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Last Sunday, Imran Khan's political backers dissolved Parliament in order to save him from a no-confidence vote from the opposition.
However, 4 days later, the Supreme Court ruled that the Prime Minister's actions were unconstitutional and thus, ordered the parliament to reassemble by Saturday and go ahead with the no-confidence vote.
Imran Khan was not happy with the ruling. On Thursday, he uploaded a post on Twitter where he called a cabinet meeting for Friday and vowed to fight against the decision, leaving the words, "My message to our nation is, I have always and will continue to fight for (Pakistan) till the last ball."
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Russia was suspended on Thursday by the U.N General Assembly from the U.N. Human Rights Council on the news of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" in Ukraine, causing Moscow to declare it was leaving the body.
The push led by the US gathered 93 votes in favour, while 24 countries voted no and 58 countries abstained. A two-thirds majority of voting members in the 193-member General Assembly in New York was required to suspend Russia from U.N Human Rights Council.
After the vote, Russia's deputy U.N. Ambassador Gennady Kuzmin reported the moves to be an "illegitimate and politically motivated step" while declaring that Russia had decided to leave the Human Rights Council altogether.
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Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire who bought Chelsea FC in 2003, has passed on the stewardship of Chelsea to the trustees of the club’s charitable foundation. Recently, he has come under scrutiny for his links to Vladimir Putin and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement on Saturday, he said, “During my nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea FC, I have always viewed my role as a custodian of the Club, whose job it is ensuring that we are as successful as we can be today, as well as build for the future, while also playing a positive role in our communities. I have always taken decisions with the Club’s best interest at heart. I remain committed to these values. That is why I am today giving trustees of Chelsea’s charitable Foundation the stewardship and care of Chelsea FC. I believe that currently they are in the best position to look after the interests of the Club, players, staff, and fans.”
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Ukrainian officials have claimed that Russia has destroyed the 'biggest plane in the world'. During a battle at Hostomel airport, about an hour outside Kyiv, the Antonov AN-225 'Mriya', the 'largest transport plane in the world' and the only one of its kind, was reportedly burnt and effectively destroyed by Russian forces. The aircraft, according to reports, was was used to transport large amounts of humanitarian aid around the world at short notice.
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Minister for Foreign Affairs, shared a photograph of the plane and said, "This was the world’s largest aircraft, AN-225 ‘Mriya’ (‘Dream’ in Ukrainian). Russia may have destroyed our ‘Mriya’. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail!"
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly declared war on Ukraine, as he authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine on Thursday (Feb 24). According to Russian media, Putin said that he authorised a special military operation in breakaway areas of eastern Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences they have never seen.”
Putin stated that Russia had no intentions to occupy Ukraine and that the action was in response to threats coming from Ukraine. He blamed the the Ukrainian “regime” for the bloodshed. He added that the military operation is to ensure a “demilitarization” of Ukraine and promised safety for all Ukrainian servicemen who lay down arms.
Shortly after his speech, explosions were heard in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. Explosions rocked the breakaway of Donetsk (eastern Ukrainian city), too. Putin's goal, according to another speech, is to take control of Donetsk and Luhansk, two breakaway eastern Ukrainian states claimed independent by the Russian government.
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Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam announced that the public restrictions due to
the Covid-19 pandemic would be lifted from 22nd of February.
These restrictions were imposed onto the public for the purpose of hindering the spread
of the Omicron virus amidst the steady rise of the death rate in the country.
On January 13, the Bangladeshi government urged eleven-point Covid-19 restrictions on
the public till February 7 because of the new variant of the Covid-19 virus in the country. Later, the restrictions were extended up to February 21 for further concerns.
The restrictions included no large gatherings of over 100 people were allowed in both
indoor and outdoor locations for social, religious, political, or government events. Whoever attended such crowded gatherings had to carry their vaccine cards or an
RT-PCR negative test report performed within 24 hours before attending the concerned
event.
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Due to rough weather in the region, all passenger vessel movement has been suspended, leaving around 4,000 tourists stranded on St Martin's island. The district administration suspended the vessel movements on the Cox's Bazar to St Martin's Island route for a day last night after signal 3 was issued for Cox's Bazar maritime port.
The hotel authorities have been requested to give up to 50 per cent off on the rent for the day. The vessel movement will resume once the weather improves. However, some tourists are likely to leave the island on their own initiative.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an announcement made by Buckingham Palace on Sunday. The Palace said that the 95-year-old sovereign is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week. "She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all appropriate guidelines," the Palace added.
A royal source stated that the Queen had recently met with Prince Charles, who also tested positive for COVID-19 10 days before.
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Pioneer Daily pays its tributes to the martyrs of the language movement.
We mourn with the nation on the 70th mother language day.
At a cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the government agreed to declare 'Joy Bangla' as the national motto, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam stated on Sunday.
The prime minister virtually attended the conference from Ganabhaban, while others involved were linked via the Bangladesh Secretariat. Anwarul Islam stated that constitutional office holders, government officials, and personnel will utilize the phrase following their remarks on state programs. Furthermore, the motto must be utilized in all educational institutions' assemblies, meetings, and seminars.
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At a program to distribute Class-VI textbooks for piloting the National Curriculum and Textbook Board's(NCTB) revised curriculum, Dipu Moni announced that from 2023, all universities, vocational centers, as well as some secondary and higher secondary level institutes, will enjoy 2 days of vacation per week.
Regarding the new curriculum, the education minister also stated, "The new curriculum has been developed to prepare students to reach their goals within a specified time. Through the new curriculum, we hope students will not only acquire knowledge but also develop their intellect and other skills required in their professional life so that they can solve their problems themselves."
Piloting for this mega-budget project will commence on 22nd February, at 62 secondary level establishments, the same day classroom teaching restarts in secondary and higher educational institutions.
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In a Zoom meeting on Thursday, Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc announced to ad agencies that Mixed Reality (MR) technology is only a few years away. The meeting, as per an agency executive, was arranged to help advertisers better understand the metaverse. MR technology, which was the focal point of the meeting, could allow a person wearing an MR headset to use a real world object to trigger a virtual world reaction.
It is one of three types of extended reality technologies associated with the metaverse, with the other two being augmented reality and brain-computer interface. Virtual reality headsets, like Meta's Oculus, with several other technologies could potentially be used to open a new dimension of mixed reality. In the meeting, Meta said that it could take up to a decade to fully incorporate the metaverse into the daily lives of common people.
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Indian music composer, singer and record producer Bappi Lahiri has breathed his last at Mumbai's CritiCare Hospital. The 69-year old singer had been suffering from multiple health issues. After being admitted to the hospital for a month, Lahiri was discharged on Monday. However, his health deteriorated the next day, and he was taken to the hospital again. He unfortunately passed away due to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) shortly before midnight.
Bappi Lahiri was known for popularising disco music in Indian films during the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Fondly dubbed 'Bappi Da' he was also a prominent figure in Bengali music. During a statement on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her grief over the demise of Bappi Lahiri.
Bappi Lahiri was not only a gem for the Indian music industry, but also for the Bengali music industry.
Pioneer Daily extends its condolences to the singer's friends and family.
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Last Tuesday, North Korea stated that it is one of the only countries in the world to put up nuclear weapons and advanced missiles, and the only one standing up against the United States by "shaking the world" through missile tests.
Tension is rising worldwide over a recent chain of North Korean ballistic missile tests. Not to forget, January was a record month of such tests, with at least seven launches that included a new kind of "hypersonic missile" able to move at high speed.
A statement from North Korea's Foreign Ministry stated a series of tests since New Year showed "remarkable achievements" that strengthened North Korea's "war deterrence."
It also mentioned about the Hwasong-15, the longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ever launched by North Korea and is believed to have the range to deliver a nuclear warhead anywhere in the United States.
Current actions of north Korea have left the rest of the world in concern on the matter that Kim Jong Un could be fully resuming tests of North Korea's ICBMs or nuclear weapons soon.
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Last week, Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Chairman Shahjahan Mahmood and Glavkosmos Director General Dmitry Loskutov signed a memorandum of cooperation for the country's second satellite Bangabandhu Satellite-2.
The memorandum comes into effect from the moment of signing and will be valid until 31 December 2026, according to a press release of Glavkosmos.
Mustafa Jabbar, Posts and Telecommunications Minister, claimed the agreement to be a milestone, following the statement that the government promised a third submarine cable, launch of 5G and Bangabandhu Satellite-2 in the 2018 national election.
The minister, along with Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia Kamrul Ahsan also noted that Dhaka and Moscow developed a strong bilateral relationship.
The subsidiary of the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos voiced that the agreement covers manufacturing of ground infrastructure (satellite ground stations) for acquiring earth observation data from the Russian and foreign spacecraft, launch services, educational programmes in space domains, commercial orbital flights and consulting services.
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University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen. On Thursday, February 5, 2022, the research team led by UD Professor Yushan Yan, reported their method in Nature Energy.
Fuels cells work by converting fuel chemical energy directly into electricity. They can be used in transportation for things hybrid or zero-emission vehicles. Yan has been working for some time to improve Hydroxide Exchange Membrane (HEM) fuel cells, an economical and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional acid-based fuel cells used today.
So, how did they do it?
They found a way to embed the power source for the electrochemical technology inside the separation membrane. The approach involved internally short-circuiting the device.
Now, the research team had an electrochemical device that looked like a normal filtration membrane made for separating out gases, but with the capability to continuously pick up minute amounts of carbon dioxide from the air like a more complicated electrochemical system.
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On 2 February, actor Riaz's father-in-law, Abu Mohashin Khan, shot himself in the head during a Facebook live session. Before committing su***de, he said, "I am 58 years old. My only son lives in Australia. I live alone at home. Son, daughter, wife, whatever I do for them, no one is really for anyone." He added, "So far I have lost TK5.2 crore to fraud." He blamed one of his friends for scamming Tk 25 lakh from him.
Once a businessman, he said that he had no business to run any longer as he was a cancer patient. He stated that the live video was for everyone to be aware of their surroundings and be careful. He later questioned why people were so dishonest, before taking a gun and shooting himself in the head. After the incident, two teams of police were sent from the Dhanmondi police station.
If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, know that you are not alone.
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Following an upward trend of the coronavirus infections in Bangladesh, the government has decided to extend the closure of educational institutions for two weeks, after February 6 - the date that was supposed to mark the end of the previous closure. Originally, the closure was supposed to last from January 21 to February 6. However, Education Minister Dipu Moni said, "The National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 has advised to keep educational institutions closed for few more days."
This decision came after the health department reported 31 more COVID-19 deaths and 13,154 new cases on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 29.17%.
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The Falcon 9 booster was launched in 2015 but after completing its mission, it did not have fuel to return towards Earth and instead remained in space for the past 7 years.
Astronomer Jonathan McDowell told BBC News it will be the first known uncontrolled rocket collision with the Moon. However, the effects will be minor.
Since 2015 the rocket has been pulled by different gravitational forces of the Earth, Moon and Sun, making its path somewhat “chaotic”, as explained by Prof. McDowell from US-based Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Falcon 9’s projected demise was identified by journalist Eric Berger on the space website Ars Technica and by data analyst Bill Gray in his blog.
The collision is due to happen on 4 March 2022, when the rocket will explode as it makes contact. It will leave a small artificial crater on the Moon’s surface.
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Bangladesh is ranked 147 out of 180 in corruption by Transparency International, which stated it was one of the countries with a worrying trend of weakening of anti-corruption organizations. The country plummeted one degree on the Corruption Perception Index 2021 with an unchanged score of 26. While the index was prepared from the results of eight surveys on Bangladesh, the report also refers to abuse of power, lack of justice, lack of expression as the main reasons behind the corruption.
Currently, Bangladesh is the second most corrupted country in South Asia.The nation not being able to make progress in terms of scores for the last few years has lead Iftekharuzzman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) to assert that "It is disappointing."
Iftekharuzzman also believes the reason behind this is the failure to transform high profile anti-corruption pledges into reality.
Will this country be able to join the best ranked countries in terms of eradicating corruption Soon? Or will the situation remain same for a prolonged period of time? Only time will tell.
Written by: Nafis Sami
The hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, as the name suggests, is a vehicle that allows you to drive and fly! The car-aircraft enables its driver to speed over 160kmh and fly 2500m altitudes high. The flying car is equipped with a BMW engine and runs on regular petrol-pump fuel. In addition to that, it takes the vehicle two minutes and 15 seconds to transform from car into aircraft and fly away!
Following 70 hours of flight testing and more than 200 take-offs and landings, AirCar was given the certificate of airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority. The three-wheeled car-aircraft is road legal in Europe and working towards European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification.
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