The Dhaka Times Desk China's top-selling electric vehicle (EV) brand last year was BYD. The Chinese brand has overtaken US electric car maker Tesla in the world car market. They sold more cars than Tesla in the fourth quarter of 2023.
According to BBC news, they sold 526,000 electric cars in the fourth quarter of 2023. However, Tesla's total sales of electric vehicles in 2023 are higher overall. Tesla has said that the company will sell a total of 1.8 million electric vehicles in 2023. In the fourth quarter, the company sold 484,500 units, which is almost 20 percent higher than the same period in 2022. Sales volumes at the end of 2023 were better than analysts had expected. But Tesla said sales fell short of expectations.
In January 2023, Elon Musk expressed optimism that Tesla could sell at least two million electric vehicles in 2023. Last year, Tesla also reduced the price of its cars several times to attract buyers. BYD's sales growth is making it clear how competitive the electric vehicle market is. BYD says it has sold more than 3 million electric and hybrid vehicles by 2023.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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