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World TB Day observed in Sylhet districts

The World Tuberculosis Day-2015 was observed in Sylhet districts as elsewhere in the globe on Tuesday with much enthusiasm and in a befitting manner. This year the theme was “Reach the 3 Million: Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone”. A colourful rally and a discussion meeting, in this connection, were arranged here on Tuesday. The rally was brought out from the civil ...

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Human chain formed in Sylhet

Teachers and students here formed a human chain on Tuesday demanding speedy trial and exemplary punishment to the killers of Abu Sayeed, a student of class four of Shah Mir Government Primary School in city. Madani Kafela Bangladesh formed the human chain at 5:30pm at in front of the Sylhet court point in city where several hundred took part. Speakers ...

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Robber held with arms, ammo in Sylhet

Police have detained the chief of a district robber gang in possession with two firearms and ammunition from his his residence in South Kolabari under Companyganj upazila in Sylhet. A police team from Companyganj besieged the house and detained him around 3:30am Wednesday. Companyganj OC Delwar Hossain said: “Twelve rounds of ammunition and two firearms were recovered from his possession. ...

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Chhatak is famous for Litchi

 Chhatak should not be confined to be an Industrial City.There are many kinds of delicious summer fruits also grown here. Litchi is one of them. Thousands of families have been cultivating the mouth watering delicious fruit for hundred years. It is grown in the border side of India. Manikpur,Godabari,Chanpur are famous for the art. These villages have really name and ...

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Stipend distribution programme of British Bangla Education Trust in Jagannathpur

Bomb throwers will also be tried like war-time criminals. ———- M A Mannan MP State minister for finance and planning MA Mannan MP has said, the present government is education- friendly government. The govt. is working to build up students as competent citizens of the country. He was speaking as chief guest at 15th Stipend Distribution Programme organized by Jagannathpur ...

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Two suspects held in Sylhet

Two persons, who have been suspecting to involve with Ataur Rahman Shajahan killing, were held on Sunday night. The arrestees were identified as divorced Jarina Begum, 50, daughter of late Rifath Ullah of Hatkhola village of Jalalabad Thana under Sylhet district and Abdur Jahir Badai, 26, son of Abdul Khalek of the same village. They confessed at Thana that they ...

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New bridge on Surma River inauguration after next month

Construction work of the four-lane reinforced concrete (RCC) Kazirbazar Bridge over Surma River in the city is waiting for its inauguration after the next month. The four-lane bridge with 391 metres length and 18.4 metres width was inaugurated by late Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman on February 5, 2006, with the planned length of 366 metres and width 19 metres ...

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Germanwings plane black box found as mystery surrounds Alps crash

French air investigators are urgently examining a black box cockpit voice recorder (CVR)from a Germanwings Airbus A-320 to try to solve the mystery of why the aircraft crashed into a mountain in the southern Alps, killing all 150 people on board.Investigators are puzzled as to why the crew did not send out a mayday or distress signal as flight U49525 ...

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Swine flu claims 47 more lives in India

Swine flu has claimed the lives of 47 more people in India as the death toll rose to 1,674 and the number of persons affected by the H1N1 virus exceeded 29,000. The Health Ministry of India on Saturday said that as on March 13, a total of 1,674 deaths have been reported from across the country while the total number ...

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3 myths about bad breath

If you’re wondering why people lean back whenever you start speaking, the answer could very well lie in the smell of your breath. Last year, we had interviewed close to 100 teens about their oral hygiene, and a shockingly high percentage of them scored poorly in basic hygiene practices. Even the ones who scored well in practice, seemed to have ...

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