Two children die falling in water tank

    DOT Desk Two children died after falling into a water tank while playing in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka on Tuesday, reports Prothom Alo. The deceased are Habib, 3, son of certain Borhanuddin Mostafa and Maria, 3, daughter of certain Manir Mridha of the area. Habib and Maria fell into the water tank of their house…

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      ‘Cricket in heaven’: Tendulkar honours boyhood coach

      The News: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar paid a glowing tribute on Thursday to Ramakant Achrekar, his childhood coach and lifelong mentor who has died aged 87. Achrekar, a club-level coach, discovered a 12-year-old Tendulkar´s extraordinary talents in Mumbai and nurtured him on his way to becoming cricket´s most prolific run-scorer of all time. Achrekar…

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        The Lost Art of Constructive Criticism

        By Sheersho Zaman How often have you scrolled past a youtube or facebook page comments section reading something along the lines of “omg you suck!” or “This video/picture gave me cancer”? The answer most people who frequent the internet would probably have is more often than they would like. The world today is more “connected”…

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          Gas supply reaches record 3,205 mmcfd

          Desk report: The country’s overall natural gas supply has reached around 3,205 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) riding on the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG), reports the financial express. This is the highest-ever gas supply in the history of Bangladesh. Local gas companies are producing around 1,072 mmcfd or 33 per cent and…

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            UNHRC urges govt to deal with extrajudicial actions

            Abrar Hussain: UN High Commis-sioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein yesterday urged Bangladesh for greater engagement with respect to human rights, reports The Daily Star. “I encourage greater engagement, particularly with respect to concerns about the shrinking space for civil society, and allegations of extrajudicial actions by the security forces,” he said during…

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