Youth hurt by stray bullet in city

    UNB A young man sustained injuries being struck by a stray bullet in the city’s Elephant Road area on Thursday night. The victim was identified as Moinuddin, 18, son of Harun Bhandari, a resident of medical staff quarter in the area. He sustained injuries in his left elbow, he said. However, it couldn’t be ascertained…

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      Two held with 18 petrol bombs in Chattogram

      DOT Desk Two men were arrested with petrol bombs from Khulshi of Chattogram city, reports The New Age. They were named as Md Jabed, 40, and Md Ruhul Amin, 41, by police’s Detective Branch. Md Mizanur Rahman, deputy commissioner of DB (North), said they arrested the duo with 18 petrol bombs from near Tigerpass Agencies…

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        13 shops burnt in Faridpur fire

        DOT Desk More than thirteen shops were burnt in a fire that broke out at Satroshi Bazar in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur, reports The New Age. Faridpur Fire Service and Civil Defence officer Saifuzzaman said the fire broke out from a shop at around 3:00am and spread soon. On information, three firefighting units went to…

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          The case for a mixed economy

          Paul krugman/BDnews24 A mind is a terrible thing to lose, especially if the mind in question is president of the United States. But I feel like taking a break from that subject. So let’s talk about something completely different, and probably irrelevant. I’ve had several interviews lately in which I was asked whether capitalism had…

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            Another Hindu home torched in Thakurgaon

            Sayeed Muhammad for DOT In yet another attack on a religious minority ahead of Sunday’s voting, a Hindu family home has come under alleged arson attack at Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila. With this, three homes belonging to members of the religious minority community were torched in Thakurgaon Sadar before the 11th national election, reports BDnews. Ananda…

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              Diplomacy in 2018: Dhaka’s lively presence on the global stage

              Hossen Sohel of DOT Bangladesh has maintained its strong presence in international forums with much of its diplomacy successfully remaining focused on the Rohingya issue, in the outgoing year, 2018; compelling the international community to stay engaged with Bangladesh and mount pressure on Myanmar, reports UNB. Bangladesh has successfully kept the Rohingya issue “alive” via…

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                How exercise reduces belly fat in humans

                Eurek Alert Some of you may have made a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym to tackle that annoying belly fat. But have you ever wondered how physical activity produces this desired effect? A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 plays a critical role in this process, researchers report December 27 in the journal Cell Metabolism….

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