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View exchanging at Sylhet Press Club- Abdul Karim Goni: Journalists are the pioneers of our society

Editor of UK based newspaper Bangla Mirror and online news portal Sylhet Mirror Abdul Karim Goni said that the new dimension in journalism created by the Sylheti journalists in UK is praiseworthy. While exchanging views with journalists at Sylhet Press Club on Thursday the 18th of February, he also said that journalists are the pioneers of our society. Chief Editor ...

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Zac Goldsmith calls for demolition of London’s council estates

Zac Goldsmith believes he has an “ethical obligation” to demolish London’s council estates, he said on Tuesday. The Conservative candidate for mayor told a hustings organised by the property industry charity Land Aid that the city’s post-war era housing estates are “past their use-by date” and must be “regenerated” in order to tackle London’s housing crisis. He pointed to research ...

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View exchange meet on Sylhet Press Club’s : Journalist are the pioneer of Our society ——————Abdul Karim Goni

UK Based Weekly Bangla Mirror, English Online Portal Sylhet Mirror Editor and Chief Editor of  Who’s Who Abdul Karim Goni Said new Dimension created by Sylheti Journalist in UK is Praiseworthy. I work Life long for the Welfare of the society. I need help from people for the socio-economic Upliftment of our Society. He said Journalist are the pioneer of ...

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Get inspired by Bollywood divas to look fashionable

Sport metallic dual tones or go bright with orange, do it the film industry’s fashion icons’ way to up your fashion quotient. Anshu Choudhary, stylist at Craftsvilla.com, takes a leaf out of these Bollywood divas’ style books and suggests which ethnic fashion trends will rule this year. * It might seem like a big faux pas to team gold with ...

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10 food items you won’t believe got banned

10 food items you won’t believe got banned Grocery store shelves in the US are packed with food items that are banned in other countries. Arsenic-laced chicken, ractopamine-tainted meat, genetically engineered papaya, milk and dairy products injected with recombinant bovine growth hormone –these are just a few of the high-end delicacies shoppers can find in the US and people wonder ...

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Singapore Airlines launches Spring promotion

Singapore Airlines launched their Spring Promotion 2016 to 18 exciting destinations such as Bali, Bangkok, China, Japan, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. An all-inclusive return fare to Singapore starts at BDT 39,175. These special fares are on sale from now till 29 February 2016 for travel from 1 March to 31 May 2016 and applicable for flying out of Dhaka only. ...

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All banks asked to install anti-skimming devices in ATM booths

Bangladesh Bank asked to all 56 commercial banks of the country to install anti-skimming devices at their ATM booths to tackle fraudulent activities. The central bank also asked to use transparent glass in all ATM booths. Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Subhankar Saha on Wednesday made the statement while talking to journalists after emerging from a meeting with all commercial banks ...

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How fast are your lungs ageing? Here’s the lowdown

Mothers who smoke, respiratory infections and the date you were born all contribute to determine how fast your lungs are ageing, says a new study. The research revealed three factors that influence ageing of the lungs: Firstly, having a mother who smoked when she was pregnant with you will affect your lungs in a negative way; secondly, if your birth ...

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Autoantibodies may lead to early detection of lung cancer

Researchers have identified autoantibodies – immune proteins found in the blood that fight one’s own proteins – that can potentially detect lung cancer early by distinguishing between smokers with or without lung cancer. Worldwide, lung cancer causes 1.6 million deaths yearly. The overall five-year survival is 17 percent, which is mainly driven by the fact that 57 percent of lung ...

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Oral bacteria linked to higher stroke risk: Study

Oral bacteria may be involved in several kinds of stroke, including brain hemorrhages and strokes that lead to dementia, says a new study. Strokes are characterised as either ischemic strokes, which involve a blockage of one or more blood vessels supplying the brain, or hemorrhagic strokes, in which blood vessels in the brain rupture, causing bleeding. “This study shows that ...

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