Spectre of tsunami: Impact assessment
That behaviours of nature, not yet explained, are responsible for killer calamities has amply been proved once again by the tsunami that battered some Indonesian island-towns and villages on December 23. The tsunami triggered by the undersea chunk of a suddenly erupting dormant volcano in the area has killed over...
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Raising competitiveness of export products
Bangladesh's export earnings in the first half of the current fiscal have registered a 14.42 per cent growth over the corresponding period of the last fiscal. The earnings stood at $20.49 billion in July-December period. The figure was, however, $17.91 billion during the same period of the last fiscal. Earnings...
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Scourge of fog in receding winter
The season of winter remains bereft of all its common features these days. It begins with the less severe, or brusquely speaking, toothless bite of cold. Except the northern Bangladesh and some pockets in the south-western region, the country doesn't feel the onslaught of the merciless winter of the bygone...
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Occupational therapy for juvenile arthritis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis in children under the age of 16. While the exact cause of the disease is unknown, it is found among children living in urban areas and who have little to no opportunity for playing...
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Checking increasing prices of essentials
Despite adequate supply of seasonal vegetables at the kitchen markets, their prices are increasing every week. Additionally, prices of chicken and eggs are also on the rise thus worsening consumers' woes. I work at a private firm and receive a fixed salary at the end of each month. Every year...
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