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Ex-DIG Mizan’s jail sentence upheld by HC

The High Court on Wednesday upheld the former deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman’s jail sentence in a graft case. An HC bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order. Adv Khurshid Alam was present in the court on behalf of the Anti-Corruption commission (ACC). Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 Judge Manzurul Islam on June 21 sentenced ...

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Talking therapy may help menopause mood – study

Mindfulness, group and cognitive behavioural therapy could effectively treat menopause symptoms such as low mood and anxiety, analysis suggests. The University College London research, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, examined 30 studies involving 3,500 women in 14 countries, including the UK, the US and Australia. Draft NHS guidelines recommend offering CBT alongside or instead of HRT. It could “give ...

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Drax: UK power station burns wood from rare forests

A power company that has received £6bn in UK green subsidies has kept burning wood from some of the world’s most precious forests, the BBC has found. Papers obtained by Panorama show Drax took timber from rare forests in Canada it had claimed were “no go areas”. It comes as the government decides whether to give the firm’s Yorkshire site ...

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Apple unplugs self-driving electric car project, reports say

Apple has reportedly cancelled its plans to build electric vehicles (EV) a decade after the iPhone maker was rumoured to be working on the project. The firm has never publicly acknowledged the project, which involves around two thousand people. Many employees from the project will be moved to the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence (AI) division, according to Bloomberg News. Apple ...

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Transport strike in Sylhet for 5-point demands

Transport workers in Sylhet have been on indefinite strike from 6am on Wednesday to press home their five-point demand, including an end to the gas crisis. The strike will be observed till further notice. No long-route transports were found to leave Sylhet. People, especially SSC candidates, are facing trouble for this sudden strike. Meanwhile, tourists from different districts got stuck ...

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India fast bowler Shami out of IPL after Achilles surgery

Pace bowler Mohammed Shami is out of this year’s Indian Premier League after having surgery on his Achilles tendon. Shami, who plays for the Gujarat Titans, posted photographs on social media of himself in hospital after the operation on Tuesday. He said that recovery “will take some time” meaning he will miss the glitzy Twenty20 league that begins next month. ...

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Dhaka Bar election begins

A two-day election at Dhaka Bar Association to elect the office bearers for 2024-2025 started at 9am on Wednesday. The balloting will go on till 5pm with one hour recess from 1pm to 2pm on both of the days. The voting will end on Thursday (February 29) afternoon. Abdur Rahman Hawlader and Md Anwar Shahadat are contesting for the posts ...

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Development work of Osmani Airport to complete in 2-3 years: Faruk Khan

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Faruk Khan said on Tuesday that the development work of Osmani Airport will be completed within the next 2-3 years. “The slow pace of development work in different countries of the world is an inevitable reality. There are many international crises, including dollars, in our country. For these reasons, it is taking some time to ...

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Ministers consider new vaping tax at Budget next week

The government is considering announcing a new tax on vapes at the Budget next week. Currently, vaping products are subject to VAT – but unlike tobacco, they are not also subject to a dedicated levy. Tobacco duty could also increase at the Budget, to ensure that vaping remains cheaper. Ministers fear that the relatively cheap cost of vaping means that ...

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Egg Halwa

Ingredients: v    1 cup ghee v    1 cup eggs, (1 cup = about 6 eggs) v    1 cup sugar v    ½ tsp cardamom powder v    1 tbsp sliced nuts , to garnish Method: 1.    Lightly grease a 6 X 6 inch square tray and set aside. 2.    Whisk all the ingredients excepts nuts together in a bowl. 3.    Transfer the ...

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