Man survives a week lost on mountain by eating bees

    The Independent, UK: A 40-year-old hiker endured six days and nights alone in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest by killing and eating bees. Washington state rescue workers found Matthew Matheny conscious but badly dehydrated in Ant Canyon after he went missing in the Mount St. Helens area almost a week ago. His parents Carney…

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      Study in Birmingham could lead to better detection of people with irregular heart rhythm

      Tech Explorist: Atrial fibrillation (also called AFib or AF) is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. During atrial fibrillation, the heart’s two upper chambers (the atria) beat chaotically and irregularly — out of coordination with the two lower chambers (the ventricles) of…

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        Bus driver remanded, helper bailed over Natore road crash

        Sayeed Muhammad: A Natore court has sent the driver of ‘Challenger Paribahan’ bus Shamim Hossain to one-day remand, granting bail to helper Abdus Samad over the death of 15 people in a road crash. Senior Judicial Magistrate Sultan Mahmud passed the order after Sub-inspector Tariqul Islam of Banpara Highway Police, also the investigation officer of…

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          BRAC official commits suicide in Pirganj

          BSS A BRAC official allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in Pirganj upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shamol Chandra, a manager of Borodargah Branch of BRAC and son of Kalimohon, a resident of Chapra-Parbatipur under Ranisankail upazila of Thakurgaon district.

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            The lost diaspora

            Mahmudur Rahman writes for DOT It’s understandable to see the gleam of hope in the eyes of the sometimes uniformed sometime not streams that head for the oppressive conditions abroad on menial labour jobs. With no alternatives they’ll bet their hearth and homes for the privilege. But when it comes to the well disposed ones…

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