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(1331, 1331, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As high temperatures continue to bake large parts of Bangladesh, the weather department has predicted showers across the country in the next 24 hours.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over northern part of the country\", the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its forecast on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>The Met office recorded the highest 59mm of rainfall in Mymensingh district in 24 hours till 6am on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>The mercury reached 36.5 degrees Celsius – the highest – in Rajshahi, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 25 degrees in Rangpur and Chattogram divisions.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, the axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal to Assam across central parts of Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate elsewhere over the North Bay, as per the bulletin. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-30 20:47:19', '2022-08-30 20:47:19'),
(1332, 1332, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced an investment of $25 billion to launch 5G networks in India, aiming to strengthen his grip on one of the world\'s fastest-growing smartphone markets.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In his annual speech delivered virtually to shareholders of Reliance Industries -- India\'s most valuable company -- Asia\'s second-richest person said he believes \"digital freedom is the birthright of every Indian\".</div><div><br></div><div>Ambani\'s multi-billion-dollar empire was built on oil and petrochemicals, but he has diversified into new areas including telecoms, retail and renewable energy in recent years.</div><div><br></div><div>The launch of telecom arm Jio -- offering ultra-cheap data at high speeds -- in 2016 sparked a brutal price war, forcing competitors into years of losses.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier this month, Jio swept up more than a third of the available spectrum in India\'s first-ever 5G airwave auction, bidding 881 billion rupees ($11 billion).</div><div><br></div><div>Announcing an investment of two trillion rupees ($25 billion), Ambani said Jio will launch 5G services in major cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai in time for the Indian festival of Diwali in late October.</div><div><br></div><div>A pan-India roll-out will follow, Ambani said, with an aim to cover every district in the country by December 2023 -- an area of 3.3 million square kilometres.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are committed to make India the largest data-powered economy in the world, even ahead of China and the United States. Jio 5G will be the world\'s largest and most advanced 5G network,\" Ambani said.</div><div><br></div><div>Global tech giants such as Google, Facebook owner Meta, Intel and Qualcomm have invested billions of dollars into Reliance\'s digital unit Jio Platforms in recent years.</div><div><br></div><div>A newly-launched collaboration between Meta and Jio will allow users to shop for groceries via instant messaging app WhatsApp, Ambani said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This is our first-ever end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp -- people can now buy groceries from JioMart right in a chat,\" Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post.</div><div><br></div><div>In June, Ambani\'s 30-year-old son Akash was appointed chairman of Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Jio Platforms, sparking speculation about succession planning.</div><div><br></div><div>Ambani stopped short of announcing leadership changes at Monday\'s AGM, instead asking shareholders to extend their blessings to his three children Isha, Akash and Anant.</div><div><br></div><div>The 65-year-old business tycoon was until this year Asia\'s richest person but was unseated by fellow Indian billionaire Gautam Adani.</div><div><br></div><div>India is home to the second-highest number of smartphone users after China.</div><div><br></div><div>The country\'s long-delayed 5G push comes as the world\'s sixth-largest economy tries to bridge a technology gap with rivals such as South Korea, China and the United States.</div><div><br></div><div>Shares in Reliance Industries closed 0.69 percent lower in Mumbai following the announcements. Accoridng to AFP reports.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-30 20:57:14', '2022-08-30 20:57:14'),
(1333, 1333, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her firm conviction that Bangladesh will never plunge into Sri Lanka-like situation for its development spree, rather the country will continue to move ahead overcoming all global challenges.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"Remember one thing (my party leaders and activists) that Bangladesh will never be Sri Lanka, can\'t be \" she said at a discussion as the chief guest.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The premier, however, said that Bangladesh had to face Sri Lanka-like situation in the regime of BNP, but Awami League (AL) government has pulled the country out of that state.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Dhaka South City AL and Dhaka North City AL jointly organized the discussion in the city\'s Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), marking the National Mourning Day and 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Sheikh Hasina, also the ruling AL President, said during BNP\'s regime in 2001-2006, Bangladesh became champion in corruption for five consecutive times, while the country saw huge price hike of essential commodities, and scarcity of electricity, water and employment.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>She also said Bangladesh witnessed militancy, terrorism, grenade attack, August 21 grade attack, grenade attack in 500 places across the country, former finance minister Kibria murder and bomb attack in many places as well.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>She added that, \"Bangladesh\'s economy came to standstill due to terrorism, militancy and corruption.\"&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The prime minister continued that people at that time (BNP\'s regime) took to the street, actually they were compelled to come down on the street.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>She went on saying that, \"AL government has rescued the country from that state. So, why will Bangladesh become Sri Lanka today?\"</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>With Dhaka South City AL President Freedom Fighter Abu Ahmed Mannafi in the chair, Dhaka North AL General Secretary SM Mannan Kochi moderated the discussion, reports BSS</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, Dhaka North City AL Adviser and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam, Dhaka North City AL President Sheikh Bazlur Rahman, Dhaka South City AL General Secretary Humayun Kabir, North AL Vice President Sadek Khan, South AL Vice President Advocate Nurul Amin Ruhul, North AL Vice President Freedom Fighter MA Quader Khan and South City AL Vice President Shaheed Serniyabat, among others, also spoke.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-30 21:09:10', '2022-08-30 21:09:10'),
(1334, 1334, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The United Nations and Pakistan are set to appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding for nearly a half million displaced victims of record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June, officials said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Pakistani authorities backed by the military, rescuers and volunteers have been battling the aftermath of the floods that have affected more than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis.</div><div><br></div><div>Although rains stopped three days ago and flood waters in some areas were receding, large areas remain underwater. Rescuers were evacuating stranded people to safer ground, including makeshift tent camps have sprung up along highways, inundated villages and towns.</div><div><br></div><div>According to initial government estimates, the devastation caused $10 billion in damage to the economy. “It is a preliminary estimate likely to be far greater,” Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told The Associated Press.</div><div><br></div><div>His comment came hours before the United Nations and Pakistan were to launch an appeal in Islamabad for help.</div><div><br></div><div>A day earlier, the International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved the release of a much-awaited $1.17 billion for Pakistan.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan and the IMF originally signed a large bailout accord in 2019. But the release of a $1.17 billion tranche had been on hold since earlier this year, when the IMF expressed concern about Pakistan’s compliance with the deal’s terms under the government of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was ousted through a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April.</div><div><br></div><div>Last week, the United Nations in a statement said it has allocated $3 million for U.N. aid agencies and their partners in Pakistan to respond to the floods. This money will be used for health, nutrition, food security, as well as water and sanitation services in flood-affected areas, focusing on the most vulnerable.</div><div><br></div><div>On Monday, Climate Minister Sherry Rehman and meteorologists told the AP that new monsoons were expected in September. Monsoons have hit earlier and more heavily than usual since the start of summer, officials say — most recently with massive rains last week that affected nearly the entire country.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan is accustomed to monsoon rains and flooding, Rehman said, but not like this.</div><div><br></div><div>Several scientists say the record-breaking flooding in Pakistan has all the hallmarks of a catastrophe juiced by climate change, but it is too early to formally assign blame to global warming.</div><div><br></div><div>“This year Pakistan has received the highest rainfall in at least three decades. So far this year the rain is running at more than 780% above average levels,” said Abid Qaiyum Suleri, executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute and a member of Pakistan’s Climate Change Council. “Extreme weather patterns are turning more frequent in the region and Pakistan is not an exception.”</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan saw similar flooding and devastation in 2010 that killed nearly 2,000 people. But the government didn’t implement plans to prevent future flooding by preventing construction and homes in flood prone areas and river beds, said Suleri of the country’s Climate Change Council.</div><div><br></div><div>Floods and monsoon rains have damaged one million houses and affected 33 million people.</div><div><br></div><div>It reflects how poorer countries often pay the price for climate change largely caused by more industrialized nations. Since 1959, Pakistan is responsible for only 0.4% of the world’s historic CO2 emissions. The U.S. is responsible for 21.5%, China for 16.5% and the EU 15%.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the National Disaster Management Authority, at least 498,000 people in the country of 220 million are in relief camps after being displaced.</div><div><br></div><div>Many more displaced flood victims are believed to be living with relatives, friends or out in the open, without shelter.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan started receiving international aid this week, and more planes carrying aid from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates landed at an airport near Islamabad on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the military.</div><div><br></div><div>It said Chinese planes carrying aid will also arrive in Pakistan later Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan has also deployed at least 6,500 soldiers to help authorities in rescue and relief operations. Source: AP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-30 22:53:57', '2022-08-30 22:53:57'),
(1335, 1335, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A police investigation has been opened after claims by French football star Paul Pogba that he is the victim of a multi-million euro blackmail plot that includes his brother Mathias.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>AFP looks into an affair involving a family conflict and a witch doctor, and which comes less than three months before the Juventus star is expected to help France defend their World Cup crown.</div><div><br></div><div>Who is Mathias Pogba?</div><div>Mathias, 32, is the elder brother of Paul (29) and the twin brother of Florentin. All three are professional footballers.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Mathias, who was born in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, has had a journeyman career which has taken him to Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Much of his career has been spent in the United Kingdom, including spells at Wrexham, Crewe Alexandra and Partick Thistle. Last year he played 12 matches for Belfort in the French fourth tier. Mathias Pogba has also appeared on television in France as a pundit.</div><div><br></div><div>Until recently, the Pogba brothers appeared close-knit. Mathias, Florentin and their mother, Yeo Moriba, have regularly been seen attending France matches in which Paul has played. Paul Pogba is also one of the main donors to 48 H POUR, a charity established by Mathias to help provide drinking water and education for children in Guinea.</div><div><br></div><div>What has Mathias Pogba said?</div><div><br></div><div>On Saturday, Mathias Pogba published a video on Instagram in which he promised \"great revelations\" about Paul and the Juventus player\'s agent, Rafaela Pimenta.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>In the video, Mathias Pogba says the \"whole world, as well as my brother\'s fans, and even more so the French team and Juventus, my brother\'s team-mates and his sponsors deserve to know certain things\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"All this is likely to be explosive,\" he concluded without adding any substance to his \"revelations\".</div><div><br></div><div>How has Paul Pogba responded?</div><div><br></div><div>A statement released on Sunday, and signed by Paul Pogba\'s lawyers, his mother Yeo Moriba and agent Pimenta, said that the videos published on Saturday night \"are unfortunately no surprise\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"They are in addition to threats and extortion attempts by an organised gang against Paul Pogba,\" read the statement. They added that \"competent bodies in Italy and France were informed a month ago\".</div><div><br></div><div>France Info radio reported that Paul Pogba told investigators he had been threatened by \"childhood friends and two hooded men armed with assault rifles\". They are demanding 13 million euros ($13m) from him for \"services provided\", he said, adding that one person close to him had withdrawn 200,000 euros using his credit card.</div><div><br></div><div>How far along is the investigation?</div><div><br></div><div>Paris prosecutors confirmed to AFP that an investigation was opened on August 3 into allegations of extortion and attempted extortion by an organised gang.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>According to France Info reports confirmed to AFP by a source with knowledge of the case, Paul Pogba told investigators that he had been threatened by \"childhood friends and two hooded men armed with assault rifles\" who blamed him for not having helped them financially.</div><div><br></div><div>Paul Pogba also told investigators that he had been threatened on several occasions in Manchester, during his time playing for Manchester United, and in Turin, where he currently plays for Juventus. He said he recognised his brother Mathias from among the suspects.</div><div><br></div><div>What does Kylian Mbappe have to do with this?</div><div><br></div><div>The Paris Saint-Germain striker, and France teammate of Paul Pogba, appears reluctantly in the affair. Paul Pogba told investigators that his blackmailers wanted to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to</div><div>cast a spell on Mbappe, which Pogba denies.</div><div><br></div><div>In a series of tweets published on Sunday, Mathias Pogba appeals directly to Mbappe, saying: \"Kylian, do you understand now? I have nothing against you, what I am saying is for your good, everything is true and known, the witch doctor is known! Sorry for this brother, a so-called Muslim up to his neck in</div><div>witchcraft.\"</div><div><br></div><div>How could this affect the France team?</div><div><br></div><div>The revelation of the affair is badly-timed for the French national team, coming less than three months before they defend their World Cup crown in Qatar.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Paul Pogba is currently sidelined with a knee injury and faces a battle to be fully fit, but he remains a key player in the France team, for whom he has won 91 caps and was influential in the run to glory at the 2018 World Cup.</div><div><br></div><div>Like the 2016 blackmail affair involving Karim Benzema, Mathieu Valbuena and a sextape, there is a danger that this affair could negatively impact morale within the squad, reports AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>It could also impact Paul Pogba\'s relationship with Mbappe. Speaking to RMC Sport, French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet said he hoped the affair \"does not call into question\" Pogba\'s place in the team. \"At this stage these are just rumours,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 00:13:39', '2022-08-31 00:13:39'),
(1336, 1336, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Hallmark Group chairperson Jasmine Islam in a graft case filed over embezzlement of nearly TK 86 crore from a bank.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A division bench of justices Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Khizir Hayat rejected the bail plea of Jasmine.</div><div><br></div><div>Advocate Mansurul Haque Chowdhury appeared for the businesswoman, while advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on March 10, 2019, the High Court granted bail to Jasmine in the case of embezzlement of Tk 85.87 crore from Janata Bank via a fake letter of credit.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, the ACC filed a petition challenging the bail order.</div><div><br></div><div>After hearing the appeal, the Appellate Division cancelled her bail and asked her to surrender within four weeks, on June 16, the same year.</div><div><br></div><div>Jasmine, also the wife of the Hallmark Group managing director Tanvir Mahmud, subsequently surrendered before the lower court and applied for bail in the High Court.</div><div><br></div><div>The High Court then issued a rule over her bail plea.</div><div><br></div><div>On November 1, 2016, Joynal Abedin, deputy assistant director of the anti-graft body, filed the case against 16 people, including Jasmine, at Motijheel police station in Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>Later that day, the ACC arrested her from the capital`s Bangsal area. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 01:04:33', '2022-08-31 01:04:33'),
(1337, 1337, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Brazilian football legend Pele has moved to reassure fans that he is in good health as he continues his fight against cancer.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The 81-year-old posted a photo on social media in which he is seen smiling alongside his wife Marcia Aoki at their home in Guaruja, outside Sao Paulo.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I\'m sending this photo to you, just to say thank you,\" he said in a message accompanying the image. \"I am so grateful for having my wife with me, for the laughter, for the peace of my home, and for all your loving messages. I am doing very well and taking care of my health.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The three-time World Cup winner has undergone several sessions of chemotherapy in Sao Paulo since having a tumor removed from his colon last September.</div><div><br></div><div>In February, he spent more than two weeks in hospital due to a urinary tract infection.</div><div><br></div><div>Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Pele scored a world record tally of 1,281 goals in a 1,363-match professional career that spanned 21 years.</div><div><br></div><div>He was capped 91 times for Brazil, scoring 77 international goals. - Xinhua</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 01:12:30', '2022-08-31 01:12:30'),
(1338, 1338, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As Bangladesh seeks to diversify its export basket the focus has been on engineering products and bicycles, which have high demand in international market.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The government has taken several development projects aimed at developing the sectors to meet growing global demand, officials related to the sector said. Bangladesh already exports a significant portion of such products in Europe and African markets.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), domestic manufacturing companies earned USD $ 16.80 crore from bicycle exports in the FY 2021-22,&nbsp; an increase by 28.31 per cent from the previous fiscal year.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and the National Investment Board estimate that 40,000 small and medium enterprises are running in this sector, providing direct benefit to about 80 lakh people.</div><div><br></div><div>Around 400 registered entrepreneurs have set up light engineering industries and related factories in lands provided by Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). The government has also declared the light industry an important sector.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladeshi entrepreneurs are making world-class bicycles and light engineering products, which have high demand in Europe and Africa. The price of a Bangladeshi bicycle is between Tk 5000 to Tk 2 lakh.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh exports bicycles mostly to Germany, Denmark, the UK, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, and Bulgaria.</div><div><br></div><div>The country\'s bicycles export markets have also diversified to countries like Congo, Gabon, and Ivory Coast in South Africa apart from Europe through Red, Feral, and Inigo brands.</div><div><br></div><div>The light engineering industries are producing iron castings, bicycles, electronic products, engineering instruments, conductor cables, and stainless steel products. Meeting the domestic demand, the export income from this sector reached to $51 crore in the last FY22.</div><div><br></div><div>This sector received export income of $31.1 crore in FY 2009-10, in the FY 2010-11 $30.1, in the FY 2011-12 $37.5 crore, FY 2012-13 $36.7 crore, in FY 2013-14 earned $44.7 crore from the light engineering sector.</div><div><br></div><div>The government wants to develop this sector by implementing the project \'Development of light engineering sector and creation of facilities for e-waste processing. Bangladesh Council of Science and Industrial Research (BCSIR) is implementing the project.</div><div><br></div><div>The objective of the project is to deliver the services of the light and medium engineering sector of the country to the doorsteps of people. Light Engineering Development Center at Chittagong and Materials Center at Rajshahi and Savar Leather Research Center will be set up under the project.</div><div><br></div><div>Chief Scientific Officer of BCSIR Abdul Gafur told UNB that bicycles have come a long way as an export product. The product is now being exported abroad to meet the needs of the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Apart from this, iron castings, electronics products, engineering instruments, conductor wires, and stainless steel products are also exported, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Since this is a labour-intensive sector initiatives are being taken further develop the workers’ skills to make the products competitive.</div><div><br></div><div>“Light engineering is now a promising sector. We are trying to improve this sector. More support will be given to those involved in it. That is why the project volume is being expanded,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>President of Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association (BEIOA) Abdur Razzak told UNB that the exports rebounded in the FY2021 from three years of falling shipments, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>In FY 2021-22 Bangladesh earned a record $51 crore from exporting light engineering products, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are hopeful of getting a boost in export in the coming days as the SMEs and micro-industries are trying hard to modernise their enterprises and produce quality products for global market,\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 01:20:55', '2022-08-31 01:20:55'),
(1339, 1339, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup T20I match on Tuesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh included Mohammad Naim in the playing XI as the opener with Anamul Haque Bijoy. Mushfiqur Rahim will keep the wicket for Bangladesh in the absence of Nurul Hasan Sohan who is out due to an injury.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Mohammad Saifuddin is also making a comeback to T20Is after a long gap forced by injury.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>While Bangladesh start their campaign with this match, Afghanistan won the first match against Sri Lanka by eight wickets.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh have been going through a bad patch in the format. They won only two matches after the last World Cup played in Oman and the UAE.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh (Playing XI): Mohammad Naim, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (w), Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman</div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan (Playing XI): Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi(c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 01:29:40', '2022-08-31 01:29:40'),
(1340, 1340, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A UN-chartered ship loaded with Ukrainian wheat destined for millions at risk of starvation in Ethiopia arrived in Djibouti on Tuesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The bulk carrier MV Brave Commander, which is carrying 23,000 tonnes of grain, docked in the Horn of Africa port city, the UN\'s World Food Programme said, two weeks after leaving a Black Sea port in Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have officially docked! The first WFP ship to carry Ukrainian grain since February has just arrived in Djibouti,\" WFP executive director David Beasley said on Twitter.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Now, let\'s get this wheat offloaded and on to Ethiopia.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The UN agency said food insecurity and malnutrition are a major concern across Ethiopia, with an estimated 20.4 million people in need of food support.</div><div><br></div><div>Ukraine, one of the world\'s largest grain exporters, was forced to halt almost all deliveries after Russia\'s invasion of the country in February, raising fears of a global food crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>Exports of grains and other foodstuffs and fertilisers from three Black Sea ports resumed at the start of this month under a deal between Kyiv and Moscow that was brokered by the UN and Turkey in July.</div><div><br></div><div>The agreement lifted a Russian blockade of Ukraine\'s ports and set terms for millions of tonnes of wheat and other grain to start flowing from silos and ports.</div><div><br></div><div>According to figures late last week from the Joint Coordination Centre which manages the sea corridor, more than 720,000 tonnes of grain have already left Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'No end in sight\' -</div><div><br></div><div>The WFP said earlier this month that the number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa region has increased to 22 million.</div><div><br></div><div>\"There is still no end in sight to this drought crisis, so we must get the resources needed to save lives and stop people plunging into catastrophic levels of hunger and starvation,\" Beasley said at the time.</div><div><br></div><div>Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are experiencing their worst drought in 40 years and the UN\'s World Meteorological Organization warned last week that the situation is set to get even worse with a fifth consecutive failed rainy season.</div><div><br></div><div>An unprecedented four failed rainy seasons have killed millions of livestock, destroyed crops, and forced 1.1 million people from their homes in search of food and water.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Needs will remain high into 2023 and famine is now a serious risk, particularly in Somalia\" where nearly half the population of 15 million is seriously hungry, the WFP said in a statement earlier this month.</div><div><br></div><div>Northern Ethiopia has also been wracked by conflict since November 2020 when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray to topple the Tigray People\'s Liberation Front (TPLF) after what he said were attacks by the rebels on federal army camps. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 01:42:24', '2022-08-31 01:42:24'),
(1341, 1341, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President M Abdul Hamid urged the Kuwait Government to recruit more professionals as well as more skilled and semi-skilled manpower from Bangladesh in different sectors.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The head of the state made the call as the new resident ambassador of the State of Kuwait Faisal Mutlaq Aladwani presented his credentials to him at Bangabhaban this evening.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanking the Government of Kuwait for financing in different development projects in Bangladesh, the President also requested for enhanced participation of Kuwait in different development projects in the days to come.</div><div><br></div><div>He stressed on the joint initiatives at government and private levels to increase trade and investment between Bangladesh and Kuwait, President\'s press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS later.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh produces world-class products, particularly readymade garment (RMG), ceramics, pharmaceuticals, leather products, jute and jute products, frozen fish, electronics, furniture plastic ware and construction materials, the President mentioned.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Receiving the credentials, the President appreciated Bangladesh ties with the two countries and said Bangladesh attaches utmost importance to its relations with Kuwait.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Noting the existing excellent bilateral ties between the two countries, he hoped that these relations would further strengthen in the days to come.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, the President later received the credentials of new ambassador Ghanshyam Bhandari of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal through a separate ceremony after he was ceremonially welcomed here.</div><div><br></div><div>The President recalled the supports of the Nepalese people to Bangladesh in 1971 and recognition to the new born nation soon after the independence as he talked to the Nepalese envoy, the Bangabhaban spokesman said.</div><div><br></div><div>Referring to the visit of Bangladesh President to Nepal in 2019 and subsequently the visit of Nepalese President in Dhaka, 2021, Abdul Hamid said these visits helped reach the relations at a new height presently.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>President Hamid also put emphasis on more increasing communications between the two countries for the mutual benefits.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Lauding the Bangladesh initiatives to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, the Nepalese envoy expressed his gratitude to the Bangladesh Government for providing support to Nepal during then.</div><div><br></div><div>The President assured the envoys of providing his all out cooperation in discharging their duties in Bangladesh in cementing further Bangladesh relations with Kuwait and Nepal.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Secretaries concerned and high officials to the President were present at the separate subsequent ceremonies.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on their arrival at Bangabhaban, a contingent of the horse-mounted President Guard Regiment (PGR) offered the envoys guards of honour as part of ceremony.</div><div><br></div><div>The national anthems of the respective countries were also played by the army band and the ambassadors made a round of inspection of the guards of honour. Source: BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 02:35:27', '2022-08-31 02:35:27'),
(1342, 1342, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun on Wednesday said the repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland with safety and dignity is the only solution to the crisis and this repatriation should take place as soon as possible.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"It\'s a regional and international issue,\" he said, adding that South Korea has been working very closely with the international community to help resolve the Rohingya crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>Ambassador Lee said it is not just a humanitarian issue but also a human rights issue.</div><div><br></div><div>He made the remarks while responding to a question at \"DCAB Talk\" at Jatiya Press Club (JPC) organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB).</div><div><br></div><div>DCAB President Rezaul Karim Lotus and its General Secretary AKM Moinuddin also spoke.</div><div><br></div><div>Ambassador Lee said Bangladesh and South Korea will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties next year.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I am making various plans and efforts to make next year a meaningful year for the future of our relationship,\" he said, adding that making a documentary about 50 years of friendship was one of his preparations.</div><div><br></div><div>In this celebration and efforts, he said, the role of the media is crucial.</div><div><br></div><div>The envoy said the trade volume between Korea and Bangladesh reached a record high in 2021 crossing USD 2 billion.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the Korean statistics, Korea’s export to Bangladesh recorded USD 1.63 billion in 2021, 58% increase from 2020, while Bangladesh’s export to Korea reached USD 552 million, 40% year-to-year increase.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It is a very meaningful development because the bilateral trade volume has been stagnant for more than 10 years since it reached the peak of 1.8 billion dollars in 2011,\" said the envoy, adding that Korea is the fifth major foreign investor.</div><div><br></div><div>In case of the gross FDI flow in the first quarter of this year, Korea is the first with 150 million dollars.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This all shows how the relations between our two countries are growing. I am sure that media and journalists have contributed to the strengthening of our bilateral ties,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Ambassador said his mandate is to strengthen and deepen the bilateral relationship between Korea and Bangladesh, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>\"In this regard, in the beginning of my mandate in Bangladesh, I presented three major objectives of my work during my term here which are diversification, elevation and generation (DEG),\" he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 19:52:24', '2022-08-31 19:52:24'),
(1343, 1343, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of her ruling Awami League, to work for boosting food production in the country as the world might face a deeper food crisis.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“If needed, our Chhatra League will have to help farmers plant paddy seedlings as they did in harvesting paddy (during the Covid-19 period),” she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The premier was addressing a discussion organised by BCL at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital to mark the National Mourning Day of August 15, the day the country’s architect Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated along with most members of his family in 1975.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina, also the AL president, asked every BCL member to plant trees massively besides cultivating crops and thus increase food production in respective village home and the place of living – it may be a hostel or educational institute.</div><div><br></div><div>This is needed as the world might witness a dire situation and the foods might not be purchased despite having money. “So, we will have to produce our own foods,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM also asked the BCL members to exercise austerity in the use of electricity, water and fuels amid the world economic crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier also unveiled BCL\'s two publications -\"Matribhumi\" and \"Joy Bangla\" at the event.</div><div><br></div><div>BCL president Al-Nahean Khan Joy presided over the function, moderated by its general secretary Lekhak Bhattacharjee.</div><div><br></div><div>Dhaka University BCL president Sanjit Chandra Das and its general secretary Saddam Hossain, Dhaka South City BCL president Mehdi Hasan and its general secretary Jubair Ahmed, Dhaka North City BCL president Ibrahim Hossain and its general secretary Saidur Rahman Hridoy spoke at the discussion, Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 21:50:04', '2022-08-31 21:50:04'),
(1344, 1344, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Skipper Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan is ready for the big guns after they became the first team to qualify for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup following victories over Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"As a team in this Asia Cup we are showing that Afghanistan have quality batsmen, quality bowlers and quality fielders,\" said all-rounder Nabi after Afghanistan thrashed Bangladesh by seven wickets on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"In these two games we showed we can chase totals. Earlier opposition used to say that Afghanistan cannot chase.</div><div><br></div><div>\"But we were quite good (in the two chases), were not under pressure and had proper balance and hopefully we do well in the next round against big teams,\" added the 37-year-old.</div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan\'s victory over Bangladesh in Sharjah put them into the next round of the six-nation Twenty20 tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>Najibullah Zadran smashed six sixes in his 17-ball unbeaten 43 chasing down a target of 128 with nine balls to spare, accompanied by Ibrahim Zadran (42).</div><div><br></div><div>The two stood out after spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan took three wickets each to flatten the fancied Bangladesh batting in a tournament which acts as a tune-up to the T20 World Cup in October-November in Australia.</div><div><br></div><div>Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi starred in his team\'s opening win against Sri Lanka last week with figures of 3-11 and Nabi said the team has covered all the bases going to the Super Four where they are expected to meet India and Pakistan.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are not targeting anyone, we are just playing proper cricket,\" said Nabi.</div><div>Since overcoming the odds to compete in the 2010 World T20 in England, the Afghan team, which was awarded Test status in 2017, has managed to qualify for all the major international tournaments.</div><div><br></div><div>- No surprises -</div><div><br></div><div>The one-time nomads -- many of whom were born or brought up in exile -- have changed bases from Sharjah and Dubai to cities around India and Abu Dhabi.</div><div><br></div><div>\"From the last 15 years most of the times we have played in Dubai and Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, we know the conditions better,\" said Nabi.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Sometimes in Sharjah a low total is tough to chase, that\'s why in a low chase the batsmen didn\'t throw away early wickets and at the end we targeted the bowlers and won the game.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Players including Rashid, Nabi and Mujeeb have sharpened their skills while playing cricket around the world including in the Indian Premier League (IPL).</div><div><br></div><div>Nabi praised the 21-year-old Mujeeb, a spinner who rattled Bangladesh with an opening spell of 3-9 in his first three overs, for his bowling in the powerplay, the first six overs when only two fielders are allowed outside the inner circle.</div><div><br></div><div>\"He has always bowled brilliantly in the first six overs,\" said Nabi.</div><div><br></div><div>\"He is a mystery bowler and bowls in the top leagues and against top opposition. He is a good spinner.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The team is coached by former England batsman Jonathan Trott and ex-Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul recently joined the team as bowling coach.</div><div><br></div><div>This new coaching team has received wide praise from the cricketing fraternity with former India fast bowler Irfan Pathan tweeting that \"Afghanistan is playing some quality cricket\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"They are on the move and teams should be wary, India or Pakistan,\" former India batsman Ajay Jadeja said on Indian website cricbuzz, reports AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\"When you play these guys in the Super Four, I won\'t be surprised if they knock one of the big teams off, because they have that firepower.\"&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 22:30:38', '2022-08-31 22:30:38'),
(1345, 1345, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">RAB arrested Shahin Alam, father of the Brac University student Sanjana Mosaddika who killed herself after jumping from a roof of 12-storey building at Dokkhinkhan in the capital, according to media reports.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Assistant Director ASP Al-Amin of Legal and Media wing of RAB said that Shahin was held from Gafargaon of Mymensingh at noon on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>He said, “Sanjana committed suicide after jumping from a 12-storey building in Mollartek area of Dokkhinkhan at noon on Saturday. Police recovered her body at 7:00pm in the evening. Sanjana’s mother filed a case in that night accusing her father Shahin Alam.”</div><div><br></div><div>Accused Shahin Alam went into hiding at Gafargaon in Mymensingh after the incident.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 22:42:32', '2022-08-31 22:42:32'),
(1346, 1346, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun expressed his commitment to strengthen his country’s cooperation in the field of education in Bangladesh, according to media reports.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The South Korean envoy said this during a courtesy call on Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>Stressing the importance of education in realising the goals of Bangladesh’s socio-economic development and highly recognising the achievement of Bangladesh in the education of children and youth, Ambassador Lee briefed on the situation of various cooperation projects in the field of education between the two countries.</div><div><br></div><div>“Education has been one of the focuses of Korea’s cooperation with Bangladesh. The Korean government has been implementing various programmes in this sector,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Lee Jang-keun said Korea is assisting the capacity building of Bangladeshi universities to promote youth entrepreneurship, establishing training and education centers in local upazilas, offering scholarship opportunities for Bangladeshi youth to study in Korea and offering Korean language courses in collaboration with universities.</div><div><br></div><div>He said one of the major cooperation projects currently undergoing in education field is the Youth Entrepreneurship Project with Dhaka University. Through KOICA, Korea’s development agency, with the project cost of 7.5 million US dollars, Korea is establishing an Entrepreneurship Education Center in Dhaka University and providing educational equipment and capacity building programmes.</div><div><br></div><div>According to him, another major ongoing project in education is the establishment of ICT Training and Resource Centers for Education in 160 Upazilas. With the financial assistance of 60 million US dollars through EDCF, Korea’s concessional loan, the project not only establishes ICT centers but also develops educational contents and e-learning system and help capacity building of teachers by giving training programmes in Korea.</div><div><br></div><div>It is the second phase of the project after the successful implementation of establishing ICT centers in 125 upazilas in 2015 with the EDCF assistance of 40 million US dollars, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>“Korea is becoming an increasingly preferred academic destination for Bangladeshi youth. At present, around 1,500 Bangladeshi students are studying in Korean universities most of them are with various scholarships opportunities including the GKS, Global Korea Scholarship, offered by the Korean government,” the ambassador said.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the number of the Bangladeshi students in Korea continues to increase every year. Under the GKS programme, every year around 20 Bangladesh students are going to Korea for undergraduate or graduate studies.</div><div><br></div><div>Since 2011, some 172 Bangladeshi students have been benefited by the programme. Among them, 137 were in graduate programmes while 35 were in undergraduate programmes.</div><div><br></div><div>The number of GKS candidates has increased from 8 students in 2011 to 18 in 2022. This year 18 Bangladeshi students have the GKS opportunities, 14 for graduate studies and 4 for undergraduate.</div><div><br></div><div>All the GKS Bangladesh alumni are contributing actively to various sectors in Bangladesh, from universities, private or public companies to Korean investors and business companies in Bangladesh like Samsung, LG, and Hyundai.</div><div><br></div><div>“In order to meet the growing interest and demand of learning Korean language among the Bangladeshi youth, the Korean Embassy is working closely with various Bangladeshi universities,” Lee Jang-keun said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 23:18:32', '2022-08-31 23:18:32'),
(1347, 1347, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home on Wednesday evening after receiving treatment capital’s Evercare Hospital for the treatment of her various health complications.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The BNP chief&nbsp; came out from the hospital at 5:30pm on Wednesday (August 31).</div><div><br></div><div>Press wing member of the BNP chairperson Shamsuddin Didar confirmed the matter to media.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 23:24:16', '2022-08-31 23:24:16');
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(1348, 1348, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The government will import 500,000 metric tons (mt) of wheat from Russia and 330,000 mt of rice from India and Vietnam.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase at a meeting approved such proposals, along with some other proposals on Wednesday. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the meeting.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>As per the proposals placed by the food ministry, the bulk wheat will be procured from Russia at a total cost of Tk 2042.50 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>In dollar term, a total of US$ 215 million will be spent to procure the entire consignment from the Russian Federation under a government to government (G-to-G) contract.</div><div><br></div><div>Recently, the government at a high level meeting discussed whether alternative currency like Ruble could be used in the import from Russia.</div><div><br></div><div>But additional secretary of the Cabinet Division Md Abdul Barik, who briefed reporters about the cabinet body decision, informed that only US dollar, no alternative currency, will be used in this purchase.</div><div><br></div><div>He also said that nothing was mentioned in the purchase proposal as which Russian port will be used in importing the bulk wheat.</div><div><br></div><div>Each metric ton of the Russian wheat will cost $430 while per kg at Tk 40.85 considering US dollar exchange rate at Tk 95.</div><div><br></div><div>Under other proposals, the Food Ministry will import 100,000 mt of non-bashmoti parboiled rice from India at a total cost of Tk 417.50 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The bulk import will be executed in two lots of which 70,000 mt will be imported through Chattagram port while 30,000 mt will be brought through land port.</div><div><br></div><div>Each kg of rice through port will cost Tk 42.13 while each kg through land port will value Tk 40.70.</div><div><br></div><div>Each metric ton of rice will cost US$ 443.50.</div><div><br></div><div>Under another proposal, the food ministry will import some 230,000 mt of non-bashmoti rice from Vietnam of which 200,000 mt will be non-bashmoti parboiled rice while remaining 30,000 mt is white rice (Atap).</div><div><br></div><div>Each kg of parboiled rice will cost Tk 49.49 while white rice will cost Tk 46.93.</div><div><br></div><div>An Indian company will supply the bulk rice from Vietnam in which per mt of parboiled rice costs $521 while per mt of white rice will cost $494.</div><div><br></div><div>The purchase committee also approved proposals for import of MOP and Urea fertiliser.</div><div><br></div><div>As per a proposal of the agriculture ministry, the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) will import 100,000 metric ton of MOP fertiliser from Dubai-Falco General Trading under a state-to-State contract at a cost of Tk 931.49 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>Each metric ton of MOP will cost $980 which was earlier imported at $1100.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>A total of 60,000 mt of urea fertiliser will be imported from Saudi-based SABIC Agri-nutrients Company in two equal lots.</div><div><br></div><div>Under the proposals, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will import each lot of 30,000 mt at Tk 117.98 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>Each metric ton of urea will cost $624.17 while previously it cost 534.33 per mt. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-08-31 23:56:21', '2022-08-31 23:56:21'),
(1349, 1349, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A post-pandemic rebound saw India\'s economy grow 13.5 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed Wednesday, but inflation and other headwinds signal a looming slowdown in Asia\'s third-largest economy.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The double-digit expansion from last year reflects a dramatic uptick in activity since mid-2021, when the peak of the country\'s most devastating coronavirus wave began to recede.</div><div><br></div><div>That outbreak saw thousands of people dying across India each day, overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums, and came after an extended lockdown that pummelled consumer spending and brought factories to a standstill.</div><div><br></div><div>Wednesday\'s figure from the national statistics office was the highest since the 20.1 percent expansion recorded during the same period last year, at a time when business activity was recovering from government shutdown edicts.</div><div><br></div><div>State Bank of India chief economic advisor Soumya Kanti Ghosh said in a note that India was navigating well through global uncertainty \"with leading indicators continuing to show acceleration\".</div><div><br></div><div>A rebound in capital inflows in August after months of investor flight from Indian debt and equities also pointed to improved sentiment, Ghosh said.</div><div><br></div><div>But Wednesday\'s result is lower than the 16.2 percent forecast by India\'s central bank, and other economists expect headwinds to buffet the economy and dampen growth into the next year.</div><div><br></div><div>Elevated crude oil prices and a seven percent fall in the rupee this year have hit living costs and left India struggling with a deteriorating trade balance.</div><div><br></div><div>India\'s merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $31 billion in July, compared to $10.6 billion in the same month last year, provisional data showed.</div><div><br></div><div>Import costs, led by petroleum products and coal, were more than twice as high as export revenues.</div><div><br></div><div>India imports more than 80 percent of its crude oil needs and shocks to the market since Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine have left its 1.4 billion people struggling with higher fuel charges.</div><div><br></div><div>Consumer inflation has consistently overshot the central bank\'s two-to-six percent target range this year, hitting an eight-year high of 7.79 percent in April before cooling to 6.71 percent in July.</div><div><br></div><div>In August, India\'s central bank hiked interest rates for the third time in four months, pushing borrowing costs up to pre-pandemic levels.</div><div><br></div><div>The Reserve Bank of India forecasts 7.2 percent growth for the current financial year owing to \"geopolitical tensions\" and the risk of \"global recession\".</div><div><br></div><div>The International Monetary Fund last month slashed its own outlook for the same period to 7.4 percent, a figure that still exceeds every other major economy besides Saudi Arabia. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 01:18:51', '2022-09-01 01:18:51'),
(1350, 1350, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The government approved on Wednesday a proposal in principle for appointing service providing vendors for supplying, using Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) and collecting information on realized VAT at retail level in a bid to boost revenue collection.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The approval came from the 19th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) this year held today virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.</div><div><br></div><div>Briefing reporters after the meeting virtually, Cabinet Division additional secretary Md Abdul Barik said that the meeting approved a total of two proposals.</div><div><br></div><div>He informed that the appointed vendors will collect VAT related information and thus convey those to the National Board of Revenue (NBR).</div><div><br></div><div>\"The vendors will conduct the work of service outsourcing,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Barik informed that an agreement would be signed between the NBR and the vendors under which the vendors would receive service charge for rendering their service.</div><div><br></div><div>He said that some 3 lakh Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) would be installed and distributed at Dhaka metropolitan, outside Dhaka and Chattogram region for collecting VAT.</div><div><br></div><div>The Cabinet Division additional secretary said that the vendors would be selected through tender and once appointed they would impart training to the businessmen at the retail level and thus motivate them to use the EFDs.</div><div><br></div><div>The day\'s CCEA meeting also approved a proposal in principle from the Local Government Division for the project for water supply after treating it from the River Meghna on PPP and G to G basis at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial Estate to be implemented by Chattogram WASA. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 01:22:05', '2022-09-01 01:22:05'),
(1351, 1351, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed reached New York to join the third United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2022) last night.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>As part of the official visit to the United States, the IGP went to New York as a member of the Bangladesh delegation led by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladeshi community in the US and officials of Bangladesh Permanent Mission and Bangladesh Consulate General, New York poured in the JFK Airport and gave warm reception to Dr Benazir Ahmed.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, various professional organizations and people from different walks of life rushed to the airport to give him reception.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the UN information, the third UNCOPS 2022 is set to begin from 31 August to 1 September 2022 to engage on strengthening international peace, security, and development for all through the unifying power and enabling role of national and United Nations policing.</div><div><br></div><div>It said Ministers, Chiefs of Police and senior representatives of regional and professional policing organizations will join the UNCOPS 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.</div><div><br></div><div>The UNCOPS 2022 will advance a common understanding among current and potential police and financial contributors, the United Nations Secretariat and United Nations system entities of what the United Nations Police require to achieve their diverse and complex mandated tasks, including protecting civilians, rebuilding national police services, preventing crime and conflict, and sustaining peace, it said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Police leaders will come away with a greater understanding of how the skills, knowledge and experience acquired by their national officers returning from United Nations service benefit their own policing services and populations.</div><div><br></div><div>In particular, discussions will focus on identifying approaches and practices to: operationalize the United Nations Police Division’s role as a system-wide service provider and focal point for United Nations policing and other law enforcement matters; reinforce ongoing efforts to enhance the performance of United Nations Police by strengthening capacities, including the launch of the Voluntary Compact on Advancing Gender Parity within the United Nations Police; and integrate United Nations policing priorities in international peace and security processes, discussions and fora.</div><div><br></div><div>The UNCOPS 2022 will also offer a unique opportunity for the world’s police executives and United Nations leadership to engage in discussions on how United Nations policing and national policing mutually reinforce one another when addressing current and emerging global security challenges, including man-made and natural crises and incidents. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 01:31:38', '2022-09-01 01:31:38'),
(1352, 1352, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Chinese firm China Communication Construction Company Limited (CCCCL) will be appointed as service provider for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under Karnaphuli River in Chattagram.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) at a meeting approved a proposal in this regard on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>The same company has been engaged by the government to build the tunnel and its associated infrastructure.</div><div><br></div><div>As per the proposal, the Chinese company will collect the toll from the tunnel user vehicles and also conduct its operation and maintenance work at a cost of Tk 983.82 crore for a five-year tenure.</div><div><br></div><div>However, the toll structure for the vehicles has yet not been determined by the government.</div><div><br></div><div>The under-construction Tunnel is the first underwater expressway in the country, expected to be open to traffic by the end of 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>According to officials of the project, 86 per cent of the tunnel construction, including the construction of the main tunnel and the approach roads in Chattogram, has been completed.</div><div><br></div><div>The main tunnel is 3.32 kilometres long. It has two tubes, each 2.45 km long, and has a diameter of 10.80 metres. Each tube will consist of two lanes. The tubes are 12 metres apart from each other.</div><div><br></div><div>There will be a 5.35 km connecting road on the west and east ends of the main tunnel, along with a 727-metre long bridge.</div><div><br></div><div>The tunnel goes under the Karnaphuli at the Patenga Naval Academy point in the port city to a depth of 18m to 31m to Anwara Upazila on the other side of the river.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials believe there will be better connectivity between the tourist city Cox’s Bazar, southern Chattogram and the rest of the country once the tunnel is open. It will also decrease the number of vehicles using the two bridges over the river.</div><div><br></div><div>South of the river in Anwara lies the Korean and Chinese export processing zones, the CUFL factory and Parki Beach. All routes to Cox\'s Bazar, Banshkhali and Matarbari power station and deep seaport go through Anwara.</div><div><br></div><div>Work on the project began in December 2017. But the pace of work was a bit slow during the coronavirus pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>Official said the construction of the two tubes of the tunnel under the river has already been completed. The first tube took 17 months to complete, but the second one was completed in 10 months. Structural work on the tunnel is currently ongoing.</div><div><br></div><div>Jointly funded by Bangladesh and China, the initial cost of the project was estimated at Tk 9880 crore. The cost was subsequently revised up to Tk 10,374 crore. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 01:48:15', '2022-09-01 01:48:15'),
(1353, 1353, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Long-distance public transport fares have been reduced by 5 paisa per km. It came down from Tk 2.20 to Tk 2.15 per kilometer, according to reports.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, in Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas, the fare has been fixed at Tk 2.45 from Tk 2.50. Also, the minimum fare in the city has been fixed at Tk 8 from Tk 10, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>Road Transport and Highways Department Secretary ABM Aminul Ullah Noor announced the new fare in a meeting organised at the BRTA office in Banani of the capital on Wednesday (August 31) afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, a meeting was called regarding re-fixing of fares of diesel-run buses and minibuses due to fall in diesel prices.</div><div><br></div><div>Khandkar Enayet Ullah, Secretary General of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association proposed to reduce the bus fare by 5 paise per kilometer in the meeting. He made this proposal as the price of diesel was reduced by Tk 5 per litre.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 02:13:58', '2022-09-01 02:13:58'),
(1354, 1354, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A chamber court of the Appellate Division has fixed October 17 to hear a petition filed by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus against a High Court order rejecting his plea to dispose the labour law violation case against him.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Chamber Judge M Enayetur Rahim fixed the date on Wednesday. Senior Lawyer Abdullah Al Mamun stood for Dr Yunus, while Md Khurshid Alam Khan represented the labour court.</div><div><br></div><div>Md Arifuzzaman, a labour inspector of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE), lodged a case with Dhaka Third Labour Court against Dr Yunus and three other people accusing them of breaching the Labour Act on September 9, 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>Yunus filed a petition before the High Court seeking cancellation of the case. On December 12, the High Court put a stay order on the proceedings of the case and issued a rule asking why the case won’t be scrapped.</div><div><br></div><div>The prosecution then filed a petition with the Appellate Division asking for resuming the trial proceedings. On June 13, 2022, the Appellate Division ordered the High Court to dispose of the rule within two months.</div><div><br></div><div>On August 17, the High Court nullified its ruling and pronounced a verdict on the petition filed by Dr Yunus.</div><div><br></div><div>On August 24, 2022, Yunus filed a petition with the Appellate Division against the High Court’s verdict, the hearing date of which was fixed today. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 02:53:12', '2022-09-01 02:53:12'),
(1355, 1355, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Bank (BB) has said that no one can keep foreign currency notes over $10,000 for more than one month.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The central bank issued a notification on Wednesday and sent it to all respected banks for displaying the notification to raise awareness.</div><div><br></div><div>According to it, a resident Bangladeshi can’t keep a cash of not more than $10,000, or foreign currency of equivalent, or in an authorized dealer bank as a resident foreign currency deposit.</div><div><br></div><div>The circular also states that it is mandatory for resident Bangladeshi citizens to sell the excess amount of $10,000 to an authorized dealer bank/licensed money changer or deposit it as resident foreign currency deposit within one month of arrival in the country from abroad.</div><div><br></div><div>The BB notification said that possession of foreign currency outside the limit will be an offense, punishable under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947.</div><div><br></div><div>Resident Bangladeshis are requested to sell unauthorized foreign currency to authorized dealer banks/licensed money changers by September 30. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 03:09:09', '2022-09-01 03:09:09'),
(1356, 1356, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to the countrymen to put concentration on boosting food production, doing savings and showing austerity in all stages in the wake of global crisis.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"I am again urging all to be active in enhancing food production, so the people of Bangladesh don\'t face any suffering during the world economic recession. We have to do our arrangement by our own,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier was addressing the opening ceremony of 24th National Convention and 43rd Council of the Institute of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) at Osmani Memorial Auditorium as the chief guest, joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban in the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina also called upon the countrymen to maintain austerity as price of all essential items has shot up across the globe due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;\"We, all have to maintain austerity, have to do saving and have to avoid extra expenditure,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The people of the country will have to be very careful as global economic situation is worsening day by day, she added.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;Referring to the situation in the USA, England and European countries, the premier said the developed countries are facing trouble in providing electricity, energy and fuel and so, they have restricted using of water, hot water and heating system.</div><div><br></div><div>Actually, they are scared that what they will do in the upcoming winter season, she added.</div><div><br></div><div>In this regard, she said, \"There is no other way, except becoming cautious, doing saving and maintaining austerity. Apart from this, also boost production to be self-reliance in food.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said her government has illuminated all the houses in the country providing power connection as per its commitment, but in the wake of global scenario, they also have to take some measure to cut cost.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;About the development projects, she told the engineers that the government will implement the projects quickly which are needed to complete fast in this situation.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have to move ahead in a planned way and if we do so, global economic recession can\'t harm us,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq and State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed also spoke as special guests.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;With IDEB President AKMA Hamid in the chair, its General Secretary Md Shamsur Rahman delivered the welcome address.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;At the outset of the function, one-minute silence was observed in respect to the late members of IDEB.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;A documentary on the activities of the IDEB was also screened.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;The premier unveiled a publication by IDEB on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as well.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;IDEB leaders also handed over a logo of Mujib Borsho to the prime minister. On behalf of the premier, the liberation war affairs minister received it.</div><div><br></div><div>The IDEB is a professional body of the country\'s more than 5 lakh diploma engineers.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;On behalf of the prime minister, the liberation war affairs minister handed over IDEB gold medal to three recipients selected from the IDEB members.</div><div><br></div><div>They are Freedom Fighter MA Halim, Bir Pratik, Freedom Fighter Fazlul Karim Khan and Mohammad Ali. According to BSS reports.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 20:08:05', '2022-09-01 20:08:05'),
(1357, 1357, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">UN inspectors said Wednesday they would seek to establish a permanent presence at a Russian-held plant in southern Ukraine to avoid \"a nuclear accident\" at the facility on the frontline of the fighting.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The 14-strong team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to arrive at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which lies inside Russian-held territory, on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"My mission is... to prevent a nuclear accident and preserve the largest nuclear power plant in Europe,\" IAEA director general Rafael Grossi told reporters after travelling from Kyiv to the city of Zaporizhzhia.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are preparing for the real work which begins tomorrow,\" he said. \"We are going to try to establish a permanent presence for the agency.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Fresh shelling struck the town next to Europe\'s largest atomic facility on Wednesday, with the fate of the plant on the banks of the Dnipro River stoking global concern.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The Russian army is shelling Energodar,\" local military official Evhen Yevtushenko said on Wednesday morning, of the town next to the plant which had a pre-war population of 50,000 people.</div><div><br></div><div>Both sides have repeatedly traded blame over attacks in the area.</div><div><br></div><div>One of the shells hit Energodar\'s city council, Mayor Dmytro Orlov wrote on Telegram, posting pictures of the damaged building with a hole punched into the side.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The Russian occupying forces must stop shelling the corridors to be used by the IAEA mission and not obstruct its activities at the plant,\" foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko wrote on Facebook.</div><div>- \'Explicit safety guarantees\' -</div><div><br></div><div>Although Zaporizhzhia is normally about a two-hour drive from the plant, it was not immediately clear how the IAEA team would reach the site which would involve crossing the frontline to enter Russian-held areas.</div><div><br></div><div>But Grossi said his team had received \"explicit\" safety guarantees from both sides for their visit which would last \"a few days\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"These are very complex operations,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The plant has been occupied by Russian troops since March and Ukraine has accused Russia of deploying hundreds of soldiers and storing ammunition there.</div><div><br></div><div>Kyiv has insisted the team access the plant via Ukrainian-held territory.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Sadly, Russia is not stopping its provocations precisely in the direction the mission needs to travel to reach the plant,\" President Volodymyr Zelensky said late Tuesday after meeting Grossi.</div><div><br></div><div>The situation was \"extremely menacing\", he said, accusing the Russians of \"continuing bombardments\" and calling for \"an immediate and total demilitarisation\" of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.</div><div><br></div><div>In Moscow, the Russian defence ministry accused Kyiv of \"continued provocations aimed at disrupting the work of the IAEA mission\" saying it had shelled the area around the plant on Tuesday hitting a building containing \"the solid radioactive waste processing complex\".</div><div><br></div><div>- Counteroffensive in the south -</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, intensive fighting raged across the nearby southern region of Kherson where Ukraine began a counteroffensive on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>Most of the region and its provincial capital of the same name were seized by Russian forces at the start of the invasion six months ago.</div><div><br></div><div>With the war in the eastern Donbas region largely stalled, analysts have said for weeks that combat is likely to shift south to break the stalemate before winter comes.</div><div><br></div><div>In its morning update, the president\'s office in Kyiv said \"fighting continued throughout the night\" in Kherson, and that one person had been killed and two injured in an overnight bombing in the Mykolaiv area.</div><div><br></div><div>But the Russian defence ministry said Kyiv\'s attempts to advance its counteroffensive had \"failed\" with Ukrainian forces suffering \"significant losses and were driven back by Russian troops\".</div><div><br></div><div>As Ukraine presses its offensive, the White House said Wednesday that there would be an announcement in the coming days on additional military aid for Kyiv, on top of $13 billion already pledged by Washington.</div><div><br></div><div>EU foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation deal with Russia, which will make it more difficult and longer for Russian nationals to get visas.</div><div><br></div><div>EU\'s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said ministers had agreed that relations with Moscow \"cannot be business as usual\".</div><div><br></div><div>Zelensky, who has called for a total ban on EU tourist visas for Russians, said Wednesday that Russian society must pay the price for the war.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I think it is humiliating for Europe when it is considered simply as one big boutique or restaurant,\" he said in his daily address to the nation. \"Europe is a territory of values first of all, not primitive consumption.\"</div><div><br></div><div>And earlier in the day, Russian energy giant Gazprom suspended gas deliveries to Germany, citing maintenance issues in the latest of a series of supply stoppages that have fuelled an energy crisis in Europe.</div><div><br></div><div>The move comes as European countries have faced soaring energy prices since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February and subsequently curbed its gas deliveries to the region. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 20:11:43', '2022-09-01 20:11:43'),
(1358, 1358, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Top secret documents found at Donald Trump\'s Florida home were \"likely concealed\" to obstruct an FBI probe into the former US president\'s potential mishandling of classified materials, the Department of Justice said in an explosive new court filing.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The filing released late Tuesday provides the most detailed account yet of a year-and-a-half long effort to recover hundreds of classified documents that were improperly taken to Trump\'s Mar-a-Lago estate when he left office in January 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>And the claim of obstruction piles further legal pressure on the Republican ex-president -- who denies all wrongdoing and has denounced an unprecedented FBI raid on his palatial home this month as part of a \"witchhunt.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Trump\'s legal team responded Wednesday with a filing that described the government\'s pursuit of the documents as \"unjustified,\" said the former president\'s possession of sensitive information \"should have never been cause for alarm,\" and described the raid as \"unprecedented, unnecessary, and legally unsupported.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The August 8 raid was triggered by a review of \"highly classified\" records that Trump finally surrendered to authorities in January this year -- after months of back and forth with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).</div><div><br></div><div>The Justice Department began investigating the matter after the 15 boxes were found to contain national defense information, including 184 documents marked as confidential, secret or top secret, a government affidavit showed.</div><div><br></div><div>After prompting from the FBI, Trump\'s lawyer would eventually turn over an additional 38 classified documents -- and provide \"sworn certification\" that they represented the last of the material.</div><div><br></div><div>But it did not stop there: the FBI went on to uncover \"multiple sources of evidence\" showing classified documents remained at Mar-a-Lago, the new filing says.</div><div><br></div><div>When agents conducted their court-ordered search, they found material so sensitive that \"even the FBI counterintelligence personnel and DOJ attorneys conducting the review required additional clearances before they were permitted to review certain documents,\" it says.</div><div><br></div><div>Strikingly, the filing included a photograph of color-coded documents spread out over a carpet, marked \"SECRET\" and \"TOP SECRET.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Now, as the filing made clear, prosecutors are seeking to determine whether Trump or anyone in his immediate orbit acted criminally to prevent federal agents from retrieving classified documents.</div><div><br></div><div>It cited \"evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room (at Trump\'s estate) and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government\'s investigation.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Trump hit back at the photo\'s release in a post on his Truth Social network.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Terrible the way the FBI, during the Raid of Mar-a-Lago, threw documents haphazardly all over the floor (perhaps pretending it was me that did it!), and then started taking pictures of them for the public to see,\" he wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Significantly harm\' government interest -</div><div><br></div><div>During the raid, the Tuesday filing says, agents found more than 100 documents with classification markings -- taking the total number of secret documents recovered from the former president to more than 300.</div><div><br></div><div>Trump, who is weighing another White House run in 2024, has accused the Justice Department under Democratic President Joe Biden of pursuing a vendetta against him, and said the judge \"should never have allowed the break-in of my home.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The former president has taken legal action to seek the appointment of an independent party, or \"special master,\" to screen the seized files for materials protected by personal privilege.</div><div><br></div><div>The government argues that naming a special master, potentially blocking investigators\' access to the seized documents, \"would significantly harm important governmental interests, including national security interests.\"</div><div><br></div><div>In their response on Wednesday, Trump\'s lawyers again insisted on the appointment of a special master.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Assuring access by (Trump\'s) counsel to the seized materials, sharing an actual (detailed) inventory, making independent attorney-client privilege assessments, and making executive privilege determinations are all responsibilities that are best served by appointment of a special master,\" they wrote.</div><div><br></div><div>The Mar-a-Lago search warrant, personally approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, was based on suspicions of violations of the US Espionage Act related to the illegal retention of sensitive defense documents, on suspicion of obstruction, and of illegal destruction of government documents.</div><div><br></div><div>Democratic congressman Adam Schiff, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, said the actions outlined in the brief were \"reckless in the extreme\" and showed \"deliberate\" deception.</div><div><br></div><div>In addition to investigations in New York into his business practices, Trump faces legal scrutiny for his efforts to overturn results of the 2020 election, and for the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by his supporters.</div><div><br></div><div>Trump was impeached for a historic second time by the House of Representatives after the Capitol riot -- he was charged with inciting an insurrection -- but was acquitted by the Senate. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 20:44:53', '2022-09-01 20:44:53'),
(1359, 1359, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, overpowering second seed Anett Kontaveit with a battling performance to extend her Grand Slam singles career in dramatic fashion.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The 40-year-old tennis icon -- who has signalled she plans to retire after the tournament -- drew on all her reserves of resilience and sheer fighting spirit to take down Kontaveit with a 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-2 at an electric Arthur Ashe Stadium.</div><div><br></div><div>Kontaveit appeared to have gained the upper hand over the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion after levelling the match at 1-1 with a dominant second set display.</div><div><br></div><div>But Williams showed her champion\'s mentality to yank back momentum in the decider, breaking Kontaveit twice before closing out victory to leave a sell-out crowd featuring the likes of golf superstar Tiger Woods on its feet.</div><div><br></div><div>\"You know this is what I do best,\" a delighted Williams said after her win.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I love a challenge and love rising to the challenge. I haven\'t played many matches but I\'ve been practicing really well and my last few matches it just wasn\'t coming together...But the last couple of matches here in New York it\'s really come together.\"</div><div><br></div><div>- \'This could be it\' -</div><div><br></div><div>Williams admitted she had feared the worst after she was unable to respond as Kontaveit upped her game to take the second set.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I thought \'Oh my goodness, I\'ve got to give my best effort because this could be it,\" Williams said. \"I just wanted to keep trying and see what I could do and do my best.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Williams, who won the first of her Grand Slam singles titles as a 17-year-old at the US Open in 1999, said she was now playing with no pressure with the finish line of her remarkable career in sight.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I don\'t have anything to prove, I don\'t have anything to win. I have absolutely nothing to lose,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Williams will return to Arthur Ashe on Thursday to take part in the women\'s doubles, where she will reunite with elder sister Venus for the first time since 2018.</div><div><br></div><div>Kontaveit meanwhile admitted she had been rattled by a ferociously partisan New York crowd.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I expected it but it was really hard,\" Kontaveit said. \"I knew it was coming. It was something I\'d never experienced before.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Serena\'s victory once again stole the show on day three of the tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>In other women\'s draw action on Wednesday, China\'s Wang Xiyu upset third seed Maria Sakkari of Greece, winning 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.</div><div><br></div><div>The 21-year-old had never been past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament before, but uncorked 35 winners while saving 12 of 17 break points to secure her win.</div><div><br></div><div>Wang, ranked 75th in the world, has happy memories of New York, having won the junior US Open title at the venue in 2018.</div><div><br></div><div>Elsewhere, Tunisia\'s beaten Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur sailed into the last 32 with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Mandlik of the United States.</div><div><br></div><div>The USA\'s 12th-seeded Coco Gauff, meanwhile, advanced to the third round with a 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) win over unseeded Romanian Elena Gabriela Ruse.</div><div><br></div><div>That win sets up an all-American showdown between Gauff and 20th seed Madison Keys, who needed three sets to edge past Italy\'s Camila Giorgi, winning 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (10/6).</div><div><br></div><div>Leylah Fernandez, the 2021 runner-up, exited at the hands of Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 7-6 (7/3).</div><div><br></div><div>- Murray advances -</div><div><br></div><div>In the men\'s draw, defending champion and top seed Daniil Medvedev was facing unheralded Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech following Williams\' victory.</div><div><br></div><div>A win for Medvedev would set up a David v Goliath third round meeting with Chinese qualifier Wu Yibing.</div><div><br></div><div>Wu became the first Chinese man in 63 years to win a singles match at a Grand Slam when he knocked 31st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili out of the tournament on Monday, and followed it up on Wednesday with an epic five-set win over fellow qualifier Nuno Borges of Portugal.</div><div><br></div><div>The 22-year-old Wu, ranked 174th in the world, prevailed 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.</div><div><br></div><div>In other men\'s matches, 2012 champion Andy Murray advanced to the third round for the first time in six years with a four-set win over American wildcard Emilio Nava.</div><div><br></div><div>The 35-year-old Scot prevailed 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 and is delighted at how his injury-prone body is holding up thus far.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Physically this is the best I\'ve felt in the last few years,\" said Murray.</div><div><br></div><div>Murray will face world number 14 Matteo Berrettini in the next round. The Italian defeated France\'s Hugo Grenier 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (9/7).</div><div><br></div><div>Australia\'s Nick Kyrgios meanwhile delivered a typically volatile display in a four-set win over France\'s Benjamin Bonzi on Louis Armstrong court.</div><div><br></div><div>Kyrgios appeared to aim a mouthful of spit in the general direction of his box and then dropped several F-bombs at his team during a 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory.</div><div><br></div><div>He also complained to the umpire that he could smell marijuana smoke in the crowd. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 21:02:40', '2022-09-01 21:02:40'),
(1360, 1360, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Hong Kong put in a spirited display even as they went down by 40 runs to India in the Asia Cup on Wednesday. And while the result may have been a disappointing one, the night became one to remember for Hong Kong batter Kinchit Shah.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>After the match, Kinchit went up to the stands at the Dubai International Stadium to surprise his girlfriend and then got down on one knee to pop the question. She looked completely taken aback by the proposal and was heard repeatedly saying \"I can\'t believe this\" as Kinchit waited patiently, a large grin on his face.</div><div><br></div><div>Eventually, she went on to say \"Of course\" and he went on to put the ring on her before the happy couple embraced each other.</div><div>She said YES!</div><div><br></div><div>A heartwarming moment where Hong Kong\'s @shah_kinchit95 proposed to his SO after playing a big match against India</div><div><br></div><div>A huge congratulations to the happy couple. We wish you all the joy and happiness in your new life together</div><div><br></div><div>The video and pictures of his proposal went viral on social media, with fans lauding the heartwarming moment.</div><div><br></div><div>In the match, a brilliant 28-ball 62* from Suryakumar Yadav and an unbeaten 44-ball 59 powered India to a total of 192/2 after Hong Kong put them in to bat.</div><div><br></div><div>After a slow start, India looked set for a sub-par total, but Suryakumar went berserk at the death to change the complexion of the innings. He hit six fours and six sixes - four of which came in the final over.</div><div><br></div><div>Hong Kong showed intent with the bat in the Powerplay, but once India\'s spinners came on, they faded away.</div><div><br></div><div>Babar Hayat top-scored for them with a 35-ball 41, while Kinchit Shah made 30 off 28.</div><div><br></div><div>Hong Kong still have slim hopes of making it to the Super-4 stage of the Asia Cup but they need to beat Pakistan in the final Group A encounter to make that happen. Source: NDTV</div><div><br></div><div><iframe frameborder=\"0\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/X868MVA5l0s\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"note-video-clip\"></iframe></div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 21:28:26', '2022-09-01 21:28:26'),
(1361, 1361, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia\'s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had attempted to seize the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In a slalement, the ministry said that up to 60 Ukrainian troops had crossed the Dnipro river, which divides territory held by the two sides, in boats at 6:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>It called the operation a “provocation” aimed at disrupting a planned visit by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to the nuclear plant.</div><div><br></div><div>The ministry said that “measures had been taken” to destroy the opposing troops, including use of military aviation.</div><div><br></div><div>The ministry also accused Ukraine of shelling both the meeting point of the IAEA delegation, and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant itself.</div><div><br></div><div>Separately, a local Russian-installed official Vladimir Rogov told state broadcaster RT that Ukrainian forces launched an attack out of “desperation” over the IAEA’s inspectors’ visit to the plant later on Thursday. He said Ukrainian assault troops were now pinned down by Russian air force.</div><div><br></div><div>Reuters could not immediately verify the reports.</div><div><br></div><div>The mission by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog aims to assess risks from the ongoing hostilities in the area.</div><div><br></div><div>The plant was captured by Russian forces in March. It remains near the front lines, and has come under repeated shelling in recent weeks, raising fears of a nuclear disaster. Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling the facility. Source: Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 21:54:31', '2022-09-01 21:54:31'),
(1362, 1362, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pakistan\'s consumer price index (CPI) surged to a multi-decade high of 27.3% in August from a year earlier, government data showed on Thursday, as authorities warn massive flooding in the country could exacerbate already skyrocketing prices.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Price rises in staples, including vegetables, wheat and cooking oil led the high inflation, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said in a statement. In July, annual CPI inflation was at 24.9%.</div><div><br></div><div>Economists said the August inflation was the highest in more than 40 years.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Everyone is asking if inflation is highest ever? Answer: Inflation is at a 47 (year) high following from 1975,\" said Khaqan Hassan Najeeb, an economist and former adviser to Pakistan\'s Ministry of Finance.</div><div><br></div><div>CPI was up 2.4% in August from July, slowing from 4.3% in the previous month, according to the statistics agency.</div><div><br></div><div>Vegetable and fruit prices have soared across Pakistan as devastating rains ruin crops and disrupt supplies, an early sign of how the worst floods in decades are creating food shortages at a time of financial crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan\'s 220 million people were already facing rampant inflation before the flooding and the economy is in turmoil, with fast-depleting foreign reserves and a record fall of the rupee against the dollar.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials say that more than 2 million acres (800,000 hectares) of agricultural land has been flooded, destroying most standing crops and preventing farmers from sowing new ones.</div><div><br></div><div>Authorities are looking for ways to fast-track food imports. Commerce Minister Naveed Qamar said on Wednesday the government was close to an agreement to import vegetables and other edible goods from Iran and Afghanistan, and an urgent request had gone to the cabinet to approve it. Source: Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 22:21:08', '2022-09-01 22:21:08'),
(1363, 1363, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Dhaka court granted remand to a father for his alleged involvement in provoking his university student daughter Sanjana to commit suicide by jumping from the roof of a 12-storied building at Dakhin Khan area in the capital.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A team of Police produced Shaheen Alam,48, before the court of Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Shuvra Chakraborty seeking seven days remand to interrogate him in connection with the suicide case of his daughter Sanjana Mosaddika, 21.</div><div><br></div><div>The Metropolitan Magistrate granted his one-day remand after hearing both the sides.</div><div><br></div><div>A team of RAB arrested Shaheen Alam from Gafargaon upazila in Mymensingh on Wednesday as he went into hiding after Sanjana’s suicide.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>According to family sources, Sanjana was beaten up by his father several times and she filed a General Diary with Dakshinkhan Police Station earlier.</div><div><br></div><div>On August 28, she jumped from the rooftop of a 10-storied building and received critical injuries.&nbsp; Later, she was taken to a nearby hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The next day, the victim’s mother Umme Salma filed a case against her father for abetting the suicide.</div><div><br></div><div>Sanjana Mosaddika was a second year student of BRAC University. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 22:27:55', '2022-09-01 22:27:55');
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(1364, 1364, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in partnership with the Serum Institute of India is set&nbsp; to launche India’s first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Humain Papillomavirous vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer on Thursday, the Centre said in a statement on Wednesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The vaccine will be launched by the union minister of state (independent charge) science and technology, Jitendra Singh in Delhi, the statement said, Hindustan Times reported.</div><div><br></div><div>The indigenous vaccine will prove to be a low-cost, affordable vaccine, DBT said.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials from DBT explained that the new vaccine is based on VLP (virus like particles)-- like the hepatitis B vaccine--and is made to provide protection by generating antibodies against the HPV virus’s L1 protein.</div><div><br></div><div>This will especially be useful for nearly 50 million girls aged 9–14 years in India. Source: Hindustan Times</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 23:40:50', '2022-09-01 23:40:50'),
(1365, 1365, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">According to reports, Bangladesh has received US dollar 203 crore 80 lakh in the month of August. The amount is Tk 19 thousand 361 crore (if per US dollar is Tk 95).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The country received 12.6 percent more remittance than August of the last year. The amount of remittance was calculated at Tk 181crore in the same period of last year.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, the latest information was learnt from a report of Bangladesh Bank on Thursday.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-01 23:47:05', '2022-09-01 23:47:05'),
(1366, 1366, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been issued summons by Delhi’s Patiala House Court and directed to appear in court in connection with a ₹200-crore extortion case.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The case is linked to conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. The Enforcement Directorate on August 17 has also named Jacqueline as an accused in it. The actor has been asked to appear in court on September 26.</div><div><br></div><div>The case was filed against Sukesh Chandrasekhar on charge of extortion and money laundering, Hindustan Times reported</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, the ED had alleged that Sukesh used money to purchase gifts for Jacqueline, which he had extorted by cheating high-profile people including former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh\'s wife Aditi Singh. Jacqueline has been questioned multiple times by the agency in this case, the last being in June\".</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-02 00:13:48', '2022-09-02 00:13:48'),
(1367, 1367, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Australia have named Singapore-brone batter Tim Davide in their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup this autumn.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 26-year-old has played 14 T20 international for Singapore but was raised in Western Austalia.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After impressing in franchise leagues around the world, David will now switch allegiances ahead of the tournament.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia have named a 15-man squad as they aim to defend the title they won in Dubai in 2021 on home soil.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia\'s chair of selectors George Bailey said: \"This is a similar squad to the one which became the first Australian men\'s team to win a T20 World Cup.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Tim (David) continues to establish himself with some quality performances in leagues around the world, earning a place in the squad. He is a highly gifted, natural ball striker who will add extra batting depth to the group which has had a lot of success in T20 cricket.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">David is an Australian citizen and, under International Cricket Council rules, is eligible to play for Australia straight away, having previously played for an associate member nation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Pat Cummins is back after missing one-day international series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand but leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson is excluded having been part of the group that triumphed in the United Arab Emirates.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia will also play three T20 internationals in India, with all-rounder Cameron Green replacing David Warner for that tour, before returning home for their World Cup opener against New Zealand on 22 October at the Sydney Cricket Ground.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia squad for T20 World Cup: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Tim David, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson. Source BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh/fas</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div>', '<p><br></p>', 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, '<p><br></p>', '2022-09-02 00:29:53', '2022-09-02 00:29:53'),
(1368, 1368, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Acknowledging the ever-increasing uses of postal services in the digital age, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Thursday said that the country’s post offices have to be digitized to keep pace with the modernization process of Bangladesh.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Minister said this after vising the construction works of the country’s main post office in Gazipur Sadar upazila.</div><div><br></div><div>“Post office service has become a reliable institution for digital commerce. Besides digitizing the postal service, we’ve also started providing digital training to 45,000 officials of this sector. We’ve created a master plan the implementation of which will help the postal service to attain its desired standard,” said the Minister.</div><div><br></div><div>Jabbar added that the government has been able to take the decaying postal service to a good position.</div><div><br></div><div>“The postal service has enormous infrastructure and manpower unlike any other communication service of the country. There is no alternative to the postal service in supplying daily essentials to remote areas. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the postal service played a vital role in transporting much-needed food and medicine instead of shutting down. This shows how necessary the postal service is,” Jabbar added.</div><div><br></div><div>The main post office is being built at a cost of Tk 7 crore. Postmaster General Farid Ahmed, Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Gazipur Nasrin Parvin and other officials of the postal directorate were present during the visit. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-02 02:44:52', '2022-09-02 02:44:52'),
(1369, 1369, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday claimed that the prices of daily necessities are now at tolerable level.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Replying to a question from Mujibul Huq, Jatiya Party MP (Kishoreganj), Tipu said that a number of steps have been taken to keep the price of daily essential commodities within the reach of the consumers.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to another question from Ebadul Karim, Awami League MP (Brahmanbaria) the commerce minister said that Bangladesh exported goods to 203 countries in the FY 2021-22.</div><div><br></div><div>Out of these, Bangladesh has trade deficit with 91 countries and favourable balance with 112 countries.</div><div><br></div><div>In the FY2021-22 , the exports amounted to USD60, 971.26 million compared to imports worth USD82, 500 million.</div><div><br></div><div>That means the trade deficit in FY021-22&nbsp; was USD 21, 528.74 million.</div><div><br></div><div>Responding to Awami League MP from Dhaka Benazir Ahmed, the minister said that the trade deficit with the SAARC countries in the FY2021-22 stood at USD11, 986.98 million.</div><div><br></div><div>In the FY2021-22, the trade deficit with China was USD19,353.37 million.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister said that some 8930 products (98 percent) have received duty-free quota-free access to the Chinese market due to the government\'s efforts from September 1.</div><div><br></div><div>As a result, exports to China will increase and trade deficit will decrease, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to AL MP elected from Bhola Ali Azam, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said that Until August 30 the country had 19,50,531 metric tons of food grains in stocks.</div><div><br></div><div>He said that the government has gone for G2G system to import wheat from Russia and rice from India, Myanmar and Vietnam.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to another question from the same MP, the food minister said that the total food grain consumption of 16.52 crore people of the country is 233.35 lakh metric tons.</div><div><br></div><div>Of these 221.41 lakh metric tons are rice and 11.94 lakh metric tons wheat.</div><div><br></div><div>In FY 2021-22, the production of food grains was 389.29 lakh metric tons, more than the demand.</div><div><br></div><div>Stating that there is no possibility of food crisis in the country, the minister said that according to the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy, 10.5 million metric tons of food grains are supposed to be kept in safety stock, but currently there is more in stock than this.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to Jatiya Party MP elected from Pirojpur Rustam Ali Faraji, the food minister said that in the FY 2021-22, 15, 44, 145.8 metric tons of rice, 19,95,539.6 metric tons of edible oil, 699,129.3 metric tons of onions and 54,237.6 metric tons of garlic have been imported.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to Jatiya Party MP elected from Rangpur Mashiur Rahman Ranga, the minister said that in FY 2021-22, 67,02,688.5 metric tons of wheat, 27,77,468.8 metric tons of oilseeds, 27,08,049 metric tons of sugar, 3,63,107.5 metric tons of spices, 12,48,392.7 metric tons of pulses, 12,36,131.4 metric tons of fruits, 1,56,246.2 metric tons of dairy products have been imported.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to the question of AL MP from reserved woman seat Begum Nazma Akhtar, Expatriate Welfare Minister Imran Ahmed said 4,08,408 workers have returned from abroad in 2020 during the Corona period. Besides, in 2021 some 34, 494 workers have returned without pass till May.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to AL MP elected from Buola Nurunnabi Chowdhury, Imran said that some 73,19,316 workers have been sent to different countries of the world from FY2008-2009 to FY 2020-21.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the information of the minister, the highest number of people went abroad in the FY2016-17. The number is 8,93,739 people.</div><div><br></div><div>And the lowest number is 2,71,445 people went in FY 2020-21. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-02 02:59:19', '2022-09-02 02:59:19'),
(1370, 1370, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Pakistani court on Thursday extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail for two weeks on terrorism charges relating to a speech after Khan appeared in court amid tight security, his lawyer said, GULF NEWS reported.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The bail was approved until September 12, he said. The pre-arrest bail expired on August 31.</div><div><br></div><div>The charges against Khan are related to what police said was a threat to Islamabad police chief and a female judge after Khan spoke about police torture of an aide who faces sedition charges for inciting mutiny in the military.</div><div><br></div><div>Political tensions in Pakistan remain high as Khan rallies support for elections that are not due until October next year.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-02 03:03:53', '2022-09-02 03:03:53'),
(1371, 1371, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Although Covid deaths have dropped across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, according to the UN health agency.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"We are now seeing a welcome decline in reported deaths globally. However, with colder weather approaching in the northern hemisphere, it is reasonable to expect an increase in hospitalisations and deaths in the coming months,\" World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Subvariants of Omicron are more transmissible than their predecessors, and the risk of even more transmissible and more dangerous variants remains.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Vaccination coverage among the most at-risk groups – such as health workers and older persons – also remains too low, especially in poorer countries, Tedros said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Living with Covid does not mean pretending the pandemic is over. If you walk in the rain without an umbrella, pretending it is not raining will not help you. You will still get wet. Likewise, pretending a deadly virus is not circulating is a huge risk,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Worldwide, nearly 600 million cases of Covid have been recorded, some 2.5 years into the pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>Europe is projected to reach 250 million cases in a matter of weeks, Dr Hans Kluge, director of the WHO\'s Office for the region, said. Like Tedros, he also anticipates the \"winter surge\" in cases, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have made great strides in addressing the pandemic. But the virus is still circulating widely, still putting people in hospital, still causing too many preventable deaths – some 3,000 in the past week alone, about a third of the global recorded total,\" Kluge said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-02 03:22:57', '2022-09-02 03:22:57'),
(1372, 1372, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in jail on Friday for electoral fraud over 2020 polls which her party won in a landslide.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Suu Kyi was \"sentenced to three years\' imprisonment with hard labour\", a source with knowledge of the case said, adding that the Nobel laureate, 77, appeared to be in good health.</div><div><br></div><div>Detained since a putsch last year, Suu Kyi has already been convicted of corruption and a clutch of other charges by a closed junta court and sentenced to 17 years in prison.</div><div><br></div><div>Journalists have been barred from proceedings in the military-built capital Naypyidaw and her lawyers have been prevented from speaking to the press.</div><div><br></div><div>The military alleged widespread voter fraud during the November 2020 election, won resoundingly by Suu Kyi\'s National League for Democracy (NLD), although international observers said the poll was largely free and fair.</div><div><br></div><div>The military has since cancelled the result and said it uncovered more than 11 million instances of voter fraud.</div><div><br></div><div>Last month junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said the military was being \"lenient\" on Suu Kyi and could have taken \"more serious actions\" against her.</div><div><br></div><div>Myanmar was plunged into crisis following the military\'s power grab last year, with swathes of the country ravaged by fighting and the economy in freefall.</div><div><br></div><div>More than 2,200 people have been killed and over 15,000 arrested in the military\'s crackdown on dissent since it seized power, according to a local monitoring group.</div><div>- \'Peaceful and stable\' -</div><div><br></div><div>The junta declared a state of emergency after ousting Suu Kyi\'s government, and has previously said elections would be held and the state of emergency lifted by August 2023.</div><div><br></div><div>In a speech broadcast last month Min Aung Hlaing did not mention a date for fresh polls but said they could only be held when the country was \"peaceful and stable\".</div><div><br></div><div>He also said \"reform\" to the electoral system was needed, including combining the first-past-the-post system -- under which Suu Kyi\'s NLD has won sweeping majorities -- with proportional representation.</div><div><br></div><div>Last month the junta-stacked Union Election Commission said the country\'s 92 registered political parties would have to ask for permission if they wished to meet foreign organisations or individuals.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Political parties need to respect the law,\" the commission said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"If they fail to do so their party\'s registration will be dissolved.\"</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-02 19:09:19', '2022-09-02 19:09:19'),
(1373, 1373, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant in a ceremony at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ahead of the commissioning, Modi received the Guard of Honour at the Shipyard recieved a Guard of Honour as he arrived for the Commissioning ceremony.</div><div><br></div><div>Designed by the Indian Navy\'s in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Vikrant has been built with state-of-the-art automation features and is the largest ship ever built in the maritime history of India.</div><div><br></div><div>The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier is named after her illustrious predecessor, India\'s first aircraft carrier, which had played a vital role in the 1971 war.</div><div><br></div><div>It has a large amount of indigenous equipment and machinery, involving major industrial houses in the country as well as over 100 MSMEs. With the commissioning of Vikrant, India will have two operational aircraft carriers, which will bolster the maritime security of the nation.</div><div><br></div><div>As per the Indian Navy, the 262-meter-long carrier has a full displacement of close to 45,000 tonnes which is much larger and more advanced than her predecessor.</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking about the specifications of IAC Vikrant, Vice Admiral Hampiholi had said: \"Vikrant carries a mix of about 30 aircraft. It could fly the MiG 29k fighter aircraft in anti-air, anti-surface and land attack roles. It will be able to operate the Kamov 31 which is an early air warning helicopter, the recently inducted but yet-to-be commissioned MH-60R which is a multi-role helicopter as also our very indigenous ALH. It displaces about 45,000 tonnes which is definitely the largest warship in the Indian naval inventory.\"</div><div><br></div><div>With Vikrant, India has joined a select group of nations having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier.IAC Vikrant consist of 14 decks with 2,300 compartments which can carry around 1,500 sea warriors and to cater to the food requirements, around 10,000 chapatis or rotis are made in the ship\'s kitchen, which is called the ship\'s galley.</div><div><br></div><div>The ship is powered by four Gas Turbines totalling 88 MW power and has a maximum speed of 28 Knots. Built at an overall cost of close to Rs 20,000 crores, the project has been progressed in three Phases of the contract between MoD and CSL, concluded in May 2007, December 2014 and October 2019 respectively.</div><div><br></div><div>The ship\'s keel was laid in Feb 2009, followed by launching in August 2013.</div><div><br></div><div>With an overall indigenous content of 76 per cent, IAC is a perfect example of the nation\'s quest for \"Aatma Nirbhar Bharat\" and provides a thrust to Government\'s \'Make in India\' initiative.</div><div><br></div><div>Vikrant has been built with a high degree of automation for machinery operation, ship navigation and survivability, and has been designed to accommodate an assortment of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft.</div><div><br></div><div>The ship would be capable of operating an air wing consisting of 30 aircraft comprising of MIG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31, MH-60R multi-role helicopters, in addition to indigenously manufactured Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) (Navy). Using a novel aircraft-operation mode known as STOBAR (Short Take-Off but Arrested Landing), the IAC is equipped with a ski- jump for launching aircraft, and a set of \'arrester wires\' for their recovery onboard.</div><div><br></div><div>The ship has a large number of indigenous equipment and machinery, involving major industrial houses in the country viz. BEL, BHEL, GRSE, Keltron, Kirloskar, Larsen &amp; Toubro, Wartsila India etc. as well as over 100 MSMEs.The indigenisation efforts have also led to the development of ancillary industries, besides the generation of employment opportunities and bolstering plough back effect on the economy, both locally as well as pan-India.</div><div><br></div><div>A major spin-off of this is the development and production of indigenous warship-grade steel for the ship through a partnership between the Navy, DRDO and Steel Authority of India (SAIL), which has enabled the country to become self-sufficient with respect to warship steel. Today all the warships being built in the country are being manufactured using indigenous steel, added the Navy.</div><div><br></div><div>Several design iterations, including the use of 3D Virtual Reality models and advanced engineering software, were used by the Directorate of Naval Design in shaping the design of the carrier. CSL had also upgraded their shipbuilding infrastructure as well as enhanced productivity skills during the building of the ship. - ANI</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-02 19:12:40', '2022-09-02 19:12:40'),
(1374, 1374, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A bomb blast Friday at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan killed 18 people including its influential imam, an official said, AFP reported.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Eighteen people were martyred in the incident and 23 others were wounded,\" Hameedullah Motawakel, spokesman for the governor of Herat province, told reporters in a text message. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 00:54:18', '2022-09-03 00:54:18'),
(1375, 1375, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni on Friday said teachers are not allowed to give private tuition to the students of their own classrooms.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Teachers force the students of their own classroom to take private tuition from them in the coaching centres, which have been prohibited by the law...Even if the students do not go to the coaching centres, they (teachers) give lower marks to students,\" she said</div><div><br></div><div>It is completely unprincipled if teachers make students obligated to take private tuition from them at home or coaching centre, she added.</div><div><br></div><div>Mentioning that the existing laws encourage proper study at educational institutions, Dipu Moni said, \"That\'s why private tuition in the coaching centres has been prohibited by the laws of the country.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The minister made the remarks after attending the inaugural ceremony of the BCB Councillor Cup T20 cricket tournament at Chandpur Stadium this afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>BCB director and former national cricket team captain Akram Khan, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kamrul Hasan, Police Superintendent Milan Mahmud, Chandpur Municipality Mayor Zillur Rahman Jewel, Faridganj Upazila Parishad Chairman Zahidul Islam Roman, among others, were present. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 00:57:24', '2022-09-03 00:57:24'),
(1376, 1376, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged all to strengthen Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s hands to materialize the dream of Bangabandhu to build Sonar Bangla.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He said this at the inauguration ceremony of the extension of Syed Mujtaba Ali Hall of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet on Friday morning.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangabandhu was able to get recognition for Bangladesh as an independent nation from 126 countries only in three and half years, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>During Bangabandhu\'s time, Momen said, Bangladesh was able to become a member of most of the major organisations of the world, including the United Nations.</div><div><br></div><div>He presented the country a strong constitution in just nine months after the independence, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>“All these were possible because of the dynamic and visionary leadership of Bangabandhu,\" he noted.</div><div><br></div><div>Not only that - he showed the nation a dream - the dream of Golden Bengal, dream of building a developed, prosperous, non-communal country, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>“Now it is the responsibility of all of us to realize that dream,” urged Momen.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh will become a ‘Sonar Bangla\', a prosperous country by 2041.</div><div><br></div><div>Following Bangabandhu’s dream, PM Hasina gave a roadmap to build the country as Sonar Bangla, said the FM, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>“We hope Bangladesh will become a \'Sonar Bangla\', prosperous country by 2041. And I call upon everyone to strengthen Sheikh Hasina\'s hands to do this.”</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 01:08:22', '2022-09-03 01:08:22'),
(1377, 1377, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country’s economic crisis, has returned to the country after seven weeks.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rajapaksa flew into Colombo’s Bandaranaike international airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore. On being welcomed by lawmakers in his party, Rajapaksa left the airport in a motorcade heavily guarded by armed soldiers and reached a government-owned house allocated to him as a former president, at the center of the capital, Colombo.</div><div><br></div><div>On July 13, the ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard an air force plane for the Maldives, before traveling to Singapore from where he officially resigned. He flew to Thailand two weeks later.</div><div><br></div><div>Rajapaksa has no court case or arrest warrant pending against him. The only court case he was facing for alleged corruption during his time as the secretary to the ministry of defense under his older brother’s presidency was withdrawn when he was elected president in 2019 because of constitutional immunity.</div><div><br></div><div>For months, Sri Lanka has been in the grips of its worst economic crisis, which triggered extraordinary protests and unprecedented public rage that ultimately forced Rajapaksa and his brother, the former prime minister, to step down. The situation in the bankrupt country was made worse by global factors like the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but many hold the once-powerful Rajapaksa family as responsible for severely mismanaging the economy and tipping it into crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>The economic meltdown has seen monthslong shortages of essentials such as fuel, medicine and cooking gas due to a severe shortage of foreign currency. Though cooking gas supplies were restored through World Bank support, shortages of fuel, critical medicines and some food items continue.</div><div><br></div><div>The island nation has suspended repayment of nearly $7 billion in foreign debt due this year. The country’s total foreign debt amounts to more than $51 billion, of which $28 billion has to be repaid by 2027.</div><div><br></div><div>On Tuesday, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took over after Rajapaksa resigned, and his administration reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.9 billion bailout package over four years to help the country recover.</div><div><br></div><div>Rajapaksa, a former military officer, was elected on promises to uplift the country’s economy and ensure national security after Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks killed some 270 people in churches and hotels on Easter Sunday 2019. He relinquished his American citizenship when he contested the election because laws at the time made dual citizens ineligible from holding political office.</div><div><br></div><div>As a top defense official he is accused of overseeing human rights violations by the military during the country’s three-decade civil war with the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels who fought for an independent state for the country’s ethnic minority Tamils.</div><div><br></div><div>In April, protesters started camping outside the president’s office in the heart of Colombo and chanted “Gota, go home,” a demand for Rajapaksa to quit, which quickly became the rallying cry of the movement.</div><div><br></div><div>The demonstrations dismantled the Rajapaksa family’s grip on politics. Before Rajapaksa resigned, his older brother stepped down as prime minister and three more close family members quit their Cabinet positions.</div><div><br></div><div>But the country’s new president, Wickremesinghe, has since cracked down on protests. His first action as leader included dismantling the protest tents in the middle of the night as police forcibly removed demonstrators from the site and attacked them.</div><div><br></div><div>There is genuine fear among people who want to protest now, said Bhavani Fonseksa, with the independent think tank Center for Policy Alternatives.</div><div><br></div><div>“Whether people will take to the streets to demonstrate again is still to be seen, especially since there’s been so much repression since Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power. Several protesters have been arrested so there is genuine fear,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Dayan Jayatilleka, a former diplomat and political analyst, said the ruling SLPP party will welcome him back, but didn’t think his return would spark people to flood the streets again. “They will be sour — it is still far too early for him to return,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>“There is no way Gotabaya will be forgiven for his transgressions but I think now there is more bitterness than public rage that awaits him,” Jayatilleka added.</div><div><br></div><div>For Nazly Hameem, an organizer who helped lead the protest movement, the former president’s return isn’t an issue “as long as he is held accountable.”</div><div><br></div><div>“He is a Sri Lankan citizen so no one can prevent him from coming back. But as someone who wants justice against the corrupt system, I would like to see action taken — there should be justice, they should file cases against him and hold him accountable for what he did to the country.”</div><div><br></div><div>“Our slogan was ‘Gota, go home’ — we didn’t expect him to flee, we wanted him to resign. As long as he doesn’t involve himself in active politics, it won’t be a problem.” Source: AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 17:18:13', '2022-09-03 17:18:13'),
(1378, 1378, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">NASA aimed for a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, after fixing fuel leaks and working around a bad engine sensor that foiled the first try.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The inaugural flight of the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — was delayed late in the countdown Monday. The Kennedy Space Center clocks started ticking again as managers expressed confidence in their plan and forecasters gave favorable weather odds.</div><div><br></div><div>Atop the rocket is a crew capsule with three test dummies that will fly around the moon and back over the course of six weeks — NASA’s first such attempt since the Apollo program 50 years ago. NASA wants to wring out the spacecraft before strapping in astronauts on the next planned flight in two years.</div><div><br></div><div>NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he’s more confident going into this second launch attempt, given everything engineers learned from the first try.</div><div><br></div><div>So is astronaut Jessica Meir, who’s on NASA’s short list for one of the initial moon crews.</div><div><br></div><div>“We’re all excited for this to go, but the most important thing is that we go when we’re ready and we get it right, because the next missions will have humans on board. Maybe me, maybe my friends,” Meir told The Associated Press on Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>The engineers in charge of the Space Launch System rocket insisted Thursday evening that all four of the rocket’s main engines were good and that a faulty temperature sensor caused one of them to appear as though it were too warm Monday. The engines need to match the minus-420 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-250 degrees Celsius) of the liquid hydrogen fuel at liftoff, otherwise they could be damaged and shut down in flight.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have convinced ourselves without a shadow of a doubt that we have good-quality liquid hydrogen going through the engines,” said John Honeycutt, the rocket’s program manager.</div><div><br></div><div>Once fueling begins Saturday morning, the launch team will perform another engine test — this time earlier in the countdown. Even if that suspect sensor indicates the one engine is too warm, other sensors can be relied on to ensure everything is working correctly and to halt the countdown if there’s a problem, Honeycutt told reporters.</div><div><br></div><div>NASA could not perform that kind of engine test during dress rehearsals earlier this year because of leaking fuel. More fuel leaks cropped up Monday; technicians found some loose connections and tightened them.</div><div><br></div><div>The engine-temperature situation adds to the flight’s risk, as does another problem that cropped up Monday: cracks in the foam insulation of the rocket. If any foam pieces break off at liftoff, they could strike the strap-on boosters and damage them. Engineers consider the likelihood of that happening low and have accepted these slight additional risks.</div><div><br></div><div>“This is an extremely complicated machine and system. Millions of parts,” NASA’s chief, Nelson, told the AP. “There are, in fact, risks. But are those risks acceptable? I leave that to the experts. My role is to remind them you don’t take any chances that are not acceptable risk.”</div><div><br></div><div>The $4.1 billion test flight is NASA’s first step in sending astronauts around the moon in 2024 and landing them on the surface in 2025. Astronauts last walked on the moon in 1972. - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 17:20:39', '2022-09-03 17:20:39'),
(1379, 1379, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As many as 519 people, including 69 children, were dead and 961 were injured in road accidents in August, said a report today (September 3, 2022).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Besides, 172 lives were lost in 183 motorcycle accidents, which is 33.14% of the total deaths, the Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report, released today.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, 109 pedestrians and 94 drivers and their assistants were killed during this period.</div><div><br></div><div>Accidents on waterways claimed at least eight lives while six people went missing in 11 river accidents and 24 were killed and nine injured in train accidents across Bangladesh last month.</div><div><br></div><div>Road Safety Foundation based its findings on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the total accidents, 252 accidents occurred on the national highways, 199 on regional roads, 109 on rural roads, 64 on city roads and eight in other places, said the report.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the report, 27.72% accidents occurred in Dhaka division, 15.28 % in Rajshahi, 21.61% in Chattogram, 10.08% in Khulna, 8.80% in Barishal, 4.14 % in Sylhet, 8.95% in Rangpur and 7.42% in Mymensingh divisions.</div><div><br></div><div>The highest number of accidents was recorded in Dhaka division where 242 people were killed in 127 accidents. Twenty-one people were killed in Sylhet division, the lowest compared to other divisions, said the report.</div><div><br></div><div>The RSF pointed out several major reasons behind the rise in the number of road accidents.</div><div><br></div><div>The reasons include faulty vehicles; reckless driving; desperate mentality, incompetence and illness of drivers; unsettled wages and working hours; prevalence of low-speed traffic on highways; reckless motorcycling by the youth; the tendency of flouting traffic rules, poor management of traffic; lack of efficiency of the BRTA; and extortion in the sector. Accoridng to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 20:21:03', '2022-09-03 20:21:03'),
(1380, 1380, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia has halted gas deliveries to Germany via a key pipeline for an indefinite period, after saying Friday it had found problems in a key piece of equipment, a development that will worsen Europe\'s energy crisis.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Russian gas giant Gazprom said Friday that the Nord Stream pipeline due to reopen at the weekend would remain shut until a turbine is repaired.</div><div><br></div><div>In a statement, Gazprom indicated it had discovered \"oil leaks\" in a turbine during a planned three-day maintenance operation.</div><div><br></div><div>Resumption of deliveries via the pipeline which runs from near St Petersburg to Germany under the Baltic Sea, had been due to resume on Saturday. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 20:48:52', '2022-09-03 20:48:52'),
(1381, 1381, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Standup comedians Cris Rock and Dave Cappelle came together for a gig in Liverpool, England. During their performence, Chappelle brought up Will Smith’s infamous slap at the Oscars.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Chappelle began by asking Rock, “Did that s*** hurt?” Chris exclaimed, “Goddam right… the mother***** hit me over a bulls*** joke – the nicest joke I ever told.” On this, Chappelle said, “A lot of people forget who Will Smith is,” and then went on to talk briefly about Smith’s youth in Philadelphia.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The Telegraph quoted Chappelle as saying, “Then 10 minutes before he was about to get the biggest award… he acted like he was back in Philadelphia.”</div><div><br></div><div>He said that Smith’s mask of a good man came off after he slapped Rock over a joke. Chappelle said, “Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us. Whatever the consequences are, I hope he doesn’t put his mask back on again, and lets his real face breathe.”</div><div><br></div><div>At the Oscars, Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle. The joke left Smith infuriated and he got up from his seat and slapped Rock.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“Oh, wow! Wow! Will Smith just smacked the sh*t out of me. Wow, dude. It was a GI Jane joke,” Rock said.</div><div><br></div><div>Later in the evening, Smith won the Academy Award for best actor for King Richard. Source: The Indian Express</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/</div>', NULL, 'বিনোদন ডেস্ক', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 21:03:59', '2022-09-03 21:03:59'),
(1382, 1382, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Mohammad Rizwan propelled Pakistan into the Asia Cup Super Four Stage after their bowlers skittled out minnows Hong Kong for a record low of 38 on Friday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan scored 193-2 in a must-win Twenty20 international with Rizwan (78 not out) and Fakhar Zaman (53) putting on 116 after being invited to bat first on a slow and low Sharjah pitch</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz then shared seven wickets to bundle out Hong Kong in 10.4 overs and win by 155 runs.</div><div><br></div><div>It was Hong Kong\'s lowest T20 international total after their 69 against Nepal in 2014 and also their lowest against Pakistan, who had bowled out West Indies for 60 in 2018.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan join Afghanistan, India and Sri Lanka in round two of the six-nation tournament that acts as a tune-up to the T20 World Cup in October-November in Australia.</div><div><br></div><div>Pace bowler Naseem Shah struck twice in the third over of the Hong Kong innings including the wicket of skipper Nizakat Khan for eight.</div><div><br></div><div>Hong Kong, who made the main draw by winning all their three matches in the qualifiers, could not recover.</div><div><br></div><div>Shadab returned figures of 4-8 from his leg spin and Nawaz took three wickets with his left-arm orthodox.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, Khushdil Shah hit five sixes including four in the final over to finish with a flourish in his unbeaten 35 off 15 balls as Rizwan watched the blitz from the non-striker\'s end in a partnership of 64.</div><div><br></div><div>Hong Kong\'s bowlers kept the Pakistan openers in check with a disciplined line and length and spinner Ehsan Khan got the key wicket of skipper Babar Azam for nine in the third over.</div><div><br></div><div>Azam hit a four off Ehsan\'s off spin but the bowler soon took revenge with a caught and bowled to silence a pro-Pakistan crowd.</div><div><br></div><div>The left-handed Fakhar joined Rizwan, a wicketkeeper-batsman, and the two rebuilt the innings.</div><div><br></div><div>Rizwan reached his fifty off 42 balls to raise the bat amid raucous applause form the crowd.</div><div><br></div><div>Fakhar also changed gears and reached his fifty with a towering six off Murtaza\'s left-arm spin, but got out next over to Ehsan after a 41-ball stay.</div><div><br></div><div>Khushdil then tore into the opposition bowling and ended the innings with three successive sixes.</div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan will meet Sri Lanka in the Super Four opener on Saturday in Sharjah while India clash with rivals Pakistan for the second time in the tournament on Sunday. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 21:13:12', '2022-09-03 21:13:12'),
(1383, 1383, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A blistering heatwave is baking the western United States, the latest to blast the northern hemisphere in a summer that has brought extreme temperatures across Europe, Asia and North America.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Climatologists say the kiln-like conditions in California, Nevada and Arizona are caused by a heat dome — a huge bubble of stationary high pressure that is trapping ever-hotter air.</div><div><br></div><div>And, they say, human-caused climate change is making these oppressive heatwaves worse — hotter, longer and more frequent.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is what you need to know about heatwaves.</div><div><br></div><div>What is a heatwave?</div><div>Anyone suffering through sultry nights and sweltering days knows they are in a heatwave, but there are a few technical definitions.</div><div><br></div><div>The one the US government chooses is: at least two consecutive days when the minimum temperature for the area is hotter than 85% of July and August days in the same area, based on historical averages.</div><div><br></div><div>That minimum usually comes at night, which is important — after a very hot day, our bodies tend to cool off at night. But if the temperature remains elevated, that is much harder. This is when people get ill.</div><div><br></div><div>It is also important to localize the definition. People accustomed to 85 Fahrenheit (29 Celsius) days are likely not fazed by 90 degrees. But if you live in a chilly, damp spot and the mercury hits 90, you will find it much harder to cope.</div><div><br></div><div>What causes heatwaves?</div><div>Generally it is an area of high pressure that parks itself in one spot, forming a heat dome — imagine a huge greenhouse that lets in the sun\'s heat, but will not let any air flow through.</div><div><br></div><div>The high pressure prevents clouds from forming as it pushes air downwards, compressing and heating the air — think of how a tire gets hot as you pump more air in.</div><div><br></div><div>Jet streams — air that flows high in the Earth\'s atmosphere — usually move pressure systems around the planet.</div><div><br></div><div>But they can meander. As the waves of a jet stream widen, they slow and can even stop. This is what leaves a ridge of high pressure in one place.</div><div><br></div><div>Are heatwaves dangerous?</div><div><br></div><div>Yes, very. More people die from the heat every year in the United States than from any other extreme weather, including floods, tornadoes, and cold snaps, according to government figures.</div><div><br></div><div>A ferocious heatwave in Spain and Portugal in July left more than 1,700 people dead.</div><div><br></div><div>And hundreds died last year when a heatwave frazzled Canada and the western US, with temperatures of up to 121F (49C).</div><div><br></div><div>When it is very hot, our bodies find it more difficult to keep cool, which can result in a \"cascade of illnesses,\" according to the World Health Organization.</div><div><br></div><div>These include heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and hyperthermia.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Deaths and hospitalizations from heat can occur extremely rapidly (same day), or have a lagged effect (several days later) and result in accelerating death or illness in the already frail,\" the WHO says.</div><div><br></div><div>That means anyone who already suffers from problems with their heart or respiratory system is particularly at risk.</div><div><br></div><div>The effects of intense heat are not evenly felt across societies, and tend to be more acute in poorer, and more marginalized communities.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Homeless people or those who work outside during the heat of the day are obviously at risk, but so are people living in neighbourhoods without tree cover, or near to sources of pollution like roads.</div><div><br></div><div>What is climate change doing?</div><div>Like all weather phenomena, climate change is super-charging heatwaves.</div><div><br></div><div>Human activity, specifically the burning of fossil fuels, has warmed the Earth by an average of around 1.9F (1.2C) since pre-industrial times. Much of this warming has happened in the last 50 years.</div><div><br></div><div>US government data shows heatwaves worsening in concert with a warming planet: every decade since the 1960s they have got longer, hotter and more frequent.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Their frequency has increased steadily, from an average of two heatwaves per year during the 1960s to six per year during the 2010s and 2020s,\" the Environmental Protection Agency says.</div><div><br></div><div>\"In recent years, the average heatwave in major US urban areas has been about four days long. This is about a day longer than the average heatwave in the 1960s.\"</div><div><br></div><div>A study after last year\'s record-breaking heatwave in Canada found it would have been \"virtually impossible\" without human-caused climate change.</div><div><br></div><div>The World Weather Attribution group said that global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, made the heatwave at least 150 times more likely to happen. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 21:37:51', '2022-09-03 21:37:51');
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(1384, 1384, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Entirely new Covide varriants could emergy this winter but exiting vaccinces should protect people from serious illness and death, the EU\'s drug agency said on Friday. The comments came as the 27-nation European Union prepares to roll out a booster campaign ahead of a feared wave of new coronavirus cases later this year. </span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will include a mix of newly-approved jabs adapted for the now dominant Omicron strain, and the original vaccines developed to fight the virus that first emerged in China in 2019, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said.  </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But people \"should not wait for a specific vaccine\", EMA vaccines chief Marco Cavaleri told a news conference. \"There might be a completely new variant emerging that we are not able to predict today.\" On Thursday, the EMA approved vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that are adapted to tackle the older BA.1 subvariant of Omicron.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Pfizer version updated for the now-dominant BA.4 and 5 strains should be authorised in mid-September, while a similar Moderna jab is also in the pipeline. But these new Omicron-adapted jabs will largely be reserved for boosters for the elderly, the vulnerable, pregnant women and healthcare workers, Cavaleri said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most people will instead still get the original vaccines that are designed to tackle the Wuhan strain of coronavirus. \"The original vaccines are still able to protect against severe Covid 19 disease and death\", even if they are less effective at preventing infection.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He said it was \"not excluded\" that new variants this winter might end up being closer to earlier Omicron strains that had now largely been overtaken by the BA.4 and 5 types: Source Hindustan Times.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Health Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 21:43:31', '2022-09-03 22:28:27'),
(1385, 1385, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed West Indies legend Braine Lara as their head coach, parting ways with Tom Moody on Saturday.</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;\">Lara had been with the SHR camp in this year\'s edition of 2022 Indian Premier League as well, playing the role of the franchise\'s strategic advisor and batting consultant. The official Twitter account of Sunrisers confirmed the appointment, writing Lara will be head coach “for the upcoming IPL seasons.”</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will be Lara\'s first stint as the head coach of a T20 team. According to ESPNCricinfo, SRH and Tom Moody came to a mutual agreement to part ways; Moody was appointed the director of cricket at International League T20 side Desert Vipers. Moody had returned in the role of head coach earlier this year after succeeding Trevor Bayliss in the role following a dismal 2021 season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">However, the former Aussie cricketer failed to turn Sunrisers\' fortunes, as they finished 8th in the IPL this year. SRH won six games out of 14.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Throughout the season, SRH had faced troubles with captain Kane Williamson\'s inconsistent form and even as their young pacer Umran Malik enjoyed a breakthrough season, it wasn\'t enough for the team to earn a playoff qualification.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hyderabad were also hit with twin injuries to their Indian stars T Natarajan and Washington Sundar, which eventually proved key to their campaign towards the end.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">SRH consist of a star-studded support staff with South Africa pace legend Dale Steyn playing the role of bowling coach, while Sri Lanka\'s Muttiah Muralitharan as the franchise\'s spin-bowling and strategic coach.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Brian Lara will have a difficult task on his hands in his new role as head coach; the past two years have been the worst in franchise\'s history – they finished at the bottom of the table in the previous edition, winning only 3 of their 14 matches: Source Hindustan Times </span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span></div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 22:19:09', '2022-09-03 22:29:07'),
(1386, 1386, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Appreciating Bangladesh Police for their professionalism and capacity to help maintain world peace, Police Adviser of the United Nations (UN) and Police Division Director Luis Carrilho has lauded the contribution and outstanding performance of Bangladesh Police in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He made the remarks while holding a bilateral meeting with Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, said a Police Headquarters press release on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>The two police high ups fruitfully discussed various issues related to mutual interest.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN police chief mentioned that Bangladesh is one of the major contributors of police personnel to the UN peacekeeping operations.</div><div><br></div><div>He acknowledged the glorious contribution of the Bangladesh Police Force in peacekeeping and praised the professionalism and efficiency of the policemen.</div><div><br></div><div>Lu-s Carrilho appreciated the high level of professionalism and sense of responsibility, as he had seen in East Timor and Haiti, when he was Police Commissioner there.</div><div><br></div><div>He also praised Bangladesh Police members\' professionalism working in UN Peacekeeping Mission Mali and DR Congo.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN police chief said that Bangladesh has been deploying women police in peacekeeping operations, which is an important step in women\'s empowerment and establishing gender equality.</div><div><br></div><div>IGP Dr Benazir Ahmed said that Bangladesh Police is always ready to respond to any need of the UN peacekeeping operations.</div><div><br></div><div>He requested to the UN police chief for deploying skilled and professional specialized units of the Bangladesh Police, especially the risky peacekeeping operations in Africa.</div><div><br></div><div>In this regard, Dr Benazir highlighted Bangladesh\'s capabilities in deploying various specialised units including SWAT, canine, riverine, guard police and forensic units in the missions.</div><div><br></div><div>He also placed Bangladesh police\'s organizing capacity of various programmes and trainings for the UN Police.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh police chief requested to recruit Bangladesh Police officers in higher positions at the UN headquarters and at the field level of peacekeeping operations.</div><div><br></div><div>The meeting also discussed about supply of necessary equipment from Bangladesh Police Force for the peacekeeping mission.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Benazir highlighted the significant contribution of Bangladesh Police in implementation of SDGs, climate change, women empowerment, establishment of human rights and rule of law under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN police chief expressed his expectation that Bangladesh Police will continue to provide maximum cooperation in the UN peacekeeping operations in the coming days.</div><div><br></div><div>Referring to the special importance of the Prime Minister on the UN peace process and the global cooperation, the IGP reiterated his commitment to continue cooperation in the UN peacekeeping missions.</div><div><br></div><div>Brigadier General Md Sadequzzaman, Military Adviser of Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Additional DIG of Overseas and UN Operations Nasian Wazed were present in the meeting. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 22:32:12', '2022-09-03 22:32:12'),
(1387, 1387, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Law enforcement agencies have further strengthened security measures along Bangladesh-Myanmar border at Naikhongchhari point as locals reported firing from helicopters from the Myanmar side on Saturday, says an official.&nbsp;</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;\">For last few days tension has been growing along the Myanmar border with Bangladesh which has also spread among locals at Naikhongchhari and Ghumdhum border areas, said Md Tariqul Islam, Superintendent of Bandarban police.</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;\">“Today locals have reported spotting a Myanmar helicopter firing near the border and two mortar shells dropped near the border,” he said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The law enforcement agencies including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) remains alert and intelligence surveillance has also been increased near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, said SP Tariqul Islam.</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 Thursday, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said Bangladesh is better prepared so that none can enter from Myanmar now due to the deteriorated situation in Rakhine state.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Myanmar side was warned twice in August following mortar shells landing in Bangladesh territory from Myanmar and strong protest was lodged in this regard.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We do not want to step into Myanmar\'s provocation or trap,” he said, adding that they (Myanmar side) might have a strategic benefit if they can move in such a unilateral direction.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs last Monday summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh Aung Kyaw Moe and lodged a strong protest against Myanmar’s mortar shells landing inside Bangladesh territory a day earlier: Source UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Nantional Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 22:49:32', '2022-09-03 23:01:27'),
(1388, 1388, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">According to reports, Myanmar military aircrafts fired at least two mortar shells inside Bangladesh territory at Tamru in Bandarban on Saturday morning, five days after their envoy in Dhaka was summoned and handed over a protest note for a similar incident on August 28.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bandarban police and civil administration officials said that the Latest incident was reported at about 9:30am at Tamru in Ghumdhum area of Naikhyangchari upazila in Bandarban, which is located around six kilometres away from Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.</div><div><br></div><div>Border Guard Bangladesh spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Fayzur Rahman said that they were collecting information about the incident.</div><div><br></div><div>Bandarban police superintendent Tarikul Islam said that no causality was reported so far.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the police investigation centre at Ghumdhum, two fighter jets and two military chopper hovered along the Bangladesh territory in the morning.</div><div><br></div><div>The fighter jets fired at least eight bombs while the chopper fired over 30 bombs, the police officials said.</div><div><br></div><div>Bandarban police chief said that two of those bombs exploded some 120 metres inside Bangladesh territory, according to reports.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 23:05:28', '2022-09-03 23:05:28'),
(1389, 1389, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A case was filed against 5,000 unnamed people over the death of Jubo Dal activist Shaon in a clash between the law enforcers and BNP activists in Narayanganj Sadar upazila Thursday, police said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"Shaon\'s elder brother Milon Pradhan filed a complaint at Narayanganj Sadar Police Station Thursday night. After that, a first information report (FIR) was registered,\" Anisur Rahman Molla, officer-in-charge (OC) of the police station, said Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We will take legal action against those involved in the killing following an investigation,\" the OC added.</div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, Shaon was killed and 50 people were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in Narayanganj as the law enforcers tried to prevent local BNP leaders and activists from holding a rally during their founding anniversary. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 23:16:38', '2022-09-03 23:16:38'),
(1390, 1390, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The leader of&nbsp; Myanmar’s ruling genareals will travel to Russia next week for economic talks as both goverments face diplomatic isolation over militaristic moves.</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;\">Senior General Min Aung Hlaing will attend the Eastern Economic Forum in the far-eastern city of Vladivostok, the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported on Saturday.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Representatives from China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan and other countries will also attend.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The general will hold talks with Russian government officials to “further cement the cooperation” and “friendly ties” between the two countries’ economies and governments, the news report said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the coup that removed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in February last year, Myanmar has faced Western sanctions and a downgrade in relations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Min Aung Hlaing is unlikely to be invited to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders’ summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in November with the bloc frustrated over a lack of progress on resolving the country’s political crisis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed as the military regime struggles to crush resistance. More than 2,200 people have been killed in the crackdown.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia, meanwhile, is under a variety of international sanctions after its February invasion of Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since then, Myanmar’s ruling generals have sought to deepen ties with major ally and arms supplier Moscow, which the military has said was “justified”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Min Aung Hlaing undertook a “private visit” to Moscow in July, where he reportedly met officials from Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and nuclear agencies, while second in command Soe Win also visited late last month.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During a trip to Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw in early August, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov backed the military’s efforts to “stabilise” the country and hold a national poll next year<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">: Source Alzazeera</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 23:22:45', '2022-09-03 23:26:52'),
(1391, 1391, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Britain has dropped behind India to become the world\'s sixth largest economy, delivering a further blow to the government in London as it grapples with a brutal cost-of-living shock.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>India leaped past the UK in the final three months of 2021 to become the fifth-biggest economy. The calculation is based in US dollars, and India extended its lead in the first quarter, according to GDP figures from the International Monetary Fund.</div><div><br></div><div>The UK\'s decline down the international rankings is an unwelcome backdrop for the new prime minister. Conservative Party members choose Boris Johnson\'s successor on Monday, with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss expected to beat former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in the run-off.</div><div><br></div><div>The winner will take over a nation facing the fastest inflation in four decades and rising risks of a recession that the Bank of England says may last well into 2024.</div><div><br></div><div>By contrast, the Indian economy is forecast to grow more than 7% this year. A world-beating rebound in Indian stocks this quarter has just seen their weighting rise to the second spot in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, trailing only China\'s.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>On an adjusted basis and using the dollar exchange rate on the last day of the relevant quarter, the size of the Indian economy in \"nominal\" cash terms in the quarter through March was $854.7 billion. On the same basis, UK was $816 billion.</div><div><br></div><div>The calculations were done using the IMF database and historic exchange rates on the Bloomberg terminal.</div><div><br></div><div>The UK is likely to have fallen further since. UK GDP grew just 1% in cash terms in the second quarter and, after adjusting for inflation, shrank 0.1%. Sterling has also underperformed the dollar relative to the rupee, with the pound falling 8% against the Indian currency this year.</div><div><br></div><div>The IMF\'s own forecasts show India overtaking the UK in dollar terms on an annual basis this year, putting the Asian powerhouse behind just the US, China, Japan and Germany. A decade ago, India ranked 11th among the largest economies, while the UK was 5th: Source NDTV</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-03 23:50:43', '2022-09-03 23:56:36'),
(1392, 1392, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The project for upgradation of Mongla Port, being taken up under the third Indian Line of Credit (LoC), would greatly boost the revenue generation and improve the sub-regional connectivity, trade and commerce and accelerate growth of the entire region.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>With the development of the Khulna-Mongla Port rail project, the development of this port will add to the maritime links for movement of goods not only between India and Bangladesh but also to and from Bhutan and Nepal, said officials at the Mongla Port.</div><div><br></div><div>Mongla port is the second largest port of Bangladesh and has good inland connections to the business hub of Khulna. The project for upgradation of the Mongla Port is being taken up under the third concessional Line of Credit (LoC) of India and includes construction of Jetty no. 1 and 2 of the Mongla Port with an estimated cost of around Taka 6,014.61 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>Out of the total project cost, Taka 1,555.20 crore will come from the government of Bangladesh portion while the rest of Taka 4,459.41 crore as project assistance from Indian Line of Credit. The project is scheduled to be completed in the next fiscal year.</div><div><br></div><div>While making an infield-visit to the project site at Mongla Port and exchanging views with the concerned officials of the project, it was learnt that the implementation of the project was delayed due to the COVID-19&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">pandemic, but it would get a momentum when the PMC contract would be awarded within a few days following approval at the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP).</span></div><div><br></div><div>Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd has emerged technically qualified bidder for the PMC contract of the project. The value of PMC contract is US$9.6 million.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Hopefully we\'ll soon get the approval for awarding the PMC contract and after that the letter of award will be issued followed by the signing of the contract agreement,\" said Joint Secretary Md Imtiaz Hossain, member</div><div>(Engineering and Development) of the Mongla Port Authority.</div><div><br></div><div>While talking to reporters at the conference room of the Mongla Port Authority, Imtiaz, who is also the project director, said it would greatly improve sub-regional connectivity, trade and commerce and accelerate growth of the entire region.</div><div><br></div><div>He said appointment of the consultant has been delayed due to the impacts of the pandemic and once the consultant is appointed, then the implementation would start in full swing and hopefully it would be completed within timeframe.</div><div><br></div><div>He informed that they had managed to keep the cost for appointing consultant around Taka 82.55 crore from the earlier proposed Taka 154.66 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Once the project is completed, new port facilities will be created while we\'ll be able to see Mongla Port as a well-equipped and modern port in this region,\" the member of Mongla Port Authority added.</div><div><br></div><div>He also informed that they would be able to float tender by April of next year and after that the physical works would begin in full swing.</div><div><br></div><div>To facilitate the transportation of the containers to and from the Mongla Port, the erection of the rail tracks has been going on under the Khulna- Mongla Rail Line project.</div><div><br></div><div>Chief of Planning of Mongla Port Authority Md Zahirul Huq said once the Mongla Port is upgraded, the revenue collection from the port would be increased to a big extent while cargo handling capacity of the port will also be enhanced as larger ships can be handled at the jetties.</div><div><br></div><div>Revealing some of the benefits from the project, he informed that around 180 ships could be handled in addition to the existing capacity while the ship turnaround time would also decline, some 2km X 1km protected areas will be expanded, 4 lakh TEUs of containers and 15 million tonnes of goods can be handled alongside some 10,000 vehicle handling capacity.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the revenue collection from the port through customs and other sources would increase by more than Taka 3,000 crore per year.</div><div><br></div><div>Apart from this, residential facilities for the officials and employees of the port as well as marine and mechanical facilities would also be created.</div><div><br></div><div>The main project operations include construction of two container terminals (2x200 meters), construction of 93,000 square meter container delivery yards, extension of protected area (3km) including security system, construction of 22,000 square meter service vessel jetties, procurement of eight vessels, construction of 13 high-rise buildings, construction of 3,500 square meter mechanical workshop, construction of 0.40km rail crossing overpass at Digraj, Upgradation of the existing Port road to six lanes and building a multi- storey car yard having capacity of housing 10,000 cars.</div><div><br></div><div>The Government of India has so far extended four LOCs to Bangladesh worth US$7.862 billion. Some 42 projects have been taken up under these LOCs so far, of which 14 projects have been completed and the rest are at various stages of implementation.</div><div><br></div><div>Disbursements under these LOCs had reached a milestone figure of US$1155 million as on the close of the last fiscal year on June 30, 2022.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Disbursements in the last fiscal year (FY22) were US$327.87 million and this is significantly higher than the disbursements in any previous fiscal year despite the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic.</div><div><br></div><div>Under the concessional financing scheme (CFS), another US$1.6 billion has been committed by GoI for the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant Project. The total concessional financing by India under LOCs and CFS is therefore US$9.462 billion. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 01:06:25', '2022-09-04 01:06:25'),
(1393, 1393, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Britain has dropped behind India to become the world\'s sixth largest economy, delivering a further blow to the government in London as it grapples with a brutal cost-of-living shock.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>India leaped past the UK in the final three months of 2021 to become the fifth-biggest economy. The calculation is based in US dollars, and India extended its lead in the first quarter, according to GDP figures from the International Monetary Fund.</div><div><br></div><div>The UK\'s decline down the international rankings is an unwelcome backdrop for the new prime minister. Conservative Party members choose Boris Johnson\'s successor on Monday, with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss expected to beat former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in the run-off.</div><div><br></div><div>The winner will take over a nation facing the fastest inflation in four decades and rising risks of a recession that the Bank of England says may last well into 2024.</div><div><br></div><div>By contrast, the Indian economy is forecast to grow more than 7% this year. A world-beating rebound in Indian stocks this quarter has just seen their weighting rise to the second spot in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, trailing only China\'s.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>On an adjusted basis and using the dollar exchange rate on the last day of the relevant quarter, the size of the Indian economy in \"nominal\" cash terms in the quarter through March was $854.7 billion. On the same basis, UK was $816 billion.</div><div><br></div><div>The calculations were done using the IMF database and historic exchange rates on the Bloomberg terminal.</div><div><br></div><div>The UK is likely to have fallen further since. UK GDP grew just 1% in cash terms in the second quarter and, after adjusting for inflation, shrank 0.1%. Sterling has also underperformed the dollar relative to the rupee, with the pound falling 8% against the Indian currency this year.</div><div><br></div><div>The IMF\'s own forecasts show India overtaking the UK in dollar terms on an annual basis this year, putting the Asian powerhouse behind just the US, China, Japan and Germany. A decade ago, India ranked 11th among the largest economies, while the UK was 5th. Source: NDTV</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 01:57:08', '2022-09-04 01:57:08'),
(1394, 1394, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field first against Afghanistan in the opening match of the Asia Cup Super Four stage on Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The island nation, who knocked out Bangladesh in their group after they chased down 184, come in unchanged at Sharjah for the key match in the Twenty20 tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are good at chasing. So it\'s a good toss to win,\" said Shanaka.</div><div>\"The openers got us a good start, and we had partnerships in the middle. That was important.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan, led by Mohammad Nabi, stormed into round two after crushing wins over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group stage.</div><div><br></div><div>The Afghans have made one change with Azmatullah Omarzai sitting out sick and Samiullah Shinwari making the team.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Yeah we would have bowled too, but we will try and put a good score on the bat,\" said Nabi.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Really happy with the bowlers in the last few games, hopefully they perform today as well. It\'s a little bit of deadly surface here in Sharjah, so we\'re happy we\'ve already played one game here.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The tournament acts as a tune-up for the T20 World Cup in October-November in Australia.</div><div>Teams</div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Samiullah Shinwari, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi</div><div><br></div><div>Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka</div><div><br></div><div>Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK), Gazi Sohel (BAN)</div><div><br></div><div>TV Umpire: Anil Chaudhary (IND)</div><div><br></div><div>Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM) - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 02:10:44', '2022-09-04 02:10:44'),
(1395, 1395, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least 23 people were killed in lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India, officials said Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The deaths in Bihar state occurred during fierce weather between Wednesday and Friday, with the victims largely being farmers and labourers.</div><div><br></div><div>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his condolences over the deaths and pledged compensation for the families of victims.</div><div><br></div><div>Eleven people were killed across several parts of the state on Friday in addition to the 13 who died over the preceding two days, according to a toll published by Bihar\'s disaster management authority.</div><div><br></div><div>More heavy rains and lightning are forecast for parts of the state on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>Lightning strikes are common in India during the June-September monsoon, which is crucial to replenishing regional water supplies but also responsible for widespread deaths and destruction each year.</div><div><br></div><div>Nearly 2,900 people were killed by lightning in India in 2019, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 02:46:20', '2022-09-04 02:46:20'),
(1396, 1396, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the Awami League (AL) government has always been trying to ensure a better life to tea workers as she harvours special responsibility towards them as her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave them citizenship.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said that while exchanging views with tea workers through a video conference from her official Ganabhaban residence here on Saturday.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>“I have a separate responsibility to you (tea workers) as the Father of the Nation had given you the citizenship. I am always trying to perform the responsibilities accordingly,” she said.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Prime Minister told the tea workers, who joined the meeting from Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sylhet and Chattagram through a video conference, that her government has always been trying to make sure that the tea workers could live a better life alongside blooming the tea industry since AL assumed power.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>“Since, the Awami League assumed office, we have always been trying to resolve all the problems of the tea workers and to spread the tea industry (to other parts of the country),” she said, adding that they have started tea cultivation afresh in Panchagar.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In this connection, the Prime Minister said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had taken various measures for the flourishing of the industry and ensuring better life to the tea workers when he (Bangabandhu) was entrusted with the responsibilities of the chairman of the then tea board.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>She said Bangabandhu had established headquarters of the tea board in Motijheel alongside taken measures to flourish the tea industry and gave the tea workers citizenship and voting rights as he had sympathy towards them.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Following the footsteps of the Father of the Nation, the Premier said she has always attached priorities to the wellbeing of the tea workers.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Referring to recent demonstrations of the tea workers, she said they had given a hike in their daily wages and other benefits so that they could live properly after holding talks with the tea gardens owners.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"We think that we can realise their (tea workers\') demands,\" she said.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>On the other hand, the Prime Minister held a meeting with owners of tea gardens where the minimum daily wage for a tea worker was fixed at&nbsp; Tk 170.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said she was truly very happy to get a scope to exchange views with the tea workers in person&nbsp; and shared her experiences with the tea workers while visiting tea gardens in Shrimangal.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Prime Minister said the tea workers even came to meet her at the Ganabhaban with a gift.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>She greeted the tea workers from the core of her heart as they gave her a gift with their hard-earned money, describing the gift as the most precious to her and said, “I am currently wearing the gift in my hand.”</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Premier said her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had dedicated his entire life to ensure a better life for the commoners and the poor people.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>“I am also trying to ensure that the people of Bangladesh would not have to suffer any pain. I am giving home to the homeless free of cost. We have taken measures to make sure no family will remain homeless,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She also said her government has been ensuring five basic needs: food, housing, clothing, accommodation and treatment in accordance with the constitution.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 02:58:22', '2022-09-04 02:58:22'),
(1397, 1397, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government wants to continue the indomitable pace of the country’s development and it is working to establish a well-coordinated communication system, ensure uninterrupted power supply and generate employments.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“We know that development of communication systems, power supply and employment generation are obligatory for the advancement of a country. We have been working keeping these things in mind since assuming power in 1996,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister was addressing the opening ceremony of the much-hyped 1,493-metre \"Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge\" over Kacha River at Bekutia in Pirojpur.</div><div><br></div><div>Joining virtually from her official in teh capital, she said her government has been working to ensure economic progress of the country and thus change the fate of the masses especially the grassroots people since her party Awami League came to power in 1996.</div><div><br></div><div>Briefly describing her government’s initiatives to ensure country’s socio-economic development, she said, “We want the pace of the country’s development to be continued.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister said the people of the southern region had been deprived for a long time as they had to come to Dhaka for livelihoods by crossing several big rivers which have the highest currents, risking their lives.</div><div><br></div><div>Many bridges have been constructed, including the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Shikarpur-Duarika Bridge and Gabkhan Bridge, which have made the communication between Dhaka and southern and southwestern regions easier.</div><div><br></div><div>The premier said the opening of \"Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge\" over Kacha River at Bekutia in Pirojpur has established direct communication of Pirojpur with Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>She said the people can have fresh guava and hog plum (amra) of Pirojpur while the inhabitants of the district can establish food processing industries alongside other factories which would contribute immensely in changing the socio-economic condition of the district and the regions.</div><div><br></div><div>The construction of the bridge started on November 1 in 2018. The Roads and Highways Department constructed \"Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib the 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge\" at a cost of Taka 894.08 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The Chinese government provided Tk 654.80 crore as project assistance for the bridge while the Bangladesh government spent Tk 239.80 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The bridge helps establish direct road connectivity among Kuakata Sea beach, Payra deep sea port, Mongla sea port and the country\'s largest land port Benapole.</div><div><br></div><div>Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, MP, and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming also spoke at the opening ceremony, moderated by PM’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, the premier exchanged views with the local people who joined the programme in two rallies on the two sides of the bridges.</div><div><br></div><div>Fisheries and Livestock Minister and also Pirojpur-1 MP SM Rezaul Karim was present at a rally at the west end of the bridge, while Pirojpur-2 MP Anwar Hossain Manju was present at the other rally at the east bank.</div><div><br></div><div>Secretary of Road Transport and Highways Division ABM Amin Ullah Nuri made a power-point presentation over the newly constructed bridge.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Bridge would also strengthen road connectivity among Kuakata Sea beach, Payra deep sea port, Mongla sea port and the country\'s largest land port Benapole.</div><div><br></div><div>She said they would develop the Payra port as part of the government’s effort to give the country’s economy a strong footing.</div><div><br></div><div>She mentioned that they are attaching priority to developing a modern transport system by implementing various projects to enhance economic progress, saying, “We’re developing the modern transport system to accelerate the country\'s economic advancement.”</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister said her government had increased the total length of highways to 22,000km across the country by upgrading 718 km highways into 4-lane or above, while works are underway to turn over 600 km highways into 4-lane or above.</div><div><br></div><div>She said they have been implementing different projects that included metro rail and elevated expressway projects in Dhaka, 20-km Rapid Bus Transit (project) from Gazipur to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Bangabandhu Tunnel under Karnaphuli River in Chattogram and 10-Lane Tongi Bridge Construction projects, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>“Once these projects are completed, our economy will get further momentum,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas&nbsp;</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 19:55:21', '2022-09-04 19:55:21'),
(1398, 1398, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Hollywood newcomer Barack Obama was awarded an Emmy for narrating his Netflix documentary series \"Our Great National Parks,\" the Television Academy announced Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The former two-term US president had already won a pair of Grammy Awards-for audio versions of his memoirs \"The Audacity of Hope\" and \"Dreams from My Father\" -- so he now only needs an Oscar and a Tony to complete the estimable EGOT.</div><div><br></div><div>One other president had already been awarded an Emmy -- Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 -- although his was an honorary award.</div><div><br></div><div>Obama\'s successor to the presidency, Donald Trump, did not win an Emmy for his reality competition show \"The Apprentice,\" although he was nominated twice.</div><div><br></div><div>Obama also received the Nobel Peace Prize after his 2008 presidential election win, for his \"extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.\" - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 20:28:27', '2022-09-04 20:28:27'),
(1399, 1399, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiuqr Rahim announced retirement from T20 Internationals. He announced his retirement through his social media page where he also said he would continue playing ODIs and Tests for Bangladesh and T20s at the domestic level.</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;\">Mushfiqur batted in both matches and failed to impress. He managed to score 1 against Afghanistan and 4 against Sri Lanka. His failure cost the matches for Bangladesh.“I have been grateful to have you all beside me throughout my long career. Your support has been my inspiration during my highs and lows,” Mushfiqur wrote on his social media. “Today, I am announcing my retirement from T20 Internationals. I will proudly continue to represent Bangladesh in Test and ODI formats. I am hopeful that I can bring success for our nation in these two formats.”</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mushfiqur got his T20I cap in 2006 against Zimbabwe. The match was the first-ever T20I for both Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Since then, Mushfiqur played 102 T20Is for Bangladesh and scored 1500 runs with six fifties. He was among only the three players who have played at least 100 T20Is for Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With Mushfiqur now retired, Shakib Al Hasan is now the only Bangladeshi player from Bangladesh’s maiden T20I who is still active in the format at the international level.</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 right-handed batter has some wonderful innings in T20Is, but he was never as consistent in T20Is as he is in ODIs and Tests. His best innings in T20Is is an unbeaten 72 off 35 balls against Sri Lanka in Colombo. At the same venue, he scored another unbeaten 72 off 55 balls against India. Both the innings were notched up in 2018.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I will continue to take part in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and other franchise tournaments. Alhamdulillah. Thank you all. Allah Hafez,” Mushfiuqr added in this retirement announcement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Mushfiqur also led Bangladesh in 23 T20Is and won eight of them. He was Bangladesh’s captain in two T20 World Cups- in 2012 and in 2014 with the latter was host by Bangladesh.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The decision came after Bangladesh’s shocking exit from the Asia Cup T20 where the Tigers failed to win any match and subsequently were out of the event right from the first round losing to Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 20:30:01', '2022-09-04 20:34:18'),
(1400, 1400, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">According to the weather department, more rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country,” said a Met Office bulletin.</div><div><br></div><div>Rainfall activity is likely to continue. Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.</div><div><br></div><div>The weather office recorded the highest 116 mm rainfall in Sylhet in 24 hours till 6am on Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>Dhaka recorded 16 mm rainfall during this period. The highest temperature was recorded at 35.8 degrees Celsius in Mongla of Khulna division, while the lowest temperature was recorded at 24.0 degrees in Rangamati of Chattogram division.</div><div><br></div><div>On the othe other hand, the axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends upto Northwest Bay.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 20:34:31', '2022-09-04 20:34:31');
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(1401, 1401, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Following a spectacular fall from grace and power, speculation is rife about what outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will do next.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Will he plot a comeback from the backbenches in parliament or cash in and wreak revenge as a political pundit?</div><div><br></div><div>Johnson, 58, famously signed off his final performance as prime minister in the House of Commons by telling MPs: \"Hasta la vista, baby\".</div><div><br></div><div>He may as well have used another line from the \"Terminator\" films -- \"I\'ll be back\" -- as it only fuelled speculation that he has unfinished political business.</div><div><br></div><div>Allies said he wants to lead the Conservative party at the next general election, due in two years, even though a new leader will be crowned on September 5.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I suspect he\'s not totally given up on the idea of a comeback,\" politics professor Tim Bale, from Queen Mary University of London, told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I suspect friends of Boris Johnson... will be talking to journalists off the record all the time and criticising, albeit not openly, his successor.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Despite being ousted by his own MPs following a string of scandals, Johnson remains popular with many party members.</div><div><br></div><div>According to Daniel Bowman, a political researcher at the University of Liverpool, he could leverage that power to settle some scores.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Boris Johnson is a well-known agitator. I think revenge may be on his mind,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>This could be as a member of the cabinet, he said, pointing out that Liz Truss, the favourite to succeed him, had not ruled out giving Johnson a ministerial role.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\"He could also be an agitator on the backbenches,\" said Bowman.</div><div><br></div><div>Risk</div><div>Whoever takes over will immediately face the task of tackling the soaring cost of living and rampant inflation and is likely to hear calls for a general election to legitimize their power.</div><div><br></div><div>Should he stay on as a rank-and-file MP, Johnson could make mischief for his successor, as his predecessor Theresa May did for him.</div><div><br></div><div>It would also be the ideal position for him to lie in wait in case his replacement is felled.</div><div><br></div><div>But that choice may not be entirely in his own hands.</div><div><br></div><div>Parliament\'s Privileges Committee is due to report on whether he committed \"contempt of the House of Commons\" by saying that he believed no lockdown rules were broken in his Downing Street office.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Johnson, wife Carrie and leadership candidate Rishi Sunak, whose resignation as finance minister triggered his eventual demise, received fines for attending a birthday celebration in June 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>He risks losing his seat if the committee rules that he should be suspended from parliament, triggering a by-election at a time when the ruling Conservatives trail dismally in the polls.</div><div><br></div><div>Cash</div><div>Even if he survives the investigation, Bowman said Johnson may quit parliament anyway, if Labour look set to take the next election and he loses his seat.</div><div><br></div><div>\"So maybe he might acknowledge that actually his political career, his time is running out, and he will be better on the sidelines, using the power of the media\" to realise his ambitions, said Bowman.</div><div><br></div><div>Having reportedly complained that he was struggling to make ends meet on his £164,000 prime ministerial salary, Johnson could accept lucrative offers to become a columnist or a pundit.</div><div><br></div><div>His former employer The Daily Telegraph and the popular conservative newspaper the Daily Mail are both likely suitors.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the parliamentary register of members\' interests in 2018, Johnson was paid £275,000 a year to write a weekly column in the Telegraph.</div><div><br></div><div>As a former prime minister, he would likely command even more money.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>\"I think Boris Johnson will inevitably go to the highest bidder,\" said Bowman.</div><div><br></div><div>His predecessor May, not known for her rhetorical flair, earned more than £1 million in speaking fees in the year after she left office in 2019.</div><div><br></div><div>Otherwise, he could become a multi-millionaire by writing his memoirs and joining the international lecture circuit, with the ability to command around $100,000 per speech in the United States, Mark Cowne, CEO of the Kruger Cowne agency, told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>A newspaper job would give Johnson a platform to attack those he blames for his downfall and make a case to become leader again.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I really think he\'ll pull all the levers he possibly can and really try to talk to his base,\" said Bowman.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Outside of parliament, he really has the ability to construct his own narrative and his own attack line,\" reports AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>Either way, he is likely to cause his successor \"a lot of trouble\", he predicted.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 20:52:01', '2022-09-04 20:52:01'),
(1402, 1402, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In the first meeting, India beat Pakistan by five wickets in thrilling encounter.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India and Pakistan will lock horns for the second time in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 today during a Super Four fixture at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India later beat Hong Kong by 40 runs to qualify for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup as Group A champions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan turned out to be the second team from the group to progress to the next round after they handed Hong Kong a massive 155 runs defeat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan will be itching to seek revenge for the group stage loss at the hands of their arch-rivals.</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 Babar Azam-led side could draw confidence from the fact that there are several areas of concern for India ahead of the big match.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most important issue that India need to address is that of KL Rahul’s form. Indian captain Rohit Sharma hasn’t been at his best in T20Is this year too.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Further compounding India’s problem is the injury to Ravindra Jadeja. The all-rounder has injured his knee and has been ruled out for the rest of the Asia Cup. Replacing Jadeja in the Indian squad is Axar Patel.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan themselves will be hoping that a few things fall in place as soon as possible. The biggest of Pakistan’s concerns is the form of captain Babar Azam.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan received a huge blow on Saturday ahead of the Super Four match against India as their fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani would be unavailable in the match due to a suspected side strain injury.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Pakistan Cricket Board informed that their medical team will monitor him for the next 48-72 hours and decide the next course of action.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 21:07:48', '2022-09-04 21:07:48'),
(1403, 1403, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Humanitarian agencies have warned Pakistan is in need of long-term aid as the death toll from its catastrophic flooding continues to climb.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The cumulative number of deaths since June 14 rose to 1,282 on Saturday, the country\'s National Disaster Management Authority reported, and almost a third of the victims are children. On Saturday alone there were a further 57 deaths, 25 of them children.</div><div><br></div><div>Aid agencies warn the country\'s woes are far from over -- and that as the disaster continues to unfold children will be among the most vulnerable.</div><div><br></div><div>The flooding -- the result of a combination of record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan\'s northern mountains -- has been described as the worst the country has ever seen.</div><div><br></div><div>At one point more than a third of the country was underwater, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency, and government and aid organizations say 33 million people have been affected.</div><div><br></div><div>Among them, more than three million children are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance due to the risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition, according to UNICEF. The floods have also damaged or destroyed 17,566 schools nationwide, UNICEF says, further jeopardizing children\'s education after two years of Covid-related closures.</div><div><br></div><div>Aid agencies say even if the flooding recedes the country faces a long road to recovery.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Survivors must start from scratch,\" said Aurelie Godet, a spokesperson for Medecins du Monde, a humanitarian aid organization that has worked in Pakistan since 1966.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This will not be over in two months, they need long-term aid.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The two worst-affected provinces are Balochistan and Sindh, in southern Pakistan, where infrastructure and water systems have been damaged.</div><div><br></div><div>Calling for aid from the international community, Pakistan\'s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif estimated last week the calamity had caused more than $10 billion in damage to infrastructure, homes and farms.</div><div><br></div><div>A National Flood Response and Coordination Center has been set up and the World Health Organization has released $10 million to treat the injured, deliver supplies to health facilities, and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. China and the UK have also pledged millions in aid to the country.</div><div><br></div><div>More than 1 million homes have been damaged or destroyed, while at least 5,000 kilometers of roads have been damaged, according to the disaster management authority.</div><div><br></div><div>On Saturday, a high-level body set up to coordinate the relief effort met in Islamabad for the first time, Reuters reported. </div><div><br></div><div>A day earlier the country\'s largest charity, the Edhi Foundation, urged the government to lift a years-old ban on a number of international non-governmental organisations so they could help with the relief efforts, Reuters reported. Source: CNN</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 21:27:35', '2022-09-15 03:26:45'),
(1404, 1404, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In the young population, arterial stiffness, a new risk factor for hypertension, raises blood pressure indirectly through an increase in insulin resistance but not through an increase in body fat.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The study was published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a global effort aimed at screening, identification, and early diagnosis of hypertension in order to prevent this \"silent killer disease\" and its sequelae from early life. There remain missing gaps in knowledge on pathways through which blood pressure is raised even in normal-weight populations who are physically active and have healthy lifestyle choices.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is well known that obesity increases the risk of hypertension. Researchers have recently shown that arterial stiffness, which has been established as a causal risk factor for hypertension in adults, is also implicated in the young population. Arterial stiffness may also cause increased insulin resistance in adolescents and young adults. Unfortunately, clinical trials to lower arterial stiffness in adults have not been promising, and clinical trials in the young population are ongoing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the new study, researchers examined whether arterial stiffness raises blood pressure via increased body fat or insulin resistance in a largely normal-weight adolescent population. This is because clinical trials in the young population have shown that lifestyle intervention could lower body fat and insulin resistance. Therefore, should arterial stiffness indirectly raise blood pressure through any of these pathways, it could be clinically relevant to intercept that path.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We found that arterial stiffness indirectly raised blood pressure in adolescence via the insulin resistance pathway. It is nonetheless surprising that increased body fat was not a pathway through which arterial stiffness raised blood pressure in this general population of adolescents. Until results from clinical trials on reducing arterial stiffness in adolescents are available, it may be important for pediatricians and public health experts to focus on encouraging healthy lifestyle choices that lower insulin resistance thereby potentially lowering blood pressure. Increasing physical activity, reducing screen time, quitting smoking or vaping, reducing salt and sugar intake, increasing vegetable and fibre portion of diet, and having optimal daily sleep are healthy lifestyle choices,\" says Andrew Agbaje, a physician and clinical epidemiologist at the University of Eastern Finland: Source HD.</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', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 21:31:19', '2022-09-04 21:34:13'),
(1405, 1405, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dulquer Salmaan’s wife Amal Sufiya celebrated her birthday on September 4. On Sunday, the actor took to Instagram to share some romantic photos as he wished Amal on her special day. Dulquer Salmaan, whose Telugu film Sita Ramam performed well at the box office, also shared a touching message for Amal as he wished her ‘the best birthday’ which is ‘full of love’.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dulquer and Amal married in December 2011. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Maryam Ameerah Salmaan, in 2017. As he posted a series of throwback photos from their time together, Dulquer wished his ‘boo (a term of endearment)’ Amal, and wrote a sweet caption as they celebrated her 12th birthday together.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In his long note, Dulquer wrote, \"Wishing my dearest Am (Amal), the happiest birthday! This marks a dozen that we’ve celebrated together. Where did all this time go? I’m getting older but you look the same. Thank you for holding the fort when I’m constantly away. For making sure Marie (their daughter Maryam) has one parent who doubles up as both. For all the new chapters you help write in the book of our lives. And forever discovering the world with me. I hope you have the best birthday. Just as you like it. Simple, sweet, surrounded by your people, and full of love. Happy birthday again boo. I love you long time!\"</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While some pictures gave a glimpse of Dulquer and Amal’s past holidays, where they hugged each other as they posed for the camera, a few photos appeared to be from the couple’s more recent outings. Dulquer also shared a solo photo of Amal, where she looked happy as she posed in a dark setting with dramatic lighting. Many celebs like Sonam Kapoor reacted to Dulquer and Amal’s pictures. Actor Kajal Aggarwal commented on the post, \'\'Happiest birthday Amal\'\'.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After&nbsp; the success of his latest film Sita Ramam, which also featured Mrunal Thakur, Dulquer has several projects in pipeline. He is working on Guns and Gulaabs. The web series is directed by Raj and DK, and also stars Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav. He will soon be seen in the Malayalam movie, King of Kotha, which is directed by Abhilash Joshiy: Source HDT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 22:04:45', '2022-09-04 22:04:45'),
(1406, 1406, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">According to reports, Dhaka on Sunday again lodged a strong protest and summoned Myanmar ambassador to Bangladesh for Myanmar’s shells landing inside Bangladesh territory a day earlier.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A formal letter was handed over to Aung Kyaw Moe. In the last 15 days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Myanmar ambassador three times.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>This time, Mia Mainul Kabir, director general of Myanmar section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, summoned the envoy.</div><div><br></div><div>In this regard, an official of the ministry, \"The ambassador was summoned this morning and a meeting was held for about an hour. He was informed of Bangladesh\'s displeasure over the incident.</div><div><br></div><div>The ambassador was summoned to the State Guest House Padma, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, on Saturday, Myanmar security forces orchestrated a series of fierce attacks from fighter planes and helicopters inside Bangladesh border in Bandarban.</div><div><br></div><div>Shells and gunshots were fired from warplanes and helicopters in the Ghumdhum area at around 9:20am.</div><div><br></div><div>In this regard, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said Bangladesh is following the situation in Myanmar following the second border violation by Myanmar security forces in a week.</div><div><br></div><div>“Violence is going on inside Myanmar. We have sealed the border. No matter how much Myanmar continues its provocation, we will not allow anyone to enter Bangladesh through the border,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Border Guard Bangladesh has been put on alert so that no one from Myanmar can enter Bangladesh territory, the foreign minister added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 22:08:19', '2022-09-04 22:08:19'),
(1407, 1407, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Bangladesh and India are likely to sign seven agreements and MoUs on water management, railway, science and technology; and information and broadcasting during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s India visit.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"We hope the visit will be very successful. It will help achieving our goals,\" he told reporters while briefing the media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister leaves for New Delhi on Monday on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.</div><div>State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen were also present at the media briefing.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh thinks the visit will open new \"windows of cooperation\" between the countries.</div><div><br></div><div>Issues related to security cooperation, investment, enhanced trade relations, power and energy sector cooperation, water sharing of common rivers, water resources management, border management, combating drug smuggling an human trafficking are likely to get priority during the talks between PM Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House.</div><div><br></div><div>The visit is seen as significant amid the Ukraine crisis, global economic downturn and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the two South Asian neighbors seek enhanced cooperation to overcome the challenges, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina will visit India after three years since she last visited in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. The visit is significant for both Bangladesh and India, said the government of Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>The visit will further strengthen the multifaceted relationship between the two countries based on strong historical and cultural ties and mutual trust and understanding, said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister will lead a high-level delegation which includes several ministers, advisers, state ministers, secretaries and senior officials.</div><div><br></div><div>Representatives from business bodies of Bangladesh will also accompany PM Hasina. Hasina is also scheduled to attend a business event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister will be formally received by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while a ceremonial guard of honour will be accorded to her. She will pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.</div><div><br></div><div>During her visit, PM Hasina will meet Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar apart from holding bilateral consultations with her Indian counterpart Modi at the Hyderabad House.</div><div><br></div><div>Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will call on PM Hasina, said the Ministry of External Affairs. Hasina is also likely to visit Ajmer.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh prime minister is also scheduled to attend a lunch to be hosted by her Indian counterpart.</div><div><br></div><div>She is expected to award the Mujib Scholarship, an initiative of the Bangladesh government, to the descendants of 200 Indian Armed Forces personnel who were martyred and critically injured during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>In recent years, both sides have sustained a high level of engagement, including at the highest level, MEA added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 22:24:54', '2022-09-04 22:24:54'),
(1408, 1408, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has shared that she had lived with her children under an assumed identity on Delhi’s Pandara Road – trying to escape the attention of those who assassinated her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Nearly five decades later, a visibly emotional Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in an interview with ANI, opened up about the piercing trauma that haunted her for decades.</div><div><br></div><div>She vividly recounted the fast-paced events of 1975 when she left Bangladesh to join her nuclear scientist husband in Germany.</div><div><br></div><div>It was July 30 in 1975 and family members had come to the airport to see off Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>It was a happy farewell and Sheikh Hasina had no inkling that it would turn out to be her last meeting with her parents.</div><div><br></div><div>“Because my husband was abroad, I used to live in the same house with my parents. That day everyone was there: my father, mother, my three brothers and two sisters-in-law. They came to the airport to see us off…. That was the last day, you know,” Prime Minister Hasina recounted one of the darkest chapters in Bangladesh’s history.</div><div><br></div><div>A fortnight later, on the morning of August 15, Sheikh Hasina received news that she found hard to believe. Her father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, had been killed.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The horrors did not stop at learning about her father’s death but got further compounded when she received news of the summary execution of more members of her family.</div><div><br></div><div>“It was really unbelievable. Unbelievable that any Bangali could do it and still we didn’t know what really happened. Only that there was a coup, and then we heard that my father was assassinated. But we didn’t know that all the family members were, you know, they were assassinated,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, fighting back tears.</div><div><br></div><div>India was one of the first countries to extend help, she recalled.</div><div><br></div><div>“Mrs Indira Gandhi immediately sent information that she wanted to give us, I mean, security and shelter. We received offers for shelter… especially from Marshal Tito from Yugoslavia and Mrs Gandhi. We decided to go there (Delhi), because we thought that if we go to Delhi, from there we’ll be able to go back to our country. And then we’ll be able to know how many members of the family are still alive,” the Bangladesh prime minister said.</div><div><br></div><div>“It was a very difficult time,” she said. The then Bangladesh Ambassador to Germany, Humayun Rashid Chowdhury, was the first person to give an account of her family’s massacre.</div><div><br></div><div>“For a few moments, I didn’t know where I was. But I thought about my sister… She\'s 10 years younger than me. So, I wondered how she would take it. It was so difficult for her… In Delhi, at first, they put us in a house with all security, because they were also worried about us,” recounted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div><div><br></div><div>Asked if she felt that she too was a possible target, she said those who had killed her father also carried out attacks at the houses of other relatives and killed some of her kin.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“Almost 18 members, mostly my relatives, and then some domestic workers and their children and some guests, my uncle were among those killed,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The conspirators had a clear aim – that no one from Bangabandhu’s family should ever come back to power.</div><div><br></div><div>“My younger brother was only 10 years old… They did not spare him either. When we returned to Delhi, it was perhaps the 24th of August… Then I met Prime Minister Mrs Gandhi. She called us… there we came to know that nobody was alive. She made all the arrangements for a job for my husband and this Pandara Road house. We stayed there. The first 2-3 years were extremely difficult to accept. My children, my son, was only four years old. My daughter, she was younger… Both of them used to cry. They wanted to go back to my mother, my father and they still remembered my younger brother mostly,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.</div><div><br></div><div>So much had been lost, yet, Sheikh Hasina also realized that she had to think ahead.</div><div><br></div><div>“This crime, not only they killed my father but they also moved the nation from the ideology of our Liberation War. Everything was lost in just one night, everything just changed. And those killers... they were still haunting us. They were trying to find out where we were, so when we lived on Pandara Road, our names were changed,” said the Awami League leader.</div><div><br></div><div>“And it was so painful that you cannot use your own name, own identity,” added the prime minister.</div><div><br></div><div>“Definitely I wanted to go back to my country. But taking responsibility for such a big party, I never thought about it,” she added.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>However, she travelled to different countries during this time and even addressed a public meeting in London on August 16, 1980, demanding punishment for her father’s killers.</div><div><br></div><div>“To bring them to justice or bring them to book, so that the trial should take place because there was immunity granted to them. There was an ordinance… killers get all types of facilities and immunity… they claimed that yes, they committed this crime and they were very vocal. Because they thought they were very powerful,” remarked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div><div><br></div><div>She continued with the campaign, roping in many eminent people.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“On one hand we lost everybody, and on the other, I cannot ask for justice. Justice was denied. So that was the situation. Then again, I returned to Delhi, at the end of 1980 or 81,” she recalled.</div><div><br></div><div>However, by this time there was another important development in Bangladesh, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>“Awami League had a conference, and at that time they, in my absence, declared me as the president of the party,” said the prime minister, who eventually moved back to Bangladesh and again reached the top position in the country\'s political arena.</div><div><br></div><div>“They tried to kill me, several times, but I survived. In broad daylight, there was a grenade attack. I don’t know how I survived. Our party leaders, workers, they just covered me, made human shields, so they received all the splinters but I... I survived… They placed a huge bomb at my meeting… Somehow it was discovered... So, I survived again. I don\'t know... Allah is helping me, maybe Allah has given me some responsibility to fulfill,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 22:56:02', '2022-09-04 22:56:02'),
(1409, 1409, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Salah is the major form of worship that a muslim offers five times a day regularly. It is an obligation upon a Muslim and a Muslim is to offer no excuse when it comes to offering Salah. The offering of Salah in addition to representing the submission of Muslims to their Lord also has other benefits as well which are highly cherished by every Muslim.</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The establishment of Salah is one of the major topics upon which Quran has emphasized more than anything else. In Quran Allah Almighty has stressed upon Muslims to learn to offer Salah regularly and with mentions of offering Salah Allah has also mentioned its benefits with it as well. The lines below give the major benefits of Salah that elaborate the importance of Salah.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Invoking Allah:</div><div><br></div><div>Although there is no constraint upon a Muslim on how to invoke Allah Almighty, however, prayer is the preferred means of doing so as when a person worships Allah he or she develops a connection with Allah and any invocation within that or after that connection is bound to be accepted by Allah more compared to invocation done in any other circumstance. In Quran, Allah Almighty says:</div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">“O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient”.&nbsp; (2:153)</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Therefore, a Muslim must use prayers as a means of invocation and ask Allah Almighty for help and assistance in any difficulty or worry.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Leading To Taqwa:</div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Piety or righteousness is the prime objective which a Muslim has to achieve in this life. All the instructions, constraints, freedom, rights and education provided by Islam are with the objective that a Muslim becomes pious and moves on the righteous path. In this regard, prayer has a great role to play as it promotes Taqwa or piety in the follower. In Quran, Allah Almighty says:</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;“This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guidance for those who have Taqwa: who believe in the unseen, and who establish Salah, and spend out of what we have provided for them.” (2:2-3)</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Therefore, in addition to giving charity and believing in the unseen, a Muslim must also establish Salah in order to move towards Taqwa.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Reward In The Afterworld:</div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Every deed, whether good or bad that a Muslim undertakes in this life, he or she will have to be answerable for it in the afterlife. Although all the deeds get rewarded in the afterlife, however, the actual reward of Salah will truly be realized in the afterlife when Allah Almighty will shower special blessings on that person. In Quran, Allah says:</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">“Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give zakah will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.” (2:277)</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Therefore, prayer is not something that ends in this world, rather the real reward of it will come to surface in the afterlife. Source QR</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span><br></div></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"7\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 22:56:03', '2022-09-04 22:56:03'),
(1410, 1410, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh has decided to import food from five countries. In this regard, agreement has already been signed, said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam.  </span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He disclosed this information at a press briefing at Secretariat in the capital after the cabinet meeting on Sunday.</div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Food is being imported from India, Russia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, the Cabinet secretary added.  </span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Deal has been inked to import food grains from five countries, Khandker Anwarul Islam said. The premier has stressed the need for seeking alternative sources so that no complications arise at the last moment.</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 23:29:09', '2022-09-04 23:32:35'),
(1411, 1411, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Hamas Islamist movement ruling the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that they executed five Palestinians, including two for ‘collaboration’ with Israel.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The executions for collaboration are the first carried out in the coastal Palestinian enclave for more than five years.</div><div><br></div><div>‘On Sunday morning, the death sentence was carried out against two condemned over collaboration with the occupation (Israel), and three others in criminal cases,’ Hamas said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>It added that the defendants had previously been given ‘their full rights to defend themselves’.</div><div><br></div><div>Hamas’s interior ministry provided the initials and years of birth of the five executed Palestinians, but did not give their full names.</div><div><br></div><div>The two executed over ‘collaboration’ with Israel were two men born in 1978 and 1968.</div><div><br></div><div>The older of the two was a resident of Khan Yunis in the south of the blockaded Gaza Strip. He was convicted of supplying Israel in 1991 with ‘information on men of the resistance, their residence... and the location of rocket launchpads’, Hamas said.</div><div><br></div><div>The second was condemned for supplying Israel in 2001 with intelligence ‘that led to the targeting and martyrdom of citizens’ by Israeli forces, the statement added.</div><div><br></div><div>The three others executed had been convicted of murder, the statement said.</div><div><br></div><div>Hamas has sentenced numerous people to death in recent years for ‘collaboration’ with Israel, but the executions announced Sunday are the first carried out since May 2017.</div><div><br></div><div>Three Palestinians -- Ashraf Abu Leila, Hisham al-Aloul and Abdallah al-Nashar -- were executed then over their involvement in assassinating a Hamas military leader.</div><div><br></div><div>The men were publicly executed, with hundreds of people allowed to watch the sentences being carried out.</div><div><br></div><div>They had been arrested just weeks earlier over the killing of Mazen Faqha, who was allegedly shot dead on behalf of Israel.</div><div><br></div><div>While Hamas keeps the death penalty on the statute books, Palestinian officials in the occupied West Bank have not carried out such a sentence in recent years.</div><div><br></div><div>Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, seated in the West Bank city of Ramallah, has signed up to the United Nations’ treaty opposing the death penalty.</div><div><br></div><div>Abbas’s Fatah movement and Hamas have been divided since 2007, following the outbreak of fighting between the Palestinian factions.</div><div><br></div><div>The Palestinian Authority operates in the West Bank, home to nearly three million Palestinians who live alongside 475,000 Israeli settlers.</div><div><br></div><div>Hamas, meanwhile, rules over 2.3 million Palestinians who have lived under a crippling Israeli-led blockade for 15 years. Source: AFP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-04 23:50:53', '2022-09-04 23:51:25'),
(1412, 1412, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Wtih Babar Azam &amp; Co. gearing up for their second meeting with Team India in the 2022 edition of the Asia Cup on Sunday, legendary cricketer Wasim Akram has insisted Pakistan play fearless cricket and make bold decisions on the field in their upcoming match against the defending champions. After India avenged its World Cup defeat in the Asia Cup 2022 opener, Rohit Sharma &amp; Co. will aim to complete a famous double over Pakistan in the showpiece event at the Dubai International Stadium.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Making his presence felt in the high-voltage clash betwen India and Pakistan, all-rounder Hardik Pandya architected a stunning win for the Rohit-led side at the same venue last week. Pandya delivered the goods with the ball before playing a blinder of a knock against Pakistan in India\'s Asia Cup opener. Sharing his views ahead of the Super 4 fixture of the Asia Cup between the two traditional rivals, Pakistan\'s fast bowling great Akram named Pandya as his favourite cricketer in the shortest format.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Mujhe ye ladka bada pasand hai (I like Hardik Pandya a lot), especially in the T20I format. Because he is a proper all-rounder. Like Pakistan have Shadab Khan. Talking about Hardik, he has pace (clocks 140 kmph) and he is also an electrifying fielder. When it comes to his batting, he is fearless. I hope I am wrong, but Pakistan need to get out of a losing mindset. Maybe it is because of us as we make memes on social media. That\'s not fair,” Wasim told Cricket Pakistan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pandya joined forces with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to script India’s thrilling win over Pakistan when both teams last met each other in the Asia Cup 2022. Hoping that Babar &amp; Co. take notes from the Rohit-led side at the Asia Cup, Akram has urged Pakistan to play fearless cricket just like India played against them earlier in the continental tournament.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Being a Pakistan, I want Pakistan to win but Team India is coming to the match after a win. Team India is high on confidence after their recent successes. They also have Ravindra Jadeja injured, he has returned home. Axar Patel has replaced him. Jadeja was the main player of the Indian team. He and Pandya won the match for India last time. India also promoted Jadeja at the time. That\'s why Pakistan need to take a few risks while playing T20I cricket,” Akram added. Source HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 00:21:20', '2022-09-05 00:21:20'),
(1413, 1413, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Teacher’s Day 2022: Every year, Teacher’s Day is celebrated on September 5 to observe the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. It is the day when the teachers are made to feel special by their students. Teachers hold an extremely important place in our lives. They hand hold us and teach us to navigate through life. A good teacher transcends through classroom walls and end up teaching us about life, and pushing us to be better human beings. On Teacher’s Day, students make greeting cards, buy gifts and make their teachers feel special. This year also, Teacher’s Day will be celebrated with a lot of love and enthusiasm.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teacher’s Day is the day to express our gratitude to our teachers for impacting the knowledge of life to us and helping us in life and beyond. We have curated a few ways by which we can make our teachers feel special on this day:</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Performance: We can compile a list of our teachers’ favourite songs and prepare a special performance for them and let them feel extra special on this day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Greeting cards: We can create a theme that matches with the likes of our teacher and make a greeting card based on that for him/her. We are sure it will put a wide smile on their faces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cake, decorations: We can decorate the teacher’s room according to their liking and bake a cake for him/her. We can make them feel extra special and cut the cake in the presence of all of the teachers and the students.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Volunteer: A teacher is happiest when he/she sees their students volunteering for something great. We can volunteer for study activities and make them feel extra proud.</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;\">Photo collage: Make a compilation of all the best moments that we have with our teachers into a photo collage and gift them in a nice frame: Source HT</span><br></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', '[\"24\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 01:06:02', '2022-09-05 01:06:02'),
(1414, 1414, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A TikTok social media influencer and beauty queen from Canada has died after a skydiving accident where she did not open her parachute in time.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to FOX News, 21-year-old Tanya Pardazi died during her first solo jump.</div><div><br></div><div>According to a statement made by Skydive Toronto, “The skydiver released a quickly rotating main parachute at a low altitude without the time/altitude required for the reverse parachute to inflate.”</div><div><br></div><div>The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 27. Skydive Toronto says they are cooperating with the South Simcoe Police Department.</div><div><br></div><div>According to police, the 21-year-old was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased.</div><div><br></div><div>“The jumper was a welcomed recent addition to the skydiving community and will be missed amongst the student’s new friends and fellow jumpers of Skydive Torono Inc.,” said the company. “The team at Skydive Toronoto Inc has been profoundly affected by this accident as they have refined their student training program for over 50 years.”</div><div><br></div><div>FOX News said, Pardazi had previously made it to the semifinals of the Miss Canada beauty pageant and currently had more than 95,000 followers on social media. - Fox8</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 01:13:17', '2022-09-05 01:13:17'),
(1415, 1415, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Cities in eastern China suspended ferry services and classes and flights were canceled in Japan on Sunday as Typhoon Hinnamnor, the strongest global storm this year, blew its way past Taiwan and the Koreas with fierce winds and heavy rains.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Shanghai grounded ferry services and deployed more than 50,000 police officers to aid with rescues and guide traffic away from danger areas. The eastern business hub of Wenzhou ordered all classes suspended on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>Hinnamnor is forecasted to move gradually northward into the East China Sea with maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers (109 miles) per hour, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.</div><div><br></div><div>Evacuations and flight cancellations have been ordered in Japan’s southern Okinawa Island. The typhoon is also expected to bring intense rainfall to the Korean Peninsula, bringing the possibility of flooding.</div><div><br></div><div>China’s National Meteorological Center issued a yellow typhoon warning at 10 a.m. Sunday, and warned of heavy rains in northeastern Zhejiang, Shanghai and self-governing Taiwan.</div><div><br></div><div>Ships were told to return to port to take shelter from the wind, and the center also urged people against large gatherings both indoors and outdoors.</div><div><br></div><div>In Japan, the typhoon lashed Okinawa and nearby islands with heavy rain and fierce winds, threatening flooding and grounding more than 100 flights connecting the islands and parts of the main southern island of Kyushu.</div><div><br></div><div>Footage on Japan’s NHK national television showed trees violently shaken by the storm, with fierce rainfall hitting the pavement. A greenhouse for mangoes on Ishigaki Island was knocked down. On the main Okinawa island, two elderly people fell down and were slightly injured, according to media reports.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials said the slow-moving typhoon could add to rainfall and risks of flooding in the southern region where dense rain clouds have been stuck.</div><div><br></div><div>In Taiwan, over 600 residents in New Taipei, Taoyuan and Hsinchu counties were evacuated to shelters on Saturday amid the heavy rain and strong winds, according to the island\'s Central News Agency.</div><div><br></div><div>The typhoon caused a landslide in Miaoli county and blew over some 100 roadside trees. About 40 flights and more than 100 ferry services across Taiwan were also canceled Saturday. - AP</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 01:40:24', '2022-09-05 01:40:24');
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(1416, 1416, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Group, has died in a road accident in Maharashtra. The incident occurred near Mumbai.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cyrus Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car at the time of the accident.</div><div><br></div><div>Palghar SP Balasaheb Patil confirmed the death of the businessman while he was returning from Gujarat\'s Ahmedabad. The accident occurred near the Gujarat-Maharashtra border.</div><div><br></div><div>The second individual who died in the accident has been identified as Jahangir Dinshaw Pandole. The other two passengers, Anahita Pandole and Darius Pandole, suffered injuries and have been rushed to a hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Anahita Pandole was driving the car. Dr Anahita Pandole is a gynaecologist at south Mumbai\'s Breach Candy hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>Following the accident, both injured were taken to a local hospital in Maharashtra\'s Kasa. The police said that they were later shifted to Rainbow Hospital in Vapi, Gujarat. Sources said that Anahita Pandole will be taken to Breach Candy Hospital for further treatment.</div><div><br></div><div>Police said that the driver lost control of the vehicle and the car crashed into a divider near Charoti on a bridge over a river. Four people were present in the luxury car. Cyrus Mistry died on the spot.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The initial probe revealed that the driver lost control of the car. Two people have died and the other two are in the hospital,\" the SP confirmed to India Today.</div><div><br></div><div>“The accident took place around 3:15 pm when Mistry was travelling to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. The accident took place on a bridge over the Surya River. It seems like an accident,” the police official said.</div><div><br></div><div>The impact of the collision was severe and the airbags in the vehicle had popped out but failed to save the lives of the two. Sources said that Anahita Pandole and Darius Pandole were sitting in the front and they were both wearing seatbelts. Cyrus Mistry and Darius\'s brother Jehangir were sitting in the back seat. Source: India Today</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 01:54:25', '2022-09-05 01:54:25'),
(1417, 1417, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lauded her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi led initiative towards rescuing students of her country who were stuck in eastern Europe following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In a free-wheeling television interaction with South Asia’s leading multimedia news agency ANI, Sheikh Hasina, who is set to visit India on Monday, also lavished praise on the Modi government\'s gesture of providing Covid-19 vaccines to neighbouring countries under its Vaccine Maitri programme when the pandemic was fast-spreading.</div><div><br></div><div>She emphasized on closer cooperation between the two next door neighbours.</div><div><br></div><div>There can be differences but these should be addressed through dialogue, she said adding that in a number of areas, India and Bangladesh had precisely done that.</div><div><br></div><div>She, however, marked out two areas for special praise where the Indian government\'s support helped Bangladeshi citizens. One of these was the evacuation of Bangladesh students, who like many Indians, were stuck in Ukraine and its neighbouring countries after the outbreak of the conflict.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I really would like to express my thanks to the Prime Minister that during this war between Russia and Ukraine, many of our students were just stuck and they came to Poland to shelter. But when you evacuate your students, Indian students, they also brought our students back home. So it is really... You have shown a clearly friendly gesture. I thank the Prime Minister for this initiative,\" Sheikh Hasina said.</div><div><br></div><div>She was responding to a question about remarks often made especially by western observers that there was a lack of cooperation among SAARC nations.</div><div><br></div><div>To another question about the Indian government\'s Vaccine Maitri programme, Sheikh Hasina said it was a very \"prudent\" initiative taken by Prime Minister Modi.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I really thank Prime Minister Modi for this initiative, and that way he... you know, contributed vaccines to not only Bangladesh, also some south Asian countries, and it\'s really very very helpful. And it\'s a really prudent initiative he has taken, and besides that we bought vaccines with our own money, and also many other countries also contributed,\" Hasina said.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina also gave details about her country\'s vaccination programme. Bangladesh has administered Covid-19 vaccines to 90 per cent of its population.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Usually, you know, people from our country, especially the village level, even in some towns also, I found many people very much reluctant to take vaccine. They don\'t want to take the... you know... the pinch of needle or \'sui nai lena hai\' so... but we have to pursue them. We told them that this is nothing but it will save your life. So that way we engaged everybody, so that they make people... so it was really very good initiative, this Vaccine Maitri itself... very good initiative. I really support,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina referred to India as a \"tested\" friend and said that the country had stood by Bangladesh in its hour of need, first in 1971 and then at later times also.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We always remember their contribution during our 1971 war. And besides that even 1975, when we lost all my family members. So, the then Prime Minister, she gave us shelter in India. Besides that, you see, these two countries, we are neighbours, close neighbours and I always give importance and priority to friendship with our neighbouring countries,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The relationship between the two countries should be for the betterment of their citizens, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said even during the Covid-19 period, Indian leadership had shown their positive intentions as both, the then President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangladesh as it celebrated its Independence Day, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>\"I really thank Prime Minister Modi and also your honourable president. Both of them visited Bangladesh when we were celebrating our father of the nation birth centenary and also our independence, 50 years of our Independence Day, and our friendship with India. India recognised Bangladesh early on, so that bonding, I think that is our main priority. That their visit at such a time, even that time there was a Covid-19 pandemic but beside that both of them honoured us, honoured our people,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 03:16:30', '2022-09-05 03:16:30'),
(1418, 1418, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A probe body formed to investigate last month\'s horrific accident in Uttara that saw a massive girder of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project crush five members of a family to death in their car, has found the Chinese contractor responsible for the tragedy.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Secretary of Road Transport and Highways Division ABM Amin Ullah Nuri revealed this at a press briefing on the probe report at the Secretariat on Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>The probe body found the contractor firm, China Gezhouba Group Corporation, or CGGC responsible for the accident, he said.</div><div>Separately, the probe body pointed to twelve circumstantial reasons behind the accident. These are as follows:</div><div><br></div><div>· The authorities concerned were shifting the girder in the daytime for the first time, which is among the prime reasons behind the accident.</div><div><br></div><div>· The authorities concerned were ignoring the government holiday without taking any prior permission from the higher authorities concerned.</div><div><br></div><div>· The crane was driven by an assistant operator or helper of the crane’s main operator.</div><div><br></div><div>· Even the operator had no licence.</div><div><br></div><div>· The crane was found driving on a bumpy road.</div><div>· There was no digital monitor on the crane.</div><div><br></div><div>· The workers did not take any prior approval for the work.</div><div><br></div><div>· There was no specific traffic management.</div><div><br></div><div>· Ineptitude of the traffic management workers.</div><div><br></div><div>· Lack of a safety engineer.</div><div><br></div><div>· There was no emergency plan management</div><div><br></div><div>· Those found working that day were not approved by the contractor firm.</div><div><br></div><div>Few days after the accident, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming said there would be no objections on their part if punitive actions is taken against those found responsible for the tragedy in an official probe.</div><div><br></div><div>The probe body also provides some recommendations, including to continue the project work after ensuring safety as per the agreement; take prior approval for safety related issue; should be coordinated with the engineer, consultant, police, city corporation and other concerned for road related work; shifting heavy things like girder should take place from 8pm to 6am, after ensuring proper safety measure and must ensure emergency incident management plan and keeping standby capacity cranes or wrecker, ambulance, first aid and emergency doctor in the project area.</div><div><br></div><div>The committee suggested bearing the cost of the victims injured in the accident as per prior consensus.</div><div><br></div><div>On August 15, five members of a family, including two children, were crushed to death after a girder of the BRT project in Uttara fell from a crane on their private car.</div><div><br></div><div>The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges formed the six-member probe committee to investigate the tragedy on the following day.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, a police case has been filed in connection with the tragedy that occurred around 4.15pm when the girder of the Gazipur Expressway fell on the car from a crane while it was being moved in front of Gazipur Paradise Tower, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>The FIR for causing death due to negligence does not name anyone but lists the crane operator and the company responsible for the project, China Gezhouba Group Co Ltd, police told.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 03:23:45', '2022-09-05 03:23:45'),
(1419, 1419, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan left 10 people dead and 15 wounded, authorities said Sundsy. Police are looking for two suspects.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The stabbings took place in multiple locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, police said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Rhonda Blackmore, the Assistant Commissioner of the RCMP Saskatchewan, said some of the victims appear to have been targeted by the suspects but others appear to have been attacked at random. She couldn\'t provide a motive.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“It is horrific what has occurred in our province today,” Blackmore said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said there are 13 crime scenes where either deceased or injured people were found.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The search for suspects was carried out as fans descended in Regina for a sold out annual Labor Day game between the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Regina Police Service said in a news release that with the help of Mounties, it was working on several fronts to locate and arrest the suspects and had \"deployed additional resources for public safety throughout the city, including the football game at Mosaic Stadium.″</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The alert first issued by Melfort, Saskatchewan RCMP about 7 a.m. was extended hours later to cover Manitoba and Alberta, as the two suspects remained at large.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Damien Sanderson, 31, was described as five feet seven inches tall and 155 pounds, and Myles Sanderson, 30, as six-foot-one and 200 pounds. Both have black hair and brown eyes and may be driving a black Nissan Rogue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Saskatchewan Health Authority said multiple patients were being treated at several sites.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A call for additional staff was issued to respond to the influx of casualties,” authority spokeswoman Anne Linemann said in an email.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mark Oddan, a spokesman with STARS Air Ambulance, said two helicopters were dispatched from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and another from Regina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said two carried patients to the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, while the third carried a patient to Royal University from a hospital in Melfort, a short distance southeast of Weldon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Oddan said due to privacy laws, he could not disclose information about their ages, genders or conditions: Source HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 12:21:06', '2022-09-05 12:21:06'),
(1420, 1420, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">DUBAI: Ironically, unpredictability has been Pakistan’s greatest virtues in big matches and big tournaments. On Sunday, they got another unexpected player Mohammad Nawaz to spring a surprise and stun India in the second thriller on the bounce between the two teams in this Asia Cup. Pakistan winning by five wickets with a ball to spare has left India vulnerable in the Super 4s.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chasing 182, the left-arm spinner came out to bat at No. 4, after returning figures of 1/25 with his left-arm spin, in the ninth over with the scoreboard reading 63/2. With Mohammad Rizwan batting like a rock at the other end, Nawaz launched a brutal counter-attack on the Indian bowlers to score a 20-ball 42, hitting six boundaries and two sixes in front of the wicket, and put India on the backfoot. He nullified India’s middle-over trump card Yuzvendra Chahal, milking him for 1/43 in his four overs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even as Rizwan fell for a 51-ball 71 moments to Pandya’s slower ball at long-off after Nawaz went the same way off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Indian team cracked under pressure. Arshdeep Singh dropped a sitter offered by Asif Ali at short-third in the 18th over.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Needing 26 off 12, Khushdil Shah and Asif got stuck into India’s most experienced seamer Bhuvneshwar, whose death-bowling abilities got exposed, to pick up 19 runs off the 19th over. Arshdeep’s effort to make amends for the dropped catch was always going to be tough with just seven in the bank.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nawaz’s sterling show put Virat Kohli’s return to form in the shadow. Kohli turned back the clock with 60 off 44. The magical form which kept distancing itself from him in empty stadiums during the pandemic here in UAE in 2020, came back in front of a packed Dubai International Cricket Stadium against fiercest of rivals.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kohli’s innings may not come across as the most astounding of T20 innings in terms of statistics, but its significance in the larger context is much greater than helping India post a challenging 181/7. Perhaps he was crippled by the lack of support from the middle-order which undid all the good work done by the top-three batters Rohit Sharma, Rahul and Kohli. As the power-packed middle-order of Suryakumar Yadav (13 off 10), Rishabh Pant (14 off 12), Hardik Pandya (0 off 2) and Deepak Hooda (16 off 14) fizzled out, Kohli couldn’t tee off. Hitting gaps and driving the fielding team crazy with his maverick-like running between wickets again became his go-to strategy. That he hit just four boundaries and one six said how well he maneuvered the field. It was ironic that his innings ended while he tried to pinch a second run and an Asif Ali direct hit found him marginally short of his crease.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kohli took over once Rohit perished for 28 off 16 and Rahul holed out at long-on off Shadab Khan for 28 off 20. Kohli has never been the quintessential muscle player in T20s. His strengths, ironically, have never depended on funky ramps or switch-hits. Sunday was vintage Kohli.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kohli got off the mark with a backfoot punch to mid-off off a Haris Rauf delivery bowled at 151 kmph and signaled he had rediscovered his imperious touch before the pandemic struck. And that nonchalant whip off a Mohammad Hasnain thunderbolt for a six over the mid-wicket fence screamed trademark Kohli.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Buoyed by a sterling show in the opening match, the raw pace attack of Pakistan turned out to amp up the heat with the ball. In turn, Rohit and Rahul feasted on the extra pace offered. The stand-out feature of the top-three’s batting on Sunday was the fact every aggressive shot was hit in front of square—be it Rohit’s short-arm pulls over the mid-wicket or Rahul’s crisp punches over the 30-yard circle. The brand of cricket promised over a year was finally on show with India’s captain and vice-captain opening the innings with 54-run stand in 5.1 overs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You could see he was in the zone. Constantly talking to his partners in the middle-order, gesturing what the bowlers were trying and punching his bat every time his partner got the ball away to the boundary. And when he sprinted back to the danger end when Deepak Hooda was already saying to the second run, you knew Kohli meant business. Source: Times of India</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 12:47:25', '2022-09-05 12:47:25'),
(1421, 1421, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A rice mill roof collapsed at Gopalpur in Tangail. Three workers died. They all worked as laborers in that rice mill.</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 deceased are – Arif (27), son of Bachchu Mia of Panchgachi Union of Kurigram, Nurul Islam (35), son of Karim Molla of Goruhara village of the same district and Naeemul Islam, son of Noor Mohammad.</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 scene took place at Ekota Rice Mill in Gopalpur upazila’s Dubail village on Sunday night, Gopalpur Fire Service Sub-Officer Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter.</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 rice mill hopper collapsed along with the roof on workers working inside the factory said Rafiqul.</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;\">“Two workers bodies were recovered from the spot. Another one succumbed to his injuries on his way to the hospital,” he added.</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;\">Another person is still lost, according to locals.</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;\">Rafiqul said members of the fire service are working to find out whether anyone else is trapped inside.</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, '2022-09-05 13:33:53', '2022-09-05 13:33:53'),
(1422, 1422, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pallavi Joshi has an enviable record at the box ofice this year. Her film The Kashmir Files is the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year despite being a ‘small film’ with no big stars. In comparison, some of the much bigger films featuring much bigger names crash-landed at the box office, leading many to ask what has gone wrong with the Hindi film industry. In a recent conversation with Hindustan Times, the veteran actor opened up on where Bollywood is lacking and the changing trajectory of her own career.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kashmir Files was made on a budget of ₹15 crore and ended up grossing over ₹350 crore worldwide, largely due to strong word of mouth. The film, directed by Pallavi’s husband Vivek Agnihotri, dealt with the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley over 30 years ago. The film beat out several big releases like Ranbir Kapoor’s Shamshera, Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha, and Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithviraj in the box office race.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When asked what Bollywood seems to be doing wrong, Pallavi says, “I am not an expert in Bollywood so I don’t know what went wrong with Shamshera or Dobaaraa and other films. But I can certainly tell you what worked in favour of our film. I have always believed that the audience realises the intent with which you put across your subject or performance. In theatre, there were days when I lost focus and wouldn’t get the same reaction from the audience. And those were the most miserable days. And the same applies to films as well. Through the screen too, people realise your honesty.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pallavi feels that The Kashmir Files worked because it spoke about real issues that the people of this country want to see, something that most other films are shying away from. She argues, “As an artiste, the training is to show a mirror to society. So, even if you are a little anti-establishment, that’s ok. If you see the films of Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, they mirrored whatever was happening around in the society. The films were based around the problems India was facing at that time. Somehow, the problems of India do not feature in our films anymore. Hence, there is that disconnect.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The actor also addresses the ongoing ‘boycott Bollywood’ trend on social media, where an increasing number of people have been calling for boycotting successive Hindi films, ranging from Laal Singh Chaddha and Dobaara to Liger and Brahmastra. “People should also realise introspection is important. I feel if such a huge movement is taking place in the country, there is a need for introspection for everyone. The audience is our everything and we are nothing without them. So, let’s try and remember this and give them what they want. Give them the stories they are dying to see and see how they flock the theatres again,” says Pallavi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pallavi began acting at the age of four in 1973 and is set to complete half a century in the entertainment industry. Over the years, she has seen her career trajectory change very often, including taking a voluntary break in the late-90s. Talking about how her career has progressed, she says, “It’s a blessing and I consider myself extremely lucky that people have not forgotten me. When I took the break to sit at home with my kids, my close ones including my husband and father would call it ‘career suicide’. They said I won’t be able to come back. I was really very zen at that point and I said, ‘don’t worry, people won’t forget me’. I don’t know why I had that confidence. I guess I wasn’t proved wrong and I am happy about it.” Source HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24\\kh</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 13:58:53', '2022-09-05 13:58:53'),
(1423, 1423, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Crope tops have always been a wardrobe staple for everyday dressing, be it a cosy cropped tank top or a bralette. This comfiest piece of clothing can elevate your casual look by pairing them with the right denim bottoms. And actor Janhvi Kapoor understands this style statement quite impeccably. The star is known for her cool sartorial choices and her knack for combining Gen Z trends with timeless classics. And her recent photoshoot doing all of the above is getting much love on social media. She recently dropped pictures of herself dressed in a white cropped tank top and denim shorts on Instagram and looked drop-dead gorgeous.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday evening, Janhvi took to Instagram to drop pictures of herself from a new photoshoot. The post shows the star posing barefoot in a cropped tank top and denim shorts, which she captioned, \"Undone.\" She teamed the comfiest ensemble with minimal makeup picks and accessories, giving her fans tips on nailing everyday fashion statements. If you need some inspiration to upgrade your wardrobe with statement pieces that will help you kick back at home in style, this is it. Check out the pictures below.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Janhvi\'s pictures show her in a white tank top and denim shorts. While the sleeveless cropped top features a round neckline, short hem length displaying her tones abs, a ribbed design and a bodycon fitting, the acid-washed denim shorts come with a high-rise waist, faux pockets on the side and frayed details on the hem.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Janhvi teamed the classic white blouse and denim combination with dainty gold hoop earrings and a statement ring. In the end, Janhvi chose centre-parted open tresses with wavy ends, glossy blush pink lip shade, subtle smoky eye shadow, mascara to define her lashes, dewy base, blushed cheeks, a hint of highlighter, and well-defined brows for the glam picks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Janhvi shared the post, it garnered several likes and comments from her followers. Her good friend Orhan Awatramani commented, \"How...\" Another user wrote, \"Stunnnnning.\" A fan complimented the star and wrote, \"Koi itna khubsurat kaise ho skta (How can someone be so beautiful).\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Janhvi Kapoor last starred in Good Luck Jerry, which released on Disney+ Hotstar on July 29. She has Mr and Mrs Mahi with Rajkummar Rao and Bawaal with Varun Dhawan in the pipeline. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 14:29:28', '2022-09-05 14:29:28'),
(1424, 1424, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Nine people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a head-on colosion between&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">two buses on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur early Monday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The accident took place on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway near the Kharubhaj bridge in Ikorchali Hajipara area of the upazila, said police.</div><div><br></div><div>A bus of Joyana Paribahan collided with a bus of Islam Paribahan near Kharubhaj Bridge around 12:30am, leaving nine people dead and fifty others injured, Mahbub Morshed, officer-in-charge of Taraganj Highway Police Station said.</div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The injured people were admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, he added.</span><br></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Mentioning that the death toll may rise further, the OC said that police and fire service men are conducting rescue operation amid rain.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 15:28:42', '2022-09-05 15:28:42'),
(1425, 1425, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">External affairs minister S Jaishankar said those days are gone when vote bank politics will dominate foreign policies and India\'s present stand on Israel is evidence of that. \"The conflict between Isreal and Palentine has been going on for ages. We have some political reasons owing to which we did not further our ties with Isreal. We restricted ourselves. PM Modi was the first PM in the history of India to have visited Israel. The entire country knows that we could have benefitted from the ties. But once you come out of vote bank politics, your foreign policies also get impacted. Gone are those days when vote bank politics dominated national interest,\" Jaishankar said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jaishanakr was speaking at the launch event of the Gujarati translation of his book, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World. He took many questions from the audience at the event.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\'Forced population control dangerous\'</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On India\'s population, Jaishankar said the rate of growth of India\'s population is falling very sharply, the reasons being education, social awareness etc. \"Each one of us with the passage of time -- our family sizes are smaller. It is a part of evolution. Forced population control can have dangerous consequences. You can see in some countries, their gender balance is disturbed. That is not in the interest of any society. I feel, see..democracy has its shortcomings; sometimes people get frustrated with it. But for all its difficulties, any day, democracy is better than non-democracy. And the solution to issues like population control has to be democratic. Those who forced it are regretting it today,\" Jaishankar said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\'When PM Modi goes abroad\'</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jaishankar said when PM Modi goes abroad, he visits all the modern infrastructure of that place to see how those are working. \"Railways, bullet train, convention centre etc -- he took a ride on the bullet train himself; he went to see how South Korea was cleaning its polluted river; he visited Berlin\'s railway station; when he was in Singapore, he got the idea of a smart city. The mindset of the government has changed. We are open to what good is happening in other countries,\" Jaishankar said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\'PM Modi\'s instruction was...\': Jaishankar on buying Russian oil</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about India\'s decision to continue buying oil from Russia, Jaishankar said people do not understand the situation of India -- the income level here. \"The issue of oil import was more of people\'s interest than foreign policy. PM Modi\'s instruction was we need to think about our people first,\" Jaishankar said. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 16:48:09', '2022-09-05 16:48:09'),
(1426, 1426, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bengaluru continued to face the wrath of the rain gods after the city was inundated due to heavy rainfall. Several localities of Bengaluru were flooded as heavy rain yet again exposed the susceptible city infrastructure. Vehicles in many localities like Marathahalli, outer Ring Road and other places were seen floating with residents having to find a way out for themselves. Traffic authorities posted advisories on social media to apprise people of the situation.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Commuters please note… Before you venture out today expect slow moving traffic in lot of places in the city because of continuous rains and water logging. Please plan your travel accordingly. Traffic police are on their job. Easing and regulating the traffic,” Kala Krishnaswamy, deputy commissioner of police (Traffic), east division said on a message posted on his official Twitter account.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">People took to social media to express their disappointment at the condition of the roads.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Rain havoc everywhere. Stay home if you are able,” Whitefield Rising, a citizens advocacy group wrote on Twitter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least three localities in Bengaluru received over 125mm rain overnight.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Marathahalli, Doddanekkundi and localities of Bengaluru North were completely flooded.</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;\">Localities near HAL also received over 125mm rain till the early morning hours.</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;\">Bengaluru city had an average of 131mm rains, according to data from the weather authorities.</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;\">Not only the city, but even the airport was affected due to the heavy downpour.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The entire parking bay of the Bengaluru International Airport was flooded with passengers and their families struggling to cross over to the departure gate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I request all the leaders and karyakartas to join the relief work in Mahadevapura assembly constituency as a few parts of the area have been flooded with water due to heavy rains in the past few days. Let us help people and ourselves and let us be cautious during the work,” Arvind Limbavalli, former minister and BJP legislator of Mahadevapura, one of the worst affected localities, said. Source HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 17:33:43', '2022-09-05 17:33:43'),
(1427, 1427, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Team India faced a five-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the 2022 Asia Cup Super 4 game on Sunday. Posting a strong score of 181/8 in 20 overs, India were expected to clinch a second-successive win in the edition against Pakistan – having already beaten Pakistan by similar margin in their group game – however, an inspired batting performance from the men in green ensured the side made a winning start to its Super 4 campaign. Mohammad Rizwan shined with the bat yet again, scoring an important 71 off 51 balls, while Mohammad Nawaz, who came to bat at no.4, scored an explosive 42 off 20 deliveries to help take Pakistan home.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the 18th over of the game, however, a match-defining moment further tilted the game towards Pakistan\'s favour. Arshdeep Singh dropped Asif Ali in the over, who, in turn, smashed a six and a four in the next over to take Pakistan closer to the target. Following the game, Arshdeep faced criticism from fans for the drop but former India captain Virat Kohli, who attended the press conference after the match, backed the Indian youngster by giving his own example.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Anyone can make mistakes. It was a big game and the situation was very tight. I remember when I first played in the Champions Trophy, we had our first game against Pakistan and I played a really bad shot against Shahid Afridi,” Kohli recalled.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“I kept staring at the ceiling till 5 in the morning. I couldn\'t sleep, I thought I won\'t ever get a chance now and my career is over. So, all these things are quite natural. But we will get back together tomorrow, and when the team environment is nice, you get to learn,” said the former India skipper.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kohli further credited Rohit Sharma and the team management for ensuring a positive environment in the team. “I\'ll give this credit to the management and the captain. They have created an atmosphere which makes everyone secure. You will make mistakes, you accept it, and then look forward to getting back into the same pressure situation again,” said Kohli, who starred in the game against Pakistan with an impressive knock of 60 off 43 deliveries. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 18:03:21', '2022-09-05 18:03:21'),
(1428, 1428, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday arrived in Delhi for a four-day state visite to India. During the visit, Hasina will meet India\'s top leadership to further cement the multifaceted relationship and ink at least seven bilateral agreements in areas like water management, railway and science and technology.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is Hasina\'s first visit to India after three years. She last visited her neighnoring country in 2019.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen is among other officials who are accompanying Hasina to India.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Momen, issues related to security cooperation, investment, enhanced trade relations, power and energy sector cooperation, water sharing of common rivers, water resources management, border management, and combating drug smuggling and human trafficking are likely to get priority during the talks between Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen also said that the agreements expected to be inked during the visit would be on water management, railway, science and technology, and information and broadcasting. The foreign minister said Dhaka expects that the high-level visit would be very successful to \"help achieve our goals\". Source ZN</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', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 18:47:59', '2022-09-05 18:50:51'),
(1429, 1429, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Education Minister Dr Dipu moni has announced that this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin at 11am instead of 10am.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She made the announcement at a press briefing at her office on Monday (September 5).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dipu Moni said, “The SSC and its equivalent examinations will begin at 11am and continue till 1pm. Exams will continue for two hours. Candidates will have to enter exam centres 30 minutes before the examinations start.”</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;\">This year, the examinations will be held for two hours instead of three hours, she said adding the duration of the MCQ exam is 20 minutes while that of the written exam is 1 hour and 40 minutes.</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;\">All examinees have been asked to enter their exam halls 30 minutes before the starting time and no one except the exam secretary will be allowed to carry cellular phone.</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;\">Mentionable, the SSC and its equivalent examinations are scheduled to begin on September 15.</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;\">Some 20,21,868 students are expected to take the SSC and equivalent exams this year while last year this number was 22,43,254. The number of candidates has decreased by 2,21,386.</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 15,99,711 candidates will sit for the SSC exam under nine general education boards, 2,68,495 for Dakhil exams under Madrasa Education Board and 1,53,662 for vocational exam under Bangladesh Technical Education Board this year, the minister said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The SSC and its equivalent examinations under all the education boards scheduled to begin on June 19 were postponed due to the flood situation in the country on June 17.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Earlier, it was deferred for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Usually, the SSC exams take place in February.</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;\">According to the schedule, the SSC and its equivalent examinations will end on October 18.</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, '2022-09-05 19:51:25', '2022-09-05 20:03:59'),
(1430, 1430, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least nine people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj Upazila of Rangpur early Monday, </span>according<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;to media reports.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.</div><div><br></div><div>A bus of Joyana Paribahan collided with a bus of Islam Paribahan near Kharubhaj Bridge around 12:30am amid heavy showers, leaving five people dead and fifty-four others injured, Mahbub Morshed, officer-in-charge of Taraganj Highway Police Station said.</div><div><br></div><div>Fire Service men rescued the injured victims and rushed them to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital where four more people succumbed to their injuries, said the hospital’s emergency unit physician Md Farhaduzzaman.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, the condition of two other injured people was stated to be critical, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 21:07:20', '2022-09-05 21:07:20'),
(1431, 1431, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations which were postponed due to flood will begin on September 15, education minister Dipu Moni said on Monday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The examinations will begin at 11 am this year instead of 10 am considering the traffic jam, she told reporters after a meeting with the National Monitoring and Law and Order Committee for ensuring smooth environment for the upcoming SSC exams at the Secretariat.</div><div><br></div><div>Coaching centres will remain closed across the country from September 12 to October 2, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>This year, the examinations will be held for two hours instead of three hours, she said adding the duration of the MCQ exam is 20 minutes while that of the written exam is 1 hour and 40 minutes.</div><div><br></div><div>All examinees have been asked to enter their exam halls 30 minutes before the starting time and no one except the exam secretary will be allowed to carry cellular phone.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the schedule, the SSC and its equivalent examinations will end on October 18.</div><div><br></div><div>Some 20,21,868 students are expected to take the SSC and equivalent exams this year while last year this number was 22,43,254. The number of candidates has decreased by 2,21,386.</div><div><br></div><div>About 15,99,711 candidates will sit for the SSC exam under nine general education boards, 2,68,495 for Dakhil exams under Madrasa Education Board and 1,53,662 for vocational exam under Bangladesh Technical Education Board this year, the minister said.</div><div><br></div><div>Some 3,790 centers have been prepared for the SSC exams across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>The SSC and its equivalent examinations under all the education boards scheduled to begin on June 19 were postponed due to the flood situation in the country on June 17.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, it was deferred for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Usually, the SSC exams take place in February.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 21:17:05', '2022-09-05 21:17:05');
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(1432, 1432, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least seven people were killed when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Initial surveys showed that a number of towns in Sichuan province had sustained \"serious damage to housing due to mountain landslides\" while telecommunication lines had been cut off in some areas, according to state broadcaster CCTV. - AFP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 21:34:26', '2022-09-05 21:35:09'),
(1433, 1433, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two employees of Russia\'s embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul were killed Monday and several people wounded in an attack near the diplomatic mission, the foreign ministry in Moscow said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"At 10:50 am Kabul time on September 5, an unidentified militant set off an explosive device in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the consular section of the Russian embassy in Kabul,\" the ministry said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>\"As a result of the attack, two employees of the diplomatic mission were killed, and there are also Afghan citizens among the wounded.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The Afghan interior ministry told AFP that a suicide attacker what shot dead by Taliban guards at the embassy.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It was a suicide attack, but before the bomber could reach his target, he was targeted by our forces and eliminated,\" Afghan interior ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>Asked whether the target was the Russian embassy, Takor said: \"Yes\".</div><div><br></div><div>An Afghan civilian was killed and several others were wounded in the attack, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Without any doubt, we are talking about a terrorist act, which is absolutely unacceptable,\" Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.</div><div><br></div><div>Violence in Afghanistan has largely declined since the Taliban returned to power last year, but several bomb blasts -- some targeting minority communities -- have rocked the country in recent months, many claimed by the jihadist Islamic State (IS) group. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 21:45:45', '2022-09-05 21:45:45'),
(1434, 1434, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A private jet carrying four people that was due to land in Germany but which continued to fly across Europe as air traffic controllers tried unsuccessfully to make contact crashed Sunday off Latvia, authorities said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The jet \"was flying between Spain and Cologne but when it changed course, air traffic controllers were not able to make contact\", the Latvian civil aviation agency said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>Fighter jets from Germany, Denmark and Sweden were scrambled to try to make contact with the crew in the air as the Austrian-registered plane continued to fly across northern Europe, \"but they saw no one\", Swedish search and rescue operation leader Lars Antonsson told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>The plane, a Cessna 551, flew over Swedish airspace in the Baltic Sea before crashing into the sea off Ventspils just before 8:00 pm (1800 GMT).</div><div><br></div><div>The plane flew relatively steadily until it neared the Latvian coast, when it rapidly lost altitude.</div><div><br></div><div>It crashed \"when it ran out of fuel\", Antonsson said.</div><div><br></div><div>The nationalities of the four on board were not immediately known.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Rescue teams with boats and helicopters from Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden are working at the crash site\", the Latvian aviation agency said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"No human remains have been found\", Sweden\'s Antonsson added.</div><div>It is not known what caused the plane to fly off course, reports AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have no explanation at all, we can only speculate\" about what happened \"but they were clearly incapacitated on board\", Antonsson said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 21:55:47', '2022-09-05 21:55:47'),
(1435, 1435, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A private jet carrying four people that was due to land in Germany but which continued to fly across Europe as air traffic controllers tried unsuccessfully to make contact crashed Sunday off Latvia, authorities said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The jet \"was flying between Spain and Cologne but when it changed course, air traffic controllers were not able to make contact\", the Latvian civil aviation agency said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>Fighter jets from Germany, Denmark and Sweden were scrambled to try to make contact with the crew in the air as the Austrian-registered plane continued to fly across northern Europe, \"but they saw no one\", Swedish search and rescue operation leader Lars Antonsson told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>The plane, a Cessna 551, flew over Swedish airspace in the Baltic Sea before crashing into the sea off Ventspils just before 8:00 pm (1800 GMT).</div><div><br></div><div>The plane flew relatively steadily until it neared the Latvian coast, when it rapidly lost altitude.</div><div><br></div><div>It crashed \"when it ran out of fuel\", Antonsson said.</div><div><br></div><div>The nationalities of the four on board were not immediately known.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Rescue teams with boats and helicopters from Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden are working at the crash site\", the Latvian aviation agency said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"No human remains have been found\", Sweden\'s Antonsson added.</div><div>It is not known what caused the plane to fly off course, reports AFP</div><div><br></div><div>\"We have no explanation at all, we can only speculate\" about what happened \"but they were clearly incapacitated on board\", Antonsson said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 22:30:48', '2022-09-05 22:30:48'),
(1436, 1436, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">China’s government approved the world’s first inhaled vaccine against COVID-19, the vaccine’s maker Cansino Biologics announced on Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The vaccine, called Convidecia Air, changes the liquid form of the vaccine into an aerosol using a nebuilzer. The vaccine can then be inhaled through the mouth using the nebulizer machine. The needle-free vaccine “can effectively induce comprehensive immune protection in response to SARS-CoV-2 after just one breath,” Cansino said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>The science appears to back Cansino’s claims.</div><div>In July, Chinese scientists published a pre-print study showing that people who received one booster dose of Cansino’s inhaled vaccine after two doses of the inactivated jab from Chinese maker Sinovac developed more antibodies than people who received three Sinovac shots. Four weeks after receiving the inhaled booster, 92.5% of people had developed neutralizing antibodies for Omicron.</div><div><br></div><div>Those who got three doses on Sinovac’s jab did not demonstrate any neutralizing antibodies for Omicron, either four weeks or six months after getting a booster.</div><div><br></div><div>Cansino’s stock price jumped 8% in Hong Kong on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>U.S. vaccine push</div><div><br></div><div>Prominent scientists like Scripps Research executive vice president Eric Topol have called on the U.S. government to accelerate efforts to develop inhaled and nasal spray vaccines, believing that they may better target Omicron infections than injected jabs.</div><div><br></div><div>“Once [Omicron] gets in through our nasal mucosa, or our oral mucosa, upper airway. That’s game over [for] infection,” Topol said recently in a podcast with U.S. President Joe Biden’s former COVID-19 Response Coordinator Andy Slavitt. “The best way… to induce the mucosal immunity right at the upper airway is with either nasal or oral vaccines.</div><div><br></div><div>Cansino’s booster vaccine is an inhaled version of the one-shot, adenovirus COVID-19 jab that Cansino developed in partnership with the Chinese military-run Academy of Military Medical Sciences. The initial jab proved 66% effective in preventing infection, and 92% effective against severe disease in early clinical trials. It has been green-lit for use as a booster and primary vaccine dose by the Chinese government, World Health Organization, and several other countries.</div><div><br></div><div>But Cansino’s jab has not been as widely distributed as initially expected. The firm led the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine early in the pandemic, ahead of foreign makers like Pfizer and Moderna and Chinese firms Sinovac and Sinopharm, but then fell behind in approval and distribution. Even with Monday’s boost, Cansino’s stock price has dropped 87% since the end of 2020, when vaccine makers first brought COVID shots to market.</div><div><br></div><div>Over the weekend, China’s government approved another new protein-based jab—from local firm Livzon Pharma—for use as a booster.</div><div><br></div><div>Unclear prospects</div><div><br></div><div>It’s unclear how widely Cansino or Livzon’s vaccines will be distributed or how useful the new jabs will prove in China’s fight against COVID-19, given that the market appears largely saturated.</div><div><br></div><div>China has already distributed over 3.4 billion doses to its citizens, providing two or more jabs to 89.7% of its population. By comparison, 66.8% of people in the U.S. have gotten two or more COVID-19 shots.</div><div><br></div><div>Despite China’s successful vaccination campaign, as well as mounting popular unrest and economic pressures, the government also has not deviated from a strict zero COVID policy and continues to use strict lockdowns, border restrictions, and mass testing measures to stamp out all cases of the virus. That means that Chinese citizens may feel little incentive to seek out a new vaccine, given that China’s government has not provided a concrete timeline for transitioning to a ‘living with COVID’ strategy like virtually every other country in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Chengdu, a city of 21 million people in central China, implemented a citywide stay-at-home since last Thursday amid a local flareup of a few hundred cases. In total, there are 65 million people in China living under partial or complete lockdown, according to Chinese outlet Caixin. Source: fortune.com</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 22:52:23', '2022-09-05 22:52:23'),
(1437, 1437, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The euro sunk below $0.99 on Monday, a 20-year-low, following the announcement last week that Russia would cut off gas deliveries to Germany via the Nord Stream pipeline.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The euro fell 0.70 percent to 0.9884 dollars Monday at 0535 GMT, its lowest since December 2002.</div><div><br></div><div>The European currency has continued to weaken against the dollar since the start of the year, hammered by economic turbulence and uncertainties sparked by Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>Russian gas giant Gazprom said Friday the Nord Stream pipeline due to reopen at the weekend would remain shut indefinitely.</div><div><br></div><div>It said it had discovered \"oil leaks\" in a turbine during a planned three-day maintenance operation, and that the pipeline would remain closed until it was repaired.</div><div><br></div><div>Resumption of deliveries via the pipeline which runs from near Saint Petersburg to Germany under the Baltic Sea, had been due to resume on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>Following the imposition of economic sanctions over the Kremlin\'s invasion of Ukraine, Russia has reduced or halted supplies to different European nations, causing energy prices to soar.</div><div><br></div><div>The Kremlin has blamed the reduction of supplies via Nord Stream on European sanctions which it says have blocked the return of a Siemens turbine that had been undergoing repairs in Canada. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 23:17:34', '2022-09-05 23:17:34'),
(1438, 1438, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Liz Truss has won the Conservative Party leadership race, according to BBC.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tomorrow she will become prime minister when she visits the Queen in Balmoral for an invitation to form her UK government.</div><div><br></div><div>Summary</div><div>► Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest</div><div>► Speaking now at a conference centre in Westminster, she thanks Sunak for a \"hard-fought campaign\"</div><div>► You can watch live BBC News coverage now by clicking at the top of the page</div><div>► Truss will become prime minister on Tuesday after travelling to meet the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland</div><div>► The current foreign secretary will come under immediate pressure to announce a plan to tackle soaring energy costs</div><div>► She is understood to be considering a freeze on energy bills</div><div>► Her team are looking at \"lots of measures\", a source tells the BBC, with an announcement potentially scheduled for Thursday</div><div>► Labour argues people are \"desperate\" for help and need to know specifics</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 23:26:49', '2022-09-05 23:26:49'),
(1439, 1439, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi of India.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The meeting was being held&nbsp; at her place of residence (ITC Maurya).&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The visit will further strengthen the multifaceted relationship between the two countries, said the Ministry of External Affairs.</div><div><br></div><div>A red carpet was rolled out as the Bangladesh premier arrived here on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.</div><div><br></div><div>On arrival at Palam Airport at 11:40am local time (BD time 12:10pm) the premier was received by State Minister for Railways and Textiles of India Darshana Vikram Jardosh and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran.</div><div><br></div><div>A group of women, clad in saris, danced and played music to greet the Bangladesh leader at the airport.</div><div><br></div><div>From the airport Sheikh Hasina drove in a ceremonial motorcade to ITC Maurya, where she will be staying during the visit. The streets along the route were decked with national flags of Bangladesh and India. Portraits of Hasina and Modi were also installed along the way.</div><div><br></div><div>The visit is seen as significant amid the Ukraine crisis, global economic downturn and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the two South Asian neighbours seek enhanced cooperation to overcome the challenges. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-05 23:54:02', '2022-09-05 23:54:02'),
(1440, 1440, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">EU chief Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Liz Truss on being named Britain\'s next prime minister Monday, but said London and Brussels must work \"in full respect of our agreements\".</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Truss, the outgoing British foreign minister, has warned that she will push ahead to pass proposed UK legislation to tear up part of Britain\'s Brexit deal with the European Union.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The EU and the UK are partners. We face many challenges together, from climate change to Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine,\" von der Leyen said, in a congratulatory tweet.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I look forward to a constructive relationship, in full respect of our agreements,\" she added, in what will be seen as a reference to the Northern Ireland Protocol.</div><div><br></div><div>This clause, part of the agreement under which Britain left the European Union, retains the British province of Northern Ireland inside the EU customs zone and single market.</div><div><br></div><div>This was intended to prevent the return of a trade border between the north and Ireland, which remains an EU member, and was signed and approved by Truss\'s outgoing predecessor Boris Johnson.</div><div><br></div><div>But some in Northern Ireland argue that the protocol weakens their link to the UK, and Truss supports legislation progressing through the London parliament to unilaterally dump it.</div><div><br></div><div>Brussels has already begun legal action attacking Britain for failure to respect parts of the withdrawal deal, and warned that ditching the protocol could torpedo the whole agreement.</div><div><br></div><div>Undaunted by talk of a trade war with the EU, Truss said in mid-August she was \"absolutely determined\" to ram the bill through in the weeks ahead. She is due to take office on Tuesday. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 01:24:40', '2022-09-06 01:24:40'),
(1441, 1441, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">India is keeping an eye on the recent unrest in the Rakhine state of Myanmar that Bangladesh apprehends it might hamper the process of Rohingya repatriation.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar made the remarks when he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the meeting room of her palace residence.</div><div><br></div><div>\"They told us that India is keeping an eye on the unrest being created there (Rakhine state).\"&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Senior Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told a news briefing after the meeting quoting the Indian minister, Rohingya repatriation issue was discussed during the meeting, he said, adding that the Bangladesh Prime Minister said whether the recent unrest in the Rakhine state issue would hamper the Rohingya repatriation, reports BSS.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Everyone has that apprehension,\" he said, quoting the premier.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 02:52:28', '2022-09-06 02:52:28'),
(1442, 1442, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">LONDON: Liz Truss has won the Conservative leadership race after defeating Narayana Murthy’s son-in-low, Rishi Sunak, in the contest and will become the next UK prime minister on Tuesday.</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;\">Truss, aged 47, will become the third female PM in British political history after travelling to meet the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland on Tuesday. A graduate in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford, where she was born, she received 81,326 votes in the members’ ballot, almost 21,000 more than Sunak who garnered 60,399 votes.</span></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 polls and betting companies had predicted Truss to win but the margin she got - a 57.4% share of the members’ vote against Sunak’s 42.6% -&nbsp; was smaller than expected.</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In comparison Boris Johnson got a 66.4% share of the members’ vote in 2019, David Cameron got 67.6% in 2005 and Iain Duncan Smith 60.7% in 2001.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first of the world leaders to congratulate Truss, saying, “Confident that under your leadership, the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership will be further strengthened. Wish you the very best for your new role and responsibilities.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outgoing UK PM Boris Johnson also congratulated Truss on her “decisive win”, saying, “Now is the time for all Conservatives to get behind her 100%.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first of the world leaders to congratulate Truss, saying, “Confident that under your leadership, the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership will be further strengthened. Wish you the very best for your new role and responsibilities.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outgoing UK PM Boris Johnson also congratulated Truss on her “decisive win”, saying, “Now is the time for all Conservatives to get behind her 100%.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer said Sunak and Truss were out of touch and called for a general election, saying: “The change we need is not a change at the top of the Tory party.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The results were declared on Monday inside a packed Queen Elizabeth II Centre where Truss and Sunak both sat in the front row.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunak looked nervous as the results were read out. But after Truss won, he stood up and clapped for her. He later tweeted: “I’ve said throughout that the Conservatives are one family. It’s right we now unite behind the new PM, Liz Truss, as she steers the country through difficult times.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Truss looked overjoyed with the results. One of the first things she did on stage was to pay tribute to Sunak, saying: ”It’s been a hard fought campaign. I think we have shown the depth and breadth of talent in our Conservative party.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunak clapped but looked devastated and tears seemed to well up in his eyes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anger exploded in some Indian diaspora WhatsApp groups, with members saying the results demonstrated racism in the UK, but Indian-origin Conservative councillor Aarien Areti said such views were not held among PIO Tory party members. “It’s quite impressive that Rishi got more than 40% of the vote. It is a clear victory for the party that someone of ethnic heritage rose to such a position. It has nothing to do with racism. After speaking to a lot of members, especially Boris fans, they thought Rishi had back-stabbed Boris, so they voted for Liz. My view is that the timing didn’t help Rishi’s situation. Had he not resigned or resigned earlier, the result would have been different.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Areti added that whilst a majority of the Indian-origin party members rooted for Sunak, a small number had voted for Truss as she had promised to review IR35 tax rules, which impact Indian contractors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tory councillor Raj Singh said: “Rishi Sunak fought a good battle and got the ethnic minorities closer to breaking the glass ceiling than ever before. It is a historic milestone in British politics and proves the Conservative party is a party of equal opportunity and for all.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added: “Liz Truss is also good news for the India-UK relationship, and she is pro-business and committed to deepening ties with India.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Rishi Sunak will be disappointed to lose this election, in perhaps the first setback of his professional life and career,” said Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a UK-based non-partisan think tank.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“His creditable 43% vote share - closer than the polls or pundits predicted — suggest that timing was everything. If Boris Johnson had resigned in January, it seems to me very likely that Sunak would now be heading to 10 Downing Street as our first British-Indian prime minister. The damage done to his standing by the shifting economy, rising taxes and questions about his wife’s tax status have made him runner-up. Many British Indians feel he was the more capable of the two candidates and so there is some disappointment at a result.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conservative peer Lord Ranger said: “The Liz campaign caught the imagination of the public and was very effective and positive, and Rishi did us proud and demonstrated that in the Tory party it is calibre, and not colour, that matters – this shows that what we faced in the’70s, ’80s and ’90s is no longer the case in the UK. We are now going to unite behind our leader as we face huge crises — inflation, Ukraine war, soaring energy prices.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said Sunak had “inspired millions of people of Indian origin throughout the world and many other non-white people”, and that he would be “a catalyst for change like Barack Obama was. I hope Truss offers him a key role in her Cabinet”. Source: The Times Of India</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 13:06:10', '2022-09-06 13:06:10'),
(1443, 1443, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">India can “do a lot” to help Bangladesh cope with the issue of Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday, a day ahead of her meeting with her Indian counterpart.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During a brief informal interaction with reporters on the sidelines of a reception hosted by the Bangladesh high commission, Hasina also spoke of the potential for the two countries to work together on the dredging and rejuvenation of cross-border rivers. (Also Read | Gautam Adani meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina: ‘committed to..by Bijoy Dibosh’)</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked specifically about what India can do on the issue of Rohingya refugees, Hasina said: “India is a big country. It can do a lot.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh currently shelters more than a million Rohingya refugees who fled from Rakhine state in neighbouring Myanmar. Pressure has been growing from the Bangladeshi people for the repatriation of the refugees and Dhaka has asked New Delhi to use its influence with the Myanmarese leadership to help with efforts to send the Rohingya back to Rakhine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina spoke of her government’s plans to dredge and rejuvenate various rivers and said Bangladesh and India could work jointly on this issue. Bangladesh, she said, is a lower riparian state and the waters of cross-border rivers would anyway flow into the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The dredging and desilting of rivers will improve the flow, she said, adding on a lighter note that the Indian side could facilitate this work by providing a line of credit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina noted there was consensus on issues related to Bangladesh among all parties in India’s Parliament and this helped the two sides tackle issues such as the settlement of land and maritime borders in recent years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina also said she had expected to meet West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during her current visit but it had not happened. “She is like a sister, I can meet her whenever I want…We have always had good relations,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bangladesh premier, who began a four-day visit on Monday, will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The two sides are expected to sign six to seven agreements during the talks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina visited the shrine of Sufi saint Nizamuddin Chishti on Monday evening after a meeting with external affairs minister S Jaishankar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Delighted to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh this evening. The warmth and frequency of our leadership level contacts is a testimony to our close neighborly partnership,” Jaishankar said in a tweet after the meeting. Source: HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 13:29:14', '2022-09-06 13:29:14'),
(1444, 1444, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Under- pressure Aaron Finch insisted Monday he was still \"a pretty good\" player after a horror run with the bat as Australia\'s limited overs captain&nbsp; bids to&nbsp; find from against New Zealand this week.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The 35-year-old opener managed just 15, one and five in Australia\'s 2-1 ODI series win against Zimbabwe last week, following two consecutive ducks in the final two games of their recent series in Sri Lanka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the T20 World Cup on home soil in October fast approaching, his position is under increasing scrutiny.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finch has three matches against the world\'s top ODI side in the Queensland city of Cairns, starting Tuesday, to stop the rot and silence the critics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"You\'re always looking to improve and being able to train consistently and keep tinkering with my game to get better is the most important thing, it is what you are always striving to do,\" he told reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Obviously, personally, the performances haven\'t been there in terms of the output of runs but I still feel like I\'m a pretty good player.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'m feeling really good... I had a good long hit in the nets, probably longer than I normally have the day before a game. Obviously not having as much time in the middle lately lends itself to more training unfortunately.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The home team head into the series after being embarrassed by Zimbabwe in Townsville on Saturday, crashing by three wickets to hand the world\'s 13th-ranked side an historic first win over the cricketing powerhouse in Australia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An even sterner test awaits from the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They continue to be one of the benchmarks in world cricket in all three formats of the game,\" Finch said of the Black Caps.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They are always close battles whatever the format... they go the distance generally.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coach Andrew McDonald has indicated he could tinker with the line-up.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"You\'ll see the balance of our team start to shift from game to game at times, just making sure that we\'re covering all the bases,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Zealand are in Cairns on the back of a 2-1 ODI series win in the West Indies last month, with Williamson anticipating \"a really tough challenge\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They\'re very clinical, certainly in their own backyard,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"So for us as a team, it\'s great to be over here and playing in another Chappell-Hadlee (series).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s three one-dayers and pretty quick time, but for us as a white-ball unit, there\'s a lot to gain from this.\" Source : AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 14:16:29', '2022-09-06 14:16:29'),
(1445, 1445, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">China has become the first country to approve an inhaled Covid vaccine.&nbsp;</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;\">Made by CanSino, it has similar ingredients to its injected vaccine, using a harmless adenovirus as a carrier for the genetic code that teaches the body how to fight Covid.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inhaled as a fine mist, Convidecia Air can provide good protection after just one breath, the company says.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other researchers, including teams in the UK and the US, have been investigating nasal spray vaccines.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scientists say these may give added immunity in the lining of the nose and upper airways, where Covid typically enters the body.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Medical Products Administration of China granted CanSino approval for its inhaled vaccine to be used as a booster dose. Source: BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">bnbd24/kh</span></div>', NULL, 'Health Desk', '[\"6\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 15:30:49', '2022-09-06 15:30:49'),
(1446, 1446, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Canada police have said that one of the two suspects in Sunday\'s mass stabbings in Saskatchewan has been found dead.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The body of Damien Sanderson, 31, was found in the James Smith Cree Nation, home to several victims, they said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two suspects were brothers and police say Myles Sanderson is still at large and believed to be in the city of Regina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, 10 people were stabbed to death in one of the worst acts of violence in Canada\'s recent history.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The attacks - which left another 18 people injured - happened in a remote region of Saskatchewan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Regina, the province\'s capital city, where the suspects were last seen, families are in mourning and communities on edge.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But in the city centre on Monday evening, there were no obvious signs of the manhunt. The city was mostly quiet as families gathered to enjoy the Labour Day holiday, the unofficial end to summer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every so often, that calm was interrupted by piercing alerts ringing on mobile phones, warning of two adult male suspects, and then just one, still on the run.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officers from three provinces - Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta - are involved in the search.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The brutal spree of violence has rocked the typically peaceful province, with police investigating 13 different crime scenes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both Damien and Myles were charged with murder, despite not being arrested.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police hunt suspects over deadly Canada stabbings Canada shooting spree targets homeless people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told a news conference a \"deceased male\" was located in the James Smith Cree Nation at 11:30 local time (17:30 GMT). It was later confirmed, at 13:17 on Monday, \"that the deceased is Damien Sanderson\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She told reporters his \"body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined\" by authorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Blackmore said Damien\'s body was found with \"visible injuries\" and they were \"not believed to be self-inflicted at this point\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police have said Myles, Damien\'s brother, is still at large and they have encouraged people to remain alert.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 30-year-old suspect might also have sustained injuries and police have warned the public he might seek medical assistance. But police did not say whether he was responsible for his brother\'s death.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Myles, who was previously known to the police, is described as having an \"extensive and lengthy criminal record\" dating back a number of years for crimes against individuals and property.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This kind of violence, or any kind of violence has no place in our country,\" said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that \"tragedies like these have become all too commonplace\" - adding that Saskatchewanians and Canadians would be there for each other in \"times of difficulty and anguish\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of the victims were residents of the remote James Smith Cree Nation, home to about 2,000 people - leaving members of Canada\'s indigenous community especially shaken. A state of emergency was declared in Saskatchewan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canadian media have identified some of the victims, although no official details have been provided by authorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saskatchewan\'s 1.2 million residents are scattered across 250,000 square miles. Clusters of tight-knit communities, separated by stretches of highways, dot the flat expanse of farmland. Most places feel remote. Source BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 16:11:34', '2022-09-06 16:11:34'),
(1447, 1447, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Fear of God for self-righteousness which in Arabic means Taqwa, in fact, epitomiSes the entire teachings of the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him)</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;\">It is Taqwa that gives meaning to our simple worship rituals that otherwise would be nothing without it. Haven\'t we pondered what would the physical actions of salat (prayers) such as bowing and prostrating mean without a heart infused with Taqwa?</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">What makes the hunger and thirst (when fasting) of a believer different from the same actions of a non-believer?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">How would the physical acts of going between the two mountains of Safa and Marwa (in Haj and Umrah) become valuable in the eyes of Allah?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\'s the Taqwa in our hearts that provide these simple physical rituals a special meaning in the eyes of Allah.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, when mentioning the ritual of sacrificing animals (in Allah\'s name) in the Quran, Allah says, \"It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but it is Taqwa (piety, etc.) from you that reaches Him. Thus have We made them subject to you so that you may glorify Allah for His guidance to you.\" (Surah Al-Haj: 37).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let\'s ensure, therefore, that our worship is not limited to empty acts but is rather adorned with Taqwa. Again, as the verse states, \".but it is the Taqwa (piety) from you that reaches Him.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A study of the Holy Quran will show that every aspect of its teachings is directed towards the creation of this spiritual condition of God-fearing in every action of the believers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taqwa is the soul of fasting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is said to be that spiritual condition wherein a person, believing firmly in the <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Omnipotence of Allah and His Omnipresence, has an acute urge to distinguish between virtue and vice, and a burning desire to adopt the good and to eschew the evil in order to protect himself from the displeasure of Allah. Taqwa is the only force which enables Muslims to reach the status of what is called \'world class\' human beings.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">God-fearing means saving, guarding or preserving a thing from that which harms on injures it. In a religious sense it means guarding against evil or being saved from sin, and in the terminology of Shariah, connotes keeping aloof from all that is injurious to the human souls.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">(The writer is a former KT staffer)</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"> </div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"7\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 16:45:38', '2022-09-06 16:50:10'),
(1448, 1448, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday received a ceremiony reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of her meeting with President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar. She was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where the duo shook hands and posed for the photograph.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Interacting with reporters at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Bangladeshi prime minister said her talks with Modi would focus on improving the condition of the people in their respective countries, poverty alleviation and economic development. Highlighting India\'s contribution in Bangladesh Liberation War, Hasina said that it is always a pleasure for her to visit India.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“India is our friend. Whenever I come to India, it\'s pleasure for me, especially because we always recall the contribution India has made during our liberation war. We have friendly relationship, we are cooperating with each other,” Hasina said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Our main focus is to develop our people\'s federation, poverty alleviation, and economy. With all these issues, I feel our two countries work together so that people not only in India and Bangladesh but across South Asia can get better lives. That\'s our main focus,” she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hoping for a “very fruitful discussion” during her four-day state visit, Hasina said that the main aim is to “develop economically and also fulfill the basic needs of our people”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“With friendship, you can solve any problem. So, we always do that,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, Hasina visited Dargah Nizamuddin Aulia hours after her arrival in New Delhi. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on the Bangladeshi prime minister on the first day of her state visit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Delighted to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh this evening. The warmth and frequency of our leadership level contacts is a testimony to our close neighbourly partnership,\" Jaishankar tweeted. Sourrce HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 17:22:02', '2022-09-06 17:22:02');
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(1449, 1449, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu travelled back to the United&nbsp; State after&nbsp; her short stint in India, where she crowned Divita Rai as the next Miss Diva Universe 2022. The star stayed in the country for a few days, completed her duties as the reigning Miss Universe, and then jetted back to New York City. After arriving in the Big Apple, Harnaaz did a few photoshoots and took to Instagram to drop snippets. A recent post shows her serving glitz and glamour dressed in a blazer and short set. Keep scrolling to check out what the star wore.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">On Monday, Harnaaz took to Instagram to drop pictures from a photoshoot on Instagram. The post shows the star looking exquisite in a shimmering ensemble, fit for attending late-night parties with your best friends or dinner date with your partner. It is from designer Nikhil Thampi\'s collection for RSVP by Nykaa Fashion. \"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all,\" Harnaaz captioned the photos while sharing them on Instagram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Harnaaz decided to go shirtless for the photoshoot and just wore a navy blue blazer adorned with shimmering holographic sequins. The embellished jacket has front button closure, padded shoulders, a loose silhouette, full-length sleeves, patch pockets in the front, and a plunging V neckline.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Harnaaz teamed the blazer with matching navy blue shorts featuring similar shiny embellishments. The star created a winning co-ord look with the ensemble, and one should definitely add it to their partywear mood board.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Meanwheal, keeping in mind the heavy embellishments on the blazer and shorts set, Harnaaz ditched all accessories. She just wore a pair of silver stilettos with killer high heels. In the end, Harnaaz chose subtle smoky eye shadow, winged eyeliner, kohl-lined eyes, centre-parted open tresses, nude pink lip shade, glowing skin, blushed cheeks, and sharp contouring for the glam picks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br></span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Harnaaz Sandhu became the Miss Universe 2021 in December last year. Andrea Meza of Mexico crowned Harnaaz as the 70th Miss Universe. Source: HT</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"24\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 18:17:02', '2022-09-06 18:17:02'),
(1450, 1450, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The per kilometre transport fare for metro rail has been fixed at Tk5 and the minimum fare is set at Tk20. A passenger will have to pay Tk100 to travel from Uttara to Kamalapur.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Road Transport And Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader revealed the information while inaugurating an information and exhibition centre at the Uttara depot on Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DMTCL has decided to operate the electric trains every 10 minutes for 16 hours every day once the service is inaugurated.&nbsp; Ten sets of trains will ply between Uttara and Agargaon from 6am till midnight.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The frequency of trains will be increased if demand rises. If enough passengers seek the service, the gap between trains will be lessened to seven minutes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the DMTCL, the overall progress of MRT Line-6 is 81.70%. The progress of work on the Uttara-Agargaon route (first phase) is 93.86%, Agargaon to Motijheel (second phase) is 81.86% and the overall progress of electrical and mechanical work is 83.34%.</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, '2022-09-06 19:24:04', '2022-09-06 19:24:04'),
(1451, 1451, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Travelling without a ticket may be a common offence.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>But after travelling without tickets for many years, a 61-year-old retired Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official chose to listen to his conscience.</div><div><br></div><div>Emdadul Haque, a resident of Kanikara village in Nabinagar upazila, came back to Brahmanbaria railway station on Monday and paid Tk 2,350 to the station master.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The amount was due to the railways as all these years I travelled without a ticket to Dhaka from the district. Now I will get peace of mind,\" said Emdadul.</div><div><br></div><div>Chief booking assistant of Brahmanbaria railway station, Kabir Hossain Talukder, said he was really moved by Emdadul\'s gesture.</div><div><br></div><div>“We issued tickets worth Tk 2,530 for an intercity train, Mahanagar Provati, from Brahmanbaria to Chattogram so that Emdadul can \'repay his debt\'. His honesty is an inspiration for all of us,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Emdadul’s son Imran said his father is basically a man of integrity, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>“During the last year of service, he travelled to Dhaka from Brahmanbaria several times without a ticket but kept an account of it,\" he added.</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 20:31:37', '2022-09-06 20:31:37'),
(1452, 1452, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Glenn Maxwell starred with four wickets and a spectacular catch as Australia restricted New Zealand to 232-9 in the series-opening one-day international on Tuesday in Cairns.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>After captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bowl, Maxwell\'s part-time off-spin stole the show as Australia look to rebound from a stunning defeat to underdogs Zimbabwe on Saturday which soured a 2-1 ODI series victory.</div><div><br></div><div>Seeking their first ODI win against the home side in Australia since 2009, New Zealand\'s batters failed to convert starts in a sedate opening to the three-match Chappell-Hadlee series.</div><div><br></div><div>New Zealand opener Martin Guptill survived a scare in the first over when he successfully reviewed a caught-behind decision off quick Mitchell Starc.</div><div><br></div><div>But the veteran\'s luck ran out shortly after when he was brilliantly caught one-handed in the gully by a diving Maxwell off Starc\'s bowling.</div><div><br></div><div>Opener Devon Conway (46) and skipper Kane Williamson (45) steadied New Zealand with a composed 81-run partnership.</div><div><br></div><div>Conway started slowly against Australia\'s accurate bowling before breaking the shackles with a six in towering all-rounder Cameron Green\'s first over.</div><div><br></div><div>The blossoming stand was broken in the 23rd over when Conway was trapped lbw to leg-spinner Adam Zampa, falling narrowly short of his third ODI half-century.</div><div><br></div><div>Star batter Williamson lacked rhythm and holed out in frustration off Maxwell in the 30th over.</div><div><br></div><div>The tourists tried to put the foot down in the last 10 overs only to continually miscue against Maxwell, who finished with a four-wicket haul for the third time in his 125-game ODI career.</div><div><br></div><div>The day-night contest ends an 18-year drought of international cricket in Cairns. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 20:50:56', '2022-09-06 20:50:56'),
(1453, 1453, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The weather department on Tuesday said that a low pressure area is likely to form over the North Bay in the next 72 hours.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A low-pressure area is a region where the atmospheric pressure at sea level is lower than that of surrounding locations, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said.</div><div><br></div><div>Showers are also likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 20:57:31', '2022-09-06 20:57:31'),
(1454, 1454, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire Tuesday morning as it targeted Border Security Force (BSF) troops in unprovoked firing along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The BSF gave a \"befitting reply\" to the firing in the Arnia sector of Jammu district, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>\"This morning, the alert BSF Jammu troops gave a befitting reply to the unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers on a BSF patrolling party,\" BSF Deputy Inspector General S P S Sandhu said.</div><div><br></div><div>The BSF Jammu public relations officer also said there was no casualty on the Indian side.</div><div><br></div><div>India and Pakistan agreed for a renewed ceasefire along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir in February 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>Barring a few violations, the agreement is holding, much to the relief of border residents and farmers who have resumed farming activities along the Line of Control and the International Border. - PTI</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 21:11:18', '2022-09-06 21:11:18'),
(1455, 1455, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka and New Delhi on Tuesday signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) during the second day of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s four-day state visit to India at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The MoUs were exchanged between Bangladesh and India in presence of the two premiers of both the countries.</div><div><br></div><div>These are: MoU on withdrawal of 153 cusec water from Kushiyara River by Bangladesh under Upper Surma-Kushiyara Project, Sylhet via Rahmipur, MoU on Scientific Cooperation between Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India and Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR).</div><div><br></div><div>The other instruments are: MoU between National judicial Academy, Bhopal, India and Supreme Court of Bangladesh, MoU between Ministry of Railways, India and Bangladesh Railway for training of Bangladesh Railway personnel at the training Institutes of Indian Railway, MoU between Ministry of Railways, India and Bangladesh Railway for collaboration for IT solutions for Bangladesh Railway, MoU between Prasar Bharati and Bangladesh Television and MoU on cooperation in the areas of Space Technology.</div><div><br></div><div>Prior to signing of the MoUs, a bilateral talk between Bangladesh Prime Minister and her Indian counterpart held at the Hydrabad House in New Delhi.</div><div><br></div><div>Issues involving mutual interests on security cooperation, investment, enhanced trade relations, power and energy sector cooperation, water sharing of common rivers, Rohingya, water resources management, border management, combating drug smuggling and human trafficking were likely to be top agendas during the talks.</div><div><br></div><div>Against the backdrop of the global economic downturn and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war, the visit is considered very important as the two South Asian neighbors also discussed enhanced cooperation to overcome the crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>Prior to holding the bilateral talks, the two premiers had a tête-à-tête.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, at her arrival at the Hydrabad House, Narendra Modi received Sheikh Hasina and accorded her a ceremonial reception.</div><div>The Bangladesh Premier also inspected the guard of honour there. National anthems of the two countries were played.</div><div><br></div><div>After the bilateral talks, a joint statement will be issued.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina is likely to attend a luncheon to be hosted by Narendra Madi at the Hyderabad House in honour of her.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister started the second day of her four-day state tour to India by visiting the Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning where she was received by Narendra Modi with a ceremonial reception.</div><div><br></div><div>After visiting the Rashtrapati Bhaban, the Prime Minister went to Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat to pay rich tribute to the great Indian leader.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina is expected to have separate courtesy calls on Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar this afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>On her first day of India visit, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar paid a call on the Bangladesh Premier at the summit room of her Place of Residence, ITC Maurya Hotel.</div><div><br></div><div>After the call-on, she visited the Nizamuddin Aulia\'s Dargah and offered Nafal prayer and fateha there and munajat seeking blessings from the Almighty Allah for prosperity and welfare of the people and the nation and for the entire Muslim Ummah. Soruce: BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-06 21:16:21', '2022-09-06 21:16:21'),
(1456, 1456, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Liz Truss is the new UK prime minister after being appointed by the Queen at Balmoral Castle, reports BBC.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Boris Johnson earlier tendered his resignation to the monarch.</div><div><br></div><div>Johnson and Truss travelled separately to Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire for the handover of power.</div><div><br></div><div>This morning Johnson bid farewell in a speech outside No 10 Downing Street, calling himself \"a booster rocket\" that had \"fulfilled its function\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"This is it, folks\", he said as he defended his record and called on the Conservative Party to unite behind Truss.</div><div><br></div><div>Later this afternoon, Truss will address the nation at Downing Street and is expected to start naming her cabinet.</div><div><br></div><div>She is under pressure to announce an immediate plan to tackle spiralling energy costs.</div><div><br></div><div>The BBC understand that household bills could be frozen at their current level for about 18 months - covering this winter and next.</div><div><br></div><div>A rare glimpse into the practicalities of how power is handed over - historian</div><div><br></div><div>Robert Lacey, royal historian and biographer, tells BBC News many will consider that it was appropriate that the new prime minister travelled to Balmoral to be appointed.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Many people would feel that\'s how it should be - not just out of respect for the Queen, but just to remind us, this is a political person going up to be given a greater job, as head of the British government.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"Nothing ever gets leaked\" by the palace regarding the audience held between the Queen and her prime ministers, he adds, however \"indiscreet\" politicians may \"drop hints about what\'s been said\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"The ceremony we are seeing today is an important reminder that Britain has two heads of public life at any time: the elected head - the prime minister... and the monarchy,\" says Lacey</div><div><br></div><div>\"This is a rare glimpse of some of the practicalities of how that operates.\"</div><div><br></div><div>How is the Queen?</div><div><br></div><div>Sean Coughlan</div><div><br></div><div>BBC News, royal correspondent</div><div><br></div><div>There have been worries about the Queen’s health, but the official photos show her on her feet and smiling as she shakes hands with the new Prime Minister Liz Truss.</div><div><br></div><div>She’s wearing tartan in keeping with the Scottish setting and a rather autumnal cardigan, in keeping with the lit fire. In a change of venue prompted by concerns about the mobility of the 96-year-old monarch, the meeting took place in Balmoral Castle.</div><div><br></div><div>The historic moment was recorded in still photographs, rather than video, which might limit the clues about her well-being, as the new prime minister moves to where the Queen is standing.</div><div><br></div><div>The Queen did not appear at the Braemar Highland Games last week, usually one of her favourite events, and there had been some trepidation about her health.</div><div><br></div><div>But with a walking stick in hand, the Queen was clearly determined to carry out her constitutional role in the appointment of the 15th prime minister of her reign.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 00:21:36', '2022-09-07 00:21:36'),
(1457, 1457, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina India Visit: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is on a four-day visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday upon her arrival at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>She arrived in Delhi on Monday and was welcomed by Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State for Textiles and Railways in New Delhi. She also met external affairs minister S Jaishankar to discuss issues of bilateral interest and visited Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah, a prominent pilgrimage tourist attraction in Delhi.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh is a key partner under India\'s \"Neighbourhood First\" policy. Under the leadership of Modi and Sheikh Hasina, respectively, India and Bangladesh have attained tangible results in areas including settling land and maritime boundary demarcation, security, connectivity, development cooperation, cultural exchange, power and energy, trade and commerce, blue economy, defence.</div><div><br></div><div>This visit is her first visit after both nations\' bilateral relations touched their 50th year in 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>President Droupadi Murmu, while welcoming Sheikh Hasina, said on Tuesday that the shared history, language and culture of India and Bangladesh connect&nbsp; the two countries with each other.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Earlier, Hasina had met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in Delhi on Tuesday. Source: Hindustan Times&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 00:33:29', '2022-09-07 00:33:29'),
(1458, 1458, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least 65 people are confirmed dead after an earthquake hit China\'s southwestern Sichuan province on Monday, according to Chinese broadcaster CCTV.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Aftershocks were still being felt on Tuesday, state media said, a day after the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said a 6.6-magnitude quake shook the region southwest of Sichuan\'s capital Chengdu around 1 p.m. Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>So far 248 injuries have been reported and at least 12 people remain missing, according to state media.</div><div><br></div><div>Images showed rescue workers carrying injured residents over makeshift bridges in Luding County, near the quake\'s epicenter.</div><div><br></div><div>The USGS said quake\'s epicenter was about 43 kilometers (27 miles) southeast of Kangding, a city of around 100,000 people. Over a million residents in surrounding areas are estimated to have experienced moderate tremors in the aftermath of the quake, it added.</div><div><br></div><div>Some homes were severely damaged in the quake, with images appearing to show whole buildings had collapsed into piles of bricks and wooden beams.</div><div><br></div><div>China activated a Level 3 emergency response and dispatched rescue workers to Luding County on Monday, according to China\'s State Council. Chinese broadcaster CGTN said rescue workers were helping to clear roads blocked by landslides triggered by the quake.</div><div><br></div><div>Sichuan, a province of 84 million people, was already facing a very challenging summer before the powerful quake. In the last two months, the province has endured drought and its worst heatwaves in 60 years. Source: CNN</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 00:55:33', '2022-09-07 00:55:33'),
(1459, 1459, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A foreign ship carrying huge goods for Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant arrived at no-7 jetty area at Mongla Sea Port.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"The Russian flag carrier \'MV UNIWISDOM\' arrived at the Mongla Port from Russia loaded with 1400 metric ton iron materials and other necessary goods for the Ruppur Power Plant,\" said deputy secretary Md Makruzzaman of Mongla Port Authority (MPA).</div><div><br></div><div>This is the third consignment for the power plant, he said, adding that more ships are on the way to Mongla Sea Port with huge raw materials for Ruppur Power Plant, Padma Bridge and Metro Railway Line and other first track project.</div><div><br></div><div>In last month, several ships arrived at the Sea port loaded with huge machineries, equipments, raw materials of Ruppur nuclear power plant, Rampal power plant, metro rail, Bangabandhu and Khanjahan Ali Railway Bridge.</div><div><br></div><div>Huge machinery, equipment, raw materials of some mega projects, including Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant, Rampal Power Plant, metro rail, Bangabandhu and Khanjahan Ali railway bridges and huge imported cars have so far been unloaded through the port in the past months.</div><div><br></div><div>Huge machinery, equipment, raw materials of some mega projects, including Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant, Rampal Power Plant, metro rail, Bangabandhu and Khanjahan Ali railway bridges and huge imported cars have so far been unloaded through the port in the past 50 days, an official of the port authority told the BSS on Tuesday, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>Mongla Port, the country\'s second largest sea port, has turned an international standard quality after being taken huge modern development project especially inauguration of the Padma Bridge, he added. </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 01:59:16', '2022-09-07 02:17:59'),
(1460, 1460, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">India face Sri Lanka in their second game of the Super 4 stage in Asia Cup on Tuesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is a crucial game for Rohit Sharma and company, given they have already lost their opening match to Pakistan. </div><div><br></div><div>A defeat would more or less knock India out of the tournament as they will then have to rely on a lot of permutations and combinations for final match berth.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, Sri Lanka come to this game after registering a thrilling four-wicket win over Afghanistan last week.</div><div><br></div><div>India\'s Playing XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh. Source: NDTV</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 03:06:40', '2022-09-07 03:06:40'),
(1461, 1461, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called bilateral relations between Bangladesh-India role model for neighborhood diplomacy, hoping all the outstanding issues, including Teesta Water Sharing Treaty will be resolved soon likewise many issues solved in the spirit of friendship and cooperation.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"I reiterated that India is the most important and closest neighbour of Bangladesh. Bangladesh-India bilateral relations are known to be Role Model for Neighborhood Diplomacy,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister said in a statement issued after holding bilateral talks between Bangladesh premier and her Indian counterpart and witnessing exchange of several deals and MoUs signed between the concerned authorities of the two countries at the Hyederabad House in New Delhi.</div><div>She noted that over the last decade, both the countries have achieved remarkable progress in a number of areas.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The two countries had resolved many outstanding issues in the spirit of friendship and cooperation and we expressed hope for all outstanding issues, including the signing of the Teesta Water Sharing Treaty at an early date,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister said she and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi concluded another round of fruitful discussion and its outcome will bring benefits to the peoples of both the countries.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We held the meeting in a spirit of close friendship and cooperation. We discussed a wide range of bilateral issues to take forward our relationship in the days ahead,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She also said during the talks they stressed the need for focusing on possible ways to materialize commitments and accommodate each other\'s priorities in a mutually beneficial manner.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Connectivity, trade and commerce, investment, water resources management, security, border and lines of credit are some of the areas we discussed,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She mentioned that having forged a strong partnership over the last 50 years, both countries are working on an increasingly wide range of issues of mutual interest.</div><div><br></div><div>\"I and Prime Minister Modi agreed to pursue collaborative efforts to sustain our economic growth and maintain peace, security and stability in our two countries and in the region,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>If Bangladesh and India can work together as partners, Sheikh Hasina said it will bring benefit not only to the countries, it would also bring peace and prosperity in the region as a whole.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister said that bounded by 54 common rivers and four thousand kilometers of border, Bangladesh and India are committed to enhancing the collective welfare of the two peoples.</div><div><br></div><div>Today, in the later part of the day, she said she is expecting to call on the President of India and its Vice President.</div><div><br></div><div>After that she said she will award \'Mujib Scholarships\' to the direct descendants of the soldiers/officers of defence forces of India who were martyred or critically wounded during the great Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.</div><div><br></div><div>She expressed her gratitude for the invaluable support extended by the government and the people of India in Bangladesh\'s Liberation War.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Since then, Bangladesh-India ties are anchored in shared history and culture, mutual trust and respect, longstanding friendship and continued cooperation,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister appreciated Narendra Modi\'s visionary leadership that continues to provide added momentum to bilateral relations between the neighboring countries.</div><div><br></div><div>She also congratulated the government of India and its people on successful completion of the \'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav\' - the year-long celebrations marking the 75th year of India\'s Independence.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;At the new dawn of the \'Amrit Kaal\' for next 25 years, she said she extended her best wishes as India moves forward towards attaining resolutions made for \'Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) Bharat\'. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 03:09:06', '2022-09-07 03:09:06'),
(1462, 1462, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi called for together fighting&nbsp; forces looking to “attack” mutual trust between India and Bangladesh, while also stressing the need to intensify cooperation against terrorism and radicalism, in a meeting on Tuesday with his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Amid concerns over rising extremism in Bangladesh, Modi said such cooperation is important to keep the spirit of 1971 alive.</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 summit saw the two sides signing seven agreements, including one for sharing water of the Kushiyara river, as they agreed to ramp up cooperation in trade, energy, connectivity, water resources, security and defence. The two leaders also inaugurated a thermal power plant — Unit 1 of the $2-billion 1320MW Maitree Project in Khulna — and announced four connectivity-related projects.</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;\">Bangladesh assured India it remained committed to ensuring security for its minority communities and the two sides also agreed to remain mindful of each other\'s security concerns and “strategic priorities”. Underlining that India is the largest market in Asia for Bangladesh’s exports, Modi said in his remarks after the meeting that the two countries will soon start discussions for a free trade agreement, or CEPA, to further speed up growth in bilateral trade. India is also Bangladesh’s second largest trading partner.</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 expected, Hasina raised the Teesta river issue and said in her remarks to the media that Bangladesh was hopeful that the much-delayed water-sharing agreement will be concluded at an early date.</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;\">Modi’s remarks on terrorism and radicalism are important as Bangladesh, despite its economic growth, continues to witness increasing radicalisation. India believes more efforts are required to also confront extremist forces ideologically. The discussions focused, among other things, on border management and also on ways to combat cross-border crimes. Asked about the attacks on Hindu minorities, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said Dhaka had both publicly and privately assured India that it’s committed to security of minorities. Acknowledging the global appreciation for Bangladesh’s role in handling of Rohingya refugees, Kwatra said India will support all efforts for their “safe, steady and quick” repatriation to Myanmar.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked about China’s presence in Bangladesh, Kwatra said the strategic priorities, interests and concerns of both India and Bangladesh “are all factored in our cooperative matrix of engagement”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">“Our relationship stands on its own merits, focuses on its own priorities, and looks at our shared concerns, whether they are related to safety issues or security issues,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina, who said there was an unbreakable bond between the two countries, also described India as the most important and closest neighbour of Bangladesh and relations between the two countries as a “role model for neighbourhood diplomacy”. “We focused on possible ways to materialise our commitment and accommodate each other’s priorities in a mutually beneficial manner,” said Hasina, adding Modi’s “visionary leadership” continued to add momentum to the relationship.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Modi said in his remarks that rising energy prices are currently posing a challenge to all developing countries and the Maitree Thermal Power Plant will increase the availability of affordable electricity in Bangladesh. He also said the agreement for sharing water of the Kushiyara river will benefit southern Assam in India and Sylhet region in Bangladesh. “In realising the vision of a stable, prosperous and progressive Bangladesh that Bangabandhu had seen, India will continue to walk step by step with Bangladesh,” he said. Source The Times Of India</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 12:47:54', '2022-09-07 12:47:54'),
(1463, 1463, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">DUBAI: For a team that came to the Asia Cup boasting it to be more of a preparation for the T20 World Cup, India were dealt a harsh lesson by Sri Lanka on Tuesday night. All of Team India’s inadequacies came to the surface as Sri Lanka, with immaculate planning and indomitable spirit, took pole position to make the final by chasing down 174 with one ball and six wickets to spare.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India, who have played musical chairs with its playing XI, find themselves hoping for a miracle to make the final having lost both their Super 4 matches. Fearless, carefree and aggression—everything Team India aspired to achieve in the tournament—were Sri Lanka’s virtues on the night. 10 months on from the debacle of T20 World Cup here in UAE, India still find themselves vulnerable in crunch games.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis set the tone for the chase, hammering 97 for the first wicket in 11.1 overs. Both of them faced 37 balls each and scored 52 and 57 respectively. Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin (who came in for Ravi Bishnoi) drew India back into the contest 3/34 and 1/32 in the middle overs. But captain Dasun Shanaka (33* off 18) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (25* off 17) put on an unbeaten partnership of 64 in 34 balls to expose the lackluster death bowling of India who were crippled by lack of bowling options.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sri Lanka came with a plan to use the short boundary to their advantage. They succeeded by restricting the Indian batting to 173/8 as most of the Indian batters were holed out to the bigger side of the field. And when Lankan batters came out to bat, every big hit was targeted towards the shorter boundary. The Indian bowlers, who looked like bowling without considering the shorter boundary, were left stunned.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the first time since he assumed regular Team India captaincy, Rohit the belligerent T20 came out of the shadow of Rohit the captain. It’s all been about rebuilding a team, setting a brand of cricket and preparing for the T20 World Cup in October. On Tuesday, Rohit took it upon himself to hold India together with a 41-ball 72. If only he had his batting lineup, filled with IPL superstars, backing him up and providing a strong finish.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rohit doesn’t usually emote much on the field. But when Virat Kohli was cleaned up for a duck by left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka a few balls after KL Rahul fell for six, he flung his head back and the pressure was evident on his face. At 13/2, the Indian dressing room was bound to be jittery.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, Rohit launched a counterattack. He has been most vocal about the ultra-aggressive, carefree and fearless cricket he wanted his team to play. It was time he showed how it’s done. The moment he skipped down the track to a fast Asitha Fernando ball and pulled him over mid-wicket for a six in the fifth over, you knew he meant business.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The challenges of scoring fluently were apparent seeing the ever-enterprising Suryakumar Yadav struggling to get a move on with 29-ball 34. Rohit was there to play the lead role. Skips down the track to the spinners, little laps past fine-leg and his trademark pull shots were all on show. The run-rate shot past nine-runs per over.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There the ordeal began. Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant showed flashes of their power-hitting prowess but then the Sri Lankan bowlers held their nerve and stuck to their plans. Both fell for identical scores (17 off 13) trying to clear the big boundary.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The match was played on the same surface India and Pakistan played two nights ago. It looked drier and a lot more sluggish. With one side of the boundary being 80 metre-long, the Sri Lankan attack was smart to exploit all of it. Maheesh Theeksana had set the tempo with his immaculate powerplay bowling. Rohit couldn’t have let leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga slide through his overs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rohit was motoring along and looked like posting an ominous total till the lack of pace in the pitch finally accounted for him as his upper cut was caught at deep-point off Chamika Karunaratne. Surya’s ramp off Dasun Shanaka also couldn’t clear short third-man. Source: The Times Of India</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 13:15:54', '2022-09-07 13:15:54'),
(1464, 1464, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ahead of her arrival in India, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said th e Rohingya were “a big burden” on her country, and suggested India could play a role in persuading Myanmar to take them back.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Briefing the media Tuesday on Hasina’s visit, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra did not respond directly to a flurry of questions on whether the Bangladesh side had raised the issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“On the Rohingya issue, we all know too well, and the international community has also acknowledged the role that Bangladesh has played in giving refuge to Rohingyas. The international community supports this effort. And India has also done so, including giving economic help. In days to come, whatever other help may be required, Government of India will keep in mind. The Government of India also supports a safe, stable and early return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar from other countries. In this connection, India will always play a constructive role and will have a constructive view,” Kwatra said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh, which hosts over a million Rohingya refugees, however, has made clear on several occasions that India must use its influence with the Myanmar junta to take them back. Even before the coup in Myanmar, Dhaka had tried without success to get Naypidaw to take the refugees back. In recent weeks, the issue has grown more complex for Bangladesh with a flare-up in the Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh, and which the Rohingya consider their home.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An informal ceasefire in place in Rakhine since November 2020 between the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed organisation of Rakhine Buddhists, has been fraying and, much to Dhaka’s chagrin, the conflict has been spilling over to the Bangladesh side.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AA has so far kept distance from the armed resistance to the junta by the “people’s defence forces” and ethnic armed organisations in other parts of the country. It has not expressed support for the “national unity government” in exile.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Relations were tense between the AA and the previous Aung San Suu Kyi’s government which had described the outfit as a terrorist group.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Formed in 2009, the AA is fighting for self-determination of the Rakhine Buddhists, who consider themselves to be ethnically different from the majority Bamar Buddhists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the last two months, however, the truce is reported to be breaking down as the Arakan Army attempts to dominate Rakhine state. According to reports from Myanmar, the AA now controls over half of the state, and is trying to establish dominance in crucial border areas. The Myanmar army is responding with aerial bombardment, artillery and mortar shelling.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On at least two of those occasions, the conflict has spilled over into Bangladesh. For the third time in a week, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry summoned the Myanmar envoy to Dhaka last Sunday to express its “deep concern” over the incidents of “mortar shelling, indiscriminate aerial firing in the border areas and air space violations”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh has been asking Delhi to use its good offices with the Myanmar junta to take back the Rohingya refugees who have now been living in a settlement in Cox’s Bazar, now known as the “world’s largest refugee camp”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the conflict in Rakhine state complicates any repatriation effort, especially as the AA is said to be in control of many areas where Rohingya were formerly living. The fresh conflict has also created concerns of new waves of displaced persons crossing the border into Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Myanmar envoy was told that such activities are of “grave threat” to the safety and security of the peace-loving people, violation of border agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar and contrary to the good neighbourly relationship.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ambassador was also urged to ensure that no trespassing by newly displaced Myanmar residents takes place from Rakhine. It was also conveyed to him that a safe, secure and conducive environment in the place of their origin in Rakhine is essential for sustainable and voluntary repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh, according to the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry. Source: The Indian Express</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 13:41:48', '2022-09-07 13:41:48'),
(1465, 1465, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">LONDON:Liz Truss made her first speech as UK prime minister on Tuesday outside No 10 — in front of a cheering but drenched group of Conservative MPs and the world\'s media — following a sudden downpour after she had been appointed to the position by the Queen at Balmoral Castle.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Making the speech in front of the famous black door, she said her early priorities as PM were to deliver a bold plan to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform in order to reward hard work and boost business-led growth and investment. She said she would make sure people were not not facing unaffordable energy bills and that she would deal with the energy crisis “caused by Putin’s war” and secure the UK’s future energy supplies. She also promised to build hospitals, schools, roads and broadband, and make sure people could get doctors’ appointments and the NHS services they need.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The speech was a stark contrast to Johnson’s bombastic humorous rhetoric at 7.30 am when, in his farewell speech, before flying to Balmoral to hand in his resignation to the Queen, he called himself a “booster rocket” that was about to splash into the ocean.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In stark contrast to his confidence and swagger, she came across as rigid, awkward, nervous and serious. But whilst her delivery lacked his polish and humour, the content was likely to appeal to her party base.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“History will see him as a hugely consequential prime minister,” she said of Johnson. “I am honoured to take on this responsibility at a vital time for our country. What makes the UK great is our fundamental belief in freedom, enterprise and fair play. We now face severe global headwinds caused by Russia’s appalling war in Ukraine and the aftermath of Covid. Now is the time to tackle the issues holding Britain back.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We need to build roads, homes and broadband faster and we need more investment and great jobs. We will transform Britain into an aspiration nation with high paying jobs, safe streets and where everyone everywhere has the opportunities they deserve. United with our allies, we will stand up for freedom and democracy around the world recognising we can\'t have security at home without having security abroad,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She concluded saying: “As strong as the storm may be, I know the British people are stronger. We have huge reserves of talent, energy and determination. I am confident together we can ride out the storm and rebuild our economy and become the modern brilliant Britain I know we can be.” She then posed for a photo with her husband at her new official residence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Queen had received Liz Truss in her Scottish residence, Balmoral, just after midday, to formalise her new position as PM after receiving Johnson\'s resignation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A spokesperson for the royal family said: “Her Majesty asked her to form a new administration. Ms Truss accepted Her Majesty’s offer and was appointed Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Queen, dressed in a tartan skirt and holding a walking stick, could be seen smiling and shaking hands with Truss in photos.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Signalling he plans to return to the grassroots, and has no intention of relocating to California, as some speculated, Rishi Sunak on Tuesday morning, the day he could have been PM, turned up at a Westminster Hall debate on unavoidably small hospitals, which barely any MPs attended, saying he hadn’t planned on speaking but he had more time on his hands than he anticipated. Source: The Times Of India</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2022-09-07 14:06:05', '2022-09-07 14:06:05');
