>It finished 2-2 after the extra half-hour.</div><div><br></div><div>Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez produced a superb performance, saving two spot-kicks as Argentina won 4-3 on penalties to keep alive Messi\'s dream of emulating Diego Maradona by winning the World Cup. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 07:06:06', '2022-12-10 07:06:06'),
(3662, 3662, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Dutch government said on Friday it would build two new nuclear power plants near a town in the southern Netherlands, saying it would reduce dependence on fossil fuels.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The plants near the town of Borssele would be completed by 2035 and produce up to 13 percent of the Netherlands\' electricity, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"By adding nuclear energy to our total energy mix, we\'ll reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity production and make ourselves less dependent on countries where these fossil fuels come from,\" Rutte said at a weekly press conference.</div><div><br></div><div>Energy prices are soaring in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe as Moscow\'s invasion of Ukraine disrupts the flow of oil and gas from Russia.</div><div><br></div><div>Borssele, near the Belgian border, is already the site of the Netherlands\' only nuclear power plant still used for electricity generation. It was built in 1973.</div><div><br></div><div>Nuclear power has been a controversial topic in the environmentally sensitive Netherlands. But in recent years it has become more acceptable in some quarters as an option to reduce climate-heating carbon emissions.</div><div><br></div><div>Rutte said the government had also decided to replenish its gas reserves for winter 2023-24, reports AFP</div><div><br></div><div>\"This is because the war in Ukraine and also the current situation on the energy markets could last for some time,\" Rutte said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 10:02:19', '2022-12-10 10:02:19'),
(3663, 3663, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ishan Kishan, the left-handed Indian batter, achieved a historic milestone today in Chattogram by registering his first-ever century in an ODI match against Bangladesh and converting it to an impressive double-century. His record-breaking feat put India firmly in control of the third game of the three-match ODI series.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ishan was called upon to take the place of Rohit Sharma in the playing XI for this match, following Sharma\'s injury in the previous match in Dhaka, which ultimately ruled him out of the series.</div><div><br></div><div>The 24-year-old Ishan opened the innings with Shikhar Dhawan. However, the latter fell to Mehidy Hasan Miraz soon after Bangladesh successfully reviewed an umpiring decision in their favor.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to the early loss of Dhawan, Ishan and Indian batting legend Virat Kohli then combined to engineer a record-breaking partnership of 290 runs for the second wicket - the second-highest partnership in ODIs in Bangladesh after the 292-run stand of Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal.</div><div><br></div><div>The 290-run partnership of Ishan and Virat surpassed the 282-run stand between Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock in Kimberley in 2017 to become the highest ODI partnershipagainst Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>After the early dismissal of Shikhar, Ishan went on a rampage, posting a memorable 210 runs of 131 balls, which included 24 fours and 10 sixes. His performance was highlighted by a fifty off 49 balls and a century off 85 balls (14 fours, 2 sixes).</div><div><br></div><div>Following Ishan\'s dismissal, Virat also brought up a memorable century of his own, his 44th in ODIs, with India racking up 339 for three after 40 overs, with Virat unbeaten at 112 off 89 balls. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 10:38:45', '2022-12-10 10:38:45'),
(3664, 3664, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>BNP leaders said that the government did everything to foil their rally, but could not stop people\'s movement.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The party\'s standing committee member Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, while addressing the rally at Golpbagh field in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>He said, \"They tried their best to foil our rally but it did not work.\" He said the 10 divisional rallies are nothing but a warm up. Fresh programmes will be announced and then the movement will be launched to oust the government.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Selima Rahman, another standing committee member of BNP, said the incumbent \"fascist government launched \"crackdown\" on the opposition activists to foil the rally.</div><div><br></div><div>She said even party\'s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was arrested but party leaders and activists did not get scared or lose hope.</div><div><br></div><div>\"People have turned around, they have woken up, they are united. Nothing can stop people\'s movement,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 10:44:23', '2022-12-10 10:44:23'),
(3665, 3665, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two Rohingyas were shot dead during what police called \"a gunfight\" at Ukhiya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, but they were Rohingyas, said Sheikh Mohammad Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Ukhiya police station.</div><div><br></div><div>The incident occurred around 10 pm at Balukhali refugee camp when police went there upon receiving information about a gunfight between members of the Rohingya insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Rohingya militant Nabi Hossain’s group.</div><div><br></div><div>Witnesses said the fighting Rohingyas started firing at police as they reached the camp and police also fired back.</div><div><br></div><div>According to camp dwellers, one of the deceased was a resident of camp-8.</div><div><br></div><div>OC Sheikh Mohammad Ali said the two groups were fighting for dominance in the camp, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>Efforts are on to identify the deceased Rohingyas and the others who managed to flee, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 10:51:25', '2022-12-10 10:51:25'),
(3666, 3666, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ishan Kishan hit the quickest-ever double century in one-day internationals in 126 balls as he demolished the Bangladesh bowling alongside Virat Kohli to lead India to 409-8 in the third match on Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The left-handed Kishan, who made the team in the absence of injured skipper Rohit Sharma, made full use of the opportunity in Chittagong with his 210 coming off 131 balls including 24 fours and 10 sixes.</div><div><br></div><div>He and Kohli, who made 113, put on 290 runs for the second wicket -- the seventh highest partnership in ODI history.</div><div><br></div><div>India\'s 409 was their fourth-highest ODI score and the highest-ever total against Bangladesh by any team as the tourists looked for a consolation win -- the hosts won the first two matches to secure the series.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh will need a record total of their own if they are to secure a third win -- they have never scored more than 333 in an ODI.</div><div><br></div><div>Kishan raised his maiden ODI hundred with a four as he let out a scream, and kept up the charge to convert into a double ton off Mustafizur Rahman as he and Kohli danced in the field.</div><div><br></div><div>Kishan is only the fourth Indian batsman to score an ODI double ton after Rohit -- who has done so three times -- Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.</div><div><br></div><div>India lost Shikhar Dhawan for three in the fifth over after being invited to bat first, but Kishan hit back with a string of boundaries and took control of the innings with Kohli.</div><div><br></div><div>Kohli was dropped on one by skipper Liton Das, who spilled an easy catch at mid-wicket, and soon got into his groove but remained happy to play second fiddle to the attacking Kishan.</div><div><br></div><div>Kishan finally fell to a well-judged catch in the deep by Liton off Taskin Ahmed as he walked back to a standing ovation.</div><div><br></div><div>Star batsman and former captain Kohli hit Ebadot Hossain for six to register his first ODI century since August 2019 off 85 balls.</div><div><br></div><div>It took his century count in all three formats to 72, surpassing former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.</div><div><br></div><div>Tendulkar remains top with 100 international tons in a stellar career that ended in 2013.</div><div><br></div><div>India lost quick wickets including stand-in skipper K.L. Rahul for eight and Kohli in the space of three balls, but Washington Sundar\'s quickfire 37 led the visitors past 400. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 11:10:10', '2022-12-10 11:10:10'),
(3667, 3667, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP\'s Dhaka rally has ended today with a 10-point demand including resignation of ruling Awami League government and dissolving of parliament. The party\'s standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain placed the demands while speaking at the rally at Golapbagh field in the capital.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The demands include formation of a neutral caretaker government or interim caretaker government in line with sections Kha, Ga and Gha of article 58 of the constitution that was in place in 1996.</div><div><br></div><div>The caretaker government must form a neutral Election Commission, which will ensure a level-playing field for all parties; the use of EVMs and party symbols in local government elections will be annulled.</div><div><br></div><div>Convictions of all the opposition leaders and activists, including Khaleda Zia, journalists and religious scholars will have to be scrapped; and all \"false cases\" filed against them should be withdrawn, according to the 10-point demand.</div><div><br></div><div>There will be no barrier to holding rallies and no cases can be filed to gag the opposition\'s voice.</div><div><br></div><div>All the black laws, including the Digital Security Act 2018, Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 and the Special Powers Act 1974 must be repealed.</div><div><br></div><div>Anti-people government decisions, including price hikes of electricity, fuel, fertiliser and water should be scrapped.</div><div><br></div><div>Prices of daily essentials should be brought under people\'s capacity and the market should be syndicate-free.</div><div><br></div><div>A commission must be formed to identify the corruption in banking and energy sectors and share market.</div><div><br></div><div>All the victims of enforced disappearances in last 15 years should be rescued and those responsible for extrajudicial killings must be identified and punished.</div><div><br></div><div>Criminals responsible for attacking houses and places of worship belonging to the minorities should be brought to book.</div><div><br></div><div>Steps should be taken so that the law enforcement agencies, judiciary and administration work independently and without any interference of the government, it added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 11:38:57', '2022-12-10 11:38:57'),
(3668, 3668, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">With three more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 266 this year.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>During this period, 265 more patients, including 144 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 1,181 dengue patients, including 697 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>The DGHS has recorded 60, 078 dengue cases and 58,631 recoveries so far this year. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-10 13:02:25', '2022-12-10 13:02:25'),
(3669, 3669, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">All seven Members of Parliament (MPs) of BNP tendered their resignation to Speaker of Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Sunday as part of their anti-government movement with a 10-point demand that include dissolution of parliament.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The BNP MPs submitted their resignation letters at 12:20 pm, Mohammad Siraj, MP of Bogura-6, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, BNP’s international affairs secretary Rumeen Farhana announced the decision from the party’s Golapbagh rally on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>The MPs who resigned are: Md. Zahidur Rahman, Thakurgaon-3; Md. Mosharof&nbsp; Hosen, Bogura-4; Gulam Mohammad Siraj, Bogura-6; Md. Aminul Islam, Chapainawabganj-2; Md. Harunur Rashid, Chapainawabganj-3; Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, Brahmanbaria-2; and Rumeen Farhana, Women’s Reserved Seat.</div><div><br></div><div>Among them, Md. Harunur Rashid of Chapainawabganj-3, who is now in Australia and ailing MP of Brahmanbaria-2 Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan submitted their resignation through Rumeen Farhana.</div><div><br></div><div>The MPs sent their resignation through an e-mail on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP on Saturday unveiled a 10-point charter of demands from Golapbagh rally aimed at unseating the government through a simultaneous movement.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 06:56:28', '2022-12-11 06:56:28'),
(3670, 3670, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Over 1.5 million people were without power in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa on Saturday after a night attack by Russian \"kamikaze drones\", President Volodymyr Zelensky said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The region\'s energy authority warned that repairs after the Friday strikes would take weeks, perhaps up to three months.</div><div><br></div><div>\"After the night strike by Iranian drones, Odessa and other cities and villages of the region are in darkness,\" Zelensky said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"As of now, more than one and a half million people in Odessa region are without electricity.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the presidential administration, said only critical infrastructure including hospitals and maternity wards had access to electricity.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The situation remains difficult, but is under control,\" Tymoshenko said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Black Sea port was a favourite holiday destination for many Ukrainians and Russians before President Vladimir Putin sent troops to pro-Western Ukraine on February 24.</div><div><br></div><div>Maksym Marchenko, the governor of the region, said Russia had attacked the city with \"kamikaze drones\" overnight.</div><div><br></div><div>\"As a result of the strike, there is no electricity in almost all districts and communities of our region,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Two drones were shot down by Ukrainian air defence units, Marchenko added.</div><div><br></div><div>On Friday, Kyiv said southern regions of the war-scarred country including Odessa were suffering the worst electricity outages days after the latest bout of systematic Russian assaults on the Ukrainian energy grid.</div><div><br></div><div>Russia fired dozens of cruise missiles at key infrastructure in Ukraine on Monday, piling pressure on the country\'s already ailing grid after repeated attacks.</div><div><br></div><div>Russia began targeting Ukraine\'s infrastructure following humiliating military defeats.</div><div><br></div><div>On Thursday, Putin vowed to keep battering Ukraine\'s energy grid despite an outcry against the attacks that have plunged millions into cold and darkness. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 08:40:44', '2022-12-11 08:40:44'),
(3671, 3671, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The World Trade Organization (WTO) has found that tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that were imposed by the US under former President Donald Trump violate global trade rules.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mr Trump had claimed national security concerns when he announced the new border taxes in 2018, sparking a wave of trade fights around the world.</div><div><br></div><div>The WTO rebuffed that argument, saying the duties did not come \"at a time of war or other emergency\".</div><div>The US said it stood by the tariffs.</div><div><br></div><div>The US \"strongly rejects\" the ruling and has no intention of removing the measures, assistant US trade representative Adam Hodge said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The Biden administration is committed to preserving US national security by ensuring the long-term viability of our steel and aluminium industries,\" he said, adding that the reports \"only reinforce the need to fundamentally reform the WTO dispute settlement system\". Source: BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 08:46:28', '2022-12-11 08:46:28'),
(3672, 3672, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Top-ranked Australia dismissed an outclassed West Indies for just 77 Sunday to win the day-night second Test in Adelaide by 419 runs and seal the series 2-0.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The visitors resumed day four on 38-4 and were all out in the first session with Mitchell Starc and Michael Neser doing the damage to end a lopsided campaign.</div><div><br></div><div>Australia won the first Test at Perth by 164 runs.</div><div>\"Nice start to the summer, we get an extra day or two (rest) which is handy. But great individual and team performances,\" said pace spearhead Starc. \"The batters set up both games perfectly.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Defeat ended the reign of West Indies head coach Phil Simmons, who announced his intention to quit after their disastrous recent Twenty20 World Cup campaign, when they exited in the first round.</div><div><br></div><div>Simmons led the West Indies to victory in the 2016 T20 World Cup in India, and then returned as coach for a second stint in 2019.</div><div><br></div><div>Australia took a stranglehold on day one when Travis Head smacked 175 and Marnus Labuschagne hit 163 and they never let up.</div><div><br></div><div>It propelled them to 511-7 declared with the visitors then dismissed for 214 before Australia posted a quickfire 199-6 to set the West Indies 497 to win.</div><div><br></div><div>The Caribbean side were never in the hunt after Scott Boland sent down a sensational three-wicket maiden under the lights on Friday evening to leave them decimated.</div><div><br></div><div>Devon Thomas and Jason Holder, both on eight, trudged out on an overcast Sunday still 459 runs adrift, with defeat just a matter of time.</div><div><br></div><div>Thomas only survived 11 balls, adding four runs before attempting to drive a wide Starc delivery only to edge to wicketkeeper Alex Carey.</div><div><br></div><div>Starc was a constant threat, routinely beating the bat, and he knocked Holder\'s stump out of the ground on 11 with a cracking ball to leave the West Indies reeling on 49-6.</div><div><br></div><div>Carey held a juggling catch from Neser to remove Roston Chase for 13 with the same pair combining again to halt Joshua Da Silva on 15 in the same over.</div><div><br></div><div>Lyon bowled Alzarri Joseph before Carey and Neser again worked their magic to snare Marquino Mindley and end the game.</div><div><br></div><div>- Landmark -</div><div><br></div><div>It culminated a dominant win for Australia notable for several landmarks, with Labuschagne becoming the second-fastest man to 3,000 Test runs behind only the great Donald Bradman.</div><div><br></div><div>The focused number three slammed 204, 104, 163, and 31 in his four series innings to cap a sensational run which elevated him above England\'s Joe Root as the number one Test batsman in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon also set a record as the most successful bowler at the Adelaide Oval since the revered ground opened its doors in 1873, surpassing Shane Warne\'s 56 wickets.</div><div><br></div><div>There were few bright lights for the West Indies, although the emergence of impressive opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who made his debut in Perth, was a big plus point.</div><div><br></div><div>They were otherwise lacklustre, hampered by a slew of injuries that depleted their bowling stocks, again failing to snap 25-year winless Test streak on Australian soil.</div><div><br></div><div>While they head home, Australia move to Brisbane, with an extra day\'s rest, to face South Africa from Friday in the first of three Tests which should provide stiffer competition.</div><div><br></div><div>Skipper Pat Cummins, who missed Adelaide with a thigh niggle, is expected to be fit, but there are lingering concerns over fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood who continues to struggle with a side strain.</div><div><br></div><div>If he does not recover, either Neser or Boland are set to replace him. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 09:11:54', '2022-12-11 09:11:54'),
(3673, 3673, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Japanese businessmen to make larger investment in Bangladesh.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Bangladesh is a lucrative place for investment. Japanese private companies can invest in Bangladesh on larger scale,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister said this while outgoing Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh ITO Naoki paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>The Japanese envoy highly appreciated the socio-economic advancement of Bangladesh under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Sheikh Hasina, hoping that the development would be continued in the days ahead.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Peace, discipline, stability and democratic process alongside the socio-economic development in Bangladesh will be continued under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,\" he hoped.</div><div><br></div><div>PM\'s Deputy Press Secretary KM Shakhawat Moon briefed the newsmen after the meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister hoped that the bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Japan would be enhanced further.</div><div><br></div><div>She appreciated Japan\'s support in implementing mega projects of Bangladesh such as Matharbari Deep Seaport, third terminal of Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and Dhaka Metro rail.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier has sought continuous support of Japan in Bangladesh\'s development while the Japanese envoy assured of always staying beside Bangladesh in its development efforts.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina has also sought Japanese cooperation in developing a dedicated tourist place for foreigners in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>The Japanese envoy described it as good initiative and expressed eagerness to cooperate.</div><div><br></div><div>During the meeting, they also talked about Rohingya issues and said the forcibly displaced Rohingyas have become huge burden for Bangladesh and they should return to their country.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister appreciated Japanese cooperation in developing the Bhashanchar for relocating the Rohingyas.</div><div><br></div><div>She greeted the Japanese envoy for successful completion of his tenure in Bangladesh and his role in enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>The Japanese envoy also said that the foundation of relationship between Bangladesh and Japan had been laid through Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman\'s visit in 1973.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 10:28:38', '2022-12-11 10:28:38'),
(3674, 3674, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s central office at Nayapaltan in Dhaka was reopened on Sunday noon, four days after closure following police raid at the office.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Some BNP leaders led by party organising secretary and acting secretary Syed Emran Saleh Prince went to the BNP office around 1pm and entered the office with some lawyers and journalists around 1:15pm.</div><div><br></div><div>Later they inspected the whole office.</div><div><br></div><div>Talking to the reporters, Emran Saleh said the police vandalized the furniture and valuables of the office. They also seized the office computers and other equipment.</div><div><br></div><div>“We will prepare a list of the losses made at the office by the police,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>He also asked the lawyers, journalists and party leaders and activists to enter the office carefully as pieces of glasses were scattered everywhere at the office due to the vandalism.</div><div><br></div><div>On Wednesday, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.</div><div><br></div><div>In the early hours of Friday, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.</div><div><br></div><div>On Friday, a Dhaka court sent Mirza Fakhrul and Abbas to jail rejecting their bail petitions in the case.</div><div><br></div><div>Later they were shown arrested in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act with Paltan police station over Wednesday’s clash.</div><div><br></div><div>On Thursday, a Dhaka court sent 445 BNP leaders and activists including Annie and Salam to jail in two cases filed over Wednesday’s violence.</div><div><br></div><div>The police authorities on Thursday night assured BNP of reopening the office from Friday morning but they didn’t allow anyone to enter the area since this morning (Sunday). - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 11:19:56', '2022-12-11 11:19:56'),
(3675, 3675, '<div>Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday asked banks to open letters of credit (LC) for importing essential commodities to ensure stable supply in Ramadan at a minimum margin.</div><div><br></div><div>The banking regulation and policy department of the central bank issued a circular in this regard and sent it to the top executives of the scheduled banks with an immediate effect.</div><div><br></div><div>The financial sector regulator has issued the directive to regulate price and ensure enough supply of essential commodities such as edible oil, chickpeas, pulses, peas, onions, spices, sugar and dates during Ramadan.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the directives, the rate of cash margin to be reserved for import letters of credit (LC) of products.</div><div><br></div><div>They issued the directive after recent meetings with trade bodies and the Ministry of Commerce. The businesses leaders have demanded that authorities allow them to open LC easily.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh Bank tightened the LC opening to check unnecessary imports amid the foreign exchange crisis in the domestic market, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, the central banks also looked into the LC prices of goods, and whether it is arriving in the country at a due time or not because Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and the BB in an investigation found that some traders smuggled money in the name of imports.</div><div><br></div><div>In some cases, the traders raised the price of goods from 20 percent to 200 percent in January-June this year. As a result, the central bank imposed strict monitoring on the LCs to protect against over-invoicing and under-invoicing.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 13:34:01', '2022-12-11 13:34:01'),
(3676, 3676, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Railway Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan on Sunday said the railway link on Akhaura-Agartala route between Bangladesh and India will be opened in June next year.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“The rail communication between Akhaura and Agartala is important for both countries and once the rail link opens, trade between the two countries will be expanded, and people of the two countries can travel easily via railway,” he said while talking to reporters after visiting the Zero Point area along Agartala.</div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a question, Sujon said, “Most of the work of the rail line has been completed and the rest will be finished soon before June.”</div><div><br></div><div>Asked about the Akhaura-Laksham railway project, the minister said the progress of the project is satisfactory and the 17 km rail line of the project will be opened for the public within January 15.</div><div><br></div><div>The Akhaura-Agartala Rail Line project is being built with the financial assistance of India and the overall progress of the project is 67 percent.</div><div><br></div><div>The length of the Bangladesh section from Agartala to Akhaura is 6.8 km. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 13:38:00', '2022-12-11 13:38:00'),
(3677, 3677, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has said that as five Member of Parliament of BNP have submitted resignation in person their seats have fallen vacant.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“I have received resignation letters from five BNP MPs. Among the remaining two, one is sick and another is abroad. There is no constitutional obligation to submit resignation letters in person. Now the Parliament Secretariat will scrutinize the letters of the two MPs and decide on them later,” she told reporters at her office at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.</div><div><br></div><div>About BNP MP Harunur Rashid’s resignation, the Speaker said that he will have to send his resignation letter again due to some technicalities, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>“Harun has resigned through email and his signature was included in the letter through scanning, which is unacceptable. He’ll have to sign the letter by himself and send it again,” Shirin said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Speaker added that the Parliament Secretariat will soon issue a notification declaring the seats of the resigned MPs vacant.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 13:42:58', '2022-12-11 13:42:58'),
(3678, 3678, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As many as 200 foreign artists paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara of Gopalganj district today.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Artists from 114 countries have come to Dhaka to take part in the 19th Asian Art Biennial at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.</div><div><br></div><div>The artists led by Director General of Shilpakal Academy Liaquat Ali Lucky paid their tributes by placing wreaths at the mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman this afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, they took part in a munazat seeking salvation of the departed soul of Bangabandhu and the Liberation War martyrs. They also prayed for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div><div><br></div><div>Additional Deputy Commissioner A K M Hedayetul Islam, district Cultural Officer Al Mamun Bin Saleh and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Al Mamun were present. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-12-11 14:05:56', '2022-12-11 14:05:56');
