Stress is Contagious

    Halima Akter: Stress can actually be passed from person to person. You can become stressed just by being around someone who is stressed or anxious. The stress you fell from being around other stressed people has the exact same effect on your brain as stress you personal experience on your own. Scientists were studying mice…

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      NY attorney general: No backing down on Trump lawsuit

      AP: Lawyers for President Donald Trump asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against his charitable foundation by New York’s attorney general, arguing that it was politically motivated. In the motion Thursday, Trump attorney Alan S. Futerfas argued that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman “made it his stated mission to ‘lead the…

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        Broken cell phones could bring justice to Rohingya

        The Independent, BD: With a small generator, basic soldering equipment, small pliers, and a toothbrush, Anowar takes apart cell phones on a dusty desk in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. A group of 20 refugees wait patiently to see him. They’re among the almost one million Rohingya who live in this sprawling makeshift city that…

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          One school for special children in each upazila

          UNB: The government has taken a move to designate at least one school exclusively for children with disability in each upazila, aiming to bring them in the mainstream of society and involve them in economic activities. A process to amend the ‘Integrated Special Education Policy on Disabilities, 2009’ through the Social Welfare Ministry is underway…

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            Girls on scooties to see beauty of nature

            Desk Report: Five girls on scooties have been visiting different districts to watch the beauty of nature and build a better Bangladesh as well, reports Daily Star. During the tour, they exchanged views with female students in seven districts over various social issues like road safety, food and nutrition, health, child marriage, dowry, stalking, etc….

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              21 percent rise in agent banking accounts

              Desk Report: The number of agent banking accounts across the country increased by 21.01 percent or 3.08 lakh in April-June quarter compared to the previous quarter of January-March in 2018, reports Asian Age. According to the quarterly data of April to June, 2018 of Bangladesh Bank (BB), the number of accounts with agents increased to…

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                260 per one lakh people suffer from TB in Bangladesh

                Desk Report: At least 260 in 1 lakh people suffer from tuberculosis in Bangladesh, according to a new government survey disclosed, reports New Age. Health minister Mohammad Nasim launched the National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey report at a function in a Dhaka hotel. The survey of 1 lakh people, conducted jointly by the government and World…

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                  Promotion in the post of Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank

                  Syed Tarequzzaman, General Manager of Date Management Department of the main branch of Bangladesh Bank, has been promoted to the post of Executive Director on Wednesday. He first joined Bangladesh Bank in 1988 as an Assistant Director. In the meantime, he has performed duties in the departments of Foreign Currency Policy, Foreign Exchange Operations, Foreign…

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                    Malitola Park now a parking lot

                    Desk Report: A part of the Malitola Park is being used as parking lot for trucks and pick-ups, destroying the greenery inside the recreation area, reports Daily Sun. Though the park has been made off-limits to visitors due to a facelift project, a huge portion of it has been turned into a truck stand. As…

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                      Discussion on National Mourning Day by the Water Development Board

                      A discussion on the National Mourning Day and the 43rd anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujirburRahman was held by the Bangladesh Water Development Board BangabandhuParishad. Minister of Water Resources Anwar HossainManju gave a speech as chief guest of the event. State Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources Mohammad Nazrul Islam…

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