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(7134, 7134, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Russia had begun moving nuclear weapons to its territory, which borders the European Union, ratcheting up tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the diplomatic front, Russia\'s foreign ministry announced a visit to Moscow by China\'s special envoy for Ukraine, Li Hui -- Beijing\'s latest effort to broker an end to the fighting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Li\'s visit to the Russian capital, where he is expected to meet foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday, comes after he met with Ukraine\'s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The transfer of nuclear munitions has begun,\" Lukashenko told reporters during a visit to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Washington, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called Russia\'s move \"yet another example of making irresponsible and provocative choices\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She added, however, that \"we have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture... nor any indication that Russia is prepared to use nuclear weapons from Belarus\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was no immediate confirmation by Russia of the nuclear weapon transfer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lukashenko has allowed his territory, which borders Ukraine as well as EU and NATO members Poland and Lithuania, to serve as a staging ground for Russia\'s Ukraine offensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In March, Putin said he would station \"tactical\" nuclear weapons -- in effect short-range atomic missiles -- in Belarus, drawing condemnation from the West.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">-- US bombers intercepted -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adding to the global worries, Russia said Thursday that it had sent fighter jets to stop two US bomber planes from \"violating the state border\" over the Baltic Sea, the second such incident this week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Russian defence ministry said it had scrambled Su-27 and Su-35 fighter jets, saying it identified \"the air targets as two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the manoeuvre, the Russian fighters \"returned safely to their air base\", it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Japan, Tokyo\'s military also said it deployed fighter jets against Russian planes travelling along parts of its coastline.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the visit by China\'s envoy Li to Moscow, the European Union told him on Thursday that it expected Beijing to help pressure Russia to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine and withdraw its troops from the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senior EU foreign policy official Enrique Mora met Li in Brussels on the latest leg of a European tour by Beijing\'s special representative for Eurasian affairs.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia and China have close relations, with Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Moscow in March and saying their bilateral ties were \"entering a new era\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While China says it is a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict, it has been criticised for refusing to condemn Moscow for its offensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">-- Battle for Bakhmut --</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Top US officer General Mark Milley said Thursday that Russia would not achieve a military victory in Ukraine, while also cautioning that Kyiv was unlikely to force out all of Moscow\'s troops anytime soon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His comments underscored forecasts that the war in Ukraine is set to drag on, with neither side positioned to win a clear-cut victory and no negotiations currently taking place.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This war, militarily, is not going to be won by Russia. It\'s just not,\" Milley told journalists after a video meeting of dozens of countries that support Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the ground, the head of Russia\'s Wagner mercenary group said Thursday that his troops had started handing over their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wagner said it began pulling out its fighters after claiming to have fully captured the destroyed city at the weekend.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine, which denies that Bakhmut has fallen to Russia, insisted it still controlled a \"micro district\" of the city and said it was still advancing on its flanks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The battle for Bakhmut has raged for nearly a year, levelling the city and decimating waves of Wagner recruits who have led Russia\'s assault on the industrial hub.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are withdrawing units from Bakhmut today. We are handing over positions to the military, ammunition and everything,\" Wagner\'s boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this week, he conceded that around 10,000 prisoners that Wagner had recruited to fight in Ukraine had been killed on the battlefield.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Drone barrage -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kyiv, Zelensky accused Russia of terrorising Ukrainians by launching another wave of Iranian-made attack drones at targets across his country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The enemy continued to terrorise Ukraine by launching 36 Shaheds. None reached their target,\" Zelensky said on social media.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'m grateful to our air defence forces for the 100 percent result.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyiv has become increasingly adept at taking down Russian cruise missiles and drones after appealing to Western allies for greater air-defence capabilities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Moscow, Russia\'s FSB security service said it had arrested two Ukrainians who had allegedly planned to target nuclear power plants in the country. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-26 15:20:00', '2023-05-26 15:20:00'),
(7135, 7135, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Three migrants were found dead off the Greek island of Mykonos on Friday after their boat capsized and up to 12 others missing, the Greek coastguard said.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The nationality of the victims, according to preliminary reports two women&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">and a man, has not been confirmed by Greek authorities.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The coastguard is searching by ground, air and sea for up to others whom&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">survivors said were missing after the boat overturned.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Witnesses said up to 17 people had been on the same boat, including five&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">women and a seven-year-old child. Two men, a Palestinian and a Syrian, were&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">rescued by the coastguard.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">For several months, migrants have sought to reach Italy from Turkey through&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Greece\'s southeast Cyclades islands which attract thousands of visitors each&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">summer.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Non-profit groups say the new route is designed to avoid the northern Aegean&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sea, where witnesses accuse Greek authorities of stepping up illegal&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">pushbacks, accusations that Athens has long rejected.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Footage published by The New York Times on May 19 reportedly showed the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">forceful expulsion of a group of migrants, including a baby, being bundled&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">into a van and then transferred to an inflatable raft and set adrift.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Interviewed by CNN, former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">government would investigate the incident and called such pushbacks&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"completely unacceptable\". AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-26 15:50:58', '2023-05-26 15:50:58'),
(7136, 7136, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least one person has died and 15 others have been injured in a missile strike on a hospital in Dnipro, in Ukraine\'s east.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, confirmed the attack and said authorities were working to rescue others from the hospital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said all necessary authorities were involved in the clean up mission.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, the regional governor, Serhiy Lysak, said the city had been attacked by rockets and drones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Zelensky posted a video of the damaged building that showed firefighters at the scene and smoke billowing from the building.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Russian terrorists once again confirm their status of fighters against everything humane and honest,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian authorities said they shot down 17 missiles and 31 drones launched from Russia overnight.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several drones and missiles hit targets in the eastern cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv, including an oil depot.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, targeting its infrastructure facilities ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-26 17:13:10', '2023-05-26 17:13:10'),
(7137, 7137, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The members of Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in several anti-drug raids arrested 52 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The DB in association with the local police carried out the drives simultaneously at different parts of the metropolis from 6am of May 25 to 6am&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">today, according to a DMP release. In those separate anti-drug raids, police&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">seized huge drugs from their possession.</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">During the anti-drug raids, police seized 1,343 pieces of contraband yaba&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">tablets, 30 grams and 295 purias (small packets) of heroin, 65.170 kilograms&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">of cannabis (ganja) and 20 drug injections from their possession, the release</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Police filed 34 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act. BSS</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-26 19:09:17', '2023-05-26 19:09:17'),
(7138, 7138, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Clashes between the activists of BNP and Awami League on Friday left dozens of people injured with the two groups blaming each other for the violence.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The local BNP leaders said at least 15 of the party’s leaders and activists including Nipun Roy Chowdhury were injured in the clash with Awami League men during the opposition party’s rally in Keraniganj of Dhaka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The programme was organized to press home the party’s 10-point demand, including the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government before the next general election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A group of 25 to 30 people, led by Awami League leader Azhar Bangali attacked the BNP office in Zinjira area of Keraniganj on Friday afternoon, while the rally was going on, claimed Nipun, a member of the BNP’s Executive Committee.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the injured are Sazzad Hossain, president of Keraniganj Jubo Dal, Zahirul Islam Mamun, south Keraniganj Swechasebak Dal joint secretary, Mojazzed Hossain, Dhaka district BNP organizing secretary.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Azhar Bangali claimed that while he was passing the area BNP men attacked him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Local AL leaders also accused BNP activists of vandalising the AL office in South Keraniganj, leaving at least 25 people injured. Some of the injured were taken to hospital, they said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to eyewitnesses, men from both parties attacked each other with bamboo sticks. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-26 19:25:09', '2023-05-26 19:25:09'),
(7139, 7139, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said the real picture of the country’s voting has been exposed as the government tried to show fairness in the Gazipur city polls.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“You have seen that an election was held in Gazipur...they tried to show a fair election and we‘ve seen the results of that effort. This is the real scenario of Bangladesh,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khosru, a BNP standing committee member made the comments while addressing a programme, marking the 28th foundation anniversary of Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suspended mayor Zahangir Alam’s mother and independent candidate, Zayeda Khatun, was elected Gazipur City Corporation mayor by defeating Awami League candidate Md Azmat Ullah Khan in the polls held on Thursday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khosru said it is now imperative to restore people’s right to franchise to ensure their democratic and human rights through a united movement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said their party along with people, including politicians, journalists and other professionals, have been on a movement to ensure people\'s right to vote. “If the democratic atmosphere cannot be restored in the country, human rights and democracy can’t be restored.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the Digital Security Act, the BNP leader said the government is enacting another law \'Essential Services Act\' which can be imposed on any organisation. “More laws will be enacted to carry out more repressions.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“If we can’t bring back democracy, establish the elected government and parliament through exercising our voting rights, then we won’t get any government accountable to the people in the coming days. That\'s why everyone must come forward,” he observed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khosru said the next election must be under a neutral government. “There’s no alternative to it. “If we can’t bring a change in the current situation in Bangladesh and restore democratic rights, electoral environment, constitutional rights and ensure a level-playing field, fair a election will not be possible.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said discussing about elections before ensuring the level-playing field and and restoring the democratic is a futile exercise.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Those who talk about elections and try to take people to the voting without a level-playing field and democratic order are working for this government,” the BNP leader said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He slammed the government for not ensuring the trial of the murder of journalist couple Sagar-Runi and for creating pressure on journalists in various ways. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-26 19:28:02', '2023-05-26 19:28:02'),
(7140, 7140, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Taslima Chowdhury, a former leader of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League, the woman wing of the ruling party.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taslima was a former vice-president of Bangladesh Mohila AL and also former president of its Dhaka city north unit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a condolence message, the premier prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taslima Chowdhury breathed her last on Thursday afternoon at the age of 85.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She left behind two sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and admirers to mourn her death.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">AL general secretary Obaidul Quader also expressed deep shock at her death, said an AL press release. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-26 19:58:09', '2023-05-26 19:58:09'),
(7141, 7141, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today visited the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Japan.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Executive Directors of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Ito Yoichi and Hironobu Takagi welcomed the speaker, said a press release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A delegation from Bangladesh, including Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed, Ruhul Haque, Abul Kalam Md Ahsanul Haque Chowdhury, Badruddoza Md Farhad Hossain, Khadijatul Anwar and Kaniz Fatema Ahmed, accompanied her during the visit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, Additional Secretary of the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat Md Nuruzzaman, Private Secretary to the Speaker MA Kamal Billah, Director (Mass Communication) Md Tariq Mahmud and Assistant Private Secretary to the Speaker Md Rashed Iqbal Chowdhury were present there, among others.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The speaker is scheduled to return home on May 29. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-26 20:00:54', '2023-05-26 20:00:54'),
(7142, 7142, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government\'s debt ceiling crisis seemed “very close” late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans into another frustrating week.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The later “X-date,” laid out in a letter from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, set the risk of a devastating default four days beyond an earlier estimate. It came as Americans and the world uneasily watched the negotiating brinkmanship that could throw the U.S. economy into chaos and sap world confidence in the nation\'s leadership.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet Biden was upbeat as he left for the Memorial Day weekend at Camp David, declaring, “It\'s very close, and I\'m optimistic.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With Republicans at the Capitol talking with Biden\'s team at the White House, the president said: “There’s a negotiation going on. I’m hopeful we’ll know by tonight whether we’re going to be able to have a deal.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a blunt warning, Yellen said failure to act by the new date would “cause severe hardship to American families, harm our global leadership position and raise questions about our ability to defend our national security interests.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anxious retirees and others were already making contingency plans for missed checks, with the next Social Security payments due next week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy seemed to be narrowing on a two-year budget-slashing deal that would also extend the debt limit into 2025 past the next presidential election. After frustrating rounds of closed-door talks, a compromise had appeared to be nearing on Friday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Republicans have made some headway in their drive for steep spending cuts that Democrats oppose. However, the sides are particularly divided over McCarthy\'s demands for tougher work requirements on government food stamp recipients that Democrats say is a nonstarter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier Friday, McCarthy said his Republican debt negotiators and the White House had hit “crunch” time, straining to wrap up an agreement. He left late Friday night without comment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any deal would need to be a political compromise, with support from both Democrats and Republicans to pass the divided Congress. Failure to lift the borrowing limit, now $31 trillion, to pay the nation’s incurred bills, would send shockwaves through the U.S. and global economy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But many of the hard-right Trump-aligned Republicans in Congress have long been skeptical of Treasury\'s projections, and they are pressing McCarthy to hold out.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As talks pushed into another late night, one of the negotiators, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., called Biden’s comments “a hopeful sign.” But he also cautioned that there’s still “sticky points” impeding a final agreement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the contours of the deal have been taking shape to cut spending for 2024 and impose a 1% cap on spending growth for 2025, the two sides remain stuck on various provisions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A person familiar with the talks said the two sides were “dug in” on whether or not to agree to Republican demands to impose stiffer work requirements on people who receive government food stamps, cash assistance and health care aid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">House Democrats have called such requirements for health care and food aid a nonstarter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked if Republicans would relent on work requirements, Republican negotiator Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana fumed, “Hell no, not a chance.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">House Republicans displayed risky political bravado in leaving town for the holiday. Lawmakers are tentatively not expected back at work until Tuesday, but now their return date is uncertain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The world is watching,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said after meeting Friday with Yellen. “Let’s remember we are now in the 12th hour.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weeks of negotiations between Republicans and the White House have failed to produce a deal — in part because the Biden administration resisted negotiating with McCarthy over the debt limit, arguing that the country\'s full faith and credit should not be used as leverage to extract other partisan priorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We have to spend less than we spent last year. That is the starting point,” said McCarthy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One idea is to set the topline budget numbers but then add a “snap-back” provision to enforce cuts if Congress is unable during its annual appropriations process to meet the new goals.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On work requirements for aid recipients, the White House is particularly resisting measures that could drive more people into poverty or take their health care, said the person familiar with the talks, who was granted anonymity to describe behind-closed-door discussions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the Republican demand to rescind money for the Internal Revenue Service, it\'s still an “open issue” whether the sides will compromise by allowing the funding to be pushed into other domestic programs, the person said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In one potential development, Republicans may be easing their demand to boost defense spending beyond what Biden had proposed in his budget, instead offering to keep it at his proposed levels, according to another person familiar with the talks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The teams are also eyeing a proposal to boost energy transmission line development from Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., to facilitate the buildout of an interregional power grid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are all but certain to claw back some $30 billion in unspent COVID-19 funds now that the pandemic emergency has officially been lifted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, McCarthy is feeling pressure from the House\'s right flank not to give in to any deal, even if it means blowing past the Treasury deadline.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">McCarthy said Donald Trump, the former president who is again running for office, told him, “Make sure you get a good agreement.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watchful Democrats, though, are also pressing Biden. The top three House Democratic leaders, led by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, spoke late Thursday with the White House.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">McCarthy has promised lawmakers he will abide by the rule to post any bill for 72 hours before voting. The Democratic-held Senate has vowed to move quickly to send the package to Biden’s desk, right before next Thursday\'s possible deadline.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Fitch Ratings agency placed the United States’ AAA credit on “ratings watch negative,” warning of a possible downgrade.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The White House has continued to argue that deficits can be reduced by ending tax breaks for wealthier households and some corporations, but McCarthy said he told the president as early as their February meeting that raising revenue from tax hikes was off the table.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Biden has ruled out, for now, invoking the 14th Amendment to raise the debt limit on his own, Democrats in the House announced they have all signed on to a legislative “discharge” process that would force a debt ceiling vote. But they need five Republicans to break with their party and tip the majority to set the plan forward. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-27 13:49:29', '2023-05-27 13:49:29'),
(7143, 7143, '<p style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Different parts of the country including Dhaka will experience rains or thunder showers in 24 hours from 9am on Saturday.</b></span><br></p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">“Rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at many places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh &amp; Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal &amp;&nbsp; Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places over the country,” said a bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department(BMD).</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The highest temperature was recorded at 35.6 degrees Celsius in Dhaka on Friday&nbsp; while the lowest temperature was recorded at 21.0 degrees Celsius in Bogura on Saturday.&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">The weather office recorded the highest 16 mm rainfall in Khulna and Feni districts in 24 hours till 9 am today. UNB</p><p style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</p>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-27 13:53:02', '2023-05-27 13:53:02'),
(7144, 7144, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia has a bright future, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, pointing to the country\'s enormous resources.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As for the future, everyone actually has a future but the key question is what kind of future it will be. I am confident that Russia has a bright future. First, because we know what we want and what means to use to achieve our goals. Second, we have enormous resources, primarily human resources,\" the head of state said at a meeting with members of the Business Russia organization.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president also highlighted Russia\'s robust education system. \"We have established wonderful schools in recent decades, I mean the school of mathematics among others; this is fundamental. We have wonderful schools in engineering. Undoubtedly, all this has to keep up with the times and develop in line with the challenges that we are facing,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing \"Business Russia\" Chairman Alexey Repik, who had emphasized the need to refocus on rapidly developing markets, Putin noted that Russia had begun to do that long before the current situation came to be.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"These rapidly developing markets started to develop rapidly not because of the situation in Ukraine but because of objective circumstances related to changes in the global economy\'s structure and the emergence of new global leaders. This process has been going on for decades, it\'s just that these things are becoming more evident now. Back in the day, we gradually began to shift our focus, and I repeat, this wasn\'t because of the current tragic events. We simply understood in advance where these growth centers of the global economy were. </div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, we haven\'t been able to do everything we planned yet,\" Putin concluded. TASS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-27 13:54:58', '2023-05-27 13:55:10'),
(7145, 7145, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A total of 1,78,591 students are going to appear in the three-day admission test for first-year honours classes in the 2022-2023 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They will fight for 4,467 seats in 59 departments under 10 faculties and two institutes this year and the entry tests will be held in A, B and C units scheduled to be held from May 29 to 31.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 72,065 students will appear in the test under \'A\' unit consisting of 27 departments belonging to Arts, Law, Social Science and Fine Art faculties and the Institute of Education and Research, followed by 30,675 students in \'B\' unit consisting with six departments belonging to Business Studies Faculty and the Institute of Business Administration.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, 75,851 students will appear in the \'C\' unit test with 26 departments belonging to the faculties of Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Bioscience, and Geosciences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof Sabbir Sattar said admission tests for \'C\' (Science) units will be held on May 29, while May 30 and May 31 have been fixed for \'A\' (Humanity) and \'B\' (Commerce) units. Every day, four tests, from 9 am to 10 am, from 11 am to 12 noon, from 1pm to 2pm and 3.30pm to 4.30pm, will be held.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each of the tests will be 100 marks and there will remain 80 multiple choice questions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vice-chancellor (VC) of the university Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar Tapu revealed this while addressing a press conference related to the admission test held at its Senate Building today.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giving an overview about preparations, he said they will take the tests in MCQ method and none will be allowed to go outside of examination halls during the 60-minute examination.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">None of the admission-seekers will be allowed to keep mobile phones, calculators and other electronic devices with memory cards.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof Golam Sabbir categorically said they are very much sincere and positive about holding the tests properly and successfully as they have close coordination with local civil and police administration.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also told the journalists that they have adopted 25-point steps for attaining desired yields in this regard. Detailed information about the admission tests remained available in http://admission.ru.ac.bd/ website.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the occasion, Pro-vice-chancellor Prof Sultan-Ul-Islam, Treasurer Prof Obayedur Rahman Pramanik, Registrar Prof Abdus Salam and Public Relation Administrator Prof Prodip Pandey were present. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-27 13:58:01', '2023-05-27 13:58:01'),
(7146, 7146, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said the new US visa policy will help control money laundering.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>\"There is nothing to worry about the new visa policy,\" he told reporters after attending a programme at International Mother Language Institute auditorium in the city.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Who takes (US) visa? Some rich people, and government officials. Those who are my political agents and who will work during polling, they do not come to seek visa. Then what worries about it?\" Momen said.</div><div><br></div><div>He also said some politicians, big businessmen, or civil society leaders whose sons and daughters study abroad, make establishment there take visa.</div><div><br></div><div>Momen referred to those who siphoned off money and hoped that money laundering will come down due to the new visa policy.</div><div><br></div><div>Momen said those people who resort to violence, arson and destruction and their leadership needs to remain cautious. \"You know who do this.\"</div><div><br></div><div>\"We want to stop arson attacks. Once you see the faces of arson victims who survived, you will be very sad . You know who do that. Their leadership needs to remain careful,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Momen said Bangladesh Awami League believes in people and democracy.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh expects that the new US visa policy will not be applied arbitrarily in a non-objective manner.</div><div><br></div><div>The government of Bangladesh has taken note of the announcement made by the US Secretary of State on a visa restriction policy pursuant to the so-called 3C provision under the US Immigration and Act, said the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Bangladesh would like to view this announcement in the broader context of its government’s unequivocal commitment to holding free and fair elections at all levels for upholding the country’s democratic process,\" reads the statement.</div><div><br></div><div>Under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership, MoFA said, Bangladesh remains a democratic and politically stable nation with experience of holding a series of elections at national and local levels.</div><div><br></div><div>The government apparatus will take necessary measures to prevent and address any unlawful practices or interference by any individual, group or entity to compromise the smooth and participatory conduct of the elections.</div><div><br></div><div>The electoral process will remain under strict vigilance, including by international observers as accredited by the Election Commission, according to the statement.</div><div><br></div><div>The government expects that the local undemocratic forces that resort to violence, arson and destruction would remain cautious and refrain from their misguided efforts to jeopardize the electoral process as mandated by the Constitution.</div><div><br></div><div>\"It is entirely up to the people of Bangladesh to sustain the hard-earned democratic process, political stability and development gains in the country,\" MoFA said.</div><div><br></div><div>The government appreciates that the international community including the US firmly stands by Prime Minister’s sustained commitment to ensure free and fair elections. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-27 17:00:40', '2023-05-27 17:00:40'),
(7147, 7147, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A US State Department report has found that Christians in North Korea who are caught with a Bible face the death penalty, and their families, including children, are sentenced to life imprisonment.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The State Department\'s International Religious Freedom Report for 2022 estimates that as many as 70,000 Christians are imprisoned in North Korea, along with people from other faiths. The report claims that among the many sent to prison was a two-year-old who was reportedly sentenced to life after his parents were found in possession of a Bible.</div><div><br></div><div>The family was arrested for their religious practices and possession of a Bible. The entire family, including a two-year-old, was sentenced to life in a political prison camp in 2009. Christians who have been imprisoned in these camps have described dire conditions and various forms of physical mistreatment. The report stated that the Ministry of State Security was responsible for 90% of documented human rights abuses against both Shamanic adherents and Christians.</div><div><br></div><div>The State Department, citing a report by Korea Future, a non-profit organisation \"working to accelerate justice and support accountability\" in North Korea, says the North Korean government persecutes individuals who engage in religious practices, possess religious items, have contact with religious persons, or share religious beliefs. Individuals who are persecuted may be arrested, detained, forced to work, tortured, denied a fair trial, deported, denied the right to life, or subjected to sexual violence.</div><div><br></div><div>In December 2021, Korea Future released a report that documented the abuse of religious freedom against women in North Korea. The report was based on interviews with 151 Christian women who had experienced abuse. The report found that the most common forms of abuse were arbitrary detention, torture, deportation, forced labor, and sexual violence.</div><div><br></div><div>Multiple people who had fled North Korea described textbooks that included sections on Christian missionaries. The textbooks listed a number of \"evil deeds\" that the missionaries were said to have committed, \"including rape, blood-sucking, organ harvesting, murder, and espionage\".&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>One defector told Korea Future that the government had also published graphic novels that depicted Christians luring children into churches and then taking them to the basement to draw their blood.</div><div><br></div><div>The United States and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations. In December, the United States joined other countries in cosponsoring a United Nations resolution that condemned North Korea\'s \"long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread, and gross violations of human rights.\"</div><div><br></div><div>The resolution also expressed \"very serious concern\" about abuses, including \"in some instances summary executions of individuals exercising their freedom of opinion, expression, religion or belief.\" Source: NDTV</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-27 19:25:33', '2023-05-27 19:25:33');
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(7148, 7148, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday said the current Awami League government is the obstacle to fair elections in Bangladesh.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>“The USA has announced that those who obstruct the elections will not be given visas. We want to say from this rally that those who are obstructing fair elections, democracy or people\'s right to vote in Bangladesh are the current government,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking at a rally, the BNP leader also said the USA has rejected the current government by announcing its new visa policy for Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Mosharraf, a BNP standing committee member, said the new visa policy of the USA is \"very shameful” for the Awami League. “The Awami League has brought this shame to Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the government is giving the foreigners a false commitment that the next election will be held in a free and fair manner under them, but the country’s people as well as foreigners have seen that two previous elections held under it were not worth the name.</div><div><br></div><div>“It’s not possible for them (govt) to arrange a credible election. So, the democratic countries, including the USA, are saying the next polls must be free, fair and inclusive. They understand that there was no fair election under Sheikh Hasina in the past, nor will it be in the future.”</div><div><br></div><div>He also said BNP and most other opposition parties will not participate in the election if it is held under Sheikh Hasina. “The international community is seeking a participatory election and the polls won’t be inclusive without us.”</div><div><br></div><div>As part of the party’s countrywide programme, BNP’s Dhaka south and north city units arranged the rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next polls under a non-party neutral government and to protest against the arrest and harassment of party leaders and activists in \'false cases\'.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP also organised rallies in 15 other districts also for registering the party\'s protest against the filing of \'fictitious\' cases against opposition leaders and activists, soaring prices of essentials, frequent power cuts and the ‘all-pervasive’ corruption by the Awami League government.</div><div><br></div><div>Mosharraf said the prime minister went to different countries to seek their favour to hang onto power again, but she was turned down everywhere.</div><div><br></div><div>“This is not a government elected by people. Not only we, but also the entire world is saying that elections in 2014 and 2018 held under the current government were no polls. In 2014, Awami League occupied power and formed the government by force while in 2018 the day’s voting was held at night,” he observed.</div><div><br></div><div>The BNP leader said the ruling party leaders are unnerved as they have realized that they are going to face a debacle in the next polls. “That’s why they’re trying to resort to different tricks and blueprints.\"</div><div><br></div><div>He said a ruling party business syndicate has increased the prices of all essential items unusually to make their pockets heavier. “This government won’t be able to control the prices of commodities. The poor are now starving or half-fed while the middle class is getting poor.”</div><div><br></div><div>Mosharraf called upon the people from all walks of life to get ready to oust the current regime through a mass uprising, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>He also urged the administration and the law enforcers not to obey the unlawful orders of the current ‘illegitimate’ government.</div><div><br></div><div>“Those of you who are in the administration and members of the armed forces and law enforcement agencies, you are the servants of the people. You are the officers and employees of the republic. I call upon you not to obstruct peaceful programmes of people and file false cases and arrest people at the behest of the government,” the BNP leader added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas </div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-27 22:05:34', '2023-05-27 22:42:01'),
(7149, 7149, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh LPG Autogas Station Owners Association has called upon the government to ensure ‘affordable’ supply of energy from gas fields in Bhola to the national grid, using cost-effective technology that supports the economic growth of the country.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>LPG Autogas Association President Engineer Mohammad Serajul Mawla said gas-dependent industries will get ‘a relief’ from Bhola gas amid increasing energy demand in keeping with a growing economy.</div><div><br></div><div>“As the demand for energy increases, Bhola gas will help the economy to some extent but the step of depressurizing this gas and compressing it through CNG compressors for transportation is very costly and it wouldn’t bring any economic benefits for the country,” the LPG Autogas Station Owners Association said in a statement circulated on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>LPG Autogas Station Owners Association is a Commerce Ministry-affiliated organisation representing about 800 autogas filling station operators across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Recently, Sundarban Gas and Intraco signed a 10-year public-private partnership agreement to connect gas from the country\'s 29th gas field in Bhola to the national grid by converting it to CNG.</div><div><br></div><div>Engineer Serajul Mawla, the association\'s president, highlighted the availability and cost-effectiveness of the technology for supplying gas to industrial areas from gas fields in Bhola.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the gas from Bhola can be compressed from 1000 psi to 3000 psi pressure through booster compressors and easily transported by water and land. By doing this, the compression charge will be less than half and the decompression charge will be completely eliminated.</div><div><br></div><div>Serajul Mawla further said that hundreds of mobile storages exist in Bangladesh for gas supply from various CNG stations to various garments and industries.</div><div><br></div><div>If the government wants, it can allow hundreds of industries who pay the price of feed gas (17.00 per cubic meter) and compress and will bring to the industry at their own cost.</div><div><br></div><div>According to engineers, a domestic \'booster compressor\' capable of processing 500 cubic meters of gas per hour costs only Tk 4 million, while the electricity consumption per hour is only 50 kilowatts, so it will cost only Tk 2 to 3 per cubic meter of gas.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, the existing mobile storages can carry 3000 cubic meters of gas each time. If it costs Tk 25-30000 each time to travel from Bhola to Dhaka, then the transportation cost will be only 7 to 8 taka per cubic meter.</div><div><br></div><div>Therefore, if you do this, the cost will be reduced a lot. Also, since LPG autogas is available in almost all the upazilas of the 64 districts of the country as an environmentally friendly and affordable alternative, the gas used in the CNG sector can be given to the industrial sector because CNG is no longer used in public transport like buses.</div><div><br></div><div>CNG is now mostly used in private cars where common people have no use. So the government can take this decision if it deems it necessary in the interest of the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Since all CNG stations now have LPG, there is no chance of the owners of CNG stations being affected, said the Bangladesh LPG Autogas Station Owners Association. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-27 22:16:57', '2023-05-27 22:16:57'),
(7150, 7150, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Turks vote on Sunday in a momentous presidential run-off to decide whether or not Recep Tayyip Erdogan should remain in power after 20 years.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, backed by a broad opposition alliance, has billed the vote as a referendum on Turkey\'s future direction.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president, who is favourite to win, promises a new era uniting the country around a \"Turkish century\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the more pressing issue is rampant inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Polling stations open at 08:00 (05:00 GMT) and close at 17:00 (14:00 GMT). The big vote from expats, carried out around the world, has already finished.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turnout in the first round was an impressive 88.8%, and Mr Erdogan\'s lead was 2.5 million votes. That is why both candidates have their eye on the eight million who did not vote - but could this time.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the run-off Mr Kilicdaroglu accused his rival of foul play, by blocking his text messages to voters while the president\'s messages went through.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opposition parties are deploying an army of volunteers in a bid to ensure no vote-rigging takes place.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">International observers spoke of an uneven playing field after the first round. But there was no suggestion that any irregularities in voting would have changed the result.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Kilicdaroglu promised a very different style of presidency on his final day of campaigning: \"I have no interest in living in palaces. I will live like you, modestly... and solve your problems.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was a swipe at Mr Erdogan\'s enormous palatial complex on the edge of Ankara which he moved to when he switched from prime minister to president in 2014. After surviving a failed coup in 2016 he took on extensive powers, detained tens of thousands of people and took control of the media.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">So it was laden with symbolism when he paid a campaign visit on Saturday to the mausoleum of a prime minister executed by the military after a coup in 1960.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The era of coups and juntas is over,\" he declared, linking Turkey\'s current stability to his own authoritarian rule.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey, however, is deeply polarised, with the president reliant on a support base of religious conservatives and nationalists, while his opposite number\'s supporters are mainly secular - but many of them are nationalist too.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For days the two men traded insults. Mr Kilicdaroglu accused the president of cowardice and hiding from a fair election; Mr Erdogan said his rival was on the side of \"terrorists\", referring to Kurdish militants.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But after days of inflammatory rhetoric about sending millions of Syrian refugees home, the opposition candidate returned to Turkey\'s number-one issue - the economic crisis, and in particular its effect on poorer households.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A 59-year-old woman and her grandson joined him on stage to explain how her monthly salary of 5,000 lira (£200; $250) was now impossible to live on as her rent had shot up to 4,000 lira (£160; $200).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It may have been staged, but this is the story across Turkey, with inflation at almost 44% and salaries and state help failing to keep pace.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Economists say the Erdogan policy of cutting interest rates rather than raising them has only made matters worse.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Turkish lira has hit record lows, demand for foreign currency has surged and the central bank\'s net foreign currency reserves are in negative territory for the first time since 2002.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">East of Ankara, gleaming tower blocks have been springing up in Kirikkale. It looks like boom-time for this city, run by the president\'s party.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But many people here are struggling.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fatma has run a hairdresser\'s for 13 years but for the past two, work has dried up, and the cost of rent and hair products has soared.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She voted for an ultranationalist candidate who came third, and does not trust the two men left in the race.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few doors up the street, Binnaz is working a sewing machine at a shop for mending clothes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">People cannot afford new dresses so she is earning much more, even if her monthly rent has trebled to to 4,000 lira. Despite Turkey\'s stricken economy, she is putting her faith in the president.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outside a supermarket, Emrah Turgut says he is also sticking with Mr Erdogan because he has no faith in the other option, and believes the president\'s unfounded allegations that the biggest opposition party co-operates with terrorists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey\'s second-biggest opposition party, the HDP, denies any link to the militant PKK, but President Erdogan has used their backing for the rival candidate to suggest a link to terrorists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whoever wins on Sunday, Turkey\'s parliament is already firmly in the grip of Mr Erdogan\'s Islamist-rooted AK Party and its far-right nationalist ally, the MHP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AKP also has the youngest MP, who arrived in parliament on the eve of the presidential vote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zehranur Aydemir, 24, believes if he wins then he will lay the foundations for a century in which Turkey will become a global power: \"Now Turkey has a bigger vision it can dream bigger.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is another grandiose Erdogan project, but Turkey\'s economy is likely to prove a more pressing task, whoever wins the run-off. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 07:40:45', '2023-05-28 07:40:45'),
(7151, 7151, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia has launched a new massive overnight drone attack on Ukraine\'s capital Kyiv, killing at least one person, local officials have said.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyiv\'s mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said a man died when drone wreckage fell near a petrol station. A woman was injured.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said air defences had shot down more than 20 drones heading towards Kyiv - but a \"new drone wave\" was approaching.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has recently stepped up its attacks on Kyiv, seeking to overwhelm the capital\'s defences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Sunday, air raid alerts were activated in 12 regions of Ukraine, from Volyn in the north-west to Dnipropetrovsk in the south-east.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a post on social media, Mr Klitschko urged Kyiv residents to \"stay in shelters\", warning that the night would be \"difficult\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said at least two high-rising buildings in different districts of the capital were on fire after being hit by falling drone fragments.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emergency workers have been deployed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its recent attacks, Russia has been using so-called kamikaze drones as well a range of cruise and ballistic missiles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The attacks come ahead of a widely expected Ukrainian counter-offensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, one of Ukraine\'s most senior security officials has told the BBC the country was ready to for such an operation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the powerful National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, said an assault to retake territory from President Vladimir Putin\'s occupying forces could begin \"tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or in a week\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">Ukraine has been planning a counter-offensive for months. But it has wanted as much time as possible to train troops and to receive military equipment from Western allies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">In the meantime, Russian forces have been preparing their defences in the seized regions of south-eastern Ukraine.<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BBC</span></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 07:44:15', '2023-05-28 07:44:15'),
(7152, 7152, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Texas\' Republican-run House of Representatives has voted to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, who is accused of bribery and abuse of public trust.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Paxton, an ally of former President Donald Trump, is now suspended from office pending a trial in the Senate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A two-thirds vote in the upper chamber - where Republicans also dominate - is required to permanently expel him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Paxton, aged 60, denies all the accusations against him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to a 121-23 vote in the House on Saturday, Mr Paxton said in a statement: \"The ugly spectacle in the Texas House today confirmed the outrageous impeachment plot against me was never meant to be fair or just.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It was a politically motivated sham from the beginning.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The impeachment vote was on 20 articles, which also include accusations of improperly aiding a wealthy political donor and conducting a sham investigations against whistleblowers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The result demonstrates a very public split between Texas Republicans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Attorney General Paxton continuously and blatantly violated laws, rules, policies and procedures,\" House Republican David Spiller said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Today is a very grim and difficult day for this House and for the state of Texas,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But John Smithee, another Texas House Republican, opposed the impeachment, arguing that the attorney general had not been given the chance to properly respond to the allegations against him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s what I call the hang him now and judge him later policy,\" Mr Smithee said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Mr Trump - who hopes to win a Republican nomination for the 2024 election - backed Mr Paxton.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shortly before the vote, he wrote \"free Ken Paxton\" in a post on social media.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The House vote makes Mr Paxton the first state official in Texas to be impeached in almost 50 years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Texas\' Republican Governor Greg Abbott has the powers to appoint an interim state attorney general even before the Senate trial is concluded.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Paxton is well-known in America for his high-profile litigation campaigns.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2020, he unsuccessfully pressed the US Supreme Court to overturn Mr Trump\'s defeat to Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the presidential election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five years earlier, Mr Paxton called the Supreme Court\'s decision legalising gay marriage in all 50 states a \"lawless ruling\", vowing to support state workers who refuse to marry couples on religious grounds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he is perhaps best known for spearheading the ongoing fight in the courts to challenge the Biden administration\'s changes to the immigration system.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Paxton has said the measures he is fighting would encourage illegal crossings and burden Texas and other states with additional expenses for law enforcement, health care and education, the New York Times reports. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 08:16:23', '2023-05-28 08:16:23'),
(7153, 7153, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 179 at 08:35am on Sunday (May 28, 2023).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The air was classified as \'unhealthy\', according to the air quality and pollution city ranking.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered \'unhealthy\' while 201-300 is \'very unhealthy\', and 301-400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing severe health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">India’s Delhi, Indonesia’s Jakarta and Kuwait’s Kuwait City occupied the second, third and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 159, 159 and 154, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 10:13:17', '2023-05-28 10:13:17'),
(7154, 7154, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation\'s legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the agreement risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides with the concessions made to reach it. Negotiators agreed to some Republican demands for increased work requirements for recipients of food stamps that had sparked an uproar from House Democrats as a nonstarter.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Support from both parties will be needed to win congressional approval next week before a June 5 deadline.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Democratic president and Republican speaker reached the agreement after the two spoke earlier Saturday evening by phone, said McCarthy. The country and the world have been watching and waiting for a resolution to a political standoff that threatened the U.S. and global economies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The agreement represents a compromise, which means not everyone gets what they want,” Biden said in a statement late Saturday night. “That’s the responsibility of governing,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden called the agreement “good news for the American people, because it prevents what could have been a catastrophic default and would have led to an economic recession, retirement accounts devastated, and millions of jobs lost.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">McCarthy in brief remarks at the Capitol, said that \"we still have a lot of work to do.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the Republican speaker said: “I believe this is an agreement in principle that’s worthy of the American people.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the outlines of a deal in place, the legislative package could be drafted and shared with lawmakers in time for votes early next week in the House and later in the Senate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Central to the package is a two-year budget deal that would hold spending flat for 2024 and impose limits for 2025 in exchange for raising the debt limit for two years, pushing the volatile political issue past the next presidential election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The agreement would limit food stamp eligibility for able-bodied adults up to age 54, but Biden was able to secure waivers for veterans and the homeless.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two sides had also reached for an ambitious overhaul of federal permitting to ease development of energy projects and transmission lines. Instead, the agreement puts in place changes in the the National Environmental Policy Act that will designate “a single lead agency” to develop economic reviews, in hopes of streamlining the process.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deal came together after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress that the United States could default on its debt obligations by June 5 — four days later than previously estimated — if lawmakers did not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling. The extended “X-date” gave the two sides a bit of extra time as they scrambled for a deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden also spoke earlier in the day with Democratic leaders in Congress to discuss the status of the talks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Republican House speaker had gathered top allies behind closed doors at the Capitol as negotiators pushed for a deal that would avoid a first-ever government default while also making spending cuts that House Republicans are demanding.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But as another day dragged on with financial disaster looming closer, it had appeared some of the problems over policy issues that dogged talks all week remained unresolved.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both sides have suggested one of the main holdups was a GOP effort to expand work requirements for recipients of food stamps and other federal aid programs, a longtime Republican goal that Democrats have strenuously opposed. The White House said the Republican proposals were “cruel and senseless.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden has said the work requirements for Medicaid would be a nonstarter. He seemed potentially open to negotiating minor changes on food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, despite objections from rank-and-file Democrats.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">McCarthy, who dashed out before the lunch hour Saturday and arrived back at the Capitol with a big box of takeout, declined to elaborate on those discussions. One of his negotiators, Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, said there was “not a chance” that Republicans might relent on the work requirements issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Americans and the world were uneasily watching the negotiating brinkmanship that could throw the U.S. economy into chaos and sap world confidence in the nation’s leadership.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anxious retirees and others were already making contingency plans for missed checks, with the next Social Security payments due next week.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yellen said failure to act by the new date would “cause severe hardship to American families, harm our global leadership position and raise questions about our ability to defend our national security interests.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president, spending part of the weekend at Camp David, continued to talk with his negotiating team multiple times a day, signing off on offers and counteroffers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any deal would need to be a political compromise in a divided Congress. Many of the hard-right Trump-aligned Republicans in Congress have long been skeptical of the Treasury’s projections, and they are pressing McCarthy to hold out.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lawmakers are not expected to return to work from the Memorial Day weekend before Tuesday, at the earliest, and McCarthy has promised lawmakers he will abide by the rule to post any bill for 72 hours before voting.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Democratic-held Senate has largely stayed out of the negotiations, leaving the talks to Biden and McCarthy. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has pledged to move quickly to send a compromise package to Biden’s desk.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weeks of talks have failed to produce a deal in part because the Biden administration resisted for months on negotiating with McCarthy, arguing that the country’s full faith and credit should not be used as leverage to extract other partisan priorities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But House Republicans united behind a plan to cut spending, narrowly passing legislation in late April that would raise the debt ceiling in exchange for the spending reductions. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 10:16:09', '2023-05-28 10:16:09'),
(7155, 7155, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Voters in Turkey return to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years, is favored to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff after coming just short of an outright victory in the first round on May 14.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The divisive populist who turned his country into a geopolitical player finished four percentage points ahead of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of a six-party alliance and leader of Turkey’s center-left main opposition party. Erdogan’s performance came despite crippling inflation and the effects of a devastating earthquake three months ago.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kilicdaroglu (pronounced KEH-lich-DAHR-OH-loo), a 74-year-old former bureaucrat, has described the runoff as a referendum on the country’s future.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 64 million people are eligible to cast ballots when the polls open at 8 a.m.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey does not have exit polls, but the preliminary results are expected to come within hours of the polls closing at 5 p.m.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The final decision could have implications far beyond Ankara because Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey vetoed Sweden’s bid to join the alliance and purchased Russian missile-defense systems, which prompted the United States to oust Turkey from a U.S.-led fighter-jet project. But Erdogan’s government also helped broker a crucial deal that allowed Ukrainian grain shipments and averted a global food crisis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The May 14 election saw 87% turnout, and strong participation is expected again Sunday, reflecting voters’ devotion to elections in a country where freedom of expression and assembly have been suppressed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If he wins, Erdogan, 69, could remain in power until 2028. After three stints as prime minister and two as president, the devout Muslim who heads the conservative and religious Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is already Turkey’s longest-serving leader.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first half of Erdogan’s tenure included reforms that allowed the country to begin talks to join the European Union and economic growth that lifted many out of poverty. But he later moved to suppress freedoms and the media and concentrated more power in his hands, especially after a failed coup attempt that Turkey says was orchestrated by the U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. The cleric denies involvement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan transformed the presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office through a narrowly won 2017 referendum that scrapped Turkey’s parliamentary system of governance. He was the first directly elected president in 2014 and won the 2018 election that ushered in the executive presidency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The May 14 election was the first that Erdogan did not win outright.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Critics blame Erdogan’s unconventional economic policies for skyrocketing inflation that has fueled a cost-of-living crisis. Many also faulted his government for the slow response to the earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Still, Erdogan has retained the backing of conservative voters who remain devoted to him for lifting Islam’s profile in the country that was founded on secular principles and for raising the country’s influence in world politics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a bid to woo voters hit hard by inflation, he has increased wages and pensions and subsidized electricity and gas bills, while showcasing Turkey’s homegrown defense industry and infrastructure projects. He also centered his reelection campaign on a promise to rebuild quake-stricken areas, including constructing 319,000 homes within the year. Many see him as a source of stability.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kilicdaroglu is a soft-mannered former civil servant who has led the pro-secular Republican People’s Party, or CHP, since 2010. He campaigned on a promise to reverse Erdogan’s democratic backsliding, restore the economy by reverting to more conventional policies and to improve ties with the West.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a frantic do-or-die effort to reach out to nationalist voters in the runoff, Kilicdaroglu vowed to send back refugees and ruled out any peace negotiations with Kurdish militants if he is elected.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many in Turkey regard Syrian refugees who have been under Turkey’s temporary protection after fleeing the war in neighboring Syria as a burden on the country, and their repatriation became a key issue in the election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier in the week, Erdogan received the endorsement of third-place candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan, who garnered 5.2% of the votes and is no longer in the race. Meanwhile, a staunchly anti-migrant party that had supported Ogan’s candidacy, announced it would back Kilicdaroglu.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A defeat for Kilicdaroglu would add to a long list of electoral losses to Erdogan and put pressure for him to step down as party chairman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan’s AKP party and its allies retained a majority of seats in parliament following a legislative election that was also held on May 14. Parliamentary elections will not be repeated Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan’s party also dominated in the earthquake-hit region, winning 10 out of 11 provinces in an area that has traditionally supported the president. Erdogan came in ahead in the presidential race in eight of those provinces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As in previous elections, Erdogan used state resources and his control of the media to reach voters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the May 14 vote, international observers also pointed to the criminalization of dissemination of false information and online censorship as evidence that Erdogan had an “unjustified advantage.” The observers also said the elections showed the resilience of Turkish democracy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan and pro-government media portrayed Kilicdaroglu, who had received the backing of the country’s pro-Kurdish party, as colluding with “terrorists” and of supporting what they described as “deviant” LGBTQ rights.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kilicdaroglu “receives his orders from Qandil,” Erdogan repeatedly said at recent campaign rallies, a reference to the mountains in Iraq where the leadership of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, is based.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We receive our orders from God and the people,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The election was being held as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its establishment as a republic, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 12:14:32', '2023-05-28 12:14:32'),
(7156, 7156, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Seeking to come to power through unconstitutional means is an act of treason, said Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Those who want to come to power through unconstitutional means want to violate Article 7(a) of the Constitution. To violate this article is treason. There is no alternative to the constitution in the country. The constitution is the highest law in the country for elections,\" said the minister, while addressing the 11th biennial conference of Bangladesh Animal Husbandry Association and a seminar organized on the occasion at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh Auditorium in the capital\'s Farmgate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The constitution says how elections will be held. The Election Commission will conduct the election. The government will provide all the support needed by the Election Commission. There is no scope to go through any process against the constitution of the country,\" Rezaul said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If someone wants to come from the back alley by any other means, if they want to be obsessed with who says what from abroad, there is no point in doing so. The politics here will be decided in the context of Bangladesh,\" he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Without Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh will \'again\' go into darkness, Rezaul Karim warned.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“If we want a prosperous, secular Bangladesh, if we want to move forward by facing the challenges of the future world, then the best patriotic crisis manager and development magician Sheikh Hasina is needed again,” Rezaul also said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minister at the time also urged the members of Bangladesh Animal Husbandry Association to work for the development of the country. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 12:17:08', '2023-05-28 12:17:08'),
(7157, 7157, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russian artist Ilya Kabakov who was one of founders of Moscow Conceptualism, died at the age of 89 on Saturday, according to a statement released on Ilya and Emilia Kabakov Foundation\'s Facebook (prohibited in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as extremist) page.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We mournfully announce the passing of Ilya Kabakov, a great artist, philosopher, beloved husband, dear father and adorable grandfather. The man who dreamed of utopia throughout his life, departed this world on Saturday, May 27, surrounded by loved ones. He died shy of his 90th birthday,\" the statement reads.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kabakov lived in the US since 1989. He is the author of a series called Ten Characters, Red Pavilion and Incident at the Museum installations and others. His paintings Deluxe Room and The Beetle were sold for $4.1 mln (2006) and $5.8 mln (2008), respectively, with each of them becoming the most expensive Russia\'s contemporary art work at the time. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 12:20:26', '2023-05-28 12:20:26');
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(7158, 7158, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Various smart devices, including sensor Internet of Things (IoT) network, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Smart Water, nanotechnology, synthetic biology, 3-D printer, self-controlled tractor, genetics and internet of things, in agriculture in future.</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The upcoming devices and technologies will contribute a lot towards building Smart Bangladesh through modernizing the agriculture, boosting farming outputs together with making the country self-reliant in agriculture.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Agricultural extension officials and experts came up with the observation while addressing a daylong workshop titled \"Fourth Industrial Revolution in Agriculture for building Smart Bangladesh\" here on Saturday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;The Innovation Team of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) organized the regional level workshop at Postal Academy auditorium largely attended by extension officials, scientists, researchers and other stakeholders.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">DAE Director (Planning, Project Implementation and ICT) Rezaul Karim and Additional Director Shamsul Wadud addressed the workshop as chief and special guests respectively with Director (Finance and Administration) Joynal Abedeen in the chair.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Muhammad Masum Billah, Deputy Secretary (Research) of the Ministry of Agriculture, gave an illustration on the aspects of promoting modern devises and technologies in agriculture during his keynote presentation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his remarks, Rezaul Karim said the fourth industrial revolution is using and promotion of artificial intelligence with robotic technology to expand agriculture to multidimensional fields.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;The venture as a whole will make the production technology easy through smart observation, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Apart from this, existing manual-based agriculture will be transformed into smart and machinery-dependent for boosting production as the government has been working in this field relentlessly.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government, under the dynamic and prudent leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has given importance to popularise agricultural machinery among farmers with a view to increasing crop production.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shamsul Wadud said the government has launched Khamari mobile App that contributes a lot towards building smart Bangladesh as it is very much effective in terms of digitizing the data and findings related to farming.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;The App is time-fitting and need-oriented to the farmers and other beneficiaries. The farmers will get different kinds of information, including season-wise crops, land fertility, fertilizer recommendation, yield and seed through the App.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Apart from this, they will gather knowledge about crop zoning, crop diversification, crop production and farming technology.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;As a whole, the App will bring a new horizon in the field of agriculture in future. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 12:23:03', '2023-05-28 12:23:03'),
(7159, 7159, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">South Korea\'s Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency seats following an accident in which a passenger opened an emergency exit mid-air, the carrier said Sunday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident took place onboard a A321-200 plane, which was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway at Daegu International Airport, about 240 kilometres (149 miles) southeast of Seoul.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plane landed safely but several people were hospitalised. There were no serious injuries or damage.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting Sunday, the 31A and 26A emergency seats on its 14 A321-200 jets would no longer be offered for sale, the carrier told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As a safety precaution, this measure will apply even if the flights are full,\" it added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The man was detained by authorities in Daegu for allegedly breaking aviation security laws. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The man, in his 30s, told Daegu police that he had wanted to get out of the plane because he was feeling \"suffocated\" inside the cabin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also had been under stress from being unemployed, authorities said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A nearby passenger captured footage of wind blowing through the open door, with fabric seat-backs and passengers\' hair fluttering wildly as several people shouted in shock. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 12:28:09', '2023-05-28 12:28:09'),
(7160, 7160, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Paris Saint-Germain clinched a French record 11th league title on Saturday as Lionel Messi scored in a 1-1 draw away at Strasbourg.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi\'s opener was cancelled out by a Kevin Gameiro equaliser, but the result gave PSG an unassailable four-point lead over second-placed Lens with one match of the season remaining.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG moved ahead of the previous record of 10 titles set by Saint-Etienne in 1981 and which they equalled a year ago under former coach Mauricio Pochettino.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is PSG\'s ninth title in the last 11 seasons, a period in which they have dominated French football under Qatari ownership.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This afternoon I watched the last day of the season in the Bundesliga and you can see that it is very difficult to win the league, any league,\" PSG coach Christophe Galtier told broadcaster Canal Plus.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The reigning champions in all European leagues have often had problems this season, so we appreciate what this means.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It is a title and we must not believe it is normal to win, even if we are Paris Saint-Germain.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG started the penultimate weekend of the season six points clear of nearest rivals Lens with just six points to play for, and with a far better goal difference.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Lens slip-up would have seen the capital side crowned champions with a game to spare even in defeat, but in the end they needed the draw as their challengers eased to a 3-0 win over already-relegated Ajaccio.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kylian Mbappe set up Messi to put PSG ahead just before the hour with his 16th Ligue 1 goal this season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ex-Paris striker Gameiro equalised with 11 minutes left, bundling in the rebound after Gianluigi Donnarumma had saved from Morgan Sanson.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The draw ultimately suited both teams as it enabled Strasbourg to guarantee their top-flight survival.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PSG started the season superbly and did not lose a game in any competition before the World Cup.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, they lost six of their first 17 league games in 2023 and were eliminated from the Champions League in the last 16 by Bayern Munich and in the French Cup at the same stage.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those results increased speculation that Galtier -- who also won the title with Lille two years ago -- will be replaced in the close season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Messi is expected to depart when his contract expires at the end of the campaign, meaning next weekend\'s match at home to Clermont is likely to be his last in a PSG shirt.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Lens clinch Champions League ticket -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lens secured second place and a ticket for next season\'s Champions League group stage with their win against Ajaccio, which was sealed by first-half goals from Deiver Machado, Adrien Thomasson and Lois Openda.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgian striker Openda netted a penalty for his 20th goal in Ligue 1 this season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marseille, who lost 2-1 at home to Brest, must therefore settle for third place and will enter the Champions League in the third qualifying round.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beneath them, Lille are in pole position to qualify for the Europa League after coming from behind to beat Nantes 2-1 and move up to fourth position.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quentin Merlin put relegation-threatened Nantes in front in the far north, but two second-half penalties from Canada\'s Jonathan David gave Lille the victory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lille are now a point above both Rennes and Monaco, who met on Saturday, with the Brittany side winning 2-0 thanks to second-half goals by Lovro Majer and Amine Gouiri.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rennes are fifth, above Monaco on goal difference. Fifth place goes into next season\'s Europa Conference League while sixth will not qualify for Europe at all.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lyon\'s European hopes were effectively ended despite a 3-0 win over Reims in which Alexandre Lacazette scored his 27th Ligue 1 goal this season, leaving him just one behind Mbappe, the division\'s top marksman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nantes will go into the final weekend having to win to stand a chance of avoiding relegation as they sit 17th, two points behind Auxerre, who drew 1-1 at Toulouse.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Angers, Ajaccio and Troyes have already been relegated. Four teams go down and only two come up from Ligue 2 as the top flight is reduced from 20 clubs to 18 for next season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were also wins on Saturday for Angers, Nice and Clermont. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 12:30:41', '2023-05-28 12:30:41'),
(7161, 7161, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least 11 people from a nomadic tribe, including a four-year-old boy, have been killed in an avalanche in northern Pakistan.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The snow struck as the group crossed a mountainous area in the Shounter Pass with their goat herds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A further 25 people have been injured and a rescue operation is ongoing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pakistan\'s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the deaths, and said incidents such as avalanches were increasing due to climate change.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The avalanche happened in the early hours of Saturday in part of the pass that bridges the Astore district of the Gilgit Baltistan region to neighbouring Azad Kashmir, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four women and a four-year-old boy were among those who died, senior police officer Ziarat Ali said, as quoted by the Associated Press news agency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rescue teams have faced challenges in reaching the area due to its remote location and difficult terrain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Troops have been helping local officials with the rescue operation, and two military helicopters were scrambled. According to witnesses, local residents also joined the effort to rescue people trapped under the snow. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 13:28:26', '2023-05-28 13:28:26'),
(7162, 7162, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, celebrated the golden jubilee of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman being conferred with the Julio Curie Peace Medal.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event was held at the auditorium of the Bangladesh High Commission on Saturday, said a press release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials of the high commission, as well as prominent members of the Bangladeshi community residing in Canada, attended the programme.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The programme began with a tribute paid to the portrait of the Father of the Nation followed by the reading of messages from the president and the prime minister, it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eminent leaders from various provinces of Canada participated in the discussion and shed light on the significance of Bangabandhu\'s Julio Curie Award in the context of the current global scenario. They emphasized the importance of upholding Bangabandhu\'s ideals to further develop the nation, said the release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">High Commissioner Dr Khalilur Rahman chaired the event. He highlighted that the \"Julio Curie Peace Medal\" serves as the first international recognition of Bangabandhu\'s exceptional contribution to establishing world peace, bringing immense honour to the Bengali nation on the global stage, the release also said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The high commissioner also emphasized Bangabandhu\'s crucial role in guiding Bangladesh towards independence and his remarkable foresight in ensuring the nation\'s peace and security. He highlighted Bangabandhu\'s unwavering support for the exploited and oppressed, working tirelessly to secure the rights of the people of Bengal. Following the establishment of independent Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman eschewed extremism and socialism, opting instead for a policy of “Friendship to all, malice towards none”.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The World Peace Council recognized his leadership during the Liberation War against the Pakistani regime and his lifelong commitment to championing the cause of oppressed people, it added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event concluded with a special prayer offered for the souls of Bangabandhu, his family members, and the martyred freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Bangladesh. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 13:31:11', '2023-05-28 13:31:11'),
(7163, 7163, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh doesn\'t want any more conflict rather it wants to improve the quality of people\'s lives.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We don\'t want any more unrest, conflict. We want to improve the quality of people\'s lives. And we always wish it,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this regard, Sheikh Hasina referred to the peaceful democratic environment that prevailing in the country from 2008 election helped Bangladesh to attain the remarkable socioeconomic development in the last 14 years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Bangladesh has been able to attain socioeconomic development due to the peaceful democratic environment prevailing in the country since 2008 election as Awami League won the elections and formed the government in 2009,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Premier made this remarks while addressing a function organised to celebrate the golden jubilee of the conferment of the Joliot-Curie Peace Medal to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said the government, after being elected in 2008 election, has been working for the development of the people of the country in a planned way.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As a result, we have been able to reduce the poverty rate and maternal death, increase literacy rate and life expectancy,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She continued that the sustainable and peaceful democratic environment, prevailing in the country, is the only reason behind the unprecedented socioeconomic progress of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"So, a peaceful sustainable environment is helpful for the people to attain economic emancipation, and all have to remember it,\" she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister laid emphasis on settle-down all disputes through dialogue that Bangladesh did with India and Myanmar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Why this arms competition (going on) now, why the money that is using for arms competition will not be used for hungry children and human. For this arms competition thousands of children and women are leading inhuman lives around the globe,\" she noted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this connection, Sheikh Hasina mentioned that Bangladesh has given shelter to more than one million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Rohingyas, who faced oppression that recalled her the situation of 1971.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We want that peace shall return in the earth, there shall be no types of unrest (in the earth),\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister said that those who didn\'t want the Independence of the country killed Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. \"Every moment, we have to overcome their (anti-Liberation forces) barriers,\" she added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Expressing her tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Premier said that Bangabandhu had received peace prize, disseminated the message of peace in his entire life, but he had to sacrifice his life.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"What a misfortune for us, the man who spoke of peace had to give his life,\" she said, adding that \"today, he is no more with us, but we want that his country may build up as a developed and prosperous one.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina also announced to introduce \"Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Peace Prize\" to recognise those who are working for establishing peace in home and abroad.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Because we want peace and we will surely advance towards the path of peace,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cabinet Division organised the event at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain delivered welcome address, while eminent politician and researcher Monayem Sarker made keynote speech at the programme.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, former Principal Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and Noted Writer Anwara Syed Haq took part at the discussion on keynote speech.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President of Bangladesh Peace Council Mozaffar Hossain Paltu delivered vote of thanks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the outset, a video documentary on Bangabandhu and his Joliot-Curie Peace Medal receiving was screened.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the function, the Premier unveiled commemorative postage stamp and first day cover on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the conferment of the Joliot-Curie Peace Medal to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She also unveiled the cover of a souvenir publication to mark the day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was awarded the Julio-Curie Peace Prize by the World Peace Council on May 23, 1973.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">World leaders like Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh, Yasser Arafat, Salvador Allende, Nelson Mandela, Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa, poet and politician Pablo Neruda, Jawaharlal Nehru, Martin Luther King and Leonid Brezhnev were awarded the prize.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The peace prize of the World Peace Council was an international recognition of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for his contribution to the establishment of world peace.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Julio-Curio Peace Prize award was the first ever international award for Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a result of this great achievement, the Father of the Nation became Bhishwabandhu from Bangabandhu.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To commemorate the contributions of world-renowned scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie to the struggle for world peace, the World Peace Council has been awarding Julio Curie Peace Prize to distinguished individuals and organisations since 1950 for outstanding contribution to the fight against fascism, anti-imperialism, humanitarian welfare and peace. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 14:14:42', '2023-05-28 14:14:42'),
(7164, 7164, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russia has carried out a new massive overnight drone attack on Ukraine\'s capital Kyiv, killing at least one person, local officials have said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyiv\'s mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said a man died when drone wreckage fell near a petrol station. A woman was injured.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, Russia launched a record 54 so-called kamikaze drones on Ukrainian targets, 52 of which were shot down, Ukraine\'s Air Force reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kyiv alone, more than 40 drones were downed, officials said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This information has not been independently verified.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia - which launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 - has in recent weeks stepped up its attacks on Kyiv, seeking to overwhelm the capital\'s defences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Sunday, air raid alerts were activated in 12 regions of Ukraine, from Volyn in the north-west to Dnipropetrovsk in the south-east.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a post on social media, Mr Klitschko urged Kyiv residents to \"stay in shelters\", warning of waves of drone attacks and a \"difficult\" night ahead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said at least two high-rising buildings in different districts of the capital were on fire after being hit by falling drone fragments.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyiv officials also reported that warehouses in the southern Holosiyivsky district were ablaze.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some officials accused Russia of targeting Kyiv deliberately as residents prepared to celebrate Kyiv Day - the anniversary of the city\'s foundation 1500 years ago and a popular holiday before the war.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were also reports of explosions in the city of Zhytomyr, west of Kyiv.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The air alert was later lifted in the capital and across the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its recent attacks, Russia has been using so-called kamikaze drones as well as a range of cruise and ballistic missiles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The attacks come ahead of a widely expected Ukrainian counter-offensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, one of Ukraine\'s most senior security officials told the BBC the country was ready to launch such an operation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the powerful National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, said an assault to retake territory from President Vladimir Putin\'s occupying forces could begin \"tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or in a week\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\'We’re ready to begin counter-offensive\' - Ukraine</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine has been planning a counter-offensive for months. But it has wanted as much time as possible to train troops and to receive military equipment from Western allies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the meantime, Russian forces have been preparing their defences in the seized regions of south-eastern Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to the BBC, Andrei Kelin, Russia\'s ambassador to the UK, said his country had \"enormous resources\" and it was yet to \"act very seriously\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Warning that supplies of weapons to Ukraine risk escalating the war to levels not seen so far, he added: \"Sooner or later, of course, this escalation may get a new dimension which we do not need and we do not want.\" BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 14:21:21', '2023-05-28 14:21:21'),
(7165, 7165, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha has urged the member states to do more and help The Gambia with funds to run the case in the International Court of Justice on Rohingya genocide.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We call upon all OIC member states to join them in this case and give support to this fund created by OIC. This case is a top priority for us,\" the OIC Secretary General told reporters after his meeting with Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the Gambia is not a big or rich country but there are lots of efforts from them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign Minister Momen said said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, OIC Secretary General and the President of Gambia sent a joint letter to themember states recently seeking support for the fund created by the OIC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the OIC delegation will visit the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar on Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They (OIC) have taken a leading role. Tomorrow they will visit the Rohingya camps,\" Momen said, adding that they discussed the Rohingya crisis and the necessity of unity among the Muslims.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The OIC Secretary General said in fact Bangladesh is a very important country for the OIC member states.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Rohingya is one of the top priority issues for OIC,\" he said, adding that they discussed the issues to maintain peace stability and development in the member states.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are here to convey our thanks for the tremendous efforts done by Bangladesh government. These Rohingya people are suffering. They deserve peace, security and better life,\" said Hissein Brahim.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the visit, the OIC Secretary General will pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina later this evening.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the Chancellor of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), the OIC Secretary General will join the 35th Convocation of the IUT to be held on May 30, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 15:13:13', '2023-05-28 15:13:13'),
(7166, 7166, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Dengue infections continue to spread among the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar with a total of 1,066 cases reported so far this year.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>It is challenging to manage and prevent the virus in this community due to their lack of awareness, said Dr. Nazmul Islam, Director of Disease Control and Line of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS),&nbsp; at a press conference held on Sunday morning at DGHS.</div><div><br></div><div>He emphasized that due to cultural differences, efforts to address the problem cannot follow the same approach.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr. Nazmul also pointed out the poor water supply system for the Rohingya community, as they often collect water from various sources, including ditches, due to the lack of access to clean water. Their overall awareness regarding dengue prevention is also insufficient, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He also noted that while Dhaka, despite its large population, has sufficient space&nbsp; prevent dengue, the Rohingya camp faces overcrowding, leading to a higher number of dengue cases.</div><div><br></div><div>“In the densely populated areas of Dhaka\'s two city corporations, mosquitoes’ prevalence in high,” said the health official.</div><div><br></div><div>However, pinpointing the specific area with the highest infestation rate is challenging at this time, he said, adding, further analysis of patient information is required to determine the most affected areas.</div><div><br></div><div>The responsibility for taking action against dengue in areas with higher prevalence lies with the local government, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>TK 100 and TK 500 fixed for Dengue test in govt and private hospitals respectively</div><div><br></div><div>Private hospitals in the country will charge maximum of TK500, while government hospitals TK100 for Dengue test.</div><div><br></div><div>The DGHS issued a warning about taking action against hospitals charging more than the designated fees.</div><div><br></div><div>Professor Dr. Ahmadul Kabir, Additional Director General of DGHS&nbsp; emphasized the importance of following the specific guidelines for dengue treatment and testing.</div><div><br></div><div>Professor Dr. Robed Amin, Line Director (CDC) at the DGHS, addressed misconceptions surrounding dengue, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>“Contrary to popular belief, dengue is not solely a platelet disorder. Instead, the risk factor lies in plasma leakage. Platelets play no direct role in dengue, and patients require an adequate fluid intake rather than an excessive focus on platelets,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 18:11:41', '2023-05-28 18:11:41'),
(7167, 7167, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Syrians who have experienced the horror of war firsthand eagerly await news from Turkey, reports Al Jazeera’s Nour Qormosh from Idlib, Syria.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Many in the area, which borders Turkey, have family members across the border and want to know how the elections will affect them, said Qormosh.</div><div><br></div><div>“I have many relatives living in Turkey and working to support their families here [in Idlib]. The calls we are hearing about deporting Syrians who are living there would have very bad consequences, especially on a humanitarian scale,” Muhammed Ramadan, a displaced Syrian told Al Jazeera.</div><div><br></div><div>Ramadan, like other displaced Syrians, has been supported by humanitarian aid coming through the northern Turkish border – but he fears that it might disappear for good.</div><div><br></div><div>“No matter who wins, we hope Turkey’s approach will not follow the approach of deporting Syrians, which will have dire future consequences for the humanitarian sector here as more than 1.8 million people are already living in refugee camps,” Abd Al Salam, who works as a refugee camp manager in Idlib, told. Source: Al Jazeera</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas&nbsp;</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 18:29:50', '2023-05-28 18:29:50'),
(7168, 7168, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A three-month ban on fishing and tourism in&nbsp; the Sundarbans will start from June 1 to ensure safe breeding and movement of fish and wild animals.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Movement of all types of vessels including boats, fishing trawlers in the rivers and canals as well as the entry of fishermen and honey collectors will remain suspended from June 1 to August 31.</div><div><br></div><div>No local for foreign tourists will be allowed to enter the forest during the period.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the Forest Department, 251 species of fish release eggs during this monsoon and so fishing will not allowed&nbsp; in the forest.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the ban will be applicable for safe breeding of 315 species of birds, 35 species of reptiles and 42 types of mammals.</div><div><br></div><div>The authorities think the breeding by the fish and different species of animals will be obstructed due to sound of operating water vehicles in the water bodies.</div><div><br></div><div>No tourists will be allowed to visit the country’s lone wildlife breeding center ‘Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Center’ and 11 other tourist spots.</div><div><br></div><div>Hawlader Azad Kabir, in-charge of the breeding center, said ignoring the matter of revenue earning the government took the ban initiative to increase beautification of the forest and ensure safe breeding of fish and animals, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>He said tough action will be taken if the restriction is ignored.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 19:56:45', '2023-05-28 19:56:45'),
(7169, 7169, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Two persons were killed and 12 injured in different instances of firing upon civilians and clashes between militants and security forces, police officials said on Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>At Phayeng in Imphal West district, one person died and another sustained bullet injuries after being fired at by suspected Kuki militants, they said.</div><div><br></div><div>The latest clashes began after the army commenced combing operations to de-arm communities in order to bring peace, officials said.</div><div><br></div><div>Talking to newspersons after the clashes broke out, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said nearly 40 armed militants involved in torching houses and firing at civilians have been killed by security forces since they began an operation to bring peace to the north eastern state beset by ethnic rioting.</div><div><br></div><div>The Chief Minister who was interacting with the media persons at the state secretariat, claimed the latest round of “conflict is not between communities but between militants and security forces”.</div><div><br></div><div>Singh also said that there had been cases of armed militants firing at civilians with AK-47s, M-16 and sniper rifles. These militants were targeted by security forces in counter-attacks.</div><div><br></div><div>The CM appealed to the public not to hinder the movement of security personnel and urged them to have \"faith in the government and support the security forces.\" \"We have experienced hardship for so long and we will never allow the state to disintegrate,\" Singh said.</div><div><br></div><div>He said many Kuki militants involved in killing civilians and destroying property and torching houses have been captured by the Jat regiment.</div><div><br></div><div>The house of BJP MLA Khwairakpam Raghumani Singh at Uripok in Imphal West was vandalised and his two vehicles have been set on fire, a top security official told PTI.</div><div><br></div><div>He said that clashes broke out in the early hours of the morning at several places both between rival ethnic militant groups as well as between militants and security forces.</div><div><br></div><div>\"According to our information, firing has been reported from Sugnu in Kakching, Kangvi in Churachandpur, Kangchup in Imphal West, Sagolmang in Imphal East, Nungoipokpi in Bishenpur, Khurkhul in Imphal West and YKPI in Kangpokpi,\" the official said.</div><div><br></div><div>New roadblocks have also sprung up in areas manned by women. There was also an unconfirmed report of arms being looted from Kakching police station by a Meitei group, the official said.</div><div><br></div><div>At Napat, Serou and nearby Sugnu in Kakching district militants burnt down some 80 houses of Meitei community prompting villagers to flee in midnight hours.</div><div><br></div><div>State police personnel deployed in the area retaliated leading to heavy exchange of fire, police said.</div><div><br></div><div>One police personnel was killed and another injured at Sugnu in the firing. Six persons were also injured at Sugnu and another four at Serou.</div><div><br></div><div>On the eastern side of Manipur valley, armed militants came down to Yaingangpokpi in Imphal East district, and torched two houses and fired upon villagers. Reports of injuries have been reported from there too.</div><div><br></div><div>At Sekmai, on the northern side of Manipur valley in Imphal West district, well-armed militants attacked outlying villages leading to an exchange of fire.</div><div><br></div><div>In Bishnupur district, armed Kuki militants attacked Phougakchao Ikhai, Torbung and Kangvai areas on Saturday night, torching more than thirty houses belonging to Meitei community.</div><div><br></div><div>Violence in the last ten hours has also prompted district authorities to shorten the 11 hour curfew relaxation period in Imphal East and West district to just six and half hours.</div><div><br></div><div>Ethnic clashes which have claimed over 75 lives first broke out in Manipur after a \'Tribal Solidarity March\' was organised in the hill districts on May 3 to protest against the Meitei community\'s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.</div><div><br></div><div>The violence was preceded by tension over the eviction of Kuki villagers from reserve forest land, which had led to a series of smaller agitations.</div><div><br></div><div>Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur\'s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals Nagas and Kukis constitute another 40 per cent of the population and reside in the hill districts.</div><div><br></div><div>Around 140 columns of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles, comprising over 10,000 personnel, besides those from other paramilitary forces had to be deployed to bring back normalcy in the Northeastern state. According to PTI reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 20:14:48', '2023-05-28 20:14:48'),
(7170, 7170, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday called on Kosovo to tone down tensions with Serbia, two days after violent clashes between Kosovan police and protesters opposed to Albanian mayors taking office in ethnic Serbian areas.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Stoltenberg, the transatlantic military alliance\'s Norwegian secretary-general, said he had spoken to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell about Kosovo.</div><div><br></div><div>He said Pristina and Belgrade must engage in the EU-led dialogue.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Pristina must de-escalate &amp; not take unilateral, destabilising steps,\" Stoltenberg said in a tweet.</div><div><br></div><div>Serbs, who form the majority of the population in Kosovo\'s northern region, do not accept Kosovo\'s 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia and still see Belgrade as their capital more than two decades after the war ended in 1999.</div><div><br></div><div>Ethnic Albanians make up more than 90% of the population in Kosovo as a whole. - Reuters&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 21:41:41', '2023-05-28 21:41:41');
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(7171, 7171, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Operation of another unit of 1,320 MW coal-fired Payra power plant is going to be suspended soon due to coal shortage, according to Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt.) Limited (BCPCL) officials.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The plant has two units each having 660 MW and the first unit of the two has already been shut following the coal crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Now the remaining unit may run until June 2\", said Shah Abdul Moula, plant manager of the BCPCL.</div><div><br></div><div>BCPCL, a joint venture of the Chinese firm China National Machinery Import &amp; Export Corporation (CMC) and Bangladeshi state-owned North-West Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (NWPGCL), is the owner and operator of the Payra power plant.</div><div><br></div><div>The plant manager said that the plant is currently operating one unit having 660 MW while another 660 MW unit was closed last week.</div><div><br></div><div>Moula said that the overdue payment against the coal import actually created this critical situation.</div><div><br></div><div>The overdue amount now stands at more than $400 million.</div><div><br></div><div>\"But recently we received a permission from Bangladesh Bank to pay $50 million to the coal supplier against the overdue\", he said adding that this will help arrange to resume coal import.</div><div><br></div><div>But still it will take about a month to receive the coal supply and we hope we may not get before June 28, said another official of the BCPCL.</div><div><br></div><div>According to official sources, the Payra power plant needs to import 3 lakh metric tonnes of coal every month to operate the plant in full swing.</div><div><br></div><div>They said the BCPCL normally opens LC through state-owned Sonali Bank to import the coal. But recently Sonali Bank regretted opening the LC due to the dollar crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>Admitting about the problems, the BCPCL officials said the authority has already communicated the issue to the Power Division to take necessary measures.</div><div><br></div><div>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 21 last year inaugurated the 1320 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant at Patuakhali\'s Payra on a day when she also declared the country\'s 100 percent electricity coverage.</div><div><br></div><div>This milestone achievement puts Bangladesh ahead of India and Pakistan among the South Asian nations to light up every house with electricity.</div><div><br></div><div>BCPCL set up the plant using Ultra Supercritical Technology at over $2 billion as part of a development partnership on 982.77 acres of land.</div><div><br></div><div>The Export-Import Bank of China lent $1.96 billion for the project. The company started operation in 2016.</div><div><br></div><div>This kind of coal-fired power plant using Ultra Supercritical Technology is the thirteenth in the world and seventh in South Asia.</div><div><br></div><div>The Ultra Supercritical Technology used for this plant aims at protecting the environment in line with the government\'s policy, officials said.</div><div><br></div><div>After undergoing test runs for about five months, the first unit of the Payra power plant started commercial operation in May, 2020. In October, 2020, the second unit of the 660 MW plant, a joint venture of Bangladesh and China, started its commercial operation.</div><div><br></div><div>The Payra and another 1320 MW Rampal power plants have been implemented targeting the power evacuation from both the two plants and transmit power to Dhaka city and adjoining areas to meet growing power demand.</div><div><br></div><div>The Payra power plant is burning some 13,000 tonnes of coal a day. It has a 76.30 acre dumping zone where 25 years’ worth of by-product can be kept.</div><div><br></div><div>The plant is currently importing coal from Indonesia. It has its own jetty whose conveyor belts can unload 3,200 tonnes of coal every hour from four vessels at the same time.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh\'s power generation capacity reached 25,514 MW from just 3200MW in 2009, according to the data. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 22:53:36', '2023-05-28 22:53:36'),
(7172, 7172, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The defaulted loans in the banking sector climbed by aboutTk10, 954 crore to Tk1,31, 621 crore in the January-March quarter.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to Bangladesh Bank (BB) the defaulted loans increased by 9 percent from three months ago and 16 percent from a year earlier,</div><div><br></div><div>Despite different initiative of the central bank, defaulted loans is on a rising trend, which is becoming challenging and a headache, the BB Governor said recently in a conference Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB).&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>In comparison, the default loan figure stood at Tk1,20,656 crore in December 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>The defaulted loan volume surged in post Covid-19 period while the businesses abstained from repaying loan installments citing poor business.</div><div><br></div><div>During the pandemic the central bank announced a moratorium on regular repayment of loans that helped a large number of borrowers from becoming defaulters.</div><div><br></div><div>After withdrawal of the moratorium facility, the defaulted loan volume increased by over Tk 1.20 lakh crore in December last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Former governor of BB Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed told UNB that a group of businesses is becoming defaulters willfully and the central bank has to be strict with such people, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>He said for lack of good governance, some organized groups have taken more money as loans than their ability, which is a reason behind surge in defaulted loans.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-28 23:13:22', '2023-05-28 23:13:22'),
(7173, 7173, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Recep Tayyip Erdogan\'s supporters celebrated well into the night after Turkey\'s long-time president secured another five years in power.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The entire nation of 85 million won,\" he told cheering crowds outside his enormous palace on the edge of Ankara.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But his call for unity sounded hollow as he ridiculed his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu - and took aim at a jailed Kurdish leader and pro-LGBT policies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opposition leader did not explicitly concede victory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Complaining of \"the most unfair election in recent years\", Mr Kilicdaroglu said the president\'s political party had mobilised all the means of the state against him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Erdogan ended with just over 52% of the vote based on near-complete unofficial results - almost half the electorate in this deeply polarised country did not back his authoritarian vision of Turkey.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ultimately Mr Kilicdaroglu was no match for the well-drilled Erdogan campaign, even if he took the president to a run-off second round for the first time since the post was made directly elected in 2014.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he barely dented his rival\'s first-round lead, falling more than two million votes behind.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president made the most of his victory, with an initial speech to supporters atop a bus in Turkey\'s biggest city Istanbul, followed after dark by a balcony address from his palace to an adoring crowd that he numbered at 320,000 people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It is not just us who won, Turkey won,\" he declared, calling it one of the most important elections in Turkish history.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He taunted his opponent\'s defeat with the words \"Bye, bye, bye, Kemal\" - a chant that was also taken up by his supporters in Ankara.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Erdogan poured scorn on the main opposition party\'s increase in its number of MPs in the parliament vote two weeks before. The true number had fallen to 129, he said, because the party had handed over dozens of seats to its allies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also condemned the opposition alliance\'s pro-LGBT policies - which he said was in contrast with his own focus on families.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although the final results are not confirmed, the Supreme Election Council said there was no doubt who had won.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is highly unusual for the palace complex to be opened to the public - but so was this result, extending his period in power to a quarter of a century.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supporters came from all over Ankara to taste the victory. There were Islamic chants and some laid Turkish flags on the grass to pray.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a night Turkey\'s economic crisis was forgotten and one supporter, Seyhan, said it was all a lie: \"Nobody is hungry. We are very happy with his economy policies. He will do even better in the next five years.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the president admitted that tackling inflation was Turkey\'s most urgent issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The question is whether he is prepared to take the necessary measures to do so. At an annual rate of almost 44%, inflation seeps into everyone\'s lives.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cost of food, rent and other everyday goods has soared, exacerbated by Mr Erdogan\'s refusal to observe orthodox economic policy and raise interest rates.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Turkish lira has hit record lows against the dollar and the central bank has struggled to meet surging demand for foreign currency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If they continue with low interest rates, as Erdogan has signalled, the only other option is stricter capital controls,\" warns Selva Demiralp, professor of economics at Koc university in Istanbul.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan: Turkey\'s all-powerful leader of 20 years</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Economics was far from the minds of Erdogan supporters, who spoke of their pride at his powerful position in the world and his hard line on fighting \"terrorists\", by which they meant Kurdish militants.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Erdogan has accused his opposite number of siding with terrorists, and criticised him for promising to free a former co-leader of Turkey\'s second largest opposition party, the pro-Kurdish HDP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Selahattin Demirtas has been languishing in jail since 2016, despite the European Court of Human Rights ordering his release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Erdogan said while he was in power Mr Demirtas would stay behind bars.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also promised to prioritise rebuilding in areas hit by February\'s twin earthquakes and bring about the \"voluntary\" return of a million Syrian refugees.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crowds flocked to Istanbul\'s Taksim Square, and many came from the Middle East and the Gulf.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Palestinians from Jordan wrapped Turkish flags around their shoulders and a Tunisian visitor, Alaa Nassar, said Mr Erdogan had not just made improvements to his own country, \"he is also supporting Arabs and the Muslim world\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For all the celebrations, the idea of unity in this polarised country seems farther away than ever.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since a failed coup in 2016, Mr Erdogan has abolished the post of prime minister and amassed extensive powers, which his opponent had pledged to roll back.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One voter outside an Ankara polling station on Sunday said he wanted to see an end to the brain drain that began with the post-coup purge. There is a risk that it may now intensify.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey\'s opposition will now have to regroup ahead of local elections in 2024.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Kilicdaroglu\'s party has two popular mayors running Ankara and Istanbul - and one of them may have had a better chance of winning the presidential race. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 07:44:10', '2023-05-29 07:44:10'),
(7174, 7174, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Joe Biden has said a bipartisan deal to raise the US debt ceiling and avert a fast-approaching default is ready to move to Congress.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said on Sunday the agreement was a \"compromise\", while Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier called it \"worthy of the American people\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They must now convince members of Congress to approve it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proposed deal is the result of long and bitter negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Treasury had warned the US will run out of money on 5 June without a deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US must borrow money to fund the government because it spends more than it raises in taxes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Republicans have been seeking spending cuts in areas such as education and other social programmes in exchange for raising the $31.4tn (£25tn) debt limit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At a brief appearance before reporters on Sunday evening, President Biden said the proposed deal was \"a really important step forward\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It takes a threat of catastrophic default off the table, protects our hard earned and historic economic recovery.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"And the agreement also represents a compromise which means no one got everything they want, but that\'s the responsibility of governing.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Biden said he believed Mr McCarthy had negotiated in \"good faith\" and now had the votes for the deal to be backed in Congress.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proposed deal has now been published on the House website.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It envisages that non-defence government spending would be kept largely flat for two years and then rise by 1% in 2025.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There would be no major changes to Medicaid health insurance, and the proposed agreement fully funds medical care for veterans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Energy permitting laws are to be streamlined to speed up approval time for new projects - a reform Republicans have been pushing for.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Covid relief funds that have not been spent will be clawed back in the agreement, another demand made by the Republicans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Certain age changes are proposed for a government programme that provides food-purchasing assistance for people on low or no incomes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Late on Saturday, news came of a tentative deal - but it took until Sunday for negotiations to continue and the agreement to be finalised.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr McCarthy on Saturday referred to \"historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms that will lift people out of poverty into the workforce\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"There are no new taxes, no new government programmes,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he now faces a challenge to push it through the House, where it may be opposed by some diehards among both Republicans and Democrats. On Sunday, Republican Representative Chip Roy of Texas said he and some others were \"going to try\" to stop it passing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Republicans control the House by 222 to 213, while Democrats control the Senate by 51 to 49.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr McCarthy told Fox News on Sunday that more than 95% of House Republicans were very excited about the deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A US default would upend the US economy and disrupt global markets.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the US, the immediate effect would be that the government would quickly run out of funds to pay for welfare benefits and other support programmes, for instance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over a long period, the crisis would tip the US economy into recession - and this would result in unemployment rising.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A US recession would have big knock-on effects for many countries around the world, for which the US is a key trading partner - they would not be able to sell to an economy that does not buy as much.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And because the US dollar is the reserve currency of the world, a default would send panic across the world, eventually leading to prices of many commodities rising. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 08:13:50', '2023-05-29 08:13:50'),
(7175, 7175, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Kylian Mbappe was voted the Ligue 1 player of the season for the fourth successive time Sunday after helping Paris Saint-Germain win a record 11th French title.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The France star has scored 28 goals in the league this term and is on course to finish as the division\'s top scorer for the fifth season running.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s a pleasure, I always wanted to win, to write my name into the league\'s history. But even with all the ambition I have I didn\'t expect to win so quickly,\" said Mbappe on receiving his award.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mbappe, scorer of 40 goals this campaign, snubbed Real Madrid at the end of last season and signed a new three-year contract to stay with PSG.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports, the 24-year-old\'s contract will run out next year unless he exercises an option to stay until 2025.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked about his future at the awards ceremony, Mbappe replied: \"I will be here again next season.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is the first four-time winner of a prize first awarded in 1994, surpassing Zlatan Ibrahimovic who won the accolade on three occasions with PSG.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Franck Haise of Lens was named coach of the season after leading the club to second place and a return to Champions League football for the first time in two decades.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba was also honoured while Paris Saint-Germain left-back Nuno Mendes earned the best young player award.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was one of four PSG players in the team of the season alongside Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Achraf Hakimi. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 10:07:28', '2023-05-29 10:07:28'),
(7176, 7176, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has collaborated closely with Russia on key international issues despite disagreements, on his re-election.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Your victory in these elections is the logical result of your dedicated work as head of the Turkish Republic,\" Putin said, according to the Kremlin website.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin told Erdogan, who he called his \"dear friend\", that his victory was \"clear evidence of the Turkish people\'s support for your efforts to strengthen state sovereignty and pursue an independent foreign policy\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two leaders have not always seen eye-to-eye -- backing opposing players in conflicts in the Middle East and the ex-Soviet Caucasus region -- but they have developed strong ties over the years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most importantly, they see each other as reliable partners in challenging the West\'s economic, military and political dominance, observers told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin also told Erdogan that Russia \"highly values your personal contribution to the development of friendly Russian-Turkish relations\" and expressed \"readiness to continue our constructive dialogue\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey has leverage in key areas for Moscow, such as the war in Syria, the Kremlin\'s standoff with NATO, and the large-scale Ukraine offensive.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ankara has delivered drones to Kyiv, but it has refused to join sanctions against Moscow, thus becoming an important alternative transit hub for heavily sanctioned Russian exports.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has also mediated between Ukraine, the West and Russia, including by helping broker the deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to resume.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Putin praised the \"great significance\" of projects between Russia and Turkey, including the Russian-built Akkuyu nuclear power plant, Turkey\'s first. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 10:09:58', '2023-05-29 10:09:58'),
(7177, 7177, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Bangladesh and China on Sunday reviewed the ongoing efforts for repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar smoothly and on an expedited basis.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen thanked the Chinese government for making sincere efforts for the safe and quick repatriation of the displaced population.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen and Vice Foreign Minister of China Sun Weidon agreed that the problem needed an urgent solution, because if left unaddressed for any longer, it could potentially evolve as a tangible threat to regional security and stability.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his meeting with Momen, the vice foreign minister of China highly lauded the remarkable socio-economic transformation of Bangladesh under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen highly appreciated the substantial contributions made by China towards the developmental journey of Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He profusely admired the excellent bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and expressed optimism that the constructive and collaborative relations would be further strengthened in the days ahead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen congratulated Sun for the successful holding of the bilateral consultations on May 27 in Dhaka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Noting the deep cultural, historical and civilization links between the two countries, Foreign Minister Momen mentioned about the visit of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to China in the 1950s and the book he wrote on what he saw.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharing his admiration for the magnificent Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Sun mentioned that the structure stands out as a new symbol of the friendship between Bangladesh and China and observed that the two countries could achieve miracles through greater and better synergies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momen invited and encouraged larger flow of Chinese FDI into Bangladesh for mutual benefit of both the countries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He recalled with profound appreciation the assistance that China offered during the Covid-19 pandemic and mentioned his brief meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister in Dhaka in January this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While discussing the facility of duty-free and quota-free access to 98% Bangladeshi products to China, he hoped that all necessary measures would be taken so that Bangladesh could get optimum benefit out of this arrangement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also stressed on an expedited implementation of the projects agreed during the last visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping to Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sun praised Bangladesh’s energetic youth population capable of making a significant change in the society and economy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He referred to the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative of the Chinese President Xi Jinping and hoped that Bangladesh reaped the maximum benefits out of this grand scheme. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 10:14:19', '2023-05-29 10:14:19'),
(7178, 7178, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that BNP wants to paint Awami League as the aggressor to foreigners but Awami League will not do that under any circumstances.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, he also warned that no concession will be given if any attacks are made on them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He gave this warning at a joint meeting at Awami League central office this afternoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obaidul Quader said Awami League will hold peace rallies across the country till the next general election for peaceful voting. “If necessary, programs will be given down to the ward level.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to a question on the new US visa policy specific to Bangladesh, the Road Transport and Bridges Minister said there is no reason for the government to be unhappy over it.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Bangladesh has no lord abroad, it has friends,” he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minister said, “We don\'t have any headache about that. We have started the process of a free and fair election. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has made the Election Commission independent by law.&nbsp; We are preparing the ground for a free, fair and neutral election.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Joint General Secretaries AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Dr Dipu Moni, Organizing Secretaries BM Mozammel Haque, SM Kamal Hossain, Mirza Azam, Sujit Roy Nandi, Office Secretary Barrister Biplob Barua, among others, were present at the meeting. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 10:34:52', '2023-05-29 10:34:52'),
(7179, 7179, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned away a challenger who sought to reverse his authoritarian-leaning changes, securing five more years to oversee the country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia that plays a key role in NATO.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan prevailed by winning more than 52% of the vote in Sunday’s presidential runoff, which came two weeks after he fell short of scoring an outright victory in the first round. A majority of Turkish voters in the second round chose him over challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, showing their support for a man who they see as a strong, proven leader.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Voters were divided between loyalty to Erdogan, who has ruled for two decades, and hopes for the opposition candidate, who promised to return to democratic norms, adopt more conventional economic policies and improve ties with the West.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With his immediate political future secure, Erdogan must now confront skyrocketing inflation that has fueled a cost-of-living crisis and rebuild in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In two speeches — one in Istanbul and one in Ankara — Erdogan thanked the nation for entrusting him with the presidency again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We hope to be worthy of your trust, as we have been for 21 years,” he told supporters on a campaign bus outside his home in Istanbul.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the divisions of the election are over, but he continued to rail against his opponent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“The only winner today is Turkey,” Erdogan said outside the presidential palace in Ankara, promising to work hard for Turkey’s second century, which he called the “Turkish century.” The country marks its centennial this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supreme challenges lie ahead, starting with the economy that has taken a beating from what critics view as Erdogan’s unorthodox policies. He also must tend to massive rebuilding efforts in 11 provinces hit by the Feb. 6 earthquake that leveled entire cities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kilicdaroglu said the election was “the most unjust ever,” with all state resources mobilized for Erdogan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We will continue to be at the forefront of this struggle until real democracy comes to our country,” he said in Ankara. He thanked the more than 25 million people who voted for him and asked them to “remain upright.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The people have shown their will “to change an authoritarian government despite all the pressures,” Kilicdaroglu said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supporters of Erdogan, a divisive populist and masterful orator, took to the streets to celebrate, waving Turkish or ruling party flags, honking car horns and chanting his name. Celebratory gunfire was heard in several Istanbul neighborhoods.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His next term is certain to include more delicate maneuvering with fellow NATO members over the future of the alliance and the war in Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leaders across the world sent their congratulations, highlighting Turkey and Erdogan’s enlarged role in global politics.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan, a 69-year-old Muslim, is set to remain in power until 2028.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He transformed the presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office through a narrowly won 2017 referendum that scrapped Turkey’s parliamentary system of governance. He was the first directly elected president in 2014 and won the 2018 election that ushered in the executive presidency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first half of Erdogan’s tenure included reforms allowing the country to begin talks to join the European Union, as well as economic growth that lifted many out of poverty.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he later moved to suppress freedoms and the media and concentrated more power in his own hands, especially after a failed coup attempt that Turkey says was orchestrated by the U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. The cleric denies involvement.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir, 37-year-old metalworker Ahmet Koyun said: “It is sad on behalf of our people that a government with such corruption, such stains, has come into power again. Mr. Kemal would have been great for our country, at least for a change of scene.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he said everyone must accept the results. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 11:21:44', '2023-05-29 11:21:44'),
(7180, 7180, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The densely populated capital of Bangladesh once again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality Monday (May 29, 2023) morning.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 169 at 8:45 am today, Dhaka ranked first among cities with the most polluted air. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’, according to the air quality and pollution city ranking.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered \'unhealthy\' while 201-300 is \'very unhealthy\', and 301+ is considered \'hazardous\', posing severe health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indonesia’s Jakarta, United Arab Emirates\' Dubai and Chile\'s Santiago occupied the second, third and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 169, 163 and 156, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 11:33:50', '2023-05-29 11:33:50'),
(7181, 7181, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Like Savar, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) is being established in the divisional city of Rajshahi for the welfare of the patients concerned.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Upon successful inception of the center, around 12,000 patients suffering from stroke and other physical impairments in the region are expected to get treatment, assistive and rehabilitation support.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from this, students and others concerned can avail scopes of study and gather knowledge on different issues, including spinal cord injury, artificial limb and other assistive devices making, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, former Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton donated 16 bighas of land for establishment of the centre in the name of \'CRP Rajshahi- Shaheed Kamaruzzaman and Zahanara Zaman\' in the city\'s Kapasia area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liton, elder son of Shaheed Kamaruzzaman and Zahanara Zaman, opened up the door of establishing the CRP in Rajshahi through donating the land</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liton, Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League, said time has come to empower persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) for sustainable growth and development to ensure their rights and entitlement in the society.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emphasis has been given on establishing policy and rules to exclusively protect the interests of persons with SCI in the society.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All of us should work together to create a favorable environment for the SCI people by removing various social, economic and infrastructural barriers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the CRP was founded at Savar first to establish the rights of the people with spinal cord injuries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has been encouraging SCI people to continue their education, higher education and providing financial assistance for many students.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He lauded the initiative and said there should be adequate measures and interventions for rehabilitation of the physically challenged people to free them from their plights.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liton mentioned that people with disabilities caused by spinal cord injuries are subjected to repression and negligence from their families alongside society.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, they need community support for their proper rehabilitation. He also said that community people should take up the responsibility of creating an enabling environment for them in the society to improve their participation and accessibility to services and resources. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 12:22:37', '2023-05-29 12:22:37'),
(7182, 7182, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Actor Sharwanand, who was recently seen in the Telugu film Oke Oka Jeevitham, on Sunday met with an accident which caused a lot of panic among his fans. Later, he took to Twitter to share an update on the incident and clarified that he is absolutely safe. He also added that it was a minor accident.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharwanand tweeted on Sunday, “There has been news that my car met with an accident this morning. It was a very minor incident. I am absolutely safe and sound at home with all your love and blessings. There is nothing to worry about. Thank you all for your concern. Have a great Sunday everyone (sic).”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this year in January, Sharwanand got engaged to Rakshita Reddy. The engagement ceremony was attended by celebrities such as Ram Charan, Upasana, Siddharth and Aditi Rao Hydari among others. Over the last few weeks, there were several reports that their wedding had been called off for reasons unknown. As per fresh reports, Sharwanand’s wedding is expected to take place in June or July.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharwanand recently shared a heartfelt note on completing 20 years in the industry. He captioned the post, “20 years of a wonderful journey in a wonderful world called Cinema. Cherishing every moment and blessing, which came along the way. Thank you.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His note read, \"20 years of facing the camera and entertaining you all on the silver screen. What a roller coaster ride of emotions it\'s been -20 years of friendships, hardships, highs, lows, smiles, struggles, and I wouldn\'t have it any other way. Thank you to all of you who have stood by me through thick and thin and showered me with your unwavering love and support. These 20 years have transformed my life for the best and made me a better person.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharwanand had also added, \"This Oke Oka Jeevitham is dedicated to cinema, which had its Sreekaram 20 years ago. This 20 years of Prasthanam is nothing short of magical. But with this comes a great responsibility. The Gamyam is still far away. I promise to work hard and never take it for granted. So, in short, I will always Run Raja Run to entertain you to the fullest. I am sure it will be possible with all your blessings of Shatamanam Bhavati. Yours, Sharwanand.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharwanand has teamed up with director Sriram Adittya for his upcoming yet-untitled project. The team recently completed a 40-day schedule in London and returned a few weeks ago. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 12:44:29', '2023-05-29 12:44:29');
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(7183, 7183, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A combination of intravenous and periarticular corticosteroids did not enhance pain control in patients having total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but may improve important measures of functional recovery in the days after surgery, according to a study.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trial was published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. The journal is part of the Lippincott portfolio and is published in collaboration with Wolters Kluwer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Intravenous (IV) plus periarticular (PA) steroids \"yielded more significant improvements in the rehabilitation parameters,\" such as knee movement and walking distance, according to the report by TCW Chan, MBBS, of Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, and colleagues. \"Thus, there was more robust evidence that corticosteroids enhanced functional recovery in the patients who received both PA and IV corticosteroids than in those who received intravenous corticosteroids only.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trial compares two routes of corticosteroid administration for TKA</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">TKA is a widely performed and cost-effective procedure, but many patients experience substantial postoperative pain. Previous studies have reported effective pain relief and improved mobilisation after TKA with either IV or PA corticosteroid administration.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chan and colleagues aimed to assess whether a combination of IV and PA corticosteroids could provide further improvement. In the new study, 178 patients undergoing initial TKA were randomly assigned to receive IV, PA, or IV plus PA corticosteroids. A fourth group received inactive placebo injections. All patients received standard opioid medications for pain.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pain relief and key rehabilitation parameters were compared across groups. Patients and the researchers evaluating outcomes were both blinded to the treatment the patients received.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In first few postoperative days, pain scores at rest and during movement were significantly lower for patients who received IV corticosteroids, with or without PA corticosteroids, as compared with the placebo group. Patients who received PA corticosteroids alone had no reduction in pain scores compared with the placebo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The combined use of IV plus PA corticosteroids led to improvement in several physical measures during rehabilitation. At three days, flexion in the operated knee was better for patients who received IV plus PA corticosteroids compared with the placebo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IV plus PA corticosteroid group also had greater quadriceps muscle strength and longer walking distances during the first three postoperative days, as well as higher scores on an elderly mobility scale. Some parameters, but not all, were also improved for patients who received IV or PA corticosteroids alone, as compared with the placebo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Patients who received IV plus PA corticosteroids were also more likely to be discharged home from the hospital, rather than to a rehabilitation facility (67% compared with 38% in the placebo group). Rates of discharge to home were 55% with IV corticosteroids alone and 59% with PA corticosteroids alone. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"24\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 12:47:26', '2023-05-29 12:47:26'),
(7184, 7184, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh\'s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (May 29, 2023) said maintaining peace in the world has now become more difficult than in the past as evil forces are using advanced technology against it.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“With the recent development and advancement of technology, new threats of evil forces are increasing,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister was addressing a programme marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers-2023 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).</div><div><br></div><div>She said that technology is giving people opportunities in all fields including socioeconomic development.</div><div><br></div><div>“…but we also see that the evil forces are also using technology creating confusion among the people and is taking away the peace of people’s lives,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She said that peacekeepers in UN peacekeeping missions have to deal with complex multidimensional situation.</div><div><br></div><div>“Hence the need to enrich peacekeeping missions with advanced technology has increased manifold,” she stated.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina mentioned that her government has always prepared Bangladeshi peacekeepers with the latest training to deal with complex situations in the world\'s most challenging and dangerous regions.</div><div><br></div><div>“We are ensuring the supply of clothing, other essential items, and modern military equipment compatible with the mission area\'s environment, weather, and terrain,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>In this connection, she mentioned that the government incorporated added modern mine-resistant and ambush-protected vehicles to the Bangladesh contingents and state-of-the-art technology for peacekeeper communications. </div><div><br></div><div>“Incorporating modern technology and training are an ongoing process that we will continue in the future,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister reiterated that Bangladesh believes in peace and would do whatever is required for peace.</div><div><br></div><div>“We believe in peace, not in conflict. Bangladesh always believes in peace and it would do  whatever is required to establish peace,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina said that her government\'s efforts will continue so that the peacekeepers of Bangladesh can respond to the UN’s call with more confidence.</div><div><br></div><div>“I hope Bangladeshi peacekeepers will keep the country\'s honour and image bright by working with their skills, professionalism, courage, and dedication,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>She said that peacekeepers of the country work tirelessly to prevent conflict, protect civilians, ensure human rights and establish peace.</div><div><br></div><div>“Because of your sincere work, the people of all those countries have given you unconditional love,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She mentioned that Local citizens of many countries associated with the Bangladeshi contingent have learned Bengali culture and language from them.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladeshi peacekeepers have set an exemplary example in maintaining world peace and brighten the image of the country, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, 7,436 peacekeepers of Bangladesh are engaged in the UN peacekeeping missions and activities, and the number is about 9.8 percent of the total number of peacekeepers deployed worldwide. This includes 572 Bangladeshi women peacekeepers.</div><div><br></div><div>“We continue our efforts to increase the number of women peacekeepers,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The UN secretary-general has requested to send more female peacekeepers, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She said that Bangladesh’s peacekeepers have successfully completed 63 UN missions in 40 countries worldwide.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, Bangladeshi peacekeepers are engaged in 14 UN missions and activities. 20 contingents of the Bangladesh Army, two of the Bangladesh Navy, four of the Bangladesh Air Force, and three of the Bangladesh Police are working in these missions.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM said that Bangladesh has deployed a Force Protection Battalion in Abyei of South Sudan, while added a mechanised infantry company as a Quick Reaction Force in Mali, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon in the Congo, and a Level-2 Hospital Contingent in the Central African Republic.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, she said, deployment of a new Armed Utility Helicopter Unit of the Bangladesh Army, a new Mechanized Infantry Company as the Base Defense Contingent, and an Airfield Support Unit of the Bangladesh Air Force is underway in Mali.</div><div><br></div><div>She added that high-ranking officers of the Bangladesh Armed Forces are engaged in several missions as Force Commanders, Deputy Force Commanders, and Sector Commanders.</div><div><br></div><div>“Apart from peacekeeping missions, we actively participate and contribute to other international forums,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>“Today, Bangladesh is a responsible and reliable name in international efforts to maintain peace and security,” she added.</div><div><br></div><div>At the end of the function, the prime minister virtually talked with the members of Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in different countries including South Sudan, Mali, Lebanon, Central African Republic and D R Congo.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas </div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 16:48:00', '2023-05-29 17:27:37'),
(7185, 7185, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh believes in peace and would do whatever is required for peace.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>\"We believe in peace, not in conflict. Bangladesh always believes in peace and it would do all possible things whatever is required to establish peace,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Premier made this remark while addressing an event organised marking International Day of UN Peacekeepers-2023 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).</div><div><br></div><div>\"We want peaceful solution to any conflict,\" she said, adding \"We don\'t want arms race because women, children and each family suffer the most for it. Therefore, our goal is to protect them from the sufferings.\"</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina said ensuring peace in the world is now more difficult than in the past, as the evil forces are using the advantages of technology is taking away the peace of people\'s lives.</div><div><br></div><div>\"With the recent development and advancement of technology, new threats of evil forces are increasing,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She said that technology is giving people opportunities in all fields including socioeconomic development, but \"we also see that the evil forces are also using technology creating confusion among the people and is taking away the peace of people\'s lives\".</div><div><br></div><div>So, peacekeepers in UN peacekeeping missions have to deal with complex multidimensional situations, she noted.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Hence, the need to enrich peacekeeping missions with advanced technology has increased manifold,\" she opined.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina mentioned that her government has always prepared Bangladeshi peacekeepers with the latest training to deal with complex situations in the world\'s most challenging and dangerous regions.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are ensuring the supply of clothing, other essential items, and modern military equipment compatible with the mission area\'s environment, weather, and terrain,\" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>In this connection, she mentioned that the government incorporated added modern mine-resistant and ambush-protected vehicles to the Bangladesh contingents and state-of-the-art technology for peacekeeper communications.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Incorporating modern technology and training are an ongoing process that we will continue in the future,\" she added.</div><div><br></div><div>Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed and the United Nations Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis also spoke at the programme.</div><div><br></div><div>At the outset of the event, one minute silence was observed to pay tributes the lives of the heroes sacrificed for establishing peace.</div><div><br></div><div>A video documentary \"Bangladesh in Global Peace\" was screened in the ceremony.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister handed over awards to five deceased peacekeepers and their family members received it. She also handed over awards to five injured peacekeepers.</div><div><br></div><div>The Premier, later, unveiled International Peacekeeper Journal. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 17:27:08', '2023-05-29 17:27:08'),
(7186, 7186, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in 100 years on Monday, the city\'s meteorological service announced, shattering the previous high by a full degree.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with many countries experiencing deadly heatwaves and temperatures hitting records across Southeast and South Asia in recent weeks.</div><div><br></div><div>\"At 13:09, the temperature at Xujiahui station hit 36.1 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit), breaking a 100-year-old record for the highest temperature in May,\" a post on the service\'s official Weibo account read, referring to a metro station in the centre of China\'s largest city.</div><div><br></div><div>The temperature at the bustling station climbed even higher to 36.7C (98F) later in the afternoon, Shanghai\'s meteorological service said.</div><div><br></div><div>That put it a full degree above the old record, 35.7C, which has been recorded four times previously, in 1876, 1903, 1915 and 2018, according to the weather service.</div><div><br></div><div>Shanghai residents sweltered under the early-afternoon sun, with some apps showing a \"feels like\" temperature estimate of more than 40C (104F).</div><div><br></div><div>\"I headed out at noon to pick up a delivery, and got a headache after coming back,\" read one post from Shanghai on Weibo.</div><div><br></div><div>Another said: \"I almost got heatstroke, it\'s really hot enough to explode.\"</div><div><br></div><div>- Deadly heat -</div><div>Parts of India saw temperatures above 44C (111F) in mid-April, with at least 11 deaths near Mumbai attributed to heat stroke on a single day.</div><div><br></div><div>In Bangladesh, Dhaka suffered its hottest day in almost 60 years.</div><div><br></div><div>The city of Tak in Thailand recorded its highest-ever temperature of 45.4C (114F), while Sainyabuli province in Laos hit 42.9C (109F), an all-time national temperature record, the study by the World Weather Attribution group said.</div><div><br></div><div>A recent report from the UN\'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that \"every increment of global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards\".</div><div><br></div><div>In May, the United Nations warned that it is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, as greenhouse gasses and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring.</div><div><br></div><div>There is a two-thirds chance that at least one of the next five years will see global temperatures exceed the more ambitious target set out in the Paris accords on limiting climate change, the UN\'s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.</div><div><br></div><div>The 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries agree to cap global warming at \"well below\" two degrees Celsius above average levels measured between 1850 and 1900 -- and 1.5C if possible.</div><div><br></div><div>The global mean temperature in 2022 was 1.15C above the 1850-1900 average.</div><div><br></div><div>The WMO said there was a 66 percent chance that annual global surface temperatures will exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for at least one of the years from 2023-2027. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 18:07:27', '2023-05-29 18:07:27'),
(7187, 7187, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>The number of patients, infected with dengue, is five times higher than previous year in the past five months, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“A total of 1704 people have been infected with dengue in the past five months till May 28 and during this period 13 people died,” he said while speaking at a press briefing over Covid-19 vaccine at the Secretariat.</div><div><br></div><div>The Director General of Health Services has taken steps to control dengue as the authorities concerned are conducting dengue surveys and reports of the survey have been submitted to the two city corporations, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Already a separate ward and corner has been created for dengue patients in hospitals and 2500 physicians and nurses were given training to tackle dengue, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>“We have engaged different people including teachers, students and military personnel to make people aware about dengue. Already, steps have been taken to make people aware through posters, banners and advertisements in televisions,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He also urged all to keep their respective houses clean, keep spraying chemicals for eliminating mosquitoes and maintain a healthy life.</div><div><br></div><div>Talking about the Covid-19 vaccine, the minister said already 30 lakh doses of variant containing vaccines (VCV) under COVAX facilities reached in Bangladesh and it will be administered as 3rd and 4th dose to the people from this week in all city corporations, districts, upazilas and municipality levels across the country, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>About 88.51% people have been brought under the first dose, 82.18 % under the second dose, 39.62% under 3rd dose and 1.85% under 4th dose, said Maleque.</div><div><br></div><div>There are no side effects in VCV vaccination and the World Health Organisation (WHO) also gave a positive opinion about it, claimed the minister.</div><div><br></div><div>The 3rd dose will be administered to people above 18 years while the 4th dose will be given to the people above 60 years or people who have been suffering from long-term diseases, pregnant women and frontline fighters, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The 3rd dose will be given after four months of receiving the second dose while the 4th dose will be given four months after receiving the 3rd dose, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Nazmul Haque Khan, additional secretary (hospital) and high officials of the ministry were present there. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 20:53:54', '2023-05-29 20:53:54'),
(7188, 7188, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sai Sudharsan propelled Gujarat Titans to a score of 214/4 by smashing 96 off just 47 balls. The 23-year-old Chennai lad smashed eight fours and six sixes in his innings as he made the most of the death overs.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, Wriddhiman Saha scored 54 off 39 on a day when his prolific opening partner Shubman Gill was limited to a score of 39 off 20. Only slight drizzles appeared throughout the reserve day which was nowhere close enough to cause any kind of stoppage in the match.</div><div><br></div><div>This stands in stark contrast to what was the case on Sunday, when unrelenting rainfall forced the final to be pushed to the reserve day.</div><div><br></div><div>This is the fourth highest score of all-time in an IPL final. The top three all put up 50-plus partnerships for GT, just the second time this has happened in an IPL after the CSK vs RR final in 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>Saha and Gill put up an opening stand of 67 off 42 balls, Saha and Sudharsan then put up 64 off 42 for the second after which Sudharsan and Pandya put up 81 runs off 33 balls for the third wicket.</div><div><br></div><div>Pathirana has ended that over quite well. Dismisses Rashid Khan off the last ball of the innings. All eyes were on Gill but the names that have shone out are Saha first and then, especially, Sudharsan. Pandya ends unbeaten on 21 off 12.</div><div><br></div><div>No century but who cares, this is one of the all-time great innings in IPL finals. He is struck in front of middle stump and goes for the review. Three reds and he is gone for 96 off 47. Source: Hindustan Times&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 22:18:52', '2023-05-29 22:18:52'),
(7189, 7189, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP will observe the 42nd death anniversary of its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman on Tuesday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The party and its different associate bodies have chalked out a 13-day programme to observe the death anniversary across the country with due respect.</div><div><br></div><div>The observance of Zia\'s death anniversary programmes began today (Monday) through a discussion programme at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, and will end on June 10.</div><div><br></div><div>The programmes include arranging discussion meetings, seminars, photo exhibitions, wearing black badges, publishing posters and supplements in newspapers and distributing food and relief materials among the destitute.</div><div><br></div><div>Ziaur Rahman who founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978 was assassinated by a group of disgruntled army officers at Chittagong Circuit House on 30 May, 1981.</div><div><br></div><div>In observance of the day, black flags will be hoisted and party flags kept at half-mast atop the offices of the party and its associate bodies, including Nayapaltan headquarters at 6:00am on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, BNP senior leaders, led by party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will place wreaths at Zia\'s grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the morning.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP and its associate bodies will arrange discussions on Zia’s activities until June 10 as part of the death anniversary programmes.</div><div><br></div><div>The leaders of the party’s Dhaka south and north city units will distribute food and relief materials among the destitute in different parts of the city on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>All of the party\'s district, city and thana units will also observe the day by holding various programmes, including discussions, to be participated by senior BNP leaders. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 22:22:52', '2023-05-29 22:22:52'),
(7190, 7190, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Crime thriller \"Drishyam 2\" was crowned best picture as Bollywood glossed over its recent struggles with a high-octane International Indian Film Academy Awards show in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Director Abhishek Pathak\'s gritty remake of a Malayalam film took the top honour at the end of a four-hour ceremony of pumping dance routines that showcased the Hindi-language movie industry.</div><div><br></div><div>Best director went to Ranganathan Madhavan for \"Rocketry: The Nambi Effect\". Hrithik Roshan won best actor for his role in \"Vikram Vedha\" and Alia Bhatt took best actress for \"Gangubai Kathiawadi\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva\" picked up a number of prizes including best supporting actress for Mouni Roy and best female playback singer for star vocalist Shreya Ghoshal.</div><div><br></div><div>The IIFA awards, intended to reach an international audience, were held for the second year running in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates where more than a third of the 10 million population is Indian.</div><div><br></div><div>The Hindi-language film industry was worth $2.5 billion in 2019. India also releases hundreds of films in its 21 other official languages, churning out about 1,600 each year total.</div><div><br></div><div>But Mumbai-based Bollywood, the world\'s most prolific producer of movies, has been mired in crisis since the pandemic with ticket sales remaining low since cinemas reopened.</div><div><br></div><div>The rise in streaming services, competition from other parts of India and demand for meatier fare than Bollywood\'s trademark song-and-dance routines have all contributed to the slump, experts say.</div><div><br></div><div>However, superstar Shah Rukh Khan\'s \"Pathaan\" smashed Indian box office records in January, in a positive sign for the industry.</div><div>- Shiny gold shirt -</div><div><br></div><div>Indian cinema also received a boost in March when viral dance hit \"Naatu Naatu\" won an Oscar for best song, a first for a film from the country.</div><div><br></div><div>\"What does IIFA mean for (Indian) cinema? I think opening up to the global stage and also bringing us to the global stage as well, so it\'s exciting both ways,\" said actress Jacqueline Fernandez, wearing an Arab-inspired head covering.</div><div><br></div><div>Among the highlights, heart-throb Varun Dhawan, wearing a shiny gold shirt, rode onto the stage on a mini-dune buggy, and ceremony host Vicky Kaushal drew screams from the audience when he launched into a dance number.</div><div><br></div><div>Actor and eco-activist Dia Mirza reminded the crowd about pressing environmental concerns months before the UAE, one of the world\'s biggest oil producers, hosts the COP28 United Nations climate talks in November and December.</div><div><br></div><div>Veteran actor Kamal Haasan was awarded for his outstanding achievement in Indian cinema and Anil Kapoor won best supporting actor for his role in \"Jugjugg Jeeyo\".</div><div><br></div><div>\"Darlings\" took best original story, and best female debut was Khushali Kumar in \"Dhokha: Round D Corner\".</div><div><br></div><div>The IIFA show, one of a number of Indian awards ceremonies, has been held in several countries since its debut in London in 2000. Voting is done online by fans. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Entertainment', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 22:47:29', '2023-05-29 22:47:29'),
(7191, 7191, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Mali on Sunday morning.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The blast took place on Sunday at around 9:30 am local time in Mali, when a motorcade of a patrol team under Bangladesh Formed Police Unit (BANFPU-2) reached the remote desert road along the mountains of Gundam-Tongka-Niaphungke Highway, some 15 km off from the Gundam Super Camp in Mali\'s Timbuktu Region, according to a press release issued from Police headquarters here on Monday evening.</div><div><br></div><div>The Armoured personnel Carrier (APC), which was carrying the policemen, was also damaged in the incident, says the press release.</div><div><br></div><div>The Police headquarters did not disclose identities of the three injured Bangladeshi police peacekeepers.</div><div><br></div><div>The patrol team was part of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).</div><div><br></div><div>According to the press release, the peacekeepers on patrol duty spotted a suspicious hole in the middle of the road. The IED exploded as they maneuvered past the hole.</div><div><br></div><div>“Due to the intelligence of the police peacekeepers and the APCTs\' capability to withstand the high-level explosions, they escaped from greater danger,” said the press release.</div><div><br></div><div>It is also to be noted that MINUSMA authorities have highly appreciated the members of BANFPU-2, MINUSMA, and Mali as they have performed their peacekeeping duties with utmost professionalism and vigilance.</div><div><br></div><div>IED blasts are common in this region of Mali. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 22:54:45', '2023-05-29 22:54:45'),
(7192, 7192, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday said the Rohingyas’ better life and future can be ensured only in their own country and it is better for them to start returning to their homes in Myanmar.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>\"For Rohingyas, better future is only possible in Myanmar, not in Bangladesh. Confidence building measures are being taken. It is better they start returning to Myanmar,\" he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</div><div><br></div><div>Momen said the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister came to Bangladesh to discuss the Rohingya, not the issues that media raised.</div><div><br></div><div>\"He (Chinese Vice Minister) was not even close that issue,\" said the Foreign Minister while responding to a question on Global Development Initiative (GDI) of China.</div><div><br></div><div>Momen said China is facilitating the Rohingya repatriation efforts.</div><div><br></div><div>On Sunday, Bangladesh and China reviewed the ongoing efforts for repatriation of the Rohingyas back to their homeland in Myanmar smoothly and on an expeditious basis.</div><div><br></div><div>Foreign Minister Momen thanked the Chinese government for making \"sincere efforts\" for the safe and quick return of the Rohingya people from Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Asked when the Rohingyas will start returning to Myanmar, he said he does not have any idea about any specific date.</div><div><br></div><div>Both Foreign Minister Dr Momen and Vice Foreign Minister of China Sun Weidong expressed similar views that the problem needed an urgent solution, because if left unaddressed for any longer, it could potentially evolve as a tangible threat to the regional security and stability.</div><div><br></div><div>\"There are trilateral efforts. Our priority is to see repatriation of the Rohingyas,\" Momen said.</div><div><br></div><div>He said many Rohingyas are willing to return while some Rohingyas raised issues like citizenship.</div><div><br></div><div>During his meeting with Dr Momen on Sunday, the Vice Foreign Minister of China highly lauded the remarkable socio-economic transformation of Bangladesh under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The Chinese Vice Minister visited Padma Bridge. He acknowledged that Bangladesh made things possible over the last 10 years that looked impossible,\" Momen said.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Momen highly appreciated the substantial contributions made by China towards the developmental journey of Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Responding to a question, Momen said the Chinese Vice Minister invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit China but Dhaka conveyed that the Prime Minister will be in New York at that time. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-29 23:01:59', '2023-05-29 23:01:59'),
(7193, 7193, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ravindra Jadeja hit a four off the last ball as Chennai Super Kings equalled Mumbai Indians\' record for most IPL titles. Sai Sudharsan had propelled Gujarat Titans to a score of 214/4 by smashing 96 off just 47 balls. The 23-year-old Chennai lad smashed eight fours and six sixes in his innings as he made the most of the death overs.&nbsp;</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, Wriddhiman Saha scored 54 off 39 on a day when his prolific opening partner Shubman Gill was limited to a score of 39 off 20. Only slight drizzles appeared throughout the GT innings which didn\'t cause stoppages of any kind.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the stoppage came eventually after the third ball of the first over of the CSK innings with heavy rain pouring down at the stadium. While the rain itself didn\'t last long, it was the wet outfield, particularly a problematic practice pitch at the edge of the square that caused the biggest delay. Finally, the match got reduced to 15 overs and CSK\'s target was revised to 171. The match eventually resumed and it has been a see-saw affair ever since.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Big hits from Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube and Ambati Rayudu helped CSK\'s cause but Mohit Sharma came in with the important wickets whenever it looked like the opposition was running away with it. Mohit bowled the last over as well and brought it down to CSK needing 10 to win off the last two balls. But Ravindra Jadeja ended up smashing the second last ball for a six and the last ball for a four to lead CSK to a five-wicket win and their fifth title.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Confetti everywhere after Dhoni, Jadeja and Rayudu receive the trophy from BCCI president Roger Binny. Dhoni was standing sheepishly behind Binny initially as he asked Jadeja and Rayudu to receive the trophy first before finally joining in. Then, after a brief, fleeting moment with that cup, he gives it to his teammates and disappears into the background.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he can\'t really do that, can he? He is MS Dhoni after all, try as he might he will never really be in the background. Just this time though, it is other yellow shirts who dominate the camera frame and lay their hands on that coveted trophy that Dhoni has lifted five times now.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A great way to bid farewell to Ambati Rayudu. Dhoni himself started off in his interview sounding like he is about to announce his retirement but really, all he wanted to say was that he intends to return the love shown towards him by every city in the country this year by working his backside off and getting back next year. That stumping of Shubman Gill showed that he remains one of the most potent wicketkeepers in this tournament and he is also a lightning between the wickets.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let\'s hope the next one year is easy on him and he can take his place back at the helm for the yellow brigade. An incredible season has come to an end today - one that was filled with last-ball thrillers and yet rather surprisingly, no Super Overs. Of course it had to end with a six and a boundary off the last two balls of a final that stretched into a third day. The CSK players are posing with the trophy one by one.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ground staff, meanwhile, is posing for a photo that will probably be a trophy in their respective homes for the rest of their lives and that is a photo with MS Dhoni as the CSK captain goes to them and then takes a lap around the ground to thank the fans. We, meanwhile, are signing off at the end of an epic final that fittingly ended an epic IPL season. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 07:24:00', '2023-05-30 07:24:00'),
(7194, 7194, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Nato has condemned as \"totally unacceptable\" attacks by demonstrators in Kosovo that left some 25 of its peacekeepers injured.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police and Nato troops clashed with Serb protesters in the north where there has been unrest over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tear gas and stun grenades were used to deter protesters in Zvecan, after they tried to invade a government building.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nato soldiers also formed a security cordon around two other town halls.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The crisis dates back to April when Kosovo Serbs boycotted local elections, allowing ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils with a turnout of less than four per cent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both the EU and US have criticised the Kosovan authorities for destabilising the situation in north Kosovo, and warned against any actions that could inflame ethnic tensions there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, after years of strained relations between its Serb and mainly Albanian inhabitants.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has been recognised by the United States and major European Union countries, but Serbia, backed by its powerful ally Russia, refuses to do so, as do most ethnic Serbs inside Kosovo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While ethnic Albanians make up more than 90% of the population in Kosovo as a whole, Serbs form the majority of the population in the northern region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Peacekeepers from Italy and Hungary were among those hurt in the latest violence on Monday, with three of them left in a serious condition, Nato said. Five people have been arrested in relation to the attacks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Serbian President Aleksander Vucic said more than 50 Serbs had needed hospital treatment and that even more were injured.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters were outraged not just that ethnic Albanian mayors had taken office, but by the heavy-handed actions of Kosovo police, who turned up with rifles and armoured vehicles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further provoking them was the fact Serbian flags had been removed from municipal buildings and replaced with Kosovo flags.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kosovo\'s prime minster, Albin Kurti, insisted the security forces were merely ensuring that democratically elected mayors could represent their constituents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But he has been accused of trying to create chaos for everyone in the region by trying to install leaders who do not have a credible mandate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Do not allow those fake mayors to enter here because they won 50 votes,\" said Igor Simic, the deputy head of the Serb List, the biggest Kosovo Serb party backed by the government in Belgrade.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Even Albanians are not voting for it.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The worst incidents of violence on Monday were in Zvecan. A crowd gathered at the municipal building early in the morning. They were hoping to prevent the new, ethnic Albanian mayor from entering the building.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nato-led troops at first tried to separate protesters from the police, but later dispersed the crowd using shields and batons, AFP news agency reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers, the agency said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kosovo police said one of their cars was set on fire and that \"provocative captions with Serbian and Russian symbols\" were written on other vehicles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nato called the attacks \"totally unacceptable\", adding in a statement that it called on all sides to \"refrain from actions that further inflame tensions, and to engage in dialogue\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Vucic put the army on the highest level of combat alert in response to the fresh protests. He moved army units close to Kosovo\'s border on Friday, following similar clashes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The recent disorder began after Kosovo Serbs - who account for about 5% of the country\'s 1.8 million population overall - boycotted April\'s local elections in four northern municipalities that are majority Serb. This allowed ethnic Albanians to take control of the councils.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgrade backed the boycott - resulting in a turnout of just 3.47% - which was sparked after the Serb community demanded the establishment of a promised association of Serbian municipalities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite its support for Kosovo, Both the EU and US have criticised Pristina for destabilising the situation and urged the authorities to \"de-escalate\". This advice appears to have fallen on deaf ears. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 07:27:02', '2023-05-30 07:27:02'),
(7195, 7195, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket just after 9:30 a.m. (0130 GMT) Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The crew, including China’s first civilian astronaut, will overlap briefly with three now aboard the Tiangong station, who will then return to Earth after completing their six-month mission.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A third module was added to the station in November, and space program officials on Monday said they have plans to expand it, along with launching a crewed mission to the moon before 2030.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China built its own space station after it was excluded from the International Space Station, largely due to U.S. concerns over the Chinese space programs’ intimate ties with the People’s Liberation Army, the military branch of the ruling Communist Party.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China’s first manned space mission in 2003 made it the third country after the former Soviet Union and the U.S. to put a person into space under its own resources.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the this latest mission, payload expert Gui Haichao, a professor at Beijing’s top aerospace research institute, will join mission commander Maj. Gen. Jing Haipeng, who is making his fourth flight to space, and spacecraft engineer Zhu Yangzhu. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 08:57:25', '2023-05-30 08:57:25'),
(7196, 7196, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A group of migrants, including women and children, are stuck on Poland\'s border with Belarus, Poland\'s border guard said Monday as activists accused the officers of blocking them from seeking asylum.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group has been forced to camp for four days in the forest near Bialowieza, at the border fence erected by Warsaw to prevent irregular crossings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement sent to AFP, the Polish border guard said the group of \"around 20-30 people\" was \"outside the jurisdiction\" of Poland.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Therefore any administrative activities, including the possible acceptance of an application for international protection, if the intention of these people is to obtain protection in Poland, is not possible,\" it added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the activists, the group at the border includes people from Syria, Iraq, and Congo, with 11 children.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They\'re certainly very tired, stressed... as they\'re in a very difficult and uncertain situation,\" activist Ola Chrzanowska told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The activists said they had sought to raise the group\'s spirits and had devised games for the children.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They can see and feel that they\'re being treated like human beings, that they matter to someone. That not everyone is indifferent to their fate,\" Chrzanowska said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rights body Grupa Granica claimed that the migrants, despite not having crossed the fence, had already entered Polish territory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also warned the migrants were not allowed back into Belarus, with the country\'s border guards threatening them with dogs, and claimed at least two people had been beaten or injured by officers on the Belarus side.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chrzanowska said that on Monday, activists filed a request with the European Court of Human Rights for \"interim measures\" requiring Poland to receive the group\'s asylum requests.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Polish border guard -- which has supplied water, food and medication to the migrants -- said it asked the Belarusian side to support the group, but the calls went unanswered.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They only sent a person documenting the whole situation, certainly to use it for their own propaganda,\" the statement said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, Poland\'s deputy ombudsman intervened, issuing an \"urgent request for information\" about the status of the migrants. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 09:03:34', '2023-05-30 09:03:34');
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(7197, 7197, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">France will launch its first battery factory for electric cars on Tuesday, taking a big step in its race to build up a sector dominated by China.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Building up the battery industry is at the heart of President Emmanuel Macron\'s \"reindustrialisation\" plan for France, with a clutch of factories set to emerge in the north of the country over the next three years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \"gigafactory\" opening in Billy-Berclau is owned by Automotive Cells Company, a partnership between French energy giant TotalEnergies, Germany\'s Mercedes-Benz and US-European automaker Stellantis, which produces a range of brands including Peugeot, Fiat and Chrysler.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and the country\'s energy transition and industry ministers will attend the inauguration, along with German and Italian officials.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The heads of Mercedes, Stellantis and TotalEnergies will also be at the event.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The factory is the length of six football pitches. Production is due to begin this summer.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elected officials and business leaders hope to turn the Hauts-de-France region into \"Battery Valley\" -- the electric car industry\'s answer to Silicon Valley.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sino-Japanese group AESC-Envision is building a plant near the city of Douai which will supply French automaker Renault from early 2025.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">French startup Verkor is scheduled to begin production at a facility in Dunkirk from mid-2025 while Taiwan\'s ProLogium has also chosen the coastal city for its first European factory, with output to start in 2026.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- China, US competition -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Europe is racing to step up its production of batteries and electric vehicles as the European Union has set a 2035 deadline to phase out the sale of new fossil fuel cars.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Around 50 battery factory projects have been announced in the EU in recent years.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The French government has set a target of producing two million electric vehicles per year by 2030, according to the economy ministry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ministry said the ACC plant will supply 500,000 vehicles per year by then.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China is the world leader in electric car battery production and also dominates the production of the raw materials needed to make them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Europe also faces stiff competition from the United States, which is heavily subsidising the sector through the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes $370 billion in clean energy incentives. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 12:32:13', '2023-05-30 12:32:13'),
(7198, 7198, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Three people died Tuesday in a fire at a hospital just south of Austria\'s capital, a spokeswoman said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The cause of the fire could not yet be determined with certainty,\" said the spokeswoman for the hospital in Modling, about 14 kilometres (9 miles) from Vienna.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fire broke out at the hospital at around 1:00 am local time (2300 GMT on Monday), according to a statement from the regional health agency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities said 33 vehicles, 170 firefighters and a Red Cross team were dispatched to put out the blaze, which was brought under control after two hours.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Uninjured patients were transferred to other facilities and an investigation has been launched, they said. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 12:42:55', '2023-05-30 12:42:55'),
(7199, 7199, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken to the newly re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and invited him to visit Berlin, the government said Monday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Islamic-rooted conservative Erdogan -- Turkey\'s longest-serving leader -- won a historic run-off election on Sunday, extending his two-decade rule.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The Chancellor emphasised the close ties between Germany and Turkey, not least as joint allies in NATO,\" the German government said in a statement, adding that \"both agreed to approach the cooperation between the two governments with fresh impetus and to agree on common priorities.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It added that Scholz had invited Erdogan for \"an inaugural visit\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Among other things, they want to work together on a good development in the Eastern Mediterranean, on the decisions currently pending in NATO and on Turkey\'s relationship with the European Union,\" the statement said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Observers expect Erdogan to continue playing a bridging role between Russia and Western partners for Turkey\'s benefit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan\'s personal relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin has survived the Kremlin\'s war on Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And NATO partners are anxiously waiting for Ankara to approve Sweden\'s stalled bid to join the US-led defence alliance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan has blocked the application, accusing Stockholm of sheltering Turkish opposition figures with alleged links to outlawed Kurdish militants. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 12:45:34', '2023-05-30 12:45:34'),
(7200, 7200, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Israelis started reviving a flashpoint outpost settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday, AFP journalists said, constructing a building at the site which has drawn international attention.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using a truck, diggers and an earth roller, work got underway to erect a portable building at the northern West Bank site.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">AFP journalists saw Israeli soldiers guarding around 20 people carrying out construction work at the Homesh site, which Israel evacuated nearly two decades ago.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest development comes weeks after the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged his government had no plans to reconstruct the site, after a parliamentary vote on the matter sparked ire abroad.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was hailed as a \"moving historic moment\" by Israel\'s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir -- an extreme-right settler.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lawmakers in March voted to annul part of a law which banned Israelis from living in areas of the West Bank which the state evacuated in 2005, the same year Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The government has no intention of establishing new communities in these areas,\" Netanyahu\'s office said in March.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israel\'s military occupation of the West Bank has been in force since the 1967 Six-Day War.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Neither the army nor the defence ministry commented on their role in Monday\'s developments at Homesh when contacted by AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The civilians at the site refused to discuss the matter when approached by AFP journalists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United States, Israel\'s top ally, said this month it was \"deeply troubled by the Israeli government\'s order that allows its citizens to establish a permanent presence in the Homesh outpost\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington and the wider international community view Israeli settlements built in the Palestinian territories as illegal and a barrier to peace.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The European Union last week pressed Israel to \"cease the policy of settlement expansion\" and condemned increased settler violence against Palestinians. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 12:49:30', '2023-05-30 12:49:30'),
(7201, 7201, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Mali on Sunday (May 28, 2023) morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The blast took place on Sunday at around 9:30 am local time in Mali, when a motorcade of a patrol team under Bangladesh Formed Police Unit (BANFPU-2) reached the remote desert road along the mountains of Gundam-Tongka-Niaphungke Highway, some 15 km off from the Gundam Super Camp in Mali\'s Timbuktu Region, according to a press release issued from Police headquarters here on Monday evening.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Armoured personnel Carrier (APC), which was carrying the policemen, was also damaged in the incident, says the press release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Police headquarters did not disclose identities of the three injured Bangladeshi police peacekeepers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The patrol team was part of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the press release, the peacekeepers on patrol duty spotted a suspicious hole in the middle of the road. The IED exploded as they maneuvered past the hole.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Due to the intelligence of the police peacekeepers and the APCTs\' capability to withstand the high-level explosions, they escaped from greater danger,” said the press release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is also to be noted that MINUSMA authorities have highly appreciated the members of BANFPU-2, MINUSMA, and Mali as they have performed their peacekeeping duties with utmost professionalism and vigilance. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 12:52:02', '2023-05-30 12:52:02'),
(7202, 7202, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality for the third consecutive day.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 166 at 9:50am today (May 30, 2023), Dhaka ranked first among cities with the most polluted air. The air was classified as \"unhealthy\", according to the air quality and pollution city ranking.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered \'unhealthy\' while 201-300 is \'very unhealthy\', and 301+ is considered \'hazardous\', posing severe health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">United Arab Emirates\' Dubai, South Korea\'s Incheon and India\'s Delhi occupied the second, third and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 161, 159 and 158, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 12:54:26', '2023-05-30 12:54:26'),
(7203, 7203, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday (May 29, 2023) said the government has softened its tone on talks to resolve the political crisis over the next election through talks as its overenthusiasm has waned following the US visa policy for Bangladesh.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at a discussion, he also said their party wants a peaceful transfer of power through a credible election under a non-party caretaker government.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an oblique reference to the US visa policy, the BNP leader said, “They (AL) wanted to establish a one-party Baksal rule again under a different cover. But man proposes God disposes.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said the ruling party leaders were trembling with very much excitement just a few days back for holding the next polls under the current government. “But now their excitement has started to wear off. Their tone has come down. They’re now saying the problem has to be resolved through talks as they don’t want unrest.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BNP arranged the discussion at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh marking the 42nd death anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government does not want any more unrest and conflict rather it wants to improve the quality of people\'s lives.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fakhrul said the government is inciting violence by attacking different peaceful programmes of the opposition. “But we (BNP) are not obstructing their programmes.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the movement that their party has been carrying out for a long time has come to the final stage.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BNP leader reiterated their party’s demand that the next election must be held under a non-party caretaker government.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BNP leader said the government must step down, and dissolve parliament by handing over power to a non-party neutral government for holding a credible election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“You (PM) must quit as the country’s people don’t think the election will be fair keeping you in power. The election must be held under a caretaker government. “Our political culture and previous experiences suggest elections can never be held in a free and fair manner under a partisan government, especially under the Awami League government,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BNP leader said there is nothing new to see the elections under the Awami League government as the nation witnessed what happened in the 2014 and 2018 polls.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“We would like to say it clearly that we want the transfer of power peacefully. We want to establish a government of people through an election in a peaceful manner. We want to restore the system where people will be able to cast their votes,” Fakhrul said.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said they also want the election to be held under a neutral caretaker government to be conducted by an impartial election commission so that people can exercise their right to franchise freely to elect their representatives by themselves.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BNP leader also warned his party colleagues not to fall into the trap to be set by the government by conducting various propaganda and unleashing violence.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“They (govt) will try to shift the blame onto us after carrying out the arson violence by them. They also did the same thing in the past. So, everyone should be very careful. We’ll carry out our movement in a peaceful and democratic manner,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About the media reports on the sudden rise in the flow of remittance from the US, Fakhrul said it is surprising. “What magic is behind the rise in remittances from America? People are saying the thieves are bringing back the money that they have stolen and siphoned off America.” UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 13:10:25', '2023-05-30 13:10:25'),
(7204, 7204, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least one person was killed Monday night in a \"massive attack\" by Russian drones on the Ukrainian capital, the city\'s mayor said.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rescuers evacuated three injured people and 20 others from a multi-storey building in a southern area of Kyiv after falling debris caused a fire, Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"One person died, three were injured. The two upper floors are destroyed, there may be people under the rubble,\" Klitschko said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, the mayor had said a 27-year-old woman in the same area of Holosiivskyi had been hospitalised with \"moderate\" injuries.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Massive attack! Stay indoors!\" Klitschko said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The city\'s military administration said the nighttime attack was carried out using drones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Falling debris caused a fire at a house in the city\'s southern Darnytskyi district, and three cars in the centrally located Pechersky district were also up in flames, the administration said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Air raid sirens rang out overnight in Kyiv and in the central Cherkasy, Kirovohrad and Mykolayiv regions as well as the southern Kherson region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian forces fired a barrage of missiles at Kyiv earlier on Monday, sending panicked residents running for shelter in an unusual daytime attack on the Ukrainian capital following overnight strikes. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 13:40:27', '2023-05-30 13:40:27'),
(7205, 7205, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The High Court on Tuesday upheld the jail term of BNP standing committee member Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku and BNP leader Amanullah Aman and his wife Sabera Aman in separate corruption cases.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court upheld the nine-year jail term of Tuku, 13 years’ imprisonment of Aman and three years’ imprisonment of his wife.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the order on Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, the convicts have been asked to surrender before the concerned trial court within two weeks of receiving the copy of the verdict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Advocates AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Nazmul Huda appeared for Aman and his wife in the court. Barrister Azmalul Hossain KC and Advocate Saifullah Mamun appeared for Tuku.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission while Attorney General AM Amin Uddin and Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin represented the state.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 6 in 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a graft case against&nbsp; Aman and his wife Sabera with the Kafrul police station in the capital. On June 21, 2007, the Special Judge’s Court sentenced Aman to 13 years imprisonment for amassing illegal wealth beyond his known source of income and his wife was awarded with three years of imprisonment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">ACC filed an appeal as a High Court bench acquitted them from the corruption charges on August 16, 2010.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later on May 26, 2014, the High Court struck down the verdict and ordered to rehear the case.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other hand, in March 2007, ACC Deputy Director Shahriar Chowdhury filed a case with Mohammadpur Police Station against former State Minister for Power Tuku for concealing his assets and source of income worth Tk 4.96 crore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On November 15, 2007, a trial court sentenced Tuku to nine years in prison. Tuku appealed against the verdict and was acquitted by the High Court on June 15, 2011.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 21, 2014, the Appellate Division dismissed the acquittal verdict and ordered a rehearing as ACC appealed against the verdict. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"4\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 14:08:27', '2023-05-30 14:08:27'),
(7206, 7206, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">While one may think celebs sharing glimpses from their day-to-day lives on social media is just for the love of their fansthe reality goes beyond that. Did you know celebs and influencers earn huge amounts for every activity. they do on social media? Case in point: cricketer Virat Kohli who reached the 250-million-followers mark on Instagram recently charges about ₹3.5 to 5 crore for one post on Instagram.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A source says that the fee varies for different elements on the social media platform: “A story is cheaper than a post, because a post stays foreverA story with a link to the brand’s page is expensive. Even a post with a link is pricey. The most expensive is when a celebrity’s page does a collab with a brand’s page.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">MOST FOLLOWED INDIAN CELEBS ON INSTA (in millions) and EARNINGS PER POST</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Virat Kohli- 250- 3.5-5 CRORES</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Priyanka Chopra Jonas- 87.7- 2 CRORES</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shraddha Kapoor- 80.8- 1.5 CRORES</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alia Bhatt- 77.4- 1.5- 2 CRORES</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deepika Padukone- 74.1- 2 CRORES</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Katrina Kaif- 72.8- 1 CRORE</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shrenik Gandhi, CEO and Co-founder, White Rivers Media, who has worked with a host of both Indian and international talents on the digital space, tells us, “Social media contributes a lot to a celeb’s financial department. Social media is the only two way medium, it acts as a strong validator or unvalidator for a brand, which is priceless. Secondly, let’s assume before I sign a deal with an actor. It acts as a great research tool for me. If a sneaker brand approaches me and says ‘3 crore spend karne hain’, social media becomes my mining tool to search for a sneaker head. The brands benefit a lot by collaborating with the celeb. About 20-30 percent of revenue in a celeb’s life in a year is from social media deals, which is a huge pie.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another insider who works very closely with celebs but wants to remain anonymous, says it is not necessary that a celeb becomes the brand ambassador in order to do a post, there are deals cut for specific posts too. “If you see, Audi had done a campaign, Virat was also a part of it, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Hrithik Roshan too. Campaign to campaign basis bhi hoti hain deals,” we are told.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And such is the impact of social media, that sometimes brands prefer to shoot less ads with the celeb but ask them to post more. “The brand tells us in the beginning we will need say, four social media posts in a year, and not just Instagram, but Insta plus Twitter, or plus Facebook. Basis that a star’s contract is worked upon. The star also sees how much time they require from them for a shoot. Sometimes the brands prefer that they not shoot for eight hours but four instead, and do 1-2 extra social media posts. That’s how important it has become,” adds our source. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 14:12:06', '2023-05-30 14:12:06'),
(7207, 7207, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today said the main target of the incumbent government is to protect the growers\' interest as they are the life of the country.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We must have to protect the interest of the growers as the present government is a farmers\' friendly government\", he said while inaugurating mango procurement and marketing at godown para orchard at Sapahar upazila in the district.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About bumper boro production, the food minister said the country witnessed bumper aman and boro production with the time befitting initiatives by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, saying that \"even the country also witnessed bumper mango production...the farmers are getting fair price in rice production and hopefully it will happen in mango production as well\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To ensure fair price, he said, \"We want to ensure fair price for the farmers while everyone want to buy products in cheaper price as nobody want to feel the hardship of the growers\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the country has an opportunity to export local fruits abroad as now authentic certification is the main barrier in carrying out mango exports continuously, said the food minister, adding that, \"the government has a plan to export mango with a hygienic certification issued by Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA).\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chaired by Assistant Commissioner (land) of Sapahar Sharmin Jahan, the programme also was attended by Upazila Parishad Chairman M Shahjahan Hossain, Upazila Awami League President M Shamsul Alam Shah Chowdhury</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">and other local officials. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 14:51:06', '2023-05-30 14:51:06'),
(7208, 7208, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the Muslim community to set aside their differences and work together to regain the glorious heritage the Islamic world once had in science, philosophy, medicine and other fields of enlightenment.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Today, Muslims are in possession of a significant amount of wealth. We can bring back our lost heritage by using this resource for the development of science and modern technology. I believe it,” she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premier was addressing as the chief guest at the 35th Convocation Ceremony of Islamic University of Technology (IUT) held on its campus here.&nbsp; IUT Chancellor and also OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha presided over the function.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Hasina said Muslim scholars had reached the pinnacle of success in the fields of science, history, literature, philosophy, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, astronomy, geography, and in many other branches during the golden age of the Islam.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said Muslim scholars of that era dominated the world in culture, knowledge acquisition, scientific discoveries, and contemporary literature.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PM stressed the need for analyzing the reasons behind the fall of the Muslims who once had the glorious heritage. Internal conflict, lack of mutual respect and harmony between Muslim countries, lack in knowledge and science and many other issues have factored in the collective fall of the Muslim Ummah, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“To regain this lost glory, I think we the Muslim Ummah will have to work united, forgetting differences,” she said adding that the Muslim countries will particularly have to invest more in the education and science for the students of the Muslim countries and thus to develop science and modern technology.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this modern era, three Nobel prizes have been awarded to Muslim recipients that sadly are the true reflection of the contribution of the Muslim Ummah in the fields of research and development, she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said the Muslim nations need stronger endeavors in the fields of science and technology so that they can contribute more. The Muslim community should not fall behind in tackling the challenges presented by the 4th Industrial Revolution especially in the sectors of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things, Quantum Computing and others, she added. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 14:55:05', '2023-05-30 14:55:05'),
(7209, 7209, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time as Beijing pursues plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by the end of the decade.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The world\'s second-largest economy has invested billions of dollars in its military-run space programme, trying to catch up with the United States and Russia.</div><div><br></div><div>The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft will take off atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China at 9:31 am (0131 GMT), the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.</div><div><br></div><div>It will be carrying mission commander Jing Haipeng on his fourth extra-terrestrial trip, as well as engineer Zhu Yangzhu and Beihang University professor Gui Haichao, the first Chinese civilian in space.</div><div><br></div><div>The Tiangong is the crown jewel of China\'s programme, which has also seen it land robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon and made it the third country to put humans in orbit.</div><div><br></div><div>The mission is the first to the Tiangong space station since it entered its \"application and development\" stage, Beijing said.</div><div><br></div><div>Once in orbit, the Shenzhou-16 will dock at the space station\'s Tianhe core module, before the crew meet three colleagues from the previous manned Shenzhou-15 flight, who have been at the space station for six months and will return to Earth in the coming days.</div><div><br></div><div>The mission will \"carry out large-scale, in-orbit experiments... in the study of novel quantum phenomena, high-precision space time-frequency systems, the verification of general relativity, and the origin of life,\" CMSA spokesperson Lin Xiqiang told reporters on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>The space station was resupplied with drinking water, clothing, food and propellant this month in preparation for Shenzhou-16\'s arrival.</div><div><br></div><div>One expert told AFP that Tuesday\'s flight represented \"a regular crew rotation flight as one crew hands over to another\", but even that was significant.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Accumulating depth of experience in human spaceflight operations is important and doesn\'t involve new spectacular milestones all the time,\" said Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer and astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.</div><div><br></div><div>- \'Heavenly palace\' -</div><div>Plans for China\'s \"space dream\" have been put into overdrive under President Xi Jinping.</div><div><br></div><div>China is planning to build a lunar base, and CMSA spokesman Lin reaffirmed on Monday Beijing\'s plan to land a manned mission on the Moon by 2030.</div><div><br></div><div>\"The overall goal is to achieve China\'s first manned landing on the Moon by 2030 and carry out lunar scientific exploration and related technological experiments,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The final module of the T-shaped Tiangong -- which means \"heavenly palace\" -- successfully docked with the core structure last year.</div><div><br></div><div>The station carries several pieces of cutting-edge scientific equipment, state news agency Xinhua reported, including \"the world\'s first space-based cold atomic clock system\".</div><div><br></div><div>The Tiangong is expected to remain in low Earth orbit at between 400 and 450 kilometres (250 and 280 miles) above the planet for at least 10 years.</div><div><br></div><div>It is constantly crewed by rotating teams of three astronauts.</div><div><br></div><div>China has been effectively excluded from the International Space Station since 2011, when the United States banned NASA from engaging with the country -- pushing Beijing to develop the Tiangong.</div><div><br></div><div>China\'s space agency reiterated on Monday it is actively seeking international cooperation in the project.</div><div><br></div><div>China \"is looking forward to and welcomes the participation of foreign astronauts in the country\'s space station flight missions\", Lin said.</div><div><br></div><div>Beijing plans to send two manned space missions to the space station every year, according to the CMSA.</div><div><br></div><div>The next will be Shenzhou-17, which is expected to be launched in October. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 16:10:42', '2023-05-30 16:10:42'),
(7210, 7210, '<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked the authorities concerned to impart various professional trainings with active participation of the Ansar and Village Defense Party (VDP) members for the country’s overall development.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>\"Social stability is a prerequisite&nbsp; to the development. This force is providing its all-out cooperating with other professional forces in maintaining the law and order across the country,\" he told Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Major General AKM Aminul Haque when he paid a courtesy on him at Bangabhaban this afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>The Head of the State hoped that the Ansar and VDP members would positively contribute to ensure a peaceful environment in the society, President’s press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS later.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>With about 6.1 million active and reserved forces of the Bangladesh Ansar popularly known as the Ansar Bahini is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for maintaining internal security and law enforcement in country.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>President Shahabuddin highly appreciated the role of Ansar and VDP members in the country’s socio-economic development after the Liberation War and Independence.</div><div><br></div><div>During the meeting, the President was apprised of the force’s (Ansar and VDP) overall activities, including various steps taken for socio-economic development, by the Bangladesh Ansar chief, the Bangabhaban spokesman added.</div><div><br></div><div>President\'s Office Secretary Sampad Barua, Military Secretary Major General SM Salahuddin Islam, Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin and Secretary (Attachment) Md Wahidul Islam Khan were present there. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 16:33:21', '2023-05-30 16:33:21'),
(7211, 7211, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A Dhaka court placed BNP district unit convener Abu Sayeed Chand on three-day fresh remand in a case filed on charges of giving death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a public rally in Rajshahi.</b></span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Judge Mahbub Alam of Judicial Magistrate Court-5 passed the order of fresh remand today when the BNP leader was produced before his court on completion of a five-day remand.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Prosecutor Jalal Uddin confirmed the matter, saying police produced him in the court seeking a 10-day remand again in the case filed with Puthia Police Station.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, the court accepted three days of remand after hearing both sides.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Earlier, police arrested the BNP leader Abu Sayed Chand, who gave death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a public rally a couple of days back.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>A joint team of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) and district police arrested him from a private car at Veripara crossing under Rajpara Police Station in the metropolis on May 25 last.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>At a rally on Shibchar High School playground in Rajshahi\'s Puthia upazila on May 19, the BNP leader said that there will be no 27 points or 10 points. The only demand is to send Sheikh Hasina to the grave.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Abu Kalam Azad, a local Awami League leader in Rajshahi, filed the case against him with Puthia Police Station on May 20 last. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 17:35:23', '2023-05-30 17:35:23');
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(7212, 7212, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place a national budget of over Taka 7.61 lakh crore for the next fiscal year (FY24) at the Jatiya Sangsad on June 1 (Thursday) with a major focus on containing inflation, generating jobs, efforts towards building a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ and addressing the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The possible budget size of Taka 7,61,785 crore would mainly aim at taming inflation alongside the higher GDP growth trajectory, said a Finance Ministry official.</div><div><br></div><div>The official also said that the budget would not be ambitious one nor expansionary.</div><div><br></div><div>The Finance Minister is set to deliver his budget speech with a possible title “Unnayner Derdoshok: Smart Bangladesher Abhimukhe.”</div><div><br></div><div>The budget speech will feature 11 chapters while the Finance Minister is likely to begin and end his budget speech citing verses of the Holy Quran.</div><div><br></div><div>AHM Mustafa Kamal will be placing the last budget of the present Awami League government\'s five-year term on June 1 at 3:00 pm at the Jatiya Sangsad at a time when people are finding it a bit hard to cope with the price hike of commodities owing to the global inflationary pressure following the onslaught of the Russia-Ukraine war.</div><div><br></div><div>Finance ministry officials said Kamal would present his vision on how to make a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ in his upcoming budget speech. The speech will cover building a smart country to cope with the 4iR.</div><div><br></div><div>The government this time is eying to attain a growth rate of 7.5 percent in the next fiscal year (FY24) while to contain the inflation rate around 6.5 percent. The total investment target in the next year will be 33.8 percent of the GDP.</div><div><br></div><div>The provisional estimate of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) shows that the GDP has grown by 6.03 percent in the outgoing fiscal year (FY23) and the inflation rate was 8.4 percent till April.</div><div><br></div><div>The budget speech has been prepared with emphasis on ensuring people’s employment through business expansion. The government will take initiatives to increase the investment of state-owned enterprises to create new jobs.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>In his budget speech, the finance minister will reassure the countrymen about improving the country and transforming it into a smart one with visions to make smart roads to smart intellectuals.</div><div><br></div><div>Particularly, focus will be on the ICT sector, power sector, and making smart citizens.</div><div><br></div><div>The next budget will be 12.34 percent bigger than the current one.</div><div>It will be 15.21 percent of the projected GDP of Taka 50,06,682 crore, compared to 15.27 percent in the current fiscal year. This shows that the next budget is not ambitious.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials said the government targets a possible revenue collection of Taka 5 lakh crore, around Tk 67,000 crore more than that in FY23.</div><div><br></div><div>Out of the overall revenue collection target, the NBR is likely to be tasked with a revenue collection target of Taka 4.30 lakh crore while Taka 20,000 crore is likely to come from the non-NBR sources. Besides, the budget also eyes to collect Taka 50,000 crore as non-tax revenue.</div><div><br></div><div>The government has already approved a Taka 2.63 lakh crore Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year (FY24) of which Taka 1.69 lakh crore (64.26%) will come from the local sources while the rest of Taka 94,000 crore (35.74%) will come from the foreign sources. Considering the allocations against the autonomous bodies and corporations, the overall estimated development expenditure in the next fiscal year would stand at Taka 2,77,582 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;Out of the major expenditure, Taka 4,84,203 crore will likely to be kept as operating cost of which Taka 94,378 crore will be spent for interest payment, Taka 80,000 crore for bearing the salaries and expenses of the public servants, Taka 1.10 lakh crore for subsidies, and Taka 1,26,272 crore for the social safety nets.</div><div><br></div><div>Finance Ministry officials hoped that an amount of Taka 1,27,019 crore would be available as net foreign loan alongside Taka 3,000 crore as grants. The target for realizing net foreign loan in the outgoing fiscal year was Taka 95,458 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The government will also likely to borrow Taka 1,32,395 crore from the banking sector in the next budget to meet the deficit financing of which most of the amount will be short-term loan. The target for borrowing from the banking sector in the current fiscal year was Taka 1,06,334 crore.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The target for realizing net loan from the savings certificates in the next budget is likely to be set at Taka 23,000 crore which was Taka 35,000 crore in the original budget of the current fiscal year. This target has been downsized since there is a downtrend in the sales of savings certificates.</div><div><br></div><div>The overall size of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the next fiscal year is likely to be set at Taka 50,06,672 crore which was Taka 44,49,959 crore in the outgoing fiscal year.</div><div><br></div><div>The overall deficit in the next budget is likely to be Taka 2,61,785 crore, which is 5.2 percent of the GDP.</div><div><br></div><div>To meet the deficit, the government plans to borrow Taka 1,50,785 crore from domestic sources, including Taka 1,32,395 crore from the banking system, and Taka 1,10,785 crore from foreign sources.</div><div><br></div><div>Higher allocations will be made for subsidies, more than Taka 1.10 lakh crore, and for interest payments, around Taka 1.02 lakh crore. In the current fiscal year, the allocation for subsidies was around Taka 81,000 crore and for interest payment around Taka 80,000 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The allocations are being raised to soften the blows of high prices of commodities in the international market and the depreciation of Taka.</div><div><br></div><div>The government will also likely to continue the austerity measures in the next fiscal year to reduce pressure on foreign reserves.</div><div><br></div><div>To achieve the revenue collection goal, several measures, including recruitment of private agents across the country, have been taken to increase the number of taxpayers.</div><div><br></div><div>The agents will go door to door to convince people to come under the tax net, and help people open tax files and submit returns, but the agents would not collect taxes.</div><div><br></div><div>People, who have tax identification numbers (TINs) and are below the taxable income ceiling, must submit their returns and pay a minimum tax of Taka 2,000.</div><div><br></div><div>The taxable income ceiling is likely to be raised to Taka 3.50 lakh from the current Taka 3 lakh. The minimum tax on taxable income will remain the same at Taka 5,000.</div><div><br></div><div>The official said people with no taxable income will have the option to cancel their TINs.</div><div><br></div><div>There are around 88 lakh TIN-holders, but only around 30 lakh submit their returns. Many of those who submit returns do not pay tax as their incomes are not taxable.</div><div><br></div><div>Another finance ministry official said they will install more electronic fiscal devices (EFDs) to ramp up revenue collection.</div><div><br></div><div>Over the next three years, three lakh EFDs will be set up. At present, 9,000 EFDs are in operation.</div><div><br></div><div>The budget will also focus on income tax as the source of revenue to meet the expenditure of the government. Also, to increase the income of non-NBR sources, government fees will be increased in all areas.</div><div><br></div><div>The finance minister will also announce the increase in the allocation and number of beneficiaries in the social security sector following instructions of the prime minister. Source: BSS&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 17:59:14', '2023-05-30 17:59:14'),
(7213, 7213, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Bangladesh spin coach Rangana Herath stressed on the variations to help the spinners get better as he knew that the bowlers won\'t get their desired wicket in the biggest stage like World Cup.</b></span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Generally Bangladeshi spinners get wicket particularly to their likings always at home series but in the World Cup, the organizers try to give a wicket which will be more favourable for the batters than the bowlers.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"I always think that when the condition is tough for the spinners, there will be challenge. That\'s why we are going to be prepared before we go to the World Cup. This is part of the preparation. We worked on variation and tactic. If you don\'t get assistance from the pitch, this is the thing we need to apply,\" Herath said here today as Bangladesh players continued their practice session for the series against Afghanistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"There are many variations like creating some angles, bowling over the wicket, round the wicket, pace variation. If you name it like cross seam, carrom ball. We are working on them. We need to do these things very often.\"</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Herath wants the spinners to use those variations at the domestic cricket and enhance the skill as he would like to see.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"These guys are keen to learn. I am so happy. Once they go back to their club or team, they will continue these works,\" he said.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The former Sri Lankan spinner however is elated to see the spin resources of Bangladesh. Considering the shortage of legspinner in the pipeline, he wants to help them hone their skill in a bid to survive in the International level.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Bangladesh got some legspinner of late but none of them could cement their place. The Tigers are now trying with Rishad Hossain, who Herath thinks could be a good weapon.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"Rishad played the last game against Ireland. There\'s another wrist spinner and Biplob is there. Those are the resources we have at the moment. We are trying to find best out of them. They will get more confidence with opportunities,\" he said.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>At the same time, Herath wants batters like Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid be ready to bowl some overs regularly in a bid to create more bowling options.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"If the batters can bowl a few overs, like Shanto, it gives you more options for the bowling side. When you have more options, you have the right combination. I always like to see Hridoy, Shanto get involved with bowling,\" he added.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>While Bangladesh are always a spin-heavy side, the rise of the country\'s fast bowling unit was a treat to watch.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"When you have a proper bowling unit, when you have fast bowlers and spinners...that\'s a proper, proper bowling unit. That\'s what we need to work on. We are trying to get the best bowling unit,\" Herath revealed.</div><div><br></div><div>But pacers\' rise doesn\'t mean that the spinners\' job will be easier, Herath said.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"This is not about working easier or anything. This is all about team. If someone is doing well, we need to appreciate all that. If it is someone not doing well, we need to find out where we need to improve. We are trying to improve as a team,\" he pointed out.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Herath also spoke on head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, saying that Hathurusingha under whose guidance he also played in Sri Lankan team, is actually a fighter and the term \'strict headmaster\' which Bangladesh media often used to tag him is not an ideal adjective, reports BSS.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>\"I don\'t know how you measure those things (strict headmaster). When you work hard and on your goals, when you are competitive, I don\'t think he is strict. He is always there as a fighter. I like that attitude,\" Herath concluded.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'Sports Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 19:11:41', '2023-05-30 19:11:41'),
(7214, 7214, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>At least 17 people were killed by extremist rebels in eastern Congo\'s North Kivu province, local authorities said.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Civilians were killed by fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces - believed to be linked with the Islamic State group - in the Bambuba-kisiki area in Beni territory, said Sabiti Njiamoja, a deputy to the local governor, on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We buried 10 bodies on Sunday. The victims are civilians killed by ADF between Thursday and Friday in Kainana. Seven others were found on Monday,\" he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Conflict has been simmering for decades in eastern Congo, where more than 120 armed groups are fighting. Most are vying for land and control of mines with valuable minerals, while some groups are trying to protect their communities.</div><div><br></div><div>Since last April, ADF attacks have killed at least 370 civilians and several hundred people have been abducted, including a significant number of children, according to the UN. The group also extended its area of operations to Goma and into the neighboring Ituri province.</div><div><br></div><div>In March, the group claimed responsibility for killing more than 35 people and wounding dozens in Mukondi village, also in North Kivu province.</div><div><br></div><div>The fighting is exacerbating eastern Congo\'s dire humanitarian crisis. Almost 6 million people are internally displaced in Congo with more than 450,000 displaced in North Kivu province.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Hundreds of thousands are facing extreme food insecurity, and disease is spreading, aid groups say. According to AP reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 19:21:09', '2023-05-30 19:21:09'),
(7215, 7215, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Almost three people were murdered every hour in South Africa during the first three months of the year, according to police statistics released on Tuesday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Some 6,289 people were killed in the country -- which has one of the world\'s highest murder rates -- between January and March, up 3.4 percent on the same period last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Yet, Police Minister Bheki Cele, who has long been under fire over the rampant crime, said the overall picture was improving.</div><div><br></div><div>\"We are gradually gaining back the ground from criminals,\" Cele told a press conference.</div><div><br></div><div>Child murders were down 20 percent, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Rapes also saw a slight 2.8 percent decline, with a still staggering 10,500 cases reported in the first quarter of 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>Cash-in-transit robberies instead experienced a \"stubborn increase\" of more than 20 percent, with 64 cases reported, Cele said.</div><div><br></div><div>Common robberies, assaults and attempted murders were also on the up.</div><div><br></div><div>The leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), reiterated calls for Cele to be fired.</div><div><br></div><div>Crime is \"spiralling out of control,\" the party said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>The new figures \"paint a bloody picture of violence tearing away at our social fabric while our citizens cower in fear in their own homes.\" - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-30 20:41:50', '2023-05-30 20:41:50'),
(7216, 7216, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">North Korea has said an accident occurred as it planned to send up its first space satellite, causing it to crash into the sea.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rocket launch prompted Japan to warn residents in Okinawa but it later reported there was no danger of its territory being hit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">North Korea announced earlier it planned to launch a satellite by 11 June to monitor US military activities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It now says it will attempt a second launch as soon as possible.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said North Korea appeared to have fired a ballistic missile and that the government was analysing the details.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that there were currently no reports of damage following the launch. Japan said previously it was ready to shoot down anything that threatened its territory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was chaos and confusion in Seoul, the South Korean capital, on Wednesday morning local time, as people awoke to the sound of an air raid siren and an emergency message telling them to prepare for an evacuation - only to be told 20 minutes later it had been sent in error.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The stakes are high on the Korean Peninsula, where tensions have existed between the two countries for 70 years, and this false alarm could seriously damage people\'s trust in the alert system.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">North Korea poses a threat to South Korea, and if there is an alert in the future one question being asked is whether it will be taken seriously, or brushed off as another mistake.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Korea\'s military said the projectile might have broken up in mid-air or crashed after it vanished from radar early, adding that analysis was being conducted, Yonhap news agency reports.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, Ri Pyong Chol, vice chairman of North Korea\'s ruling party\'s central military commission, announced the launch plan, saying it was in response to \"reckless military acts\" by the US and South Korea.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He accused the countries of \"openly revealing their reckless ambition for aggression\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before Wednesday\'s launch, the US state department said any North Korean launch that used ballistic missile technology would violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Korea\'s foreign ministry also condemned the launch plan earlier this week, calling it a \"serious violation\" of security council resolutions \"banning all launches using ballistic missile technology\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If North Korea eventually goes ahead with the launch, it will have to bear the price and pain it deserves,\" it said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has identified the development of military satellites as a key component of his country\'s defence.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul, said the North Korean government \"likely sees itself in a space race\", and that whether or not its current satellite mission is a success it \"can be expected to issue political propaganda about its space capabilities\". BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 07:38:34', '2023-05-31 07:38:34'),
(7217, 7217, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The US has announced measures against Kosovo for ignoring its advice to avoid raising tensions in majority-Serb northern areas.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has criticised Kosovo\'s decision to install ethnic Albanian mayors in northern Kosovo \"by forcible means\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kosovo has been expelled from participating in an ongoing American-led military exercise in Europe.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police and Nato troops clashed with Serb protesters in Zvecan, north Kosovo, on Monday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters had tried to invade a government building amid unrest over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors in areas where Serbs make up the majority of the population.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nato is to deploy an additional 700 troops to Kosovo after saying 30 of its peacekeepers and 52 protesters were hurt in the clashes in Zvecan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The crisis dates back to April, when ethnic Serbs boycotted local elections in north Kosovo - allowing ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils with a turnout of less than 4%.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like the US, the European Union has accused the Kosovan authorities of destabilising the situation in north Kosovo, and warned against any actions that could inflame ethnic tensions there.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, after years of strained relations between its Serb and mainly Albanian inhabitants.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has been recognised by the US and major EU countries. But Serbia, backed by its powerful ally Russia, refuses to do so - as do most ethnic Serbs inside Kosovo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While ethnic Albanians make up more than 90% of the population in Kosovo as a whole, Serbs form the majority of the population in the northern region.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The American ambassador in Pristina, Jeffrey Hovenier, said that the US \"foresaw the consequences\" of the decision to forcibly install ethnic-Albanian mayors in four majority-Serb municipalities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US - a strong ally of Kosovo - said it had \"strongly advised\" Prime Minister Albin Kurti to change his course of action, but the advice was ignored.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a result, Kosovo\'s participation in a Nato exercise, Defender Europe 23, has been cancelled.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Hovenier said the US was considering other measures and currently \"has no enthusiasm\" to assist Kosovo in its efforts to gain wider international recognition or progress towards membership of the EU and Nato.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Serbia and Kosovo\'s leaders have traded accusations over the violent scenes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Kosovan PM Albin Kurti \"alone is responsible\" for the disturbances.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In return, Mr Kurti claimed the protesters in Zvecan were \"a bunch of extremists under the direction of official Belgrade\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The alliance\'s chief Jens Stoltenberg said the violence \"must stop\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He strongly condemned \"the unprovoked attacks against Kfor troops\" - referring to Nato\'s peacekeeping force in Kosovo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But ethnic Serbs in north Kosovo have criticised Kfor for failing to prevent armed Kosovo police from forcing their way into municipal buildings and removing Serbian flags.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tuesday\'s announcement from Nato provides a significant boost to Kfor\'s numbers. The 700 additional troops will join the 3,800 who are already on duty in Kosovo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An additional reserve battalion has been placed on standby and will be ready to deploy within seven days, if required.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kfor\'s mission is to guarantee the safety and freedom of movement of everyone in Kosovo, regardless of their ethnicity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">So the new troops will face considerable expectations from both sides after this week\'s disturbances.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Nato chief Lord Robertson has accused Serbia of stoking tension in Kosovo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The idea that we would withdraw completely from Kosovo can\'t happen until Serbia begins to acknowledge reality,\" he told BBC Radio 4\'s World Tonight programme after returning from a visit to Kosovo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Noting the \"salutary warning\" from the Americans to the Kosovan authorities, he said a \"degree of common sense and a degree of cool diplomacy should\'ve been the order of the day\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I think the Kosovan authorities should\'ve handled it much better,\" he said. \"The fact that their close friends, like the Americans, are giving them very pointed warnings should make them rethink what they are doing.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He chided both Kosovo and Serbia, saying both had to \"sit down carefully and think through what future they want for the people of both countries\". BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 07:41:22', '2023-05-31 07:41:22'),
(7218, 7218, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha reiterated OIC’s relentless support in resolving the Rohingya crisis, while visiting the Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar on Monday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mentioning Rohingya issue as an important agenda of OIC, the Secretary General highlighted OIC’s firm support to The Gambia led initiative of taking legal recourse for ensuring justice for the forcibly displaced Rohingya people from Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a foreign ministry’s press release said here tonight.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appreciating the support of the OIC Member States for the Rohingya case, the OIC Secretary General expressed concern about the insufficient funding for the case.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further assured that OIC will continue to encourage its Member States to contribute to the funds for the Rohingya case filled by The Gambia in the ICJ.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The OIC is also working at the international level for ensuring sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh, to Myanmar, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recognizing the Government and people of Bangladesh’s immense generosity shown to the large number of forcibly displaced Rohingya from Myanmar, the OIC Secretary General underscored that burden-sharing is crucial to solve this long-standing crisis.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He appealed to the international community to take more responsibility to ensure favourable conditions for the safe, dignified and sustainable return of all Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The OIC Secretary General and his entourage visited Rohingya Camps in Kutupalong, Cox’s Bazar today. The Refugee, Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) welcomed him in the Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his visit to the Rohingya Camps, the OIC Secretary General exchanged views with the representatives from the Rohingya community.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rohingya representatives apprised him of their strong desire to return to their ancestral home safely.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The OIC Secretary General took note of their concerns and assured them of OIC’s support to continue to work closely with Bangladesh to end this humanitarian crisis.&nbsp; BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 09:23:38', '2023-05-31 09:23:38'),
(7219, 7219, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for more Swedish investment in various sectors of Bangladesh, particularly in ICT and Economic Zones, and reap the benefits.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prime Minister made the call when a Swedish Delegation led by CEO and President of world-renowned clothing company H&amp;M, Helena Helmersson, called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexandra Berg Von Linde and Chief Financial Officer of H&amp;M Adam Karlsson were also in the delegation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister\'s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the reporters.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh has its own economic policy and targeted plan on poverty reduction, food security, healthcare and on creating employment opportunities.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She mentioned that the government wants to expand the export basket to further strengthen the economy of the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the meeting, Helena Helmersson mentioned that Sweden has had special relations with Bangladesh for the last three decades and said, they want to carry forward the business with Bangladesh.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CEO and President of H&amp;M highly appreciated the socio-economic development of Bangladesh and lauded the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for successfully tackling the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, the Prime Minister also appreciated the Swedish Company as they did not cancel their orders during the pandemic.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Helena Helmersson pointed out the climate change issue describing it as very important, Sheikh Hasina said, her government is carrying out mitigation programmes on its own fund.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this regard, the Prime Minister noted that her government is aware about climate change and is working on this issue.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheikh Hasina also highlighted her government’s achievements in women empowerment and gender equality in the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister’s Adviser on Private Industry and Investment Salman F Rahman and Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Tofazzel Hossain Miah were present. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 09:35:18', '2023-05-31 09:35:18'),
(7220, 7220, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The capital city\'s air quality continued to be in the \'unhealthy\' zone on Wednesday morning.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 166 at 8:41 am on Wednesday, Dhaka ranked second in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy\'.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indonesia’s Jakarta and Chile’s Santiago occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 173 and 157, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be \'very unhealthy\', while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing serious health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 09:38:20', '2023-05-31 09:38:20'),
(7221, 7221, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi expressed hope that he will visit Kiev and the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and also possibly Moscow soon.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'m planning to try to go to Kiev ... and to Zaporozhye. ... Probably, in Moscow,\" he told reporters after Tuesday\'s session of the UN Security Council.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Grossi expressed hope that he would travel to Ukraine soon, but gave no exact timeframes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said he expected to visit Russia as well, because he needs to maintain contact with both sides. TASS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 10:53:02', '2023-05-31 10:53:02'),
(7222, 7222, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet US President Joe Biden in Washington next week for talks, Downing Street announced on Tuesday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden invited Sunak to the White House when the British leader was in San Diego in March for the launch of a nuclear submarine deal with Australia.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next week\'s meeting will build on talks the pair have had about closer cooperation on economic challenges such as supply chain security and net zero transition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It will also be an opportunity to discuss issues including sustaining our support for Ukraine,\" Sunak\'s official spokesman told reporters in London.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunak has carried on Boris Johnson\'s staunch support for Kyiv since Russia\'s invasion last year, announcing the supply of long-range missiles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden followed up by supporting the provision of advanced F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine at the recent G7 leaders\' summit in Japan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overshadowing the talks will be the unresolved issue of a free-trade deal between the two countries, which London sees as a key prize since leaving the EU.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunak\'s spokesman said that was not on the agenda. The UK has already signed trade agreements with North Carolina, South Carolina and Indiana.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is also seeking closer trading partnerships with US powerhouses California and Texas, and is in discussions with Utah and Oklahoma.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before the G7, Sunak last met Biden when the US leader visited Northern Ireland for the 25th anniversary of the 1998 peace deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden has criticised the UK for its stance on post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland, warning it could undermine the hard-fought peace.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunak, who hosted Biden\'s wife Jill at a Downing Street coronation tea-party, is expected to be at July\'s NATO leaders summit with the US president. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 10:56:59', '2023-05-31 10:56:59'),
(7223, 7223, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">China\'s manufacturing activity shrank in May for the second successive month, official figures showed Wednesday, the latest sign that the country\'s economic recovery is losing steam.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official manufacturing purchasing managers\' index (PMI) -- a key measure of factory output -- fell to 48.8 this month, below the 50-point mark that separates expansion and contraction, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The figure followed an unexpected fall to 49.2 in April, which reversed three consecutive months of growth. It was lower than the median estimate of 49.5 in a Bloomberg survey of economists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The drop \"indicates the economic recovery faces challenges\", said Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They include a cooling property market and a burgeoning second wave of Covid-19 that has weakened domestic demand, Zhang said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But there is \"no sign of imminent policy response\", he said, adding the government \"may continue to take a \'wait-and-see\' stance for now\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China\'s economy expanded 4.5 percent in the first quarter of the year as the country rapidly reopened after ditching years of strict health controls that hammered businesses and international supply chains.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But a host of other headaches are bedevilling the world\'s second-largest economy, including its debt-laden property sector, limp consumer confidence and the risk of recession elsewhere.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The country is also grappling with a new Covid-19 outbreak, but official data on the scale of it is scarce and there is little sign that containment policies will be reimposed.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senior health adviser Zhong Nanshan said the current wave may peak at around 65 million infections per week by the end of June, state-backed Shanghai media outlet The Paper reported last week. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 11:45:25', '2023-05-31 11:45:25'),
(7224, 7224, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Commuters can use the metro rail for 12 hours from 8 am to 8 pm from Wednesday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nazmul Ahsan Bhuiya, deputy project director (DPD) of Metro Rail, said from today the metro rail will operate from 8 am to 8 pm on the Uttara-Agargaon route.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the new schedule, Dhaka Metro Rail will not operate on Friday instead of Tuesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the new schedule, Dhaka Metro Rail will leave the station every 10 minutes during the peak hours (from 8 am to 11 am and from 3:01 pm to 6 pm). During off-peak hours (from 11:01 am to 3 pm and from 6:01 pm to 8 pm), the metro rail will leave the station every 15 minutes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, the operating hours of Dhaka Metro Rail was 8 am to 2 pm.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 28, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country’s first elevated metro rail, setting a milestone in the communication history.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to DMTCL, Dhaka Metro Rail operation till Motijheel may start by the end of 2024, and till Kamalapur by 2025. By December 2024, metro rail will start operation from Agargaon to Kamalapur with 24 trains. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 11:48:04', '2023-05-31 11:48:04'),
(7225, 7225, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Aamir Khan has said that he is currently on a break, and is making the most of his free time by spending it with his family. He added that he needs to be ‘emotionally ready’ before he gets back to working in movies. Aamir was speaking at the trailer launch of Carry On Jatta 3.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked about his upcoming films, Aamir urged everyone to focus on the Punjabi film he had come to support. Then he added, \"Since you all must be curious, let me quickly give you an answer. I haven\'t decided to do any film as of now. I want to spend time with my family right now. I\'m feeling good about it because that\'s what I want to do right now. I\'ll do a film when I\'m emotionally ready, for sure.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aamir\'s recent films</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aamir was seen in last year\'s Laal Singh Chaddha – a film that tanked at the box office when it released in theatres, but got a better reception later, when it landed on Netflix. The film was an official Hindi adaptation of the Hollywood hit Forrest Gump and also featured Kareena Kapoor Khan and Mona Singh in important roles. Aamir also made a special appearance in Kajol and Revathy\'s Salaam Venky,. which was released in December 2022. Aamir is yet to announce his next project.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at the Carry On Jatta 3 trailer launch, Aamir also praised actor Kapil Sharma, who hosts the comedy show The Kapil Sharma Show. He said, “I have become such a big fan of him. Meri itni shaamon ko inhone rangeen banaya hai (he has kept me entertained for so many evenings), I have laughed so much, he is so entertaining that I called him a few weeks back to tell him, ‘Thank you so much for entertaining so many people. It’s such a big thing to entertain people’. I am one of your biggest fans Kapil. But I also want to ask why haven’t you invited me to the show ever? I am asking this before he can say anything. I am a step ahead of Kapil.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carry On Jatta 3 is directed by Smeep Kang, and features Gippy Grewal, Binnu Dhillon, Sonam Bajwa, Gurpreet Ghuggi, and Jaswinder Bhalla. The film will hit the theatres on June 29, 2023. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 12:05:38', '2023-05-31 12:05:38'),
(7226, 7226, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The budget session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad(JS) will begin this afternoon.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The session will begin at 5 pm with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair, according to a JS press release.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened the 23rd session of the parliament exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the clause (1) of article 72 of the constitution.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will present the national budget for the next fiscal year (FY24) on June 1. The parliament is expected to pass the proposed budget on June 25.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;The possible budget size of Taka 7,61,785 crore would aim at taming inflation and maintaining the higher GDP growth trajectory, said a Finance Ministry official.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;The government this time is eying to attain a growth rate of 7.5 percent in the next fiscal year (FY24) while to contain the inflation rate around 6.5 percent. The total investment target in the next year will be 33.8 percent of GDP. BSS</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 12:19:14', '2023-05-31 12:19:14');
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(7227, 7227, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">World No Tobacco Day is an annual awareness campaign observed on May 31st, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners. This day aims to raise awareness about the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption worldwide. Smoking is a detrimental behaviour that not only poses risks to our internal organs but also has visible consequences on our external appearance.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As research progresses, the alarming correlation between smoking and its damaging effects on our skin, hair, and eyes becomes increasingly evident. Let us delve into this unsettling relationship to gain a deeper understanding of the adverse impacts of smoking.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about the impact of smoking on skin, Dr Bhooshan Zade, Director Radiation oncology, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, revealed to HT Lifestyle, \" Smoking is not good for your skin\'s health. The damaging chemicals in cigarette smoke disrupt the skin\'s natural balance, hastening the ageing process and degrading its general quality. Regular smoking is a factor in the development of fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin. Collagen and elastin, which are crucial for preserving skin\'s suppleness and firmness, are destroyed by the carcinogens in tobacco smoke.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As a result, smokers frequently have dull, uneven skin tones and have slower wound and skin injury recovery times. Smoking also makes common skin problems like eczema, psoriasis, and acne worse. The chemicals in tobacco smoke cause the body to swell, causing flare-ups and escalating pre-existing skin conditions. Smoking also narrows blood vessels, which reduces the amount of oxygen and nutrients that reach the skin. Smokers appear older than non-smokers due to the deprivation that causes a pale, sallow complexion,\" says Dr Bhooshan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Impact on hair:</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">He further shared, \"Smoking has a negative impact on our hair in addition to our skin. Smoking\'s harmful vapours and chemicals can weaken and shrink hair follicles, resulting in hair loss and thinning. Because smoking disrupts the production of melanin, which gives hair its colour, studies have demonstrated a direct link between smoking and premature greying of hair. As a result, smokers could struggle with brittle, lifeless hair that lacks vitality and volume.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>Impact on eyes:</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">\"The damaging effects of smoking extend to the eyes, which are frequently referred to as the \"windows to the soul\". Numerous eye diseases, including cataracts, macular degeneration, and dry eye syndrome, can be exacerbated by long-term smoking. Due to the build-up of oxidative stress brought on by smoking, smokers are more prone to develop cataracts, a clouding of the natural lens of the eye. Smokers are also more likely to develop macular degeneration, one of the main causes of blindness, because smoking damages the retina\'s fragile cells with hazardous chemicals.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, smoking irritates the eyes, resulting in dry eye syndrome by causing redness, itching, and increased tear production. Smoking has obvious long-term impacts on our skin, hair, and eyes,\" says Dr Bhooshan.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added, \"There is a bright spot, though: stopping smoking can help undo some of the harm. According to studies, people who stop smoking see changes in the texture of their skin as well as fewer wrinkles and a healthier complexion. Along with eye problems, hair loss can be considerably reduced and, in some circumstances, even partially reversed.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"In conclusion, smoking not only causes a serious risk to our internal health but also permanently alters the way we look. The negative effects of smoking on our skin, hair, and eyes are undeniable and far from desirable, ranging from early ageing and dull skin to hair loss and eye disorders. Knowing these adverse effects serves as a powerful reminder to break the habit, look after our health, and conserve the natural beauty that resides inside each of us,\" concludes Dr Bhooshan. HT</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"24\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 12:30:11', '2023-05-31 12:30:11'),
(7228, 7228, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">At least five people were killed and 19 wounded in a night bombardment in Ukraine\'s Lugansk region, its Russian administrators said, blaming the Ukrainian army for the attack.</span><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The strike on the village of Karpaty by Ukrainian armed groups... killed five and wounded 19 -- and was carried out by HIMARS systems according to preliminary information,\" Russian security authorities in the Lugansk region posted on Telegram, referring to US-provided long-range missiles. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 13:08:15', '2023-05-31 13:08:15'),
(7229, 7229, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">State Minister for Foreign Md. Shahriar Alam on Wednesday hoped that the United States would take note of the threats being passed by their friends in Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to obstruct elections as per the constitution.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“There of course speeches, comments and commentaries passed on by our friends in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) threatening that police officers, administration, electoral officials whoever will participate in the election will be dealt with. That’s a serious threat. I hope the US is taking good note of that,” he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The State Minister was responding to questions at an interaction titled “Bangladesh at the Crossroads” held at a hotel in Dhaka.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Daily Ittefaq hosted the conversation with the state minister. The Daily Ittefaq Executive Director and Publisher Tareen Hossain delivered welcome remarks.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahriar Alam said demanding a caretaker government is an “illegitimate demand” as per the present constitution and also the verdict passed on by the judges.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state minister said such demand by BNP itself goes on to qualify as an “obstruction” for free and fair election</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to a question on pressure on the government, Shahriar Alam posed a counter question, “Do you really think even if someone wants to put pressure they can move Sheikh Hasina?</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said she (PM Hasina) is the daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “That is her pride and that is what drives her. Please do some justice to this legacy and do not invite such weaker observations.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to a question, he said there is no reason to see new sanctions and the government is absolutely not under any pressure from anywhere.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regarding a political question, he said free and fair election requires equal political commitments from all political parties.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahriar hoped that all political parties will take part in the election demonstrating their commitment.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about the relations with the US, the state minister referred to what he said on Tuesday at EMK Center.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He mentioned that the friendship between Bangladesh and the United States has deepened and broadened to the length that allows them to frankly debate on the differences.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Shahriar, however, acknowledged that there are some irritants in the relations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The long-pending repatriation of Rashed Chowdhury, a self-confessed, convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman finding refuge in a friendly country like the USA remains a source of deep regret. “That is a source of irritation.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When his attention was drawn regarding a reported letter by six congressmen to US President Joe Biden, the state minister said, “I don’t know whether it is true.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He reminded that BNP has a history of using and falsifying comments of foreign friends in the past and also referred to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s article in the Washington Times seeking withdrawal of GSP facilities for Bangladesh. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 14:48:57', '2023-05-31 14:48:57'),
(7230, 7230, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The mild to moderate heat wave sweeping the country is likely to continue for the next four to five days, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Wednesday.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Weather may remain mainly dry with the temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain/thundershowers at one or two places over Chattogram division,” said the daily weather bulletin of BMD.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Day and night temperatures may rise slightly over the country.&nbsp; &nbsp;Southwest monsoon may advance up to Teknaf coast, in 24 hours, starting from 9 am on Tuesday.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 23.3 degrees Celsius in Tetulia upazila of Panchgarh district on Wednesday and the highest temperature was recorded at 38.6 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi district on Tuesday. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 15:07:23', '2023-05-31 15:07:23'),
(7231, 7231, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Finance Minister AHM Mustaf Kamal is set to place the biggest ever national budget of Tk 7.61 lakh crore for FY2023-24, in the parliament on Thursday afternoon.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>This will be the 5th consecutive budget presented by the finance minister and last of the current Awami League government.</div><div><br></div><div>The budget will focus on driving the country on an incremental economic-growth matching Bangladesh’s LDC-graduation route and fulfilling the conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of USD $4.7 billion.</div><div><br></div><div>Though the government tried to make a balance between revenue collection and public expenditure along with austerity measures, the government’s foreign loans dependency is likely to increase in backdrop of revenue shortfall, experts and budget officials said.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the finance ministry, the budget is likely to set the revenue collection target at Tk 5 lakh crore with a deficit at Tk 2.61 lakh crore for FY24. Of which Tk 1.02 lakh crore will be borrowed from external sources while Tk1.55 crore would come from domestic sources.</div><div><br></div><div>The finance minister hopes to getTk1.32 lakh crore from banking system, Tk18000 crore from saving certificate, Tk 23000 crore from non-bank sources.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the government’s operating expenditure is expected to be fixed at Tk 4.75 lakh crore and total development cost Tk 2.77 lakh crore.</div><div><br></div><div>Economists and analysts warned that the budget for the next fiscal year may be exceptional at the time of ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and its adverse impact on the global economy that troubles the domestic economy also.</div><div><br></div><div>The finance minister estimated Tk 2.77 lakh crore for development spending. In the next fiscal year the government will spend Tk 82000 crore for payment of domestic interest and Tk 12376 crore as interest on foreign loans.</div><div><br></div><div>Some Tk 39000 crore will be spent as capital expenditure while Tk 502 crore will go for food-sector spending while some Tk 8402 crore will remain earmarked as loans and advances.</div><div><br></div><div>The 2023-24 budget will have Tk 2.63 lakh crore for financing annual development programme (ADP), Tk 7986 crore for non-ADP special project, Tk 2828 crore as non-ADP food-for-works recipe and transfers, and Tk 3768 crore for schemes which includes some development programmes that are financed from own source revenue but not included in the ADP.</div><div><br></div><div>In the upcoming fiscal the government targets to generate Tk 5 lakh as revenue of which Tk 4.5 lakh crore will come as tax-revenue and Tk 50,000 crore as non-tax revenue. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will be given a task to realise Tk 4.3 lakh crore while non-NBR tax is targeted at Tk 20,000 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>The government estimates that Tk 3900 crore will come as foreign grants. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 20:35:00', '2023-05-31 20:35:00'),
(7232, 7232, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A SpaceX capsule carrying two Saudi astronauts has splashed down off the coast of Florida, completing the second private mission to the International Space Station.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rayyanah Barnawi, the first Saudi woman to go to space, compatriot Ali Al-Qarni, and Americans Peggy Whitson and John Shoffner waved happily to cameras after the hatch was opened on their Crew Dragon late Tuesday night.</div><div><br></div><div>They were then helped out of the spacecraft, slightly unsteady on their feet after spending eight days on the orbital outpost, as seen on a video stream provided by Axiom Space, which chartered the mission with NASA.</div><div><br></div><div>\"Welcome back to Earth!\" tweeted NASA chief Bill Nelson.</div><div><br></div><div>The four member crew conducted more than 20 research experiments and served as research subjects to better understand the impacts of microgravity on the human body and to develop technologies that can assist future human spaceflight, Axiom Space said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) crew took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on May 21.</div><div><br></div><div>The company carried out its first private mission to the ISS in April last year, with each of its three paying crew members reported to have paid tens of millions of dollars for their tickets.</div><div><br></div><div>The company has not disclosed how much the government of Saudi Arabia spent on sending its two nationals on Ax-2, nor the amount paid by Shoffner, an entrepreneur. Whitson is a former NASA astronaut now contracted by Axiom.</div><div><br></div><div>The mission has been something of a publicity coup for Saudi Arabia, whose ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been keen to project a softer global image since taking power.</div><div><br></div><div>Axiom is one of several companies working on a commercial space station to replace the ISS once it retires after 2030.</div><div><br></div><div>NASA has made it a goal to stimulate a commercial economy in the region of space called low Earth orbit, leaving it to focus on missions deeper into space, such as returning to the Moon with humans and then going on to Mars. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'International Desk', '[\"29\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 21:43:08', '2023-05-31 21:43:08'),
(7233, 7233, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Wednesday said that the government does not directly give any subsidy to fuel oil.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In reply to a tabled question from AL MP&nbsp; Haji Selim, the state minister said the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) incurred a loss of about Tk 2705 crore in 2021-22 fiscal year, following increasing of prices of all types of fuel oil due to the Ukraine-Russia war, even after the government adjusted the prices.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The BPC incurred this loss from its earlier profits without taking any subsidy from the government, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The state minister said that due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, there is a risk of loss of the BPC in 2022-23 financial year as well. The BPC has not received any subsidy from the government in this financial year either, and it is bearing the losses from its previous profits.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to the question of AL MP elected from Chattogram M Abdul Latif, Nasrul said that seven foreign companies have invested $3,483.59 million in Bangladesh in the last 14 years for the development of the gas sector.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-05-31 22:15:22', '2023-05-31 22:15:22'),
(7234, 7234, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Approval in the House is a huge step forward - but it is not the end of this process.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bipartisan debt ceiling agreement is now headed to the 100-member Senate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unlike the House, the Senate is controlled by Democrats, albeit by a one-seat majority.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One conservative Republican, Mike Lee of Utah, has threatened to use \"every procedural tool\" to slow consideration of the bill.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lee and other recalcitrant Republicans may be mollified if Senate leadership allows the chamber to vote on changes to the deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he would like to fast-track this bill without allowing amendments - which, if passed, would require it being sent back to the House once again.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add to that the fact we could see other defections, including from left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders, who said today he cannot \"in good conscience\" support the measure.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Monday is the day the US government will hit its borrowing limit - and Senate leadership will be hoping they can get this bill over the line by Friday for President Joe Biden to sign into law at the weekend.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you needed any proof the debt ceiling has turned into a political theatre, just listen to the remarks by certain Republicans before the vote.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They took a huge victory lap in the chamber with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy claiming the deal he negotiated with the president is the largest savings ever in American history. It isn’t.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And he blamed Biden for not joining the negotiating table earlier.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For McCarthy, this is about saving face. The Republican\'s political reputation and role as House Speaker is on the line.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remember, it took him 15 rounds of voting to even get the job back in January.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If McCarthy had taken the podium today and said that Democrats got what they wanted out of the deal, it would have made it near impossible for him to sell it to many Republicans.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He needed to show that he can get the deal done but also satisfy the demands of the more ultra-conservative Republican members of the House.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his speech on the House floor a few minutes ago, Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy took a dig at President Joe Biden for not coming to the table earlier to negotiate on the debt ceiling bill.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In April, congressional Republicans put forward a bill that raised the debt ceiling in exchange for significant spending cuts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That proposal was pared down in negotiations with the Democratic administration in the White House, but McCarthy still claims victory on several fronts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He touted the bill\'s successes for Republicans in his speech - from \"structural reforms\" to clawing back unspent pandemic funds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also signalled that he is confident the bill has the votes it needs to pass tonight.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'m an optimist,\" he said. \"I watched division in this House, but tonight we might come together and do something very big for this country.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Don\'t mistake this as the solution. It\'s the beginning.\" BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 07:45:56', '2023-06-01 07:45:56'),
(7235, 7235, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence - but footage that may help prosecutions can be taken down without being archived.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meta and YouTube say they aim to balance their duties to bear witness and protect users from harmful content.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Alan Rusbridger, who sits on Meta\'s Oversight Board, says the industry has been \"overcautious\" in its moderation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The platforms say they do have exemptions for graphic material when it is in the public interest - but when the BBC attempted to upload footage documenting attacks on civilians in Ukraine, it was swiftly deleted.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Artificial intelligence (AI) can remove harmful and illegal content at scale. When it comes to moderating violent images from wars, however, machines lack the nuance to identify human rights violations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Human rights groups say there is an urgent need for social media companies to prevent this information from vanishing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"You can see why they have developed and train their machines to, the moment they see something that looks difficult or traumatic, to take it down,\" Mr Rusbridger told the BBC. The Meta Oversight Board that he sits on was set up by Mark Zuckerberg and is known as a kind of independent \"supreme court\" for the company, which owns Facebook and Instagram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I think the next question for them is how do we develop the machinery, whether that\'s human or AI, to then make more reasonable decisions,\" Mr Rusbridger, a former editor-in-chief of the Guardian, adds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">No-one would deny tech firms\' right to police content, says US Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaak: \"I think where the concern happens is when that information suddenly disappears.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ihor Zakharenko, a former travel journalist, encountered this in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion he has been documenting attacks on civilians.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BBC met him in a suburb of Kyiv where one year ago men, women and children had been shot dead by Russian troops while trying to flee occupation.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He filmed the bodies - at least 17 of them - and burnt-out cars.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He wanted to post the videos online so the world would see what happened and to counter the Kremlin\'s narrative. But when he uploaded them to Facebook and Instagram they were swiftly taken down.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Russians themselves were saying those were fakes, [that] they didn\'t touch civilians, they fought only with the Ukrainian army,\" Ihor said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We uploaded Ihor\'s footage on to Instagram and YouTube using dummy accounts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instagram took down three of the four videos within a minute.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At first, YouTube applied age restrictions to the same three, but 10 minutes later removed them all.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We tried again - but they failed to upload altogether. An appeal to restore the videos on the basis that they included evidence of war crimes was rejected. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 07:48:54', '2023-06-01 07:48:54'),
(7236, 7236, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Two children and an adult died, and more than a dozen people were injured, in a new night-time missile attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say.</b></span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has been subjecting the Ukrainian capital to regular aerial attack with missiles and drones.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest attacks occurred in the eastern Desnyanskyi and Dniprovskyi districts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian officials said details of the dead and injured were based on preliminary information.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The attack was the fourth this week, and comes after 17 attacks were launched on the Ukrainian capital throughout May - most took place at night, although at least one occurred during the day.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Images shared by military authorities showed teams of rescuers attending to people, as well as damaged buildings.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a number of early morning posts on Telegram, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a \"series of explosions\" had taken place in the city, and that rescuers had been dealing with fallen debris and fires.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said 14 people had been injured - nine of whom were taken to hospital.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Russian-backed officials in the occupied part of Ukraine\'s eastern Luhansk region said five people had been killed and 19 injured by Ukrainian shelling at a farm on Wednesday.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent weeks, Russia - which launched its full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022 - has been using kamikaze drones as well as a range of cruise and ballistic missiles to attack targets in Ukraine.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyiv has been heavily targeted, and analysts believe Moscow is trying to deplete and damage Ukraine\'s air defences ahead of a long-expected counter-offensive, which the Ukrainian government has been planning for months. BBC</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 09:48:33', '2023-06-01 09:48:33'),
(7237, 7237, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">European leaders meet Thursday at a summit held on one of the most vulnerable points on the continent\'s strategic frontline, in a show of diplomatic force designed to pressure Moscow.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The European Political Community (EPC), which groups 27 EU members with 40 of their allies and excludes Russia and Belarus, chose Ukraine\'s tiny neighbour Moldova for its second summit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Less than an hour\'s drive from a Russian-backed breakaway Moldovan region and not much further from war-torn Ukraine, they will try to send a message to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">First and foremost, holding the summit outside Chisinau shows solidarity with Moldova in the face of Russian destabilisation operations and support for its EU membership bid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is also an opportunity for European states -- whether EU members, recent leaver Britain or candidates for future membership like Ukraine -- to work together on regional crises.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We must also think of a wider Europe,\" France\'s President Emmanuel Macron, who first promoted the EPC, told reporters in Bratislava on the eve of the summit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We must think of our Europe not simply from a security point of view within the framework of NATO and not simply within the framework of the European Union.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\'s travel plans are never announced in advance, for security reasons in the wake of Russia\'s invasion of his country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Security guarantees\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But if he takes up his invitation to the EPC, he will be seeking not just solidarity but progress on Ukraine\'s parallel bids to join NATO and the European Union.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Moldova summit also came as NATO ministers, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, met to discuss the agenda of the alliance\'s next summit.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11 will debate how formal a promise to give Kyiv on how and when to join the alliance, but in the interim Europe is keen to show support.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Macron acknowledged that Ukraine\'s forces battling Russian invaders in the east and south of their country are \"protecting Europe\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And he said the allies should find a way to offer \"tangible and credible security guarantees to Ukraine\" while the eventual questions of EU and NATO membership are pending.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose country left the European Union but remains in NATO, said, \"Putin\'s utter contempt of other countries\' sovereignty\" showed the need for unity.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We cannot address these problems without Europe\'s governments and institutions working closely together,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">NATO member Turkey\'s newly re-elected leader President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing his formal inauguration at home and is not expected at the meeting, diplomats said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With up to 47 heads of state and government invited, not much time has been set aside for a general group discussion, but diplomats hope side meetings will deal with practical issues.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Macron and Germany\'s Chancellor Olaf Scholz will convene a meeting between foes Armenia\'s Prime Minister Nikol Pachinian and Azerbaijan\'s President Ilham Aliyev.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yerevan and Baku have fought for decades over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, but have both been invited to the EPC as Washington and Brussels push for a peace deal.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another long-standing European conflict, the standoff between Serbia and Kosovo will be on the agenda, with leaders from Pristina and Belgrade under pressure to dial down tensions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Big progress\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, for Moldova itself, the summit will mark a crucial step on its route from being a former Soviet republic part-occupied by Russian \"peacekeepers\" towards a European future.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Summit host President Maia Sandu wants -- as do Ukraine and Georgia -- to begin formal EU membership negotiations this year, to \"save our democracy\" from Russian interference.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She received powerful backing on the eve of the summit from European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who hailed Moldova\'s \"big progress\" in EU-requested reforms.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Moldova is at the heart of Europe. Moldova is Europe. And today and tomorrow, the whole of Europe is Moldova,\" von der Leyen said. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 09:52:51', '2023-06-01 09:52:51'),
(7238, 7238, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The World Meteorological Organization, which chooses its next leader on Thursday, is today at the forefront in monitoring climate change.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the United Nations\' specialised agency for weather and the climate can trace its roots back 150 years to the early days of shipping forecasts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- Remit -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WMO is dedicated to meteorology, operational hydrology and climatology -- weather, water and the climate. It covers related geophysical sciences such as oceanography and atmospheric chemistry.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- IMO forerunner -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WMO was preceded by the International Meteorological Organization founded in 1873.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The shortcomings in using Morse Code to transmit weather reports and the lack of a uniform system for observations became the rationale behind setting up the IMO.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now 150 years on, operations have moved from telegraphs and shipping forecasts to supercomputers and space technology. The average global temperature is more than one degree Celsius higher than when the IMO began.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The organisation reformed as the WMO in 1950 and became the UN\'s meteorological agency the following year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the second-oldest agency in the UN fold after the International Telecommunication Union, set up in 1865.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b><br></b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>- WMO -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">The WMO issued its first statement on climate change in 1976, voicing concern that greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by human activities would lead to major changes in the climate.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was co-founded by the WMO and the UN Environment Programme. The WMO hosts the IPCC.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2007, the IPCC was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with former US vice president Al Gore.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Much of the WMO\'s work is in bringing together the work of national meteorological agencies.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 230 satellites, 10,0000 surface weather stations, 1,000 upper air stations, 7,000 ships, 1,100 buoys and 3,000 specially-equipped commercial aircraft measure key parameters of the atmosphere, land and ocean.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">These observations are shared freely through the WMO system.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WMO says today\'s five-day forecasts are as reliable as the two-day forecasts of 25 years ago, translating into \"billions of dollars in economic gains\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- Headquarters -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IMO was first based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, then in Lausanne from 1939.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After becoming the WMO, it moved to Geneva, where it was first housed in a modernist building now belonging to the World Intellectual Property Organization.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its current glass-clad new headquarters, a 120-metre-long, elliptical nine-storey building, was inaugurated in 1999.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">It is down the slope from the UN\'s Palais des Nations, overlooking Geneva\'s botanical gardens and the World Trade Organization.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- Members, budget and bosses -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WMO has 193 member states and territories. The latest to join are South Sudan (2012), Andorra (2018) and Nauru (2019).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WMO\'s budget for 2024-2027 is 278 million Swiss francs ($304.4 million). The United States and China have been the biggest contributors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The agency had 315 people on the payroll by the end of 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WMO has only had six secretaries-general since 1952, including Britain\'s David Arthur Davies (1956-1979) and Nigeria\'s Godwin Obasi (1984-2003), the first African to run a UN body.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four senior figures from within the WMO are running to replace the current secretary-general, Petteri Taalas of Finland, after his second four-year term -- now the maximum.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- Top future projects -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WMO wants everyone in the world covered by weather hazard early warning systems by the end of 2027.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This week it made the cryosphere -- the frozen world -- a top priority, given the impact of melting on sea levels.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also said it would boost greenhouse gas monitoring with a new system integrating space- and surface-based observations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And it wants to ramp up the tracking of where greenhouse gases emerge and end up, something it says could be possible on a one-square-kilometre grid within a decade.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- Records archive -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The WMO has a Weather and Climate Extremes Archive, containing a variety of records including temperature, air pressure, rainfall, wind speed, hail and lightning.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The four latest records, dating from 2020, were for the longest distance and longest duration lightning flash, and for the highest temperatures in the Antarctic region and above the Arctic Circle. 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(7239, 7239, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sevilla found their Europa League magic formula on Wednesday, beating Roma 4-1 on penalties in Budapest to make it a perfect seven out of seven in finals in the competition.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The game finished 1-1 following extra-time after Paulo Dybala\'s opener was earlier cancelled out by an own goal from Roma defender Gianluca Mancini.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A bad-tempered but gripping match went to a shootout at a raucous Puskas Arena, with Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou proving the hero with two saves.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gonzalo Montiel, who scored the winning penalty in the 2022 World Cup final, netted the decisive spot-kick after Mancini and Roger Ibanez had failed to convert for Roma.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The win is a remarkable achievement for 62-year-old Jose Luis Mendilibar, who only took over at Sevilla in March and is now celebrating his first major trophy.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We are going to enjoy this because it has cost a lot and right now I don\'t know if I will renew or not and I don\'t care,\" said the Spaniard, who is not certain to be at the club next season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The veteran coach was brought in to save the club from relegation and has led them to safety as well as European glory.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"When I arrived I told the players that they were very good but that they were not mentally in the right place and that was my job,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"They have shown me in the end that they are very good.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Defeat spells heartbreak for Roma boss Jose Mourinho, who has lost a European final for the first time after five successes.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fans created a crackling atmosphere before kick-off but the early stages of the game did not match the colour in the stands.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Dybala strike -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dybala repaid Mourinho\'s gamble on his fitness in the 35th minute when he latched onto Mancini\'s through ball from the centre circle, coolly slotting his shot past Bounou.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sevilla, finally finding some fluency, came agonisingly close to levelling deep into the seven minutes of added-on time when Ivan Rakitic drilled a fierce left-footed strike from distance that cannoned back off an upright.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mendilibar brought on forwards Suso and Erik Lamela for Oliver Torres and Bryan Gil at the break and the Spanish side began the second period on the front foot.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were level after 10 minutes when Mancini bundled a Jesus Navas cross from the right into his own net from close range.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Roma seemed certain to re-take the lead against the run of play midway through the second half but the Sevilla defenders somehow scrambled the ball away after several stabs at goal from close range.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dybala, starting a match for the first time since mid-April, was withdrawn, with midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum coming on to replace him.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sevilla thought they had a penalty with 15 minutes to go after referee Anthony Taylor ruled that Ibanez had brought down Lucas Ocampos but the decision was overturned by VAR.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Roma squandered a glorious chance to go back in front when substitute Andrea Belotti failed to keep his shot on target with only the goalkeeper to beat.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extra-time was largely uneventful as tempers flared between the two benches but Roma defender Chris Smalling almost snatched the win when he hit the woodwork with a looping header from a corner in the dying seconds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were 13 yellow cards awarded, the most ever in a UEFA Europa League game.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first three spot-kicks were converted but when man-of-the-match Bounou saved penalties from Mancini and pushed Ibanez\'s effort onto the post, the Spanish side had a 3-1 lead and appeared certain winners.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But there was more drama to come.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Montiel\'s effort was saved by Rui Patricio but the kick was ordered re-taken after an encroachment by the goalkeeper and this time the Argentine made no mistake.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sevilla, 11th in La Liga with one match to play will play in the Champions League next season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Roma\'s campaign could end with a whimper after the highs of winning the inaugural Europa Conference League last year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Italian team are sixth in Serie A with one game remaining and there are major doubts over whether Mourinho, 60, will still be manager next season.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We felt pressure against a team that has more talent than us,\" said the Portuguese. \"We lost a game but not dignity. I\'ve never gone home prouder than today, even when I won.\" AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"20\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 10:00:30', '2023-06-01 10:00:30'),
(7240, 7240, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Firefighters on Wednesday faced a grueling uphill battle against wildfires in Canada\'s Nova Scotia province, including one threatening suburbs of Halifax.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Federal help was coming, officials said, along with firefighters from the United States.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We\'re in a crisis in the province and we want and we need and we will take all the support we can get,\" Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told a news conference. \"These fires are unprecedented.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Already, additional kit have been shipped in from Ontario, and a dozen water bombers from neighboring regions and the Coast Guard joined efforts to douse the flames and assist with evacuations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Houston said he has also asked for the military to help out.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the wildfires \"heartbreaking,\" and vowed unlimited support.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of Wednesday, 14 wildfires were burning in Nova Scotia, including three out of control. They\'ve so far destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes and other structures including a wooden bridge, but no injuries have been reported.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One couple described to public broadcaster CBC having lost both their home and their childcare business. \"That\'s my life,\" a tearful Terri Kottwitz said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others said they saw trees on fire in their backyard as they fled with just a moment\'s notice.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Evacuee Janis Churchill-Moher told CBC that she didn\'t know if her home in the picturesque rural south of the province was still standing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Our neighbors have working farms and they just had to pack up their kids, pack up as many animals as fast as they could and run,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 2,000 residents of the area were ordered to evacuate earlier in the week as fires swept through the area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It\'s a devastating situation for everybody,\" she said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b>- \'Frustrated and frightened\' -</b></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Smoke from the wildfires blew down the Atlantic coast, prompting air quality alerts for the US state of New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia area.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">David Meldrum of the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, pointing to record-high temperatures forecast this week, warned of \"a prolonged operation\" to bring under control a large fire northwest of the port city that has displaced more than 16,000 residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"People are understandably tired, frustrated and frightened,\" said Halifax Mayor Mike Savage, adding that \"some have no home to return to.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Houston announced a ban on all activities in Nova Scotia forests, including hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, the use of off-road vehicles and logging.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"For God\'s sake, stop burning. Stop flicking cigarette butts out of the car window. Just stop it. Our resources are stretched incredibly thin right now fighting existing fires,\" he pleaded after several illegal burns were reported by conservation officers.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Government data shows a decline in the number of wildfires in Canada since the 1980s, likely due to improved fire prevention.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the past decade also saw more disastrous wildfires scorching a lot more land and displacing many more people -- problems set to worsen with climate change.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent years western Canada has been hit repeatedly by extreme weather, including floods and mudslides, forest fires that destroyed an entire town, and record-high summer temperatures that killed more than 500 people in 2021.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, 800 residents of Fort Chiepwyan in northern Alberta had to be airlifted to safety as fires beared down on the remote hamlet.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this month, wildfires in Alberta burned nearly one million hectares of forests and grasslands, and at one point displaced 30,000 people. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 10:11:36', '2023-06-01 10:11:36'),
(7241, 7241, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his stance for working with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take the existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Turkey to a new height.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The re-elected president of Turkey said this during a telephone call to PM Hasina at around 11:15 pm on Wednesday,</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two leaders exchanged greetings and spoke to each other for 10 minutes, according to a press release from PMO Press Wing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina congratulated Erdogan on securing victory at the second round election, where the voter turnout rate was above 86 percent.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She expressed her happiness over her confidence that the people of Turkey would make the right choice, which was proved after the runoff election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">PM Hasina reiterated that the People of Bangladesh would remain steadfast to stand by the brotherly people of Turkey at any time of need, as during the February 2023 earthquake.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Erdogan expressed his gratitude that the brotherly people of Bangladesh mentally joined the jubilant people of Turkey at his victory in the second round election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">To this end, he thanked the people of Bangladesh and wished to further strengthen the ties between the two peoples.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hasina conveyed her best wishes to Erdogan and his family members and wished continued peace, progress, and prosperity through him to the people of Turkey. UNB&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 10:49:18', '2023-06-01 10:49:18'),
(7242, 7242, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Accompanying Naomi Campbell on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival last week was one of cinema\'s most powerful men -- and he represents a country where cinemas were banned until five years ago.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammed Al Turki, 36, heads Saudi Arabia\'s Red Sea Film Foundation, his name splashed all over posters and movie credits at the world\'s biggest cinema gathering on the French Riviera.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The foundation, formed two years ago, holds its own annual festival and has already financed 168 movies, including eight in the official selection at Cannes this year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among them was festival opener \"Jeanne du Barry\" about a French prostitute falling in love with King Louis XV, played by Johnny Depp.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others seemed equally at odds with traditional Saudi values -- female-focused films such as \"Four Daughters\" about the religious radicalisation of Tunisian girls, or \"Goodbye Julia\" about a Sudanese woman and her overbearing conservative husband.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have learned to respect other cultures,\" Emad Iskandar, director of the Red Sea Film Foundation, told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the foundation focuses on Arab and African filmmakers, though the precise definition seems flexible: the French director of \"Jeanne du Barry\", Maiwenn, qualified thanks to her Algerian father.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"As long as we have the resources, we want to serve the region, but also take the opportunity to learn more,\" Iskandar added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Turki\'s foundation also sponsored a gala for women, attended by Catherine Deneuve, Katie Holmes and supermodel Campbell.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"MO!! Proud of all your doing @redseafilm creating history of many 1st\'s and Changing the narrative,\" Campbell wrote of Al Turki on her Instagram.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- Whitewashing? -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi largesse for the arts has boomed under the kingdom\'s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with billions pouring into previously taboo areas such as music, fashion and sports.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Human Rights Watch says this is designed to \"whitewash its dismal rights record\" and that, despite recent reforms, Saudi Arabia continues to repress civil society, execute dissidents, discriminate against women and bury the investigation into the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But most Saudis back the reforms, and its officials say it is absurd to expect the kingdom to turn into a liberal paradise overnight.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accusations of whitewashing \"sadden us more than anything else,\" said Iskander.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Come to visit and get to know Saudi Arabia and then talk about us. The West has arrived where it is after years of wars and debates. We are a 90-year-old state -- be patient.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In any case, the relentless PR campaign is working. The Saudi presence at Cannes felt less controversial than that of Depp, still widely branded as toxic since his court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cannes director Thierry Fremaux celebrated the kingdom\'s interest in \"producing films and allowing artists to emerge\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Saudi Arabia is evolving,\" he told Variety.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'More and more present\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All over Cannes were adverts calling on producers and directors to shoot in Saudi Arabia, while its pavilion showed off the work of its own young directors.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Every year Saudi Arabia asks for a bigger pavilion, more facilities, to be more and more present,\" said Guillaume Esmiol, head of the Cannes Film Market that runs alongside the festival.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi Arabia is not the only country in the region investing massively in cinema: rival Qatar financed 13 films at Cannes this year, including three in the main competition.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some have little or no connection to the Middle East.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We have a lot of French productions,\" Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Doha Film Institute CEO, told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"We don\'t want to be insular, we want our filmmakers to be open to other regions and other filmmakers and work with them.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She had no qualms that such investments were aimed at spreading Qatar\'s soft power.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Who doesn\'t do that? The US does that with their Hollywood films... At least we are doing what we believe in, and we are not losing our identity at the same time.\" AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"13\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 11:47:30', '2023-06-01 11:47:30'),
(7243, 7243, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 154 at 8:30am on Thursday (June 01, 2023), Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide having the worst air quality.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">China’s Beijing, India\'s Delhi and Chile’s Santiago occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 170, 160, and 155, respectively.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The air was classified as \'unhealthy\', according to the air quality and pollution city ranking.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered \'unhealthy\' while 201-300 is \'very unhealthy\', and 301-400 is considered \'hazardous\', posing severe health risks to residents.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 11:55:22', '2023-06-01 11:55:22'),
(7244, 7244, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un\'s powerful sister said Thursday that Pyongyang would \"correctly\" place a spy satellite into orbit soon, a day after their first attempt crashed.</span><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pyongyang has pitched its military satellite as a necessary counterbalance to the growing US military presence in the region, pointing to Washington\'s ongoing joint drills with Seoul as one example of many.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">North Korea\'s new Chollima-1 rocket lost thrust and plunged into the sea with its satellite payload on Wednesday, state media said in a rare same-day announcement following the failed launch.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kim Yo Jong, who also serves as a spokesperson for the regime, said a second attempt would soon be made.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It is certain that the DPRK\'s military reconnaissance satellite will be correctly put on space orbit in the near future and start its mission,\" she said Thursday, referring to North Korea by its official name.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pyongyang also released photographs of what it said was the new Chollima-1 rocket taking off from a seaside launch site surrounded by flames and smoke.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rocket -- named after a mythical winged horse that often appears in Pyongyang\'s propaganda -- featured a bulbous nose, apparently used to carry the satellite payload.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United States, South Korea and Japan slammed the launch, saying it violated UN resolutions barring Pyongyang from any tests using ballistic missile technology.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kim Yo Jong said such critiques were a \"self-contradiction\", given that the United States and other nations have already launched \"thousands of satellites\".</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The US is a group of gangsters who would claim that even if the DPRK launches a satellite in space orbit through balloon, it is illegal and threatening,\" she said in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Analysts warn that if North Korea succeeds, the satellite\'s monitoring capabilities would be a major issue, enabling Pyongyang to target US and South Korean forces more accurately.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"The use of a satellites for military purposes includes reconnaissance (intelligence collection), global positioning information and the attacking of opponent\'s satellites. Space warfare,\" Chun In-bum, a retired South Korean army general, told AFP.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since diplomatic efforts collapsed in 2019, North Korea has ramped up military development, conducting a string of banned weapons tests, including test-firing multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leader Kim declared last year that his country was an irreversible nuclear power and called for an exponential increase in weapons production, including tactical nukes. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 12:00:32', '2023-06-01 12:00:32'),
(7245, 7245, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids\' voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Separately, the company agreed to pay $5.8 million in customer refunds for alleged privacy violations involving its doorbell camera Ring.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Alexa-related action orders Amazon to overhaul its data deletion practices and impose stricter, more transparent privacy measures. It also obliges the tech giant to delete certain data collected by its internet-connected digital assistant, which people use for everything from checking the weather to playing games and queueing up music.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Amazon’s history of misleading parents, keeping children’s recordings indefinitely, and flouting parents’ deletion requests violated COPPA (the Child Online Privacy Protection Act) and sacrificed privacy for profits,” Samuel Levine, the FCT consumer protection chief, said in a statement. The 1998 law is designed to shield children from online harms.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya said in a statement that “when parents asked Amazon to delete their kids’ Alexa voice data, the company did not delete all of it.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The agency ordered the company to delete inactive child accounts as well as certain voice and geolocation data.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amazon kept the kids\' data to refine its voice recognition algorithm, the artificial intelligence behind Alexa, which powers Echo and other smart speakers, Bedoya said. The FTC complaint sends a message to all tech companies who are “sprinting to do the same” amid fierce competition in developing AI datasets, he added.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Nothing is more visceral to a parent than the sound of their child’s voice,” tweeted Bedoya, the father of two small children.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amazon said last month that it has sold more than a half-billion Alexa-enabled devices globally and that use of the service increased 35% last year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Ring case, the FTC says Amazon\'s home security camera subsidiary let employees and contractors access consumers\' private videos and providing lax security practices that enabled hackers to take control of some accounts.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amazon bought California-based Ring in 2018, and many of the violations alleged by the FTC predate the acquisition. Under the FTC\'s order, Ring is required to pay $5.8 million that would be used for consumer refunds.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amazon said it disagreed with the FTC’s claims on both Alexa and Ring and denied violating the law. But it said the settlements “put these matters behind us.”</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Our devices and services are built to protect customers’ privacy, and to provide customers with control over their experience,” the Seattle-based company said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the fine in the Alexa case, the proposed order prohibits Amazon from using deleted geolocation and voice information to create or improve any data product. The order also requires Amazon to create a privacy program for its use of geolocation information.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proposed orders must be approved by federal judges.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">FTC commissioners had unanimously voted to file the charges against Amazon in both cases. AP/UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 12:15:52', '2023-06-01 12:15:52'),
(7246, 7246, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Senegalese capital Dakar braced for potential clashes on Thursday as a court prepared to issue a verdict in the trial of firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on rape charges.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two-year case has deeply polarised the West African country with a reputation for tolerance and stability, igniting accusations of political meddling in the judiciary and sparking violent confrontations between Sonko\'s supporters and the security forces.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sonko, the 48-year-old leader of the PASTEF-Patriots party, has leapt to national prominence on the back of attacks against President Macky Sall.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Throwing down the gauntlet, he declared Tuesday that he was being \"illegally held\" after security forces swooped on his motorcade at the weekend, urging the public to take to the streets.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Everyone should rise up as one,\" he said on social media. \"Power should remain with the people.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Sonko was arrested on the charges in 2021, several days of clashes left at least 12 people dead.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several more have died in sporadic violence this year, including a fatality that occurred at the weekend when police detained Sonko ahead of Thursday\'s hearing.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sall promised to stand firm in the face of potential violence while calling for a \"national dialogue\" to ease the tensions.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the heart of the trial are allegations by 23-year-old beauty salon worker Adji Sarr, who accuses Sonko of raping her and making death threats.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sonko denies any wrongdoing, saying that he went to the salon for a massage for chronic back pain and that the case against him is politically motivated.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conviction for rape in Senegal carries a jail term of 10 to 20 years, a sentence that would bar Sonko from running in next year\'s presidential election.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sonko surged to national prominence in the 2019, when he came third in the presidential elections after a feisty campaign against Sall and a perceived corrupt elite.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aftermath of a guilty verdict against Sonko remains unclear.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is not known whether Sonko would be arrested immediately if convicted, or whether he would be able to mobilise crowds to protest such a verdict.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \"dialogue\" announced by Sall has driven a wedge into the opposition front, with Sonko saying he would boycott such a meeting while Khalifa Sall, another opposition candidate, has said he will attend.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">- \'Dictatorship\' -</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sonko accuses Sall of plotting a third term in office in defiance of the constitution in order to install a \"dictatorship.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also rails against France, the former colonial power, while presenting himself as a defender of religion and traditional values as a father of six and husband of two wives, calling for example for tougher penalties against same-sex relations.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sall\'s supporters say Sonko is a rabble-rouser who has poisoned the political climate and sown instability.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trial, whose first two hearings were boycotted by Sonko, has riveted and divided the public in the conservative Muslim country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Media outlets have focused overwhelmingly on the trial\'s political consequences and salacious elements in Sarr\'s testimony, to the dismay of some feminists.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They accuse Sonko of using language that normalises sexual violence and denigrates his accuser.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"If I wanted to rape a woman, I wouldn\'t choose a brain-damaged monkey,\" he has said. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 12:39:46', '2023-06-01 12:39:46'),
(7247, 7247, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The mild to moderate heat wave sweeping parts of the country is likely to continue for next four to five days, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Thursday (June 01, 2023).</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">“Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions and Chattogram, Rangamati, Cumilla, Chandpur, Noakhali &amp; Feni districts and it may continue,” said a bulletin of BMD.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weather may remain mainly dry with the temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Dhaka, Barishal, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions, it said.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Day temperature may rise slightly in Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and it may remain nearly unchanged elsewhere the country.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country in 24 hours&nbsp; starting from 9 am on Thursday.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 24 degrees Celsius in Rangamati and Bandarban on Thursday and the highest temperature was recorded at 40 degrees Celsius in Syedpur on Wednesday. UNB</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 15:07:10', '2023-06-01 15:07:10'),
(7248, 7248, '<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said he would visit Ankara \"in the near future\" to push the ratification of Sweden\'s membership, after the re-election of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.</b><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"I\'m confident of course that Sweden will be a member, and then we\'re working for that to happen as early as possible,\" Stoltenberg said at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stoltenberg said he had already spoken to Erdogan by phone earlier this week to \"highlight the importance of making progress\" on Sweden\'s membership.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries that have yet to ratify Sweden\'s membership bid.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finland formally joined the alliance in April.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erdogan, who was re-elected Sunday for another five-year term as Turkey\'s president, has accused Sweden of being a haven for \"terrorists\", especially members of the Kurdistan Workers\' Party (PKK).</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said Stockholm had fulfilled \"all the commitments\" to join NATO and urged Turkey and Hungary to allow his country into the alliance.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"It is time for Turkey and Hungary to start the ratification of the Swedish membership to NATO,\" he said.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"This was never a sprint, it\'s a marathon, and we now see the end of it.\"</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Billstrom pointed to the entry into force on Thursday of new terror legislation in Sweden as the last step under an accord signed with Turkey last year.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Billstrom said he hoped to see a big step made towards membership at a meeting with representatives of Turkey in the coming weeks.</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"Following that meeting, the ratification will happen,\" Billstrom insisted. AFP</div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br></div><div style=\"text-align: justify; \">bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News desk', '[\"1\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 15:16:22', '2023-06-01 15:16:22'),
(7249, 7249, '<div><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">President Mohammed Shahabuddin today authenticated the proposed national budget for FY 2023-24 and the revised budget for FY 2022-23 for placing before the Jatiya Sangsad by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.</b><br></div><div><b>&nbsp;</b></div><div>The Head of the State authenticated the proposed national budget of over Taka 7.61 lakh crore for the next fiscal year (FY24) at his Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban office (parliament complex) at about 2.45pm.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Senior Secretary of Internal Resources Division (IRD) Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem and Finance Division\'s Senior Secretary Fatima Yasmin were present, among others.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>This is the country\'s 52nd budget and the 24th ones of the Awami League government in five terms. This budget for FY24 is the 5th consecutive budget of incumbent finance minister.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Earlier, on his arrival at the Sangsad Bhaban, Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker Advocate Md Shamsul Hoque Tuku, Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury and Senior Secretary of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat Md Ashraful Moqbul received the President.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>On his first arrival in parliament after taking office on April 24,</div><div>2023 as the head of the state, Shahabuddin exchanged greetings with the officials and employees of the Jatiya Sangsad. BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div>', NULL, 'News desk', '[\"19\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 15:19:27', '2023-06-01 15:19:27'),
(7250, 7250, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in his budget speech on Thursday proposed to increase the tax-free income limit to Tk 3.5 lakh from the existing Tk 3 lakh for individual taxpayers for the fiscal year 2023-24.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He also proposed the threshold for women and senior citizens above 65 years of age to Tk 4 lakh from Tk 3.5 lakh.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, proposals have been placed for the physically challenged persons and third-gender taxpayers to extend their tax-free income limit to Tk 4.75 lakh from Tk 4.5 lakh and Tk 3.5 lakh respectively.</div><div><br></div><div>The tax-free income ceiling for the war-wounded, gazetted freedom fighters will be Tk 5 lakh, up from Tk 4.75 lakh.</div><div><br></div><div>The proposed tax rates and tax slabs for all categories of individual taxpayers except companies and local authorities are: no tax on first Tk 3.5 lakh, 5 percent tax on next Tk 1 lakh; 10 percent on next Tk 3 lakh; 15 percent on next Tk 4 lakh; 20 percent on next Tk 5 lakh and 25 percent income tax on the balance of total income. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 17:40:55', '2023-06-01 17:40:55'),
(7251, 7251, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said they are working out a strategy to transform Bangladesh into a developed nation envisioned by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina bearing in mind the outline of ‘Smart Bangladesh’.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Strategies to deal with sustainable transition and post-transition realities from LDCs in the days ahead need to be determined now,” he told Parliament while placing the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024.</div><div><br></div><div>The finance minister said the dreams of a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ will be realised based on four main pillars - smart citizens, smart government, smart society and smart economy.</div><div><br></div><div>The Perspective Plan (2021-2041), the 8th five-year plan (2021-2025) and the Delta Plan-2100 have been prepared.</div><div><br></div><div>“These plans are at the implementation stage now which will lay the foundation of a developed and smart Bangladesh by 2041,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The finance minister said overall the current challenge is to control inflation, improve the current account balance situation and stabilise the foreign exchange rate.</div><div><br></div><div>In particular, he said, tariff rationalisation, domestic resource mobilisation to meet fiscal deficit, withdrawal of subsidy or cash assistance or exploring alternatives should be considered now.</div><div><br></div><div>Adequate growth in revenue as percentage of GDP, ensuring efficiency in government spending and facilitating bilateral and multilateral financing and attracting domestic and foreign investment should be focused on for the provision of necessary resources to meet social security expenditure and carry out essential development activities, said the finance minister. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 19:49:24', '2023-06-01 19:49:24'),
(7252, 7252, '<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has slashed by Tk 13.42 per kg to Tk 89.48 from the previous price of Tk 102.9 for the month of June.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the new price, saying that a 12kg LPG cylinder’s price has reduced by Tk 161.</div><div><br></div><div>A retail consumer will get it now at Tk 1,074 instead of Tk 1235 (including VAT).</div><div><br></div><div>Prices of other sizes of LPG cylinders – from 5.5kg to 45kg – will go down rationally, Md Nurul Amin, newly appointed chairman of BERC, said at a press briefing on Thursday at the BERC office in Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>The new prices will be effective from 6 pm today (June 1, 2023).</div><div><br></div><div>BERC officials said the LPG price witnessed a rise in the local market due to the decrease in the prices of Saudi CP (contract price).</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladeshi LPG operators normally import their products from the Middle-East market on the basis of Saudi CP.</div><div><br></div><div>As per the BERC decision, the price of “auto gas” (LPG used for motor vehicles) also dropped to Tk 50.09 (including VAT) per litre from previous Tk 57.52, down by 7.43 per litre.</div><div><br></div><div>The price of LPG, marketed by state-owned LP Gas Company, will remain the same as it is locally produced with a market share of less than 5 percent.</div><div><br></div><div>LPG witnessed the highest price at Tk 1,498 (per 12kg cylinder) in the local market in February this year following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February last year. -&nbsp; UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>', NULL, 'News Desk', '[\"30\"]', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '2023-06-01 20:05:50', '2023-06-01 20:05:50');
