Photograph by Rahat Chowdhury

    We were exploring the Lawachara forest in sreemangal. We were quite tired, so we thought of having a tea break. It’s obvious to have tea if we go to sylhet or sreemangal because the tea over there is famous. We were talking with our friends, when all of a sudden we noticed that one Monkey…

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      Led Zeppelin forced to attend court for trial

      Samiul Bashar Samin Jimmy Page and Robert Plant have been pulled into court in relation to Led Zeppelin’s copyright infringement trial, set to start from June 14th. The trial involves the rock legends being sued over plagiarizing the 1968 Randy California song “Taurus” to make their most acclaimed number “Stairway to Heaven.” The court has…

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        If you know someone who’s depressed

        Syed Ishtiaque Reza, Editor-in-Chief of GTV & sarabangla.net: “And something inside me just…broke…That’s the only way I could describe it.” Ranata Suzuki defined frustration in this way. We have just celebrated Eid and are now enjoying the excitement of the FIFA World Cup amidst weather in which our sky seems to be too gloomy. Through…

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          The Kite Runner

          Syed Nasir Ershad Recently I was reading a novel, the Kite runner, while on a trip. Khaled Hosseini, the writer of the novel earned instant fame by writing his first book. It tells the story of Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy, and Hassan, their servant’s son. They spent their days fighting kite in the then…

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            National Mourning Day underway with utmost fervour

            M Humayun Kabir: The nation is observing the 43rd martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which is also the National Mourning Day, with profound shock and tribute today. Elaborate programmes have been taken by the government, ruling Awami League, its front and associate bodies, and different socio-cultural, political and professional…

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              Hair Advice: Myth or Truth?

              Snowie Grangers 1.Brush 100 times a day to get healthier hair: No. This would just damage your mane and increase fall out. 2.Being stressed can increase hair fall: Yes. Sudden stress can cause your hair follicles to enter a permanent rest period. 3. Hair can turn white with fright: No. I mean seriously! Where did…

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                Give credit to a woman – and you uplift her family

                BRAC Access to finance – be that credit, or savings, is a universal need. People living in poverty are disproportionately excluded from the formal financial system. Access to finance is particularly difficult for women in Bangladesh with 64% of women left out of formal financial services. Microfinance helps people excluded from the formal banking system…

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                  Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon strikes

                  Hossen Sohel: A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated yesterday, as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century, reports AFP. Boats were ferrying stranded passengers from Kansai International Airport — one of the…

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