Trump confides to friends he’s concerned about impeachment

    Carol E. Lee, Kristen Welker and Nicolle Wallace/NBC News Despite public declarations that he’s unconcerned, the president has told people close to him he’s alarmed about the prospect of impeachment. Despite President Donald Trump’s public declaration that he isn’t concerned about impeachment, he has told people close to him in recent days that he is…

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      STAND BY ME

      NUSRAT JAHAN “It happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of our lives, like busboys in a restaurant.” It is not often that you find a movie that was better than the book. However, Stand by Me delivers and gives you just that. Coupled with great direction by Rob Reiner and some seriously great acting,…

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        3 workers killed in Korean EPZ road accident

        Hossen Sohel of DOT :  Three people were killed and 35 others injured after a bus rammed another bus carrying workers near the gate of the Korean EPZ in Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com. The accident occurred near the KAFKO Gate around 7:45am on Saturday, said Chattogram Metropolitan Police Karnaphuli Zone Assistant Commissioner Zahedul Islam. Enraged workers…

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          Skin bleaching in Africa: An ‘addiction’ with risks

          Desk Report: Dr. Isima Sobande was in medical school when she first heard of mothers who bleached the skin of their babies.She dismissed it as an urban myth. But it wasn’t long before she saw it with her own eyes. At a health centre in Lagos, a mother brought in a two-month-old infant who was…

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            Four of a family discovered dead in Cox’s Bazar

            Sayeed Muhammad In a shocking incident, four members of a Hindu family, including two girl children, have been found dead in a house in Jadiram Pahar area of Cox’s Bazar town. The deceased are Sumon Chowdhury, 35, his wife Baby Chowdhury, 28, and two daughters –Obontika Chowdhury, 8, and Joty Chowdhury, 3, confirmed police, reports The…

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              Google will offer advertisements directly to the Bengali sites

              Tanzim Taqrim Arnob Google is the world’s most popular search engine. From now on, the company will support direct advertisements on Bangladeshi websites. They have announced the introduction of Adsense for Bengali language websites. On Tuesday, a blog post in Google AdSense was explained in detail. Initially the matter was reported at the ‘Top Contributor…

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                Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football begins

                New Nation Host Bangladesh take on Laos in the lone group B opening match of prestigious Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football that begins at Sylhet district Stadium in Sylhet. The match kicks off at 6.30 pm. State-owned Bangladesh Television will telecast live all the matches while Bangladesh Betar will stream live commentary. To commemorate and…

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                  How a pregnancy test caused a catastrophe for frogs

                  BBC: “In the 1980s, people just didn’t think frogs were disappearing. Scientists said ‘don’t panic, we need the stats to prove it, all populations have natural fluctuations over time,’ and so on,” says Dr Lee Berger of James Cook University in Australia. “By the time of the World Congress of Herpetology [the study of reptiles…

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                    New security measures for Harbour Bridge

                    Daily Telegraph: New mesh, higher fencing and more cameras will be installed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a bid to stop people from illegally climbing the landmark. The NSW government will also increase six-fold the maximum fine to $22,000 – in line with the punishment for illegally scaling the Sydney Opera House. The move…

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                      BRTA sees 40pc rise in applications

                      Desk Report: Applications seeking renewal of fitness certificates for vehicles have marked a 40 per cent rise over the past few days, official figures showed, reports the financial express. According to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), this rise in the entries has been due to the recent student movement for road safety. Applications for…

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