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House prices surge near Crossrail stations by up to 82%

Bangla Mirror Desk: Property values around some Crossrail stations have surged since the east-west London line got the green light in 2008, with the fastest-rising jumping 82%, according to a new report.Along the length of the entire line from Maidenhead to Shenfield prices within a short walk of stations have risen only 5% more than the local market, gaining 43% ...

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Budget 2015: “Walking tall again”

Bangla Mirror Desk: The chancellor claimed Britain was “walking tall again” after five years ofausterity while announcing the budget 2015 which has been dubbed as budget for savers.He also cut 1p from beer duty, 2% from cider and whisky and froze fuel andwine duty. Cigarettes will go up by 16p a pack as earlier planned.However, Labour leader Ed Miliband said ...

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Bangladesh High Commission observes Bangabandhu’s 95th birthday

Bangla Mirror Desk: Bangladesh High Commission in London organised a special event to observe Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 95th Birthday and National Children’s Day 2015. Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, Md Abdul Hannan started the day with placing wreaths at  the photo of Bangbandhu.  Messages from the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary were then read out to the ...

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Insufficient sleep increases blood pressure during night

A new research has revealed that people, who are exposed to prolonged shortened sleep, have a significant increase in blood pressure during nighttime hours. The study led by Mayo Clinic researchers examined healthy and normal weight people who had prolonged shortened sleep and observed that during the nighttime, people with restrictive sleep systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number) blood ...

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Energy drinks increase blood pressure in caffeine-naive young adults

Researchers have revealed that energy drinks increase blood pressure in healthy young adults who don’t consume caffeine regularly Mayo Clinic researchers found that caffeine-naive healthy young adults experienced greater rise in resting blood pressure after consumption of a commercially available energy drink, compared to a placebo drink, thus raising the concern that energy drinks may increase the risk of cardiac ...

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Single jab that helps you get rid of your double chin sans surgery

A new drug injection, which was unanimously recommended for approval recently by a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee, can help people get rid of their double chin without surgery. The revolutionary treatment, currently in the testing phase, promises to get rid of unsightly fat around the jaw line without have to resort to surgery or dieting, ABC News reported. ...

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Quitting smoking increases beneficial metabolic effects

A new study has found that people who quit smoking have favorable metabolic effects. The study conducted by The Endocrine Society examined healthy, 1/2-to-2 pack-per-day smokers into an 8-week smoking cessation program, and observed a slight and transient worsening of central fat distribution, followed by a larger and favorable reversal over subsequent months. The researchers also noticed that over 24 ...

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The relationship of climate change with sustainable development

BY SAIYEDATUN NESA :     The idea of global climate change is a conceptualization which emerges against a background of vulnerability, threat and risk to the global environment. The natural scientists initially framed climate  change as a problem related to the long-term disturbance in the biosphere and its effects on global  climate. In the 1990s, with the emerging threat ...

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BENGALI COMMUNITY IN BILATH (BRITAIN)

By Imran Chowdhury : The British Empire was crumbling with cost of both financial and collateraldamages of the mammoth and colossal World War II. The indigenouspopulation specially the male population was depleted due to the warcasualty and new threat dictated the need of a massive armed forces, due tothe emerging super power in the Russian communist era. Huge shortage of ...

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Bangabandhu’s birth anniversary celebrated

The 95th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed across the country yesterday with due respect. The nation also observed the day as the National Children’s Day. In Bhola, district administration chalked out two days programme, including rally, discussion, recitation and easy competition. Hundreds of people from all walks of life took part in ...

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