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(1606, 1606, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The government will start open market sale (OMS) of flour packets across the country from October 1, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said Tuesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The process of packaging flour for OMS has already started, he said at the ‘BSRF Dialogue’, organised by Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) at the Secretariat.</div><div><br></div><div>“Packed flour may cost a little more. However, it will be sold at half the price of the flour that is being sold in the market,” he added.</div><div>“We will allocate one tonne of flour per day to dealers in districts and city corporations for sale from October 1,” said the minister.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the shipping of imported wheat has also started, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The food minister said the OMS activities will be carried out throughout the year to monitor the market.</div><div><br></div><div>He also said strict monitoring activities are being carried out to break syndicates in the rice market.</div><div><br></div><div>“There will be no rice called ‘Miniket’ in the market. A consumer rights campaign is already underway against the sale of this rice,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>“From now on, the name of the rice variety must be mentioned on the sack,” said the minister, adding that the draft law in this regard has been sent to the cabinet.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, he said the amount of the rice grain that can be cut will also be determined in that law.</div><div><br></div><div>Traders will not be able to manipulate if the law is implemented, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The dialogue was presided over by BSRF president Tapan Biswas, moderated by general secretary Masudul Hoque. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 00:16:54', '2022-09-14 00:16:54'),
(1607, 1607, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed today said Bangladesh Police is ever committed to fight against all forms crime including the crimes carried out on the digital Platform.</span><br></div><div> </div><div>“We are committed to fight against all forms of crime carried out on the digital Platform which is a quintessential component of the modern world,” he told this while talking to BSS.</div><div><br></div><div>The IGP said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2009 launched a visionary programme titled ‘Digital Bangladesh’ with a strong focus on developing human resources, connecting citizens, taking the services to the people’s doorstep and ensuring increased productivity through adoption of digital technology in every sector.</div><div><br></div><div>In line with the digital Bangladesh initiatives, Bangladesh Police is also on the fast track of digital transformation in its policing and services, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Benazir said that the world has been changing at a pace faster than anticipated due to the development, innovation, adoption and diffusion of technologies. </div><div><br></div><div>He said Bangladesh Police is now taking pride in having different digital services including 999 emergency response support, online police clearance, passport verification and online immigration, crime data management system, e-traffic security system and so on.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have proved our capacity in curving terrorism and other emerging threats in the cyber world. We have dedicatedly focused on undertaking practical initiatives with a view to rendering quality services to the citizens and ensuring sustainable peace and security for our national growth in the coming decades and beyond,” the IGP said.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the recent advancement of science, technology and economy, the social life over the past few decades has been changed the modus of operandi of crime and criminals. </div><div><br></div><div>Law enforcing agencies in different countries of the world is also shifting their focus from the physical to the cyber world which is still a relatively new phenomenon for many police organizations, Dr Benazir added.</div><div><br></div><div>He said understanding of national and global challenges faced in cyber space, analyzing its trend in social media and assessing the current status of digitalisation in policing are very essential for law enforcing agencies to identify their shortcomings and capacity building schemes for assuring proactive response.</div><div><br></div><div>“And there are lies the obligation and find out a way forward in the coming days. Particularly, the time has come for us to strengthen collaborative efforts among national and international agencies, stakeholders for tackling all forms of cyber threats and challenges in the days to come,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>In this regard, enhancing the capacity of police personnel, digital development in the field of policing, sharing of experiences and best practices among police experts and academicians are time demanding initiatives that world police leaders need to consider, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh police is always committed to work hand in hand with its counterparts for combating digital cybercrime observed in any forms, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>“As a global partner, we always attach the highest importance on building of doctrines and developing training curriculum to enhance the professional knowledge for fighting crime on the digital platform,” the IGP said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 01:40:15', '2022-09-14 23:48:26'),
(1608, 1608, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Humanity is “going in the wrong direction” on climate change due to its addiction to fossil fuels, the UN said Tuesday in an assessment showing that planet-warming emissions are higher than before the pandemic.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The UN’s World Meteorological Organization and its Environment Programme warned catastrophes will become commonplace should the world economy fail to decarbonize in line with what science says is needed to prevent the worst impacts of global heating.</div><div><br></div><div>They pointed to Pakistan’s monumental floods and China’s crop-withering heatwave this year as examples of what to expect.</div><div><br></div><div>“Floods, droughts, heatwaves, extreme storms and wildfires are going from bad to worse, breaking records with alarming frequency,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN warned last month that the drought gripping the Horn of Africa and threatening millions with acute food shortages was now likely to extend into a fifth year.</div><div><br></div><div>“There is nothing natural about the new scale of these disasters. They are the price of humanity’s fossil fuel addiction,” said Guterres.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN’s United in Science report underscores how, nearly three years since COVID-19 handed governments a unique opportunity to reassess how to power their economies, countries are plowing ahead with pollution as normal.</div><div><br></div><div>It found that after an unprecedented 5.4 percent fall in emissions in 2020 due to lockdowns and travel restrictions, preliminary data from January-May this year shows global CO2 emissions are 1.2 percent higher than before Covid-19.</div><div><br></div><div>This is largely down to large year-on-year increases in the United States, India, and most European countries, the assessment found.</div><div>“The science is unequivocal: we are going in the wrong direction,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.</div><div><br></div><div>“Greenhouse gas concentrations are continuing to rise, reaching new record highs. Fossil fuel emission rates are now above pre-pandemic levels. The past seven years were the warmest on record.”</div><div><br></div><div>Last week the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitor said that summer 2022 was the hottest in Europe and one of the hottest globally since records began in the 1970s.</div><div><br></div><div>Tuesday’s report said there was a 93 percent chance that the record for the hottest year globally — currently, 2016 — will be broken within five years.</div><div><br></div><div>It warned the continued use of fossil fuels meant the chance of the annual mean global temperature temporarily exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years was roughly even (48 percent).</div><div><br></div><div>Keeping longer term temperatures below 1.5C is the most ambitious goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement.</div><div><br></div><div>Despite more than three decades of UN-lead negotiations, rich polluters show little sign of being willing to make the kind of swingeing emissions cuts that would keep the 1.5C goal in play.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN’s Environment Programme, in an update to its annual “emissions gap” assessment following new pledges made at last November’s COP26 summit in Glasgow, said Tuesday that even these promises were far from adequate.</div><div><br></div><div>In fact, it said the ambition even in countries’ most recent pledges would need to be four times greater to limit warming to 2C, and seven times higher to make 1.5C.</div><div><br></div><div>All told, current worldwide climate policies put Earth on course to warm 2.8C by 2100, UNEP said.</div><div><br></div><div>Guterres said that Tuesday’s assessment showed “climate impacts heading into uncharted territory of destruction.”</div><div><br></div><div>“Yet each year we double-down on this fossil fuel addiction, even as the symptoms get rapidly worse,” he said in a video message.</div><div><br></div><div>Tasneem Essop, executive director of Climate Action Network, said that the forthcoming COP27 climate conference in Egypt needed leaders to agree to new funding to help communities in at-risk nations rebuild after extreme events, reports AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“The terrifying picture painted by the United in Science report is already a lived reality for millions of people facing recurring climate disasters,” she said.</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 02:34:23', '2022-09-14 02:34:23'),
(1609, 1609, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit of heads of state on September 15 and 16 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the first in-person meeting of the world’s largest regional organisation, is being closely watched by analysts for China and Russia’s response to the emerging world order, and for a clutch of significant bilaterals that will happen on the sidelines, although there is no word yet on one between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian president Vladimir Putin and PM Modi will meet and discuss “trade... sales of Russian fertilizers and ... food supplies”, Reuters reported</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The recent decision by India and China to pull back troops from patrolling point-15 or PP-15 at Hot Springs has fuelled intense speculation about the possibility of the first face-to-face bilateral meeting between Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in nearly three years, though both countries have not officially said anything on this issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Modi and Xi are set to be in the same room for at least two sessions at the summit. While the exchange of pleasantries between the two leaders isn’t being ruled out, people familiar with the matter said there was no word yet on a structured bilateral meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The external affairs ministry has said the Prime Minister is likely to hold a “few bilateral meetings” on the margins of the summit but didn’t give details. The people cited above said Modi may have bilateral meetings with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin and Xi Jinping are also likely to meet on the sidelines of the SCO summit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India and China have been locked in a military standoff in Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since May 2020 and New Delhi has linked the normalisation of the overall relationship to the restoration of peace and tranquillity in the border areas. The external affairs ministry said last week that following the resolution of the standoff at PP-15, both countries should take forward talks and resolve remaining issues on the LAC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former ambassador Vishnu Prakash said: “With the borders still alive, the prime minister is likely to meet Xi only if some agreement on restoring status quo ante is in hand or if the Chinese side seeks it. Else, it may serve little purpose other than giving bragging rights to the Chinese leader.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added, “At this stage, the meeting can only be about vacation of Chinese aggression.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India has looked to the SCO, which also includes China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, to drive cooperation in crucial areas such as connectivity and trade, especially with Central Asian states, and counter-terrorism, with the focus on Afghanistan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the summit, the leaders are expected to review SCO’s activities over the past two decades and discuss prospects of multilateral cooperation in future. Issues of regional and global importance, such as the Ukraine conflict and its fallout on the global economy, are expected to come up at the meeting. Iran is set to become a full member of the grouping during the summit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The people cited above said there have been growing efforts by China to use multilateral bodies to present Beijing’s views on the world stage, and the possibility of the Chinese and Russian sides using the SCO Summit to present their response to the changing world order, especially after the Ukraine crisis, could not be ruled out. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 13:15:59', '2022-09-14 13:15:59'),
(1610, 1610, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Sept. 19 will be a holiday so that federal employees can mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trudeau also said he\'s working with the provinces on a possible public holiday for other workers but Ontario and Quebec, Canada\'s two most populous provinces declined to make it a holiday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Ontario will mark September 19, 2022 as a provincial Day of Mourning in lieu of a provincial holiday. The people of Ontario may observe a moment of silence at 1:00 p.m. on that day,\" Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quebec Premier François Legault told reporters Tuesday that Monday also would be a day of commemoration, but not a public holiday in the French-speaking province. Saskatchewan will also not recognize the day as a holiday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the British Columbia government said it will follow the federal government’s lead. Provincial governments across Atlantic Canada have declared holidays including New Brunswick which will close schools and government offices. But the holiday will be optional for private-sector businesses and employers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manitoba will close all non-essential government services and offices for the day, but schools and child-care facilities will be open.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The late queen was the head of state for 45% of Canada’s existence and visited the country 22 times as monarch</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Declaring an opportunity for Canadians to mourn on Monday is going to be important,” Trudeau said. “For our part we will letting federal employees know that Monday will be a day of mourning where they will not work.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canadian commemoration ceremonies on Monday include a parade, a fly-past and a church service in Ottawa that will be televised nationally.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">King Charles III was officially proclaimed Canada’s monarch on Saturday in a ceremony in Ottawa attended by Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, who is the representative of the British monarch as head of state, a mostly ceremonial and symbolic position.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both Trudeau and new opposition Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre Canada have expressed support for Charles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though Canadians are somewhat indifferent to the monarchy, many had great affection for Elizabeth, whose silhouette marks their coins.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, the antiroyal movement in Canada is minuscule, meaning that Charles will almost certainly remain the country\'s king. Abolishing the monarchy would mean changing the constitution. That’s an inherently risky undertaking, given how delicately it is engineered to unite a nation of 37 million that embraces English-speakers, French-speakers, Indigenous peoples and a constant flow of new immigrants.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trudeau said Canadians are preoccupied with big issues like inflation and climate change and not constitutional issues. Source:HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 13:29:15', '2022-09-14 13:29:15'),
(1611, 1611, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Under MS Dhoni, several players went on to play for India and some didn\'t. Dhoni was responsible for a number of promising players realising their dream of playing for the Indian team.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even as captain of Chennai Super Kings, Dhoni realised the true potential of talented youngsters and gave them opportunities, most of whom received an India cap on the back of terrific performances in the IPL such as Mohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, S Badrinath and R Ashwin to name a few.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, there were a selected few, who despite doing well for CSK, failed to make the India cut. One of them was fast bowler Ishwar Pandey, who on Monday, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 33-year-old picked up 18 wickets from 25 matches in his IPL career, but had excellent numbers in first-class cricket with 263 wickets in 75 matches.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the closest Pandey could come to an India cap was when he was picked in the Test squad for the tour of New Zealand in 2014. Pandey revealed that had Dhoni showed a little more faith in him and possibly given him a few chances, his career would have panned out differently.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If Dhoni had given a chance, my career would have been different. Then I was 23-24 years old and my fitness was also very good. Had Dhoni bhai given me a chance and I would have done well for the country, my career would have been different for sure,\" Pandey was quoted as saying by The Dainik Jagran.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pandey played his final First-Class match against Kerala in March this year and finished his career with 263 wickets from 75 matches. In T20, he played 71 matches and took 68 wickets with best bowling figures of 4/20 runs.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fast bowler from Madhya Pradesh had represented CSK and Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL, and was also a part of the MP squad that won the Ranji Trophy for the first time ever.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Though I was not fortunate enough to play a game for my country but still to be a part of Indian team will always be the most special memory of my life,\" Pandey wrote in his retirement post on Instagram.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I would like to thanks RPSG and CSK for further selecting me. To be a part of CSK team and to play IPL finals and winning Champions League was special. I absolutely loved my time playing for CSK for 2 years under the guidance of MSD and Stephen Fleming.\" Soource: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 14:28:05', '2022-09-14 14:28:05'),
(1612, 1612, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Although the United States is a QUAD partner and a close ally, India has not taken the Biden administration\'s decision to provide USD 450 million F-16 fighter support to Pakistan lying down and expressed its displeasure through diplomatic channels to Washington.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the US has provided support in the name of counter-terrorism and as per lifetime F-16 fighter support contract with Pakistan, the real reasons lie within the Rawalpindi Headquarters and with Army Chief Gen Qamar Jawed Bajwa. Washington, on its part, has let India know that the multi-million support will not impact India or alter the military balance in the Indian sub-continent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the Modi government is not amused with this development and has let the Biden administration know about its views on the entire issue as the fighters will be used against India like they were on February 27, 2019 as a retaliation to India’s Balakot strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp a day earlier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan and US watchers believe that the F-16 support has been given to Rawalpindi because of the following reasons:</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gen Bajwa has been instrumental in supplying ammunition in support of Ukraine’s war effort against Pakistan’s newfound ally Russia using British aircraft.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is also a reward for the Pakistan Army led by Gen Bajwa for remaining neutral during the ouster of former PM Imran Khan Niazi, who once was weaponized by the same Army Chief to get rid of Nawaz Sharif in the last general elections. Niazi was in Moscow and met ally Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, the day the Red Army invaded Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is also US recognition for Gen Bajwa’s efforts to lower down temperatures with India on the Line of Control (LoC) with guns falling silent on the borders.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although the support is only to maintain the F-16 fighters with Pakistan and not upgradation of military capabilities or fresh ordnance or air to air missiles, India is cheesed with the narrative put out by the US State Department to justify the foreign military sale for sustainment and related equipment for the fighters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fact is that Pakistan desperately needs spare parts for its F-16 fleet as the Chinese JF-17 aircraft has come out a cropper in military terms. Even during the Feb 27, 2019 strike, the Pakistani F-16 fired missiles at intercepting Indian fighters with the JF-17 fighters playing no role in the counter-offensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official Pentagon version justifying the support package to Pakistan read : “ This will sustain Islamabad’s capability to meet the current and future counterterrorism threats by maintaining its F-16 fleet as well as support American foreign policy and national security objectives by allowing interoperability in ongoing counterterrorism efforts and in preparation for future contingency operations.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“After this support, one would like to hear External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s reply to anybody asking questions on India buying oil from Russia in the context of the Ukraine crisis,” said a senior diplomat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan watchers say that US support for the F-16 program is not going to be the only sop for Rawalpindi as grounds are being prepared to get Islamabad off the FATF grey list. This is quite evident from the Pakistani ploy of asking the Taliban regime to locate and arrest JeM’s super terrorist Masood Azhar in Afghanistan. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This move is to accede to FATF demands that Pakistan act against Azhar and his terror factory, which is based in Bahawalpur in Punjab. The new narrative is being deliberately orchestrated to show that Azhar has relocated to Kunar province of Afghanistan after the Taliban occupied Kabul on August 15, 2021. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 14:53:11', '2022-09-14 19:38:09'),
(1613, 1613, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has found evidence of share manipulation by a company whose chairman is cricketer Shakib Al Hasan.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">An investigation report of DSE has highlighted how the manipulation happened. The investigation shows that Kazi Sadia Hasan, Managing Director of Monarch Holdings, was involved in share market manipulation. Shakib is the chairman of the company.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During this incident, the capital market regulatory body Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) fined Abul Khair Hero and others of the group Tk 3.55 crore. Orders have also been issued by BSEC for recovery of the penalty amount. Of this, Tk 3 crore was fined for One Bank share manipulation and the remaining was fined for BDcom share manipulation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A DSE report has revealed that 11 individuals and institutions were involved in trading significant amount of One Bank shares during the major rise in the bank\'s share price.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those involved include Abul Khair Hero, his wife Kazi Sadia Hasan, father Abul Kalam Matbar, and sister Kanika Afroz. Its beneficiary firms are Candlestone Investments Partners and star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan. Three listed companies in the stock market are Genex Infosys, Fortune Shoes, and Sonali Paper and Board Mills.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hero reportedly supervised trading shares in the names of Shakib Al Hasan, Genex Infosys, Fortune Shoes, and Sonali Paper.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the investigation report of DSE, from November 15 to 30 last year, the share price of One Bank increased from Tk 12.60 to Tk 20.10, a percentage increase of 59.62 percent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">DSE investigations revealed that Kazi Sadia Hassan, wife of Abul Khair Hero (client code # 3898 of the UCB Stock Brokerage Limited) was the top buyer of One Bank shares during the period. Source: 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, '2022-09-14 15:06:35', '2022-09-14 15:06:35'),
(1614, 1614, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka\'s air quality has turned \'moderate\'.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 84 at 9.15 am, the metropolis ranked 18th in the list of world cities with the worst air quality.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’ with an acceptable air quality. However, there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United Arab Emirates\' Dubai, Pakistan’s Lahore, Vietnam\'s Hanoi, and Brazil\'s Sao Paulo occupied the first fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 181, 179, 163 and 144, 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;\">In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 16:02:59', '2022-09-14 16:02:59'),
(1615, 1615, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bus services returned to normal in Sylhet on Wednesday, with transport workers calling off their strike on Tuesday night.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aggrieved transport workers called off their stir after the district administration assured them to meet their five-point demand, according to union leaders.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We had a meeting with officials of the district administration around 8pm and they gave us an assurance to meet all our demands,\" said Ali Akbar Rajan, joint general secretary of the district bus, mini bus, coach, and microbus workers\' union.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"At the same time, the district administration officials requested us to suspend the strike in view of the SSC examination. So, we’ve decided to withdraw the indefinite strike,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mainul Islam, president of district bus, minibus workers union, said that the district administration assured them to fulfill all their demands by October 15.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"In view of their assurance and considering the SSC examination and Durga Puja, we have decided to postpone the strike till October 15. We hope the demands will be met by then,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, the transport workers went on an indefinite strike to press home their five demands, including an end to harassment by traffic cops and suspension of Sylhet Metropolitan Police Commissioner.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unions also demanded that the damaged roads in the district should be repaired at the earliest and that a ban be enforced on the sales and operations of CNG-powered auto-rickshaws and electric rickshaws in Sylhet. 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, '2022-09-14 16:13:08', '2022-09-14 16:13:08'),
(1616, 1616, '<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for solidarity and cooperation to address a \"world in peril\" at the opening of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.</span><br></p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"We face a world in peril across our work to advance peace, human rights and sustainable development,\" Guterres said, citing conflicts and climate change, a \"broken global financial system,\" poverty, inequality, hunger and divisions.</span><br></p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Addressing common challenges will require continued solidarity as we demonstrate the great promise and potential of this organization,\" he said ahead of the start of the General Assembly\'s high-level event.</span><br></p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Next week, dozens of heads of state and government from around the world will take turns speaking at the General Assembly.</span><br></p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">While there are currently no changes to the schedule, the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II next Monday, which many leaders are expected to attend, leaves uncertainty about the week\'s proceedings.</span><br></p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A summit on education scheduled for Monday, for which 90 leaders had previously confirmed their attendance, will go ahead.</span><br></p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Guterres will not travel to London for the queen\'s funeral, his spokesman said. source: AFP</span><br></p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 16:33:58', '2022-09-14 16:33:58'),
(1617, 1617, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday night killed almost 100 soldiers, it has emerged.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Armenia\'s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said 49 of its soldiers died in overnight clashes, while Azerbaijan\'s defence ministry said 50 of its servicemen were also killed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The neighbouring countries have fought two wars and seen regular smaller clashes span three decades.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, Russia said it brokered a ceasefire for the latest outbreak.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Armenia initially said the fighting had calmed, rather than ended completely. Later, Azerbaijan said it had completed its objectives following \"provocations\" from its neighbour.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the core of the dispute is the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is, according to internationally-recognised borders, firmly a part of Azerbaijan - but is populated by ethnic Armenians.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cultural divide extends beyond politics into religion, too: Armenia is a majority-Christian country, while Azerbaijan is mostly Muslim.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both countries were part of the Soviet Union before its dissolution at the end of 1991.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The dispute has led to full-scale war in the 1980s and 1990s, a six-week war in 2020 and continuing clashes for decades.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two countries blame each other for the latest outbreak of violence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Armenia claimed that several towns along the border had been shelled by its neighbour and that it had responded to the provocation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Azerbaijan said its infrastructure came under attack first, with military spokesman Lt Col Anar Eyvazov saying that military movements over the past month \"demonstrate that Armenia is preparing for a large-scale military provocation\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Violence continued on Monday night before Moscow said it had negotiated a rapid ceasefire to take effect early on Tuesday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Armenia\'s Nikol Pashinyan, however, said \"the intensity of hostilities has decreased, but attacks on one or two fronts from Azerbaijan continue\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later on Tuesday, Azerbaijan said its servicemen died \"as a result of Armenia\'s large-scale provocation\" and it accused Armenia of violating a ceasefire brokered by Russia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to his Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on the same day, urging him to \"return to respecting the ceasefire\" with Armenia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fighting has been condemned internationally. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made personal phone calls to the leaders of both nations on Tuesday, urging them to come to a peaceful settlement and prevent further fighting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Blinken said he would push \"for an immediate halt to fighting and a peace settlement\" between both countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia is close to Armenia, but is a major power in the region and maintains relationships with both sides.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin was \"personally\" taking a role in mediating.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The president is naturally making every effort to help de-escalate tensions at the border,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey, meanwhile, has ties with Azerbaijan and seemingly backed its version of events. Turkey\'s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, said \"Armenia should cease its provocations and focus on peace negotiations\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Monday night\'s fighting is believed to be the worst since the 2020 conflict, in which thousands were killed. That war ended in a deal brokered by Russia, which saw Armenia withdraw its troops from occupied areas around Nagorno-Karabakh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Russian peacekeeping force of nearly 2,000 men was deployed to the area as part of the negotiations, where it remains today. Source: 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, '2022-09-14 17:03:21', '2022-09-14 17:03:21'),
(1618, 1618, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on wednesday inaugurated the much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Super Specialized Hospital, first of its kind in the country, aiming to provide specialized treatment at a cheaper cost.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier joined the inauguration ceremony at BSMMU virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban in the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With state-of-the-art equipment and modern operation theaters, the hospital will provide treatment to all critical patients referred by any public or private hospital, or a physician. Some 5,000-8,000 patients will receive outdoor services at the hospital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This specialized hospital will be an alternative option for many Bangladeshis opting to go abroad for treatment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials said the hospital will have 750 beds. There will also be 14 ultra-modern operation theatres, a 100-bed Intensive Care Unit, a 100-bed emergency unit, six VVIP and 22 VIP cabins, and 25 deluxe cabins.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The specialized services include bone marrow transplant, gene therapy, and robotic surgery.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There will also be six designated centres for particular medical needs, while each ward will have eight beds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The six designated centres include those for specialized autism, maternal care and childcare, emergency medical care, hepatobiliary and gastroenterology, cardiology and cerebrovascular diseases, and nephrology at the primary stage.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Centres at the secondary stage include those for respiratory medicine, general surgery, ophthalmology, dentistry, dermatology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Around 1,500 healthcare staffers including 300 physicians will provide services to the patients in the hospital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To this end, at least 120 doctors, nurses and other officers have already received training in South Korea.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Every activity of the hospital will be done through an automated system, and patient data would be recorded for 100 years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;This project was taken up in 2016 with a view to increasing BSMMU\'s capacity by providing treatment for general and complex diseases, establishing a \"safety net hospital\" through modernization of medical care and management, and ensuring skill development of professionals.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of the total cost of Taka 1,561 crore, South Korean government\'s Economic Development Cooperation Fund has provided Taka 1,000 crore, while the government allocated Taka 330 crore and BSMMU contributed Taka 170 crore. 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, '2022-09-14 17:51:16', '2022-09-14 17:51:16');
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(1619, 1619, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Shah Rukh Khan shared a promo video of his wife, interior designer Gauri Khan\'s upcoming show Dream Homes With Gauri Khan. In the video, Gauri is seen working on different celebrity houses and giving them a makeover.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Shah Rukh captioned the video, “#DreamHomesWithGauriKhan. Coming soon on @mirchiplus App &amp; YouTube Channel from 16th September 2022.”</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In the clip, Gauri says, \"The thing they don\'t tell you about being a designer is that it\'s not a job it\'s a lifestyle. Welcome to Mirchi presents Kurl On Dream Homes with Gauri Khan.\" She adds, that she\'ll be designing Katrina Kaif, Malaika Arora, Farah Khan, Kabir Khan, Manish Malhotra, and more\'s houses.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">While Farah requested Gauri, \"I want your aesthetics in this room. I want a space which is very different from the rest of the house.\" Malaika said that she wants all the \'clutter gone\' and that she wants to surprise her son with the makeover.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The later part of the video captures celebrities reaction after seeing the makeover. Malaika called it, “So so good.\" Shocked by the makeover, Farah called it “Fantastic.”</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Many fans reacted to the video in the comments section. Lauding Shah Rukh for sharing the video, one said, “Best husband ever.”&nbsp;</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Another one said, “he\'s literally the best husband one can ask for the way he respects her work is such a good thing to see always proud being his fan.” While one said, “For a moment I thought you posted Pathan\'s teaser,\" another one wrote, “She is very very good interior designer. In Pune, I visited Arth restaurant designed by her...class written all over.”</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Gauri and Shah Rukh married in 1991 after dating for several years. The couple became parents to son Aryan Khan in 1997, daughter Suhana in 2000 and their youngest son AbRam in 2013. Their daughter Suhana, is all set to make her acting debut with Zoya Akhtar\'s The Archies.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The film will also mark the debut of producer Boney Kapoor and the late actor Sridevi\'s daughter Khushi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan\'s grandson Agastya Nanda. Source:HT</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 18:33:48', '2022-09-14 18:33:48'),
(1620, 1620, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Cancer cases in people under 50 are on dramatic rise around the world, found researchers in a recent study. The cases of early onset cancer seem to be increasing due to factors like alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation, obesity, smoking and consumption of highly processed foods.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The study, published recently in the journal Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology says that the risk of getting early onset cancer is increasing with each generation and will continue to climb in successive generations.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Cancer, one of the leading cause of death worldwide, happens due to modifiable and unmodifiable causes, and making changes in lifestyle could reduce risk of the deadly disease significantly. In fact, the parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare recently recommended in its 139th report to Rajya Sabha that cancer must be made a notifiable disease as to determine the accurate incidence and prevalence of the disease in the country.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Over recent decades, more and more adults under the age of 50 are developing cancer. A recent study revealed that the incidence of early onset cancers (those diagnosed before age 50), including cancers of the breast, colon, esophagus, kidney, liver, and pancreas among others, has dramatically increased around the world.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Colorectal, uterine, thyroid and kidney cancer have all been linked to obesity, which has been increasing in children and young adults,\" says Dr G. Vamshi Krishna Reddy, Director-Oncology Services, Consultant Medical Oncologist &amp; Hemato Oncologist, Yashoda hospitals Hyderabad.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Early life exposome, which encompasses one\'s diet, lifestyle, weight, environmental exposures, and microbiome, has changed substantially in the last several decades. Thus, factors like the westernized diet and lifestyle might contribute to the early-onset cancer epidemic,\" adds Dr Reddy.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"If we try to divide the causes or the risk factors of cancer it can be broadly classified as modifiable and non-modifiable causes. Modifiable causes include- sedentary lifestyle, tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, obesity, dietary food, stress, absence of exercise, occupational hazards etc. and the non-modifiable factors usually are the genetic factors in which the genetic makeup of the cell is at fault and is transferred through genes from one generation to other (hereditary cancers) and the non-hereditary cancer which are due to sporadic changes in the cell line like exposure to UV light, ionizing radiation etc,\" says Dr Sunny Jain, HOD &amp; Sr. Consultant Oncology, Marengo QRG hospital, Faridabad.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Alcohol consumption is primarily linked to oesophageal and oral cancer, and even moderate intake is associated with an increased risk of breast and colorectal cancer.(AFP/Istock)</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">CAUSES OF CANCER IN YOUNG</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">1. SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Inactivity and obesity lead to close to 20 lakh deaths each year due to major chronic diseases, including type II diabetes, osteoporosis, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Cancers of the colon and breast have been linked to obesity, making physical activity a very important modification for cancer prevention.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">CANCERS DUE TO OBESITY</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Obesity is also related to cancer of endometrial, renal, and oesophageal cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has proposed recommendations for public health action on managing obesity.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">2. WRONG DIET</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">For many decades we as a clinician and many researches have been trying to identify a diet-cancer connection. Any diet which is rich in fruits and vegetables, high is fibre content, with limited red meat and animal fat, including a daily multivitamin with folate is considered a healthy diet. Research has shown a reduction in chances of prostate cancer in males consuming tomatoes. It is postulated that the carotenoid lycopene is responsible for this protective effect,\" says Dr Jain.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">- Vitamin B - Folate helps in synthesis, methylation, and repair of DNA. Studies have found that as folate intake increases, the risk of adenomatous polyps and decreases the chances of colorectal cancer.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">- Vitamin A and carotenoids have shown to decrease risk of breast cancer, some studies also suggest decrease risk of lung cancer.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">- Alcohol is considered to be independent carcinogen as it acts as solvent (causing carcinogens to penetrate the mucosa), an irritant (causing increased cell turnover), and also may be a transporter (leading carcinogens to the basal layer of the mucosa). Alcohol consumption is primarily linked to oesophageal and oral cancer, and even moderate intake is associated with an increased risk of breast and colorectal cancer.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">CUTTING CANCER RISK</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">While one cannot make sure to not get cancer, making healthy lifestyle changes does help reduce the risk.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dr G. Vamshi Krishna Reddy suggests tips to prevent cancer:</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Say no to smoking</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Not smoking is the best thing you can do to reduce your risk of cancer. Harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke affect the entire body, not just our lungs. If you smoke, the best thing you can do for your health is quit.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Keep a healthy weight</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Keeping a healthy weight has lots of health benefits, including reducing the risk of cancer.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Have a healthy balanced diet</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Having healthy food and drink can reduce your risk of cancer. Aim to have plenty of fruit and vegetables, wholegrain foods high in fibre and healthy proteins. Cut down on processed and red meat, alcohol and high calorie foods and drinks.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Avoid alcohol</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Cut back on alcohol as it reduces your risk of 7 types of cancer. It doesn\'t matter what type it is - all alcohol can cause damage. Whatever your drinking habits, drinking less alcohol will improve your health.</span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Cancers on the rise in younger adults that are linked to obesity:</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Kidney Cancer</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Pancreatic cancer</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Gall bladder cancer</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Uterine cancer</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Colon and rectal cancer</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">• Multiple myeloma</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Cancer rates are rising among young adults, it is suggested to adopt healthy lifestyle and attention must be paid to symptoms and comprehensive family histories should be taken into account so earlier screenings can be offered,\" concludes Dr Reddy. Source: HT</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 19:00:34', '2022-09-14 19:00:34'),
(1621, 1621, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Principal Jamal Hossain Thandu murder case sentenced 2 people to death.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Judge Begum Shahana Haque Siddika of Special District and Sessions Judge Court of Tangail announced the verdict on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court also fined them TK 50,000 each.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The convicts are Minhazur Rahman Mintu, son of late Hasan Ali of Fulbagh Gobarchaka village of Sakhipur upazila and Abdul Malek Shukur, son of Suryad Ali of the same village, remained fugitive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court also acquitted three others accused as the allegation brought against them could not be proved.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Confirming the matter, Mohammad Mohsin Sikder, a lawyer for the state, said the convicts hacked the principal to death while Jamal Hossain Thandu was going to home from Palashtali School in Sakhipur under the leadership of Minhazur Rahman Mintu over previous enmity on October 20, 2011.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Jamal Hossain\'s wife Parveen Begum filed a murder case at Sakhipur Police Station as the plaintiff.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 19:36:45', '2022-09-14 19:36:45'),
(1622, 1622, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday re-emphasised to put consentration on  research in the country\'s medical sector, saying excellence is not achieved without research.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Research in our health sector is so far insufficient ... excellence is not achieved without research,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier made these remarks at the opening ceremony of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Super Specialized Hospital held at the BSMMU.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She joined the function virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban in the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier urged the country\'s specialist physicians to spend more time on research alongside attending patients as research is very much urgent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Expressing gratitude to BSMMU for their existing research works, Sheikh Hasina said, \"BSMMU has to continue their endeavor in developing its education, research and medical activities.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also called upon all to pay more attention to research to attain excellence in this field.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She appreciated BSMMU\'s own initiative for the appointment of Professor Emeritus to improve the quality of health education and research as well.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prime minister urged all of the BSMMU\'s faculties and researchers to uplift the overall activities of the university to international standards with their wisdom and talent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque in the chair, BSMMU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed delivered the welcome address.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Medical Education and Family Welfare Division secretary Md. Saiful Hassan Badal and South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun also spoke.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the outset of the function, a documentary on the super specialized hospital was screened.  BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 19:54:56', '2022-09-15 03:01:08'),
(1623, 1623, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called for cuts to electricity use across the 27 states and windfall taxes on energy firms to tackle high prices.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>She told the European Parliament that gas and electricity prices had reached record levels and hit all-time highs after Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>She called for electricity consumption to be cut at peak hours by at least 5%.</div><div><br></div><div>But plans for a cap on the price of natural gas, a key Russian export to the EU, were put on the backburner.</div><div><br></div><div>The plan outlined in Strasbourg targets \"excess revenues\" with proposals to skim the profits of low-carbon electricity producers and implement a de facto windfall tax on the oil, gas and coal sectors.</div><div><br></div><div>The money raised, estimated to be €140bn (£121bn; $141bn), would go to families and businesses. Source: BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 20:49:39', '2022-09-14 20:49:39'),
(1624, 1624, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two Palestinian men and one Israeli soldier have been killed during an exchange of fire in the northern occupied West Bank near the city of Jenin.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Palestinian men were identified on Wednesday as Ahmad Ayman Abed, 23, and Abdul Rahman Hani Abed, 22.</div><div><br></div><div>The Israeli soldier has not been named.</div><div><br></div><div>The two men were from the village of Kufr Dan on the western outskirts of Jenin and had reportedly engaged in armed clashes with Israeli forces at the Jalama (Gilboa) military checkpoint north of the city in the early hours of Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>The Israeli army said it had been carrying out “a suspect arrest procedure, during which the suspects shot at the fighters”.</div><div><br></div><div>“[A major] was killed overnight during operational activity adjacent to the Gilboa Crossing during an exchange of fire,” the army added.</div><div><br></div><div>The Fatah movement identified the two Palestinian men as being members of its armed wing, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. One of the men worked as a Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence officer.</div><div><br></div><div>Their bodies continue to be held by the Israeli army.</div><div><br></div><div>Israeli forces have stepped up operations ahead of the UEFA Champions League football game between French club Paris Saint Germain and Maccabi Haifa, which will take place less than 70 kilometres (45 miles) away from Jenin.</div><div><br></div><div>Israeli forces have been conducting nightly raids and killings in the northern occupied West Bank, mainly in Jenin and Nablus, where Palestinian armed resistance is becoming more organised and new groups of fighters have been formed.</div><div><br></div><div>The Jenin Brigades, a group that has been active over the past year in the city, said in a statement the two men were fighters who were killed after engaging in “intense armed clashes with occupation forces”.</div><div><br></div><div>As part of a campaign Israel calls “Break the Wave”, which was launched in March following a string of attacks by Palestinians that killed 19 people in Israel, the army has been carrying out nightly incursions, targeted assassinations and mass arrests in the occupied West Bank.</div><div><br></div><div>Including Wednesday’s deaths, the Palestinian health ministry said the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the occupied territories since the start of the year now stands at 148, including 97 in the West Bank and 51 in the besieged Gaza Strip.</div><div><br></div><div>More than 30 of those killed were either from Jenin or were killed in the Jenin region. Source: Al Jazeera&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 22:39:59', '2022-09-14 22:39:59'),
(1625, 1625, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Eleven people, including four women, died and 29 more were injured when an overcrowded mini-bus plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir\'s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The bus was on its way to Poonch from Gali Maidan when it met with the accident near Brari Nallah in the border belt of Sawjian around 8.30 am, they said.</div><div><br></div><div>The officials said a joint rescue operation by the Army, police, and local villagers was immediately launched.</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and several leaders from the Valley expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident.</div><div><br></div><div>The officials said nine passengers were found dead on the spot, while two more succumbed to injuries at a hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>The condition of nine of the 29 injured is critical, and six of them were airlifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu for specialised treatment, they said.</div><div><br></div><div>The bus rolled down more than 250 feet into the gorge and hit the hard ground strewn with boulders, the officials said, adding that the vehicle, also carrying students headed for schools, was completely damaged.</div><div><br></div><div>Ten of those who died have been identified as Bashir Ahmad Lone (40), his daughter Nazima Akhter (20), Shaida Akhter (32), Razia Akhter (18), Zarina Begum (40), Mahroof Ahmad (14), Mohd Hussain (65), Imran Ahmad (6), Abdul Kareen (70) and Abdul Qayoom (40).</div><div><br></div><div>Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief over the loss of lives and announced ₹ 5 lakh financial assistance for the family members of those who died.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Saddened by loss of lives due to a road accident in Sawjian, Poonch. Condolences to bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. ₹ 5 lakh would be given to the next of kin of the deceased. Directed police and civil authorities to provide best possible treatment to the injured,\" he tweeted.</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Sinha also visited the district hospital in Jammu to enquire about the health of those injured and announced ₹ 1 lakh aid for the seriously injured victims.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Visited District Hospital, Poonch to enquire about health of civilians who were injured in tragic road accident today. Met the relatives &amp; doctors treating injured. 6 seriously injured have been airlifted to Jammu for treatment. ₹ 1 Lakh would be given to those seriously injured,\" he tweeted.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, a group of people staged a protest against the district administration over its failure to check frequent road accidents and put in place a well-equipped trauma centre.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have to shift critically injured accident victims to Jammu, as a result of which many of them lost their lives,\" a protester claimed.</div><div><br></div><div>PM Modi also announced financial aid of ₹ 2 lakh from the Prime Minister\'s National Relief Fund for the family members of each of the victims who died and ₹ 50,000 for those injured.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The loss of lives due to an accident in Poonch is saddening. My thoughts are with all those who lost their loved ones. Wishing the injured a speedy recovery. ₹ 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased and ₹ 50,000 would be given to the injured,\" he said in a tweet.</div><div><br></div><div>President Murmu said, \"The loss of lives in a tragic road accident in Sawjian, Poonch is deeply distressing. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families. I wish speedy recovery of the injured.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Dhankhar tweeted: \"Pained to learn about the loss of lives in a bus accident in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.\"</div><div><br></div><div>National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said, \"Very sorry to hear about the tragic loss of lives in a bus accident in Poonch. May the souls of the departed rest in peace &amp; may the injured make a swift recovery,\" reports NDTV.</div><div><br></div><div>PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti expressed shock over the accident. \"Deepest condolences to the grieving families &amp; prayers for the injured,\" she tweeted.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-14 23:47:04', '2022-09-14 23:47:04'),
(1626, 1626, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh women\'s football team\'s forward Sirat Jahan Shopna said now their main focus is on the semifinal match against Bhutan.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh who earlier emerged as group A champions after beating India by 3-0 goals in the group phase match, will now play the first semifinal against group B runners-up Bhutan scheduled to be held on Friday (Sept 16) at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Actually now our main target is semifinal....we have always said that we want to play the final of the tournament .... there is no scope to underestimate our opponents Bhutan who have reached this stage proving their worth .... in fact we want to leave the field with victory against Bhutan, keeping the consistency of the games we played in the tournament,\" Shopna said to the pressmen after the team\'s practice session was held today (Wednesday) at Army Headquarters ground.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It\'s a big achievement to win against India ... they (India) are the strong team and five times champions of the SAFF Championship ... so the joy of winning against India cannot be expressed in a word,\" Shopna said to a questioner when she was asked how she feels after her team registered a historic victory against India.</div><div><br></div><div>Defender Sheuli Azim also echoed the same statement by saying that: \"We\'re now totally focusing on the semifinal match against Bhutan ......... the semifinal match is very important for us to go to the final because Bhutan is a strong team and they have reached at this stage by proving their worth ... so there is no reason to underestimate Bhutan team ..... we\'ll take to the field for the victory.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Team\'s manager Amirul Islam Babu said the girls have already celebrated victory after beating India and now their main focus is on the semifinal, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>He said they are not taking Bhutan lightly because Bhutan is a strong team. He also urged his girls to carry the same performance in the semifinal they showed against India match.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 00:20:33', '2022-09-15 00:20:33'),
(1627, 1627, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">China\'s President Xi Jinping arrived in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan Wednesday in the Chinese leader\'s first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Xi, during his three-day visit to Central Asia, is scheduled to attend a summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Uzbekistan, where he is expected to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.</div><div><br></div><div>Their highly-anticipated meeting comes as Russia is suffering serious setbacks in Ukraine, but China has stood firm in its support of President Vladimir Putin and a \"no limits\" friendship.</div><div>The Chinese leader\'s plane touched down in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan around 0830 GMT, and he was greeted on the red-carpeted runway by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.</div><div><br></div><div>Both leaders and their respective delegations -- as well as the guard of honour that met Xi on arrival -- were wearing masks.</div><div><br></div><div>Xi, in an article for Chinese state media ahead of the trip, said Beijing was prepared to work with Kazakhstan to \"deepen cooperation in law enforcement, security and defence\".</div><div><br></div><div>He said also China wanted to work with Kazakhstan on drug trafficking and transnational organised crime as well as what China calls the \"three evils\".</div><div><br></div><div>China\'s government has previously used the term \"three evils\" -- defined as terrorism, separatism and religious extremism -- to refer to its crackdown in its far western region of Xinjiang, which borders Kazakhstan.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Mutual respect, fairness\' -</div><div>Beijing stands accused of detaining over one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang -- including some Kazakhs -- under a years-long security campaign that the United States and some lawmakers in other Western countries have labelled a \"genocide\".</div><div><br></div><div>China vociferously denies the allegations, saying its actions are aimed at combating terrorism.</div><div><br></div><div>The highlight of Xi\'s trip however was expected later in Uzbekistan, where he is due to meet with Putin, Tokayev and leaders from India, Pakistan and three more ex-Soviet Central Asian countries.</div><div><br></div><div>The SCO was established in 2001 as a political, economic and security organisation to rival Western institutions.</div><div><br></div><div>Xi wrote ahead of the visit that the group had \"set a fine example of a new type of international relations featuring mutual respect, fairness, justice and win-win cooperation, and proved itself an important and constructive force\".</div><div><br></div><div>Those were comments echoed by the Kremlin\'s foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov who told reporters in Moscow that the SCO members \"stand for a just world order\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"The SCO offers a real alternative to Western-centric organisations,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Ushakov said that among Putin\'s meeting in Samarkand this week, his talks with Xi would be \"of particular importance,\" focusing on the conflict in Ukraine and Russia\'s growing economic ties with China.</div><div><br></div><div>In a separate article for Uzbek media, Xi pledged to \"strengthen security cooperation and resolve risks and challenges\" and said Uzbekistan had a \"unique role to play in resolving the Afghanistan issue\", CCTV reported.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The two sides must take a clear stand against any forces undermining the regional security situation,\" CCTV reported Xi as writing.</div><div><br></div><div>The ex-Soviet Central Asian region is also key to China\'s Belt and Road Initiative, a trillion-dollar push to improve trade links across the globe by building landmark infrastructure. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 00:27:13', '2022-09-15 00:27:13'),
(1628, 1628, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the people of the country will definitely vote for Awami League in the next general election for continuation of the present development spree.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“I firmly believe that people will definitely vote for Awami League if they want the ongoing development trend to continue. And if they don’t want, there is nothing to do. It is their wish,” she said at a press conference on her recent visit to India at her official residence Ganobhaban .</div><div><br></div><div>She said there is nothing wrong with the formation of new political alliances as her party wants participation of all parties in the next general election.</div><div><br></div><div>“We want all to participate in the election. If anyone doesn’t join, it is up to the decision of the respective (political) party. But we can’t halt the constitutional process. The democratic trend in line with the Constitution will continue,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM went to New Delhi on September 5 at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.</div><div><br></div><div>She held bilateral talks with Modi and separately met Indian President Droupadi Murmu and the country’s Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.</div><div><br></div><div>During the visit Dhaka and Delhi signed seven MoUs -- demonstrating cooperation in a number of areas, including water sharing of the Kushiyara River.</div><div><br></div><div>Other MoUs are related to cooperation in the areas of space technology, science and technology, railways, judiciary and broadcasting. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 01:07:10', '2022-09-15 01:07:10'),
(1629, 1629, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Bangladesh Bank has recently organized an awareness workshop for the officials of the Bangladesh Post Office’s mobile financial service Nagad.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>This programme was aimed at providing an overview of the Bangladesh Bank-authorized financial institutions.</div><div><br></div><div>The workshop -- titled ‘Guidelines for Trust Fund Management in Payment and Settlement Services’ was led by Hafia Tazrean, Joint Director of the Bangladesh Bank\'s Payment System Department -- was held at a city hotel.</div><div><br></div><div>Hafia Tazrean and Tanvir A Mishuk, Founder and Managing Director of Nagad Limited, distributed certificates to the participants at the end of the session.</div><div><br></div><div>In addition, Mohammad Aminul Haque, the executive director of Nagad Limited, Sheikh Aminur Rahman, the chief business officer, and Md. Nurul Alam were present from Nagad Limited.</div><div><br></div><div>Postal Attaché of Postal Department Masud Khan and Additional Post Master General Al Mahbub represented the Bangladesh Postal Department during the session, said a press release today.</div><div><br></div><div>Tanvir A Mishuk, Managing Director of Nagad, thanked Bangladesh Bank at the end of the workshop and said, “Nagad always believes in preserving utmost transparency. We are dedicated to adhering to all Bangladesh Bank policies as the regulating authority. With this in mind, we attended the programme to gain more knowledge about Trust Fund.”</div><div><br></div><div>The session was conducted to provide information about the financial institutions approved by the Bangladesh Bank.</div><div><br></div><div>This workshop was attended by 50 employees selected by Nagad. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 01:53:31', '2022-09-15 01:53:31'),
(1630, 1630, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi underscored the need for taking time-befitting steps to make business easier and faster for building a developed country by 2041.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Bangladesh is moving forward in a planned way to become a developed country by 2041. To achieve this goal, we need to grow at the rate of 8 to 10 percent. For this, along with the production of products and services, their quality should be improved,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister said this while presiding over the 6th meeting of the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) at a hotel in the city, said a press release.</div><div><br></div><div>Senior Secretary of the Commerce Ministry Tapan Kanti Ghosh virtually joined the meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>In his speech, Tipu Munshi said, \"We have already graduated from the least developed countries (LDCs) to developing countries. We have to face several challenges in the competitive world trade from 2026.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Among others, Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Sharifa Khan and Bangladesh National Trade and Tariff Commission Chairman (Secretary) Mahfuza Akter were present on the occasion. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 02:13:19', '2022-09-15 02:13:19'),
(1631, 1631, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">King Charles, his sons Princes William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession taking Queen Elizabeth’s coffin as the late monarch made her final journey from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Huge crowds gathered in central London to witness the queen being taken from the palace to parliament as artillery guns fired salutes and Big Ben tolled, the latest in a series of poignant ceremonies as the nation mourns the queen who died last week aged 96 after seven decades on the throne.</div><div><br></div><div>Lying on a gun carriage, covered by the Royal Standard flag and with the Imperial State Crown placed on a cushion on top alongside a wreath of flowers, the coffin bearing Elizabeth’s body was taken in a slow, somber procession from her London home to Westminster Hall. There it will lie in state for four days.</div><div><br></div><div>Walking directly behind were Charles and his siblings, Anne, Andrew and Edward.</div><div><br></div><div>In a group that followed were Charles’s sons Princes William and Harry, a doleful scene reminiscent of when, as boys 25 years ago, they followed the casket of their mother Princess Diana when it was taken on a similar procession through central London.</div><div><br></div><div>It was also a symbolic show of unity as William, 40, now the Prince of Wales, and Harry, 37, the Duke of Sussex, are now said to be barely be on speaking terms after a bitter falling out in the last couple of years.</div><div><br></div><div>“It was very moving, seeing the family. It was a powerful show of unity,” said Jenny Frame, 54, who waited for more than four hours to see the procession. “I think it’s the very best of British and ... very fitting for her.”</div><div><br></div><div>A military band playing funeral marches and soldiers in scarlet uniforms led the cortege, with the gun carriage drawn by the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, as it moved slowly through central London, where many roads were closed to traffic.</div><div><br></div><div>Guns fired every minute at Hyde Park, while parliament’s famous Big Ben bell also rang at 60-second intervals. The crowds stood in a hushed silence as they watched the procession but then broke into spontaneous applause when it passed. Some threw flowers.</div><div><br></div><div>Other senior royals including Charles’ wife Camilla, now the Queen Consort, Kate, William’s wife and now Princess of Wales, and Harry’s wife, Meghan, traveled by car. Source: Reuters </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 03:08:03', '2022-09-15 03:08:21'),
(1632, 1632, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The next general election will be held by January 29, 2024 using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in 150 constituencies out of 300 across the country, according to a roadmap published by the Election Commission.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>This was revealed at a function held at the auditorium of the Nirbachan Bhaban on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"17 parties out of 29 ones who participated in the recent dialogue gave their opinion in favour of using  of EVM while 12 of them voted against it. The Commission thinks that it will be rational to use EVM as most of the political parties want it. The use of EVM in 150 constituencies will be rational for balancing the opinion of all parties, \"said Election Commissioner Md Ahsan Habib.</div><div><br></div><div>He delivered the keynote speech as the chief guest in the absence of the CEC.</div><div><br></div><div>Ahsan also said the election has to be held by January 24,2024 as per the constitution.</div><div><br></div><div>Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal could not attend the event due to illness but four other Election Commissioners along with senior EC officials were present.</div><div><br></div><div>The roadmap includes the challenges of holding a fair election,  what the EC should do to deal with those, review the activities of the political parties, increasing the use of  technology in election.</div><div><br></div><div>The EC said that no one has been able to provide proof of EVM rigging in all the elections that have taken place so far.</div><div><br></div><div>Setting parliamentary constituencies boundaries :</div><div>The roadmap says that a new policy will be made in January, 2023 to redefine the boundaries of the parliamentary constituencies. On the basis of which the Geographical Information System will be discussed with the relevant institutions and experts and the draft of the constituencies will be published in March, 2023. The revised delimitation of 300 constituencies will be gazetted in June after objections to the draft are settled in May.</div><div><br></div><div>Voter list:</div><div><br></div><div>The action plan informs that udates are currently in progress. The updated list will be released on March 2, 2023. With the announcement of the parliamentary election schedule, the voter list of 300 constituencies will be published.</div><div><br></div><div>Polling station:</div><div><br></div><div>The Election Commission plans to set up 42,000 polling stations. In this case, the work will be undertaken in June, 2023.</div><div><br></div><div>The draft will be published in July, and the objections will be settled on the draft in August. After that, the Election Commission will publish the gazette of the polling stations 25 days before the polling.</div><div><br></div><div>Inspection of parties</div><div><br></div><div>The process of reviewing the activities of the registered political parties will begin this September. In this case, after reviewing all the information, the Election Commission will decide which parties’ registration will be maintained in May, 2023. The final list of registered parties will be published in June of the same year. Before this, registration of new parties will be announced in May. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 03:19:20', '2022-09-16 00:25:20');
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(1633, 1633, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the people of both countries will be benefited from the cooperation in all the areas identified during her India visit and the decisions taken to solve the existing bilateral problems.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“I think that my visit, after a long break of three years due to the Covid pandemic, has opened a new horizon in Bangladesh-India relations. All aspects of Bangladesh-India relations were discussed during my visit,” said the Prime Minister in her written speech ahead of the question-answer session at her post-India visit press conference today.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said both the counties highlighted sincerity and pledge to continue cooperation between the two countries on the basis of equality and respect as good neighbours.</div><div><br></div><div>She said Teesta water sharing, cessation of border killings, trade expansion, withdrawal of anti-dumping duty on Bangladesh jute products, repatriation of the Rohingyas, import of electricity from Nepal and Bhutan via India, were discussed.</div><div><br></div><div>“After all, in the changed world situation, this visit would accelerate both the countries to move forward together in a new way. I firmly believe that this cooperation will continue for the welfare of the people of both countries and the South Asia, including Bangladesh and India, will become a prosperous region soon,” added the Prime Minister.</div><div><br></div><div>She said the people of both countries will be benefited from the cooperation in all the areas identified during this visit and the decisions taken to solve the existing problems.</div><div><br></div><div>During the visit, the sides signed seven Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) including withdrawal of 153 cusec of water from Kushiara river to Bangladesh under Surma-Kushiara project, Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), she said, adding that MoUs were also signed between India and Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), MoU between the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal, India and the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, MoU between the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India and the Ministry of Railways, Government of Bangladesh on Training of Bangladesh Railway Personnel in India, MoU between the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India and the Ministry of Railways, Government of Bangladesh on Collaboration in IT systems such as FOIS and other IT Applications for Bangladesh Railway,&nbsp; between the Indian state-run television ‘Prasar Bharti’ and Bangladesh Television (BTV) on Cooperation in Broadcasting and MoU on Cooperation in the Areas of Space Technology between BTCL and NSIL.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said as per the MoU, Bangladesh will receive 153 cusecs of water under the Surma-Kushiara project from the common river Kushiara and as a result, 5,000 hectares of land will get irrigation facilities through Rahimpur Link Canal.</div><div><br></div><div>Apart from this, the premier said, an agreement has been made on cooperation in the fields of environment, climate change, cyber security, space technology, green economy, cultural and people-to-people communication, she added.</div><div><br></div><div>“We agreed to complete the construction work of the second gate proposed by India at the Petrapol- Benapole border as soon as possible to expand trade. A delegation from Bangladesh will soon visit India to participate in the start-up fair,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>In this context, she said some more MoUs are under discussion in the IT sector, which we expect to be finalised soon. If these MoUs are signed, I think Bangladesh will march forward another step towards achieving \"Digital Bangladesh\".</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister highlighted some information about the energy cooperation between India and Bangladesh and said that&nbsp; fuel (diesel) from Numaligarh Refinery Limited located in Siliguri, India, to Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh will be imported through a pipeline. A MoU was signed between Bangladesh and India on April 9, 2018 under the \"India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Construction Project\", she added.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“Under this project, a total of 131.57 km (126.57 km in the Bangladesh part and 5 km in the Indian part) pipeline is being constructed with the finance of the Government of India. Out of the 126.50 km of pipelines in the Bangladesh part, 125 km pipeline has been completed,” she said, adding that due to construction of the pipeline, fuel transportation cost will be saved and diesel could be imported from India easily and quickly.</div><div><br></div><div>She said at present, 60,000-80,000 metric tonnes of diesel is imported from India annually through Railway Wagon and once the construction of the pipeline is completed, it will be possible to import about 10 lakh metric tonnes of diesel from India annually.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, the storage capacity in Parbatipur is 15,000 metric tonnes and under the ongoing project, the storage capacity will increase by 28,800 metric tonnes, she said, adding that on August 28, 2022 India\'s state-owned company has been enlisted as a supplier of fuel oil on G-to-G basis with an aim to diversify the import source of fuel.</div><div><br></div><div>About LNG import, the premier said&nbsp; considering the huge gas demand in the South-Western part of the country, particularly in Khulna area, the government is considering importing Regasified LNG (RLNG) from India to Bangladesh through a cross-border pipeline and to this end, against the proposals of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and H-Energy, Patrobangla signed respective Non-binding MoU with both the agencies.</div><div><br></div><div>At present, works continue to prepare Gas Supply Agreement (GSA) on RLNG import to be signed between Patrobangla and both the institutions.</div><div><br></div><div>About offshore gas exploration, she said for shallow sea blocks SS-04 and SS-09, Patrobangla has two Production Supply Contracts (PSC) with ONGC Videsh Limited I Oil India Limited and under those, two exploratory wells are being drilled in both the blocks (Titli-1 and Maitri-1).</div><div><br></div><div>During the visit, the premier met the newly appointed President of India Mrs Draupadi Murmu and the Indian President put emphasis on&nbsp; &nbsp;further strengthening the relations between the two countries. Besides, the Bangladesh premier met the newly appointed Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar.</div><div><br></div><div>During the visit Indian Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar met Bangladesh Prime Minister where the Indian Foreign Minister expressed that cooperation should be increased between the two countries to address future crises in context of the COVID-19 pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>North Eastern Development Minister of India G Kishan Reddy also met Bangladesh premier and stressed trade, people-to-people contacts and connectivity between India\'s northeast region and Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>A business event was held with the business representatives from Bangladesh and India.</div><div><br></div><div>Through the business event, the image of Bangladesh\'s business-friendly environment was presented to Indian businessmen and they were invited to invest in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh Prime Minister distributed “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Student Scholarship” among the family members of the Indian soldiers who were martyred or injured in the Great Liberation War of Bangladesh. Scholarships were awarded at two levels – Higher Secondary and Graduate/Post Graduate. Through the scholarship, the great sacrifice of Indian soldiers in the Great Liberation War of Bangladesh was remembered with due respect. This would strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries.</div><div><br></div><div>During the visit, Sheikh Hasina visited the Dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia in Delhi and the Dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Gharibea Nawaz Moinuddin Chisti (RA) in Ajmer, and prayed to the great Rabbul Alameen&nbsp; for the welfare of the country and nation.</div><div><br></div><div>“India is our closest neighbour and friendly country. Our relationship with India is historic. Our relations have been deepened due to similarities of language and culture. Apart from this, the support during the Liberation War and cooperation after the independence have reached this friendship at a special level,” the Prime Minister concluded. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 03:23:30', '2022-09-15 03:23:30'),
(1634, 1634, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Armenia said Wednesday that Azerbaijan\'s forces were occupying 10 square kilometres (almost four square miles) of its territory after the worst clashes in years broke out between the historic rivals, leaving dozens dead.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"The enemy occupied 40 square kilometres of Armenian land last May and has occupied 10 square kilometres more now,\" Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told lawmakers, demanding that Azerbaijan\'s forces \"leave our territories\". - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 03:30:32', '2022-09-15 03:30:32'),
(1635, 1635, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP vice chairman and Veteran politician Shah Moazzem Hossain died today (September 14, 2022) at his residence. He was 83.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Shah Moazzem died of old aged complications at his Gulshan residence at 9:30 pm, said Syrul Kabir Khan, an official of BNP\'s media wing.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Moazzem left behind a son and a daughter to mourn his death.</div></div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 03:49:05', '2022-09-15 03:49:05'),
(1636, 1636, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Visiting French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told India\'s top leadership that president Emmanuel Macron has told her to offer a “no-limits” partnership to India, with full operational cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and a comprehensive partnership in defence and security relations, people familiar with the matter said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With both having shared aspirations of strategic autonomy, India and France have decided to hold separate trilateral ministerial meetings with Australia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA session in the coming week as part of their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, the people added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Colonna met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval with the two countries discussing the Ukraine war and deciding that a diplomatic solution was the only way out of the protracted conflict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since Russian President Vladimir Putin has regular telephone conversations with President Macron and PM Modi, the two sides decided to use their good offices to bring the war to an end by pushing for a diplomatic solution. The visiting foreign minister also discussed with her counterpart the way to mitigate adverse effects of the Ukraine war particularly on global food and energy security.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Colonna’s focus was the cementing of diplomatic and political ties with India, she made it clear that France is not looking for defence contracts but defence partnership with India with 100% transfer of technology, joint ventures to manufacture full spectrum hardware, and export to other countries, the people cited above said. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">France has already offered joint development and manufacture of Safran aircraft engines, AIP submarines and is also willing to help India with the construction of nuclear powered conventionally armed submarines.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While EAM Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval shared their assessment of the neighbourhood with Colonna, particularly focusing on China and the Af-Pak region, the two sides also had intensive discussions on the Indo-Pacific with both countries committing to safeguard each other’s interest and also provide assistance to other countries, from the South West Indian Ocean to the far Pacific. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two countries are also looking for trilateral relationships with south east Asian countries to consolidate their convergence in the Indo-Pacific.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Terrorism emnating from Af-Pak region also figured in the conversations with France offering full support to India in getting Pak based terrorists sanctioned by the UNSC 1267 committee, the people added. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 13:20:00', '2022-09-15 18:12:20'),
(1637, 1637, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pakistani health official are warning of a looming health crisis in the country after devastating recent floods.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Thirty-three million people have been affected by the flooding, which has left nearly 1,500 dead since the middle of June.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As rescue and evacuation efforts continue in parts of the country, health experts are reporting a surge in dengue, malaria and severe gastric infections.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Many displaced people are living near stagnant water. Dengue fever is already claiming lives and cases are increasing by the day.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">About 3,830 cases of dengue fever have been reported by health officials in southern Sindh province, with at least nine deaths, but there are concerns this may be a conservative estimate.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Overall the situation in Sindh is very bad, we are organising medical camps all over the province. Most of the cases we are seeing now are of dengue patients followed closely by malaria,\" Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro, secretary general of the Pakistan Medical Association, told the BBC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The dengue burden is the same all over the province and it\'s increasing daily. When we checked with the laboratories, the suspected cases are around 80% of tests being done.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Shoro, who has been treating scores of dengue patients at Agha Khan hospital in Karachi, fears the situation is only going to worsen in the coming weeks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\'s been more than two months since the floods began and yet across Pakistan, thousands of villages are still submerged, leaving countless families displaced.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With roads in many remote communities still unusable because of water damage, some communities are forced to rely on mobile vans for their health care, but those are few and far between.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Muna Sajjad has brought her one-year-old, Sakina, to a mobile clinic near Sehwan in Sindh province, hoping she will finally get medical care.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sakina has been unwell for some days with a gastric infection. Her mother holds her tightly to her chest to try to settle her, but Sakina won\'t stop crying - she is dehydrated, vomiting and in pain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Two of my children are unwell, I don\'t have any money to care for them, I lost everything in the floods,\" says Muna. \"If I had not made it to the clinic, I\'m sure Sakina would have died. We have no food to even feed ourselves and our sick children.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inside the packed van, there are sick children and adults everywhere and not enough hands to care for them. Doctors tell us they are overstretched. Source: 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, '2022-09-15 13:39:57', '2022-09-15 18:30:49'),
(1638, 1638, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s recent India visit as \"extremely successful\" with \"very strong deliverables\" on all areas of important cooperation from trade, connectivity to water sharing.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"So our goal essentially was to ensure that the relationship goes forward with more trade, more cooperation,\" he told reporters during an interaction at Old India House on Wednesday evening, reports UNB.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doraiswami particularly highlighted few of the deliverables, one being the MoU on water sharing of the Kushiyara River, the first water sharing agreement that the two countries had since the Ganges water sharing treaty in 1996.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second thing is the announcement by the two leaders of a decision to start negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Third, I think the sense of focus on transport and connectivity was very strong. A very good package was negotiated and finalized in terms of railway connectivity in particular,\" Doraiswami said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The envoy said they intended to invite Bangladesh to be one of the guests at the G20 Summit, which India will host next September.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"And of course that has now been announced. So as you will understand, it is not just an invitation for the Summit level process. It is an invitation for the totality of the G20 meetings during India\'s chairmanship,\" Doraiswami said, terming it a very big deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Essentially all the guest countries including Bangladesh will have an opportunity to be part of the larger process of negotiating outcomes for the totality of G20.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina, paid a state visit to India from September 5-8 at the invitation of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the visit, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on President of India Droupadi Murmu and Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy called on her.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s programme also includes launching of \"Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Student Scholarship\" for 200 descendants of Indian Armed Forces personnel martyred and critically injured during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also addressed a business event, jointly organized by Indian and Bangladesh business communities on September 7.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both Prime Ministers held a restricted meeting and tête-à-tête followed by delegation level talks on September 6.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations, based on deep historical and fraternal ties and shared values of democracy and pluralism, which is reflected in an all-encompassing bilateral partnership, based on sovereignty, equality, trust and understanding that transcends even a strategic partnership.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s state visit in March 2021 to join the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of the Independence of Bangladesh, the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and India, which was followed by the state visit of the President of India in December 2021, to attend the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of the Victory Day of Bangladesh, as the guest of honour.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 14:00:15', '2022-09-15 14:00:15'),
(1639, 1639, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Eleven people, including four women, died and 29 more were injured when an overcrowded mini-bus plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir\'s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The bus was on its way to Poonch from Gali Maidan when it met with the accident near Brari Nallah in the border belt of Sawjian around 8.30 am, they said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The officials said a joint rescue operation by the Army, police, and local villagers was immediately launched.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and several leaders from the Valley expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The officials said nine passengers were found dead on the spot, while two more succumbed to injuries at a hospital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The condition of nine of the 29 injured is critical, and six of them were airlifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu for specialised treatment, they said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bus rolled down more than 250 feet into the gorge and hit the hard ground strewn with boulders, the officials said, adding that the vehicle, also carrying students headed for schools, was completely damaged.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ten of those who died have been identified as Bashir Ahmad Lone (40), his daughter Nazima Akhter (20), Shaida Akhter (32), Razia Akhter (18), Zarina Begum (40), Mahroof Ahmad (14), Mohd Hussain (65), Imran Ahmad (6), Abdul Kareen (70) and Abdul Qayoom (40).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief over the loss of lives and announced ₹ 5 lakh financial assistance for the family members of those who died.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Saddened by loss of lives due to a road accident in Sawjian, Poonch. Condolences to bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. ₹ 5 lakh would be given to the next of kin of the deceased. Directed police and civil authorities to provide best possible treatment to the injured,\" he tweeted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Sinha also visited the district hospital in Jammu to enquire about the health of those injured and announced ₹ 1 lakh aid for the seriously injured victims.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Visited District Hospital, Poonch to enquire about health of civilians who were injured in tragic road accident today. Met the relatives & doctors treating injured. 6 seriously injured have been airlifted to Jammu for treatment. ₹ 1 Lakh would be given to those seriously injured,\" he tweeted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, a group of people staged a protest against the district administration over its failure to check frequent road accidents and put in place a well-equipped trauma centre.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have to shift critically injured accident victims to Jammu, as a result of which many of them lost their lives,\" a protester claimed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PM Modi also announced financial aid of ₹ 2 lakh from the Prime Minister\'s National Relief Fund for the family members of each of the victims who died and ₹ 50,000 for those injured.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The loss of lives due to an accident in Poonch is saddening. My thoughts are with all those who lost their loved ones. Wishing the injured a speedy recovery. ₹ 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased and ₹ 50,000 would be given to the injured,\" he said in a tweet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Murmu said, \"The loss of lives in a tragic road accident in Sawjian, Poonch is deeply distressing. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families. I wish speedy recovery of the injured.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Dhankhar tweeted: \"Pained to learn about the loss of lives in a bus accident in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said, \"Very sorry to hear about the tragic loss of lives in a bus accident in Poonch. May the souls of the departed rest in peace & may the injured make a swift recovery.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti expressed shock over the accident. \"Deepest condolences to the grieving families & prayers for the injured,\" she tweeted. Source NDTV</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 14:48:39', '2022-09-15 22:08:22'),
(1640, 1640, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Erling Haaland\'s stunning acrobatic finish to beat his old club Borussia Dortmund 2-1 sparked comparisons from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with his mentor Johan Cruyff.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Norwegian had been kept remarkably quiet, but only needed the slightest glimpse of goal to extend his scoring streak to six games as his telescopic left leg prodded home the winner six minutes from time.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Haaland has now scored 13 goals in nine games for City since they met his bargain 60 million euro ($60m, £52m) buyout clause from the German giants.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Everyone knows how important a person Johan Cruyff was in my life. As a person, educator, mentor, everything,\" said Guardiola. \"He scored in Camp Nou an incredible goal against Atletico Madrid (in 1973) that was quite similar. The moment he (Haaland) scored, I thought of Cruyff.\"</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Haaland\'s incredible flexibility despite his giant frame also drew comparisons from Guardiola to another former Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ibrahimovic endured one unhappy season under Guardiola at the Camp Nou, but has used an upbringing in martial arts to devastating effect during his long and storied career.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"I remember my dear friend Ibrahimovic had this ability to put his leg on the roof,\" added Guardiola.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Erling is quite similar. He\'s elastic, flexible and after has the ability to put it in the net. He\'s so big, but has this natural flexibility.\"</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Jude Bellingham had given Dortmund the lead 11 minutes into the second half.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">But a triple substitution awoke City from their slumber and two goals in four minutes turned the game around.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">John Stones\' piledriver from outside the box levelled with the aid of some poor goalkeeping from Alexander Meyer.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Haaland then took centre stage by somehow stretching to meet Joao Cancelo\'s cross and beat Meyer at his near post.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"In the end we showed what we are. This is how we have to play. I\'m proud of the last 20, 25 minutes,\" said Haaland.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Two wonderful goals today -- mine was a bit better, honestly! It was a nice cross from Cancelo and in the end a really important win.\"</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Victory sees City open up a three-point lead at the top of Group G, with Dortmund still in second after FC Copenhagen and Sevilla played out a 0-0 draw in the Danish capital.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">- Bellingham shines –</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bellingham admitted on the eve of the game he had no idea how Haaland can be stopped.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">But the Germans did a good job of suffocating the service to their former star striker as the first 45 minutes passed with barely any goalmouth action to note.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"I think we were brilliant for the majority of the game,\" said Bellingham. \"We gave them little to work with.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Great teams, you give them a yard and they can deliver like that, they can hurt you and that\'s what they did tonight.\"</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bellingham has been strongly linked with a move back to the Premier League with City, Manchester United and Liverpool reportedly interested.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The England international was quick to shut down speculation over his future on Tuesday and may have added a few more millions to his price tag as he timed his run perfectly to head in Reus\' cross.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Guardiola responded immediately with a triple substitution as Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez were called upon to add more guile in the final third.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">When City\'s equaliser did arrive, it came from an unlikely source as Stones blasted home his first Champions League goal since 2017 from outside the box.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Haaland was not to be denied the headlines, though, as Cancelo\'s inventive cross with the outside of his right foot was pounced on by City\'s giant number nine who raised his foot to head height to flick the ball home. Source: AFP</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span></p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 15:31:31', '2022-09-15 15:31:31'),
(1641, 1641, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday announced that she would resign after an unprecedented right-wing and far-right bloc narrowly won Sunday\'s election.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Out of the Swedish parliament\'s 349 seats, the right-wing opposition was set to win 176, thanks in part to a surge by far-right Sweden Democrats (SD), with over 99 percent of districts counted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at a press conference, Andersson, Social Democrats party leader, noted that it was a \"narrow majority, but a majority nonetheless.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"So tomorrow I will hand in my resignation as prime minister, and the responsibility for the continued process will go to the speaker,\" Andersson said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunday\'s elections were so close that tens of thousands of votes from abroad and those cast in advance had to be counted to validate the results.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Making Sweden great again\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Never before has a Swedish government relied on the support of the anti-immigration and nationalist SD, who became the big winners of the vote, by gaining more than three percentage points.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the vast majority of votes counted, the party emerged as Sweden\'s second largest behind the Social Democrats, which have dominated Swedish politics since the 1930s.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the post of prime minister will in all likelihood go to the leader of the Moderate party, Ulf Kristersson, as SD leader Jimmie Akesson is unable to unite all four parties to head the government.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I now begin the work of forming a new and strong government,\" Kristersson said in a video posted to Facebook.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kristersson, a former gymnast, led a major U-turn for his party when initiating exploratory talks in 2019 with the Sweden Democrats and then deepening their cooperation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Christian Democrats, and to a lesser extent the Liberals, later followed suit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time the thorny question remains of whether the far-right would be given cabinet posts, which Akesson said late on Sunday was their \"goal\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a post to Facebook on Wednesday, Akesson thanked \"friends of Sweden\" around the country, and noted that negotiating a new government was \"a process that will take the time it needs\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Now the work begins of making Sweden great again,\" the party leader said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The head of Italy\'s anti-immigrant League, Matteo Salvini, hailed the party\'s success.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Even in beautiful and democratic Sweden, the left is defeated and sent home,\" Salvini said in a statement on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sweden Democrats rose up out of neo-Nazi groups and the \"Keep Sweden Swedish\" movement in the early 1990s, entering parliament in 2010 with 5.7 percent of votes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Difficult situation -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Long shunned as \"pariahs\" on the political scene, the party has registered strong growth in each subsequent election as it made efforts to clean up its image.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its hardline stance on soaring gang shootings and integration set the tone in this year\'s election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The narrow majority also means a right-wing government\'s hold on power would be very fragile, with the four parties fiercely opposed on a number of issues, especially the Liberals and Sweden Democrats.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This is a difficult parliamentary situation,\" Gothenburg University political scientist Mikael Gilljam told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"And then you have parties that don\'t like each other, the Sweden Democrats and the Liberals\" in the same right-wing bloc, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In such a situation, a few disgruntled MPs could end up flipping the balance of power, and support for SD has been a divisive issue among parties and voters alike.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s scary, it\'s strange... We\'re seeing an idiocracy winning more and more ground,\" 39-year-old art curator Anna Senno told AFP in Stockholm shortly after Andersson\'s announcement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Behind the SD with 73 seats, 11 more than in the last elections in 2018, the Moderates have 68 seats (-2), while the Christian Democrats have 19 (-3) and the Liberals 16 (-4).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the left, the Social Democrats climbed to 107 seats (+7) after getting 30.3 percent of the vote, ahead of the Left and Centre party (24 seats each) and the Green Party (18).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Formally, the process of political changeover can only start after Andersson\'s resignation on Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then the speaker of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament, can give Kristersson the task of forming a majority between the four parties, opening a period of negotiations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The election of the new head of government cannot take place before September 27 at the earliest, when parliament re-opens. 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(1642, 1642, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Thursday morning for an official tour to the United Kingdom and the United States to join the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members departed the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 10.35am.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The flight is scheduled to reach London Stansted International Airport at 16.45 hours where she will be received by High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the second day, on September 16, Secretary General of Commonwealth Patricia Scotland will pay a courtesy call on her at place of residence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK, Minister for South Asia, North Africa, the United Nations and the Commonwealth at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will also pay a courtesy call on her at place of residence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 17, Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party will pay a call on her at place of residence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, the Premier will attend the reception programme for the Head of the States/Head of the Governments hosted by the King of the UK at Buckingham Palace on September 18.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 19, she will attend the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the evening, the Prime Minister is scheduled to depart London for New York by the Special Flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She will be received by Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States Muhammad Imran and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Muhammad Abdul Muhith when she will reach the JFK International Airport.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 20, Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to attend a reception meeting hosted by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and join the inaugural ceremony of 77th session of UNGA. She will have bilateral meetings with Filippo Grandi of UNHCR and Slovenian President Borut Pahor. She will also join the UNGA Platform of Women Leaders.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the end of the day, she will attend the reception of US President Joe Biden.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, she will join a high-level side event on sustainable housing co-hosted by Bangladesh, Botswana, Slovak Republic and UN Habitat on September 21.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the same day, she will have a bilateral meeting with WEF Executive Director Professor Schwab Klaus and join the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) Champions\' Meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the afternoon, the Prime Minister will visit the photo exhibition on the Padma Bridge at UNHQs followed by bilateral meeting with Kosovo President Dr Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso Mendoza and Rabab Fatima, USG OHRLSS.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister will start September 22 through a breakfast meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) followed by a courtesy call on by IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino. She will also join a high level policy roundtable with the US Bangladesh business council.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, she will have bilateral meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and ICC Prosecutors Nick Klegg and Karim Khan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 23, the Prime Minister will deliver her address at the General Debate of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, she will join a civic reception by the expatriate Bangladeshi on September 24. Source: 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, '2022-09-15 16:42:24', '2022-09-15 16:42:24');
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(1643, 1643, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As Ukraine continued to wage its counter-offensive against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky went to the newly recaptured north-eastern city of Izyum on Wednesday.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his visit to the city, a key logistics hub, Mr Zelensky thanked troops and oversaw a flag-raising ceremony.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He pledged that the Ukrainian flag would return to every city and village in the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent days, Ukraine\'s army has reclaimed swathes of occupied territory, forcing Russian troops to retreat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian officials say they are targeting towns in the eastern Donbas region after making a series of gains.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Ukraine advanced on the ground, there were more signs that the Kremlin remained undaunted in pursuing its so-called \"special military operation\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he urged Vladimir Putin to withdraw troops and re-enter talks with Ukraine when the two leaders held a 90-minute phone call the previous day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, he said Mr Putin had \"unfortunately\" not changed his position on the invasion and apparently did not realise it was a mistake.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Scholz emphasised the importance of continuing to talk to Mr Putin and said the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine would be the only way for \"peace to have a chance in the region\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After hearing some home truths from the German chancellor, Mr Putin seems set to receive a more sympathetic ear from another world leader.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China\'s Xi Jinping, who is making his first trip overseas since the start of the pandemic, is due to discuss the war in Ukraine and other \"international and regional topics\" at a meeting with the Russian president later this week, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Xi is seeking a historic third term, while Mr Putin\'s relations with the West are at rock bottom over Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Xi made his first stop in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, where he landed in the capital, Nursultan, for the first leg of his three-day trip. Source: BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh&nbsp;</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 17:02:04', '2022-09-15 17:02:04'),
(1644, 1644, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told UN chief Antonio Guterres during a phone call that the \"priority\" should be to send Ukrainian grain to countries in greatest need, the Kremlin said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The conversation \"mainly focused on implementing the Istanbul agreements on exporting Ukrainian grain\" from Black Sea ports, and the export of Russian food and fertiliser, the Kremlin said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Both sides emphasised the importance of meeting the needs, as a priority, of those in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America who need food,\" the Russian presidency said in a statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kremlin has repeatedly criticised the landmark deal allowing grain exports from Ukraine, brokered by Turkey and the United Nations in July.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moscow says its own exports have suffered, and Putin last week claimed most of the consignments were arriving in Europe, not poor countries where grain was needed most.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian officials have denied the claim and data compiled by a monitoring group as part of the accord does not reflect Putin\'s assertion.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kremlin said Guterres \"provided detailed information on the efforts made... to remove all obstacles\" to Russian exports, saying he was \"fully committed to resolving this problem\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin is set to meet Turkey\'s president in Uzbekistan on Friday, where the Kremlin has said they will discuss the deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the call with Guterres, Putin also hailed \"constructive cooperation\" with the UN\'s nuclear watchdog over Ukraine\'s Zaporizhzhia plant.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shelling around the Russian-controlled facility in southern Ukraine has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspected the plant in early September following repeated bombardment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kremlin said that \"Putin made a positive assessment of the constructive cooperation with the agency\". Source: 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, '2022-09-15 17:17:15', '2022-09-15 17:17:15'),
(1645, 1645, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all scored as Paris Saint-Germain came from a goal down to win 3-1 at Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday and make it two wins from two in the Champions League group stage.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tjaronn Chery gave Haifa a surprise lead but Messi equalised before the break by scoring for an 18th consecutive season in the Champions League.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">PSG finished off their impressive hosts with an improved performance in the last half-hour as Mbappe and Neymar found the net.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have to improve. We have to work,\" Mbappe told Canal Plus.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are working, but we need the results to show in our play, because things are going to come around quickly with the (international) break and the World Cup.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Qatari-backed club are now top of Group H on goals scored above Benfica, who won 2-1 at Juventus.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Haifa threatened a shaky PSG defence throughout the game, but the Ligue 1 giants passed the test thanks to their front three.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The fact that the three of us can make the difference in a game is an advantage for us,\" Mbappe added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I hope that all three of us keep scoring as it means that we\'ll win matches.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paris, still searching for a maiden Champions League title, go into home and away matches against Benfica knowing that two wins would secure a place in the knock-out stage.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They pushed hard in a really good atmosphere,\" PSG coach Christophe Galtier told RMC Sport.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We weren\'t well organised, quickly split in two, and that made the first half difficult. We needed to put things right, and after the break we were much more compact.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG could have taken the lead inside 70 seconds as Mbappe burst into the box, only to see his effort kept out by a sprawling save from home goalkeeper Josh Cohen.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mbappe spurned another excellent chance as he got in behind the Haifa defence again but took a heavy touch.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Haifa take shock lead -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Israelis grew into the game and took a shock 24th-minute lead as Dolev Haziza was given time and space to whip in a cross which was volleyed home by Suriname international Chery.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Haifa briefly thought they had scored again when Frantzdy Pierrot put the ball in the net, but the flag was raised for offside.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG dragged themselves level eight minutes before the break, as Mbappe\'s low cross was deflected perfectly to Messi who slotted the ball past Cohen from close range.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Haifa kept pushing for a deserved half-time advantage, with Omer Atzili dragging a shot wide and visiting \'keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma making a flying save to tip away Chery\'s long-range strike.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG continued to struggle at the start of the second period, but gradually improved and Messi forced Cohen into a excellent low stop in the 65th minute.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The French champions forged ahead for the first time four minutes later, as Messi slipped a pass through for Mbappe to slide a shot into the far corner.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Haifa kept pushing for an equaliser, but just seconds after Chery blazed a free-kick over, PSG countered and Neymar fired the ball into the bottom corner to complete the scoring.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s a bit odd to say but we felt comfortable,\" said Haifa coach Barak Bakhar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We felt in control of the game and made a couple of good chances... With some luck we could\'ve scored another goal.\" 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, '2022-09-15 17:43:07', '2022-09-15 17:43:07'),
(1646, 1646, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Actor Nagarjuna, who was recently seen in Brahmastra, has spoken about his latest film being a success. In a new interview, he also talked about his son Naga Chaitanya\'s Hindi debut film Laal Singh Chaddha adding that he wished it had also fared better. Brahmastra stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Mouni Roy apart from Nagarjuna.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Laal Singh Chaddha, which released on August 11 in theatres, is the official Indian adaptation of the Hollywood classic Forrest Gump. Apart from Naga Chaitanya, it features Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Mona Singh. The movie performed poorly at the ticket window. Chaitanya played Balaraju \'Bala\' Bodie, the best friend of Laal (Aamir) in Laal Singh Chaddha.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In an interview with news agency PTI, Nagarjuna said, \"It is a bittersweet moment. I wish it (Laal Singh Chaddha) had worked good. But it happens, it is an experience. When Chai told me he was doing this Forrest Gump remake, I told him don\'t expect to be recognised as a star. This will show you as an actor. And Chai said, \'I want to be known as an actor also\'.\"</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">On the day Brahmastra was released, Nagarjuna\'s wife-actor Amala also returned to the movies with her Telugu feature Oke Oka Jeevitham. He said, \"She did a film after a long time. It was about time travel and it did extremely well. So, there was rejoicing at home. In my family, there are four actors and every year we have bittersweet moments. We all cheer for each other. We all have a get-together on the day of the release. Whatever happens, we have dinner and we all toast to that movie. There is a bittersweet moment every year. Now, it is coming every six months.\"</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Brahmastra got off to a great start and has already raised over ₹225 crore in worldwide gross box office numbers in the opening weekend. The Ayan Mukerji-helmed movie arrived in cinema halls on September 9.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In the first instalment of the Brahmastra trilogy, Nagarjuna portrayed the role of an artist named Anish Shetty, who wields the Nandi Astra. Star Studios and Dharma Productions have backed the movie, which has been presented in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages by director S S Rajamouli. Source: HT</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 18:01:32', '2022-09-15 18:01:32'),
(1647, 1647, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Khulna on Thursday recorded its highest rainfall in six years, after the district received 146 mm of rainfall in 24 hours till morning, according to the local weather office.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The district recorded the highest rainfall in six years triggered by the low pressure over the Bay of Bengal in 24 hours till 6am on Thursday, said Md Amirul Azad, assistant meteorologist of Khulna Meteorological Office.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The low-lying areas of the district, including Nirala, Mujgunni, Boyra and Prantika, went under water following incessant rains, causing immense sufferings to the SSC examinees. The exams began this morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Encroachments of canals and the slow pace of construction of storm water drains are the main reasons behind waterlogging in the district, according to residents</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the well-marked low pressure area formed over the central part of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas hasbmoved north-northwestwards and now lies over West Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked to lower cautionary signal No 3, with the threat of a storm finally subsiding.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the district will see more rains in the next couple of days as the monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh, the Met office has predicted. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 18:09:01', '2022-09-15 18:09:01'),
(1648, 1648, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Yesterday (September 14) in the sports community of Bangladesh, especially in cricket, only one thing was going around - former captain Mahmudullah Riyad not getting a place in the upcoming T20 World Cup team. Since then, Mahmudullah\'s chapter in T20 International is over, according to many, given the current age-form-team environment.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmudullah Riyad, the former T20 captain, did not get any place in the squad announced by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in Australia next month. This situation made his future carrier uncertain in this edition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he does not want to stop here. This former captain wants to perform and return to the national team. Even he wants to serve Bangladesh cricket in T20s for two more years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before dropping him from the World Cup squad, BCB officials discussed with Mahmudullah on Tuesday night at a restaurant in Dhaka. BCB Cricket Operations chairman Jalal Yunus and chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu shared the board\'s plan with him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jalal Yunus told him if he wants to retire after playing the first match in New Zealand, he will be given a chance. However, Mahmudullah did not agree to the proposal from the board.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A BCB official said, \"Mahmudullah does not want to leave right now. He (Mahmudullah) said he wants to regain his place in the national team in T20 format and play for two more years.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is likely to begin after the T20 World Cup. He has to prepare for this tournament. But only time will tell whether his hopes of returning to the team materialise or not.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 18:29:14', '2022-09-15 18:29:14'),
(1649, 1649, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Lead actors Ajay Devgn and Sidharth Malhotra have been named alongside director Indra Kumar in a case filed against the producers of the upcoming film, Thank God, in Jaunpur. The case has been listed for hearing at a Jaunpur court on November 18. Thank God is slated for a theatrical release on October 25.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first trailer of Thank God was released last week and it showed Ajay Devgn playing Chitragupta who wears a blazer, pants and a shirt. In the trailer, Sidharth Malhotra dies in an accident and later meets Chitragupta, who shows him the account of his deeds in his lifetime. Chitragupta is the Hindu deity assigned the task of keeping records of a person\'s good and evil acts on Earth.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Desimartini report said the petition has been filed by advocate Himanshu Srivastava in Jaunpur and his petition says, \"Chitragupta is regarded as the Lord of Karma and keeps a record of a man\'s good and bad deeds. Such depiction of Gods can create an unpleasant situation since it hurts religious sentiments.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per an India Today report, the petition claims that the film hurts the religious sentiments of the Kayastha community. The petitioner will be required to record his statement on November 18 when his petition comes up for hearing. The petition accused Ajay of using \"poor jokes\" and objectionable words\" in the film. Ravi Prakash Pal, Anand Srivastava, Maan Singh, Brijesh Nishad and Vinod Srivastava have also been named as complainants in the petition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The petition also alleged that Thank God is an attempt to “spread hatred and humiliation”. In order to “earn profit and increase TRP, objectionable scenes have been filmed, which adversely affected communal harmony,\" it added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thank God also stars Rakul Preet Singh as Sidharth\'s cop wife. The two are shown as parents of a school-going girl in the film. Source: 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, '2022-09-15 19:14:28', '2022-09-15 19:14:28'),
(1650, 1650, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Former Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf has died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore. He was 66.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rauf had made his first appearance as an umpire in international cricket in 2000. He officiated in 64 Tests (49 as on-field umpire and 15 as TV umpire), 139 ODIs and 28 T20Is and was one of Pakistan\'s leading umpires in the mid 2000s.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His family members confirmed that he suffered a cardiac arrest on Wednesday night and was taken to a hospital but he died there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“He had not been feeling well for the last couple of days while running his business and came home early. Doctors say he had a cardiac arrest,” his brother said from Lahore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He will be buried in Lahore near his home on Thursday evening.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rauf, who was also an accomplished first class batter and toured with the Pakistan team without playing a Test or an international match before turning to umpiring, also officiated in 11 women\'s T20 games.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saddened to hear about passing of Asad Rauf. Not only was he a good umpire but also had a wicked sense of humour. He always put a smile on my face and will continue to do so whenever I think about him. Many sympathies with his family for their loss,\" Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) President Ramiz Raja tweeted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rauf, who had played 71 first-class matches for National Bank and Railways before taking up umpiring, was appointed in the ICC elite panel in April 2006.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once considered a top umpire alongside compatriot Aleem Dar, Rauf fell from grace when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) banned him in early 2016 for involvement in corruption and misconduct during the Indian Premier League.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although the BCCI banned him in 2016, Rauf had come under suspicion after being named as one of the accused by the Mumbai Police in IPL spot-fixing scandal in 2013.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was accused of taking gifts and bribes to fix matches.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soon after, reports emerged of Rauf\'s involvement in breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC)\'s Anti-Corruption Code. He was also withdrawn from the Champions Trophy and dropped from the ICC elite panel. Source: Times of India</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 19:40:56', '2022-09-15 19:51:27'),
(1651, 1651, '<div><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A 22-day government ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of hilsa will come into effect from October 7 in a bid to save mother hilsa during peak breeding season.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The ban will be lifted on October 28, said Iftekhar Hossain, public relations officer of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>The objective of the restrictions on fishing is to protect the mother hilsa which lay eggs during the period.</div><div><br></div><div>The ban covers hilsa sanctuaries in six districts-Barishal, Chandpur, Laxmipur, Bhola, Shariatpur and Patuakhali districts.</div><div><br></div><div>The sanctuaries are- 100 km in the Meghna River from Chandpur’s Shatnol to Laxmipur’s Char Alaxandar, 90km in Shahbazpur Channel in Bhola, 100 km in Tentulia River in Bhola, 20 km in Naria and Bhederganj upazila in Chandpur district and 82 km in Hizla, Mehendiganj and Barishal Sadar upazila, Gazaria and Meghna river.</div><div><br></div><div>Hilsa has the highest contribution in the country\'s fish production as the single fish species. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 20:27:06', '2022-09-15 20:27:06'),
(1652, 1652, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russian missiles have hit a reservoir dam near the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, officials say. Residents in some areas were told to evacuate, city head Oleksandr Vilkul said, but he added the situation was under control.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ukraine said the strike was revenge by Russia for its recent counter-attack. President Volodymyr Zelensky - who was born in the city - described Russia as a \"terrorist state\" after the attack on the Karachunivske reservoir.</div><div><br></div><div>\"You are weaklings who fight civilians,\" Mr Zelensky said in his late night address on Wednesday. \"Scoundrels who, having escaped from the battlefield, are trying to do harm from somewhere far away.\"</div><div><br></div><div>This was an apparent reference to Ukraine\'s recent military successes in a swift counter-offensive in the country\'s north-eastern Kharkiv region. It has seen Ukraine\'s army reclaim swathes of occupied territory, forcing Russian troops to retreat. In his speech, Mr Zelensky said the reservoir had \"no military value at all\".</div><div><br></div><div>Water supplies were affected by the attack in the city, which had a pre-war population of more than 600,000 people. Water broke through the dam and overflowed the banks of the river, flooding some houses, officials said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 21:15:59', '2022-09-15 21:15:59'),
(1653, 1653, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a facility for the exporters to repay the loans taken from its Export Development Fund (EDF) in installments.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>From now, the entire loan liability can be repaid in three installments.</div><div><br></div><div>The Foreign Exchange Policy Department (FEPD) of BB issued a guideline in this regard on Thursday and sent it to all authorized dealers engaged in foreign exchange transactions.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the BB directive, repayment against EDF loans can be made partially for maximum two times and the remainder, if, any, needs to be settled at one-go within the remaining admissible tenure.</div><div><br></div><div>The sector insiders say that until now the EDF debt has to be paid at a time. Exporters face problems in this repayment process. Because, export income is not available simultaneously, traders said.</div><div><br></div><div>In such a situation, the exporters will be able to partially repay the EDF liability in installments under the new directive.</div><div><br></div><div>The central bank provides foreign currency support to exporters for the import of manufacturing raw materials from EDF.</div><div><br></div><div>The tenure of the EDF loan is 180 days, subject to the approval of Bangladesh Bank, this period can be extended by another 90 days. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 21:54:48', '2022-09-15 21:54:48'),
(1654, 1654, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Khulna on Thursday recorded its highest rainfall in six years, after the district received 146 mm of rainfall in 24 hours till morning, according to the local weather office.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The district recorded the highest rainfall in six years triggered by the low pressure over the Bay of Bengal in 24 hours till 6am on Thursday, said Md Amirul Azad, assistant meteorologist of Khulna Meteorological Office.</div><div><br></div><div>The low-lying areas of the district, including Nirala, Mujgunni, Boyra and Prantika, went under water following incessant rains, causing immense sufferings to the SSC examinees. The exams began this morning.</div><div><br></div><div>Encroachments of canals and the slow pace of construction of storm water drains are the main reasons behind waterlogging in the district, according to residents</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, the well-marked low pressure area formed over the central part of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas hasbmoved north-northwestwards and now lies over West Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas.</div><div><br></div><div>The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked to lower cautionary signal No 3, with the threat of a storm finally subsiding.</div><div><br></div><div>However, the district will see more rains in the next couple of days as the monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh, the Met office has predicted. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 22:06:59', '2022-09-15 22:06:59'),
(1655, 1655, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said that the launching of road communication with Bhutan via a third country would boost bilateral trade, commerce and tourism.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He also opined that communication between Bangladesh and Bhutan through Syedpur regional airport and Burimari and Banglabandha land ports would enhance bilateral trade and commerce and yield better outcomes for the two countries.</div><div><br></div><div>The commerce minister said this when a nine-member delegation of Bhutan, led by its Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs Dasho karma Tshering, met him at his secretariat office today, said a Commerce Ministry press release.</div><div><br></div><div>Describing Bhutan as “a close friend of Bangladesh”, Tipu said that Bhutan was the first country to recognize Bangladesh as an independent and sovereign state during the War of Liberation which Bangladesh recalls always with gratitude.</div><div><br></div><div>He mentioned that Bangladesh has already declared Syedpur Airport as a regional airport to set up air communication with Bhutan and other neighboring countries and has also undertaken necessary development activities for the airport.</div><div><br></div><div>The commerce minister said that the Bhutanese students can avail of high standard chartered accountancy education in Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>He also noted that the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) signed between the two countries on December 6, 2020 has ushered in a new era between the two countries.</div><div><br></div><div>Commerce Ministry additional secretary Nur Md Mahbubul Haque and other high officials of the ministry were present on the occasion.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on Wednesday, the two-day 8th commerce secretary level meeting between Bangladesh and Bhutan ended in the capital with a set of decisions, including finalizing transit agreement and protocol in a bid to strengthen implementation of the PTA signed between the two countries.</div><div><br></div><div>Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Tapan Kanti Ghosh led the 20-member Bangladesh delegation while Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of Bhutan Dasho karma Tshering led the nine-member Bhutanese delegation during the two-day parley.</div><div><br></div><div>The other decisions taken in the meeting were simplifying communication through a 3rd country as well as taking initiatives for simplifying trade and commerce, boosting mutual cooperation to flourish tourism industry, enhancing mutual cooperation between Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and Bhutan Standard Bureau (BSB), Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority.</div><div><br></div><div>The other major decisions taken in the meeting were boosting mutual cooperation to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers in trade and importing stones from Bhutan through Sonarhat Land Port alongside transporting Bhutanese products.</div><div><br></div><div>Under the signed PTA, Bangladesh would get duty-free access of some 100 Bangladeshi products to Bhutanese market while on the other hand Bhutan would get duty-free access of 34 of their products to Bangladesh market.</div><div><br></div><div>The next secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh and Bhutan would be held in Bhutan. Source: BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 22:17:31', '2022-09-15 22:17:31'),
(1656, 1656, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least ten people were injured in a clash between the supporters of Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader and its ousted leader MP Mashiur Rahman Ranga in Rangpur.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The incident took place&nbsp; near the city’s Life Insurance Corporation office&nbsp; around 11pm on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Officer-in-charge (OC) Mahfuzar Rahman, of Kotwali police station of Rangpur Metropolitan Police, confermed the matter.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the police, the supporters of GM Quader led by Rangpur City Corporation Mayor and Metropolitan Jatiya Party President Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa took position in the district Jatiya Party office since Wednesday evening fearing that the supporters of Ranga may occupy the office.</div><div><br></div><div>The supporters of Ranga burnt GM Quader’s effigy and started raising slogans against him in front of the city’s Life Insurance Corporation office around 11pm.</div><div><br></div><div>On information, GM Quader’s supporters came to the spot and attacked Ranga’s supporters. At that time, chase and counter-chase took place between the supporters of the two leaders. At least 10 people were injured in the clash.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, a police team led by Kotwali Circle Assistant Commissioner of Police Arifuzzaman and OC Mahfuzar Rahman brought the situation under control.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-15 22:34:24', '2022-09-15 22:34:24'),
(1657, 1657, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Satellites can now measure the thickness of sea-ice covering the Arctic Ocean all year round.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Traditionally, spacecraft have struggled to determine the full state of the floes in summer months because the presence of surface meltwater has befuddled their instruments.</div><div><br></div><div>But by using new \"deep learning\" techniques, scientists have pushed past this limitation to get reliable observations across all seasons.</div><div><br></div><div>The breakthrough has wide implications.</div><div><br></div><div>Apart from the obvious advantage to ships, which need to know those parts of the Arctic that will be safe to navigate, there are significant benefits to climate and weather forecasting.</div><div><br></div><div>At the moment, there is considerable variation in the projections for when the polar ocean might be totally free of ice in an ever warmer world.</div><div><br></div><div>Having an improved insight into the melting processes in those key months when floes are being reduced, in area and thickness, ought now to sharpen the output from computer models.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Despite excellent efforts by many researchers, these climate models\' predictions of when we\'ll see the first fully ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer - they vary by 30-plus years,\" Dr Jack Landy, from UiT The Arctic University of Norway, told BBC News.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We need to tighten those predictions so we\'re a lot more confident about what\'s going to happen and when - and how the climate feedbacks will accelerate as a consequence.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The extent of Arctic sea-ice cover has been in decline for the entire period that satellites have been monitoring it, which is more than 40 years - a reduction running at an average rate of 13% per decade.</div><div><br></div><div>But it\'s only really since 2011 that spacecraft have been able to consistently measure its thickness - and thickness (or more properly, volume) is the true measure of the floes\' health.</div><div><br></div><div>That\'s because the extent of sea-ice cover is heavily dependent on whether the winds have spread out the floes or pushed them together.</div><div><br></div><div>To measure thickness, scientists use satellite altimeters.</div><div><br></div><div>The European Space Agency\'s (Esa) pioneering Cryosat-2 mission carries a radar to measure the difference in height between the top of the marine ice and the top of the water in the cracks, or leads, that separate the floes.</div><div><br></div><div>From this difference, scientists can then, with a relatively simple calculation, work out the thickness of the ice.</div><div><br></div><div>The approach works well in winter months, but in summer, when the snows on top of the ice, and the ice itself, start to melt, pooling water effectively dazzles the radar. Scientists can\'t be sure if the echo signal that returns to Cryosat is coming from the open ocean or from the surface of a meltpond sitting on the ice.</div><div><br></div><div>May through to September - the key melt season - has been a blind period for the spacecraft.</div><div><br></div><div>To solve the problem, researchers used an artificial intelligence (AI) technique in which an algorithm was able to learn and identify reliable observations from a vast library of synthetic radar signals.</div><div><br></div><div>Prof Julienne Stroeve, from University College London (UCL), explained: \"We simulated what would be the echo shapes that we would get for different ice surface types - whether they had meltponds; whether it was flooded ice; or ice of different roughnesses; or simply leads. We created this huge database of physically based estimates of what the radar return should look like, and then we matched those to the individual radar pulses from the instrument to find echoes that matched the best.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Esa has kept in its data archives all the Cryosat May-to-September measurements, even though for the past decade they\'ve been of next to no use. But now, thanks to this new approach, Dr Landy\'s team has been able to go back through the records to recover full-year ice thickness measurements for the entire time the satellite has been operational.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Rachel Tilling worked extensively with Cryosat data before transferring her studies to the US space agency\'s recently launched Icesat-2 laser altimeter mission.</div><div><br></div><div>She applauded the innovation.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Summer is when sea-ice extent in the Arctic is seeing its most rapid decline, and having this extra dimension will help us understand more about how the ice pack is changing,\" the Nasa scientist told BBC News.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Icesat-2 has its own unique difficulties in summer but we\'re lucky that its photon-counting technology means we can still measure the height of sea-ice, water and melt ponds year-round.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Having said that, Cryosat-2 will always be my first love so I\'m really excited to see it being used in this novel way.\"</div><div><br></div><div>A chief beneficiary of the new thickness measurements would be Inuit populations in the Arctic, said Dr Michel Tsamados, also from UCL.</div><div><br></div><div>\"[They] have identified sea-ice roughness and slush (melted snow and ice) as a key impediment for safe travel on the ice with the changing climate already negatively affecting these characteristics and causing increased travel accidents and search-and-rescues,\" he explained.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Both are related to the thickness of the ice. Therefore, measuring throughout the full year the sea-ice thickness from space from Cryosat-2 but also Icesat-2 and other satellite sensors will eventually help provide better maps to the Inuit populations for safe travel over this rapidly changing terrain.\" - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 00:00:33', '2022-09-16 00:00:33'),
(1658, 1658, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pakistan’s unprecedented floods, which have submerged huge swathes of the South Asian nation, have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday, as authorities looked to step up relief efforts for millions affected by the disaster.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The floods brought by record monsoon rains and glacial melt in northern mountains have hit 33 million of a population of 220 million, sweeping away homes, transport, crops and livestock in damage estimated at $30 billion.</div><div><br></div><div>The tally of dead stands at 1,486, about 530 children among them, the National Disaster Management Authority said, as it released its first country-wide total since Sept 9, a period that saw 90 more people die.</div><div><br></div><div>Over the last few weeks, authorities have thrown up barriers to keep the flood waters out of key structures such as power stations as well as homes, while farmers who stayed to try and save their cattle faced a new threat as fodder began to run out.</div><div><br></div><div>The government and the United Nations have blamed climate change for the surging waters, in the wake of record-breaking summer temperatures, that have driven thousands from their homes to live in tents or along highways in the open.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan received 391 mm (15.4 inches) of rain, or nearly 190 percent more than the 30-year average, in July and August. That figure climbed to 466 percent for one of the worst-affected areas, the southern province of Sindh. Source: Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 00:28:37', '2022-09-16 00:28:37'),
(1659, 1659, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Five people were killed and 15 injured after a bus coming from Surankote to Jammu rolled down a hill in Rajouri district here on Thursday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The mishap took place in Dehri Ralyot area when the bus driver apparently lost control over the bus.</div><div><br></div><div>J-K LG Manoj Sinha has expressed his anguish over the incident.</div><div><br></div><div>Locals rescued the victims and informed the police. - The Tribune&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24f/as</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 02:12:38', '2022-09-16 02:12:38'),
(1660, 1660, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The flight taking the Queen\'s coffin to London was the most tracked in history, website Flightradar24 has said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Nearly six million people tried to follow the plane\'s route from Edinburgh to RAF Northolt within its first minute in the air, the website said.</div><div><br></div><div>The huge traffic caused disruptions to the site, where users can track the path of planes in the air.</div><div><br></div><div>More than 4.79 million people watched on its site and app and 296,000 were watching on a YouTube stream, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>The previous record was when a flight carrying US politician Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last month was followed by 2.2 million people on Flightradar24.</div><div><br></div><div>The Queen\'s coffin was flown on an RAF Globemaster C-17, after lying in state at St Giles\' Cathedral in Edinburgh.</div><div><br></div><div>The flight used the callsign \"Kittyhawk\", used for any military flight with the Queen on board. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 02:16:36', '2022-09-16 02:16:36'),
(1661, 1661, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Tennis legend Roger Federer announced his retirement from the sport Thursday after a 24-year career, the Swiss player announced in a letter posted to Twitter.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Federer said that the Laver Cup in London next week will be his final ATP event. He has faced multiple injuries and surgeries and says he knows his “body’s capacities and limits.” He posted a recording of himself reading the letter.</div><div><br></div><div>“Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career,” Federer read. “I will play more tennis, of course, but just not in Grand Slams or on the tour.”</div><div><br></div><div>He holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at No. 1 with 237, and the record for the oldest player to rank No. 1, at 36 in 2018. The 41-year-old is a 20-time Grand Slam champion. He has played more than 1,500 matches, during which the ATP records 11,478 aces.</div><div><br></div><div>“This is a bittersweet decision, because I will miss everything the tour has given me,” Federer wrote. “But at the same time, there is so much to celebrate. I consider myself one of the most fortunate people on Earth.”</div><div><br></div><div>He turned pro as a teenager and established storied rivalries against other greats like Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>He thanked his wife Mirka, his parents, his sister, and his business team in the emotional letter. Federer boasts over $130 million in career earnings. His sponsors include Wilson, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz, Uniqlo, Moet Hennessey, and Credit Suisse.</div><div><br></div><div>At the U.S. Open in late August, he referenced the possibility of his retirement, saying it was “almost time to retire — but not yet.” Afterwards, walked his statement back as “a total joke,” according to NBC Sports.</div><div><br></div><div>Federer did not state his plans following retirement, but he concluded the letter, writing: “Finally, to the game of tennis: I love you and will never leave you.” Source: CNBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 02:50:22', '2022-09-16 02:50:22');
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(1662, 1662, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Few recent meetings had been as highly anticipated as the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Russian and Chinese leaders met on Thursday as Putin’s relations with the West continued to unravel over his war on Ukraine and as China’s military harassment of Taiwan seemed set to put Xi on a collision course with Taipei’s United States and European allies – sanctions being hinted as the first point of impact.</div><div><br></div><div>The pair had last met in February, promising that the Russia-China relationship would be “without limits”.</div><div><br></div><div>On Thursday, Xi called Putin his “old friend”, but the mutually endorsing speeches of the two authoritarian heavyweights were muted.</div><div><br></div><div>Putin sat at some distance from Xi, on the opposite sides of two long rounded tables where they were flanked by their delegations.</div><div><br></div><div>The Russian leader began by blasting those who had attempted to “create a unipolar world”, and expressed appreciation to Xi for “the balanced position of our Chinese friends in connection with the Ukrainian crisis”.</div><div><br></div><div>“We understand your questions and concern about this,” Putin added, without explanation, before moving on to condemn Western “provocation” in the Taiwan Strait.</div><div><br></div><div>Xi’s surprising response focused on bringing stability and positivity to a world in disarray.</div><div><br></div><div>“China is willing to work with Russia to play a leading role in demonstrating the responsibility of major powers, and to instil stability and positive energy into a world in turmoil,” Xi told Putin.</div><div><br></div><div>Putin’s encounter with Xi in Samarkand appeared to underscore what analysts said was an increasingly unequal relationship between the two leaders.</div><div><br></div><div>Putin’s predicaments – a military quagmire in Ukraine, waves of sanctions on the Russian economy, and growing international isolation – meant that he now came “hat in hand” to meet with China.</div><div><br></div><div>And while Putin has emphasised the importance of Asia as an alternative to what he describes as an ailing Western-led political and economic order, the Russian leader’s own place in an Asia-led future is more of a vassal than a visionary leader, the analysts have said.</div><div><br></div><div>“Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has forced Russia to turn to its fellow Eurasian giant, hat in hand,” Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wrote in Foreign Affairs magazine.</div><div><br></div><div>China has thrown Russia an economic lifeline since the invasion of Ukraine led to sanctions imposed on the Russian economy. But, the disruption has been to the benefit of China too, which has positioned itself as an alternative market for Russian goods, and as a major customer for cheap Russian fuel.</div><div><br></div><div>“China and Russia often appear as a pair, two great authoritarian powers seeking to revise the international order. But theirs is not a relationship of equals,” Gabuev said, explaining that Beijing’s dominance in its relationship with Moscow is only likely to grow as the war in Ukraine persists.</div><div><br></div><div>Xi and Putin both share a “nostalgic and resentful desire” to see their countries’ grandeur restored, and blame the West for stifling their rise. But Beijing also knows that too much support for Russia could expose it to sanctions.</div><div><br></div><div>Yet, too little support for Putin could endanger ties with the leader of a country with whom China shares a more than 4,000-kilometre-long border, and whose economic and trade needs are compatible – cheap Russian fuel and raw materials in exchange for Chinese liquidity, Gabuev said.</div><div><br></div><div>Faced with those options, Beijing has sat firmly on the fence when it comes to increasing support for Moscow, while Russia has become increasingly reliant on Beijing for its economic survival. Source: Al Jazeera&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 03:27:43', '2022-09-16 03:27:43'),
(1663, 1663, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has said Bangladesh-India relationship is a “train” that must keep moving to do more great things together.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“That energy needs to be carried through,” he said, adding that there are many great things that the two countries have achieved together in the past decade which should be celebrated.</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking at a reception at the High Commission of India in Dhaka last (September 15, 2022) evening, Doraiswami said people of Bangladesh and India are connected through hearts and souls; and it is stronger than blood relations.</div><div><br></div><div>Doraiswami said Bangladesh-India relationship will have challenges but it is a relationship built with the connection between hearts.</div><div><br></div><div>The Indian diplomat said the most important aspect of Bangladesh-India ties is: “We are your relatives and you are our relatives.”</div><div><br></div><div>Therefore, he said, expectations from each other can sometimes be unrealistic.</div><div><br></div><div>The High Commissioner urged his friends in Bangladesh to always look at the glass as “half full”.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have, of course, things that we need to do together,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Doraiswami said there are many kinds of honour that one has in life but serving in a country like Bangladesh – the country that is of such significance and importance to India — has doubled the honour.</div><div><br></div><div>Current and former ministers, opposition leaders, business leaders, diplomats, civil society members, artistes and senior journalists joined the reception hosted by the High Commission to say goodbye.</div><div><br></div><div>High Commissioner Doraiswami is likely to leave Dhaka on September 18, wrapping up his “engaging” tenure in Bangladesh. He has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.</div><div><br></div><div>Pranay Kumar to Arrive in Dhaka Soon</div><div><br></div><div>Pranay Kumar Verma, who most recently served as Ambassador of India to Vietnam, has been appointed the next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>He is expected to arrive in Dhaka on September 21 and formally take up the assignment shortly after submitting his credentials to President Abdul Hamid.</div><div><br></div><div>Pranay Verma joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994 and has held diplomatic assignments in Hong Kong, San Francisco, Beijing, Kathmandu and Washington DC.</div><div><br></div><div>He has served as the Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi since June 2017.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, he also served as the Joint Secretary for external relations at the Department of Atomic Energy looking after India’s nuclear diplomacy. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 19:14:24', '2022-09-16 19:14:24'),
(1664, 1664, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Flooding in Sudan has killed at least 134 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in the northeast African country\'s ongoing wet season, police said on Thursday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Heavy rains usually fall between May and October in Sudan, which faces severe flooding each year, wrecking property, infrastructure and crops.</div><div><br></div><div>The National Council for Civil Defence said the floods have killed a total of 134 people, left 120 others injured, and damaged or destroyed more than 128,000 homes so far this wet season.</div><div><br></div><div>Water can be seen engulfing villages and roads in footage of the flooding aired on state television.</div><div><br></div><div>People have taken shelter under makeshift tents made from tattered fabrics after the floodwaters washed away mud brick homes.</div><div><br></div><div>Last month, the government declared a state of emergency due to flooding in six of Sudan\'s 18 states.</div><div><br></div><div>This season\'s death toll has risen from 112 given earlier this month.</div><div><br></div><div>In the latest figures, the highest number of fatalities occurred in the central state of North Kordofan, while the largest figure of home collapses was recorded in southern White Nile state.</div><div><br></div><div>The main causes of death were collapsing homes, drowning and electrocution.</div><div><br></div><div>The official SUNA news agency said a hospital was heavily damaged due to flooding in a village in the eastern state of Kassala.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Toilets collapsed, and doors and windows were smashed at Um Gargour hospital,\" SUNA said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The village is currently surrounded by water which threatens the collapse of more homes and facilities.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The United Nations, citing government figures, said this week that the flooding has so far affected 286,400 people.</div><div><br></div><div>The eastern states of Gedaref and Kassala, North and South Kordofan state, River Nile state, and the region of Darfur were among the worst affected, according to the UN children\'s agency, UNICEF.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN has warned that flooding this year could affect up to 460,000 people -- far higher than the average 388,600 people affected annually between 2017 and 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>The disaster comes as Sudan reels from deepening political unrest and a spiralling economic crisis exacerbated by last year\'s military coup led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. - AFP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 19:17:24', '2022-09-17 00:15:54'),
(1665, 1665, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The United Kingdom (UK) chapter of Bangladesh Awami League has received Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when she arrived in London.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Leaders and activists of UK Awami League received the Prime Minister with a bouquet at her place of residence in London, Press Minister at the High Commission of Bangladesh in London, UK, Md Ashequn Nabi Chowdhury told BSS today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the British capital here on Thursday afternoon (local time).</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier is now on an official tour to the United Kingdom and the United States to join the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the second day, on September 16, Secretary General of Commonwealth Patricia Scotland will pay a courtesy call on her at her place of residence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK, Minister for South Asia, North Africa, the United Nations and the Commonwealth at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will also pay a courtesy call on her at the place of residence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 17, Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party will pay a call on her at place of residence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, the Premier will attend the reception programme for the Head of the States/Head of the Governments hosted by the King of the UK at Buckingham Palace on September 18.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 19, she will attend the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the evening, the Prime Minister is scheduled to depart London for New York by the Special Flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She will be received by Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States Muhammad Imran and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Muhammad Abdul Muhith when she will reach the JFK International Airport.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">On September 20, Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to attend a reception meeting hosted by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and join the inaugural ceremony of 77th session of UNGA. She will have bilateral meetings with Filippo Grandi of UNHCR and Slovenian President Borut Pahor. She will also join the UNGA Platform of Women Leaders.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the end of the day, she will attend the reception of US President Joe Biden.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, she will join a high-level side event on sustainable housing co-hosted by Bangladesh, Botswana, Slovak Republic and UN Habitat on September 21.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the same day, she will have a bilateral meeting with WEF Executive Director Professor Schwab Klaus and join the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) Champions\' Meeting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the afternoon, the Prime Minister will visit the photo exhibition on the Padma Bridge at UNHQs followed by bilateral meeting with Kosovo President Dr Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso Mendoza and Rabab Fatima, USG OHRLLS.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister will start September 22 through a breakfast meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) followed by a courtesy call on by IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino. She will also join a high level policy roundtable with the US Bangladesh business council.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, she will have bilateral meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and ICC Prosecutors Nick Klegg and Karim Khan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 23, the Prime Minister will deliver her address at the General Debate of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Besides, she will join a civic reception by the expatriate Bangladeshi on September 24.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 20:00:12', '2022-09-16 20:00:12'),
(1666, 1666, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pop star justin Bieber has cancelled the India leg of his \'Justice World Tour\' owing to health concerns, promoters BookMyShow said Thursday. The development comes three months after Bieber announced that he was diagnosed with the Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome, which had caused him partial facial paralysis.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 28-year-old Grammy winner, who was set to perform in New Delhi on October 18 as part of \'Justin Bieber Justice World Tour\', had said on June 15 that he was putting a pause on his world tour due to illness.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A spokesperson for BookMyShow, the Indian producers of the tour, said they are \"extremely disappointed\" about the concert being called off.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are extremely disappointed to share that the \'Justin Bieber Justice World Tour - India\' scheduled for October 18th, 2022 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi has been cancelled owing to the singer\'s health concerns.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have just been informed that due to health concerns, he will unfortunately not be able to make it next month,\" the spokesperson said in a statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The New Delhi gig would have marked Bieber\'s second visit to India post his 2017 Purpose World Tour.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to the cancellation of the \'Justin Bieber Justice World Tour - India\', the spokesperson said the company would refund the ticket amount to people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"BookMyShow has already initiated a full and complete refund of the ticket amount for all consumers who had purchased tickets for the show.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The complete refund will be reflected within 10 working days in the customer\'s source account of the original transaction. We deeply regret the inconvenience caused but we promise, there is a lot more music and live entertainment coming your way, soon,\" they said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BookMyShow spokesperson also wished a speedy recovery to Bieber, known for popular tracks such as \"Baby\", \"Sorry\", \"Ghost\" and \"Lonely\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We wish him well and hope he recovers at the earliest to be back for millions of his fans in India soon,\" they added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Canadian singer was also set to travel to over 30 countries, playing more than 125 shows, from May 2022 to March 2023. He, however, had performed some shows in the North American leg of the tour in May.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the statement, Bieber has also cancelled other stops in the tour\'s run-up to the India show, including Chile, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Bahrain, UAE and Israel. Source: PTI</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 20:29:46', '2022-09-16 20:29:46'),
(1667, 1667, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Modi was speaking at an extended session that was attended by the leaders of the eight SCO member states and the leaders of observer states such as Turkey and other nations invited by Uzbekistan, the host of the summit. (ANI/ PIB)</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have created impediments for global supply chains and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should create trusted and resilient supply chains to foster economic recovery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Addressing a session of the SCO Summit in Samarkand, Modi said the members of the grouping should give each other transit rights to help build better connectivity across the region.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Modi was speaking at an extended session that was attended by the leaders of the eight SCO member states and the leaders of observer states such as Turkey and other nations invited by Uzbekistan, the host of the summit. This was the second session following an earlier gathering restricted to the leaders of the SCO member states.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister said the SCO Summit was being held against the backdrop of a challenging regional and global situation, and the whole world was grappling with the challenge of economic recovery after the pandemic. The SCO’s role is very important in such circumstances as its member states account for almost 30% of the global GDP and 40% of the world’s population.</div><div><br></div><div>“India supports increased cooperation and mutual trust between the SCO member states,” Modi said, speaking in Hindi.</div><div><br></div><div>“The pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have created several impediments for global supply chains and the whole world is facing an unprecedented food and energy crisis. In our region, the SCO should try to create trusted, resilient and diversified supply chains. For this, we need better connectivity and it is also important that all of us give transit rights to each other,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>India is making progress in its efforts to become a manufacturing hub, and the country’s economy is expected to grow by 7.5% this year, which will be the highest among the world’s biggest economies, Modi said.</div><div><br></div><div>The people-centric governance model of India makes appropriate use of technology and the government backs innovation in every sector. There are more than 70,000 start-ups in India, including more than 100 unicorns, and the country’s expertise in this field can be used to help other SCO members, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The SCO can think of creating new special working group on start-ups and innovation whereby India can share its expertise, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Referring to the big challenge of ensuring food security for people around the world, Modi said a possible solution could be efforts to encourage the cultivation and consumption of millets, which he described as a “superfood” that has been grown in the SCO states and many other parts of world for long.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the UN will observe the international year of millets in 2023, and the SCO should discuss holding a “millet food festival”.</div><div><br></div><div>Pointing to India’s emergence as a centre for medical and wellness tourism, Modi said the World Health Organization (WHO) had established a global centre for traditional medicines in Gujarat this year. This is the first and only such global centre under the WHO and the SCO should increase cooperation on traditional medicines, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>India will take the initiative for setting up a working group on traditional medicines, he added. Source: HT</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 20:58:37', '2022-09-16 20:58:37'),
(1668, 1668, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dulquer Salman has said that he saves screenshots of social media posts that criticise him and make personal attacks. He also said that he even remembers the IDs of those accounts that make such posts</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While criticism of actors is not new, neither unwarranted, social media has made things uglier. Trolls often make personal attacks on celebrities and their criticism goes beyond the art.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with Prabhat Khabar, Dulquer said that he has read about Abhishek Bachchan pasting paper cutting of his own criticism on his mirror. He added, “If I talk about myself, if you search on my phone, you will find screenshots of comments that personally attack me. I save those and even look at them from time to time. Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, (I save them all). I remember the IDs of all those who attack me.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dulquer will soon be seen in R Balki\'s upcoming revenge drama, Chup Revenge of The Artist. Sunny Deol, Pooja Bhatt and Shreya Dhanwanthary will also be seen alongside Dulquer in the film that is slated for a theatrical release on September 23.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Touted as a romantic psychopath thriller, Chup is being pegged as a homage to yesteryear filmmaker Guru Dutt and his film, Kaagaz Ke Phool. The upcoming film also marks the debut of Amitabh Bachchan as a music composer. R Balki is known for his films such as Paa, Ki and Ka and Shamitabh. All the films that he has directed, feature Amitabh Bachchan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Balki had said in a statement last year, \"Chup is an ode to the sensitive artist, and Guru Dutt is right on top of that list. I have had the story for a long time and I am glad we finally wrote it and are almost done filming it.”Source: 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, '2022-09-16 21:29:56', '2022-09-16 21:29:56'),
(1669, 1669, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan will return to the cricket field in the Legends League Cricket as part of the India Capitals squad. The tall right-hander, who was one of the first to bring Afghanistan\'s cricket to the global map, is excited to ply his trade for the Gautam Gambhir-led side.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the tournament, Asghar Afghan, in an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, expressed his views on LLC, Afghanistan\'s performance in the Asia Cup, their issues in domestic cricket, the greatness of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and much more.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asghar Afghan: Afghanistan played well in the Asia Cup but I believe we should have won the tournament. We were playing in the UAE. We knew the conditions really well. And T20 is our strongest format.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have a lot of players who play in different leagues across the globe. We have a lot of individual experience and talent, that\'s why we should have won the tournament. I think Afghanistan were one of the favourites.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The biggest factor is our schedule. We don\'t play that often against bigger teams and that\'s the reason why you see us not being able to win close contests and last-over finishes. It happened against Pakistan. If we don\'t play against top teams regularly then this will keep happening. We will drag the match till the end but won\'t be able to close it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We can\'t produce multiple world-class players if we don\'t play against world-class teams. We play against quality opposition only once a year and that too maybe in a multi-nation tournament, things can never improve like this.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, our domestic cricket is not as strong as it should be. The board needs to work on it a lot. From what I have seen over the years, our domestic cricket is not taken seriously. Our senior players don\'t play in it and prefer to play leagues abroad.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This also affects our young players, who don\'t know how to deal with pressure situations in big matches against big players. The team which played in the Asia Cup has been together for four-five years and as I said earlier, there are players who play in different leagues, which is why they are able to compete but the upcoming generation is not ready. We have a lot of talent in Afghanistan.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If we get regular matches in domestic cricket as well at the international level, our team can go a long way. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 21:40:29', '2022-09-16 21:40:29'),
(1670, 1670, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Skipper Sabina khatun continued her prolific form scoring the second hat-trick in the ongoing tournament as Bangladesh stormed into the final of the 6th edition of SAFF Women\'s Championship crushing Bhutan by 8-0 goals in the first semi final held today (Friday) at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium here.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Bangladesh will play the final match against the day\'s second semifinal winners\' either defending champions India or host Nepal on Monday (Sept 19) at the same venue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was the second occasion Bangladesh reached the final of SAFF Women\'s Championship. The Golam Rabbani Chotan\'s team earlier reached the final of the championship held in India in 2016.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh had the early impetus as striker Sirat Jahan Shopna gave Bangladesh a deserving lead in the very 2nd minute of the match. She received a pass from mid field following a counter attack and executed after dodging past Bhutan custodian Songita, who came to clear the ball.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Skipper Sabina, who scored the first hat-trick against Pakistan in the group phase engagement, doubled the lead in the 18th minute as she darted into the Bhutan box from the right flank and sent the ball to the net with an angular shot after finding the Bhutan custodian alone under the bar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Krishna Rani Sarkar further widened the team\'s margin with a header from close range off a cross from Rituporna in the 30th minute of the match.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Substitute Rituporna Chakma joined the party scoring the fourth goal for Bangladesh in the 35th minute of the match.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Back with a healthy 4-0 goals lead Bangladesh continued their onslaught after resumption and scored four more goals in the remaining proceeding.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sabina made the score line 5-0 in the 53rd minute off a cross from Krisna Rani while Masura Parvin scored the sixth goal for Bangladesh in the 56th minute with a gentle tap as Bhutanese custodian Sangita failed to grip the ball following an attempt taken by Sabina from outside the box.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Substitute Tohura Khatun scored the seventh goal for Bangladesh in the 87th minute while Sabina completed her hat-trick scoring the eighth goal for Bangladesh in the 90+3rd minute of the match.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh earlier blanked the Maldives by 3-0 in their group opening match and thrashed Pakistan 6-0 in their second match and defeated defending champions India by 3-0 goals in their third and last group match.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Bhutan suffered 0-4 goal defeat to Nepal in their group opening match but bounced back to register an overwhelming 5-0 victory over Sri Lanka in their second match of the tournament.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh women\'s team: Rupna Chakma, Etie Rani, Sathi Biswas, Masura Parvin, Mossammat Akhi Khatun, Shamsunnahar, Sheuli Azim, Nilufa Yesmin Nila, Anai Mogini, Maria Manda (vice-captain), Monika Chakma, Shamsunnahar, Sohagi Kisku, Sapna Rani, Ritu Porna Chakma, Sanjida Akhter, Marzia, Sabina Khatun (captain), Srimoti Krishnarani Sarkar, Mosammat Sirat Jahan Shopna, Tohura Khatun, Anuching Mogini and Sajeda Khatun. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 21:50:00', '2022-09-16 21:50:00'),
(1671, 1671, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Thursday made a shocking revelation on Shaheen Afridi\'s rehabilitation ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia in October. The star pacer is all set to make a return to the squad for the big event next month after having incurred a knee injury that had ruled him out of Asia Cup as well. </span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A day after the big revelation which has created quite a stir in Pakistan cricket, the board has finally broken their silence over it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to Samaa TV, Shahid had revealed that Shaheen had spent his own money go reach London for his rehabilitation and accommodation while he had arranged for the doctor, alleging that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did nothing on their part for the fast bowler\'s knee treatment that had ruled him out of the Asia Cup and the T20I series against England.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“When I talk about Shaheen.. that guy went to England on his own. He bought his own ticket, he spent his own money to stay in a hotel. I arranged a doctor for him, then he contacted the doctor. PCB is not doing anything, he was doing that on his own. Everything, from coordination to doctors to his hotel room and food expenses, he is paying out of his own pocket. As far as I know, Zakir Khan (Director of Cricket for international tours at the PCB) talked to him for 1-2 times, but that was it,\" said Shahid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Friday, PCB released a statement to give injury update on two of their T20 World Cup players - Fakhar Zaman and Shaheen. The statement revealed that the left-arm pacer is “making excellent progress in his rehabilitation” before adding that PCB has always made arrangements for the “medical care and rehabilitation of all its players.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The PCB is also pleased to advise and update that Shaheen Shah Afridi is making excellent progress in his rehabilitation in London and is on track to make a full recovery in time for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022,” read the statement. “It goes without saying that the PCB has always been and will continue to be responsible for arranging medical care and rehabilitation of all its players requiring any treatment.” Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 22:12:22', '2022-09-17 02:06:41'),
(1672, 1672, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with monsoon being fairly active over the country and weak to moderate elsewhere over the north Bay.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Light to moderate rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty winds and lighting flashes are likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,” the department said in its bulletin on Friday morning.</div><div><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Day and night temperatures may rise slightly over the country.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Met office recorded the highest 69mm of rainfall in Rajshahi in the last 24 hours till 6am on Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, both the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded in Rajshahi at 33.7 degrees and at 23.7 degrees, respectively.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, the well-marked low pressure area over northwestern Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas lies over Uttar Pradesh and adjoining area.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Haryana, the centre of the well-marked low, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across the northern part of Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>One of its associated troughs extends up to the northwest Bay, as per the bulletin. UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 22:22:37', '2022-09-16 22:22:37'),
(1673, 1673, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia says it\'s regrouping - and its forces still hold about a fifth of the country.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>How has the conflict changed?</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, surrounding the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. It also launched attacks in the south, east and north of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In early April, Ukrainian forces retook large areas around Kyiv, after Russia abandoned its push towards the capital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has since been focusing its military operations in the south, east and north-east of Ukraine, seizing large areas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, things changed dramatically at the start of September.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a decisive offensive in the north-east, Ukraine drove back Russian forces. It claims to have regained 3,000 square kilometres (1,158 sq miles) of territory around the city of Kharkiv alone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In total, Ukraine says it has retaken more than 8,000 sq km (3,088 sq miles) from Russian control in September - its most significant territorial gains since the war started.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cities of Izyum and Kupiansk, which Ukraine says were retaken on 10 September, were both key supply hubs for the Russian forces. As such, these represent important strategic gains.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is also a Ukrainian counter-attack around the Kherson region in the south of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says Ukrainian troops have inflicted a \"major operational defeat\" on Russian forces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute said Russian positions in Kharkiv had suffered a \"total collapse\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian withdrawal was, he said, \"certainly the most dramatic reverse that we\'ve seen from the Russians since they retreated from Kyiv in April\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>How has Russia responded?</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia confirmed that its forces retreated from Izyum and Kupiansk. It said this was a strategic withdrawal to \"regroup\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has also said it will continue to target these areas with military strikes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian army appears to have abandoned large quantities of equipment and ammunition during the withdrawal. Source: 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, '2022-09-16 22:38:55', '2022-09-16 22:38:55'),
(1674, 1674, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Chinese and South Korean soldiers stood face to face, the wind whipping through their ranks and their national flags flapping in the gusts. A Chinese military transport jet nearby on the runway of Incheon International Airport opened its rear door to receive precious cargo.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nine South Korean soldiers then moved towards their Chinese counterparts in precise steps before carefully handing over nine ornate wooden boxes, which were then set on a table and covered with nine red Chinese flags by Beijing’s ambassador to Seoul Xing Haiming.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inside each box were the remains of a Chinese soldier who died some 70 years ago, during the Korean War, when the armies of these two countries fought over the land these soldiers were standing on now.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Repatriating the remains of the volunteer patriotic martyrs by both sides (is) an important symbol of the new development of China-Korean relations, and furthermore, it is significant in developing mature and healthy bilateral relations,” said Chinese Vice Minister of Veterans Affairs Chang Zhengguo during Friday’s handover.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon said the repatriation is a “symbol of friendly cooperation.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the fall of 1950, Beijing sent a quarter-of-a-million troops into the Korean Peninsula, supporting its North Korean ally and pushing back the combined forces of South Korea, the United States and other countries under the United Nations Command.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those forces had almost reached the Yalu River, which separates China from North Korea, when then leader Mao Zedong dispatched the Chinese People’s Volunteers to intervene.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chinese pushed that combined allied army back down the peninsula, eventually resulting in a stalemate along the 38th parallel, the demilitarized zone that divides North and South Korea to this day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 180,000 of those Chinese troops died in the Korean War, or what Beijing calls the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Eighty-eight of them began their journey back to their homeland on Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since 2014, South Korea has been repatriating the remains of Chinese soldiers recovered in South Korea, according to the “international law and spirit of humanity,” the South Korean Defense Ministry said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before Friday, a total of 825 remains of Chinese soldiers had been repatriated between 2014 and 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the ambassador placed the Chinese flag over the ninth casket on Friday, all Chinese officials stood up and bowed three times to pay respect to their ancestors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chinese guards, in return, saluted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They then marched neatly into the parked warplane, where the other 79 sets of remains were waiting to return finally to their home.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once all the caskets – some of which also contained personal artifacts such as watches, stamps, shoes and faded photographs – were aboard, the Y-20 closed its cargo bay, turned its four engines on and took off.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, the Chinese remains will be buried in the Chinese People’s Volunteers’ martyrs’ cemetery in Shenyang, the capital of northeast China’s Liaoning province, following another ceremony, state-owned tabloid the Global Times reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Escorting the soldiers’ remains and the Y-20 will be one of the Chinese military’s newest, proudest accomplishments: J-20 stealth fighters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“This will be the first time the powerful J-20 stealth fighter jet has been deployed since the PLA Air Force started such missions in 2015,” said the Global Times.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Previous repatriations had relied on J-11s and the use of the more modern aircraft shows the “growing strength of the PLA,” the report said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And it shows just how far the Chinese military has come in 70 years. Source: CNN</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 22:44:48', '2022-09-16 22:44:48');
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(1675, 1675, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Many age-related changes are witnessed in the gastrointestinal tract where the changes are often associated with the stomach, esophagus, colon and intestines. Even though they impact one’s quality of life they are not fatal.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moreover, any changes that tend to impact one’s swallowing, eating or digestion of food may be termed a gastrointestinal disorder. Weight loss, alternate diarrhea, constipation weight loss and family history of cancer warrants investigation are the red flags sign.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Such problems occur at any age but they’re more common in senior citizens. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Roy Patankar, Gastroenterologist and Director of Zen Multispecialty Hospital in Mumbai\'s Chembur, listed some gastrointestinal tract disorders that you should watch out for:</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>1. Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD) -</b> Is seen when the acid within the stomach backs up into the esophagus, leading to heartburn. Eating too late at night and opting for fried, spicy or fast foods and some medications are the factors behind the occurrence of GERD. You will be shocked to know that the chances of GERD increase with obesity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>2. Dysphagia - </b>Is difficulty or discomfort while swallowing. The red flags of it are mild discomfort to severe pain. To help your loved one overcome dysphagia, give him/her small and frequent meals of softer foods that are high in nutritional value.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>3. Diverticula -</b> Happens when small pouches along the lining of the colon bulge along the intestinal wall. There can be bloating, gas, cramping and constipation in some people. Most of the time, diverticula doesn’t cause problems or require treatment but if the condition becomes inflamed, it’s known as diverticulitis and the symptoms can be fever, nausea, vomiting, cramping and abdominal pain. Medications, antibiotics and a liquid diet can be helpful in such situations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>4. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) </b>- It impacts one’s large intestine. It leads to bloating, gas, cramping, abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation. Medicines, certain foods and stress can raise the risk of IBS. Treatment consists of avoiding caffeine, trigger foods and stress while increasing fiber intake. Prescription medication is sometimes required.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>5. Constipation </b>- This is a common condition seen among a large number of seniors. As one becomes older, the digestive systems change, and bowel movements are painful. Constipation can happen due to the side effects of medication, or it could be a symptom of another disorder. Make sure that your loved ones with constipation drink a lot of water and eat food rich in fiber like fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Souce: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-16 23:11:51', '2022-09-16 23:11:51'),
(1676, 1676, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Another Dengue patient died in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 42.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During this period, 164 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest deaths were reported from the Dhaka division.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the new numbers, the dengue death toll in Dhaka division rose to 19, on Chattogram it remained unchanged at 19, and in Barishal division at four.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of the new patients, 138 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 26 outside it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 1,336 dengue patients, including 983 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;\">On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year, the directorate has recorded 10,396 dengue cases and 9,018 recoveries so far. 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, '2022-09-17 00:12:19', '2022-09-17 00:12:19'),
(1677, 1677, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In the second semi-final match of the SAFF women\'s championship, hosts Nepal beat mighty India.&nbsp;</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this victory, the girls of Nepal have joined Bangladesh in the final in the fight for the title.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hosts beat mighty India 1-0 in the second semi-final match at the Dasarath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, in the first semi-final of the day, Sabina-Tahura\'s Bangladesh confirmed the final by defeating Bhutan by a huge margin of 8-0 goals.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 00:53:27', '2022-09-17 00:53:27'),
(1678, 1678, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) being held in the historic city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the first meeting between the two leaders since Russia waged a war on its eastern neighbour Ukraine in February this year. The two leaders reportedly discussed the ongoing war, besides bilateral, regional and other global issues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to available information, Modi told Putin that it is no more an era of war and raised food, fertiliser and fuel security among the major concerns of the world at the moment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I know that today\'s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this,\" Modi reportedly told Putin, according to agencies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin reportedly replied that he understood Modi\'s concerns about the war. \"I know about your position on the conflict in Ukraine, and I know about your concerns. We want all of this to end as soon as possible. We will keep you abreast of what is happening there,\" Putin was quoted as saying by news agency Reuters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Delhi has not yet spoken out against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine at any global forum as it continues to push for resolution of the crisis through dialogue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before this, Modi held a meeting with Turkey\'s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on sidelines of SCO summit in Samarkand during which they discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 02:04:14', '2022-09-17 02:04:14'),
(1679, 1679, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Yoga is a practise that takes a holistic approach to health and wellbeing since included are several disciplines like as philosophy, mudras, pranayama, meditation and physical postures. Yoga emphasises the spiritual, physical and mental aspects of overall wellness and with this holistic approach, you can be sure that progress will be well-rounded and not one-dimensional.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Himalayan Siddha Akshar, Founder of Akshar Yoga Research and Development Centre, explained, “Yoga\'s true purpose—unification with oneself and with a higher state of consciousness—may help you better understand yourself if you practise it. When you are able to establish an honest connection with yourself, you will be able to view the world with love and understanding.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He elaborated, “Through the philosophy of Yoga, which promotes oneness, we can start to learn how to live in peace and harmony with one another and with all other amazing beings. In the end, this will bring about harmony—not only inside our own families but also everywhere else on Earth.” According to him, following are the 4 ways that Yoga could improve your quality of life:</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Connects you with self - Every time we come to the mat for ourselves, this practise shapes and forms our capacity to love ourselves. If we seek the affection, acceptance, and approval of others, we will never truly be happy. Once those things or people happen, so will our love for ourselves and life. Yoga teaches us to enjoy our own company through the practise of asanas, pranayama, and meditation. One is encouraged to make decisions that are optimal for their growth and health by practising Yoga. Our relationship with oneself becomes stronger every time we choose the best course of action for ourselves.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Inhale in the goodness - When you\'re upset, furious, apprehensive, nervous, etc., pay attention to your breathing as an excellent predictor of your emotional condition. Your breathing becomes laboured, fast, harsh, erratic, or shallow when you\'re in an unpleasant situation. Yoga teaches you to become more aware of your breath via its different practises, giving you the power to choose how to respond. If you wish to reclaim the natural calmness and serenity of your body and mind, you should give yoga a try.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Strengthens your purpose - Tools like meditation are a very powerful strategy to improve clarity and focus. This is possible because meditation slows down and calms the mind. You begin to achieve increased awareness and, as a result, a more calm internal state with practise and regularity. When your mind is calm and unagitated, your focus will be more acute. When there are no outside distractions, you have greater energy to find your purpose or accomplish your goal. Yoga brings out the best in you by increasing your overall productivity, which boosts your happiness. By employing these techniques for mindful awareness and meditation, you might help your own transformation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Learn about your hidden talents - One\'s resolve is strengthened by yoga. Yoga poses challenge our physical limits, while pranayama and meditation sharpen and strengthen our mental faculties, giving us the clarity and tenacity to face whatever challenges life presents. We have the ability to set out on a journey of self-discovery where, with practised devotion and determination, we begin to uncover the hidden gems of inner potential that are waiting to be revealed within us. We can learn about and strive for a greater, more meaningful direction and purpose in life through Yoga. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 02:30:07', '2022-09-17 02:30:07'),
(1680, 1680, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indonesian rescuers have recovered seven bodies after a landslide at an illegal gold mine buried an estimated 20 people, officials said on Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The victims were mining gold on a bare hillside when the landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the area on the west of Borneo island, in West Kalimantan province.</div><div><br></div><div>Unlicensed mines are common across the mineral-rich Southeast Asian archipelago where abandoned sites attract locals who scrounge for leftover gold ore without using proper safety equipment.</div><div><br></div><div>Mining accidents occur frequently in Indonesia due to landslides, especially during the monsoon. -AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 19:26:37', '2022-09-17 19:26:37'),
(1681, 1681, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Japan\'s weather agency on Saturday warned of a \"very dangerous\" typhoon heading towards the country\'s southern Kyushu island, urging residents to evacuate before powerful wind hits the area.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Typhoon Nanmadol was carrying gusts up to 270 kilometres on Saturday near the remote Minami Daito island, 400 kilometres (250 miles) east of Okinawa island, the weather agency said.</div><div><br></div><div>The storm is expected to approach or make landfall on Sunday in the southern Kagoshima prefecture in Kyushu, then move north the following day before heading towards the main Japanese island.</div><div><br></div><div>\"There are risks of unprecedented storms, high waves, storm surges, and record rainfall,\" Ryuta Kurora, the head of the Japan Meteorological Agency\'s forecast unit, told reporters.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Maximum caution is required,\" he said, urging residents to evacuate early.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It\'s a very dangerous typhoon.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Kurora said the weather agency was likely to issue the highest alert for Kagoshima later in the evening.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The wind will be so fierce that some houses might collapse,\" he said, also warning of flooding and landslides.</div><div><br></div><div>Japan is currently in typhoon season and is hit by around 20 such storms a year, routinely seeing heavy rains that cause landslides or flash floods.</div><div><br></div><div>Scientists say climate change is increasing the severity of storms and causing extreme weather such as heat waves, droughts and flash floods to become more frequent and intense. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 20:38:55', '2022-09-17 20:38:55'),
(1682, 1682, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Trade between Bangladesh and India via the Benapole land port remained suspended on Saturday, with the neighbouring country celebrating Vishwakarma puja.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>However, movement of people via the land port remained as usual, officials said.</div><div><br></div><div>Kartik Chakrabarty, general secretary of the Petrapole C&amp;F Agent Staff Welfare Association, said that trade between Bangladesh and India through Benapole-Petrapole land ports will resume on Sunday morning.</div><div><br></div><div>Abdul Jalil, deputy director (traffic) at the Benapole port, said that though transportation of goods between the two countries was suspended, loading and unloading of goods inside the port remained normal.</div><div><br></div><div>“We’ve kept our cargo department and checkposts open so that Indian trucks carrying Bangladeshi goods can return,\" said Abdur Rashid Mia, joint commissioner of Benapole Customs House. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 20:45:50', '2022-09-17 20:45:50'),
(1683, 1683, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim required six stitches on his leg after he got a blow during fitness training at the gym of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The cricketer will have to refrain from cricketing activities for at least two weeks, the medical department of BCB said.</div><div><br></div><div>Mushfiqur recently retired from T20Is. He said he wants to focus on the other two formats of international cricket from now on.</div><div><br></div><div>The batter has been one of the mainstays of Bangladesh’s batting line for more than a decade. But he has been struggling in T20Is to deliver well which might have prompted him to retire from this format.</div><div><br></div><div>In the last Asia Cup, Mushfiqur scored only five runs in two matches against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Along with him, most of the Bangladeshi batters failed to perform in the Asia Cup and that was enough for Bangladesh to be eliminated from the race of the next phase of the event. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 20:50:14', '2022-09-17 20:50:14'),
(1684, 1684, '<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>A final body was pulled from wreckage of a collapsed building in Jordan\'s capital on Saturday as search efforts ended after four days, taking the total number killed to 14.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Rescue teams were able to extract one dead person on Saturday, the death toll now stands at 14,\" said Amer al-Sartawi, a public security spokesman.</div><div><br></div><div>A massive rescue operation began when the four-storey residential building toppled over on Tuesday in Jabal al-Weibdeh, one of Amman\'s oldest neighbourhoods.</div><div><br></div><div>The discovery of the body, which medical sources said was a woman, means that all missing had been accounted for, marking the end to search efforts.</div><div><br></div><div>Jordan\'s public prosecutor has ordered the arrest of three people as part of the investigation, including the building manager as well as two other people involved in renovation work, state media said.</div><div><br></div><div>The site of the tragedy is in the capital\'s central Jabal al-Weibdeh district, known for its vibrant cultural life and home to a large number of expatriates.</div><div><br></div><div>On Thursday, emergency workers safely rescued a four-month-old girl from the wreckage, having sustained only minor bruises. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas&nbsp;</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 20:53:29', '2022-09-17 20:53:29'),
(1685, 1685, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Cardi B on Thursday pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in New York court, avoiding jail time in a deal that closes a years-long case alleging her involvement in a strip club brawl.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>On August 29, 2018, Cardi B was in the Angels Strip Club in Queens when her group reportedly lobbed bottles, chairs and a hookah pipe, which police said bruised a female employee\'s legs.</div><div><br></div><div>Cardi B allegedly ordered an attack on two sisters working at the club because one of them slept with her husband, the rapper Offset.</div><div><br></div><div>The superstar rapper\'s admission of guilt to assault and reckless endangerment allows the mother of two to avoid a trial and potential jail time. The 10 other charges she faced were dismissed.</div><div><br></div><div>The artist born Belcalis Almanzar strode into the courthouse in Queens in a fitted white dress with matching Louboutins and her signature extra-long nail extensions.</div><div><br></div><div>The two misdemeanors will be conditionally discharged as soon as Cardi B completes 15 days of community service. She must also pay court fees, and stay away from the two women who made the accusations for three years.</div><div><br></div><div>Returning to her luxury SUV following the proceedings, the rapper, asked how she was feeling, quipped to reporters that \"I\'m feeling like I look good.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Later in the afternoon she posted upbeat Instagram stories from the annual Feast of San Gennaro festival in Manhattan\'s Little Italy.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Move on\' -</div><div>The swift denouement followed four years of back-and-forth between her legal team and state prosecutors, proceedings drawn out, like so many court cases, by the pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>She risked a far more serious fate.</div><div><br></div><div>Initially facing only misdemeanor charges, the Bronx rapper rejected an initial plea deal from the Queens district attorney\'s office.</div><div><br></div><div>Then in June 2019 a grand jury indicted Cardi B on charges including two felonies. If convicted, she faced jail time.</div><div><br></div><div>The rapper invited Drew Findling -- the so-called #BillionDollarLawyer who has made a name for himself representing hip-hop stars in Georgia, and more recently was hired by Donald Trump to represent him in an election interference probe -- to join her legal team.</div><div><br></div><div>On Thursday Findling was all smiles, sporting his signature Wayfarer sunglasses as he let reporters know he was wearing an Armani suit with Versace shoes.</div><div><br></div><div>\"She\'ll be able to move on,\" he said of Cardi. \"There are too many things that she has planned for her family, for her career, and for the community, and she just felt quite honestly that a three-week jury trial was going to be a distraction from the things that we felt were most important.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Asked about the lengthy legal process, his fellow attorney Jeff Kern told reporters \"it\'s like anything else in life.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"Like doing your term paper in college, you get it done at the last minute,\" he said. \"Nature of the situation, nature of the beast.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Cardi B must complete the community service by January 2023 or face jail time.</div><div><br></div><div>Raised in the Bronx by a Dominican father and Trinidadian mother, Cardi B\'s meteoric rise began on social media during her days as a stripper, which she alludes to in her breakout smash \"Bodak Yellow.\" - AFP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 20:56:18', '2022-09-19 02:00:09'),
(1686, 1686, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has said they want the Bangladeshi people to be happy, prosperous and successful in the development of its democracy.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"So, your democracy is for you (Bangladeshi people) to develop,\" he told reporters in Savar on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>Doraiswami visited National Martyrs’ Memorial and paid tributes to the valour and the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the Liberation War of 1971.</div><div><br></div><div>He observed one-minute silence and signed the visitors\' book there after placing wreath.</div><div><br></div><div>Doraiswami, who has been appointed as High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, is scheduled to leave here on Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier at a farewell reception on Thursday evening, Doraiswami said the Bangladesh-India relationship train is the \"finest train\" and that train must keep moving to do more great things together.</div><div><br></div><div>Doraiswami said the people of Bangladesh and India are connected by souls and hearts; and it is more than blood relations. “We always have faith in that connection.” - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 22:43:09', '2022-09-17 22:43:09'),
(1687, 1687, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 24-hour wait.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Police arrested a man after what the force described as a “disturbance” Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.</div><div><br></div><div>Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin on its platform. The Metropolitan Police force said a man was detained for a suspected public-order offense.</div><div><br></div><div>The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday. On Friday, authorities temporary halted letting more visitors join the end of the line, which snakes around Southwark Park some 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Parliament.</div><div><br></div><div>Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets and cups of tea to people in line as the temperature fell to 6 degrees Celsius.</div><div><br></div><div>People had myriad reasons for coming, from affection for the queen to a desire to be part of a historic moment.</div><div><br></div><div>Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his home in central England, likened it to “a pilgrimage.”</div><div><br></div><div>“(It) is a bit strange, because that kind of goes against my grain,” he said. “I’ve been kind of drawn into it.”</div><div><br></div><div>Members of the public kept silently streaming into Westminster Hall even as the queen’s four children — King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — stood vigil around the flag-draped coffin for 15 minutes on Friday evening. A baby’s cry was the only sound.</div><div><br></div><div>Before the vigil, Edward said the royal family was “overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admiration and respect (for) our dear mama.”</div><div><br></div><div>All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren are due to stand vigil beside her coffin on Saturday. Charles’ sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, will attend along with Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips; Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; and the two children of Prince Edward – Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.</div><div><br></div><div>William, who after his grandmother’s death is now the heir to the throne, will stand at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, will be in uniform.</div><div><br></div><div>Most senior royals hold honorary military roles and have worn uniforms to commemorate the queen. Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes during the procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>The king, however, has requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.</div><div><br></div><div>People queuing to see the queen have been of all ages and come from all walks of life. Many bowed before the coffin or made a sign of the cross. Several veterans, their medals shining in the spotlights, offered sharp salutes. Some people wept. Many hugged one another as they stepped away, proud to have spent hours in line to offer a tribute, even if it lasted only a few moments.</div><div><br></div><div>On Friday, the mourners included former England soccer captain David Beckham, who lined up for almost 12 hours to pay his respects. Wearing a white shirt and black tie, he bowed briefly to the coffin before moving out of Westminster Hall.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have been lucky as a nation to have had someone who has led us the way her majesty has led us, for the amount of time, with kindness, with caring and always reassurance,” Beckham told reporters afterwards.</div><div><br></div><div>The lying-in-state is due to continue until Monday morning, when the queen’s coffin will be borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral, the finale to 10 days of national mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth, 96, died at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.</div><div><br></div><div>Hundreds of heads of state, royals and political leaders from around the world are flying to London to attend the funeral, including US President Joe Biden and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.</div><div><br></div><div>After the service at the abbey, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage. It will then be taken in a hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Hundreds of troops from the British army, air force and navy took part in an early-morning rehearsal on Saturday for the final procession. As troops lined The Long Walk, a picturesque path leading to Windsor Castle, the thumping of drums echoed into the night as marching bands walked ahead of a hearse.</div><div><br></div><div>London police said the funeral will be the largest single policing event the force has ever handled, surpassing even the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Platinum Jubilee in June celebrating the queen’s 70-year rein.</div><div><br></div><div>“The range of officers, police staff and all those supporting the operation is truly immense,” said Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy. - AP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 23:02:21', '2022-09-17 23:08:50'),
(1688, 1688, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is likely to play the T10 league in Abu Dhabi, UAE for the second time in his career as the organizer put his name in the players\' draft which will be held on September 26. The tournament will start in November.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Recently through a tweet in the social media outlet, the organizers confirmed Tamim\'s name for the players draft along with other foreign players like Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Najibullah Zadran, Reeza Hendricks and James Vince.</div><div><br></div><div>A team of the T10, Bangla Tigers has already confirmed the name of Shakib Al Hasan as the icon and the captain of the team.</div><div><br></div><div>Tamim earlier played the inaugural edition of T10 for Pakhtuns in 2017. Led by Shahid Afridi, the team also moved to the semifinal. In the first match, Tamim struck an unbeaten 56 off 27, hitting five fours and four sixes.</div><div><br></div><div>The sixth edition of T10 however will run from November 23 to December 4. Source: BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 23:16:35', '2022-09-17 23:16:35'),
(1689, 1689, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Reiterating Bangladesh\'s stand to solve issues with Myanmar peacefully, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Saturday Bangladesh hopes that Myanmar would realize their mistake and refrain from doing anything in future that impedes bilateral relations.</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"As we do not want conflict, our efforts are underway to find a peaceful solution with Myanmar. We will do everything, if required we will take it to the United Nations (UN).\" he told journalists after attending a programme at Dhaka Ahsania Mission in the city.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister said the government has strongly protested regarding the ammunition, which was landed on Bangladesh territory from Myanmar side, adding, \"Talks are going on with the Myanmar authorities and the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry called the Myanmar envoy to inform clearly about our position.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"Our Prime Minister never wants war, we want peaceful solution. Let their internal conflict keep within their boundaries. We are always protesting what is happening in our soil from outside,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Kamal said Myanmar never stands by its commitment, adding, \"We\'re trying bilaterally and also multilaterally . . . our efforts will continue. We are trying to repatriate 12 lakh Rohingyas, who have taken shelter here, peacefully.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"Recently, Myanmar has been fighting not only with Rohingyas but also with many of their ethnic groups in Thailand, China and Mizoram. We observed that a rebel group called Arakan Army is fighting there,\" he said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The minister said, \"Sometimes a good relation was seen between Myanmar and Arakan Army, sometimes it turned into war. But they know the secret. Of course, their war should be within their boundaries.\"</div><div><br></div><div>He said there is a Rohingya camp on the zero line next to the Myanmar border.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Mentioning that on Friday a person was killed and some others were wounded when shells fired from Myanmar side landed in a camp, Kamal said that Bangladesh strongly condemned it.&nbsp; - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-17 23:28:24', '2022-09-17 23:28:24'),
(1690, 1690, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday suggested the formation of structure of an independent and neural election to overcome the country’s political crisis.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Speaking at a press conference, he also slammed the Election Commission (EC) for its decision to use EVMs up to 150 seats in next polls ignoring the opinions of most opposition parties, saying it is an alarming sign.</div><div><br></div><div>The veteran politician said greed for money and power has sickened the current politics with a terrible disease.&nbsp; “A healthy politics by removing this disease can fulfill the aspirations of people.”</div><div><br></div><div>\"We can’t allow the current state of uncertainty to continue. I call upon all conscious citizens, all civic organisations, students, workers, doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, journalists, other&nbsp; professionals and women\'s organisations, to come up with a demand for the formation of a structure of a free and fair polls to resolve the crisis,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;Dr Kamal said the electoral system has been destroyed and put into a question through the EC’s move to use the Electric Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming national election.</div><div><br></div><div>“The nation wants to get rid of the destroyed electoral system. We all must protect the country with our united efforts,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>“It will surely be possible to save the country and its economy if we all get united. Let’s get united, it’s my call to you. Let’s build people’s unity, citizens’ unity,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>“Go to your respective areas and tell local people that this country belongs to all of us. We should all unite and save this country. I want to put huge emphasis on unity,” Dr Kamal said.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;“We have to protect independence through the same unity with which we achieved independence. The state institutions have to be saved from corruption, he said adding the state should be saved from the negligence of the government.</div><div><br></div><div>Gonoforum arranged the press conference at the Jatiya Press Club on the country’s overall situation.</div><div><br></div><div>At the press conference, a 101-member full-fledged committee of Gonoforum was also announced with Dr Kamal Hossain its President and Mizanur Rahman new General Secretary. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 00:02:18', '2022-09-18 00:02:18'),
(1691, 1691, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Friday of committing war crimes in Ukraine\'s northeast and said it was too early to say the tide of the war was turning despite rapid territorial gains by his forces this month.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Ukrainian leader also told Reuters in an interview that the outcome of the war with Russia, now in its seventh month, hinged on the swift delivery of foreign weapons to his country.</div><div><br></div><div>He compared the situation in newly liberated areas of the northeast \"to the bloody soap opera after Bucha\", a town near Kyiv where he accused Russian forces of committing numerous war crimes in the first phase of the war. Moscow denied the charges.</div><div><br></div><div>\"As of today, there are 450 dead people, buried (in the northeastern Kharkiv region). But there are others, separate burials of many people. Tortured people. Entire families in certain territories,\" Zelenskiy said.</div><div><br></div><div>Asked if there was evidence of war crimes, he said: \"All this is there... There is some evidence, and assessments are being conducted, Ukrainian and international, and this is very important for us, for the world to recognise this.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The Kremlin did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Zelenskiy\'s new allegations.</div><div><br></div><div>Russia regularly denies targeting civilians during what it calls its \"special military operation\" in Ukraine and has said in the past that accusations of human rights abuses are a smear campaign.</div><div><br></div><div>The governor of Kharkiv region, Oleh Synhubov, told reporters on Friday at one of the burial sites in the city of Izium that some bodies exhumed there had been found with their hands tied behind their backs.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Moscow has not commented on the mass burial site in Izium, which was a Russian frontline stronghold before Ukraine\'s counter-offensive forced its forces to flee. - Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 00:53:39', '2022-09-18 00:53:39'),
(1692, 1692, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Leader of the Opposition and Head of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer on Saturday said ‘Bangladesh and the UK are bound by excellent ties and further reinforced by the British-Bangladesh diaspora’.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He observed this during his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her place of residence here.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister is in London on a four-day visit to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.</div><div><br></div><div>According to a press release, Sheikh Hasina reiterated her profound condolences at the Queen’s demise.</div><div><br></div><div>Starmer thanked the prime minister for her tribute in memory of the Queen.</div><div><br></div><div>They also recalled Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s meeting and personal rapport with the former Labour prime minister Harold Wilson.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina thanked the Labour leader for his messages on the occasions of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.</div><div><br></div><div>He recalled his visit to Bangladesh in 2016 and his meeting with the prime minister at the time. He expressed satisfaction at the growing number of people of Bangladesh origin being elected to offices from the Labour Party around the UK.</div><div><br></div><div>He said that the Labour Party was working on promoting and nurturing young generation leaders that should attract more British-Bangladeshi youth.</div><div><br></div><div>The two leaders discussed the impact of the war in Ukraine, particularly on the Global South.</div><div><br></div><div>PM Hasina underscored the need for a negotiated settlement of the conflict to protect common people around the world from food, energy and financial insecurities.</div><div><br></div><div>She suggested reviewing whether the sanctions imposed in the wake of the war were having otherwise implications for people in the developing countries.</div><div><br></div><div>The two sides exchanged views on the possible impacts on bilateral trade relations due to the ongoing inflationary pressures and cost-of-living crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>The Labour Party leader said they would continue to advocate for the big retailers in the UK and the West to share the costs with the readymade garment manufacturers.</div><div><br></div><div>Starmer appreciated Bangladesh’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic under the prime minister’s leadership. He reiterated the Labour Party’s commitment to work with vulnerable countries like Bangladesh on climate change issues.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh premier appreciated the widening climate partnership between the two countries.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina briefed the Labour Party leader about the growing burden on Bangladesh due to the prolonged presence of the Rohingya from Myanmar.</div><div><br></div><div>They discussed the recent flare-up of armed conflicts in close proximity to Bangladesh’s border.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister pointed out that Bangladesh was exercising the utmost restraint despite spill-over effects of the conflicts inside its territory.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, Lord Swaraj Paul of Marylebone paid a courtesy call on her</div><div><br></div><div>The veteran Member of the UK House of Lords reiterated his appreciation for the prime minister’s leadership.</div><div><br></div><div>He expressed interest in further promoting business and education partnerships between the two countries. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 01:40:49', '2022-09-18 01:40:49'),
(1693, 1693, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Five Syrian soldiers were killed in Israeli airstrikes that targeted Damascus International Airport and other areas near the capital, the Syrian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The ministry said Israel had fired \"bursts of missiles\" from northeast of Lake Tiberias in Israel, targeting the airport and several security checkpoints south of the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Syrian air defenses had shot down some of the missiles, it added.</div><div>There was no immediate confirmation if the strike has affected airport operations.</div><div><br></div><div>The Israel Defense Forces said that they would not comment on foreign media reports.</div><div><br></div><div>Israel\'s military has been intensifying missile attacks on Syrian airports, saying that the strikes are meant to target Iranian forces and military assets and prevent Tehran from supplying arms to its allies in Syria, which since 2011 has been locked in a civil war that has killed more than 300,000 civilians.</div><div><br></div><div>An Israeli missile strike in the countryside around Damascus killed three Syrian soldiers last month. Air strikes in June put Damascus airport out of service for nearly two weeks. - CNN</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 01:44:55', '2022-09-18 01:44:55'),
(1694, 1694, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A four-member committee has been formed to probe the gas balloon blast incident at Gazipur Metropolitan Police’s (GMP) founding anniversary event that left five people, including comedian Abu Hena Rony, injured on Friday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The committee members are—Abu Torab Md Shamsur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (DC, North) of GMP, Redoan Ahmed, Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC, North) of GMP, Md Fahim Ashjad, Assitant Commissioner (AC, Prosecution) of GMP and Md Rafiqul Islam, Officer In-charge (OC) of Gazipur Sadar Police Station.</div><div><br></div><div>The committee has been asked to submit its report within three working days.</div><div><br></div><div>Injured Rony is currently undergoing treatment at&nbsp; the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Sheikh Hasina Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery as his trachea and an ear have been severely burnt in the blast. Among the other four injured, one Jillur Rahman is also fighting for his life at the ICU with 19 percent burn injury.</div><div><br></div><div>Md Abu Sayem Noyon, Assistant Commissioner (AC, Media) of GMP said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan had attended GMP’s founding anniversary event as the chief guest. Some balloons were given to him for flying which he couldn’t do after much effort, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>“The blast happened when some people took the balloons to one side and tried to fly them using fire, injuring five people including Rony on the spot. The injured were rushed to Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital, from where three including Rony were transferred to Sheikh Hasina Burn Institute for better treatment,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 02:36:44', '2022-09-18 02:36:44'),
(1695, 1695, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\"Super floods\" in Pakistan have left 3.4 million children in need of \"immediate, lifesaving support,\" according to UNICEF.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The floods -- caused by record monsoon rains and dubbed by one minister as \"the worst humanitarian disaster in a decade\" -- have impacted 16 million children in total, UNICEF\'s Pakistan Representative Abdullah Fadil said following his visit this week to the country\'s southern Sindh Province.</div><div><br></div><div>That estimate came as the country\'s National Disaster Management Authority updated the death toll from the floods since mid-June to 1,545 people, 552 of them children.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, officials in the country warn that toll is likely to rise as deaths are being under reported and diseases like dengue fever are on the rise.</div><div><br></div><div>Azra Pechuho, health minister for the southern Sindh Province -- one of the hardest hit areas where many schools and other facilities remain shut, said there was now a \"state of emergency\" caused by the vast amount of standing water, which provides the perfect breeding conditions for Aedes mosquitoes to spread the dengue virus.</div><div><br></div><div>UNICEF\'s Fadil said the situation on the ground in Sindh was \"beyond bleak\" with many malnourished children battling diseases like diarrhea, malaria and dengue fever, as well as painful skin conditions.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Girls and boys in Pakistan are paying the price for a climate disaster not of their making,\" Fadil said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Young children are living out in the open with their families with no drinking water, no food and no livelihood -- exposed to a wide range of new flood related risks and hazards,\" Fadil said. Mothers, many exhausted, anemic and malnourished, were also unable to breastfeed their babies, reports CNN</div><div><br></div><div>\"Vital infrastructure ... has been destroyed and damaged, including thousands of schools, water systems and health facilities,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 02:41:30', '2022-09-18 02:41:30');
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(1696, 1696, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Eight radio-collared African cheetahs step out onto the grassland of Kuno National Park in central India, their final destination after a 8,000-kilometre journey from Namibia that has drawn criticism from some conservationists.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The arrival of the big cats — the fastest land animal on Earth — coincides with the 72nd birthday of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who released the first cat into the park on Saturday. It is the culmination of a 13-year effort to restore a species that vanished from India some 70 years ago.</div><div><br></div><div>The high-profile project is the first time wild cheetahs have been moved across continents to be released. It has raised questions from scientists who say the government should do more to protect the country’s own struggling wildlife.</div><div><br></div><div>The cheetahs — five females and three males — arrived after a two-day aeroplane and helicopter journey from the African savannah, and are expected to spend two to three months in a six-square-km enclosure inside the park in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.</div><div><br></div><div>If all goes well with their acclimation to Kuno, the cats will be released to run through 5,000 square km of forest and grassland, sharing the landscape with leopards, sloth bears and striped hyenas.</div><div><br></div><div>Another 12 cheetahs are expected to join the fledgling Indian population next month from South Africa. And as India gathers more funding for the 910 million rupee project, largely financed by the state-owned Indian Oil, it hopes to eventually grow the population to around 40 cats.</div><div><br></div><div>SP Yadav of the National Tiger Conservation Authority said the extinction of the cheetah in India in 1952 was the only time the country had lost a large mammal species since independence.</div><div><br></div><div>“It is our moral and ethical responsibility to bring it back.”</div><div><br></div><div>But some Indian conservation experts called the effort a “vanity project” that ignores the fact that the African cheetah a subspecies similar but separate from the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah now only found in Iran is not native to the Indian subcontinent.</div><div><br></div><div>And with India’s 1.4 billion human population jockeying for land, biologists worry cheetahs won’t have enough space to roam without being killed by predators or people.</div><div><br></div><div>India last year joined a UN pledge to conserve 30 per cent of its land and ocean area by 2030, but today less than 6pc of the country’s territory is protected, reports Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Bringing back the cheetah “is our endeavour towards environment and wildlife conservation,” Modi said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 02:54:24', '2022-09-18 02:54:24'),
(1697, 1697, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said, Bangladesh will get trade facilities till 2029, after LDC graduation in 2026.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“We have to compete with developed countries then, so the government is working to strengthen the capacity of different sectors along with export diversification,” the minister said.</div><div><br></div><div>Tipu Munshi said this today while speaking as the chief guest at ‘meet the press’ organized by the Overseas Correspondents Association of Bangladesh (OCAB), held at Akram Khan Auditorium of the National Press Club in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>The commerce minister said that there is no alternative to increasing exports to keep the base of the country\'s economy strong.</div><div><br></div><div>The government has set an export income target of $80 billion in 2024 and $100 billion in 2026, and is working accordingly. At present, the readymade garments sector alone contributes about 82 percent of total exports.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, special initiatives have been taken to increase export of about 10 products including ICT, leather, plastic, light engineering, and jute to achieve the target, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have more potential to increase export of readymade garments as Myanmar’s garment sector is almost closed and China\'s garment industry is relocating,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>As a result, opportunities are being created for Bangladesh as there is skilled manpower and low production cost. Bangladesh has the highest number of green factories also, which keeps the country ahead in trade competition, Tipu said.</div><div><br></div><div>“Our trade gap with China and India is highest due to import of industrial machinery and raw materials. China has granted duty-free facilities to 99 percent of exports to reduce trade barriers. Bangladesh is working towards an SEPA agreement with India to reduce the trade gap,” the minister said.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to a query, Tipu Munshi said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s recent visit to India was successful. India has agreed to provide free transit facilities by road with Bhutan and Nepal, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 03:37:43', '2022-09-18 03:37:43'),
(1698, 1698, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A \'human error\' made Google send $250,000 (approx. ₹2 crore) to a self-proclaimed hacker, the company has said, after the mistake came to light when the beneficiary, Sam Curry, flagged it on Twitter, informing the tech giant about the ‘random payment’ received by him.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It\'s been a little over 3 weeks since Google randomly sent me $249,999 and I still haven\'t heard anything on the support ticket. Is there any way we could get in touch @Google ?,” Curry, whose profile on the social media platform describes him as a hacker and \'bug bounty hunter\', tweeted on September 14.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement to NPR, Google said it intended to take the money back. “Our team recently made a payment to the wrong party as the result of human error. We appreciate that it was quickly communicated to us by the impacted partner, and we are working to correct it”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Curry, who works with Yuga Labs as a Staff Security Engineer, told NPR though he occasionally does bug bounty hunting for Google and other companies, he was still unable to establish a link between his part-time work and the sum paid to him by the Mountain View-headquartered giant.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“While the money was available for me to spend, I was simply holding onto it just in case they tried to get it back”, Curry further told NPR.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">‘Big bounty hunting’ is when people are paid by firms and organisations to find vulnerabilities in their software. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"18\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 12:41:58', '2022-09-18 12:41:58'),
(1699, 1699, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">London: World leaders began gathering in London from Saturday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Police are mounting Britain’s biggest-ever security operation for Monday’s funeral, as hundreds of dignitaries including US President Joe Biden are set to jet in.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">British Prime Minister Liz Truss met her counterparts from Australia and New Zealand who have arrived in town ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Truss met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Premier Jacinda Ardern at the government’s Chevening country residence outside London on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ardern said the talks focused on the queen’s death and King Charles III, as well as the war in Ukraine and the UK’s free trade agreement with New Zealand.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Truss’ meeting with Albanese also touched on trade. The Australian leader signed a condolence book for the queen’s family with his partner, Jodie Haydon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also signed the condolence book.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ceremony at Westminster Abbey - expected to be watched by millions around the globe - will see 142 sailors pulling the gun-carriage bearing her lead-lined coffin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state funeral, the first in Britain since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, will take place at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00am local time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will be attended by more than 2,000 guests, but leaders from countries at loggerheads with the UK such as Russia, Belarus and Afghanistan have not been invited.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will be London’s largest ever policing event, the city’s Metropolitan Police force said on Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 2,000 officers have been drafted from across the country to help Scotland Yard.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the funeral, the queen’s coffin will be transferred by royal hearse to Windsor Castle, west of London, for a committal service.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That will be followed by a family-only burial in which the queen will be laid to rest alongside her late husband Philip, both her parents and her younger sister.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, King Charles III and his son Prince William met some of the thousands of people waiting in line to see Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new king and his heir shook hands and chatted with people at Lambeth Bridge, with many mourners having queued overnight to see the late monarch at Westminster Hall. Source:HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 13:29:35', '2022-09-18 13:29:35'),
(1700, 1700, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Umesh bYadav landed in Chandigarh airport at 7 am on Sunday without much fuss and headed straight to the hotel where the rest of the Indian squad has put up after almost getting an SOS call from the selectors and Indian team management. Umesh was drafted into the Indian T20I side in dramatic fashion after Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the three-match T20I series against Australia due to Covid-19. Shami himself was slated to play his first T20I since the World Cup in Dubai last year.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The urgency with which Umesh Yadav was brought to Chandigarh makes him almost a certain starter in the series opener here at Mohali On Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If Umesh does feature in India\'s XI in the first T20I, it will be his first tryst with the white ball in the India blue in 43 months. His last T20I was also against Australia in February, 2019 in Visakhapatnam and his last ODI was further back in 2018 at the same venue against West Indies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That, however, doesn\'t mean that Umesh has been out of touch in limited-overs cricket. In fact, it\'s the opposite. Against all expectations, he had a terrific IPL with the Kolkata Knight Riders this year and was one of the most lethal pacers in the powerplay picking up 16 wickets at an economy rate of 7. This was primarily the reason behind his sudden return to the T20I set-up barely a month ahead of the World Cup in Australia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The selectors have decided to fall back on the experience of Shami and Umesh after the below-par performance by the seamers in the Asia Cup which was one of the major reasons behind India\'s failure to reach the final.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The eye-brow raiser with Umesh\'s selection does not end there. The call to name him as Shami\'s replacement came hours after his county side Middlesex issued a statement about the veteran right-arm seamer\'s season with them coming to an end due to a thigh muscle injury.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The catch here is, the timing of Umesh\'s injury. He had suffered the injury in a Royal London Cup match against Gloucestershire last month and returned home immediately. Since then, the 34-year-old has been undergoing his rehabilitation at the NCA in Bengaluru.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Shami tested positive for Covid-19, the selectors, contacted NCA physios and they gave a cleanchit about Umesh\'s fitness, paving way for the Vidarbha cricketer\'s return to the Indian side.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before the injury, Umesh was in fine form for Middlesex. He picked up 16 wickets in 7 List A matches including a five-for (5/33) against Durham.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India\'s World Cup squad is already announced and both Shami and Umesh don\'t feature in it - the former is part of the three stand by cricketers - but if Umesh has a good outing against Australia and Shami does his thing in the next series against South Africa then it shouldn\'t be a surprise if these two veterans pip the youngsters in joining the World Cup squad if the need arises. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 14:40:55', '2022-09-18 14:40:55'),
(1701, 1701, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Actor Hrithik Roshan danced with his fans at the Alcoholia song launch event in Mumbai. In a video shared online, Hrithik waited as a bunch of people got on stage. They then grooved to several steps from his new song Alcoholia from the upcoming film Vikram Vedha.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the clip, Hrithik was seen doing several steps with the others following him. He also taught the people the steps for the song. He was also heard screaming while dancing. As the video ended, Hrithik looked around at the people and smiled.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the event, Hrithik was dressed in casuals – a white T-shirt, white pants and a blue shirt. Hrithik also wore a cap. He also carried a red cotton towel around his neck. Hrithik has used a similar towel in the song from Vikram Vedha.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the event, Hrithik revealed that the doctors had restricted him from doing action or dance films before the release of his first film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai in 2000. As quoted by news agency ANI, Hrithik said, \"Before the release of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai my doctors had told me that my health condition is not so good that I can do action films and dance films. I took this diagnosis as a challenge and focused on my health and fitness.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said, \"I learnt how to do my work to the best of my abilities and I\'m just happy to be here standing in front of you\'ll today. It is nothing short of a miracle for me that in my 25th film, I\'m still doing action and I\'m still dancing and I\'m still being able to say my dialogues. I think the 21-year-old me, would be very proud of this me, today. Thank you to my audience, it wouldn\'t have been possible without your love and support.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The team of the upcoming action thriller Vikram Vedha unveiled the first song of the film Alcoholia on Saturday. In the music video, the actor danced with his gang at a local bar in a rustic look. Alcoholia is sung by Vishal-Shekhar, Snigdhajit Bhowmik, and Ananya Chakraborty. The music is given by the hit duo Vishal-Shekhar while the lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Helmed by director duo Pushkar and Gayatri, the film also stars Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte in the lead roles. It is slated to hit the theatres on September 30, 2022. Source: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, '2022-09-18 15:01:02', '2022-09-18 15:01:02'),
(1702, 1702, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In a telephone call from the Buckingham Palace this evening, Britain’s King Charles III expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for personally attending his mother’s funeral to be held on Monday morning.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The King also thanked the President and the Prime Minister as well as the people of Bangladesh for their sincere condolences and sympathies to the Royal family following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the call, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, “Her late Majesty was like a mother figure to me and an extra-ordinary head of Commonwealth,\" adding that \"To pay my personal tribute to her, I decided to attend her state funeral.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister also informed the King that in Bangladesh, her government observed three days of state mourning as a mark of respect to the late Queen while special prayers were offered for her eternal peace.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also took the opportunity to personally felicitate King Charles III on his accession to the throne and wished him a long and prosperous reign.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recalling King Charles’s (then Prince Charles) visit to Bangladesh in 1997, Prime Minister told the King that Bangladesh was preparing to receive King Charles and the Queen Consort in the coming month on the occasion of 50th anniversary of Bangladesh-UK diplomatic relations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, King Charles III said, “The Queen Consort and I were so much looking forward to our visit to Bangladesh on the 50th anniversary, however, due to the recent turn of events, unfortunately we are having to cancel it.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The King also extended his best wishes for the people of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh-British diaspora. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Buckingham Palace scheduled the phone call for the new King to personally speak to Bangladesh Prime Minister now on state visit to the UK to attend late Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral on Monday. 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, '2022-09-18 15:13:10', '2022-09-19 01:36:25'),
(1703, 1703, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Nearly two million people in Japan have been asked to seek shelter before Typhoon Nanmadol, national broadcaster NHK said, as the weather agency issued a rare “special warning” about the powerful storm, which is expected to make landfall on Sunday.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">NHK, which compiles alerts issued by local authorities, said on Saturday that level four evacuation instructions – the second highest – were in place for people in Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Miyazaki in the southern Kyushu region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The move came as the Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest alert for the Kagoshima region, a warning that comes when it forecasts conditions seen only once in several decades.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the first typhoon-linked special warning issued outside of the Okinawa region since the current system began in 2013.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday evening, Typhoon Nanmadol was classed at the agency’s top category of “violent”, and was packing gusts of up to 270km/hour (168mph) as it hovered about 200km (124 miles) north-northeast of Minami Daito island, part of a string of remote isles that form the Okinawa region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The typhoon is expected to approach or make landfall on Sunday in Kagoshima prefecture, then move north the following day before heading towards Japan’s main island.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There are risks of unprecedented storms, high waves, storm surges, and record rainfall,” Ryuta Kurora, the head of the Japan Meteorological Agency’s forecast unit, told reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Maximum caution is required,” he said, urging residents to evacuate early.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It’s a very dangerous typhoon.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The wind will be so fierce that some houses might collapse,” Kurora told reporters, also warning of flooding and landslides.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Typhoon season</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The evacuation warnings call on people to move to shelters or alternative accommodations that can withstand extreme weather.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But they are not mandatory, and during past extreme weather events, authorities have struggled to convince residents to take shelter quickly enough.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kurora said even inside strong buildings, residents should take precautions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Please move into sturdy buildings before violent winds start to blow and stay away from windows even inside sturdy buildings,” he told a late-night news conference.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Japan is currently in typhoon season and faces about 20 such storms a year, routinely seeing heavy rains that cause landslides or flash floods.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2019, Typhoon Hagibis smashed into Japan as it hosted the Rugby World Cup, killing more than 100 people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A year earlier, Typhoon Jebi shut down Kansai Airport in Osaka, while 14 people were killed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And in 2018, floods and landslides killed more than 200 people in western Japan during the country’s annual rainy season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before Typhoon Nanmadol’s arrival, flight cancellations began to affect regional airports, including those in Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Kumamoto, according to the websites of Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scientists say climate change is increasing the severity of storms and causing extreme weather such as heatwaves, droughts and flash floods to become more frequent and intense. Source: Aljajira</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 15:30:03', '2022-09-18 15:30:03'),
(1704, 1704, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Relentless striker Robert Lewandowski pounced twice as Barcelona hammered 10-man Elche 3-0 to move a point clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Polish forward continued his sensational form since joining from Bayern Munich this summer, taking him to 11 goals in eight appearances across all competitions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Madrid boast a 100 percent record after five games but face city rivals Atletico Madrid away in Sunday\'s derby.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">So this was a chance for Barcelona to provisionally depose the champions and they seized it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'ll sleep as leaders for the first time in two years,\" said Barca coach Xavi Hernandez. \"We\'ve done our homework and got the three points. We\'re on the right path.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xavi rotated in midfield after the Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich on Tuesday, with Frenkie de Jong and Franck Kessie stepping in, while Memphis Depay was handed a rare start in attack.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elche, bottom of the table, made the job significantly easier for the hosts when Gonzalo Verdu hauled down Lewandowski as he burst through on goal after 14 minutes and was swiftly dismissed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona racked up the chances and inevitably Lewandowski broke the deadlock after 34 minutes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pedri set Alejanrdo Balde in down the left and the young defender cut a ball across the six-yard box for the veteran striker to simply cushion into the net.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We knew he would score goals and make the difference, but the personal side of him has surprised me,\" said Xavi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"He has a lot of humility, commitment, hunger. He\'s very hard working.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Memphis doubled the lead with a sharp individual turn and powerful strike which flew past Edgar Badia, and Pedri added a third shortly before half-time but it was disallowed for offside.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona only had to wait three second half minutes for it, with Lewandowski pouncing on a loose ball in the box and finishing clinically to put the game far beyond Elche\'s reach.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Cadiz\'s late win over Real Valladolid on Friday night, Francisco Rodriguez\'s side were left bottom of La Liga on one point, and never looked like changing it against Xavi\'s sparkling Barca.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Badia denied Lewandowski his hat-trick with a fine save and the striker fired fractionally over the bar before being replaced by Ferran Torres, to an ovation from home supporters already under his spell.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Long after Lewandowski had been replaced, his name continued to ring around the stadium. In the forward, Barcelona finally have a player to replace Lionel Messi\'s goal contributions and help them compete for the title again, which they last won in 2019.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lewandowski\'s arrival and the club\'s summer signings spree have given supporters a reason to watch again, as the 85,000 strong crowd testified to, compared to last season\'s languishing attendances.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The excitement of the fans is palpable, in the stadium, in the streets, you have to maintain this hope and belief,\" added Xavi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The people are connected, Barcelona\'s support is more alive than ever.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elsewhere, Ernesto Valverde\'s Athletic Bilbao moved up to third in the table after beating Rayo Vallecano 3-2 in an entertaining clash at San Mames.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inaki Williams levelled for Athletic after veteran midfielder Oscar Trejo opened the scoring for the visitors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oihan Sancet and Nico Williams, fresh from his call-up to Luis Enrique\'s Spain squad for the upcoming Nations League clashes, netted to give the hosts a two goal lead in Bilbao.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Radamel Falcao pulled one back late on but Valverde\'s side held out for the victory, moving three points behind Barcelona.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Valencia thrashed Celta Vigo 3-0 at Mestalla to move eighth as Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani made his debut following his move from Manchester United.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gennaro Gatuso\'s team have a 100 percent home record and played with conviction.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Samu Castellejo broke the deadlock in the first half, before Celta\'s Franco Cervi was sent off for a rash tackle on Thierry Correia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marcos Andre and Andre Almeida added late goals to wrap up the win.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Mallorca beat Almeria 1-0 at Son Moix. Source: 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, '2022-09-18 15:54:15', '2022-09-18 15:54:15'),
(1705, 1705, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The blocking of The US-India joint proposal before the UNSC 1267 committee to designate 26/11 killer Sajid Mir as a global terrorist by China indicates that when it comes to Pakistan-based terrorists targeting India, obstruction is the default position of Beijing without going into the merits or demerits of the submission. </span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Mir was part of the Pakistani ISI-conceived Karachi Project, whose demon child Indian Mujahideen terror group killed nearly 1,000 innocent Indians from 2005 to 2011 through IED blasts.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">On the instructions of Beijing, the Chinese representative in the UN put the Mir proposal on hold after the designation of two more Pakistani terrorists—Lashkar-e-Toiba’s financier Abdul Rehman Makki and Jaish-e-Mohammed operational commander Mufti Rauf Azhar—were put on technical hold at the UNSC by Xi Jinping regime.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">This means that the pending proposal of France-India joint proposal to designate Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed killers Mohiuddin Alamgir and Ali Kashif Jan as global terrorists by the 1267 committee will also be blocked by China soon. By doing this, the Xi Jinping regime is sending a message to India that terrorism is your problem and hence you sort it out. </span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">It is also a low-cost option for China to appease its client state Pakistan rather than allow it to renegotiate the power projects with Chinese companies as part of mandatory condition for a much-needed IMF loan by Islamabad. Pakistan is deep under debt due to gold plated power projects set up with the help of Chinese companies on high interest loans and high cost of electricity.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Although China may feel that it is a low-cost option, the Narendra Modi government takes terrorism very seriously and such actions from Beijing will further add bitterness to already a sour bilateral relationship. The hold on Makki, Azhar and Mir will also complicate China’s relationship with US and France as Mir was training French jihadists in early 2000 and was responsible for killing US nationals in the 26/11 attack.</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">It is understood that China’s “no limits” friend Russia is no longer a safe bet for India to become a co-sponsor for designation by the 1267 committee. Britain, which still thinks is the last word on the Af-Pak region, has also been dilly-dallying on these proposals given its close relationship with Rawalpindi. Source: HT</span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 16:05:56', '2022-09-18 19:50:27'),
(1706, 1706, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A planned meeting between Liz Truss and US President Joe Biden before the Queen\'s funeral has been cancelled, Downing Street has said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">No 10 said a \"full bilateral meeting\" between the PM and Mr Biden would instead take place at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is thought holding the talks after the period of national mourning would allow more wide-ranging discussions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Truss met her counterparts from New Zealand and Australia on Saturda. 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, '2022-09-18 16:48:11', '2022-09-18 16:48:11'),
(1707, 1707, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>After wrapping up all gossip regarding release of the movie ‘Beauty Circus’ directed by Mahmud Didar, finally it is going to be released in 11 cinema halls on September 23.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The announcement to release the movie came to light at a press conference at BIAM auditorium in the capital on Saturday evening.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The movie’s leading actress Jaya Ahsan, director Mahmud Didar, actor Ferdous Ahmed and vocalist Sharmin Sultana Sumi were present at the function.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inviting people to watch the movie, Jaya Ahsan said the film was made centering a circus of Bengali culture. Opportunities for playing the role of some characters appear in acting life which gives new experience.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Terming her role as thrilling, the popular actress said she worked hard for the movie ‘Beauty Circus’.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Setting up a circus pendant and arranging rural fair, Director Mahmud started capturing the scene of the movie with participation of 200 circus artisans of Naogaon and Manikganj and 2000 villagers in 2017.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The release of the movie got delayed due to the pandemic of the Covid-19 in the country. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 17:27:23', '2022-09-18 17:27:23'),
(1708, 1708, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh on Sunday summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh Aung Kyaw Moe for the fourth time and lodged a strong protest over the recent incidents along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ambassador was summoned at the office of Md. Najmul Huda, the Director General (South East Asia wing) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to lodge the protest, said a MoFA source.  </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, Dhaka reiterated its “deep concern” over the recent incidents of Myanmar’s mortar shelling, indiscriminate aerial firing in the bordering areas, and air space violations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said the government is trying to resolve the issues with Myanmar peacefully and diplomatically but a complaint will be lodged to the United Nations regarding mortar shelling at the border if necessary.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry has warned them (Myanmar) several times but they didn’t keep their promise. “We have lodged a strong protest over casualties from Friday’s mortar shelling by Myanmar at Tombru border,” he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Myanmar’s internal conflicts should remain within its border but their forces are crossing the border time and again and injuring Bangladeshi nationals,” said Asaduzzaman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) is continuously being contacted about this issue and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has remained alert to prevent illegal entry of Rohingyas.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Friday night, a 17-year-old-Rohingya boy named Mohammad Iqbal was killed and five others were injured as a mortar shell fired by the Myanmar army exploded at the Zero Point Rohingya Camp close to the international border in Tombru, Bandarban.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deceased and injured were all residents of the Zero Point Rohingya Camp, known as the camp that is closest to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in No Man\'s Land.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four mortar shells landed in succession at the Rohingya camp around 8pm.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, an indigenous youth named Anganthowai Tanchangya was grievously injured in a landmine explosion along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban on Friday noon. Locals said it is the Myanmar army that has mined the area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Twelve mortar shells have been fired by the Myanmar army on Bangladesh territory so far. 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, '2022-09-18 18:28:53', '2022-09-18 18:33:14'),
(1709, 1709, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>World Bank vice president for the South Asia Region, Martin Raiser arrives in Dhaka on Monday (September 19, 2022) on his maiden visit to Bangladesh.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Bangladesh has made impressive achievements in development and economic growth. The World Bank is proud to be a partner in this remarkable journey for the past 50 years,” said Raiser on Saturday ahead of his visit to Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“As the countries in South Asia grapple with a multitude of shocks from COVID to climate change and rising global inflation, I look forward to learning about Bangladesh’s experience in building resilience,” he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his three-day visit to the country, Raiser will meet Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, along with other senior government officials, and discuss World Bank support to address the country’s development priorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He will also meet development partners, leaders from the private sector, civil society, and think tanks, said the global lending agency on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raiser, a German national, assumed the role of the World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region on July 1, 2022.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before taking on this role, he worked as the Country Director for China, Mongolia, and Director of Korea. He also held positions of the Country Director for Turkey and Country Director for Brazil.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The World Bank was among the first development partners to support Bangladesh following its independence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since then, the World Bank has committed more than $37 billion in grants, interest-free, and concessional credits to 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, '2022-09-18 18:44:17', '2022-09-18 18:44:17'),
(1710, 1710, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Sunday.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Light to moderate rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes are likely at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Rajshahi divisions with moderately heavy falls at isolated places over the country,” the department said in its bulletin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, a low pressure area is likely to form over North Bay and adjoining area in next 72 hours, it added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Met office recorded the highest 69mm of rainfall in Feni of Chattogram division in the last 24 hours till 6am on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature was recorded in Rajshahi at 35.5 degrees while the minimum was 24.0 degrees in Feni of Chattogram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of its associated troughs extends up to Northwest Bay, said the bulletin. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 19:20:32', '2022-09-18 19:20:32'),
(1711, 1711, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Kyrgyz health ministry said Sunday that at least 36 people had been killed in recent border clashes with Tajikistan, increasing its earlier figure of the latest violence between the Central Asian neighbours.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The total number of dead as a result of the armed conflict in the (Kyrgyz) Batken region is 36,\" and another 134 have been injured, the ministry said in a statement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The previous toll given by the ministry stood at 24 killed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Tajik interior ministry said Saturday civilians had been killed in the clashes, but did not provide a figure.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two sides agreed to a ceasefire on Friday but since then traded accusation of breaching it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After more clashes on Saturday, the night passed \"quietly, without incidents\" the Kyrgyz border authorities said on Sunday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The country\'s leadership is taking all measures to stabilise the situation, prevent attempts of escalation... in a peaceful way,\" the border authorities said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the leadership of both sides \"to engage in dialogue for a lasting ceasefire, said a spokesman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Border disputes have dogged the ex-Soviet republics through their three-decade independence, with around half of their 970-kilometre-long (600 mile) border still to be demarcated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are part of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) but they regularly clash.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has urged the two countries to de-escalate and said it was ready to help them find a \"long term\" solution to the border issues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2021, unprecedented clashes between the two sides killed at least 50 people and raised fears of a larger conflict. 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, '2022-09-18 19:30:08', '2022-09-18 19:30:08');
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(1712, 1712, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The European Union has called for a war crimes tribunal as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said new evidence of torture has been found as more bodies are exhumed from a mass burial site in a town re-taken from Russian forces.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jan Lipvasky, foreign minister of the Czech Republic which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said on Saturday that Russia’s attacks “against the civilian population are unthinkable and abhorrent” in the 21st century.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We must not overlook it. We stand for the punishment of all war criminals,” he wrote in a message on Twitter. “I call for the speedy establishment of a special international tribunal that will prosecute the crime of aggression.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The appeal follows the discovery by Ukrainian authorities of about 450 graves outside the formerly Russian-occupied city of Izyum, with some of the exhumed bodies showing signs of torture.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zelenskyy, in his daily evening address, said “new evidence of torture was obtained” from the bodies buried there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“More than 10 torture chambers have already been found in various cities and towns liberated in Kharkiv region,” he added, describing the discovery of electrical implements for torture.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“That’s what the Nazis did. This is what Ruscists do. And they will be held accountable in the same way – both on the battlefield and in courtrooms,” he said, using the term “Ruscists” for “Russian fascists”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting from Kharkiv, said the situation in Izyum looks “gruesome on many levels”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Izyum is now a desolate city, completely destroyed. There’s barely a building that hasn’t been at least partially damaged, and I’m talking about civilian targets here – apartment blocks, schools, pharmacies, the church – a very desolate picture,” Abdel-Hamid said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It’s a place where you see the real toll of this war. It’s a city that has been besieged, that has been bitterly fought between the two sides. It’s now firmly under Ukrainian control. You see the soldiers roaming the streets, but there’s barely any sign of life.” Source: Aljazeera</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 19:47:53', '2022-09-18 19:47:53'),
(1713, 1713, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has relaxed the condition of showing tax return documents for bank loans up to Tk 20 lakh.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>It issued a notification in this regard on Sunday with immediate effect, which will remain in force June 30, 2023.</div><div><br></div><div>The budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 made tax return documents submission mandatory to get services of 38 categories. Of them, return documents were made mandatory for availing bank loans of more than Tk 5 lakh.</div><div><br></div><div>As per the revised directive, the NBR has relaxed the condition upon requests from business organizations and small entrepreneurs.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh Bank has increased the ceiling of loan disbursement to the cottage, micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (CMSMEs). But loan distribution at the rural level became slow due to mandatory return documents submission for loans. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 20:54:18', '2022-09-18 20:54:18'),
(1714, 1714, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong installed pumps, a handle to open the hatch door from outside in an emergency, and a foot-stop to fix an astronaut’s feet to a robotic arm, state media said.</div><div><br></div><div>China is building its own space station after being excluded by the US from the International Space Station because its military runs the country’s space program. American officials see a host of strategic challenges from China’s space ambitions, in an echo of the US-Soviet rivalry that prompted the race to the moon in the 1960s.</div><div><br></div><div>The latest spacewalk was the second during a six-month mission that will oversee the completion of the space station. The first of two laboratories, a 23-ton module, was added to the station in July and the other is to be sent up later this year.</div><div><br></div><div>The third member of the crew, Liu Yang, supported the other two from inside during the spacewalk. Liu and Chen conducted the first spacewalk about two weeks ago.</div><div><br></div><div>They will be joined by three more astronauts near the end of their mission in what will be the first time the station has six people on board.</div><div><br></div><div>China became the third nation to send a person into space in 2003, following the former Soviet Union and the United States. It has sent rovers to the moon and Mars and brought lunar samples back to Earth. Source: AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Des', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 21:41:50', '2022-09-18 21:41:50'),
(1715, 1715, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s recent four-day India visit drew huge media attention of the neighbouring country as the Indian newspapers called the visit as a \"successful one\" which \"signaled deepening of India-Bangladesh relationship\".</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Indian newspapers, news agencies, online portals published in Hindi, English and many regional languages across the country carried out hard stories alongside editorials, post editorials and op-eds of renowned journalists highlighting the outcome of the visit.</div><div><br></div><div>The visit was also highlighted in Indian electronic media like NDTV, Times Now TV, Republic TV and Sangsad TV as the media telecast programmes and arranged talk shows on the event.</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid the four-day state visit to India from September 5-8 at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.</div><div><br></div><div>Seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) mainly on connectivity, water resources management, trade and export and media, among others, were signed during the visit.</div><div><br></div><div>The Indian media saw the visit as a \"very crucial one\" as the two leaders engaged in an official talk when they discussed issues relating to bilateral, multilateral and regional interest amid current global geo-political situation due to Ukraine conflict that posed a negative impact on global supply chain and fuel markets.</div><div><br></div><div>The Indian Express, an Indian vernacular daily, published an editorial on September 9 with the headline \"Sheikh Hasina\'s visit signaled deepening of India-Bangladesh relationship. In times of regional turmoil, it needs careful nurturing\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"The deepening of ties between Bangladesh and India comes at a time of increased uncertainty in South Asia. Sri Lanka and Pakistan are reeling from economic and political crises, even as the region as a whole is dealing with the twin shocks of the pandemic and the supply chain problems caused by the conflict in Ukraine,\" the editorial said.</div><div><br></div><div>Against this backdrop, the significance of the enhanced economic cooperation and connectivity put in place during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s visit to India from September 5 to 8 cannot be understated, it added.</div><div><br></div><div>India\'s renowned Strategic Analyst K.P. Nayar wrote a post-editorial in The Tribune stating that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s visit to India last week was a case of history repeating itself.</div><div><br></div><div>In order to put India-Bangladesh relations on firmer foundations for some potentially turbulent years ahead, New Delhi appears to have taken a leaf out of PV Narasimha Rao\'s diplomatic notebook 30 years ago, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;It is of a piece with what is arguably India\'s most reliable partnership in the neighbourhood, one that has been nurtured by both sides, especially in the last decade, he wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>On the trade front, he also wrote, both sides have directed officials to begin negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) as India is Bangladesh\'s second biggest trade partner and its largest export market in Asia.</div><div><br></div><div>Despite the pandemic, bilateral trade grew at an unprecedented rate of almost 44 per cent from $10.78 billion in 2020-21 to $18.13 billion in 2021-22, Nayar added.</div><div><br></div><div>On both border management and river waters -- significant progress has been made, he wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>Harsh V. Pant, Vice-President, Studies and Foreign Policy at Observer Research Foundation (ORF) wrote a piece in the opinion page of The Hindustan Times in its September 9 issue on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s India visit with the headline \"Delhi-Dhaka ties have entered a new golden age\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"The visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina to India this week underscored the real bond between two neighbours as well as two peoples in a region that remains highly fragmented,\" Pant wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>The ease with which Hasina and PM Narendra Modi engaged with each other-lauding each other\'s contribution -is a tribute to the investment that the two leaders have made in this vital relationship, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Hasina remains confident that with PM Modi at the helm, India and Bangladesh can resolve all existing problems. PM Modi underlined Bangladesh\'s special place in the Indian foreign policy matrix as its biggest development and trade partner in the region,\" he wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>Former Ambassador Rajib Bhatia in a newspaper article wrote the state visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India has \"amply showcased the high stakes of both polities in their bilateral ties, imbued with regional significance\".</div><div><br></div><div>In the article headlined India-Bangladesh ties, a model for bilateral cooperation, published in the vernacular daily The Hindu on September 12, the former envoy wrote that the contributions of Sheikh Hasina government to nurturing the special \'bonding\' need to be acknowledged.</div><div><br></div><div>India\'s former ambassador to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty wrote an article on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s India visit in which he wrote while bilateral ties will continue to grow, inimical forces will seek to undermine goodwill.</div><div><br></div><div>The article published in The Indian Express on September 9 with the headline \"Mature leadership in India and Bangladesh has not let minor disagreements threaten shared interests\" wrote both countries must cooperate more closely against this menace if the future has to be secured for economic growth and prosperity.</div><div><br></div><div>During the current visit, he wrote, seven agreements have been concluded in sectors like connectivity, environment, water management, science and technology, railway, law, information and broadcasting among others. Five new infrastructure projects have been announced.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Significantly, there is an agreement on the water-sharing formula for the river Kushyara that flows into Bangladesh from Assam\'s Silchar district. India has requested the finalisation of the temporary water sharing accord on the Feni river, which meets Tripura\'s water requirements,\" the article said.</div><div><br></div><div>About Teesta issue, he wrote, the pending Teesta agreement has been caught in the quagmire of Centre-state relations in India. The Joint Rivers Commission has been mandated to examine the sharing of waters of 54 transboundary rivers and flood data sharing.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Bangladesh has announced 200 scholarships to descendants of children of Indian military personnel who laid down their lives in the 1971 War of Liberation. India has a programme of providing medical facilities for war veterans and their families. These measures cement people-to-people ties,\" he wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>On CEPA, he said negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) are to start shortly.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh will graduate from a Less Developed Country (LDC) to a developing country by 2026 and will no longer be entitled to trade and other benefits that are accorded to LDCs under international and regional trading agreements, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He wrote, \"The CEPA will help manage this transition and preserve the trade privileges that Bangladesh enjoys\".</div><div><br></div><div>Journalist and Columnist Subimal Bhattacharjee said the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India \"has set the ball rolling for the next few years of cooperation on many fronts, primarily economics and connectivity.\"</div><div><br></div><div>In a post-editorial in The Indian Express in its September 8 issue wrote that improved connectivity between India and Bangladesh not only enhances economic prospects but also builds better relations between the people.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Coming at a time when both the countries have achieved many lasting milestones in the eight years of coterminous leadership of the current prime ministers in their respective nations, this visit has set the ball rolling for the next few years of cooperation on many fronts, primarily economics and connectivity,\" he wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>Indian veteran Journalist and Bangladesh Affairs expert Gautam Lahiri said with the visit of PM Sheikh Hasina to India, a guideline on how to carry forward the existing bilateral relationship between the two neighbours to a newer height amid current global and regional perspective has been created.</div><div><br></div><div>Talking to BSS, he said the journey of implementing Bangladesh\'s long-standing demand on distribution of water from 54 common rivers has begun with the signing of Kushiyara water sharing agreement.</div><div><br></div><div>However, India has agreed to provide tax-free transit to Bangladesh to export its goods to Nepal and Bhutan, he said, adding that the decision was taken so that Bangladesh can import electricity from Nepal and Bhutan, reports BSS.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Considering all those things, we can say the PM Sheikh Hasina\'s India visit was a successful visit in which many outstanding issues between the two countries were resolved,\" Lahiri, the former President of Press Club of India (PCI), said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 22:24:51', '2022-09-18 22:24:51'),
(1716, 1716, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Typhoon Nanmadol bore down on Japan\'s southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning of gales and high waves.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The 14th typhoon of the season, which has weakened as it approaches Kyushu, is bringing record rainfall, the JMA said, warning of the risk of overflowing rivers.</div><div><br></div><div>Southern Kyushu could receive 400 mm (16 inches) of rain over the next 24 hours and wind gusts of up to 235 km per hour (145 miles per hour) on Sunday, while the central Tokai region could get 300 mm (12 inches) of rain, the agency forecast.</div><div><br></div><div>The typhoon has caused damage in southern Kyushu including downing a bus stop in Miyazaki prefecture and breaking the window of a pachinko parlour in Kagoshima prefecture, according to public broadcaster NHK.</div><div><br></div><div>Railway operators and airlines have cancelled services and convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan temporarily shut around 950 stores. Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said it will idle production at three factories on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>The storm is forecast to turn east and pass over Japan\'s main island of Honshu before moving out to sea by Wednesday. Heavy rain lashed the capital Tokyo, with the Tozai subway line suspended because of flooding. - Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 22:38:45', '2022-09-18 22:38:45'),
(1717, 1717, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island\'s weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The weather bureau said the epicentre was in Taitung county, and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties.</div><div><br></div><div>The U.S. Geological Survey measured Sunday\'s quake at a magnitude 7.2 and at a depth of 10 km (six miles).</div><div><br></div><div>Taiwan\'s fire department said all four people were rescued from a building housing a convenience store that collapsed in Yuli, while three people whose vehicle fell off a damaged bridge were rescued and taken to hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>The Taiwan Railways Administration said six carriages came off the rails at Dongli station in eastern Taiwan after part of the platform canopy collapsed, but the fire department said there were no injuries.</div><div><br></div><div>More than 600 people are trapped on the scenic Chike and Liushishi mountain areas by blocked roads, though there were no injuries and rescuers were working to reopen the roads, the department said.</div><div><br></div><div>The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Taiwan after the tremor but later lifted the alert. Japan\'s weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for part of Okinawa prefecture.</div><div><br></div><div>The quake could be felt across Taiwan, the weather bureau said. Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei, and aftershocks have continued to jolt the island. Source: Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Des', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-18 22:44:17', '2022-09-18 22:44:17'),
(1718, 1718, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will depart London for New York tomorrow night after attending the state funeral Queen Elizabeth II.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>She will leave the capital of England en route to New York to attend the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).</div><div><br></div><div>Prior to departure from the UK,&nbsp; on the fourth day evening of her UK visit, the premier also is scheduled to attend the reception of King Charles III which he hosted for the Presidents, Prime Ministers and Monarchs from around the world at Buckingham Palace.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier,&nbsp; Sheikh Hasina arrived in London on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) on September 15.</div><div><br></div><div>A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister is scheduled to leave the Stansted International Airport at 9 pm on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>The flight is scheduled to arrive in New York JFK International Airport at about 10:30 pm New York time on the same day to attend the 77th Session of UNGA.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh Ambassador in Washington Muhammad Imran and Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN Muhammad Abdul Muhith will receive her at the JFK International Airport.</div><div><br></div><div>On September 20, Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to attend a reception meeting hosted by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and join the inaugural ceremony of 77th session of UNGA.</div><div><br></div><div>She will have bilateral meetings with Filippo Grandi of UNHCR and Slovenian President Borut Pahor. She will also join the UNGA Platform of Women Leaders.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>At the end of the day, she will attend the reception of US President Joe Biden.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, she will join a high-level side event on sustainable housing co-hosted by Bangladesh, Botswana, Slovak Republic and UN Habitat on September 21.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>On the same day, she will have a bilateral meeting with WEF Executive Director Professor Schwab Klaus, and join the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) Champions’Meeting.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>In the afternoon, the Prime Minister will visit the photo exhibition on Padma Bridge at UNHQs followed by bilateral meeting with Kosovo President Dr Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso Mendoza, and Rabab Fatima, USG OHRLSS.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister will start September 22 through a breakfast meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) followed by a courtesy call on by IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino. She will also join a high level policy roundtable with the US Bangladesh business council.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Later, she will have bilateral meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and ICC Prosecutor Nick Klegg and Karim Khan.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>On September 23, the Prime Minister will deliver her address at the General Debate of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, she will join a civic reception by the expatriate Bangladeshi on September 24. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 01:35:50', '2022-09-19 01:35:50'),
(1719, 1719, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh reported 527more Covid cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>With no new deaths reported country\'s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,339 while with the new infections, the total caseload rose to 2,017,614, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>The daily case test positivity rate jumped to 12.72 per cent from Saturday\'s 9.66 per cent from as 4,143 samples were tested.</div><div><br></div><div>The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while the recovery rate declined to 97.17 per cent.</div><div><br></div><div>In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 cases.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 01:41:43', '2022-09-19 01:41:43'),
(1720, 1720, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Upbeat Bangladesh take on motivated Nepal in the final of the 6th edition of SAFF Women\'s Championship scheduled to be held tomorrow (Monday) at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Nepal.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The match kicks off at 5.15 PM (BST).</div><div><br></div><div>The tournament\'s sixth edition will see a new champion in the history of SAFF as both the teams have expressed their high optimism to win the title and look confident for their respective title charges.</div><div><br></div><div>Nepal beat India 1-0 in the semi-final while Bangladesh blanked India 3-0 in the group stage. So, it can be said that the best two teams of this tournament reached the final stage. Both teams are on the verge of creating history.</div><div><br></div><div>Both, Bangladesh and Nepal, who will face each other in the final, have not conceded any goal so far. Bangladesh scored 20 goals from four matches while Nepal scored 11 goals from three encounters. Whichever team of Bangladesh and Nepal becomes the champions, they will have to break the strong defensive wall of their opponents.</div><div><br></div><div>The way the two teams have reached the finals, it\'ll not be wise to tag any team as favourite in the final because those who will play well in the final will win the title. Nepal however takes to the field with an upper hand because they will get the home ground advantage and one of the strengths will be their supporters. It can be assumed that the host crowds will fill the gallery to support their team.</div><div><br></div><div>The record of past meetings between the two teams will go in favour of Nepal. Bangladesh and Nepal have met three times in the previous five SAFF championships. Nepalese have won all three occasions. Bangladesh and Nepal first met in the first SAFF Championship in Cox\'s Bazar back in 2010 with Nepal winning the match 3-0 against Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh lost 1-0 to Nepal in the 2014 semi-final of the championship and in the third meeting in 2019 in the group stage, Nepal won the match 3-0 against Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh earlier blanked the Maldives by 3-0 in their group opening match, thrashed Pakistan 6-0 in their second match and defeated defending champions India by 3-0 goals to book their spot of semifinal as the group A champions.</div><div><br></div><div>The girls in red and green confirmed their spot of semifinal after crushing Bhutan by 8-0 goals in the first semifinal.</div><div><br></div><div>While Nepal blanked Bhutan 4-0 in their group opening match and thrashed Sri Lanka 6-0 to secure semifinal as group B champions.</div><div><br></div><div>After that, Nepal edged past holders India by 1-0 goal in the second semifinal to confirm their spot of final in the tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh women\'s team: Rupna Chakma, Etie Rani, Sathi Biswas, Masura Parvin, Mossammat Akhi Khatun, Shamsunnahar, Sheuli Azim, Nilufa Yesmin Nila, Anai Mogini, Maria Manda (vice-captain), Monika Chakma, Shamsunnahar, Sohagi Kisku, Sapna Rani, Ritu Porna Chakma, Sanjida Akhter, Marzia, Sabina Khatun (captain), Srimoti Krishnarani Sarkar, Mosammat Sirat Jahan Shopna, Tohura Khatun, Anuching Mogini and Sajeda Khatun. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 01:57:56', '2022-09-19 01:57:56'),
(1721, 1721, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a message today said that the steps taken by the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), a specialized body of Bangladesh Police, in countering militancy and violent extremism, have already gained public confidence.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Bangladesh has now emerged as the role model of resisting terrorism and violent extremism in the world,\" she said on the occasion of the 5th founding anniversary of the ATU to be celebrated in the country tomorrow.</div><div><br></div><div>Greeting all members of the ATU, the Premier said, \"I am happy to learn that the ATU is going to publish a souvenir marking its fifth founding anniversary\".</div><div><br></div><div>To tackle the artificial crisis created to halt the country\'s development, progress and non-communal culture, the government has announced a \'zero tolerance policy\' against terrorism and undertaken a set of action plans,\" Sheikh Hasina said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have established the ATU with permission to carry out Counter Radicalization and De-Radicalization activities, including collecting intelligence information regarding anti-terrorism and anti-extremism across the country, conducting drives, investigating into cases and carrying out public awareness programmes,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>Since its inception, the newly established ATU has been able to create a positive image at home and abroad through its various activities, the Prime Minister said, hoping that considering the context and situation of the country, the ATU will work sincerely on a wider scale.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I hope that ATU will serve the people by playing an advanced role in increasing its own capacity to resist the ill attempts of militants and anti-state forces in this time of extreme excellence of technology,\" the Premier said.</div><div><br></div><div>She added: \"Let\'s work together to build a modern, non-communal, prosperous and hunger and poverty free \'Sonar Bangladesh\' as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the next generation\".</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina wished all the programmes marking the 5th anniversary of the ATU a success. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 03:27:57', '2022-09-19 03:27:57'),
(1722, 1722, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) and all equivalent examinations will be held in all subjects in the next year.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh inter-education board coordination committee disclosed this information in a press release today.</div><div><br></div><div>It said Information and Communication Technology (ICT) examination at SSC level will be held for 50 marks in 2023 while examinations in remaining subjects will be held for 100 marks in three hours.</div><div><br></div><div>But examinations will be held following the syllabus shortened by National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) in the next year.</div><div><br></div><div>Examinations in all subjects at HSC level will be held in full marks, 100, in three hours. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 03:33:16', '2022-09-19 03:33:16'),
(1723, 1723, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an exclusive interview with the BBC during her stay in the UK to pay respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II told that she herself struggled for establishing the democratic process and free fair election in Bangladesh and free and fair election was only held during the Awami League regime.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Of course, it is my struggle to establish democratic system and free fair election.---only during the Awami League time you can see free fair election,\" she said while replying to a question regarding her government\'s commitment to make the next election be free and fair by BBC journalist Laura Kunessberg.</div><div><br></div><div>During the interview that was aired on Sunday, the Prime Minister said that many people can lodge complaints about disappearances, but you have to judge how true it is.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister told the BBC that her country had military rulers for a long time, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly.</div><div><br></div><div>\"In 1975, my father (Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) was assassinated. He was the then president of the country and you know that my entire family, my mother, my three brothers, two sisters in -laws, other family members, and a total of 18 members were brutally murdered\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Since then for 21 years, she said the country had witnessed coups time and again, adding that there were attempts of coups for around 20 times and every time there was bloodshed. \"There was no democracy, no democratic rights, so I struggled to establish democracy in my country,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>About the allegations of disappearance, Sheikh Hasina said, “many people can place allegations, but how far it is true, you have to judge. Before knowing that no one should make any comment.”</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister told the BBC that military rulers ruled the country for  long  and they formed parties and never went to the people of the country to ask to vote for them.</div><div><br></div><div>“They (military dictators) used the army, used the administration and used everything just to cling to power,” she said. </div><div> </div><div>About launching crack downs on allegations of disappearance, the premier questioned the BBC journalist, “How many people disappear in your country as well as other countries? You can judge.  All these issues I think first you have to take into consideration , all  the information you should collect, then you can accuse.”</div><div><br></div><div>On how importance of Commonwealth to you and Bangladesh, she said, “Of course (it has great value), when we are together, there are many opportunities there, so it is good and important as we have one place where we can exchange our views, can adopt some ideas, or deliver some good jobs for the countries or the people. So that is why I feel it is good.”</div><div><br></div><div>Now at present, you see, she said one country cannot go alone as it is an interdependent world, adding, “So, under this circumstance, Commonwealth means a lot for the member countries. Each country can work together---because there are many countries, developed countries, developing countries and poor countries, small island countries.”</div><div><br></div><div>About personal memory with Queen Elizabeth II  she said it was 1961 when she (Queen) visited then East Pakistan and she had the opportunity to see her (for the first time in person).</div><div><br></div><div>She said: “We are very young and went to my father’s (Bangabandhu’s) office, because we knew that she was passing through that road. So, all of us, the whole family, are eagerly  waiting in the windows with binoculars. So we can see her more (clearly).”</div><div><br></div><div>The premier added that when she became the prime minister, she met the queen in every Commonwealth summit.</div><div><br></div><div>“I attended about seven commonwealth summits. Every time I had the opportunity to talk to her,” she said, adding that she said they discussed each other for a long time as she went to attend the Olympic games in response to the invitation of the late Queen.</div><div><br></div><div>Recalling beautiful memories with the late queen, the Prime Minister, “She (Queen) had a wonderful memory and she used to inquire about me saying where Hasina was if she didn’t see me.”</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister said her Majesty is a queen of the United Kingdom, no doubt about it.</div><div><br></div><div>“But she is a leader of the Commonwealth also. As a member of the commonwealth countries, she has a great value to us,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Premier said the late Queen was the monarch for about 70 years, adding, “I feel for this world she was not only a queen, but also a very affectionate and motherly personality, whenever I met her, I felt that.”BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 14:44:33', '2022-09-19 18:46:12'),
(1724, 1724, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Queen Elizabeth  II is laid to rest on m Monday, after a grand state funeral attended by leaders from around the world, and a historic last ceremonial journey through the packed streets of London.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The longest-serving monarch in British history died aged 96 at Balmoral, her Scottish Highland retreat, on September 8 after a year of declining health.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The last state funeral to be held in Britain was in 1965 for the country\'s wartime prime minister Winston Churchill.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then, the cranes that once unloaded the spoils of Britain\'s vast empire that Elizabeth inherited were lowered in respect as his coffin was borne up the River Thames by barge.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the six decades since, Britain\'s global reach has been much diminished and its place in the modern world has become less certain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the country will still dig deep into its centuries of tradition to honour the only monarch that most Britons have ever known.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many ordinary people have camped out for days to witness the elaborate spectacle of pageantry and to pay their final respects.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the funeral, the flag-draped coffin of the queen, topped with the majestic Imperial State Crown, will be taken west to Windsor Castle.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She will be buried alongside her father king George VI, her mother queen Elizabeth the queen mother, and sister princess Margaret, reuniting in death the family who once called themselves \"us four\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The coffin of her husband, Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99, will also be transferred to lie alongside her.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- Dignitaries -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Elizabeth\'s funeral could not be more different from Philip\'s at St George\'s Chapel, Windsor, in April last year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coronavirus restrictions limited mourners to just 30, led by the queen, a solitary figure in mourning black and a matching facemask.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, more than 2,000 people, including heads of state from US President Joe Biden to Japan\'s reclusive Emperor Naruhito, will pack Westminster Abbey, the imposing location for royal coronations, marriages and funerals for more than 1,000 years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The queen\'s eldest son and successor, King Charles III, 73, will lead mourners, alongside his three siblings and his heir, Prince William.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Late Sunday, Charles said he and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, had been \"deeply touched\" by the messages of condolence and support.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As we all prepare to say our last farewell, I wanted simply to take this opportunity to say thank you,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The queen\'s death has brought two of its most controversial members -- the queen\'s second son Prince Andrew and Charles\'s younger son Prince Harry -- temporarily back into the royal fold.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the abbey pews will also be Liz Truss, whom the queen appointed as the 15th British prime minister of her reign just two days before her death.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All of Truss\'s living predecessors will be there too, plus her counterparts and representatives from the 14 Commonwealth countries outside Britain where Charles is also head of state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whether they remain constitutional monarchies or become republics is likely to be the defining feature of Charles\'s reign.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- \'Last duty\' -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The queen\'s death has prompted deep reflection about the Britain she reigned over, the legacy of its past, its present state and what the future might hold, as well as the values of lifelong service and duty she came to represent during her 70-year reign.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"She was the glue that kept the country together,\" Andy Sanderson, 46, a supermarket manager who was among the last members of the public to pay his respects as her coffin lay in state, told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some 6,000 military personnel have been drafted in to take part in the solemn procession to and from the abbey, on the route to Windsor and the committal service at St George\'s Chapel.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Britain\'s highest-ranking military officer, Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Tony Radakin, called it \"our last duty for Her Majesty the Queen\", their late commander-in-chief, and the first for Charles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The abbey service itself, taking place under London\'s biggest-ever police security operation, starts at 11:00 am (1000 GMT).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After just under an hour, a bugler will play The Last Post, before two minutes of silence and the reworded national anthem, \"God Save the King\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Archbishop of York John Sentamu said the queen, who headed the Protestant Church of England founded by king Henry VIII in the 16th century, did not want a \"boring\" send-off.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"You\'re going to be lifted to glory as you hear the service,\" he told BBC television on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- Big Ben tolls –</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to have queued, sometimes for up to 25 hours and overnight, to file past the queen\'s coffin since it was taken to lie in state last Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The doors of the cavernous Westminster Hall at the UK parliament will close at 6:30 am before the coffin is transferred to the state gun carriage and pulled by members of the Royal Navy to the abbey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the service, Charles and other senior royals will again follow in procession past hushed crowds to a waiting hearse and the final journey to Windsor.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Throughout, Big Ben, the giant bell atop the Elizabeth Tower at one end of the Houses of Parliament, will toll and guns will fire at one-minute intervals.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A vast television audience is expected to watch the funeral worldwide and live online, in a sign of the enduring fascination with the woman once described as \"the last global monarch\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But E.J. Kelly, 46, who travelled with two colleagues from Northern Ireland to stake out a spot on the procession route on Saturday, said there was no substitute for being there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Watching it on television is wonderful but being here is something else,\" the primary school teacher told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I will probably feel very emotional when it comes to it but I wanted to be here to pay my respects.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At Windsor, her crown, orb and sceptre will be removed and placed on the altar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most senior officer of the royal household, the lord chamberlain, symbolically breaks his \"wand of office\" and places it on the coffin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The heavy lead-lined oak casket, draped with the queen\'s colours, is then lowered into the Royal Vault as a lone bagpiper plays a lament.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A private interment ceremony will take place at the adjoining King George VI Memorial Chapel at 1830 GMT. Source: 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, '2022-09-19 14:55:41', '2022-09-19 18:28:53'),
(1725, 1725, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on sunday attended a reception hosted by Britain\'s King Charles III at Buckingham Palace with other world leaders.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla hosted the reception for the presidents, prime ministers and monarchs from around the world.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina was accompanied by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana. Around 500 guests attended the reception.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">New King Charles, joined by Queen Consort Camilla, hosted world leaders, foreign royals and dignitaries who have travelled to Britain for the state funeral on Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other members of the Royal Family including Prince William, Kate, Prince Edward, Sophie Wessex, Princess Anne, her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester also attended the event.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem while briefing the reporters said that the premier had a long parley with the new King and the Queen Consort.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said that they remembered the late Queen Elizabeth.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Muna said, the prime minister said that Queen Elizabeth was not only the mother of the new King Charles, she was also a mother-like figure to her.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Hasina congratulated the new King.</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Muna said the King and the Queen Consort both expressed regrets  that their scheduled visit to Bangladesh in October has to be postponed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The high commissioner quoted Camilla as saying that she had a plan to visit Sylhet and the Sundarbans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">She said that Bangladesh prime minister exchanged greetings with her counterparts of the UK, Canada and New Zealand, Queen of the Netherlands, Presidents of India and Nepal, and other world leaders.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Sunday morning, Hasina along with her younger sister Rehana went to the Palace of Westminster to pay their last respect to the late Queen where the body of Elizabeth II was kept in the lying-in-state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina arrived in London on an official visit to the United Kingdom on September 15 to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 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, '2022-09-19 15:08:43', '2022-09-19 22:17:57');
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(1726, 1726, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Rodrygo and Federico Valverde scored to earn Real Madrid a 2-1 win over neighbours Atletico Madrid in a heated derby on Sunday to return to the top of La Liga.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carlo Ancelotti\'s side have started their title defence in perfect fashion, with a 100 percent record from six games. This victory took Real two points above Barcelona, who had leapfrogged into first on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The game was marred by racist chants aimed at Real Madrid\'s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior outside the stadium before the game, sparked by criticism of his dancing goal celebrations and a subsequent debate over whether that criticism was racist.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fans also threw objects at Vinicius after a Real goal and aimed racist chants at him in the closing stages.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After another Brazilian, Rodrygo, broke the deadlock in the 18th minute, he danced in celebration with Vinicius, to the chagrin of Atletico\'s enraged supporters. Some threw objects, including lighters, at the duo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Derbies are always important but today was a bit different for what happened during the week,\" said Rodrygo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We responded on the pitch, and I only talk for myself. I am very happy to play well and to score another goal.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madrid were missing the injured Karim Benzema while the hosts picked Antoine Griezmann in the starting line-up for the first time this season, and they were on top in the opening stages.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spurred on by the rowdy atmosphere, Diego Simeone\'s side pressed high up the pitch and put Los Blancos on the back foot, with Felipe heading over and Dani Carvajal deflecting a Yannick Carrasco shot into the side netting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Geoffrey Kondogbia launched an effort at goal which missed narrowly, but with Atletico dominant, Madrid landed a sucker-punch.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aurelien Tchouameni scooped a delightful pass over the defence and Rodrygo smartly dispatched it past Jan Oblak.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Killer blow -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Atletico tried to fight back, with a fierce drive from Griezmann flying past the post and Thibault Courtois denying Carrasco, before Madrid struck another killer blow.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vinicius, persistently whistled by Atletico fans, combined with Luka Modric before hitting the post and Fede Valverde followed up to slam into the net from close range after 36 minutes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Uruguayan has four goals and two assists in seven games across all competitions, cementing himself as an essential presence on the right flank for Ancelotti.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"(Valverde) and Rodrygo are very special players, because they are what the modern footballer has to be,\" said Ancelotti.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They can play in various positions, they have something that stands out, technique, physique, we are delighted with them.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Real Madrid have now won all nine matches they have played this season across all competitions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They took the sting out of the game in the second half by trying to keep the ball. Atletico midfielder Koke was booked for a wild hack at Rodrygo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was Koke\'s 553rd game for the club, equalling the all-time record set by Adelardo, who retired in 1976, but it was one to forget.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mario Hermoso pulled a goal back when Courtois flailed at a corner and the defender finished with his shoulder into the empty net in the 83rd minute, but Atletico could not complete an unlikely comeback.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This Real Madrid reminds me of the team that we had, with Diego Costa,\" noted Simeone. \"When there is that forcefulness, football is marvellous.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further racist chanting was aimed at Vinicius from some home fans, and Hermoso was sent off in stoppage time for battling with Dani Ceballos at a corner to earn a second yellow card.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was a dismal end to a dismal night for Atletico, both on and, shamefully, off the pitch. Source: 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, '2022-09-19 15:19:00', '2022-09-19 15:19:00'),
(1727, 1727, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Lionel Messi struck after five minutes as Paris Saint-Germain edged Lyon 1-0 to regain top spot in the Ligue 1 table ahead of Marseille on Sunday.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Neymar set up the Argentinian with his seventh assist in eight Ligue 1 games.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The victory pulled PSG two points clear of Marseille who had taken top spot earlier with a 1-1 draw at home against Rennes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lorient, 3-1 winners over Auxerre, are three points adrift of the leaders.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lens dropped to fourth after being held to a goalless draw in Nantes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"PSG played a great game tonight, against a difficult team which was waiting for us,\" said PSG coach Christophe Galtier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We scored a good goal and could have scored others.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We were much more balanced, Neymar in particular gave us a balance which was really necessary. Even if we were less mobile in the second half we still had a lot of chances.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG were imperious in the first half but did not finish off their opponent who woke up after the break with Johann Lepenant coming on in place of a tired Corentin Tolisso.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Galtier\'s side held on to inflict Lyon\'s third defeat of the season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Galtier\'s \"MNM\" attack is firing on all cylinders, with eight goals in Ligue 1 for Neymar, seven for Kylian Mbappe and four for Messi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, Marseille midfielder Matteo Guendouzi scored both goals in a 1-1 draw at home against Rennes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guendouzi bundled past home keeper Pau Lopez to give Rennes the advantage after 26 minutes but the former Arsenal player redeemed himself with a header past ex-Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda seven minutes after the break.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mandanda returned to a warm welcome for his first match back at the Velodrome where the former Marseille skipper spent 15 years before leaving for Brittany in the summer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"He was very good, very calm, while it was very difficult for him emotionally,\" said Rennes coach Bruno Genesio of Mandanda who holds the record for the number of games played for Marseille with 613.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nice fell 1-0 at home against Angers in a match in which defender Jean-Clair Todibo earned a red card after five seconds and both teams finished with 10 men.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Todibo was sent off after just nine seconds, and that includes the four seconds it took referee Bastien Dechepy to pull the card out of his pocket.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sofiane Boufal kicked off for Angers and passed to Adrien Hunou. He found striker Abdallah Sima surging forward. Sima pushed the ball past Todibo who stuck out a leg and tripped the striker.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a video review, the decision that Todibo was the last defender stood.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even though Boufal was later sent off, Angers won 1-0 with Nabil Bentaleb scoring just before the break.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I don\'t think it was a red card,\" said Nice coach Lucien Favre saying Dante and Jordan Lotomba were covering. \"It was not a scoring opportunity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We would have won this game if we had played with eleven players.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Killed the game\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was also red card controversy in Reims who fell 3-0 to Monaco with defender Bradley Locko sent off after 22 minutes for leaving a boot in on Breel Embolo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The referee killed the game,\" lamented Reims coach Oscar Garcia, and \"it\'s not the first time\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Club president Jean-Pierre Caillot has been also suspended until December 31 for criticising the refereeing in a draw against Lyon last month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a punishing game in Brittany, Ajaccio got their first win of the season 1-0 at Brest in a match where two players were stretched off.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seconds after kick-off, Ajaccio goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy caught a team-mate\'s knee head-on as he tried to catch a ball.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There was a loss of consciousness, he was hit in the neck,\" said Corsican coach Olivier Pantaloni.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An aerial duel also floored Noah Fadiga after half an hour, leaving the defender stunned in a head-to-head clash with Ismael Diallo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 22-year-old Brest player also left the pitch on a stretcher, giving the thumbs up to try to reassure the fans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ajaccio got their first success of the season thanks to Romain Hamouma\'s 65th-minute goal, to leave the Corsicans only one point behind Brest and Strasbourg.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elsewhere Troyes won 3-1 at Clermont to move up to 10th after two defeats in a row. 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, '2022-09-19 16:30:31', '2022-09-19 16:30:31'),
(1728, 1728, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Millions of people in japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The powerful system has weakened since arriving on land Sunday evening around Kagoshima city in the southwestern region of Kyushu, but it has still uprooted trees, smashed windows and left rivers close to overflowing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">National broadcaster NHK said one person had been killed and 50 others injured as the storm passed through Kyushu. There was no immediate confirmation of the figures from authorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who had been scheduled to leave Monday for the United Nations General Assembly, will delay his trip by a day to check on damage from the storm, his office confirmed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials from the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that in Miyazaki prefecture, where some areas saw more rainfall in 24 hours than they normally receive in all of September, river levels were high.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Even a tiny amount of additional rainfall could cause the water level to increase, so please remain vigilant about flooding and landslides,\" Yoshiyuki Toyoguchi from the land ministry told reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Still, given the intensity of the storm, which came ashore packing gusts of up to 234 kilometres (145 miles) an hour, damage appeared relatively limited so far.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The typhoon has all but disappeared today and the rain and wind are also subsiding now,\" an official in charge of crisis management in Miyazaki\'s Saito city told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"But power is out in some places... we\'re also hearing from many residents that electrical wires have been severed and trees have been toppled,\" he said, declining to be named.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Flooding is affecting some areas as well,\" he added, saying that officials \"believe there are still many details of the damage we\'re yet to grasp\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rare \"special warnings\" for Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, issued only when weather events seen every few decades are forecast, have been downgraded.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But evacuation warnings of various levels remained in place for 9.6 million people on the last day of a holiday weekend in Japan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The warnings are not mandatory, and authorities have at times struggled to convince residents to leave their homes during extreme weather events.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>- \'I didn\'t feel safe at home\' -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the town of Izumi in Kagoshima prefecture, 30-year-old Yasuta Yamaguchi spent the night in a local hotel to shelter from the storm.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I came to the hotel to shelter myself because it was windy and I thought it was dangerous,\" he told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\"I didn\'t feel safe at home.\"</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Monday morning, nearly 313,000 households in Kyushu and neighbouring Chugoku region were without power, utilities said. Hundreds of flights had been cancelled, NHK said, and many train services throughout the affected regions were also halted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of 11:00 am (0200 GMT), the typhoon was spiralling north-northeast near Kitakyushu, Kyushu island\'s northernmost city, with maximum gusts of around 162 kilometres per hour, according to the JMA.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The thick cloud and eye area around the typhoon\'s centre have already disappeared and it is weakening rapidly,\" Ryuta Kurora, the head of the JMA\'s forecast unit, told reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The typhoon is still weakening, and from 9:00 am (0000 GMT) it has been downgraded from a category strong and large typhoon to a large typhoon,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Japan is currently in typhoon season and faces around 20 such storms a year, routinely seeing heavy rains that cause landslides or flash floods.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2019, Typhoon Hagibis smashed into Japan as it hosted the Rugby World Cup, claiming the lives of more than 100 people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A year earlier, Typhoon Jebi shut down Kansai Airport in Osaka, and left 14 people dead in its wake.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">2018 was a particularly bad year, with floods and landslides killing more than 200 people in western Japan during the country\'s annual rainy season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scientists say climate change is increasing the severity of storms and causing extreme weather such as heat waves, droughts and flash floods to become more frequent and intense. Source: 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, '2022-09-19 16:41:10', '2022-09-19 20:02:25'),
(1729, 1729, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Janhvir Kapoor\'s sense of sartorial fashion always manages to make her fans drool. Be it a sequined six yards of grace or a casual attire for a fun night out with friends, Janhvi keeps setting the fashion bar higher than the last time. On Sunday, Janhvi made our day better with a slew of pictures of herself looking like a daydream in a little white dress.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Janhvi aptly dressed up for the Sunday night party and gave us all kinds of goals as she slayed casual fashion goals yet again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Janhvi’s slip white dress featured corset details with a plunging neckline. The satin dress hugged her shape and showed off her curves perfectly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Janhvi minimally accessorised her look for the day in golden earrings with white studded stones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Passionate from miles away, passive with the things you say,” Janhvi shared her pictures with these words in the caption.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Styled by fashion stylist Chandini Whabi, Janhvi wore her tresses into a messy bun with a few strands left free around her face. Source: 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, '2022-09-19 16:58:37', '2022-09-19 16:58:37'),
(1730, 1730, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Chinese president Xi Jinping’s dream of unifying the breakaway Republic Taiwan with the mainland may turn into a nightmare with President Joe Biden saying that US troops would defend Taipei in case of an “unprecedented attack” by the People\'s Liberation Army (PLA). Despite clarification by the White House post Biden statement, this is the fourth time that the US President and Chief Executive has openly said that America would defend Taiwan. White House, as in the past, added that there was no change in US policy towards Taiwan post statement.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his most explicit statement, President Joe Biden in an interview with CBS’s 60 minutes, aired on Sunday, said ‘yes’ to US forces defending the island republic if there was an unprecedented attack by the Chinese Army.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the convulsions with the US State Department over his statement, President Joe Biden’s emphatic words provide much-needed succor to Taiwan, Japan and some Southeast Asian countries who are at the receiving end of Beijing’s wolf warrior diplomacy and military belligerence of the PLA in the Indo-Pacific. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PLA has also been involved in a 28-month military stand-off with the Indian Army in the East Ladakh sector after Beijing decided to unilaterally change the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh sector beefing up its military positions all along the 3488 km line.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Biden’s statement clearly indicates that America is as much focused on China in the context of Taiwan as it is on Russia in the context of the ongoing Ukraine war. But the fundamental difference is that while in Ukraine, the US is supplying billions of dollars worth of weapons to Kyviv to defend itself from the Red Army invasion, the US President in case of Taiwan is willing to commit American troops on the ground to defend against the PLA. This means that US military presence in the Indo-Pacific will grow to deter any Chinese aggression against Taiwan or Japan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Biden’s unequivocal statement will add more strength to the QUAD grouping as all the four partners face either military or diplomatic or trade friction with China. Given the proximity of Japanese territory to Taiwan, any military emergency on Taipei will drag Tokyo into the conflict and this was reflected in Chinese missiles landing in the Japanese EEZ post visit of Nancy Pelosi to the island republic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The continued pressure from President Biden will also refrain China from opening fronts with other democratic countries and deter newfound supporters of Beijing in the Indian sub-continent and within the Asean. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 17:16:47', '2022-09-20 02:20:43'),
(1731, 1731, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">US President Joe Biden has again said the US would defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked in a CBS interview if US troops would defend the island, Mr Biden said: \"Yes, if in fact, there was an unprecedented attack.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The remarks prompted the White House to clarify that US policy had not changed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington has long maintained a stance of \"strategic ambiguity\" - it does not commit to defending Taiwan, but also does not rule out the option.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taiwan is a self-ruled island off the coast of eastern China that Beijing claims as part of its territory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington has always walked a diplomatic tightrope over the issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the one hand it adheres to the One China policy, a cornerstone of its relationship with Beijing. Under this policy, the US acknowledges that there is only one Chinese government, and has formal ties with Beijing rather than Taiwan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it also maintains close relations with Taiwan and sells arms to it under the Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US must provide the island with the means to defend itself.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taiwan responded to Mr Biden\'s remarks on Monday by welcoming the \"US government\'s rock-solid security commitment to Taiwan\". Taipei said it would continue to deepen its \"close security partnership\" with Washington.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only earlier this month, the US agreed to sell $1.1bn (£955m) in weaponry and missile defence to Taiwan, provoking anger from China.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beijing is yet to respond to Mr Biden\'s latest remarks, broadcast in a CBS 60 Minutes interview on Sunday. But China has previously condemned such comments from Mr Biden pledging US military action.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Taiwan is an inalienable part of China\'s territory... The Taiwan question is purely China\'s internal affair that brooks no foreign interference,\" a foreign ministry spokesman had said in May.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That was in response to Mr Biden\'s comments in Tokyo in May when he said \"Yes\" when asked if the US would defend Taiwan. The White House had quickly issued a follow up saying there was no departure from long-standing US policy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This time too the White House issued a statement, downplaying the president\'s comments: \"The President has said this before, including in Tokyo earlier this year. He also made clear then that our Taiwan policy hasn\'t changed. That remains true.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\'s the third time since October last year that President Biden has gone further than the official stance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But in the interview on Sunday, Mr Biden reiterated that the US was not encouraging Taiwan independence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There\'s a One China policy and Taiwan makes their own judgements on their independence. We are not moving, not encouraging their being independent - that\'s their decision,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tensions between US and China have ramped up after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a controversial visit to the island in August - a trip Mr Biden had said was \"not a good idea\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beijing responded with a five-day military blockade around Taiwan. The US claims China shot missiles over the island, but Beijing did not confirm this. Taiwan said the missiles China fired flew high into the atmosphere and posed no threat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elsewhere in the pre-recorded interview, Mr Biden also warned Russia not to use chemical or tactical nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine. Source: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, '2022-09-19 18:10:19', '2022-09-19 18:10:19'),
(1732, 1732, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Uganda\'s parlament is scrutinising a proposed law that would enable organ transplants to happen in the country for the first time, transforming the lives of thousands hoping for operations.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Annita Twongyeirwe had pictured a different future for herself.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But since being diagnosed with kidney failure three years ago, the 28-year-old is preoccupied either by having dialysis or thinking about the next session.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It has taken over my life,\" she says, looking defeated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During dialysis a machine essentially performs the kidneys\' function and cleans the blood of waste products and excess fluids.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each session lasts about four hours and she has to go to hospital twice a week. In between sessions she spends most of her time at home - a relative\'s house - helping out with chores where she can, and keeping an eye on a WhatsApp group she created through which friends and well-wishers can donate money.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I was this ambitious girl. I wanted to go further with studies. I would probably be somebody\'s girlfriend or wife, so all that life is cut short. It took away all the dreams I had,\" she adds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A kidney transplant could bring them back.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But an operation abroad, currently the only option, comes with a price tag of about $30,000 (£26,000) - and is out of reach of most.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hundreds of Ugandans, who like Ms Twongyeirwe cannot afford this, live on dialysis for as long as possible. But even at the subsidised price of around $100 a week for the treatment and drugs, that is more than five times the average total income in Uganda and so is only an option for a small fraction of the population.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ward at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital on the edge of the capital, Kampala, is the only public health facility in the country that offers this service. Almost 200 patients attend the clinic regularly, many of them traveling long distances.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But they represent only a fraction of those countrywide living with kidney failure and in need of specialised care.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They leave their families and livelihoods behind to live close to the hospital. This is an unnatural situation,\" Dr Daniel Kiggundu, the only kidney specialist working at the unit, tells the BBC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ward is a cacophony of beeping machines, as nurses weave through dialysis stations attending to patients.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of those getting treatment seem extremely weak, drifting in and out of sleep, while others sit up and chat with their carers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clinic runs two shifts each day, each of them taking in about 30 patients. It operates dangerously close to full capacity and there is little spare time to prepare the patients for treatment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Ms Twongyeirwe is due for a session, she spends the night at the hospital in order to be ready in time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She first realised she was unwell when her entire body began to swell in 2018 and she spent 18 months going from clinic to clinic before she got the right diagnosis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her life was turned upside-down.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She had to drop out of university where she was studying law and she lost her job. She also moved from her family home in western Uganda to Kampala, to live close to the hospital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At home, the soft-spoken woman goes about washing dishes with such grace that, save for the plaster on her arm, it is hard to tell that she has just returned from a dialysis session. Source: BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 18:18:52', '2022-09-19 18:18:52'),
(1733, 1733, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least 94 people were killed in clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan this week, in the worst violence the countries have seen in years, while the international community called for calm.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The situation on the contested border between the two Central Asian neighbours was, however, calm on Sunday afternoon, according to Kyrgyz authorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clashes regularly erupt between the two former Soviet republics, as around half of their 970-kilometre (600-mile) border is still to be demarcated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tajikistan said on Sunday that 35 of its citizens were killed, the first official death toll since armed clashes broke out on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On its Facebook page, the Tajik foreign ministry also reported 25 injured and said civilians, women, and children were among the victims.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ministry accused Kyrgyz soldiers of killing 12 people in a drone strike on a mosque, six others in an attack against a school and another seven when an ambulance came under fire.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">AFP was not able independently to verify the claims.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan said Sunday 59 people had died in the southern border region of Batken, and 144 had been injured.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from Kyrgyz border regions over the past days, according to NGOs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyrgyzstan\'s emergency situations minister added on Sunday that four Kyrgyz soldiers were reported missing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The country declared September 19 a national day of mourning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Lasting ceasefire\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This toll by far surpasses figures from April 2021, when clashes left 50 dead and raised fears of a large-scale conflict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two sides agreed a ceasefire Friday and Tajikistan\'s President Emomali Rahmon met his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov at a summit in Uzbekistan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the two countries traded blame for ceasefire violations only a few hours later.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called for \"no further escalation\" between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in phone calls with the leaders of the Central Asian nations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin also urged them to \"take steps to resolve the situation as soon as possible by exclusively peaceful, political and diplomatic means\", according to a statement from the Kremlin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are part of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) but they regularly clash.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Still, the situation appears to be stabilising.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday afternoon, the Kyrgyz authorities issued a statement saying the situation at the border \"remains calm, trending towards stabilisation\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There were no recorded escalation attempts or shots fired on the border. The parties are maintaining their ceasefire agreement and withdrawing their respective troops,\" the statement added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres had called on the leadership of both sides \"to engage in dialogue for a lasting ceasefire\", said a spokesman. 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, '2022-09-19 18:26:55', '2022-09-19 18:26:55'),
(1734, 1734, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The local administration is planning to evacuate members of 300 Bangladeshi families in Ghumdhum union along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban following firings and mortar shelling near Tombru border for the last one month.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Naikhongchhari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Salma Ferdous said there are about 70 Bangladeshi families living within 300 to 500 yards of the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. “Considering the overall situation along the border and safety of the local residents, there is a plan to evacuate them.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“All 300 families in Ghumdum will be evacuated in phases,” she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dil Mohammad Bhutto, member of Ward No. 2 of Ghumdhum Union, said they heard sound of firing gunshots and explosions toll Saturday morning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Then we have not heard sound of gunshots or explosions near Ghumdhum-Tombru border till Sunday evening,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kofil Uddin, a resident of Ghumdhum, said many are leaving the border area on their own fearing that the firing may start again at any moment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Around 35 Bangladeshi families have already shifted to their relatives\' houses in Ukhiya\'s Balukhali, Ratapalong, Sonarpara, Palongkhali, Hoikang area of Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dil Mohammad, a head of the Rohingyas, who took shelter at the Zero Point of Ghumdhum border, said that 4,200 Rohingyas took shelter at the Ghumdhum border.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They have been passing days in fear since taking shelter at this point in 2017.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Myanmar repeatedly tried to evict the Rohingyas from the zero point, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The Rohingyas are very frightened now. But they are still staying at the zero point. They don\'t know what to do,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Shamsud Douza told UNB that there is no scope for the Commissioner to do anything for the people or groups at the zero point of the border. Many are cooperating locally and international organisations working along the border are engaged in providing emergency services.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“If the Rohingyas take shelter outside the zero point and in various camps in Ukhiya of Teknaf upazila, it is possible to cooperate them in various ways,” he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, following the tension along the border, Ghumdhum High School center for the SSC examinations has been shifted to Kutupalong High School in Ukhiya upazila from where 499 candidates took part in the examination on Saturday, said UNO Salma.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are also on high alert in the border area. Vehicles are being searched at different checkpoints at the border crossings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) summoned the Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh for the fourth time since August and lodged a strong protest against the incidents of shelling from Myanmar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh Aung Kyaw Moe “acknowledged” the firing of multiple mortar shells into Bangladesh territory, but tried to deflect blame by asserting the insurgents they are engaged in fighting were firing heavy artillery and mortars, some of which landed inside Bangladesh territory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also handed over a protest note to the ambassador, MoFA said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Friday night, a 17-year-old-Rohingya boy named Mohammad Iqbal was killed and five others were injured as a mortar shell fired by the Myanmar army exploded at the Zero Point Rohingya Camp close to the international border in Tombru, Bandarban.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deceased and injured were all residents of the Zero Point Rohingya Camp, known as the camp that is closest to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in No Man\'s Land.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four mortar shells landed in succession at the Rohingya camp around 8pm.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, an indigenous youth named Anganthowai Tanchangya was grievously injured in a landmine explosion along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban on Friday noon. Locals said it is the Myanmar army that has mined the area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Twelve mortar shells have been fired by the Myanmar army on Bangladesh territory so far. 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, '2022-09-19 18:44:26', '2022-09-19 18:44:26'),
(1735, 1735, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal 3 as a low pressure area has formed over Northwest Bay.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Low pressure area formed over Nowethwest Bay and adjoining area is likely to intensify, said the weather department in a bulletin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under its influence squally weather may affect the maritime ports , North Bay and adjoining areas of the country, said the weather department.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All fishing boats and trawlers over North Bay and deep sea have been advised to remain close to the coast and proceed with caution until further notice.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were also advised not to venture into the deep sea during the period. 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, '2022-09-19 19:33:41', '2022-09-19 19:33:41'),
(1736, 1736, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh women beat Ireland by 14 runs in their first match of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier on September 19 night in Abu Dhabi.</b></span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh batted first after winning the toss and posted 143 for four in 20 overs. In reply, Ireland tumbled for 129 in 19.4 overs and lost the match by 14 runs.</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Nigar Sultana, the Bangladesh captain, led from the front scoring 67 off 53 balls. She hit 10 fours and one six. Opening batter Shamima Sultana also did well scoring 48 off 40 balls.</span><br></div><div>For Ireland, Eimear Richardson, Leah Paul, Arlene Kelly and Laura Delany bagged one wicket each.</div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In reply to Bangladesh’s challenging total,&nbsp; Eimear Richardson was the only Irish batter to offer some resistance. She scored 40 off just 26 deliveries with four fours and one six.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Amy Hunter and captain Laura Delany scored 33 and 28 respectively. But their efforts were not enough for them to avoid defeat.</div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Veteran Bangladeshi allrounder Salma Khatun bagged three wickets conceding 19 runs in four overs while Sanjida Akter Meghla and Nahida Akter took two wickets each.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh will take on Scotland and the United States of America in their next two matches on September 19 and 21. Both the matches will be played at the international cricket stadium in Abu Dhabi. UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-19 19:47:07', '2022-09-19 19:47:07');
