52 countries want ban on Israeli arms sales

52 countries and two organizations have called on the UN to ban arms sales to Israel. Türkiye submitted the letter to the United Nations. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan gave this information at the Türkiye-Africa Partnership Summit in Djibouti.

Fidan said, we have written a joint letter. I have called on all countries there to stop selling arms and ammunition to Israel. I handed over this letter to the United Nations on November 1, with 54 signatories. We must repeat at every opportunity that selling arms to Israel means participating in its genocide.

Among the signatories were Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Algeria, China, Iran and Russia; Two organizations are the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Israel in October.

Meanwhile, Israeli attacks on Palestinian Gaza continue. At least 37 people were killed in Monday's attack. So far the death toll in the valley is about 43 thousand 400 people. More than 100,000 people have been injured in this attack since October last year. In addition, most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents have been displaced.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 37 people were killed and 156 injured in the attack by Israeli forces in the last 24 hours. Many people are still trapped under the rubble.

Palestinian health authorities estimate that more than 10,000 people are still missing under the rubble across the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces have continued their indiscriminate attacks despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

On the other hand, the Israeli police arrested a top aide of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegedly leaking secret information to foreign media. Israel's opposition leaders say the leaked intelligence was bogus. And the act is part of a Palestinian plot to derail a possible deal aimed at a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. Aljazeera and BBC news.




Japanese teenagers are losing interest in love

Japanese teenagers are losing interest in love. It is causing major social problems due to low birth rate. Recently, the Japan Society conducted a survey of more than 12,000 students. It found that 80 percent of 15- to 18-year-olds have yet to be in love. And among girls this rate is 25 percent. This was the lowest since 1974.

Experts believe that school closures and bans on physical contact due to the Covid-19 pandemic have created these barriers.

In 2023, Japan's prime minister said the country's low birth rate had reached a point where it could threaten the country's viability. In addition, some researchers say that the country's population may drop from 12.5 million to 5.3 million by the end of the century.

According to the United Nations, the number of people aged 65 and over in Japan is very high. 10 percent of the country's population is now 80 years old.
The cost of living in Japan is constantly increasing. For this reason, more and more women are joining the workforce. Losing interest in marriage and childbearing. On the other hand, the availability of contraceptives has also led to a decline in the birth rate. As a result, there is increasing concern about Japan's future demographic, social and economic conditions. BBC.




Russia is trying to meddle in the election, US intelligence has alleged

US intelligence has alleged that 'adversary' countries, including Russia, are trying to interfere in the US presidential election. On Tuesday, they said, those countries want to destroy people's confidence in elections. BBC news.

According to US intelligence, adversary countries are conducting various activities to question the election of the United States. Through this, the opposing countries want to create division among the Americans.

The FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency made the claim in a joint statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, various groups associated with Russia are carrying out various activities to incite violence against election officials. Those campaigns are being run on false claims of vote rigging.

Voting has started from Tuesday morning local time. These three internal intelligence agencies of the country raised such allegations just before the start of voting.




"I'm very confident," Trump said

Republican nominee and former US President Donald Trump voted in the US presidential election. By voting, he said, I am very confident about winning.

He voted at the Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. Former US First Lady Melania Trump was with him at that time. BBC news.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said, "I am very confident about winning the election." His claim, no one will get even close to his votes.

"I feel very confident," Trump said. I hear we are doing very well everywhere.

He said it was the best of the three campaigns.

Voting has started from Tuesday morning local time. More than 24 million people are voting in this presidential election. The 47th presidential election of the United States is going to be a fierce competition between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.

Meanwhile, polling stations in eight states, including Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire and Virginia, opened at 6 a.m. local time in the United States presidential election. In addition, polling stations have opened at 6 am in the states of Indiana and Kentucky. Polling is scheduled to begin at 7 am in some central states of the country.

Earlier, voting was completed at midnight at a polling station in Dixville Notch, a small town in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire. Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump got the same number of votes.




Trump got 162 and Kamala got 62 Electoral College votes

The results of the US presidential election are slowly coming in after the polls. US media is announcing state-wise results. According to the latest update of the results, Republican candidate Donald Trump won in Florida and Democrat candidate Kamala Harris won in Massachusetts.

BBC and Voice of America reported this information on Wednesday. As a result, Trump is leading by getting 162 Electoral College votes. And Kamala Harris got 62 Electoral College votes.

Basically the results have been uneventful so far. The results seen in the states of the country were expected to be similar.

There are a total of 538 Electoral College votes in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the candidate who receives 270 Electoral College votes will be elected. However, in the light of last year's public opinion polls and past elections, the results of 43 states are fairly certain.

And seven states—Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina—were undecided. These states are called 'swing states' and have a total of 93 electoral votes.

That is, a candidate must win at least four of these seven swing states to win the election.




Everything is empty when the elevator door opens

লিফটে উঠতে গিয়ে সাততলা থেকে নিচে পড়ে আব্দুল্লাহ সাগর (৫৫) নামে ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের এক কর্মকর্তার মৃত্যু হয়েছে। তিনি চারুকলা অনুষদের ডিন অফিসের জ্যেষ্ঠ সহকারী হিসাব পরিচালক হিসেবে কর্মরত ছিলেন। শুক্রবার সকাল পৌনে ১১টার দিকে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের মোকারম ভবনে এ ঘটনা ঘটে। মুমূর্ষু অবস্থায় উদ্ধার করে ঢাকা মেডিকেল কলেজ (ঢামেক) হাসপাতালে ভর্তি করা হলে দুপুরে তিনি মারা যান।

আব্দুল্লাহর বাড়ি গাজীপুরের গাছা থানার কলেমশ্বর গ্রামের। স্ত্রী ও তিন ছেলেমেয়েকে নিয়ে গাজীপুরেই থাকতেন তিনি। সেখান থেকে নিয়মিত কর্মস্থলে আসা-যাওয়া করতেন।

চারুকলা বিভাগের সহকারী রেজিস্ট্রার আলম ফারুক জানান, শুক্রবার কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ভর্তি পরীক্ষা ছিল। ছাত্রছাত্রীদের সিট পড়েছিল মোকারম ভবনে। সেখানে কাজে গিয়েছিলেন আব্দুল্লাহ। ওই ভবনের লিফট অনেক পুরোনো, যা হাত দিয়ে টেনে খুলতে হয়। তিনি সাততলায় লিফটের দরজা হাত দিয়ে টেনে খুলে ভেতরে ঢোকেন, কিন্তু সে সময় লিফটের ফ্লোর না আসায় নিচে পড়ে গুরুতর আহত হন।

বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের প্রক্টর সাইফুদ্দীন আহমেদ বলেন, আব্দুল্লাহ সাততলায় ছিলেন। লিফট আসার আগেই দরজা খুলে ঢুকে পড়ায় নিচে পড়ে যান। ঢাকার শাহবাগ থানার ওসি মোহাম্মদ খালিদ মুনসুর বলেন, পরিবারের কোনো অভিযোগ না থাকায় ময়নাতদন্ত ছাড়াই মরদেহ হস্তান্তর করা হয়েছে।




Explosion from gas accumulated in house in Shyampur, burnt 3

রাজধানীর শ্যামপুরে একটি বাসায় জমে থাকা গ্যাস থেকে বিস্ফোরণে ৩ জন দগ্ধ হয়েছেন। তাদেরকে শেখ হাসিনা জাতীয় বার্ন অ্যান্ড প্লাস্টিক সার্জারি ইনস্টিটিউটে ভর্তি করা হয়েছে।

সোমবার দিবাগত রাত ৩টার দিকে বিস্ফোরণের এ ঘটনা ঘটে। পরে ভোর ৫টার দিকে তাদের হাসপাতালে নিয়ে আসা হয়।

দগ্ধরা হলেন- মো. জামাল উদ্দিন (৫০), মো. জামিল হোসেন (২৫) ও মোহাম্মদ তুষার (৩৫)।

জামিলের বাবা ইকবাল জানান, সাততলা ভবনের উপরের তলায় তারা তিনজন একটি রুমে কথা বলছিল। জামাল সিগারেট ধরানোর জন্য লাইটার জ্বালালে হঠাৎ রুমে বিস্ফোরণ হয়ে আগুন ধরে যায়। পরে তাদের উদ্ধার করে শেখ হাসিনা বার্নে নিয়ে আসা হয়।

তিনজনের অবস্থাই আশঙ্কাজনক জানিয়ে বার্ন ইনস্টিটিউটের আবাসিক চিকিৎসক ডা. তরিকুল ইসলাম জানান, জামালের শরীরে ৭৫ শতাংশ, জামিলের ৫৫ শতাংশ ও তুষারের ১০০ শতাংশ দগ্ধ হয়েছে।




Former minister Sadhan Chandra arrested

সাবেক খাদ্যমন্ত্রী ও নওগাঁ-১ আসনের সাবেক সংসদ সদস্য সাধন চন্দ্র মজুমদারকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে ঢাকা মহানগর গোয়েন্দা পুলিশ (ডিবি)।

বৃহস্পতিবার রাতে রাজধানীর বসুন্ধরা আবাসিক এলাকায় অভিযান চালিয়ে তাঁকে গ্রেপ্তার করা হয়। পরে তাঁকে নিয়ে যাওয়া হয় রাজধানীর মিন্টো রোডের ডিবি কার্যালয়ে।

ঢাকা মহানগর পুলিশের গণমাধ্যম ও জনসংযোগ শাখার উপকমিশনার মুহাম্মদ তালেবুর রহমান এ তথ্য নিশ্চিত করেছেন। তিনি জানান, সাধন চন্দ্র মজুমদারের বিরুদ্ধে বেশ কয়েকটি মামলা রয়েছে। সেসব মামলায় তাঁকে গ্রেপ্তার দেখানো হবে।




Ratan Tata says 'great' after flying F-16 at 69

He is a licensed pilot. In 2007, he flew Lockheed Martin's F-16 fighter jet. Through this he made a unique achievement. Because then he was 69 years old. He became the first civilian Indian to fly the F-16. Expressing his feelings after coming down, Ratan Tata said, 'It was great.'

I am talking about Ratan Tata. Ratan Tata is one of the world famous industrialists of India. Chairman Emeritus of Tata Group, one of the country's largest industrial conglomerates. He died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, India. He was 86 years old.

Tata Industrial Group is 155 years old. Ratan Tata has led the conglomerate for over two decades. Tata group has more than hundred companies. More than 6 lakh 60 thousand employees. Works in hundreds of countries. The industry group has an annual revenue of more than 10 thousand crore (100 billion) dollars.

In 2007, 69-year-old Ratan Tata sat in the cockpit of a Falcon model F-16 fighter jet in Bangalore. He was in the co-pilot's seat. Pilot Paul Hattendorff was responsible for piloting the aircraft. The maximum speed of the F-16 fighter jet is more than two thousand kilometers per hour.

This Indian industrialist stayed in the sky for about 40 minutes with the F-16 fighter jet. He took control of the fighter in mid-air. He is the oldest Indian to fly a US-built fighter jet.

Ten years after this incident, the Tata Group signed a milestone deal with Lockheed Martin, the US manufacturer of F-16 fighter jets. Under the contract, Ratan Tata opened the way for the manufacture of F-16 fighter jets in India.

 




'Seven Sisters' in US Elections

The term 'Seven Sisters' appears in Greek mythology, used to refer to the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Pleon.

Readers' familiarity with the term 'Seven Sisters' is mainly centered on the states of the north-eastern region of India.

The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, first used the term 'Seven Sisters' in consideration of the diverse culture and demographics of these states.

Seven colleges are referred to as the Seven Sisters in the United States. Barnard College, Smith College, Bryn Mawr College, Radcliffe College, Vassar College, Wesley College and Mount Holyoke College are collectively known as the 'Seven Sisters'.

These colleges play an important role in opening the path of higher education by overcoming economic limitations in the field of women's education. In today's article, the 'Seven Sisters' will be discussed about the seven 'swing states' of the US elections.