Canada hails Bangladesh’s policy to check “early marriage”

    BSS, Dhaka Canadian Minister of International Development Karina Gould has highly appreciated Bangladesh government’s policy and steps to prevent “early marriage” in the country. The Canadian minister’s appreciation came during a meeting with Bangladesh State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki in New York on Monday, according to a message received here…

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      Illegal occupation challenges to water management system: Minister

      BSS, Dhaka Water Resources Minister Barrister Aminul Islam Mahmud On Tuesday said illegal occupation is a big challenge to maintain proper water management system. “Our population is large and illegal occupation on embankment and flood roof areas is a big challenge to maintain water management system,” he said. “LGRD ministry constructing roads and other infrastructure…

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        ‘91 percent people have access to safe water’

        BSS, Dhaka Although Bangladesh is facing various water related challenges, the country has brought its 91 percent people under safe water coverage and it has enhanced its efforts to introduce environment friendly water management system. Bangladesh’s water sector is facing significant challenges including arsenic mitigation, lowering of water table, climate change impact and rampant pollution,…

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          Hilary Clinton and the 1992 United States election

          Md. Taqi Yasir The most controversial figure of the election year so far has been a woman, Hillary Clinton, and she isn’t even running for office. Or is she? Whether she loves the boy in Bill Clinton as much as the man or whether she is simply unwilling to forfeit her sixteen years’ investment in…

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            Gunpowder: A Cruel Irony

            Eshan Maitra Though gunpowder was invented in ancient times inChina. But many centuries after it was actually put into use for making guns or firearms of sorts. Mainly massive firearm productions stated by the European, when the secrets fell into their hands in 1300s’. There were conflicts within that small continent as far the history…

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              A Dummy’s Guide to Horror Fiction

              Samiul Bashar Samin Before you read this article, you should be well advised that horror fiction is not everyone’s cup of tea. There will be times when specific scenes will make you want to throw up your lunch and others will give you the urge to just turn on all the lights in the house…

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                Para-Athletes With Left-Leg-Amputees Are At A Disadvantage

                Nusrat Jahan Paralympic sprinters with left-leg prostheses should sit down and pray for an outer lane in the 200-400 meter races that is going to take place in Rio on August. Why? Because Paolo Taboga, a biomechanics specialist at the University of Colorado in Boulder, recorded 17 sprinters, right or left leg amputees and non-amputees…

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                  Why Dave Grohl stopped smoking weed

                  Sakib Khondokar The lead singer of the Foo Fighters confesses that he attributes letting go of the herb to The Kardashians and their TV show. Grohl admits defeat to how easy it is to smoke weed and get addicted to terrible television shows. The funny part is that Grohl started using marijuana for medicinal purposes…

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                    Online Gaming: The Future is now

                    Sheersho Zaman Gaming started out as simply a means of passing a few minutes of time. It served as a simple add-on to the technological wonder that was the computer. As time passed, people started to expect more and more out of these games. Not only that, but more people also started getting into games…

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                      ope joins Instagram, wants to spread mercy

                      Social Media Desk No, he didn’t post a picture of his puttanesca from a San Marino trattoria. At least not yet. Pope Francis, one of the more warm, outgoing papal presences, has expanded his social-media presence by creating an Instagram account. Using the handle Franciscus, the Pope said his aim was “to walk with you…

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