Understanding how plants use sunlight

    Tech Explorist The sun is the main source of energy for almost every living thing on Earth. It gives a plant the light energy it needs to photosynthesize, which converts that light energy into a storable form (glucose) and keeps plants alive. Sometimes, plants use more energy than they can use and as a result,…

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      Can exams be all about education?

      Mohammad Tanvir Kaisar Lots of observations regarding Primary to Higher Secondary Education make us feel that our education system is just heading towards producing result-oriented students every year. The social structure and average social attitudes are also facilitating the tendency without caring much about the objectives. Students are tied up with class works, home works,…

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        Your Daily Poison

        Nusrat Jahan  Did you know that every day you are killing yourself little by little? You probably do not even know that the daily good you are very reliant on are actually very harmful. Here is a list of few harmful things you probably did not know was bad for you. Perfumes: Toxic chemicals like…

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          Massive government steps lauded for women development

          BSS, Rangpur The massive steps taken by present government for development of the women have been lauded in ensuring safe maternity, maternal and neonatal health services, sanitation facilities and eradicating social curses. Government officials disclosed the information at a women rally organised by the District Information Office at Ajoddhapur Government Primary School premises under Sadar…

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            NSW drought now hits entire state

            Sayeed Muhammad: Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales or NSW, is now entirely facing a drought, officials have confirmed. Officials said 23% of NSW was classified as being in “intense drought”, with the remainder in drought or drought-affected. A dry winter has intensified what has been called the worst drought in living memory in…

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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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                Apollo 8 spends the holiday around moon

                Nine Planets Precisely on time on Dec. 24, 1968, Mission Control lost contact with Apollo 8 and its crew of Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders. And everyone at NASA and onboard Apollo 8 was happy about that. It meant that the spacecraft and crew were on a precise trajectory to swing…

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                  DU to sit with student bodies on DUCSU polls on Jan 10

                  DOT Desk: To make a befitting constitution for Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) and Hall union, the University authority have decided to hold a Dialogue with active students’ organizations on January 10, reports The Observer BD. Dhaka University (DU) authorities have provided invitation letters to the active student organizations on the campus, for a…

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                    150 pneumonia cases spark health alert in north Italy

                    AFP: Authorities have issued health alert after 150 cases of pneumonia were recorded in a week, mainly in towns near the northern Italian city of Brescia. Suspecting the presence of a pneumonia-causing virus in the water supply, they have taken samples from the distribution network for analysis. Results are expected in several days.Autopsies will be conducted…

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                      BNP gets back candidates in four constituencies

                      UNB BNP has got back their single candidates in three constituencies –Bagura-7, Jamalpur-4, Manikganj-2 and Dhaka-1 – after the Election Commission cleared its aspirants’ 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) candidature for the parliamentary seats after hearing their petitions. The Commission, the appellate authority, started its three-day hearing at 10am on Thursday over…

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