History of Pyramid!



Kanak Joty, Contributing Correspondent, Barta24.com
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Although the Egyptian pyramids are world famous, the earliest inhabitants of Mesopotamia, the center of ancient civilization, built pyramid-shaped structures called 'Jigurat' and were painted in bright golden / copper colors.

That idea of a pyramid took on a different form many years later in Egypt, the land of the Nile. The Egyptians firmly believed that their souls survived after death. So the Egyptians were restless in thinking that there would be no problem in the next life, so that life could be enjoyed. Depending on the importance of the person, importance was given to this matter. The more important the person, the more important he became.

The Egyptians believed that the survival or return of the soul depended on the survival of the corpse. That is why they used to mummy for the purpose of preserving corpses. In addition, the soul needs various things to survive. So they used to give daily necessities, especially food and chess to the corpses. The head of the tomb was responsible for protecting the corpse and its utensils from robbers. But the pyramids were also built to show how much wealth and power the person buried in the grave had. So the corpses of the pharaohs were buried with huge treasures. Valuables were also given to the graves of the rich of the society. Even the graves of the lower classes were left with a small amount of food.

Ancient Egyptian rulers or kings were called Pharaohs. Pyramids are built to bury them. Egypt has 75 small and large pyramids. The largest and most interesting is the Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu. It was built about 5000 BC ago. Its height is about 481 feet. It is set on 755 square feet of land. It took about 20 years to built and with the help of about 1 lakh workers. The pyramid was built with huge sized pieces of stone. Each piece of stone weighed about 60 tons, and was about 30 to 40 feet long. These were collected from distant hills. Pyramids were made by jointing stones with stones.

A painting on a four-thousand-year-old tomb shows a huge pillar being moved on a sled; many people are pulling that sled with a rope. And one of them is pouring water from a pot on the sand. This reduces the friction by about half. In this way one block weighing two and a half tons was taken away.

The pyramid is actually known as the tomb or 'house of the dead soul'. Pyramid structures were built in descending layers on a square, oval or rectangular base. It is a type of geometric shape of structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and which meets at a point at the top. The pyramid is located on a polygonal ground. The ground of a pyramid can be a polygon of any size and its sides can be a triangle of any size. A pyramid has at least three triangular side surfaces, i.e. the pyramid has at least four floors including the ground. A square pyramid is a pyramid that is located on a square ground and has four triangular sides. This type of pyramid is widely used. The pyramid is designed so that most of its weight is close to the ground, so that its center of volume is one-fourth of the vertical distance from the top.

The Wonder of the World pyramid was built in ancient world thousands of years ago in an amazing art form. Although it was originally a cemetery, it is now one of the world's leading tourist spots. Heading into the sandy desert, Africa's main river, the Nile, touches the Nile, and the pyramid reveals an unforgettable display of human civilization.

   

76 more killed in Gaza, death toll rises to nearly 32,500



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Even after the UN Security Council passed a cease-fire resolution, the Israeli barbaric attacks on the Palestinian-besieged Gaza have not stopped. Another 76 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours by Israeli attacks. The death toll has increased to about 32,500 people. The number of injured has reached about 75000 people.

Al-Jazeera reported this information in a live update on Thursday (March 28).

Quoting the Ministry of Health of Gaza, the report said that since last October, the number of dead in Palestine has reached 32490 in the Israeli barbaric attack in the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, an emergency ceasefire resolution was passed in the besieged Gaza Strip. The resolution passed by the UN Security Council on Monday (March 25) calls for a cease-fire in Gaza as well as the immediate and unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas.

In this proposal, 14 countries of the Security Council voted in favor of the proposal. Israel's close ally, the United States, abstained from voting.

Welcoming the proposal, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, after a long wait, the Security Council has passed a resolution regarding the cease-fire in Gaza. This proposal must be implemented. Failure of any party to implement the ceasefire and its terms would constitute an unforgivable offence. 

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Israel wants to wipe out Palestinians: UN



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Gazans are going through one of the worst times in living memory. The lives of Palestinians are in danger due to the long-term killings and severe food shortages. The world is criticizing the surprise attack on the destitute Gazans. However, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu is unwilling to stop the attack. In this situation, the international organization, which could not find any solution after repeated efforts, said that Israel is going to wipe out the Palestinians.

On Monday (March 25), the special envoy for human rights in Palestine, Francesca Albanez, released her detailed report. She said that since the start of the attack, Israel has targeted Gazans. The Israeli forces assumed that these Gazans could be attacked, killed, or even destroyed. Israel's genocidal action has become clear through this. They are trying to erase Palestinians from Palestine.

The news agency AFP reported this information.

According to the report, Albanez attacked Israel in harsh language at the meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council. She said Israel destroyed Gaza. She also said, 'What is happening in Gaza shows the intention of genocide. We cannot turn away from it. We have to face it, we have to stop this genocide and action must be taken against those who took this step.''

Francesca Albanez is working as Special Envoy for Palestinian Human Rights. She told the United Nations Human Rights Council last Monday that the organization's member states should end arms embargoes against Israel and arms supplies to Israel.

Support for the UN expert panel, which has been working on allegations of genocide against Israel since the start of Israel's assault on Gaza, has been growing in Palestine. Various countries are now showing interest in investigating the allegations of genocide.

Ambassadors of different countries are supporting this report of Albanez. Ambassadors from Muslim and Arab countries, as well as Latin American countries, are among those supporting Albanez's report to hold Israel accountable.

Pakistan has supported this Albanez report on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The OIC has also called for an arms embargo on Israel. When Albanez presented the report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Pakistan's representative said, "We appreciate your courage in documenting the genocide in Gaza."

Accusations of genocide against Israel are intensifying as it continues to operate in Gaza's Rafah area in defiance of international calls. The Ministry of Health of Palestine said on Wednesday that 76 people were killed in the attack in the last 24 hours. With this, 32490 people have been killed in Israel's attacks since October 7.

The representative of Egypt, on behalf of the Arab countries, said they were deeply concerned about Israel's structural and systematic attack on the Gaza Strip, making it uninhabitable. Qatar represented the Gulf countries in the meeting. They want international action to stop the war that Israel is waging in Palestine. 

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Romania sent back 5 Bangladeshis with ban



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Immigration police in the Arad region bordering Romania forcibly returned 20 migrants to their respective countries on charges of attempting to cross the border illegally. Five Bangladeshis are among the migrants.

Romania's General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) announced this information in a press release on Monday (March 25).

According to the notification, on March 23, the Immigration police of Arad region of Romania forcibly sent back to their respective countries a total of 20 immigrants, including 18 people from South Asian countries and 2 people from Egypt. The concerned migrants were taken from the migrant detention center in Arad region to the airport in the presence of law enforcement agencies.

Apart from five Bangladeshis, the migrants include nine Sri Lankans, three Pakistanis, two Egyptians and one Indian national. A legal notice to leave Romania was issued against them earlier. But as they did not return on their own initiative, forced expulsion was implemented with an escort according to the law.

Upon leaving Romania, they are banned from entering all EU member states, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation for five years.

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18 killed in Gaza after relief sack fell on head



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18 people were killed while collecting airdropped aid in the besieged Gaza Strip. The casualties occurred during an airdrop of relief near the Mediterranean coast in northern Gaza. At that time, 12 people were killed when relief sacks fell on their heads and 6 others died after being trampled in haste while collecting relief. AFP reports.

Hamas, the armed political group that controls the valley, said in a statement that the tragedy occurred on Tuesday (March 25).

In the statement, Hamas said, "A request to the international community, please stop dropping the relief bags from the planes." Instead, take steps to remove the obstacles in sending relief by road.'

More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in the last six months of Israeli forces' operations, and about 74,000 others have been injured.

On the other hand, 1,200 Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack by Hamas fighters on October 7. Also, 240 people were taken hostage by Hamas fighters, 108 of them have been released so far.

A third of the people of the Gaza Strip are directly dependent on aid from the United Nations and other donor countries and groups. Since the beginning of the operation in the valley, the Israeli forces have been blocking the delivery of relief supplies, resulting in a death march in Gaza since last February due to lack of food.

In this situation, the United States and its allies in the Western world announced air relief supplies to the Gaza Strip from that month.

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