Infant stolen from DMCH recovered from N’gong

    Noman Mosharef Zim, the three month old baby girl stolen from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), was recovered from Narayangong in the afternoon. A team of Shahbag police recovered the infant, deputy commissioner Maruf Hasan of Ramna police to media. Meanwhile, DMCH authorities formed a three-member committee to investigate into the incident headed by deputy…

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      India launches modern earth observation satellite

      Asian Age The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its earth observation satellite – HysIS and 30 co-passenger satellites onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C43 on Thursday morning, officials said. The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast, located in the southern Indian state of…

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        Saima Wazed for addressing autism spectrum disorders

        BSS Saima Wazed Hossain, Chairman of National Advisory Committee on Autism, has urged the world community to identify country specific priorities for addressing Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and to act accordingly. She said this while chairing an expert group meeting on finalization of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Strategy on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) held…

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          How To Avoid An Abusive Relationship

          Fabia Shahzadi A relationship can be abusive in certain ways, but abuse ultimately boils down to power and control. A relationship is defined as abusive when one partner uses violence, whether it is physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological, to influence the other partner. Although women are more prone to be victims of relationship abuse,…

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            What Exactly Is Language, Anyway?

            Samiul Bashar Samin The only reason language works at conveying ideas that work, is because people can understand each other’s private experiences or sensations. Not all experiences or sensations to be sure, but enough of them to have meaningful discussions about them. Take the example of color. Pick two typical, healthy people. The circuitry for…

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