Flu vaccine is safe for hospitalized patients

    Eurek Alert: Hospitalized patients who received the flu vaccine had no increased risk of outpatient visits or hospital readmission within seven days of discharge, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The study also showed that vaccinating hospital patients did not increase the risk of fever or rates of laboratory…

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      Washed Up Celebs

      Marilyn Thipthorpe Anyone here remember Michael J Fox? How about Bridget Fonda? Whatever happened to these celebs? They just slipped away from the spotlight; no paparazzi except for the truly desperate go chasing after them or making their life hell. Now these washed up stars spend the days in other pursuits from getting their PhDs…

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        BNP welcomes army deployment

        Arafat Hasan of DOT BNP has expressed acceptance over the Election Commission’s decision to deploy army in the country starting from today for the upcoming 11th Parliamentary Election on December 30. “We welcome the decision to deploy army during the 11th Jatiya Sangsad polls. We sincerely believe that the deployment of army will help create…

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          Complaint about tax evasion of VAT officials

          Tanzim Taqrim VAT worth crores of Taka has been evaded by renowned restaurants, super shops and institutions. As the consumers demand, Revenue Board is rejecting complains placed by using VAT Checker app. They said, by the help of some employees in Revenue Board they are evading tax. NBR Chairman gave hope of taking actions against…

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            HC questions legality of power tariff hike

            Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest move, the High Court has raised legal question about a government move taken on November 23 last year to increase power tariff at retailer and wholesale level. The court issued a rule asking the authorities concerned as to why the decision taken by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC), decision would…

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              The Evolution of the Book

              Gutenberg’s Press: What makes a book, a book? Is it just anything that stores and communicates information or does it have to do with paper, binding, font, ink, its smell of the pages? Is this a book? To answer these questions we need to go back of the book as we know it and understand…

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