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Walking faster good for elderly

Elderly people who walk faster and longer face a lower risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD), a large prospective community-based study of older Americans has found. The study found that those who were more active had significantly lower risk of future heart attacks and stroke. The findings hold good for both men and women and those older than 75 years. The ...

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Beginners’ guide to running

Plan to do a little bit of running after a long time to stay fit? Don’t compete with anyone else around you and start with abby steps, says an expert.Adidas running expert Rajat Chauhan suggests how to go about itDon’t try to rush back to being how active or fit you were at a particular stage in life. You’ll get ...

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Future in denimology

The past week saw an exciting event take place in the capital’s Bashundhara Convention Centre. The 3rd edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo 2015 was held on 11 and 12 November.The event showcased the recent trends and developments in, about & related to denim, with hundreds of local and foreign visitors thronging the event premises over two days. According to organisers, ...

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Spending Review: Schools to get ‘fair funding’ formula

Plans to redress differences in school funding across England are expected to be outlined in the Autumn Statement. Change will begin in 2017-18 after consultation on the details, which could happen in early 2016, George Osborne is likely to say on Wednesday. This would begin to reduce historical variations in funding per pupil between different areas of England. School budgets ...

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Defence review: ‘Strike brigades’ to be created by 2025

Two 5,000-strong “strike brigades” that can be rapidly deployed are to be created by 2025 to help the UK respond to “diverse” threats, the PM is to say. David Cameron will give details of an additional £12bn of equipment spending, as he outlines the Strategic Defence and Security Review in the Commons. The extra spending will include a new fleet ...

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Two Hanged, Together

Mojaeed walked separate gallows; jail authorities go for quick execution after president rejects clemency petitions of war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed were hanged early today for committing crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War. The two walked the gallows around 12:55am together at Dhaka Central Jail amid tight security, Brig Gen Syed Iftekhar Uddin, ...

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Protest against killing of publisher Dipon

Dorpon Publication  arranged a protest meeting in East London at Wodenham Community Centre protesting the killing of publisher Faisal Abedin Dipon and three others who are injured in the violent attack and demanding punishment of the perpetrators. The editors from different Bangla newspaper, media activists, bloggers, writers and many others attend the meeting at 7 pm. The meeting was directed ...

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Literary festival gets it write

Over the weekend, thousands flocked to Whitechapel Idea Store for the Writeidea literary festival. The free festival organised by Tower Hamlets Council celebrated all things to do with the written word. The busy venue drew crowds from all across London where a new-born baby rubbed shoulders with 100-year-old former borough councillor, Max Levitas. Visitors who had never attended Writeidea praised ...

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Fostering award for young girl from Bow

Ellie Davis, a young girl from Bow, was celebrating as she received a national award. Ellie was praised at the Fostering Network’s Fostering Excellence Awards. She won the prize for her extraordinary achievements at school in the last 12 months. Foster carers, children and young people, and people from the fostering community joined Ellie in attending the celebration. The awards ...

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Terror accused ‘in plot to kidnap UK ambassador’

20 November 2015 Three men fighting extradition from the UK are alleged to have been key members of a terror group that planned to kidnap a British ambassador. Bakr Hamad, 38, Zana Rahim, 32, and Awat Hamasalih, 33, held senior positions in Rawti Shax, Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told. The group plotted to carry out attacks across Europe, it is ...

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